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2014–15 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 26,500
8,500)
Coach(es)Anthony Foley
Captain(s)Peter O'Mahony
League(s)Pro12
2014–152nd (runners-up)
1st kit
2nd kit
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fourteenth season competing in the Pro12, alongside which they also competed in the new European Rugby Champions Cup. It was Anthony Foley's first season as head coach.[1][2]

Events

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On 27 August a document detailing players individual strengths and weaknesses was leaked.[3] The email intended only for the management team was accidentally sent to every player in the Munster squad. Players were notified within an hour that the email had been sent to them through human error. Anthony Foley speaking on 3 September said that it is unfortunate that the document was leaked saying "It will never, ever happen again.[4] It's unfortunate that it's out in the public domain, something that we do behind closed doors to make us better."[5][6]

Upgrades to Thomond Park were completed in time for the new season kick off on 5 September against Edinburgh. The creation of a Fan Zone Plaza and introduction of a dedicated Bank of Ireland Family Fun Zone, and face-lift of the Guinness Dug Out bar were among the improvements and changes carried out at the ground.[7] The new Fanzone Plaza was officially opened on 10 October before the match against the Scarlets.[8]

The season kicked off on 5 September against Edinburgh at Thomond Park, a match that Munster lost 13–14.[9][10] Munster secured their first win of the season, a 21–10 away win against Benetton Treviso on 12 September.[11] The following week on 19 September, Simon Zebo scored a hat-trick of try's against Zebre at Thomond Park as Munser recorded their second win of the season on a 31–5 scoreline.[12] On 27 September, Munster suffered a second defeat at home in three games when the Ospreys won 19–14.[13] On 4 October, Munster beat Leinster in Dublin for the first time since 2008 with a 34–23 win at the Aviva Stadium.[14] First half try's from James Cronin, Robin Copeland, and an interception try from Ian Keatley gave Munster a 28–9 lead at half time.[15] Munster received four yellow cards in the second half.[16][17]

On 18 October in their first game in the new European Rugby Champions Cup against Sale Sharks, Munster came back from 23–7 down at half-time to win the game 27–26 with a last kick drop-goal from Ian Keatley.[18][19] On 24 October in their first home game in the European Rugby Champions Cup, Munster defeated Saracens 14–3 to continue their winning start to the European campaign.[20][21][22][23][24]

On 6 December in their second home game in the European Rugby Champions Cup, Munster lost 16–9 to Clermont Auvergne, with Clermont becoming the first French team to win a European game at Thomond Park.[25] The loss was the third defeat in 53 European games for Munster on their home ground.[26][27] Eight days later on 14 December, Munster lost the away game against Clermont by 26–19.[28] Ian Keatley's two penalties gave Munster an early lead but two tries from Clermont gave them a 15-6 half-time lead.[29] Clermont scored another try in the second half but Munster gained a losing bonus point with a try from Duncan Casey and a late Ian Keatley penalty.[30]

On 17 January, Munster lost 33–10 to Saracens in their second last game in the pool stage, a defeat that meant that they would not qualify for the quarter-finals, only the second time that has happened in seventeen seasons.[31][32] Saracens had a 23–3 lead at half-time after a disappointing display from Munster.[33] It is the first time in history that Munster have lost three pool games in succession.[34][35][36][37][38][39]

In their final pool game of the European Rugby Champions Cup against Sale Sharks on 25 January at Thomond Park, Munster won by 65–10.[40] Munster scored nine tries in total, eight came in a second half during which they scored 52 points without reply. Munster ended the pool stage with three wins from six games, finishing third behind Clermont and Saracens who both made the last eight.[41][42][43][44]

On 16 May, Munster had a bonus-point 50–27 win against the Newport Gwent Dragons, scoring eight tries which booked a home semi-final against the Ospreys in the Pro12 on 23 May.[45][46][47][48][49]

On 23 May, Munster defeated the Ospreys by 21–18 to reach the 2015 Pro12 Grand Final on 30 May at the Kingspan Stadium.[50][51] Josh Matavesi looked to have won it for the Ospreys with an injury-time try, but it was ruled out after Rhys Webb had knocked on earlier in the move. [52] The game was Paul O'Connell's last game for Munster at Thomond Park.[53][54] Munster went on to lose the final to Glasgow on a 31–13 scoreline.[55][56][57][58][59][60][61]

Coaching and management staff 2014–15

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Position Name Nationality
Head coach Anthony Foley  Irland
Team manager Niall O'Donovan  Irland
Scrum Coach Jerry Flannery  Irland
Backs Coach Brian Walsh  Irland
Assistant coach Ian Costello  Irland
Technical Advisor Mick O'Driscoll  Irland
Head of Fitness Adam Trypas  Australien
Strength & conditioning coach Aidan O'Connell  Irland
Conditioning Assistant Will Douglas  Wales
Head of physiotherapy Anthony Coole  Südafrika
Physiotherapist Colm Fuller  Irland
Rehab physiotherapist Colm Oakley  Irland
Performance analyst George Murray  Irland
Asst. Performance Analyst Elliot Corcoran  Irland
Kit manager Jack Kiely  Irland
Operations manager Bryan Murphy  Irland

Senior Playing Squad 2014–15

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For player movements leading up to the 2014–15 season, see List of 2014–15 Pro12 transfers § Munster.

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

Player Position Union
Duncan Casey Hooker Irland Irland
Eusebio Guiñazú Hooker Argentinien Argentinien
Niall Scannell Hooker Irland Irland
Mike Sherry Hooker Irland Irland
Damien Varley Hooker Irland Irland
Stephen Archer Prop Irland Irland
BJ Botha Prop Südafrika Südafrika
Alan Cotter Prop Irland Irland
James Cronin Prop Irland Irland
Martin Kelly Prop Irland Irland
Dave Kilcoyne Prop Irland Irland
John Ryan Prop Irland Irland
Dave Foley Lock Irland Irland
Billy Holland Lock Irland Irland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Irland Irland
Paul O'Connell Lock Irland Irland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Irland Irland
Shane Buckley Flanker Irland Irland
Sean Dougall Flanker Irland Irland
Dave O'Callaghan Flanker Irland Irland
Tommy O'Donnell Flanker Irland Irland
Barry O'Mahony Flanker Irland Irland
Peter O'Mahony (c) Flanker Irland Irland
CJ Stander Flanker Südafrika Südafrika
Paddy Butler Number 8 Irland Irland
Robin Copeland Number 8 Irland Irland
Player Position Union
Conor Murray Scrum-half Irland Irland
Cathal Sheridan Scrum-half Irland Irland
Duncan Williams Scrum-half Irland Irland
JJ Hanrahan Fly-half Irland Irland
Jonathan Holland Fly-half Irland Irland
Ian Keatley Fly-half Irland Irland
Cian Bohane Centre Irland Irland
Tyler Bleyendaal Centre Neuseeland Neuseeland
Ivan Dineen Centre Irland Irland
Keith Earls Centre Irland Irland
Andrew Smith Centre Australien Australien
Andrew Conway Wing Irland Irland
Johne Murphy Wing Irland Irland
Luke O'Dea Wing Irland Irland
Ronan O'Mahony Wing Irland Irland
Gerhard van den Heever Wing Südafrika Südafrika
Simon Zebo Wing Irland Irland
Denis Hurley Fullback Irland Irland
Felix Jones Fullback Irland Irland

Internationally capped players in bold.

2014–15 Pro12

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5 September 2014
19:35
(1 BP) Munster Irland13–14Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Stander (2) 35' m, 59' m
Pen: Keatley (1/2) 69'		BerichtTry: Cuthbert 47' m
Pen: Heathcote (3/5) 3', 8', 40'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,428
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
12 September 2014
20:00
Benetton Treviso Italien10–21Irland Munster
Try: Ragusi 17' c
Con: Carlisle (1/1)
Pen: Carlisle (1/3) 63'		BerichtTry: Stander 28' c
Zebo 50' m
Con: Keatley (1/2)
Pen: Keatley (3/3) 2', 25', 70'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 3,491
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
19 September 2014
19:30
(1 BP) Munster Irland31–5Italien Zebre
Try: Zebo (3) 14' m, 30' m, 36' c
Smith 43' c
Kilcoyne 64' c
Con: Hanrahan (3/4)		BerichtTry: Vunisa 80' m
Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,488
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
27 September 2014
18:30
(1 BP) Munster Irland14–19Wales Ospreys
Try: van den Heever 11' m
Pen: Keatley (3/4) 40', 41', 56'		BerichtTry: Hassler 15' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Pen: Biggar (4/4) 32', 53', 65', 69'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,547
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
4 October 2014
18:30
Leinster Irland23–34Irland Munster
Try: Fanning 62' c
penalty try 69' c
Con: Madigan (2/2)
Pen: Madigan (3/3) 2', 12', 35'		BerichtTry: Cronin 18' m
Copeland 31' c
Keatley 37' c
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Pen: Keatley (4/5) 4', 16', 24', 66'
Hanrahan (1/1) 76'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 43,817
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
10 October 2014
19:35
Munster Irland17–6Wales Scarlets
Try: Smith 24' m
Pen: Hanrahan (4/6) 21', 42', 48', 60'		BerichtPen: Priestland (1/3) 38'
Drop: Priestland (1/1) 1'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,851
Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
1 November 2014
17:15
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales24–28Irland Munster
Try: Amorosino 33' m
Vosawai 62' c
Con: G. Davies (1/2)
Pen: Patchell (3/4) 8', 13', 23'
G. Davies (1/1) 73'		BerichtTry: Butler 77' c
Con: J. Holland (1/1)
Pen: Hanrahan (7/7) 2', 10', 15', 19', 32', 39', 69'
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,902
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
21 November 2014
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales12–38Irland Munster (1 BP)
Pen: G. Jones (4/5) 5', 19', 32', 65'BerichtTry: Copeland 14' c
Casey (2) 46' c, 72' c
Smith 62' c
R. O'Mahony 78' c
Con: Keatley (5/5)
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 43'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,783
Referee: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
28 November 2014
19:35
Munster Irland21–20Irland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Copeland 29' m
Williams 43' c
Con: Keatley (1/2)
Pen: Keatley (3/5) 23', 51', 54'		BerichtTry: Williams 79' m
Pen: Humphreys (5/5) 2', 10', 12', 20', 71'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 17,101
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
20 December 2014
14:40
Glasgow Warriors Scotland21–18Irland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Nakarawa 51' c
Gray 72' m
Con: Russell (1/2)
Pen: Russell (3/5) 6', 18', 29'		BerichtTry: Hanrahan 7' m
Copeland 40' c
Con: Hanrahan (1/2)
Pen: Hanrahan (2/4) 26', 36'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,176
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
26 December 2014
17:00
Munster Irland28–13Irland Leinster
Try: Stander 16' m
Conway 44' c
Da. O'Callaghan 62' c
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Pen: Keatley (3/4) 2', 31', 54'		BerichtTry: Jennings 69' c
Con: Madigan (1/1)
Pen: Madigan (2/3) 6', 28'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,600
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
1 January 2015
17:00
Connacht Irland24–16Irland Munster
Try: Marmion 29' c
Ronaldson 42' c
Muldowney 60' c
Con: Ronaldson (1/1)
Leader (2/2)
Pen: Nikora (1/1) 55'		BerichtTry: P. O'Mahony 10' c
Con: Keatley (1/1)
Pen: Keatley (3/3) 7', 15', 38'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 7,745
Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
10 January 2015
16:00
Zebre Italien7–31Irland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Fabiani 57' c
Con: Orquera (1/1)		BerichtTry: Jones 13' c
Stander 28' c
Murray 32' c
Zebo 42' c
Con: Keatley (4/4)
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 8'
Stadio XXV Aprile
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
14 February 2015
19:35
Munster Irland33–16Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Hurley 47' c
O'Donoghue 59' c
R. O'Mahony 80' c
Con: Hanrahan (3/3)
Pen: Hanrahan (4/5) 10', 35', 38', 76'		BerichtTry: Navidi 70' c
Con: Patchell (1/1)
Pen: Patchell (3/3) 13', 17', 30'
Irish Independent Park
Attendance: 6,991
Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
21 February 2015
14:40
Scarlets Wales25–25Irland Munster
Try: Parkes 60' c
Con: S. Shingler (1/1)
Pen: S. Shingler (6/6) 3', 14', 23', 27', 59', 68'		BerichtTry: O'Donoghue 53' c
Jones 75' m
Hanrahan 80' c
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 10', 20'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,059
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
28 February 2015
19:15
(1 BP) Munster Irland22–10Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: O'Donoghue 28' m
Guiñazú 37' c
Earls 61' m
Stander 66' m
Con: Keatley (1/4)		BerichtTry: de Klerk 59' c
Con: Braid (1/1)
Pen: Braid (1/2) 52'
Irish Independent Park
Attendance: 7,361
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
7 March 2015
14:40
Ospreys Wales26–12Irland Munster
Try: Baker 31' m
Pen: Davies (6/6) 4', 22', 37', 60', 74', 79'
Drop: Davies (1/2) 39'		BerichtTry: D. Ryan 71' m
Earls 76' c
Con: Keatley (1/2)
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
28 March 2015
17:15
(1 BP) Munster Irland42–20Irland Connacht
Try: B. Holland 12' c
Casey 55' c
Zebo 63' c
Smith 72' c
Hurley 74' c
Earls 79' c
Con: Keatley (3/3)
Hanrahan (3/3)		BerichtTry: Nikora 68' c
O'Leary 78' c
Con: Nikora (2/2)
Pen: Carty (2/3) 1', 45'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 18,762
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
11 April 2015
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland3–34Irland Munster (1 BP)
Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 3'BerichtTry: Casey 32' c
Stander 52' m
Murray 56' c
Zebo 62' m
Earls 64' c
Con: Keatley (3/5)
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 19'
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,818
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
25 April 2015
15:05
(1 BP) Munster Irland30–19Italien Benetton Treviso
Try: Zebo 9' m
Stander 18' m
O'Donnell 39' c
penalty try 67' c
Con: Keatley (2/4)
Pen: Keatley (2/2) 4', 52'		BerichtTry: Luamanu 24' c
Pratichetti 42' c
Ragusi 74' m
Con: Hayward (2/3)
Irish Independent Park
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
9 May 2015
14:40
Ulster Irland23–23Irland Munster
Try: Bowe 40' c
P. Marshall 80' c
Con: Jackson (2/2)
Pen: Jackson (3/3) 39', 44', 70'		BerichtTry: Earls 76' m
Pen: Keatley (6/6) 4', 31', 36', 54', 60', 68'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 17,139
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
16 May 2015
15:00
(1 BP) Munster Irland50–27Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Smith 3' c
Stander 8' c
Murray (3) 16' c, 23' c, 64' m
O'Connell 40' m
Earls 41' c
R. O'Mahony 78' m
Con: Keatley (5/6)		BerichtTry: Hewitt 4' c
Morgan 50' c
Buckley 74' m
Dixon 80' m
Con: Tovey (2/2)
Pen: Tovey (1/1) 2'
Irish Independent Park
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Play-offs

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Semi-final

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23 May 2015
14:30
Munster Irland21–18Wales Ospreys
Try: Zebo 39' m
Hurley 42' m
Butler 49' m
Pen: Keatley (2/4) 16', 22'		BerichtTry: Webb 46' m
Hassler 52' c
Con: Biggar (1/2)
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 13', 66'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 16,158
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Final

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Main article: 2015 Pro12 Grand Final
30 May 2015[75]
18:30[75]
Munster Irland13–31Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Smith 37' c
Con: Keatley (1/1)
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 23', 48'		BerichtTry: Harley 8' c
Van der Merwe 25' c
Pyrgos 31' c
Russell 58' c
Con: Russell (4/4)
Pen: Weir (1/1) 73'
Kingspan Stadium[75]
Attendance: 17,057
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
FB 15 Irland Felix Jones
RW 14 Irland Keith Earls
OC 13 Australien Andrew Smith
IC 12 Irland Denis Hurley (c)
LW 11 Irland Simon Zebo downward-facing red arrow 56'
FH 10 Irland Ian Keatley downward-facing red arrow 56'
SH 9 Irland Duncan Williams downward-facing red arrow 71'
N8 8 Südafrika CJ Stander
OF 7 Irland Paddy Butler red cross icon 10' to 19' downward-facing red arrow 71'
BF 6 Irland Donnacha Ryan
RL 5 Irland Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Irland Billy Holland downward-facing red arrow 60'
TP 3 Südafrika BJ Botha downward-facing red arrow 60'
HK 2 Argentinien Eusebio Guiñazú downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Irland Dave Kilcoyne downward-facing red arrow 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Irland Duncan Casey upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Irland James Cronin upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 Irland Stephen Archer upward-facing green arrow 60'
FL 19 Irland Sean Dougall upward-facing green arrow 10' downward-facing red arrow 19' upward-facing green arrow 71'
N8 20 Irland Jack O'Donoghue upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Irland Cathal Sheridan upward-facing green arrow 71'
FH 22 Irland JJ Hanrahan upward-facing green arrow 56'
WG 23 Irland Ronan O'Mahony upward-facing green arrow 56'
Coach:
Irland Anthony Foley
FB 15 Scotland Stuart Hogg downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 14 Scotland Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Scotland Richie Vernon
IC 12 Scotland Peter Horne
LW 11 Kanada D. T. H. van der Merwe downward-facing red arrow 70'
FH 10 Scotland Finn Russell downward-facing red arrow 66'
SH 9 Scotland Henry Pyrgos
N8 8 Südafrika Josh Strauss (c)
OF 7 Scotland Ryan Wilson
BF 6 Scotland Rob Harley downward-facing red arrow 60'
RL 5 Scotland Jonny Gray
LL 4 Fidschi Leone Nakarawa downward-facing red arrow 66'
TP 3 Südafrika Rossouw de Klerk downward-facing red arrow 52'
HK 2 Scotland Dougie Hall downward-facing red arrow 62'
LP 1 Scotland Gordon Reid downward-facing red arrow 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scotland Fraser Brown upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 17 Fidschi Jerry Yanuyanutawa upward-facing green arrow 77'
PR 18 Scotland Jon Welsh upward-facing green arrow 52'
LK 19 Scotland Alastair Kellock upward-facing green arrow 66'
FL 20 Scotland Chris Fusaro upward-facing green arrow 60'
SH 21 Fidschi Nikola Matawalu upward-facing green arrow 70'
FH 22 Scotland Duncan Weir upward-facing green arrow 66'
WG 23 Scotland Sean Lamont upward-facing green arrow 62'
Coach:
Scotland Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Fidschi Leone Nakarawa (Glasgow Warriors)

Touch judges:
Ian Davies (WRU)
Sean Brickell (WRU)
Television match official:
Derek Bevan (WRU)

2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup

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Pool 1

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Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Frankreich Clermont (3) 6 5 0 1 140 80 +60 14 6 1 1 22
England Saracens (8) 6 4 0 2 119 95 +24 12 10 1 0 17
Irland Munster 6 3 0 3 144 114 +30 15 11 1 2 15
England Sale Sharks 6 0 0 6 82 196 −114 8 22 0 2 2
18 October 2014
13:00
Sale Sharks England26–27Irland Munster
Try: Lund 23' c
Leota 28' c
Con: Cipriani (2/2) 25', 29'
Pen: Cipriani (4/4) 6', 15', 18', 68'		BerichtTry: Kilcoyne 9' c
Conway 55' c
Murray 64' c
Con: Keatley (3/3) 10', 56', 65'
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 71'
Drop: Keatley (1/1) 80'
AJ Bell Stadium
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
24 October 2014
19:45
Munster Irland14-3England Saracens
Try: Kilcoyne 60' m
Pen: Keatley (2/6) 26', 53'
Drop: Keatley 65'		BerichtPen: Owen Farrell (1/2) 37'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Jerome Garces (FFR)
6 December 2014
17:30
(1 BP) Munster Irland9–16Frankreich Clermont
Pen: Keatley (3/3) 15', 26', 61'BerichtTry: Lee 1' m
Fofana 21' m
Pen: Lopez (1/2) 30'
Drop: Lopez (1/1) 34'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,600
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
14 December 2014
16:15
Clermont Frankreich26–19Irland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Chouly (2) 18' m, 72' m
Nakaitaci 40' c
Con: Lopez (1/3) 40'
Pen: Lopez (3/4) 26', 45', 59'		BerichtTry: Casey 75' c
Con: Keatley (1/1) 75'
Pen: Keatley (4/4) 5', 12', 42', 82'
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 17,723
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
17 January 2015
13:00
Saracens England33–10Irland Munster
Try: Wyles 20' c
Ashton (2) 35' c, 73' c
Con: Farrell (3/3) 22', 36', 74'
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 8', 29', 40', 57'		BerichtTry: Hurley 69' c
Con: Keatley (1/1) 69'
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 32'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 9,999
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR) /
Christophe Berdos (FFR)[76]
25 January 2015
15:15
(1 BP) Munster Irland65–10England Sale Sharks
Try: Zebo (2) 1' c, 67' m
Earls 41' c
Penalty try 53' c
Howard 64' c
Conway (2) 68' m, 79' c
O'Donnell 72' c
Williams 76' c
Con: Keatley (4/5) 2', 41', 54', 65'
Hanrahan (3/4) 73', 77', 80'
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 6', 10'		BerichtTry: Arscott 11' c
Con: Macleod (1/1) 12'
Pen: Macleod (1/1) 8'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 17,685
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

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