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2005–06 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)Declan Kidney
Captain(s)Anthony Foley
League(s)Celtic League
2005–063rd
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fifth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's first season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.

2005–06 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
Denis Fogarty Hooker Irland Irland
Jerry Flannery Hooker Irland Irland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker Irland Irland
Tony Buckley Prop Irland Irland
John Hayes Prop Irland Irland
Marcus Horan Prop Irland Irland
Eugene McGovern Prop Irland Irland
Federico Pucciariello Prop Italien Italien
Frank Roche Prop Irland Irland
Mike Ross Prop Irland Irland
Trevor Hogan Lock Irland Irland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Irland Irland
Paul O'Connell Lock Irland Irland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock Irland Irland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Irland Irland
Anthony Foley (c) Back row Irland Irland
Stephen Keogh Back row Irland Irland
Denis Leamy Back row Irland Irland
John O'Sullivan Back row Irland Irland
Alan Quinlan Back row Irland Irland
David Wallace Back row Irland Irland
Player Position Union
Frank Murphy Scrum-half Irland Irland
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half Irland Irland
Mike Prendergast 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
Gary Connolly Centre England England
Trevor Halstead Centre Südafrika Südafrika
Rob Henderson Centre Irland Irland
Jason Holland Centre Irland Irland
John Kelly Centre Irland Irland
Mike Mullins Centre Irland Irland
Barry Murphy Centre Irland Irland
Paul Devlin Wing Irland Irland
Ian Dowling Wing Irland Irland
Anthony Horgan Wing Irland Irland
Mossy Lawler Wing Irland Irland
Anton Pitout Wing Südafrika Südafrika
Christian Cullen Fullback Neuseeland Neuseeland
Ben Martin Fullback Irland Irland
Shaun Payne* Fullback Südafrika Südafrika

Pre-season

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19 August 2005
Munster Irland20–18England Northampton Saints
Report[1]
Musgrave Park
26 August 2005
Leicester Tigers England50–19Irland Munster
Report[2]
Welford Road
Attendance: 7,700

2005–06 Celtic League

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Main article: 2005–06 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Irland Ulster 20 15 1 4 510 347 +163 49 31 3 2 75
2 Irland Leinster 20 14 0 6 545 427 +118 59 45 8 2 74
3 Irland Munster 20 12 0 8 439 372 +67 49 42 7 3 66
4 Wales Cardiff Blues 20 11 0 9 475 389 +86 51 38 6 5 63
5 Scotland Edinburgh Gunners 20 11 0 9 418 415 +3 48 45 5 3 60
6 Wales Llanelli Scarlets 20 10 1 9 418 402 +16 49 37 3 4 57
7 Wales Ospreys 20 11 0 9 381 409 −28 33 38 1 2 55
8 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 20 7 0 13 355 456 −101 40 51 2 7 45
9 Scotland Border Reivers 20 7 0 13 386 501 −115 39 59 1 7 44
10 Irland Connacht 20 6 0 14 325 466 −141 28 51 1 4 37
11 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 20 5 0 15 371 439 −68 39 47 2 7 37

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)

Due to the uneven number of participating teams, each team had two free weekends and were awarded 4 match points each time.

Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
2 September 2005
19:10
Munster Irland9–7Scotland Border Reivers
Report[3]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tim Hayes
10 September 2005
18:00
Munster Irland37–10Wales Ospreys
Report[4]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: David Changleng
17 September 2005
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland32–10Irland Munster
Report[5]
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,884
Referee: Nigel Owens
23 September 2005
19:10
Munster Irland14–13Wales Scarlets
Report[6]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andy Ireland
1 October 2005
14:00
Connacht Irland19–44Irland Munster
Report[7]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: David Keane
9 October 2005
15:00
Munster Irland33–9Irland Leinster
Report[8]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Simon McDowell
4 November 2005
19:30
Cardiff Blues Wales16–18Irland Munster
Report[9]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Peter Allan
3 December 2005
19:10
Munster Irland17–20Irland Ulster
Report[10]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alain Rolland
27 December 2005
19:35
Munster Irland36–17Irland Connacht
Report[11]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alain Rolland
31 December 2005
13:00
Leinster Irland35–23Irland Munster
Report[12]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Alistair McKay
7 January 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Gunners Scotland17–18Irland Munster
Report[13]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: Hugh Watkins
28 January 2006
17:30
Munster Irland10–8Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[14]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
18 February 2006
15:30
Munster Irland20–26Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report[15]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nigel Owens
3 March 2006
19:35
Ulster Irland27–3Irland Munster
Report[16]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Alain Rolland
7 April 2006
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales23–17Irland Munster
Report[17]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,433
Referee: Peter Allan
15 April 2006
19:30
Munster Irland36–15Scotland Edinburgh Gunners
Bericht
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Hugh Watkins
28 April 2006
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland25–41Irland Munster
Bericht
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Tim Hayes
5 May 2006
19:10
Ospreys Wales27–10Irland Munster
Report[18]
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,843
Referee: Graeme Hannah
9 May 2006
17:30
Scarlets Wales18–6Irland Munster
Report[19]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,754
27 May 2006
17:30
Munster Irland37–8Wales Cardiff Blues
Report[20]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Andy Macpherson

2005–06 Heineken Cup

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Main article: 2005–06 Heineken Cup

Pool 1

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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 (4) 6 5 0 1 22 6 16 186 87 99 3 0 23
England Sale Sharks (7) 6 5 0 1 17 9 8 159 84 75 3 0 23
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1 0 5 14 20 −6 99 168 −69 1 1 6
Frankreich Castres 6 1 0 5 8 26 −18 90 195 −105 1 1 6

Note: Munster took first place over Sale Sharks on competition points in head-to-head matches, 5–4.

21 October 2005
15:00
Sale Sharks England27–13Irland Munster
Report[21]
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,704
Referee: Joël Jutge
29 October 2005
17:15
Munster Irland42–16Frankreich Castres
Report[22]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Dave Pearson
10 December 2005
13:00
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales8–24Irland Munster
Bericht
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 8,323
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
17 December 2005
17:15
Munster Irland30–18Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[23]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Chris White
13 January 2006
20:30
Castres Frankreich9–46Irland Munster
Report[24]
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Chris White
21 January 2006
17:15
Munster Irland31–9England Sale Sharks
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Joël Jutge

Quarter-final

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1 April 2006
17:30
Munster Irland19–10Frankreich Perpignan
Bericht
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

Semi-final

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23 April 2006
15:00
Leinster Irland6–30Irland Munster
Report[26]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Joël Jutge

Final

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Main article: 2006 Heineken Cup Final
20 May 2006
15:00
Biarritz Frankreich19–23Irland Munster
Report[27]
Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 74,534
Referee: Chris White

References

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  1. ^ "Munster Off To A Flyer". Munster Rugby. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Munster Crash in Welford Road". Munster Rugby. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Borders Take Munster Right To The Wire". Munster Rugby. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Munster Rout the Ospreys". Munster Rugby. 10 September 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Munster Brought Down To Earth". Munster Rugby. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Celtic League Munster Edge Out Llanelli". Munster Rugby. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Celtic League – Munster Take The Bonus in Galway". Munster Rugby. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Munster Victory Sends Them Top". Munster Rugby. 10 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Munster Victorious at Arms Park". Munster Rugby. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Ulster Win In Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster Tops in Thomond Park". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Contepomi Orchestrates Munster's Demise". Munster Rugby. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Munster Remain at the Top". Munster Rugby. 7 January 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Munster Back On Top". Munster Rugby. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Celtic League – Munster Lose To Glasgow in Thomond". Munster Rugby. 18 February 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Murphy Injured As Munster Lose Top Spot". Munster Rugby. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Munster Downed By Dragons". Munster Rugby. 8 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Munster Downed in Morfa". Munster Rugby. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Scarlets Win At Stradey". Munster Rugby. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Munster 37-8 Cardiff Blues". Munster Rugby. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Munster Will Have To Do It The Hard Way". Munster Rugby. 22 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Munster Brave And Faithful". Munster Rugby. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Munster Prevail After Scare". Munster Rugby. 17 December 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Munsters Seven Try Triumph". Munster Rugby. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Munster Top Their Pool". Munster Rugby. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Cardiff Beckons Once More For Mighty Munster". Munster Rugby. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Munster Crowned European Champions". Munster Rugby. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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