List of Munster Rugby players

Munster Rugby players include players who have earned significant accolades in club play with Munster Rugby or in international play.

## British & Irish Lions

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The following Munster players have also represented the British & Irish Lions:[1][2]

* W.J. Ashby: 1910
* Oliver Piper: 1910
* Michael Bradley: 1924
* William Roche: 1924
* Mick Lane: 1950
* Tom Clifford: 1950
* Jim McCarthy: 1950
* Tom Reid: 1955
* Michael English: 1959
* Gordon Wood: 1959
* Noel Murphy: 1959, 1966
* Tom Kiernan: 1962, 1968

* Jerry Walsh: 1966
* Barry Bresnihan: 1966, 1968
* Mick Doyle: 1968
* Moss Keane: 1974, 1977
* Colm Tucker: 1980
* Tony Ward: 1980
* Mike Kiernan: 1983
* Gerry McLoughlin: 1983
* Donal Lenihan: 1983, 1989
* Mick Galwey: 1993
* Richard Wallace: 1993
* Keith Wood: 1997, 2001

* Rob Henderson: 2001
* Ronan O'Gara: 2001, 2005, 2009
* David Wallace: 2001, 2009
* John Hayes: 2005, 2009
* Donncha O'Callaghan: 2005, 2009
* Paul O'Connell: 2005, 2009, 2013
* Keith Earls: 2009
* Conor Murray: 2013, 2017, 2021
* Simon Zebo: 2013
* Peter O'Mahony: 2017
* CJ Stander: 2017
* Tadhg Beirne: 2021

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## The '200' Club

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Players who have reached the 200 caps mark for Munster.

* Anthony Foley (1994–2008): 201
* Alan Quinlan (1996–2011): 212
* Peter Stringer (1998–2013): 232
* Ronan O'Gara (1997–2013): 240
* John Hayes (1998–2011): 217
* David Wallace (1997–2012): 203
* Marcus Horan (1999–2013): 225
* Mick O'Driscoll (1998–2003, 2005–12) 207
* Donncha O'Callaghan (1998–2015): 268
* Billy Holland (2007–2021): 247
* Stephen Archer (2009-Present): 293
* Dave Kilcoyne (2011-Present): 220
* John Ryan (2011-Present): 234
* Jack O’Donoghue (2014-Present): 213

## Overseas players

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Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

* Rhys Ellison: 1997–99
* John Langford: 1999–2001
* Jim Williams: 2001–05
* Dominic Malone: 2002
* Simon Kerr: 2004–05
* Andy Long: 2003
* Jason Jones-Hughes: 2003–04
* David Pusey: 2003–05
* Gordon McIlwham: 2003–05
* Christian Cullen: 2003–07
* Tom Bowman: 2004–05
* Gary Connolly: 2005–06
* Anton Pitout: 2005–06
* Trevor Halstead: 2005–07
* Federico Pucciariello: 2005–09
* Diogo Mateus: 2006
* Chris Wyatt: 2006–07
* Lifeimi Mafi: 2006–12
* Rua Tipoki: 2007–09
* Paul Warwick: 2007–11
* Doug Howlett: 2008–13
* Nick Williams: 2008–10
* Jean de Villiers: 2009–10
* Julien Brugnaut: 2009–10
* Toby Morland: 2009–10
* Wian du Preez: 2009–13
* Sam Tuitupou: 2010–11
* Peter Borlase: 2010-12
* BJ Botha: 2011–16
* Will Chambers 2011–12
* Savenaca Tokula: 2012
* Casey Laulala: 2012–14
* CJ Stander: 2012–21
* Gerhard van den Heever: 2013–16
* Quentin MacDonald: 2014 (loan)
* Andrew Smith: 2014–15
* Tyler Bleyendaal: 2014–20
* Eusebio Guiñazú: 2014–15
* Pat Howard: 2014–15
* Francis Saili: 2015–17
* Mark Chisholm: 2015–17
* Lucas González Amorosino: 2015–16
* Mario Sagario: 2015–16
* Rhys Marshall: 2016–21
* Jean Kleyn: 2016–Present
* Jaco Taute: 2016–19
* Thomas du Toit: 2016–17
* Te Aihe Toma: 2016–17
* Gerbrandt Grobler: 2017–18
* Chris Cloete: 2017–2022
* Arno Botha: 2018–20
* Alby Mathewson: 2018–19
* Jed Holloway: 2019
* Keynan Knox: 2019–2024
* RG Snyman: 2020–2024
* Damian de Allende: 2020–2022
* Roman Salanoa: 2020–Present
* Jason Jenkins: 2021–2022
* Declan Moore: 2021–22
* Malakai Fekitoa: 2022-2023
* Alex Nankivell: 2023-Present
* Thaakir Abrahams: 2024-Present

## Individual records

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(correct as of December 2024)

### All-time

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* Most appearances: (295) Stephen Archer
* Most points: (2,571) Ronan O'Gara
* Most tries: (73) Simon Zebo
* Most cons & pens: (924) Ronan O'Gara

### Heineken Cup

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* Most appearances: (110) Ronan O'Gara
* Most points: (1,365) Ronan O'Gara
* Most tries: (26) Simon Zebo
* Most cons & pens: (488) Ronan O'Gara

### URC

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* Most appearances: (229) Stephen Archer
* Most points: (940) Ronan O'Gara
* Most tries: (45) Simon Zebo
* Most cons & pens: (349) Ronan O'Gara

Bold indicates highest overall record.

## ERC Elite Awards

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* Team Award (50 Heineken Cup matches):  Munster Rugby (187)

## ERC Player Awards

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* 100 caps:  Ronan O'Gara (110),  John Hayes (101)
* 50 caps:  Ronan O'Gara (110),  John Hayes (101),  Donncha O'Callaghan (97),  Peter Stringer (90),  David Wallace (86),  Anthony Foley (85),  Marcus Horan (84), Paul O'Connell (82),  Keith Earls (79),  Alan Quinlan (78),  Conor Murray (76),  Peter O'Mahony (71),  John Kelly (67),  Dave Kilcoyne (58),  Stephen Archer (57),  John Ryan (57),  Anthony Horgan (56), Frankie Sheahan (55),  Mick O'Driscoll (55),  Simon Zebo (52),  CJ Stander (50)
* 500 Heineken Cup points:  Ronan O'Gara (1,365)

## World Rugby Hall of Fame

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The World Rugby Hall of Fame (formerly the IRB Hall of Fame) recognises special achievement and contribution to the sport of rugby union

* Ronan O'Gara (2018)

## ERC15 European Player Award

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An award to recognise the best European player in the Heineken Cup from 1995–2010.

* Ronan O'Gara

## ERC European Dream Team

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The following Munster players were selected in the ERC European Dream Team, an all–time dream team of Heineken Cup players.

* Ronan O'Gara (Fly-half), 1997–2013
* David Wallace (Flanker), 1997–2012
* Anthony Foley (Number 8), 1995–2008

## Pro14 Team of the Year

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* 2007–08:  Lifeimi Mafi[3]
* 2008–09:  Lifeimi Mafi,  Ronan O'Gara,  Jerry Flannery,  Paul O'Connell[4]
* 2009–10:  Tomás O'Leary[5]
* 2010–11:  Ronan O'Gara[6]
* 2011–12:  BJ Botha[7]
* 2013–14:  Dave Kilcoyne,  Casey Laulala[8]
* 2014–15:  CJ Stander,  Tommy O'Donnell[9]
* 2015–16:  CJ Stander
* 2016–17:  CJ Stander,  Jaco Taute,  Rory Scannell,  Billy Holland,  John Ryan,  Dave Kilcoyne,  Tyler Bleyendaal
* 2017–18:  Rory Scannell
* 2018–19:  Peter O'Mahony,  Tadhg Beirne
* 2020-21:  Kevin O'Byrne,  Billy Holland,  Damian de Allende

## Pro14 Golden Boot

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The Golden Boot is awarded to the kicker who has successfully converted the highest percentage of place kicks during the 22-week regular Pro14 season. The prize has been awarded annually since 2012. (Percentage success rate in brackets)

* 2013–14  JJ Hanrahan (88.71%)
* 2019–20  JJ Hanrahan (87.30%)

## References

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1. ^ The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
2. ^ "Munster Lions". Munster Lions. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
3. ^ "Leinster dominate Magners dream team". rte.ie. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
4. ^ "Four Munster Players on Magners Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2009. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
5. ^ "Magners League 'Dream Team' announced". espn.co.uk. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
6. ^ "O'Gara The Sole Inclusion". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
7. ^ "Five provincial players in Rabo Pro12 Dream Team". rte.ie. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
8. ^ "Kilcoyne And Laulala Named in Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
9. ^ "Stander & O'Donnell Make PRO12 Dream Team". munsterrugby.ie. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.

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* 2011
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* Connacht
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* Celtic Cup
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* British and Irish Cup

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