2023 �24 MUNSTER RUGBY SEASON

2023–24 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)	Thomond Park (Capacity: 25,600); Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,800)
Chairman	Gerry O'Shea
CEO	Ian Flanagan
President	Michael Carroll
Coach(es)	Graham Rowntree
Captain(s)	Peter O'Mahony
League(s)	United Rugby Championship
← 2022–23	2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Munster Rugby season is Munster's twenty-third season competing in the United Rugby Championship, alongside which they are also competing in the European Rugby Champions Cup. It is Graham Rowntree's second season as head coach.^[2] Munster went into the season as the defending league champions, having defeated the Stormers in the final of the previous season.^[3]

Events

Former Munster player Mossy Lawler returned to the province to join the coaching team as a skills coach, having spent the previous eight seasons coaching at Connacht.^[4] Academy manager Ian Costello was promoted to the newly created position of head of rugby operations,^[5] with Gearóid Prendergast, then-director of rugby at Young Munster, replacing him in the role.^[6] Lead performance analyst George Murray continues on in his role as technical coach after taking up the role in june 2022.

In players news, two players were promoted from the academy to the senior squad: back-three Patrick Campbell^[7] and lock/back-row Cian Hurley.^[8] Prop John Ryan returned to the province,^[9] whilst Alex Nankivell, who was Ryan's teammate at the Chiefs, also joined the province.^[10] Former Connacht centre Seán O'Brien joined the province from English club Exeter Chiefs.^[11] Five players joined year one of the Munster academy ahead of the season: prop George Hadden, back-row Brian Gleeson, fly-half Dylan Hicks and back-three players Shay McCarthy and Ben O'Connor.^[12]

Fly-half Ben Healy, who won his first cap for Scotland during the 2023 Six Nations, left the province to join Edinburgh,^[13] whilst centre Malakai Fekitoa also left to join Italian club Benetton.^[14] Lock Paddy Kelly and prop Liam O'Connor were forced to retire upon the conclusion of the previous season due to respective brain and neck injuries, centre Oli Morris and academy back-three Conor Phillips were released by the province,^[15] and lock Eoin O'Connor joined English club Exeter Chiefs^[16] Club legend Keith Earls, who was contracted until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, confirmed his retirement upon Ireland's exit from the tournament, bringing to an end his 16-year Munster career.^[17]

The format for the European Rugby Champions Cup changed for the 2023–24 season, with the two pool-format used during the COVID-19 pandemic dispensed with in favour of four pools of six clubs each, with each pool containing two teams from the United Rugby Championship, Top 14 and Premiership Rugby. The four highest-ranked teams in each pool progress to the knockout stage.^[18] Munster were in tier one for the pool draw by virtue of being 2022–23 URC champions, and were drawn in pool 3, where they will face English clubs Exeter Chiefs and Northampton Saints, and French clubs Bayonne and Toulon.^[19]

In a world first, Munster will host Super Rugby champions the Crusaders in a so-called Clash of Champions on 3 February 2024, a match that will see former Munster head coach Rob Penney return to the province after he was appointed as Crusaders new head coach ahead of 2024.^[20]

Greig Oliver, an elite player development officer with Munster's academy since 2011, died in a paragliding accident in Cape Town, South Africa, on 3 July 2023, where he and his wife were following their son Jack, who is in Munster's academy, with the Ireland under-20s team at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.^[21]

Munster began their pre-season fixtures with a 33–12 home defeat against Leinster at Musgrave Park on 8 September^[22] and a 24–19 away win against Connacht at the Sportsground on 22 September,^[23] before defeating famous invitational touring side the Barbarians 47–35 at Thomond Park on 30 September;^[24] this match was the first time the sides' respective men's team faced each other.^[25]

Player movements

Below are the players who joined and left the Munster senior and academy squads ahead of the 2023–24 season. Italics indicates players that transferred during the 2023–24 season.

Senior squad

Players in

Patrick Campbell promoted from Academy^[7]
John Ryan from Chiefs^[9]
Alex Nankivell from Chiefs^[10]
Cian Hurley promoted from Academy^[8]
Seán O'Brien from Exeter Chiefs^[11]

Players out

Academy squad

Players in

Players out

Conor Phillips released^[15]

Coaches and staff

Senior squad

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Graham Rowntree	England
Attack coach	Mike Prendergast	Ireland
Forwards coach	Andi Kyriacou	England
Defence coach	Denis Leamy	Ireland
Lead performance analyst and technical coach	George Murray	Ireland
Skills coach	Mossy Lawler	Ireland
Team manager	Niall O'Donovan	Ireland
Head of rugby operations	Ian Costello	Ireland
Head of athletic performance	Ged McNamara	Ireland
Strength and conditioning coach	Adam Sheehan	Ireland
Head of medical	Jamie Kearns	Ireland
Lead physiotherapist	Damien Mordan	Ireland
Physiotherapist	Keith Thornhill	Ireland
Physiotherapist	Ray McGinley	Ireland
Performance analyst	Paul O'Brien	Ireland

Academy squad

Position	Name
Academy and pathway manager	Gearóid Prendergast
Elite player development officer	Brendan O'Connor
Elite player development officer	Tommy O'Donnell
Pathway development coach	Matt Brown
Lead academy athletic development coach	Danielle Cunningham
Academy and pathway performance analyst	Brandon Shanahan

Players

Senior squad

Munster Rugby senior squad
Props Stephen Archer Dave Kilcoyne Keynan Knox* Jeremy Loughman John Ryan Roman Salanoa Josh Wycherley Hookers Diarmuid Barron Scott Buckley Chris Moore* Niall Scannell Locks Thomas Ahern Tadhg Beirne Cian Hurley Jean Kleyn^{[note 2]} RG Snyman Fineen Wycherley	Back row Gavin Coombes Jack Daly John Hodnett Alex Kendellen Jack O'Donoghue Peter O'Mahony ( c) Jack O'Sullivan Scrum-halves Craig Casey Neil Cronin Conor Murray Paddy Patterson Fly-halves Joey Carbery Jack Crowley	Centres Antoine Frisch Alex Nankivell Seán O'Brien Rory Scannell Back three Andrew Conway Patrick Campbell Liam Coombes Shane Daly Mike Haley Calvin Nash Simon Zebo

( c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. ^ST denotes a short-term signing. ^L denotes a player on loan at the club. Players and their allocated positions from the Munster Rugby website.^[26]

Academy squad

Munster Rugby academy squad
Props Mark Donnelly (3) George Hadden (1) Darragh McSweeney (2) Kieran Ryan (2) Hookers None at present Locks Edwin Edogbo (3) Evan O'Connell (2)	Back row Brian Gleeson (1) Daniel Okeke (3) Ruadhán Quinn (2) Scrum-halves Ethan Coughlan (3) Jack Oliver (2) Fly-halves Tony Butler (3) Dylan Hicks (1)	Centres Fionn Gibbons (2) Back three Shay McCarthy (1) Ben O'Connor (1)

Bold denotes internationally capped players, number in brackets indicates players stage in the three-year academy cycle. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Munster Rugby website.^[27]^[12]

Pre-season

8 September 2023
18:00

Munster	12–33	Leinster
	Report

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,400

22 September 2023
17:30

Connacht	19–24	Munster
	Report

The Sportsground

30 September 2023
16:30

Munster	52–35	Barbarians
	Report

Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,427

Friendly

3 February 2024
17:00

Munster	21-19	Crusaders
	Report^[28]

Páirc Uí Chaoimh^[20]
Attendance: 40,885
Referee: Chris Busby

23 February 2024
19:45

Harlequins	v	Munster

Twickenham Stoop

2023–24 United Rugby Championship

2023–24 United Rugby Championship

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Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

Pts

1

Glasgow Warriors

15

12

0

3

426

243

+183

63

23

9

1

58

2

Leinster

15

11

0

4

439

306

+133

64

38

9

1

54

3

Munster

15

10

1

4

378

256

+122

50

30

8

3

53

4

Bulls

15

10

0

5

517

350

+167

68

43

8

3

51

5

Stormers

15

9

0

6

379

291

+88

48

39

5

4

45

6

Connacht

15

9

0

6

373

336

+37

46

44

4

44

7

Ulster

15

9

0

6

359

339

+20

44

46

4

44

8

Benetton

15

9

1

5

320

314

+6

38

43

4

2

44

9

Edinburgh

15

10

0

5

344

323

+21

39

41

2

1

43

10

Ospreys

15

8

0

7

341

346

–5

42

39

6

2

40

11

Lions

15

7

0

8

424

335

+89

55

42

6

5

39

12

Cardiff

15

3

1

11

311

333

–22

40

2

9

25

13

Sharks

15

4

0

11

291

344

–53

39

43

2

5

23

14

Scarlets

15

3

0

12

229

511

–282

27

69

2

3

17

15

Dragons

15

3

0

12

251

509

–258

31

71

1

3

16

Zebre Parma

15

1

13

287

533

–246

36

78

4

5

15

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:^[29]

number of matches won;
the difference between points for and points against;
the number of tries scored;
the most points scored;
the difference between tries for and tries against;
the fewest red cards received;
the fewest yellow cards received.

Green background indicates teams that are play-off places and earn a place in the 2024–25 European Champions Cup

Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2024–25 European Challenge Cup.
Q: qualified for play-offs. H: home field advantage secured for quarter-and semi-final. h; home field advantage secured for quarter-final X: cannot reach play-offs. E: qualified for Champions Cup.

2023–24 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools

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Irish Shield

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TBP

LBP

Pts

Pos overall

1

Leinster

4

3

0

1

75

63

+12

10

7

1

14

2nd

2

Ulster

4

3

0

1

83

76

+7

9

11

0

1

13

7th

3

Connacht

4

2

0

2

85

73

+12

10

8

0

2

10

6th

4

Munster

4

0

4

42

73

–31

3

6

0

3

3rd

Scottish/Italian Shield

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TBP

LBP

Pts

Pos overall

1

Glasgow Warriors

5

4

0

1

121

59

+62

18

3

2

1

19

1st

2

Benetton

5

3

0

2

112

105

+7

13

15

2

0

14

8th

3

Edinburgh

4

2

0

2

75

79

–4

9

0

1

9

9th

4

Zebre Parma

4

0

4

66

131

–65

6

19

0

2

16th

South African Shield

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TBP

LBP

Pts

Pos overall

1

Bulls

5

4

0

1

159

96

+63

20

10

3

1

20

4th

2

Stormers

5

4

0

1

124

129

–5

13

17

1

0

17

5th

3

Lions

5

2

0

3

131

118

+13

17

14

2

12

11th

4

Sharks

5

0

5

74

145

–71

9

18

0

3

13th

Welsh Shield

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TBP

LBP

Pts

Pos overall

1

Ospreys

4

3

0

1

88

61

+27

12

5

2

0

14

10th

2

Cardiff

5

2

0

3

140

117

+23

17

16

1

3

12

12th

3

Scarlets

5

2

0

3

92

117

–25

12

13

2

1

11

14th

4

Dragons

4

2

0

2

63

88

–25

6

13

0

1

9

15th

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:^[30]

number of matches won
the difference between points for and points against
the number of tries scored
the most points scored
the difference between tries for and tries against
the fewest red cards received
the fewest yellow cards received

Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

Round 1

21 October 2023
17:15

(1 BP) Munster	34–21	Sharks
Try: Edogbo 20' Barron 25' Frisch 40' Conway 66' Coughlan 77' Con: Carbery (3) 21' 26' 41' Pen: Carbery 44'	Report^[31]	Try: Kok 37' Janse van Rensburg 47' Fassi 81' Con: Bosch (3) 38' 48' 81'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 11,239
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 2

29 October 21023
15:00

Benetton	13–13	Munster
Try: Smith 36' Con: Umaga 37' Pen: Umaga (2) 9' 15'	Report^[32]	Try: Ahern 79' Con: Carbery 80' Pen: Carbery (2) 13' 73'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Morné Ferreira

Round 3

4 November 2023
17:15

(1 BP) Munster	45—14	Dragons
Try: R. Scannell 13' G. Coombes 17' Nash (2) 21' 73' Ahern 47' Casey 53' Gleeson Con: Butler (4) 15' 48' 54' 65' Crowley 74'	Report^[33]	Try: R. Woodman 35' Seiuli 80' Con: Reed (2) 36 81'

Musgrave Park
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 4

10 November 2023
19:35

Ulster	21-14	Munster
Try: Stockdale 26' Timoney 67' Con: Doak 68' Pen: Doak (3) 13' 46' 63'	Report^[34]	Try: Casey (2) 7' 17' Con: Crowley (2) 8' 19'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 14,960
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 5

18 November 2023
17:15

Munster	10-3	Stormers
Try: Edogbo 39' Con: Crowley 40' Pen: Crowley 14'	Report^[35]	Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 45'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 15,045
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 6

25 November 2023
18:30

Leinster	21-16	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Gibson-Park 24' Sheehan 34' Larmour 65' Con: Frawley (3) 25' 35' 66'	Report^[36]	Try: Casey 5' Con: Crowley 6' Pen: Crowley 13' 52' 73'

Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 49,246
Referee: Chris Busby

Round 7

1 December 2023
19:35

(1 BP) Munster	40-29	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Edogbo 7' Ahern (2) 12' , 36' Barron 15' Nankivell 48' Hodnett 64' Con: Crowley (5) 7', 16', 37', 49', 65'	Report^[37]	Try: Vailanu 26' Matthews 41' Darge 54' Penalty try 61' Fraser 78' Con: Weir 78'

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round 8

26 December 2023
19:35

(1 BP) Munster	3-9	Leinster
Pen: Crowley 51'	Report ^[38]	Pen: H. Byrne (3) 1', 15', 80'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,600
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 9

1 January 2024
15:00

Connacht	22-9	Munster
Try: Aungier 77' Con: Hanrahan 78' Pen: Hanrahan (5) 16' 45' 59' 66' 71'	Report^[39]	Pen: Butler (3) 22' 31' 57'

Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 7,240
Referee: Chris Busby

Round 10

16 February 2024
19:35

Scarlets	7-42	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Roberts 49' Con: Titcombe 50'	Report^[40]	Try: Coombes (2) 10' 23' O'Sullivan 62' Ahern 65' O'Brien 72' McCarthy 76' Con: Carbery (6) 11' 24' 62' 66' 73' 77'

Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,039
Referee: Ian Kenny

Round 11

1 March 2024
19:35

Munster	v	Zebre Parma

Musgrave Park

Round 12

22 March 2024
19:35

Ospreys	v	Munster

Swansea.com Stadium

Round 13

30 March 2024
19:35

Munster	v	Cardiff

Thomond Park

Round 14

20 April 2024
16:05

Bulls	v	Munster

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Round 15

27 April 2024
16:00

Lions	v	Munster

Emirates Airline Park

Round 16

11 May 2024
17:15

Munster	v	Connacht

Thomond Park

Round 17

17 May 2024
19:35

Edinburgh	v	Munster

DAM Health Stadium

Round 18

1 June 2024
17:15

Munster	v	Ulster

Thomond Park

2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup

Munster were in tier one for the pool draw of the 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup by virtue of being 2022–23 URC champions, and were drawn in pool C, where they will face English clubs Exeter Chiefs and Northampton Saints, and French clubs Bayonne and Toulon.^[19]

2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool C
Team v t e	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Northampton Saints (3)	4	4	0	0	137	75	+62	18	10	2	0	18
Exeter Chiefs (8)	4	3	0	1	87	99	–12	13	14	1	0	13
Glasgow Warriors (12)	4	2	0	2	77	63	+14	12	8	1	1	10
Munster (14)	4	1	1	2	93	93	0	13	10	2	1	9
Bayonne (9CC)	4	1	1	2	82	107	–25	11	16	1	1	8
Toulon	4	0	0	4	60	99	–39	7	16	0	2	2

Green background (rows 1 to 2) indicates qualification places for a home Champions Cup round of 16. Blue background (rows 3 to 4) indicates other teams qualified for the Champions Cup round of 16. Yellow background (row 5) indicates qualification place for the Challenge Cup round of 16. Plain background (row 6) indicates elimination from 2023–24 European competition. Starting table — source: European Professional Club Rugby

Round 1

9 December 2023
17:30

Munster	17-17	Bayonne
Try: McCarthy 9" Coombes 19' Con: Crowley (2) 10' 19' Pen: Crowley 54'	Report^[41]	Try: Tagi 46' Baget 75' Con: Machenaud 47' Dolhagaray 76' Pen: Machenaud 4'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 18.908
Referee: Luke Pearce

Round 2

17 December 2023
13:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	32-24	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Frost 15' Vintcent 62' Dunne 64' Slade 78' Con: Slade (3) 16' 63' 65' Pen: Slade (2) 26' 45'	Report^[42]	Try: Nash 6' Ahern 22' Frisch 36' Daly 49' Con: Crowley (2) 7' 37'

Sandy Park
Attendance: 13,634
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

Round 3

13 January 2024
15:15

Toulon	18-29	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Paia'aua 22' du Preez 53' Con: Jaminet 23' Pen: Jaminet (2) 15' 34'	Report^[43]	Try: Nankivell 30' Zebo 36' Ahern 46' Nash 59' Con: Crowley (3) 31' 37' 60' Pen: Crowley 27'

Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,248
Referee: Nika Amashukeli

Round 4

20 January 2024
17:30

(1 BP) Munster	23-26	Northampton Saints
Try: Frisch 37' O'Mahony 40 + 1' Coombes 48' Con: Crowley 38' Pen: Crowley (2) 31' 63'	Report^[44]	Try: Mitchell 18' Graham 70' Con: Smith (2) 18' 71' Pen: Smith (3) 42' 55' 66' Drop: Smith 59'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 24,620
Referee: Tual Trainini

Last 16

7 April 2024
12:30

Northampton Saints	v	Munster

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

2023–24 Munster A/Development season

15 September 2023
15:00

Munster Development XV	21–17	Ulster Development XV
	Report

University of Limerick

22 September 2023
13:00

Connacht Eagles	45–31	Munster A
	Report

The Sportsground

Player statistics

Player statistics from the 2023–24 season. Stats from competitive fixtures only are shown. Academy players in italics.

Pos	Player	Red
PR	Stephen Archer	0
PR	Mark Donnelly	0
PR	George Hadden	0
PR	Dave Kilcoyne	0
PR	Keynan Knox	0
PR	Jeremy Loughman	0
PR	Darragh McSweeney	0
PR	John Ryan	0
PR	Kieran Ryan	0
PR	Roman Salanoa	0
PR	Josh Wycherley	0
HK	Diarmuid Barron	0
HK	Scott Buckley	0
HK	Chris Moore	0
HK	Niall Scannell	0
LK	Thomas Ahern	0
LK	Tadhg Beirne	0
LK	Edwin Edogbo	0
LK	Cian Hurley	0
LK	Jean Kleyn	0
LK	Evan O'Connell	0
LK	RG Snyman	0
LK	Fineen Wycherley	0
BR	Gavin Coombes	0
BR	Jack Daly	0
BR	Brian Gleeson	0
BR	John Hodnett	0
BR	Alex Kendellen	0
BR	Jack O'Donoghue	0
BR	Daniel Okeke	0
BR	Peter O'Mahony	0
BR	Jack O'Sullivan	0
BR	Ruadhán Quinn	0
SH	Craig Casey	0
SH	Ethan Coughlan	0
SH	Neil Cronin	0
SH	Conor Murray	0
SH	Jack Oliver	0
SH	Paddy Patterson	0
FH	Tony Butler	0
FH	Joey Carbery	0
FH	Jack Crowley	0
FH	Dylan Hicks	0
CE	Antoine Frisch	0
CE	Fionn Gibbons
CE	Alex Nankivell	0
CE	Seán O'Brien	0
CE	Rory Scannell	0
B3	Patrick Campbell	0
B3	Andrew Conway	0
B3	Liam Coombes	0
B3	Shane Daly	0
B3	Keith Earls	0
B3	Mike Haley	0
B3	Shay McCarthy	0
B3	Calvin Nash	0
B3	Ben O'Connor	0
B3	Simon Zebo	0

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^ "Munster Rugby | Academy Squad". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Munster Edge Past Crusaders At Páirc Uí Chaoimh"
^ League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
^ League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
^ "Joey Carbery on song as Munster beat Hollywoodbets Sharks", United Rugby, 21 October 2023
^ "Last-minute Tom Ahern try snatches draw for Munster", United Rugby, 29 October 2023
^ "Munster climb to top of URC table after big win over Dragons", United Rugby, 4 November 2023
^ "Ulster end Munster's unbeaten start to URC season", United Rugby, 10 November 2023
^ "United Rugby Championship: Munster secure hard-fought 10-3 win over Stormers", BBC Sport, 18 November 2023
^ "Leinster get better of arch-rivals Munster", United Rugby Championship, 25 November 2023
^ "6-Try Munster Beat URC Leaders Glasgow in Cork", Munster Rugby, 1 December 2023
^ "Harry Byrne boots Leinster to victory over Munster", United Rugby, 26 December 2023
^ "JJ Hanrahan boots Connacht to victory over Munster", United Rugby, 1 January 2024
^ "Munster power to bonus-point victory over Scarlets", United Rugby, 16 February 2024
^ "Bayonne Snatch Draw at Thomond, Munster Rugby, 9 December 2023
^ "Munster Fall to Defeat in Exeter", Munster Rugby, 17 December 2023
^ "Famous Munster Win in Toulon", Munster Rugby, 13 January 2024
^ "Munster Fall to Defeat at Thomond Park", Munster Rugby, 20 January 2024

Notes

^ Thomond Park's official capacity is 25,600 but can be expanded up to 26,276 with temporary seating.
^ Kleyn changed his World Rugby-recognised international affiliation to South Africa in June 2023.

External links

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[Rowntree_Head_Coach-3] "Graham Rowntree Confirmed As Next Munster Head Coach". Munster Rugby. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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[Munster_European_Pool-20] "Munster Learn Champions Cup Opponents". Munster Rugby. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

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[30] "Munster Edge Past Crusaders At Páirc Uí Chaoimh"

[31] League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[32] League Format (3) "Competition Rules". United Rugby Championship. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[33] "Joey Carbery on song as Munster beat Hollywoodbets Sharks", United Rugby, 21 October 2023

[34] "Last-minute Tom Ahern try snatches draw for Munster", United Rugby, 29 October 2023

[35] "Munster climb to top of URC table after big win over Dragons", United Rugby, 4 November 2023

[36] "Ulster end Munster's unbeaten start to URC season", United Rugby, 10 November 2023

[37] "United Rugby Championship: Munster secure hard-fought 10-3 win over Stormers", BBC Sport, 18 November 2023

[38] "Leinster get better of arch-rivals Munster", United Rugby Championship, 25 November 2023

[39] "6-Try Munster Beat URC Leaders Glasgow in Cork", Munster Rugby, 1 December 2023

[40] "Harry Byrne boots Leinster to victory over Munster", United Rugby, 26 December 2023

[41] "JJ Hanrahan boots Connacht to victory over Munster", United Rugby, 1 January 2024

[42] "Munster power to bonus-point victory over Scarlets", United Rugby, 16 February 2024

[43] "Bayonne Snatch Draw at Thomond, Munster Rugby, 9 December 2023

[44] "Munster Fall to Defeat in Exeter", Munster Rugby, 17 December 2023

[45] "Famous Munster Win in Toulon", Munster Rugby, 13 January 2024

[46] "Munster Fall to Defeat at Thomond Park", Munster Rugby, 20 January 2024

[1] Thomond Park's official capacity is 25,600 but can be expanded up to 26,276 with temporary seating.

[27] Kleyn changed his World Rugby-recognised international affiliation to South Africa in June 2023.

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