2020–21 Munster Rugby season

The 2020–21 Munster Rugby season will be Munster's twentieth season competing in the Pro14, alongside which they will also compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup. It will be Johann van Graan's fourth season as head coach.[2]

2020–21 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 25,600)[1]
Irish Independent Park (Capacity: 8,008)
ChairmanGerry O'Shea
CEOIan Flanagan
PresidentSeán McCullough
Coach(es)Johann van Graan
Captain(s)Peter O'Mahony
League(s)Pro14
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Events


Coaching and management staff 2019–20
Position Name Nationality
Head Coach Johann van Graan  South Africa
Senior Coach Stephen Larkham  Australia
Defence Coach J. P. Ferreira  South Africa
Forwards Coach Graham Rowntree  England
Team Manager Niall O'Donovan  Ireland
Head of Athletic Performance Denis Logan  United States
Strength & Conditioning Coach Damien O'Donoghue  Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Adam Sheehan  Ireland
Performance Analyst George Murray  Ireland

Senior squad 2020–21

Munster player movements for the 2020–21 season. For a full list, see List of 2020–21 Pro14 transfers.
(Player's name in italics indicates a transfer that took place during the course of the season)

The Munster senior squad for 2020–21 is:[12]

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
Diarmuid Barron Hooker Ireland
Rhys Marshall* Hooker New Zealand
Kevin O'Byrne Hooker Ireland
Niall Scannell Hooker Ireland
Stephen Archer Prop Ireland
James Cronin Prop Ireland
Dave Kilcoyne Prop Ireland
Keynan Knox* Prop South Africa
Jeremy Loughman Prop Ireland
Liam O'Connor Prop Ireland
John Ryan Prop Ireland
Roman Salanoa* Prop United States
Tadhg Beirne Lock Ireland
Billy Holland Lock Ireland
Jean Kleyn Lock Ireland
R. G. Snyman Lock South Africa
Fineen Wycherley Lock Ireland
Chris Cloete Back row South Africa
Gavin Coombes Back row Ireland
Tommy O'Donnell Back row Ireland
Jack O'Donoghue Back row Ireland
Peter O'Mahony (c) Back row Ireland
Jack O'Sullivan Back row Ireland
C. J. Stander Back row Ireland
Player Position Union
Craig Casey Scrum-half Ireland
Neil Cronin Scrum-half Ireland
Nick McCarthy Scrum-half Ireland
Conor Murray Scrum-half Ireland
Joey Carbery Fly-half Ireland
J. J. Hanrahan Fly-half Ireland
Shane Daly Centre Ireland
Damian de Allende Centre South Africa
Chris Farrell Centre Ireland
Dan Goggin Centre Ireland
Alex McHenry Centre Ireland
Rory Scannell Centre Ireland
Andrew Conway Wing Ireland
Liam Coombes Wing Ireland
Keith Earls Wing Ireland
Calvin Nash Wing Ireland
Darren Sweetnam Wing Ireland
Alex Wootton Wing Ireland
Matt Gallagher* Fullback England
Mike Haley Fullback Ireland
  • Internationally capped players in bold
  • Players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality *
  • Irish provinces are currently limited to four non-Irish eligible (NIE) players and one non-Irish qualified player (NIQ or "Project Player").[13]
  • Notes:

    Academy squad 2020–21

    The Munster academy squad for the 2020–21 season is:[14]

    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
    Scott Buckley (Year 1) Hooker Ireland
    Eoghan Clarke (Year 3) Hooker Ireland
    James French (Year 3 Prop Ireland
    Josh Wycherley (Year 3) Prop Ireland
    Thomas Ahern (Year 3) Lock Ireland
    Paddy Kelly (Year 2) Lock Ireland
    Eoin O'Connor (Year 2) Lock Ireland
    Jack Daly (Year 3) Back row Ireland
    John Hodnett (Year 2) Back row Ireland
    Alex Kendellen (Year 1) Back row Ireland
    Player Position Union
    Jack Crowley (Year 1) Fly-half Ireland
    Jake Flannery (Year 2) Fly-half Ireland
    Ben Healy (Year 3) Fly-half Ireland
    Seán French (Year 3) Centre Ireland
    Jonathan Wren (Year 3) Fullback Ireland
    • Notes:

      Pre-season

      2020–21 pre-season fixtures have not yet been confirmed.

      2020–21 Pro14

      Fixtures for the 2020–21 Pro14 season have not yet been confirmed.

      2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup

      Pools and fixtures for the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup have not yet been confirmed.

      2020–21 Munster A season

      Munster A fixtures for the 2020–21 season have not yet been confirmed.

      References
      1. Thomond Park's official capacity is 25,600 but can be expanded up to 26,276 with temporary seating.
      2. "Johann van Graan to join Munster as head coach". South African Rugby Union. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
      3. "Contract Update | Five Players Put Pen To Paper". Munster Rugby. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
      4. "Six Players Commit To Munster". Munster Rugby. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
      5. "Munster Sign De Allende, Gallagher And Snyman". Munster Rugby. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
      6. "Squad Update | Sammy Arnold, Conor Oliver & Roman Salanoa". Munster Rugby. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
      7. "Diarmuid Barron Promoted From Academy To Senior Squad". Munster Rugby. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
      8. "Arno Botha Departing For Blue Bulls". Munster Rugby. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
      9. "Connacht announce signings of four players ahead of 2020/21 season". Connacht Rugby. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
      10. "Player Update". Munster Rugby. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
      11. "Championship side Jersey confirm signings of outgoing Munster pair". The42. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
      12. "Munster Rugby | 1st Team Squad". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
      13. "Not all rules are made to be broken". Irish Independent. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
      14. "Greencore Munster Rugby Academy Confirmed". Munster Rugby. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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