2005–06 Munster Rugby season

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 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 →

2005–06 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

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

Pre-season
19 August 2005
Munster 20–18 Northampton Saints
Report[1]
26 August 2005
Leicester Tigers 50–19 Munster
Report[2]
Welford Road
Attendance: 7,700

2005–06 Celtic League
Main article: 2005–06 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Ulster201514510347+16349313275
2 Leinster201406545427+11859458274
3 Munster20 1208439372+6749427366
4 Cardiff Blues20 1109475389+8651386563
5 Edinburgh Gunners20 1109418415+348455360
6 Llanelli Scarlets20 1019418402+1649373457
7 Ospreys20 1109381409−2833381255
8 Newport Gwent Dragons207013355456−10140512745
9 Border Reivers20 7013386501−11539591744
10 Connacht20 6014325466−14128511437
11 Glasgow Warriors20 5015371439−6839472737

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
2 September 2005
19:10
Munster 9–7 Border Reivers
Report[3]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Tim Hayes
10 September 2005
18:00
Munster 37–10 Ospreys
Report[4]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: David Changleng
17 September 2005
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 32–10 Munster
Report[5]
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,884
Referee: Nigel Owens
23 September 2005
19:10
Munster 14–13 Scarlets
Report[6]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andy Ireland
1 October 2005
14:00
Connacht 19–44 Munster
Report[7]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: David Keane
9 October 2005
15:00
Munster 33–9 Leinster
Report[8]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Simon McDowell
4 November 2005
19:30
Cardiff Blues 16–18 Munster
Report[9]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,107
Referee: Peter Allan
3 December 2005
19:10
Munster 17–20 Ulster
Report[10]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alain Rolland
27 December 2005
19:35
Munster 36–17 Connacht
Report[11]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alain Rolland
31 December 2005
13:00
Leinster 35–23 Munster
Report[12]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Alistair McKay
7 January 2006
19:30
Ediburgh Gunners 17–18 Munster
Report[13]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,525
Referee: Hugh Watkins
28 January 2006
17:30
Munster 10–8 Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[14]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
18 February 2006
15:30
Munster 20–26 Glasgow Warriors
Report[15]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nigel Owens
3 March 2006
19:35
Ulster 27–3 Munster
Report[16]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Alain Rolland
7 April 2006
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons 23–17 Munster
Report[17]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,433
Referee: Peter Allan
15 April 2006
19:30
Munster 36–15 Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Hugh Watkins
28 April 2006
19:30
Border Reivers 25–41 Munster
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Tim Hayes
5 May 2006
19:10
Ospreys 27–10 Munster
Report[18]
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,843
Referee: Graeme Hannah
9 May 2006
17:30
Scarlets 18–6 Munster
Report[19]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,754
27 May 2006
17:30
Munster 37–8 Cardiff Blues
Report[20]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Andy Macpherson

2005–06 Heineken Cup
Main article: 2005–06 Heineken Cup

Pool 1
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Munster (4) 65012261618687993023
Sale Sharks (7) 6501179815984753023
Newport Gwent Dragons 61051420−699168−69116
Castres 6105826−1890195−105116

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 27–13 Munster
Report[21]
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,704
Referee: Joël Jutge
29 October 2005
17:15
Munster 42–16 Castres
Report[22]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Dave Pearson
10 December 2005
13:00
Newport Gwent Dragons 8–24 Munster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 8,323
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
17 December 2005
17:15
Munster 30–18 Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[23]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Chris White
13 January 2006
20:30
Castres 9–46 Munster
Report[24]
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,423
Referee: Chris White
21 January 2006
17:15
Munster 31–9 Sale Sharks
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Joël Jutge

Quarter-final
1 April 2006
17:30
Munster 19–10 Perpignan
Report
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

Semi-final
23 April 2006
15:00
Leinster 6–30 Munster
Report[26]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Joël Jutge

Final
Main article: 2006 Heineken Cup Final
20 May 2006
15:00
Biarritz 19–23 Munster
Report[27]
Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 74,534
Referee: Chris White

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