1996 �97 MUNSTER RUGBY SEASON

1996–97 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)	Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200); Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)	Jerry Holland
Captain(s)	Mick Galwey
← 1995–96	1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Munster Rugby season was Munster's second season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup.

1996–97 squad

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

Player	Position	Union
Terry Kingston	Hooker	Ireland
Frankie Sheahan	Hooker	Ireland
Peter Clohessy	Prop	Ireland
John Fitzgerald	Prop	Ireland
Noel Healy	Prop	Ireland
Paul McCarthy	Prop	Ireland
Ian Murray	Prop	Ireland
Len Dineen	Lock	Ireland
Gabriel Fulcher	Lock	Ireland
Mick Galwey ( c)	Lock	Ireland
Daragh Kirby	Lock	Ireland
David Corkery	Back row	Ireland
Ben Cronin	Back row	Ireland
Declan Edwards	Back row	Ireland
Anthony Foley	Back row	Ireland
Eddie Halvey	Back row	Ireland
Ultan O'Callaghan	Back row	Ireland
Alan Quinlan	Back row	Ireland
Liam Toland	Back row	Ireland

Player	Position	Union
Stephen McIvor	Scrum-half	Ireland
David O'Mahony	Scrum-half	Ireland
Brian O'Meara	Scrum-half	Ireland
Aidan O'Halloran	Fly-half	Ireland
Killian Keane	Centre	Ireland
Sean McCahill	Centre	Ireland
Mike Lynch	Centre	Ireland
Brian Walsh	Centre	Ireland
Brian Begley	Wing	Ireland
John Lacey	Wing	Ireland
Richard Wallace	Wing	Ireland
Dominic Crotty	Fullback	Ireland
Pat Murray	Fullback	Ireland

1996–97 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Team	P	W	L	F	A	BP	Pts	Status
Munster	3	3	0	117	92	-	12	Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Leinster	3	1	2	88	92	-	4	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Ulster	3	1	2	81	89	-	4	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Connacht	3	1	2	77	90	-	4

21 September 1996

Munster	45–28	Connacht
Try: Lacey (2) Foley McCahill Walsh Con: O'Halloran (4) Pen: O'Halloran (3) Drop: O'Halloran	Report^[1]	Try: A. Reddan Devine (2) Con: Elwood (2) Pen: Elwood (3)

Temple Hill
Referee: A. Watson

28 September 1996

Leinster	40–45	Munster
Try: Coleman Ridge McQuilkin Francis Hickie Con: Governey (3) Pen: Governey (3)	Report^[2]	Try: Galwey (2) Halvey Con: Begley Lynch (2) Pen: Begley (8) Lynch (2) Drop: Keane

Donnybrook
Referee: Graham Hughes

5 October 1996

Munster	27–24	Ulster
Try: Dineen, Galwey Con: Begley Pen: Begley (3) Drop: McIvor, Keene	Report^[3]	Try: Duncan Coulter Con: Laing Pen: Laing (4)

Thomond Park
Referee: A. Lewis

1996–97 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Toulouse	4	3	1	21	13	8	157	142	15	6
Cardiff	4	3	1	16	7	9	135	97	38	6
London Wasps	4	2	2	17	14	3	156	115	41	4
Munster	4	2	2	11	22	–11	109	135	–26	4
Milan	4	0	4	6	15	–9	73	141	–68	0

12 October 1996
15:00

Munster	23–5	Milan
	Report^[4]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: David Davies

16 October 1996
19:15

Cardiff	43–18	Munster
	Report^[5]

Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: John Bacigalupo

19 October 1996
15:00

Munster	49–22	London Wasps
	Report^[6]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Didier Mene

2 November 1996
19:00

Toulouse	60–19	Munster
	Report^[7]

Les Sept Deniers
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

Friendlies

9 November 1996

Munster	25–35	Samoa XV
	Report^[8]

Musgrave Park
Referee: Chris White

26 November 1996

Munster	19–55	Australia XV
	Report^[9]

Thomond Park
Referee: Robert Davies

References

^ "Munster 45-28 Connacht". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Leinster 40-45 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 27-24 Ulster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 23–5 Milan". EPCR. 12 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Cardiff Blues 48-18 Munster". EPCR. 16 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 49-22 London Wasps". EPCR. 19 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Toulouse 60-19 Munster". EPCR. 2 November 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 25-35 Samoa XV". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 19-55 Australia XV". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

External links

1996–97 Munster Rugby season official site Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
1996–97 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup

[1] "Munster 45-28 Connacht". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[2] "Leinster 40-45 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[3] "Munster 27-24 Ulster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[4] "Munster 23–5 Milan". EPCR. 12 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[5] "Cardiff Blues 48-18 Munster". EPCR. 16 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[6] "Munster 49-22 London Wasps". EPCR. 19 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[7] "Toulouse 60-19 Munster". EPCR. 2 November 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[8] "Munster 25-35 Samoa XV". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[9] "Munster 19-55 Australia XV". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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1996–97 squad

1996–97 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

1996–97 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

Friendlies

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