2009–10 Munster Rugby season

2009–10 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)	Thomond Park (Capacity: 26,500); Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,500)
Coach(es)	Tony McGahan
Captain(s)	Paul O'Connell
League(s)	Celtic League
2009–10	4th, semi-finals
← 2008–09	2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Munster Rugby season was Munster's ninth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Tony McGahan's second season as Director of Rugby.

2009–10 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
Damien Varley	Hooker	Ireland
Julien Brugnaut	Prop	France
Tony Buckley	Prop	Ireland
John Hayes	Prop	Ireland
Marcus Horan	Prop	Ireland
Darragh Hurley	Prop	Ireland
Wian du Preez	Prop	South Africa
Dave Ryan	Prop	Ireland
Billy Holland	Lock	Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan	Lock	Ireland
Paul O'Connell (c)	Lock	Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll	Lock	Ireland
Donnacha Ryan	Lock	Ireland
Tommy O'Donnell	Back row	Ireland
Alan Quinlan	Back row	Ireland
Niall Ronan	Back row	Ireland
David Wallace	Back row	Ireland
James Coughlan	Back row	Ireland
Denis Leamy	Back row	Ireland
Nick Williams	Back row	New Zealand

Player	Position	Union
Toby Morland	Scrum-half	New Zealand
Tomás O'Leary	Scrum-half	Ireland
Peter Stringer	Scrum-half	Ireland
Duncan Williams	Scrum-half	Ireland
Declan Cusack	Fly-half	Ireland
Jeremy Manning	Fly-half	Ireland
Ronan O'Gara	Fly-half	Ireland
Jean de Villiers	Centre	South Africa
Tom Gleeson	Centre	Ireland
Lifeimi Mafi	Centre	New Zealand
Barry Murphy	Centre	Ireland
Ian Dowling	Wing	Ireland
Keith Earls	Wing	Ireland
Doug Howlett	Wing	New Zealand
Ciarán O'Boyle	Wing	Ireland
Denis Hurley	Fullback	Ireland
Felix Jones	Fullback	Ireland
Danny Riordan	Fullback	Ireland

Pre-season

14 August 2009

Munster	19–17	Sale Sharks
	Report[1]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,100

21 August 2009

Munster	31–23	London Irish
	Report[2]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000

28 August 2009

Leicester Tigers	34–28	Munster
	Report[3]

Welford Road

2009–10 Celtic League

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Pts
1	Leinster	18	13	0	5	359	295	+64	27	29	1	2	55
2	Ospreys	18	11	1	6	384	298	+86	37	26	3	3	52
3	Glasgow Warriors	18	11	2	5	390	321	+69	31	24	2	1	51
4	Munster	18	9	0	9	319	282	+37	33	20	3	6	45
5	Cardiff Blues	18	10	0	8	349	315	+34	33	28	2	2	44
6	Edinburgh	18	8	0	10	385	391	−6	40	40	4	5	41
7	Newport Gwent Dragons	18	8	1	9	333	378	−45	32	37	3	2	39
8	Ulster	18	7	1	10	357	370	−13	39	35	4	2	36
9	Scarlets	18	5	0	13	361	382	−21	35	35	1	8	29
10	Connacht	18	5	1	12	254	459	−205	20	53	0	4	26
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)
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

4 September 2009
20:00

Glasgow Warriors	22–9	Munster
	Report[4]

Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,694
Referee: James Jones

11 September 2009
19:05

Munster	24–13	Cardiff Blues
	Report[5]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 19,747
Referee: Peter Allan

19 September 2009
18:30

Scarlets	20–22	Munster
	Report[6]

Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Alain Rolland

27 September 2009
17:05

Munsters	27–3	Newport Gwent Dragons
	Report[7]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685

3 October 2009
18:30

Leinster	30–0	Munster
	Report[8]

RDS Arena
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Simon McDowell

23 October 2009
20:00

Edinburgh	12–7	Munster
	Report[9]

Murrayfield
Attendance: 5,426

31 October 2009
17:00

Munster	24–10	Ulster
	Report[10]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,298
Referee: Alain Rolland

5 December 2009
18:30

Ospreys	19–14	Munster
	Report[11]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,077

26 December 2009
19:30

Munster	35–3	Connacht
	Report[12]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,291
Referee: Alain Rolland

2 January 2010
18:00

Ulster	15–10	Munster
	Report[13]

Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,800

19 February 2010
20:00

Munster	19–12	Edinburgh
	Report[14]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685
Referee: Tim Hayes

6 March 2010
18:30

Newport Gwent Dragons	31–22	Munster
	Report[15]

Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,137

18 March 2010
19:35

Munster	23–17	Scarlets
	Report[16]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685

26 March 2010
20:00

Munster	27–19	Glasgow Warriors
	Report[17]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,814
Referee: James Jones

2 April 2010
20:05

Munster	15–16	Leinster
	Report[18]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,263
Referee: Romain Poite

18 April 2010
19:05

Connacht	12–18	Munster
	Report[19]

Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Alain Rolland

24 April 2010
18:30

Munster	11–15	Ospreys
	Report[20]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,754

9 May 2010
18:15

Cardiff Blues	13–12	Munster
	Report[21]

Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 12,602
Referee: Peter Allan

Play-offs

Semi-final

15 May 2010
19:35

Leinster	16–6	Munster
	Report[22]

RDS Arena
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Nigel Owens

2009–10 Heineken Cup

Pool 1

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	TB	LB	Pts
Munster (1)	6	5	1	19	10	9	185	94	91	3	1	24
Northampton Saints (8)	6	4	2	16	8	8	138	104	34	2	1	19
Perpignan	6	2	4	12	10	2	108	123	−15	1	2	11
Benetton Treviso	6	1	5	7	26	−19	68	178	−110	0	1	5

10 October 2009
18:00

Northampton Saints	31–27	Munster
	Report[23]

Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: Christophe Berdos

17 October 2009
13:35

Munster	41–10	Benetton Treviso
	Report[24]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043

11 December 2009
20:00

Munster	24–23	Perpignan
	Report[25]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Wayne Barnes

20 December 2009
16:00

Perpignan	14–37	Munster
	Report[26]

Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Dave Pearson

16 January 2010
14:35

Benetton Treviso	7–44	Munster
	Report[27]

Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Chris White

22 January 2010
20:00

Munster	12–9	Northampton Saints
	Report[28]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Romain Poite

Quarter-final

10 April 2010
17:30

Munster	33–19	Northampton Saints
	Report[29]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semi-final

2 May 2010
16:15

Biarritz	18–7	Munster
	Report[30]

Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 30,900
Referee: Dave Pearson

References

"Munster youngsters impress". Munster Rugby. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster on top again". Munster Rugby. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Tigers trump Munster with injury-time try at Welford Road". Munster Rugby. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Falter in Firhill". Munster Rugby. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Up n Running". Munster Rugby. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Injury Time Win For Munster". Munster Rugby. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Second Half Sets It Up". Munster Rugby. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Very Little To Cheer About". Munster Rugby. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"No consolation at all in Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Silence Their Doubters?". Munster Rugby. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Come Up Short at Liberty". Munster Rugby. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"O'Gara Pulls The Strings". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Mistakes Cost Munster". Munster Rugby. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster's Winning Return". Munster Rugby. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Comes Up Way Short in Rodney Parade". Munster Rugby. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Back In The Shake Up". Munster Rugby. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"De Villers Try Clinches It". Munster Rugby. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Leinster Continue Their Dominance". Munster Rugby. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Old Dogs Lead The Way Down The Hard Road". Munster Rugby. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Must Look To Others". Munster Rugby. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster's Character Shines Through". Munster Rugby. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Winner Takes All". Munster Rugby. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Just Come Up Short". Munster Rugby. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Bonus Point Victory Takes Munster Top". Munster Rugby. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"O'Gara Paves The Way". Munster Rugby. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Pass The Acid Test With Full Marks". Munster Rugby. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Complete The Italian Job In Style". Munster Rugby. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"The Better Half Makes All The Difference". Munster Rugby. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster's Heineken Cup Continues". Munster Rugby. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
"Munster Way Below Best". Munster Rugby. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

External links

2009–10 Munster Rugby season official site

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[1] "Munster youngsters impress". Munster Rugby. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[2] "Munster on top again". Munster Rugby. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[3] "Tigers trump Munster with injury-time try at Welford Road". Munster Rugby. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[4] "Munster Falter in Firhill". Munster Rugby. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[5] "Up n Running". Munster Rugby. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[6] "Injury Time Win For Munster". Munster Rugby. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[7] "Second Half Sets It Up". Munster Rugby. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[8] "Very Little To Cheer About". Munster Rugby. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[9] "No consolation at all in Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[10] "Munster Silence Their Doubters?". Munster Rugby. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[11] "Munster Come Up Short at Liberty". Munster Rugby. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[12] "O'Gara Pulls The Strings". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[13] "Mistakes Cost Munster". Munster Rugby. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[14] "Munster's Winning Return". Munster Rugby. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[15] "Munster Comes Up Way Short in Rodney Parade". Munster Rugby. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[16] "Munster Back In The Shake Up". Munster Rugby. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[17] "De Villers Try Clinches It". Munster Rugby. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[18] "Leinster Continue Their Dominance". Munster Rugby. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[19] "Old Dogs Lead The Way Down The Hard Road". Munster Rugby. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[20] "Munster Must Look To Others". Munster Rugby. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[21] "Munster's Character Shines Through". Munster Rugby. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[22] "Winner Takes All". Munster Rugby. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[23] "Munster Just Come Up Short". Munster Rugby. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[24] "Bonus Point Victory Takes Munster Top". Munster Rugby. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[25] "O'Gara Paves The Way". Munster Rugby. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[26] "Munster Pass The Acid Test With Full Marks". Munster Rugby. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[27] "Munster Complete The Italian Job In Style". Munster Rugby. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[28] "The Better Half Makes All The Difference". Munster Rugby. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[29] "Munster's Heineken Cup Continues". Munster Rugby. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.

[30] "Munster Way Below Best". Munster Rugby. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.