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2006–07 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
2006–076th
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 Munster Rugby season was Munster's sixth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's second season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.

2006–07 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
Andi Kyriacou Hooker Irland Irland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker Irland Irland
Tony Buckley Prop Irland Irland
John Hayes Prop Irland Irland
Marcus Horan Prop Irland Irland
Federico Pucciariello Prop Italien Italien
Frank Roche Prop Irland Irland
Ross Noonan Lock Irland Irland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Irland Irland
Paul O'Connell Lock Irland Irland
Shane O'Connor Lock Irland Irland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock Irland Irland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Irland Irland
Chris Wyatt Lock Wales Wales
James Coughlan Back row Irland Irland
Brendan Cuttriss Back row Irland Irland
Anthony Foley (c) Back row Irland Irland
Denis Leamy Back row Irland Irland
Tim McGann 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
Chris Delooze Scrum-half Irland Irland
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half Irland Irland
Brian O'Meara Scrum-half Irland Irland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half Irland Irland
Eoghan Hickey Fly-half Irland Irland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half Irland Irland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Irland Irland
Trevor Halstead Centre Südafrika Südafrika
Jason Holland Centre Irland Irland
John Kelly Centre Irland Irland
Lifeimi Mafi Centre Neuseeland Neuseeland
Diogo Mateus Centre Portugal Portugal
Barry Murphy Centre Irland Irland
Ian Dowling Wing Irland Irland
Anthony Horgan Wing Irland Irland
Ciarán O'Boyle Wing Irland Irland
Christian Cullen Fullback Neuseeland Neuseeland
Shaun Payne* Fullback Südafrika Südafrika

Pre-season

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25 August 2006
Munster Irland18–26England Leicester Tigers
Report[1]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,000

2006–07 Celtic League

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Main article: 2006–07 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Wales Ospreys 20 14 0 6 461 374 +87 49 32 4 4 64
2 Wales Cardiff Blues 20 13 1 6 447 327 +120 53 33 6 3 63
3 Irland Leinster 20 12 1 7 472 376 +96 54 37 7 4 61
4 Wales Llanelli Scarlets 20 12 0 8 490 417 +73 61 41 9 0 57
5 Irland Ulster 20 11 1 8 423 310 +113 45 31 4 5 55
6 Irland Munster 20 12 0 8 379 294 +85 37 31 3 3 54
7 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 20 11 0 9 434 419 +15 42 49 3 2 49
8 Scotland Edinburgh 20 8 1 11 335 423 −88 31 45 2 6 42
9 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 20 8 0 12 353 362 −9 36 43 1 6 39
10 Irland Connacht 20 4 2 14 326 474 −148 30 48 2 4 26
11 Scotland Border Reivers 20 2 0 18 201 545 −344 16 64 0 4 12

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 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
1 September 2006
19:10
Cardiff Blues Wales22–13Irland Munster
Report[2]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 8,687
Referee: Rob Dickson
9 September 2006
19:30
Munster Irland9–8Scotland Border Reivers
Report[3]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,138
Referee: James Jones
15 September 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland24–13Irland Munster
Report[4]
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,295
Referee: Nigel Owens
30 September 2006
19:30
Munster Irland21–13Irland Ulster
Report[5]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Donal Courtney
6 October 2006
19:30
Leinster Irland27–20Irland Munster
Report[6]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 27,252
Referee: Simon McDowell
13 October 2006
19:30
Munster Irland10–21Scotland Edinburgh
Report[7]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Phil Fear
5 November 2006
17:30
Scarlets Wales25–12Irland Munster
Report[8]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
25 November 2006
19:30
Munster Irland25–20Wales Ospreys
Report[9]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Ian Heard
3 December 2006
17:00
Munster Irland13–0Irland Connacht
Report[10]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Donal Courtney
27 December 2006
15:00
Munster Irland25–11Irland Leinster
Report[11]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Alan Lewis
31 December 2006
16:00
Connacht Irland8–14Irland Munster
Report[12]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: David Keane
5 January 2007
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales19–12Irland Munster
Report[13]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Andy MacPherson
16 February 2007
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland0–36Irland Munster
Report[14]
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: James Jones
2 March 2007
19:40
Munster Irland12–19Wales Cardiff Blues
Report[15]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
23 March 2007
19:30
Ulster Irland21–24Irland Munster
Report[16]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,900
Referee: Alain Rolland
7 April 2007
17:30
Ospreys Wales20–12Irland Munster
Report[17]
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,295
Referee: David Changleng
14 April 2007
19:30
Munster Irland20–0Wales Scarlets
Report[18]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Peter Allan
28 April 2007
17:00
Munster Irland15–7Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[19]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Andy Macpherson
4 May 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland9–35Irland Munster
Report[20]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,129
12 May 2007
17:30
Munster Irland38–20Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report[21]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Hugh Watkins

2006–07 Heineken Cup

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Main article: 2006–07 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
England Leicester Tigers (4) 6 5 0 1 22 6 16 172 60 112 2 1 23
Irland Munster (7) 6 5 0 1 16 11 5 152 112 40 2 1 23
Wales Cardiff Blues 6 2 0 4 8 18 −10 87 138 −51 0 1 9
Frankreich Bourgoin 6 0 0 6 13 24 −11 95 196 −101 2 2 4

Notes:

  • Leicester Tigers win the pool on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head tries, 3–2.
22 October 2006
15:00
Leicester Tigers England19–21Irland Munster
Report[22]
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Nigel Owens
28 October 2006
17:30
Munster Irland41–23Frankreich Bourgoin
Report[23]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes
10 December 2006
17:30
Cardiff Blues Wales12–22Irland Munster
Report[24]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 12,180
Referee: Christophe Berdos
16 December 2006
17:35
Munster Irland32–18Wales Cardiff Blues
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
14 January 2007
14:00
Bourgoin Frankreich27–30Irland Munster
Report[26]
Stade de Genève
Attendance: 16,255
20 January 2007
17:35
Munster Irland6–13England Leicester Tigers
Report[27]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,257

Quarter-final

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30 March 2007
19:30
Scarlets Wales24–15Irland Munster
Report[28]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Chris White

References

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  1. ^ "Encouraging Start For Munster". Munster Rugby. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Munster make Blues work for their win". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Munster Dig Deep for Reivers win". Munster Rugby. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Poor Record against Glasgow continues". Munster Rugby. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "O'Gara boot helps Munster to Magners League win". Munster Rugby. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Bonus Point Win For Leinster". Munster Rugby. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh win after disappointing Munster performance". Munster Rugby. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ^ "No joy for Munster at Stradey". Munster Rugby. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Munster's Luck Changes". Munster Rugby. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Munster Close The Gap". Munster Rugby. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster Close Down Leinster". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Munster Edge Game Of Two Halves". Munster Rugby. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Munster's Dismal Welsh Form Continues". Munster Rugby. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Bounus Point Win For Munster In Netherdale". Munster Rugby. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Munster Leave This One Behind". Munster Rugby. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Sensational Second Half earns Munster the Points and the Plaudits". Munster Rugby. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. ^ "No Joy For Munster At The Liberty". Munster Rugby. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Munster Back On Winning Track". Munster Rugby. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Munster Grind It Out". Munster Rugby. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Impressive Bonus Point Victory in Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Munster End On A High Note". Munster Rugby. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Munster make perfect start to Heineken Cup defence". Munster Rugby. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Five try Munster on song". Munster Rugby. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Heineken Cup Cardiff Blues v Munster". Munster Rugby. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Quinlan's Late Try Secures Bonus Point Win". Munster Rugby. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Munster Complete The Job". Munster Rugby. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Tigers Maul Munster". Munster Rugby. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Munster's Reign Ended In Stradey Park". Munster Rugby. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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