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2010–11 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 26,500
8,500)
Coach(es)Tony McGahan (Director of Rugby)[1]
Captain(s)Paul O'Connell
League(s)Celtic League
2010–111st, Champions
1st kit
2nd kit
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Munster Rugby season was Munster's tenth season competing in the Celtic League alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup for the sixteenth time. They also competed in the European Challenge Cup for the first time after elimination from the Heineken Cup. It was Tony McGahans third season as director of rugby.

Summary

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Munster were drawn in Pool 3 of the Heineken Cup alongside the Ospreys, London Irish and RC Toulon. Munster lost 23–17 away to London Irish, before defeating RC Toulon 45–18 at Thomond Park on 16 October 2010.[2][3] Munster defeated Ospreys 22–16, but lost the reverse fixture at Liberty Stadium 19–15.[4][5] In round 5 Munster went to RC Toulon, losing 32–16. As a result of this defeat, Munster failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup for the first time in 13 years.[6] [7][8] As one of the top three runners up in the Heineken cup pool stage, Munster entered the quarter-final stage of the Challenge Cup where they defeated Brive 42–37 in France before losing at home 12–20 to Harlequins.[9] [10][11]

In the Magners league Munster finished top of the table with nineteen wins and three defeats after twenty two matches to qualify for the semi-final playoffs where they defeated Ospreys 18–11. They then played in the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final where they defeated Leinster by 19 points to 9 to claim their third league title.[12] [13]

2010-11 Playing 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
Jerry Flannery Hooker Irland Irland
Denis Fogarty Hooker Irland Irland
Damien Varley Hooker Irland Irland
Stephen Archer Prop Irland Irland
Peter Borlase Prop Neuseeland Neuseeland
Tony Buckley Prop Irland Irland
John Hayes Prop Irland Irland
Marcus Horan Prop Irland Irland
Darragh Hurley Prop Irland Irland
Wian du Preez Prop Südafrika Südafrika
Dave Ryan Prop Irland Irland
Dave Foley Lock Irland Irland
Ian Nagle Lock Irland Irland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Irland Irland
Paul O'Connell (c) Lock Irland Irland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock Irland Irland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Irland Irland
Billy Holland Flanker Irland Irland
Tommy O'Donnell Flanker Irland Irland
Peter O'Mahony Flanker Irland Irland
Alan Quinlan Flanker Irland Irland
Niall Ronan Flanker Irland Irland
David Wallace Flanker Irland Irland
Paddy Butler Number 8 Irland Irland
James Coughlan Number 8 Irland Irland
Denis Leamy Number 8 Irland Irland
Player Position Union
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half Irland Irland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half Irland Irland
Duncan Williams Scrum-half Irland Irland
Ronan O'Gara Outside-half Irland Irland
Paul Warwick Outside-half Australien Australien
Declan Cusack Outside-half Irland Irland
Tom Gleeson Centre Irland Irland
Lifeimi Mafi Centre Neuseeland Neuseeland
Barry Murphy Centre Irland Irland
Sam Tuitupou Centre Neuseeland Neuseeland
Danny Barnes Wing Irland Irland
Keith Earls Wing Irland Irland
Ian Dowling Wing Irland Irland
Doug Howlett Wing Neuseeland Neuseeland
Johne Murphy Wing Irland Irland
Scott Deasy Fullback Irland Irland
Denis Hurley Fullback Irland Irland
Felix Jones Fullback Irland Irland

Coaching and Management team

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Position Name Nationality
Director of Rugby Tony McGahan  Australien
Team Manager Shaun Payne  Südafrika
Forwards Coach Laurie Fisher  Australien
Backs Coach Jason Holland  Neuseeland
Technical Advisor Anthony Foley  Irland
Head of Strength & Conditioning Paul Darbyshire
Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Comyns  Irland
Strength and Conditioning Coach Aidan O'Connell  Irland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Joe Gallanagh  Irland
Medical Co-ordinator & Head of Physiotherapy Anthony Coole  Irland
Physiotherapist Neil Tucker  Irland

Players in

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Players out

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2010–11 Celtic League

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See also: 2010–11 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Irland Munster 22 19 0 3 496 327 +169 44 22 5 2 83
2 Irland Leinster 22 15 1 6 495 336 +159 50 25 5 3 70
3 Irland Ulster 22 15 1 6 480 418 +62 44 35 3 2 67
4 Wales Ospreys 22 12 1 9 553 418 +135 56 29 6 7 63
5 Wales Scarlets 22 12 1 9 503 453 +50 49 43 5 7 62
6 Wales Cardiff Blues 22 13 1 8 479 392 +87 37 33 3 3 60
7 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 22 10 1 11 444 462 −18 47 49 3 4 49
8 Scotland Edinburgh 22 9 0 13 421 460 −39 39 44 2 5 43
9 Irland Connacht 22 7 1 14 394 459 −65 32 44 3 6 39
10 Italien Benetton Treviso 22 9 0 13 374 502 −128 29 58 0 2 38
11 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 22 6 1 15 401 543 −142 33 48 1 6 33
12 Italien Aironi 22 1 0 21 247 517 −270 21 52 0 8 12
Correct as of 7 May 2011

Playoffs

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Semi-final

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14 May 2011
18:30
Munster Irland18 – 11Wales Ospreys
Try: Barnes (2) 32' m, 57' c
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (2/4) 14', 49'		BerichtTry: Fussell 78' m
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 38', 55'
Thomond Park
Referee: Nigel Owens

Grand Final

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Main article: 2011 Magners League Grand Final
28 May 2011
17:05
Munster Irland19 – 9Irland Leinster
Try: Howlett 12' c
Earls 66' m
Penalty try 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3)		BerichtPen: Sexton (3/4) 29', 46', 60'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Nigel Owens

2010-11 Heineken Cup

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See also: 2010-11 Heineken Cup

Pool 3

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Frankreich Toulon (6) 6 4 0 2 13 13 0 143 134 +9 1 0 17
Irland Munster [7] 6 3 0 3 17 9 +8 143 122 +21 2 2 16
Wales Ospreys 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 117 113 +4 0 2 14
England London Irish 6 2 0 4 9 13 −4 107 141 −34 0 1 9
9 October 2010
17:45
London Irish England23 – 17Irland Munster
Try: Ojo 41' m
Con: Lamb (0/1)
Pen: Lamb (4/4) 8', 11', 20', 37'
D. Armitage (1/2) 73'
Drop: Lamb 33'		BerichtTry: Tuitupou 80' m
Con: O'Gara (0/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 5', 39', 55', 69'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 20,188
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
16 October 2010
15:30
Munster Irland45 – 18Frankreich Toulon
Try: Leamy 9' c
Buckley 20' c
Howlett (2) 36' c, 62' c
O'Driscoll 59' c
Coughlan 79' c
Con: O'Gara (6/6)
Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 47'		BerichtTry: Genevois 1' c
van Niekerk 75' m
Con: Contepomi (1/1)
Wilkinson (0/1)
Pen: Contepomi (1/3) 30'
Drop: Wilkinson 49'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 December 2010
13:00
Munster Irland22 - 16Wales Ospreys
Try: Howlett 10' m
Wallace 58' c
Murphy 63' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3)
Pen: O'Gara (1/3) 40'		BerichtTry: Bowe 42' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Pen: Biggar (3/5) 1', 12', 67'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
18 December 2010
15:30
Ospreys Wales19 - 15Irland Munster
Try: Phillips 25' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Pen: Biggar (4) 17', 36', 55', 68'		BerichtTry: Buckley 23' c
Earls 58' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara 5'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 12,189
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
16 January 2011
16:00
Toulon Frankreich32 - 16Irland Munster
Try: Loamanu 22' c
Sackey 37' c
Con: Wilkinson (2/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (6/8) 8', 14', 16', 34', 41', 59'		BerichtTry: Wallace 76' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 2', 25', 40'
Stade Félix Mayol
Attendance: 13,900
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
22 January 2011
15:30
Munster Irland28 – 14England London Irish
Try: Varley 46' c
Ronan 70' c
Earls 73' c
Hurley 79' c
Con: O'Gara (4/4)		BerichtTry: Mapusua 58' c
Tagicakibau 67' c
Con: Bowden (1/1)
Lamb (1/1)
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

2010-11 Amlin Challenge Cup

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See also: 2010–11 European Challenge Cup

Quarter-final

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9 April 2011
14.00
Brive Frankreich37 - 42Irland Munster
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'		BerichtTry: 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)

Semi-final

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30 April 2011
13:00
Munster Irland12 – 20England Harlequins
Try: Jones 40' c
Howlett 78' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)		BerichtTry: 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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  5. ^ "Ospreys 19-15 Munster". BBC Sport. 18 December 2001. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
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