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2004–05 Munster Rugby season

The 2004–05 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fourth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Alan Gaffney's second and final season as head coach.

2004–05 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)Alan Gaffney
Captain(s)Jim Williams
League(s)Celtic League
2004–052nd
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 squad

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

Player Position Union
James Blaney Hooker   Ireland
Denis Fogarty Hooker   Ireland
Jerry Flannery Hooker   Ireland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker   Ireland
Ross Callaghan Prop   Ireland
John Hayes Prop   Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop   Ireland
Eugene McGovern Prop   Ireland
Gordon McIlwham Prop   Ireland
Frank Roche Prop   Ireland
Tom Bowman Lock   Australia
Tommy Hayes Lock   Ireland
Trevor Hogan Lock   Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock   Ireland
Paul O'Connell Lock   Ireland
Anthony Foley Back row   Ireland
Stephen Keogh Back row   Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row   Ireland
Johnny O'Connor Back row   Ireland
David Pusey Back row   Australia
Alan Quinlan Back row   Ireland
David Wallace Back row   Ireland
Jim Williams (c) Back row   Australia
Player Position Union
Frank Murphy Scrum-half   Ireland
Mike Prendergast Scrum-half   Ireland
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half   Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half   Ireland
Paul Burke Fly-half   Ireland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half   Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half   Ireland
Paul Devlin Centre   Ireland
Rob Henderson Centre   Ireland
Jason Holland Centre   Ireland
Keith Matthews Centre   Ireland
Mike Mullins Centre   Ireland
Barry Murphy Centre   Ireland
Anthony Horgan Wing   Ireland
John Kelly Wing   Ireland
Mossy Lawler Wing   Ireland
Martin McPhail Wing   Ireland
James Storey Wing   Ireland
Brian Tuohy Wing   Ireland
Christian Cullen Fullback   New Zealand
Shaun Payne* Fullback   South Africa

Pre-season

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17 August 2004
Munster  5–12  London Irish
Report[1]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
23 August 2004
Munster  11–10  Newcastle Falcons
Report[2]
Thomond Park

2004–05 Celtic League

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Main article: 2004–05 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Neath-Swansea Ospreys 20 16 1 3 508 267 +241 53 27 7 3 76
2   Munster 20 15 1 4 470 331 +139 54 33 6 1 69
3   Leinster 20 12 1 7 455 350 +105 46 32 4 3 57
4   Newport Gwent Dragons 20 11 0 9 381 436 −55 39 43 4 2 50
5   Llanelli Scarlets 20 9 0 11 402 446 −44 48 42 7 3 46
6   Glasgow Warriors 20 8 1 11 465 466 −1 40 58 4 7 45
7   Edinburgh 20 9 0 11 409 407 +2 47 40 4 4 44
8   Ulster 20 9 0 11 363 387 −24 37 34 2 5 43
9   Cardiff Blues 20 8 1 11 350 404 −54 35 41 2 4 40
10   Connacht 20 7 1 12 317 407 −90 32 46 2 5 37
11   Borders 20 3 0 17 337 556 −219 31 66 2 4 18
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)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
3 September 2004
19:05
Neath-Swansea Ospreys  34–17  Munster
Report[3]
St. Helen's
Attendance: 4,052
11 September 2004
20:05
Munster  27–27  Connacht
Report[4]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,200
18 September 2004
17:15
Leinster  17–15  Munster
Report[5]
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Hugh Watkins
3 October 2004
17:15
Munster  19–13  Llanelli Scarlets
Report[6]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000
9 October 2004
19:30
Glasgow  26–28  Munster
Report[7]
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,625
16 October 2004
17:15
Munster  49–18  Cardiff Blues
Report[8]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: David Changleng
6 November 2004
Ulster  3–24  Munster
Report[9]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,402
13 November 2004
20:05
Munster  25–16  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[10]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,850
19 November 2004
18:45
Munster  45–8  The Borders
Report[11]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,250
26 November 2004
19:30
Edinburgh  0–11  Munster
Report[12]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,496
18 December 2004
20:05
Munster  13–9  Neath-Swansea Ospreys
Report[13]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,500
27 December 2004
19:35
Connacht  0–3  Munster
Report[14]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,500
1 January 2005
17:30
Munster  19–13  Leinster
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alan Lewis
29 January 2005
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets  32–17  Munster
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 7,530
Referee: Andy Ireland
20 February 2005
17:00
Munster  25–19  Glasgow
Report[15]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
5 March 2005
19:30
Cardiff Blues  30–20  Munster
Report[16]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: Mike Hall
18 March 2005
19:00
Munster  21–15  Ulster
Report[17]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,870
Referee: Andy Ireland
25 March 2005
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  8–24  Munster
Report[18]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,902
Referee: Rob Dickson
10 April 2005
16:45
Borders  23–38  Munster
Report[19]
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,646
Referee: Phil Fear
16 April 2005
19:30
Munster  30–20  Edinburgh
Report[20]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nigel Williams

2004–05 Celtic Cup

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Main article: Celtic Cup (rugby union)

Quarter-final

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30 April 2005
19:30
Munster  24–14  Edinburgh
Report[21]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semi-final

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8 May 2005
17:30
Leinster  17–23  Munster
Report[22]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

Final

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14 May 2005
17:30
Munster  27–16  Llanelli Scarlets
Report[23]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Joël Jutge

2004–05 Heineken Cup

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Main article: 2004–05 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Munster (5) 6 5 0 1 12 4 8 121 74 47 1 1 22
  Castres 6 3 1 2 16 13 3 157 121 36 2 0 16
  Neath-Swansea Ospreys 6 3 0 3 11 10 1 135 115 20 1 1 14
  NEC Harlequins 6 0 1 5 7 19 −12 81 184 −103 0 1 3
23 October 2004
17:15
Munster  15–9  NEC Harlequins
Report[24]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,485
Referee: Hugh Watkins
31 October 2004
15:00
Neath-Swansea Ospreys  18–20  Munster
Report[25]
The Gnoll
Attendance: 10,280
Referee: Joël Jutge
3 December 2004
20:30
Castres  19–12  Munster
Report[26]
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
11 December 2004
17:15
Munster  36–8  Castres
Report[27]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Roy Maybank
8 January 2005
17:15
Munster  20–10  Neath-Swansea Ospreys
Report[28]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Chris White
15 January 2005
13:00
NEC Harlequins  10–18  Munster
Report[29]
Twickenham
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Joël Jutge

Quarter-final

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3 April 2005
16:00
Biarritz  19–10  Munster
Report[30]
Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Chris White

References

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  1. ^ "Munster 5 – London Irish 12". Munster Rugby. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Gutsy Munster Shoot Down Falcons". Munster Rugby. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Ospreys 34-17 Munster". Munster Rugby. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Munster Held At Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Leinster 17-15 Munster". Munster Rugby. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Munster Defeat Scarlets at the Fortress". Munster Rugby. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. ^ "O'Gara Kicks Munster to Victory". Munster Rugby. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Munster too Strong for the Blues". Munster Rugby. 16 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Munster Victorious at Ravenhill". Munster Rugby. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Munster Slay The Dragons". Munster Rugby. 13 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster The Masters in Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 19 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Munster Best In Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Celtic League – Munster Edge Out Ospreys". Munster Rugby. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Celtic League – Munster defeat Connacht". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Munster Recover". Munster Rugby. 20 February 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Title Hopes Fade". Munster Rugby. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  17. ^ "Munster Tops In Musgrave Park". Munster Rugby. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  18. ^ "O'Gara Injury Mars Munster Victory". Munster Rugby. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Borders 23-38 Munster". Munster Rugby. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Munster Come From Behind To See Off Edinburgh". Munster Rugby. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Munster Through To Celtic Cup Semi-Final". Munster Rugby. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Munster Through To Celtic Cup Final". Munster Rugby. 9 May 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Celtic Cup Glory". Munster Rugby. 14 May 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Mighty Munster Win at Home". Munster Rugby. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Munster Top Pool Four". Munster Rugby. 31 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Castres 19-12 Munster". Munster Rugby. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Munster too Powerful for Castres". Munster Rugby. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Munster Top of Pool 4". Munster Rugby. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  29. ^ "Munster Secure Quarter Final Place". Munster Rugby. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  30. ^ "Brave Munster Out of Heineken Cup". Munster Rugby. 3 April 2005. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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