2000 �01 MUNSTER RUGBY SEASON

2000–01 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)	Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200); Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)	Declan Kidney
Captain(s)	Mick Galwey
← 1999–2000	2001–02 →

The 2000–01 Munster Rugby season was Munster's sixth season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's third season in his first spell as head coach of the province.

2000–01 squad

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
John Fogarty	Hooker	Ireland
Frankie Sheahan	Hooker	Ireland
Peter Clohessy	Prop	Ireland
John Hayes	Prop	Ireland
Marcus Horan	Prop	Ireland
Mick Galwey ( c)	Lock	Ireland
John Langford	Lock	Australia
Donncha O'Callaghan	Lock	Ireland
Paul O'Connell	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
Jim Williams	Back row	Australia

Player	Position	Union
Frank Murphy	Scrum-half	Ireland
Mike Prendergast	Scrum-half	Ireland
Peter Stringer	Scrum-half	Ireland
Ronan O'Gara	Fly-half	Ireland
Jeremy Staunton	Fly-half	Ireland
Rob Henderson	Centre	Ireland
Jason Holland	Centre	Ireland
Killian Keane	Centre	Ireland
Mike Mullins	Centre	Ireland
Anthony Horgan	Wing	Ireland
John Kelly	Wing	Ireland
John O'Neill	Wing	Ireland
Dominic Crotty	Fullback	Ireland

2000–01 IRFU Interprovincial Championship


Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	BP	Pts	Status
Munster	6	5	1	0	151	99	1	23	Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Ulster	6	3	0	3	144	119	3	15	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Leinster	6	2	1	3	109	111	2	12	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Connacht	6	1	0	5	100	175	1	5

1 September 2000

Ulster	16–21	Munster
Try: Ward Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (3)	Report^[1]	Pen: O'Gara (5) Drop: O'Gara (2)

Ravenhill

8 September 2000

Munster	26–20	Leinster
	Report^[2]

Musgrave Park

15 September 2000

Munster	36–13	Connacht
	Report^[3]

Thomond Park

23 September 2000

Connacht	13–23	Munster
	Report^[4]

Galway Sportsgrounds

29 September 2000

Munster	29–21	Ulster
Try: Crotty, Horgan Con: O'Gara (2) Pen: O'Gara (5)	Report^[5]	Try: Free, J. Topping Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (3)

Thomond Park

3 November 2000

Leinster	16–16	Munster
	Report^[6]

Donnybrook

2000–01 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Munster	6	5	1	15	7	8	154	109	45	10
Bath	6	4	2	14	11	3	139	106	33	8
Newport	6	2	4	10	22	−12	122	183	−61	4
Castres	6	1	5	14	13	1	135	152	−17	2

7 October 2000
14:30

Munster	26–18	Newport
	Report^[7]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,200

14 October 2000
19:30

Castres	29–32	Munster
	Report^[8]

Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Gareth Simmonds

21 October 2000
14:30

Munster	31–9	Bath
	Report^[9]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,400
Referee: Joel Dumé

28 October 2000
17:00

Bath	18–5	Munster
	Report^[10]

Recreation Ground
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

13 January 2001
17:35

Newport	24–39	Munster
	Report^[11]

Rodney Parade
Attendance: 11,431
Referee: Joël Jutge

20 January 2001
14:30

Munster	21–11	Castres
	Report^[12]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Chris White

Quarter-final

28 January 2001
14:45

Munster	38–29	Biarritz
	Report^[13]

Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Ed Morrison

Semi-final

21 April 2001
15:00

Stade Français	16–15	Munster
	Report^[14]

Stadium Nord
Attendance: 20,400

References

^ "Ulster 16-21 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 26-20 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 36-13 Connacht". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Connacht 13-23 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 29-21 Ulster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Leinster 16-16 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 26-18 Newport". EPCR. 7 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Castres Olympique 29-32 Munster". EPCR. 14 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 31-9 Bath Rugby". EPCR. 31 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Bath Rugby 18-5 Munster". EPCR. 28 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Newport 24-39 Munster". EPCR. 13 January 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 21-11 Castres Olympique". EPCR. 20 January 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Munster 38-29 Biarritz Olympique". EPCR. 28 January 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Stade Francais 16-15 Munster". EPCR. 21 April 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

External links

2000–01 Munster Rugby season official site Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2000–01 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup fixtures

[1] "Ulster 16-21 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[2] "Munster 26-20 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[3] "Munster 36-13 Connacht". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[4] "Connacht 13-23 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[5] "Munster 29-21 Ulster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[6] "Leinster 16-16 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[7] "Munster 26-18 Newport". EPCR. 7 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[8] "Castres Olympique 29-32 Munster". EPCR. 14 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[9] "Munster 31-9 Bath Rugby". EPCR. 31 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[10] "Bath Rugby 18-5 Munster". EPCR. 28 October 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[11] "Newport 24-39 Munster". EPCR. 13 January 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[12] "Munster 21-11 Castres Olympique". EPCR. 20 January 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[13] "Munster 38-29 Biarritz Olympique". EPCR. 28 January 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[14] "Stade Francais 16-15 Munster". EPCR. 21 April 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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2000–01 squad

2000–01 IRFU Interprovincial Championship