1995–96 Munster Rugby season
Appearance
Ground(s) | Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200) Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300) | ||
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Coach(es) | Jerry Holland[1] | ||
Captain(s) | Pat Murray | ||
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The 1995–96 Munster Rugby season was Munster's first season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup.
1995–96 squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
1995–96 Heineken Cup
[edit]Pool 4
[edit]Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | Status |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 2 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 2 | Eliminated |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 2 |
1995–96 IRFU Interprovincial Championship
[edit]Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Status |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 53 | 16 | Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 53 | 12 | Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 58 | 8 | Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 113 | 4 | ||
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 142 | 0 |
25 November 1995 |
Ulster ![]() | 14–10 | ![]() |
Try: Mackey Pen: McCall (3) | Report[4] | Try: Walsh Con: Smith Pen: Smith |
Ravenhill Referee: A. Lewis |
9 December 1995 |
Munster ![]() | 20–14 | ![]() |
Try: L. Toland (2) Con: Burke (2) Pen: Burke Drop: Tuohy | Report[5] | Try: Henderson Malone Con: Corcoran (2) |
Musgrave Park Referee: B. Stirling |
16 December 1995 |
Munster ![]() | 15–19 | ![]() |
Try: R. Wallace (2) Con: Murray Pen: Murray | Report[6] | Try: Rolland Con: McGowan Pen: McGowan (4) |
Thomond Park Referee: A. Watson |
23 December 1995 |
Connacht ![]() | 11–46 | ![]() |
Try: Heaslip Pen: Elwood (2) | Report[7] | Try: McIvor P. Clohessy Crotty D. Clohessy Walsh L. Toland Con: Smith (5) Pen: Smith (2) |
Galway Sportsgrounds Referee: A. Lewis |
References
[edit]- ^ "Balls Remembers: A Profile Of The First Munster Heineken Cup Team In 1995". Balls.ie. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Munster 17-13 Swansea". EPCR. 1 November 1995. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Castres Olympique 19-12 Munster". EPCR. 8 November 1995. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Ulster 14–10 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Munster 20-14 Irish Exiles". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Munster 15-19 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Connacht 11-46 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1995–96 Munster Rugby season official site Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- 1995–96 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup