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2009–10 Munster Rugby season

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 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
2009–104th, semi-finals
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 squad edit

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

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 edit

Main article: 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 edit

Semi-final edit

15 May 2010
19:35
Leinster  16–6  Munster
Report[22]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Nigel Owens

2009–10 Heineken Cup edit

Main article: 2009–10 Heineken Cup

Pool 1 edit

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Munster (1) 6 5 0 1 19 10 9 185 94 91 3 1 24
  Northampton Saints (8) 6 4 0 2 16 8 8 138 104 34 2 1 19
  Perpignan 6 2 0 4 12 10 2 108 123 −15 1 2 11
  Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 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
  Perpignan14–37  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 edit

10 April 2010
17:30
Munster  33–19  Northampton Saints
Report[29]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semi-final edit

2 May 2010
16:15
Biarritz  18–7  Munster
Report[30]
Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 30,900
Referee: Dave Pearson

References edit

  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.

External links edit

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