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2006–07 Munster Rugby season

The 2006–07 Munster Rugby season was Munster's sixth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's second season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.

2006–07 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
2006–076th
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 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
Denis Fogarty Hooker   Ireland
Jerry Flannery Hooker   Ireland
Andi Kyriacou Hooker   Ireland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker   Ireland
Tony Buckley Prop   Ireland
John Hayes Prop   Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop   Ireland
Federico Pucciariello Prop   Italy
Frank Roche Prop   Ireland
Ross Noonan Lock   Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock   Ireland
Paul O'Connell Lock   Ireland
Shane O'Connor Lock   Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock   Ireland
Donnacha Ryan Lock   Ireland
Chris Wyatt Lock   Wales
James Coughlan Back row   Ireland
Brendan Cuttriss Back row   Ireland
Anthony Foley (c) Back row   Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row   Ireland
Tim McGann Back row   Ireland
John O'Sullivan Back row   Ireland
Alan Quinlan Back row   Ireland
David Wallace Back row   Ireland
Player Position Union
Chris Delooze Scrum-half   Ireland
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half   Ireland
Brian O'Meara Scrum-half   Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half   Ireland
Eoghan Hickey Fly-half   Ireland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half   Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half   Ireland
Trevor Halstead Centre   South Africa
Jason Holland Centre   Ireland
John Kelly Centre   Ireland
Lifeimi Mafi Centre   New Zealand
Diogo Mateus Centre   Portugal
Barry Murphy Centre   Ireland
Ian Dowling Wing   Ireland
Anthony Horgan Wing   Ireland
Ciarán O'Boyle Wing   Ireland
Christian Cullen Fullback   New Zealand
Shaun Payne* Fullback   South Africa

Pre-season

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25 August 2006
Munster  18–26  Leicester Tigers
Report[1]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,000

2006–07 Celtic League

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Main article: 2006–07 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Ospreys 20 14 0 6 461 374 +87 49 32 4 4 64
2   Cardiff Blues 20 13 1 6 447 327 +120 53 33 6 3 63
3   Leinster 20 12 1 7 472 376 +96 54 37 7 4 61
4   Llanelli Scarlets 20 12 0 8 490 417 +73 61 41 9 0 57
5   Ulster 20 11 1 8 423 310 +113 45 31 4 5 55
6   Munster 20 12 0 8 379 294 +85 37 31 3 3 54
7   Glasgow Warriors 20 11 0 9 434 419 +15 42 49 3 2 49
8   Edinburgh 20 8 1 11 335 423 −88 31 45 2 6 42
9   Newport Gwent Dragons 20 8 0 12 353 362 −9 36 43 1 6 39
10   Connacht 20 4 2 14 326 474 −148 30 48 2 4 26
11   Border Reivers 20 2 0 18 201 545 −344 16 64 0 4 12

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 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine
1 September 2006
19:10
Cardiff Blues  22–13  Munster
Report[2]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 8,687
Referee: Rob Dickson
9 September 2006
19:30
Munster  9–8  Border Reivers
Report[3]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,138
Referee: James Jones
15 September 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  24–13  Munster
Report[4]
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,295
Referee: Nigel Owens
30 September 2006
19:30
Munster  21–13  Ulster
Report[5]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Donal Courtney
6 October 2006
19:30
Leinster  27–20  Munster
Report[6]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 27,252
Referee: Simon McDowell
13 October 2006
19:30
Munster  10–21  Edinburgh
Report[7]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Phil Fear
5 November 2006
17:30
Scarlets  25–12  Munster
Report[8]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Kelvin Deaker
25 November 2006
19:30
Munster  25–20  Ospreys
Report[9]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Ian Heard
3 December 2006
17:00
Munster  13–0  Connacht
Report[10]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Donal Courtney
27 December 2006
15:00
Munster  25–11  Leinster
Report[11]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Alan Lewis
31 December 2006
16:00
Connacht  8–14  Munster
Report[12]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: David Keane
5 January 2007
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  19–12  Munster
Report[13]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Andy MacPherson
16 February 2007
19:30
Border Reivers  0–36  Munster
Report[14]
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: James Jones
2 March 2007
19:40
Munster  12–19  Cardiff Blues
Report[15]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
23 March 2007
19:30
Ulster  21–24  Munster
Report[16]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,900
Referee: Alain Rolland
7 April 2007
17:30
Ospreys  20–12  Munster
Report[17]
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,295
Referee: David Changleng
14 April 2007
19:30
Munster  20–0  Scarlets
Report[18]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Peter Allan
28 April 2007
17:00
Munster  15–7  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[19]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,517
Referee: Andy Macpherson
4 May 2007
19:30
Edinburgh  9–35  Munster
Report[20]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,129
12 May 2007
17:30
Munster  38–20  Glasgow Warriors
Report[21]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Hugh Watkins

2006–07 Heineken Cup

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Main article: 2006–07 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
  Leicester Tigers (4) 6 5 0 1 22 6 16 172 60 112 2 1 23
  Munster (7) 6 5 0 1 16 11 5 152 112 40 2 1 23
  Cardiff Blues 6 2 0 4 8 18 −10 87 138 −51 0 1 9
  Bourgoin 6 0 0 6 13 24 −11 95 196 −101 2 2 4

Notes:

  • Leicester Tigers win the pool on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head tries, 3–2.
22 October 2006
15:00
Leicester Tigers  19–21  Munster
Report[22]
Welford Road
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Nigel Owens
28 October 2006
17:30
Munster  41–23  Bourgoin
Report[23]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes
10 December 2006
17:30
Cardiff Blues  12–22  Munster
Report[24]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 12,180
Referee: Christophe Berdos
16 December 2006
17:35
Munster  32–18  Cardiff Blues
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
14 January 2007
14:00
Bourgoin  27–30  Munster
Report[26]
Stade de Genève
Attendance: 16,255
20 January 2007
17:35
Munster  6–13  Leicester Tigers
Report[27]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,257

Quarter-final

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30 March 2007
19:30
Scarlets  24–15  Munster
Report[28]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,800
Referee: Chris White

References

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  1. ^ "Encouraging Start For Munster". Munster Rugby. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Munster make Blues work for their win". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Munster Dig Deep for Reivers win". Munster Rugby. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Poor Record against Glasgow continues". Munster Rugby. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "O'Gara boot helps Munster to Magners League win". Munster Rugby. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Bonus Point Win For Leinster". Munster Rugby. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh win after disappointing Munster performance". Munster Rugby. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ^ "No joy for Munster at Stradey". Munster Rugby. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Munster's Luck Changes". Munster Rugby. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Munster Close The Gap". Munster Rugby. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster Close Down Leinster". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Munster Edge Game Of Two Halves". Munster Rugby. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Munster's Dismal Welsh Form Continues". Munster Rugby. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Bounus Point Win For Munster In Netherdale". Munster Rugby. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Munster Leave This One Behind". Munster Rugby. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Sensational Second Half earns Munster the Points and the Plaudits". Munster Rugby. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. ^ "No Joy For Munster At The Liberty". Munster Rugby. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Munster Back On Winning Track". Munster Rugby. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Munster Grind It Out". Munster Rugby. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Impressive Bonus Point Victory in Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Munster End On A High Note". Munster Rugby. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Munster make perfect start to Heineken Cup defence". Munster Rugby. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Five try Munster on song". Munster Rugby. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Heineken Cup Cardiff Blues v Munster". Munster Rugby. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Quinlan's Late Try Secures Bonus Point Win". Munster Rugby. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Munster Complete The Job". Munster Rugby. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Tigers Maul Munster". Munster Rugby. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Munster's Reign Ended In Stradey Park". Munster Rugby. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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