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2004–05 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)Alan Gaffney
Captain(s)Jim Williams
League(s)Celtic League
2004–052nd
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fourth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Alan Gaffney's second and final season as head coach.

2004–05 squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
James Blaney Hooker Irland Irland
Denis Fogarty Hooker Irland Irland
Jerry Flannery Hooker Irland Irland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker Irland Irland
Ross Callaghan Prop Irland Irland
John Hayes Prop Irland Irland
Marcus Horan Prop Irland Irland
Eugene McGovern Prop Irland Irland
Gordon McIlwham Prop Irland Irland
Frank Roche Prop Irland Irland
Tom Bowman Lock Australien Australien
Tommy Hayes Lock Irland Irland
Trevor Hogan Lock Irland Irland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Irland Irland
Paul O'Connell Lock Irland Irland
Anthony Foley Back row Irland Irland
Stephen Keogh Back row Irland Irland
Denis Leamy Back row Irland Irland
Johnny O'Connor Back row Irland Irland
David Pusey Back row Australien Australien
Alan Quinlan Back row Irland Irland
David Wallace Back row Irland Irland
Jim Williams (c) Back row Australien Australien
Player Position Union
Frank Murphy Scrum-half Irland Irland
Mike Prendergast Scrum-half Irland Irland
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half Irland Irland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half Irland Irland
Paul Burke Fly-half Irland Irland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half Irland Irland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Irland Irland
Paul Devlin Centre Irland Irland
Rob Henderson Centre Irland Irland
Jason Holland Centre Irland Irland
Keith Matthews Centre Irland Irland
Mike Mullins Centre Irland Irland
Barry Murphy Centre Irland Irland
Anthony Horgan Wing Irland Irland
John Kelly Wing Irland Irland
Mossy Lawler Wing Irland Irland
Martin McPhail Wing Irland Irland
James Storey Wing Irland Irland
Brian Tuohy Wing Irland Irland
Christian Cullen Fullback Neuseeland Neuseeland
Shaun Payne* Fullback Südafrika Südafrika

Pre-season

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17 August 2004
Munster Irland5–12England London Irish
Report[1]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
23 August 2004
Munster Irland11–10England Newcastle Falcons
Report[2]
Thomond Park

2004–05 Celtic League

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Main article: 2004–05 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys 20 16 1 3 508 267 +241 53 27 7 3 76
2 Irland Munster 20 15 1 4 470 331 +139 54 33 6 1 69
3 Irland Leinster 20 12 1 7 455 350 +105 46 32 4 3 57
4 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 20 11 0 9 381 436 −55 39 43 4 2 50
5 Wales Llanelli Scarlets 20 9 0 11 402 446 −44 48 42 7 3 46
6 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 20 8 1 11 465 466 −1 40 58 4 7 45
7 Scotland Edinburgh 20 9 0 11 409 407 +2 47 40 4 4 44
8 Irland Ulster 20 9 0 11 363 387 −24 37 34 2 5 43
9 Wales Cardiff Blues 20 8 1 11 350 404 −54 35 41 2 4 40
10 Irland Connacht 20 7 1 12 317 407 −90 32 46 2 5 37
11 Scotland Borders 20 3 0 17 337 556 −219 31 66 2 4 18
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
3 September 2004
19:05
Neath-Swansea Ospreys Wales34–17Irland Munster
Report[3]
St. Helen's
Attendance: 4,052
11 September 2004
20:05
Munster Irland27–27Irland Connacht
Report[4]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,200
18 September 2004
17:15
Leinster Irland17–15Irland Munster
Report[5]
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Hugh Watkins
3 October 2004
17:15
Munster Irland19–13Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report[6]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000
9 October 2004
19:30
Glasgow Scotland26–28Irland Munster
Report[7]
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,625
16 October 2004
17:15
Munster Irland49–18Wales Cardiff Blues
Report[8]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: David Changleng
6 November 2004
Ulster Irland3–24Irland Munster
Report[9]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,402
13 November 2004
20:05
Munster Irland25–16Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[10]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,850
19 November 2004
18:45
Munster Irland45–8Scotland The Borders
Report[11]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,250
26 November 2004
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland0–11Irland Munster
Report[12]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,496
18 December 2004
20:05
Munster Irland13–9Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys
Report[13]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,500
27 December 2004
19:35
Connacht Irland0–3Irland Munster
Report[14]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,500
1 January 2005
17:30
Munster Irland19–13Irland Leinster
Bericht
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alan Lewis
29 January 2005
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales32–17Irland Munster
Bericht
Stradey Park
Attendance: 7,530
Referee: Andy Ireland
20 February 2005
17:00
Munster Irland25–19Scotland Glasgow
Report[15]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
5 March 2005
19:30
Cardiff Blues Wales30–20Irland Munster
Report[16]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: Mike Hall
18 March 2005
19:00
Munster Irland21–15Irland Ulster
Report[17]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,870
Referee: Andy Ireland
25 March 2005
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales8–24Irland Munster
Report[18]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,902
Referee: Rob Dickson
10 April 2005
16:45
Borders Scotland23–38Irland Munster
Report[19]
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,646
Referee: Phil Fear
16 April 2005
19:30
Munster Irland30–20Scotland Edinburgh
Report[20]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nigel Williams

2004–05 Celtic Cup

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Main article: Celtic Cup (rugby union)

Quarter-final

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30 April 2005
19:30
Munster Irland24–14Scotland Edinburgh
Report[21]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semi-final

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8 May 2005
17:30
Leinster Irland17–23Irland Munster
Report[22]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

Final

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14 May 2005
17:30
Munster Irland27–16Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report[23]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Joël Jutge

2004–05 Heineken Cup

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Main article: 2004–05 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Irland Munster (5) 6 5 0 1 12 4 8 121 74 47 1 1 22
Frankreich Castres 6 3 1 2 16 13 3 157 121 36 2 0 16
Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys 6 3 0 3 11 10 1 135 115 20 1 1 14
England NEC Harlequins 6 0 1 5 7 19 −12 81 184 −103 0 1 3
23 October 2004
17:15
Munster Irland15–9England NEC Harlequins
Report[24]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,485
Referee: Hugh Watkins
31 October 2004
15:00
Neath-Swansea Ospreys Wales18–20Irland Munster
Report[25]
The Gnoll
Attendance: 10,280
Referee: Joël Jutge
3 December 2004
20:30
Castres Frankreich19–12Irland Munster
Report[26]
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
11 December 2004
17:15
Munster Irland36–8Frankreich Castres
Report[27]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Roy Maybank
8 January 2005
17:15
Munster Irland20–10Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys
Report[28]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Chris White
15 January 2005
13:00
NEC Harlequins England10–18Irland Munster
Report[29]
Twickenham
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Joël Jutge

Quarter-final

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3 April 2005
16:00
Biarritz Frankreich19–10Irland Munster
Report[30]
Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Chris White

References

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  1. ^ "Munster 5 – London Irish 12". Munster Rugby. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Gutsy Munster Shoot Down Falcons". Munster Rugby. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Ospreys 34-17 Munster". Munster Rugby. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Munster Held At Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Leinster 17-15 Munster". Munster Rugby. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Munster Defeat Scarlets at the Fortress". Munster Rugby. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. ^ "O'Gara Kicks Munster to Victory". Munster Rugby. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Munster too Strong for the Blues". Munster Rugby. 16 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Munster Victorious at Ravenhill". Munster Rugby. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Munster Slay The Dragons". Munster Rugby. 13 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster The Masters in Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Munster Best In Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Celtic League – Munster Edge Out Ospreys". Munster Rugby. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Celtic League – Munster defeat Connacht". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Munster Recover". Munster Rugby. 20 February 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Title Hopes Fade". Munster Rugby. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Munster Tops In Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  18. ^ "O'Gara Injury Mars Munster Victory". Munster Rugby. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Borders 23-38 Munster". Munster Rugby. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Munster Come From Behind To See Off Edinburgh". Munster Rugby. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Munster Through To Celtic Cup Semi-Final". Munster Rugby. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Munster Through To Celtic Cup Final". Munster Rugby. 9 May 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Celtic Cup Glory". Munster Rugby. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Mighty Munster Win at Home". Munster Rugby. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Munster Top Pool Four". Munster Rugby. 31 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Castres 19-12 Munster". Munster Rugby. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Munster too Powerful for Castres". Munster Rugby. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Munster Top of Pool 4". Munster Rugby. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  29. ^ "Munster Secure Quarter Final Place". Munster Rugby. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  30. ^ "Brave Munster Out of Heineken Cup". Munster Rugby. 3 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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