Munster in European rugby

Munster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Munster competed in its first European rugby competition in the first ever Heineken Cup in 1995-96. They have won the competition on two occasions in 2006 and 2008.[1][2]

## Heineken Cup / European Rugby Champions Cup

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1995–96 | Pool 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2
1996–97 | Pool 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 4
1997–98 | Pool 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | 4
1998–99 | Pool 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 9
Quarter-final  | Colomiers 23 – 9 Munster
1999–00 | Pool 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | – | 10
Quarter-final  | Munster 27 – 10 Stade Français
Semi-final  | Toulouse 25 – 31 Munster
Final | Northampton 9 – 8 Munster
2000–01 | Pool 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | – | 10
Quarter-final  | Munster 38 – 29 Biarritz
Semi-final  | Stade Français 16 – 15 Munster
2001–02 | Pool 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | – | 10
Quarter-final  | Stade Français 14 – 16 Munster
Semi-final  | Castres 17 – 25 Munster
Final | Leicester 15 – 9 Munster
2002–03 | Pool 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | – | 8
Quarter-final  | Leicester 7 – 20 Munster
Semi-final  | Toulouse 13 – 12 Munster
2003–04 | Pool 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24
Quarter-final  | Munster 37 – 32 Stade Français
Semi-final  | Munster 32 – 37 Wasps
2004–05 | Pool 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22
Quarter-final  | Biarritz 19 – 10 Munster
2005–06 | Pool 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23
Quarter-final  | Munster 19 – 10 Perpignan
Semi-final  | Leinster 6 – 30 Munster
Final | Biarritz 19 – 23 Munster
2006–07 | Pool 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23
Quarter-final  | Scarlets 24 – 15 Munster
2007–08 | Pool 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19
Quarter-final  | Gloucester 3 – 16 Munster
Semi-final  | Saracens 16 – 18 Munster
Final | Toulouse 13 – 16 Munster
2008–09 | Pool 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23
Quarter-final  | Munster 43 – 9 Ospreys
Semi-final  | Munster 6 – 25 Leinster
2009–10 | Pool 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24
Quarter-final  | Munster 33 – 19 Northampton
Semi-final  | Biarritz 18 – 7 Munster
2010–11 | Pool 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16
2011–12 | Pool 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25
Quarter-final  | Munster 16 – 22 Ulster
2012–13 | Pool 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20
Quarter-final  | Harlequins 12 – 18 Munster
Semi-final  | Clermont 16 – 10 Munster
2013–14 | Pool 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23
Quarter-final  | Munster 47 – 23 Toulouse
Semi-final  | Toulon 24 – 16 Munster
2014–15 | Pool 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15
2015–16 | Pool 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15
2016–17 | Pool 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24
Quarter-final  | Munster 41 – 16 Toulouse
Semi-final  | Munster 10 – 26 Saracens
2017–18 | Pool 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21
Quarter-final  | Munster 20 – 19 Toulon
Semi-final  | Racing 92 27 – 22 Munster
2018–19 | Pool 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21
Quarter-final  | Edinburgh 13 – 17 Munster
Semi-final  | Saracens 32 – 16 Munster
2019–20 | Pool 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16
2020–21 | Pool B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[n 1]
Last 16  | Munster 33 – 40 Toulouse
2021–22 | Pool B | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18
Last 16 (1st leg)  | Exeter Chiefs 13 – 8 Munster
Last 16 (2nd leg)  | Munster 26 – 10 Exeter Chiefs[n 2]
Quarter-final  | Munster 24 – 24 Toulouse (A.E.T.)[n 3]
2022–23 | Pool B | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10
Last 16  | Sharks 50 – 35 Munster
2023–24 | Pool C | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9
Last 16  | Northampton Saints 24 – 14 Munster

1. ^ Final two pools games of revised 2020–21 tournament cancelled due to French government decision to prevent their teams from travelling abroad for fixtures due to COVID-19.
2. ^ Munster won 34–23 on aggregate.
3. ^ Toulouse won 4–2 on penalties.

## European Rugby Challenge Cup

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2010–11 | Quarter-final  | Brive 37 – 42 Munster
Semi-final  | Munster 12 – 20 Harlequins

## Heineken Cup Record

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Main article: 1995–96 Heineken Cup

Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | Tries for  | Tries against  | Try diff  | Points for  | Points against  | Points diff  | Pts  | Status

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Swansea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 2 | Advanced to the semi-finals
Munster | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 2 | Eliminates
Castres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 2

1 November 1995
14:30

Munster | 17–13|  Swansea

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Try: Pat Murray
Richard Wallace
Con: Ken Smith
Pen: Ken Smith| Report| Try: Alan Harris
Con: Aled Williams
Pen: Aled Williams
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ed Morrison

8 November 1995
20:00

Castres | 19–12|  Munster

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Try: Nicolas Combes
Con: Laurent Labit
Pen: Laurent Labit (4)| Report| Pen: Ken Smith (4)
Stade Antoine Beguere
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: David Davies

Main article: 1996–97 Heineken Cup

Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | Tries for  | Tries against  | Try diff  | Points for  | Points against  | Points diff  | Pts

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Toulouse | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 157 | 142 | 15 | 6
Cardiff | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 135 | 97 | 38 | 6
London Wasps | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 156 | 115 | 41 | 4
Munster | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 109 | 135 | -26 | 4
Milan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 73 | 141 | -68 | 0

12 October 1996
15:00

Munster | 23–5|  Milan

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Musgrave Park
Attendance: 1,500

16 October 1996
19:15

Cardiff | 48–18|  Munster

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Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,000

19 October 1996
15:30

Munster | 49–22|  London Wasps

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Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000

2 November 1996
16:00

Toulouse | 60–19|  Munster

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Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 14,000

Main article: 1997–98 Heineken Cup

Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | Tries for  | Tries against  | Try diff  | Points for  | Points against  | Points diff  | Pts

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Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 198 | 141 | 57 | 8
Cardiff | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 184 | 146 | 38 | 8
Munster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 141 | 180 | −39 | 4
Bourgoin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 93 | 149 | −56 | 4

7 September 1997
14:00

Harlequins | 48 - 40|  Munster

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Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,682

13 September 1997
14:30

Cardiff | 43 - 23|  Munster

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Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,500

20 September 1997
15:00

Munster | 17 - 15|  Bourgoin

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Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000

27 September 1997
15:00

Munster | 32 - 37|  Cardiff

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Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000

4 October 1997
15:00

Bourgoin | 21 - 6|  Munster

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Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000

12 October 1997
14:30

Munster | 23 - 16|  Harlequins

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Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,000

Main article: 1998–99 Heineken Cup

Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | Tries for  | Tries against  | Try diff  | Points for  | Points against  | Points diff  | Pts

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Perpignan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 238 | 108 | 130 | 10
Munster | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 144 | 108 | 36 | 9
Neath | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 27 | −13 | 118 | 194 | −76 | 3
Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 79 | 169 | −90 | 2

19 September 1998
14:30

Munster | 20 - 13|  Petrarca

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Musgrave Park
Attendance: 2,000

26 September 1998
14:30

Munster | 34 - 10|  Neath

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Musgrave Park
Attendance: 1,500

10 October 1998
15:15

Perpignan | 41 - 24|  Munster

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Stade Gilbert Brutus
Attendance: 5,000

17 October 1998
14:30

Neath | 18 - 18|  Munster

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The Gnoll
Attendance: 1,200

31 October 1998
14:30

Munster | 13 - 5|  Perpignan

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Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,000

8 November 1998
16:00

Petrarca | 21 - 35|  Munster

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Stadio Plebiscito
Attendance: 500

### Quarter-final

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13 December 1998
15:00

Colomiers | 23 - 9|  Munster

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Stade Selery
Attendance: 8,000

## European Challenge Cup Record

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Main article: 2010–11 European Challenge Cup

Munster entered the competition as one of the top 3 2010-11 Heineken Cup pool runners-up who failed to qualify for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

9 April 2011, Quarter-final
14.00

Brive | 37 - 42|  Munster

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Try: Uys 17' c
Estebanez 20' c
Palisson 70' c
Perry 80' c
Con: Belie (4/4) 17',20',80',70'
Pen: Belie 10',36',45'| Report| Try: Howlett (2) 1' c, 22' c
Earls (2) 4' c, 46' c
Stringer 50' c
Con: O'Gara (4/5)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 53', 66', 68'
Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

30 April 2011, Semi-final
13:00

Munster | 12 – 20|  Harlequins

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Try: Jones 40' c
Howlett 78' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)| Report| Try: Robson 9' c
Care 34' c
Con: Evans (1/1)
Care (1/1)
Pen: Clegg (2/2) 49', 59'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 24,907
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

## References

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1. ^ "Munster Rugby European Record". EPC Rugby. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
2. ^ "Munster Results Archive". Munster Rugby. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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Home Stadiums|

* Thomond Park
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Competitions|

* United Rugby Championship
* URC Irish Shield
* European Rugby Champions Cup
* IRFU Interprovincial Championship

History|

* European Record

Seasons
Championships in bold|

* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
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* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
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* 2002–03
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* 2019–20
* 2020–21
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Matches|

| Heineken Cup Finals|

* 2000
* 2002
* 2006
* 2008

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URC Grand Finals|

* 2011
* 2015
* 2017
* 2021
* 2023

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By opponent|

* Connacht
* Leinster
* New Zealand
* Ulster

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Munster A|

| Competitions|

* Celtic Cup
* Cara Cup

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Defunct competitions|

* British and Irish Cup

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See also|

* The Fields of Athenry
* Alone it Stands

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