1997 �98 MUNSTER RUGBY SEASON

1997–98 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)	Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200); Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)	John Bevan
Captain(s)	Mick Galwey
← 1996–97	1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Munster Rugby season was Munster's third season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup.

1997–98 squad

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

Player	Position	Union
Mark McDermott	Hooker	Ireland
Frankie Sheahan	Hooker	Ireland
Des Clohessy	Prop	Ireland
Peter Clohessy	Prop	Ireland
John Hayes	Prop	Ireland
Aidan McSweeney	Prop	Ireland
Ian Murray	Prop	Ireland
Mick Galwey ( c)	Lock	Ireland
Shane Leahy	Lock	Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan	Lock	Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll	Lock	Ireland
David Corkery	Back row	Ireland
Anthony Foley	Back row	Ireland
Eddie Halvey	Back row	Ireland
Jerry Murray	Back row	Ireland
Ultan O'Callaghan	Back row	Ireland
Alan Quinlan	Back row	Ireland
Greg Tuohy	Back row	Ireland
David Wallace	Back row	Ireland

Player	Position	Union
Stephen McIvor	Scrum-half	Ireland
Brian O'Meara	Scrum-half	Ireland
Peter Stringer	Scrum-half	Ireland
Barry Everitt	Fly-half	Ireland
Ronan O'Gara	Fly-half	Ireland
Conor Burke	Centre	Ireland
Killian Keane	Centre	Ireland
Cian Mahony	Centre	Ireland
Conor Mahony	Centre	Ireland
Mike Lynch	Centre	Ireland
Rhys Ellison	Wing	New Zealand
Anthony Horgan	Wing	Ireland
John Kelly	Wing	Ireland
John Lacey	Wing	Ireland
Andrew Thompson	Wing	Ireland
Dominic Crotty	Fullback	Ireland

1997–98 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Team	P	W	L	F	A	BP	Pts	Status
Leinster	3	2	1	61	46	-	8	Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Munster	3	2	1	56	43	-	8	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Ulster	3	1	2	59	65	-	4	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Connacht	3	1	2	42	64	-	4

16 August 1997

Connacht	9–29	Munster
	Report^[1]

Galway Sportsgrounds

23 August 1997

Munster	15–12	Leinster
	Report^[2]

Mardyke

30 August 1997

Ulster	22–12	Munster
Try: Park Con: Laing Pen: Laing (4) Drop: Laing	Report^[3]	Pen: O'Gara (4)

Ravenhill
Referee: M. White

1997–98 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Harlequins	6	4	2	21	12	9	198	141	57	8
Cardiff	6	4	2	17	15	2	184	146	38	8
Bourgoin	6	2	4	14	21	−7	141	180	−39	4
Munster	6	2	4	7	11	−4	93	149	−56	4

7 September 1997
14:00

Harlequins	48–40	Munster
	Report^[4]

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Patrick Thomas

13 September 1997
14:30

Cardiff	43–23	Munster
	Report^[5]

Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Brian Campsall

20 September 1997
15:00

Munster	17–15	Bourgoin
	Report^[6]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Huw Lewis

27 September 1997
15:00

Munster	32–37	Cardiff
	Report^[7]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

4 October 1997
15:00

Bourgoin	21–6	Munster
	Report^[8]

Stade Pierre Rajon
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Chris White

12 October 1997
16:30

Munster	23–16	Harequins
	Report^[9]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

References

^ "Connacht 9-29 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 15-12 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Ulster 22-12 Ulster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "NEC Harlequins 48-40 Munster". EPCR. 7 September 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Cardiff Blues 43-23 Munster". EPCR. 13 September 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 17-15 Bourgoin". EPCR. 20 September 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 32-37 Cardiff Blues". EPCR. 27 September 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Bourgoin 21-6 Munster". EPCR. 4 October 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 23-16 NEC Harlequins". EPCR. 12 October 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

External links

1997–98 Munster Rugby season official site Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
1997–98 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup

[1] "Connacht 9-29 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[2] "Munster 15-12 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[3] "Ulster 22-12 Ulster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[4] "NEC Harlequins 48-40 Munster". EPCR. 7 September 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[5] "Cardiff Blues 43-23 Munster". EPCR. 13 September 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[6] "Munster 17-15 Bourgoin". EPCR. 20 September 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[7] "Munster 32-37 Cardiff Blues". EPCR. 27 September 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[8] "Bourgoin 21-6 Munster". EPCR. 4 October 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[9] "Munster 23-16 NEC Harlequins". EPCR. 12 October 1997. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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1997–98 squad

1997–98 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

1997–98 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

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Pool 4

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