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The 1999–2000 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fifth season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's second season in his first spell as head coach of the province.

1999–2000 squad

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

Player Position Union Frankie Sheahan Hooker Ireland Keith Wood Hooker Ireland Peter Clohessy Prop Ireland John Hayes Prop Ireland Marcus Horan Prop Ireland Ian Murray Prop Ireland Mick Galwey ( c) Lock Ireland John Langford Lock Australia Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland Mick O'Driscoll Lock Ireland Anthony Foley Back row Ireland Eddie Halvey Back row Ireland Alan Quinlan Back row Ireland David Wallace Back row Ireland

Player Position Union Peter Stringer Scrum-half Ireland Tom Tierney Scrum-half Ireland Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Ireland Jeremy Staunton Fly-half Ireland Jason Holland Centre Ireland Killian Keane Centre Ireland Conor Mahony Centre Ireland Mike Mullins Centre Ireland Anthony Horgan Wing Ireland John Kelly Wing Ireland John O'Neill Wing Ireland Dominic Crotty Fullback Ireland

Friendlies

10 September 1999

Munster	26–19	Ireland XV
	Report [1]

Musgrave Park Referee: Alan Lewis

7 April 2000 19:45

Leicester Tigers	25–17	Munster
	Report [2]

Welford Road Attendance: 3,308 Referee: Chuck Muir

1999–2000 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

7 August 1999

Munster	31–20	Leinster
	Report [3]

Temple Hill

14 August 1999

Connacht	17–67	Munster
	Report [4]

Galway Sportsgrounds

5 September 1999

Ulster	24–25	Munster
Try: Bromley, Fredericks Con: Mason Pen: Mason (3) Drop: Humphreys	Report [5]	Try: Mullins (2), Corkery Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara (2)

Upper Malone

29 October 1999

Munster	36–19	Ulster
Try: O'Neill, Mullins Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (8)	Report [6]	Try: Topping Con: Mason Pen: Mason (4)

Musgrave Park

5 November 1999

Leinster	13–30	Munster
	Report [7]

Donnybrook

12 November 1999

Munster	53–10	Connacht
	Report [8]

Thomond Park

1999–2000 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Munster	6	5	0	1	19	14	5	188	132	56	10
Saracens	6	3	0	3	24	15	9	206	153	53	6
Colomiers	6	2	0	4	13	20	−7	144	194	−50	4
Pontypridd	6	2	0	4	13	20	−7	106	165	−59	4

20 November 1999 14:30

Munster	32–10	Pontypridd
	Report [9]

Thomond Park Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Brian Campsall

28 November 1999 15:00

Saracens	34–35	Munster
	Report [10]

Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,528 Referee: Jim Fleming

11 December 1999 15:00

Colomiers	15–31	Munster
	Report [11]

Stade Selery Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Chris Rees

18 December 1999 14:30

Munster	23–5	Colomiers
	Report [12]

Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Antonio Lombardi

8 January 2000 15:30

Munster	31–30	Saracens
	Report [13]

Thomond Park Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Chris White

15 January 2000 14:30

Pontypridd	38–36	Munster
	Report [14]

Sardis Road Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Claudio Giacomel

Quarter-final

15 April 2000 13:15

Munster	27–10	Stade Français
	Report [15]

Thomond Park Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Steve Lander

Semi-final

6 May 2000 15:45

Toulouse	25–31	Munster
	Report [16]

Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Jim Fleming

Final

27 May 2000 15:00

Munster	8–9	Northampton Saints
	Report [17]

Twickenham Attendance: 66,441 Referee: Joël Dumé

References

External links

• 1999–2000 Munster Rugby season official site Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• 1999–2000 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup