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2009–10 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 26,500)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,500)
Coach(es)Tony McGahan
Captain(s)Paul O'Connell
League(s)Celtic League
2009–104th, semi-finals
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Munster Rugby season was Munster's ninth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Tony McGahan's second season as Director of Rugby.

2009–10 squad

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

Player Position Union
Denis Fogarty Hooker Ireland Ireland
Jerry Flannery Hooker Ireland Ireland
Damien Varley Hooker Ireland Ireland
Julien Brugnaut Prop France France
Tony Buckley Prop Ireland Ireland
John Hayes Prop Ireland Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop Ireland Ireland
Darragh Hurley Prop Ireland Ireland
Wian du Preez Prop South Africa South Africa
Dave Ryan Prop Ireland Ireland
Billy Holland Lock Ireland Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland Ireland
Paul O'Connell (c) Lock Ireland Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock Ireland Ireland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Ireland Ireland
Tommy O'Donnell Back row Ireland Ireland
Alan Quinlan Back row Ireland Ireland
Niall Ronan Back row Ireland Ireland
David Wallace Back row Ireland Ireland
James Coughlan Back row Ireland Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row Ireland Ireland
Nick Williams Back row New Zealand New Zealand
Player Position Union
Toby Morland Scrum-half New Zealand New Zealand
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Duncan Williams Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Declan Cusack Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Jean de Villiers Centre South Africa South Africa
Tom Gleeson Centre Ireland Ireland
Lifeimi Mafi Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Barry Murphy Centre Ireland Ireland
Ian Dowling Wing Ireland Ireland
Keith Earls Wing Ireland Ireland
Doug Howlett Wing New Zealand New Zealand
Ciarán O'Boyle Wing Ireland Ireland
Denis Hurley Fullback Ireland Ireland
Felix Jones Fullback Ireland Ireland
Danny Riordan Fullback Ireland Ireland

Pre-season

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14 August 2009
Munster Ireland19–17England Sale Sharks
Report[1]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,100
21 August 2009
Munster Ireland31–23England London Irish
Report[2]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
28 August 2009
Leicester Tigers England34–28Ireland Munster
Report[3]
Welford Road

2009–10 Celtic League

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Main article: 2009–10 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Ireland Leinster 18 13 0 5 359 295 +64 27 29 1 2 55
2 Wales Ospreys 18 11 1 6 384 298 +86 37 26 3 3 52
3 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 18 11 2 5 390 321 +69 31 24 2 1 51
4 Ireland Munster 18 9 0 9 319 282 +37 33 20 3 6 45
5 Wales Cardiff Blues 18 10 0 8 349 315 +34 33 28 2 2 44
6 Scotland Edinburgh 18 8 0 10 385 391 −6 40 40 4 5 41
7 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 18 8 1 9 333 378 −45 32 37 3 2 39
8 Ireland Ulster 18 7 1 10 357 370 −13 39 35 4 2 36
9 Wales Scarlets 18 5 0 13 361 382 −21 35 35 1 8 29
10 Ireland Connacht 18 5 1 12 254 459 −205 20 53 0 4 26
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.
Source: RaboDirect PRO12
4 September 2009
20:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland22–9Ireland Munster
Report[4]
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,694
Referee: James Jones
11 September 2009
19:05
Munster Ireland24–13Wales Cardiff Blues
Report[5]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 19,747
Referee: Peter Allan
19 September 2009
18:30
Scarlets Wales20–22Ireland Munster
Report[6]
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Alain Rolland
27 September 2009
17:05
Munsters Ireland27–3Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[7]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685
3 October 2009
18:30
Leinster Ireland30–0Ireland Munster
Report[8]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Simon McDowell
23 October 2009
20:00
Edinburgh Scotland12–7Ireland Munster
Report[9]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 5,426
31 October 2009
17:00
Munster Ireland24–10Ireland Ulster
Report[10]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,298
Referee: Alain Rolland
5 December 2009
18:30
Ospreys Wales19–14 Munster
Report[11]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,077
26 December 2009
19:30
Munster Ireland35–3Ireland Connacht
Report[12]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,291
Referee: Alain Rolland
2 January 2010
18:00
Ulster Ireland15–10Ireland Munster
Report[13]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,800
19 February 2010
20:00
Munster Ireland19–12Scotland Edinburgh
Report[14]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685
Referee: Tim Hayes
6 March 2010
18:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales31–22Ireland Munster
Report[15]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,137
18 March 2010
19:35
Munster Ireland23–17Wales Scarlets
Report[16]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685
26 March 2010
20:00
Munster Ireland27–19Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report[17]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,814
Referee: James Jones
2 April 2010
20:05
Munster Ireland15–16Ireland Leinster
Report[18]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,263
Referee: Romain Poite
18 April 2010
19:05
Connacht Ireland12–18Ireland Munster
Report[19]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Alain Rolland
24 April 2010
18:30
Munster Ireland11–15Wales Ospreys
Report[20]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,754
9 May 2010
18:15
Cardiff Blues Wales13–12Ireland Munster
Report[21]
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 12,602
Referee: Peter Allan

Play-offs

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Semi-final

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15 May 2010
19:35
Leinster Ireland16–6Ireland Munster
Report[22]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Nigel Owens

2009–10 Heineken Cup

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Main article: 2009–10 Heineken Cup

Pool 1

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Ireland Munster (1) 6 5 0 1 19 10 9 185 94 91 3 1 24
England Northampton Saints (8) 6 4 0 2 16 8 8 138 104 34 2 1 19
France Perpignan 6 2 0 4 12 10 2 108 123 −15 1 2 11
Italy Benetton Treviso 6 1 0 5 7 26 −19 68 178 −110 0 1 5
10 October 2009
18:00
Northampton Saints England31–27Ireland Munster
Report[23]
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: Christophe Berdos
17 October 2009
13:35
Munster Ireland41–10Italy Benetton Treviso
Report[24]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
11 December 2009
20:00
Munster Ireland24–23France Perpignan
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Wayne Barnes
20 December 2009
16:00
France Perpignan14–37Ireland Munster
Report[26]
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Dave Pearson
16 January 2010
14:35
Benetton Treviso Italy7–44Ireland Munster
Report[27]
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Chris White
22 January 2010
20:00
Munster Ireland12–9England Northampton Saints
Report[28]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Romain Poite

Quarter-final

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10 April 2010
17:30
Munster Ireland33–19England Northampton Saints
Report[29]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semi-final

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2 May 2010
16:15
Biarritz France18–7Ireland Munster
Report[30]
Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 30,900
Referee: Dave Pearson

References

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  1. ^ "Munster youngsters impress". Munster Rugby. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Munster on top again". Munster Rugby. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Tigers trump Munster with injury-time try at Welford Road". Munster Rugby. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Munster Falter in Firhill". Munster Rugby. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Up n Running". Munster Rugby. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Injury Time Win For Munster". Munster Rugby. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Second Half Sets It Up". Munster Rugby. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Very Little To Cheer About". Munster Rugby. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  9. ^ "No consolation at all in Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Munster Silence Their Doubters?". Munster Rugby. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster Come Up Short at Liberty". Munster Rugby. 5 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  12. ^ "O'Gara Pulls The Strings". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Mistakes Cost Munster". Munster Rugby. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Munster's Winning Return". Munster Rugby. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Munster Comes Up Way Short in Rodney Parade". Munster Rugby. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Munster Back In The Shake Up". Munster Rugby. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  17. ^ "De Villers Try Clinches It". Munster Rugby. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Leinster Continue Their Dominance". Munster Rugby. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Old Dogs Lead The Way Down The Hard Road". Munster Rugby. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Munster Must Look To Others". Munster Rugby. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Munster's Character Shines Through". Munster Rugby. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Winner Takes All". Munster Rugby. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Munster Just Come Up Short". Munster Rugby. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Bonus Point Victory Takes Munster Top". Munster Rugby. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  25. ^ "O'Gara Paves The Way". Munster Rugby. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Munster Pass The Acid Test With Full Marks". Munster Rugby. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Munster Complete The Italian Job In Style". Munster Rugby. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  28. ^ "The Better Half Makes All The Difference". Munster Rugby. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  29. ^ "Munster's Heineken Cup Continues". Munster Rugby. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  30. ^ "Munster Way Below Best". Munster Rugby. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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