Heineken Cup: Munster Factfile

MUNSTER RUGBY

Musgrave Park
Ballyphehane, Pearse Road
Cork

Tel: 00353 (0) 21 4323563
Fax: 00353 (0) 21 4323956

Thomond Park (capacity 13,200)
Limerick

Tel: 00353 (0) 61 451392
Fax: 00353 (0) 61 325000

Munster Rugby Website

Chief Executive – Garrett Fitzgerald
Director Of Rugby/Coach – Declan Kidney
Team Manager – Shaun Payne
Team Captain – Paul O’Connell

Home Jersey: Red/Navy Blue; Home Shorts: Navy Blue; Alternate Jersey: Navy Blue/Red; Alternate Shorts: White

2007/08 HEINEKEN CUP POOLS –

Pool 1 – Benetton Treviso, Newport Gwent Dragons, London Irish, Perpignan
Pool 2 – Bourgoin, Gloucester Rugby, Ospreys, Ulster Rugby
Pool 3 – Bristol Rugby, Cardiff Blues, Harlequins, Stade Francais Paris
Pool 4 – Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque, Glasgow Warriors, Saracens, Viadana
Pool 5 – ASM Clermont Auvergne, Llanelli Scarlets, London Wasps, Munster
Pool 6 – Edinburgh, Leicester Tigers, Leinster, Toulouse

MUNSTER’S 2007/08 HEINEKEN CUP POOL FIXTURES –

Round 1 – November 10, 2007 – London Wasps (away)
Round 2 – November 18, 2007 – ASM Clermont Auvergne (home)
Round 3 – December 8, 2007 – Llanelli Scarlets (away)
Round 4 – December 16, 2007 – Llanelli Scarlets (home)
Round 5 – tbc – ASM Clermont Auvergne (away)
Round 6 – tbc – London Wasps (home)

ROUND ONE FIXTURES –

Friday, November 9:

Pool 1 – Perpignan v Newport Gwent Dragons, 9pm, Alan Lewis (Ireland) Canal+ Sport/Sky Sports*)
Pool 2 – Ulster Rugby v Gloucester Rugby, 8pm, Nigel Owens (Wales) (Sky Sports)

Saturday, November 10:

Pool 1 – London Irish v Benetton Treviso, 3pm, Tim Hayes (Wales)
Pool 2 – Ospreys v Bourgoin, 5.30pm, David Pearson (England) (S4C**/Sport+/Sky Sports*)
Pool 3 – Stade Francais Paris v Harlequins, 2.35pm, Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Pool 4 – Viadana v Biarritz Olympique, 2.30pm, Peter Allan (Scotland)
Pool 5 – London Wasps v Munster, 5.30pm, Joel Jutge (France) (Sky Sports/Sport+*)
Pool 6 – Edinburgh v Toulouse, 3.30pm, George Clancy (Ireland) (Sky Sports/FR2)
Pool 6 – Leinster v Leicester Tigers, 1.30pm, Christophe Berdos (France) (Sky Sports)

Sunday, November 11:

Pool 3 – Cardiff Blues v Bristol Rugby, 1pm, Malcolm Changleng (Scotland) (Sky Sports)
Pool 4 – Saracens v Glasgow Warriors, 3pm, Romain Poite (France)
Pool 5 – ASM Clermont Auvergne v Llanelli Scarlets, 4pm, Chris White (England) (FR2/Sky Sports)

* Delayed, ** Highlights

Full 2007/08 Heineken Cup Fixtures

2007/08 MUNSTER SQUAD:

Tony Buckley – Prop – Born: 08/10/80; Height: 6ft 5in; Weight: 21st 1lb
Brian Carney – Winger – Born: 23/07/76; Height: 5ft 11in; Weight: 14st 4lb
James Coughlan – Back Rower – Born: 09/12/80; Height: 6ft 1in; Weight: 16st
Ian Dowling – Winger – Born: 05/10/82; Height: 5ft 11in; Weight: 14st 9lb
Keith Earls – Centre/Winger – Born: 02/10/87; Height: 5ft 11in; Weight: 14st
Jerry Flannery – Hooker – Born: 17/10/78; Height: 5ft 11in; Weight: 17st 6lb
Denis Fogarty – Hooker – Born: 16/07/83; Height: 6ft; Weight: 17st 4lb
Anthony Foley – Back Rower – Born: 30/10/73; Height: 6ft 3in; Weight: 16st 11lb
John Hayes – Prop – Born: 02/11/73; Height: 6ft 4in; Weight: 19st 9lb
Marcus Horan – Prop – Born: 07/09/77; Height: 6ft 1in; Weight: 16st 3lb
Anthony Horgan – Winger – Born: 15/11/76; Height: 5ft 11in; Weight: 14st
Darragh Hurley – Prop – Born: 08/10/85; Height: 6ft 1in; Weight: 17st 8lb
Denis Hurley – Full-Back – Born: 15/07/84; Height: 6ft 2in; Weight: 13st 7lb
Gerry Hurley – Scrum Half – Born: 16/05/84; Height: 5ft 9in; Weight: 11st 13lb
John Kelly – Winger – Born: 18/04/74; Height: 5ft 10in; Weight: 13st 12lb
Denis Leamy – Back Rower – Born: 27/11/81; Height: 6ft 2in; Weight: 17st
Kieran Lewis – Centre – Born: 19/08/80; Height: 6ft 1in; Weight: 14st
Lifeimi Mafi – Centre – Born: 15/08/82; Height: 5ft 10in; Weight: 13st 3lb
Jeremy Manning – Out-Half – Born: 11/09/85; Height: 5ft 10in; Weight: 13st 3lb
Eugene McGovern – Prop – Born: 25/05/82; Height: 6ft 1in; Weight: 17st
Barry Murphy – Centre – Born: 28/11/82; Height: 6ft; Weight: 13st 7lb
Donncha O’Callaghan – Lock – Born: 24/03/79; Height: 6ft 6in; Weight: 17st
Paul O’Connell – Lock – Born: 20/10/79; Height: 6ft 6in; Weight: 17st
Mick O’Driscoll – Lock – Born: 08/10/78; Height: 6ft 5in; Weight: 16st 11lb
Ronan O’Gara – Out-Half – Born: 07/03/77; Height: 6ft; Weight: 13st 1lb
Tomas O’Leary – Scrum Half – Born: 22/10/83; Height: 5ft 11in; Weight: 13st 5lb
Jake Paringatai – Back Rower – Born: 13/04/81; Height: 6ft 1in; Weight: 13st 7lb
Shaun Payne – Full-Back/Winger – Born: 22/02/72; Height: 6ft; Weight: 15st 1lb
Federico Pucciariello – Prop – Born: 24/06/75; Height: 5ft 9in; Weight: 17st 4lb
Alan Quinlan – Back Rower – Born: 13/07/74; Height: 6ft 3in; Weight: 16st 7lb
Niall Ronan – Back Rower – Born: 14/09/82; Height: 6ft 3in; Weight: 16st
Donnacha Ryan – Lock – Born: 11/12/83; Height: 6ft 6in; Weight: 16st 11lb
Tim Ryan – Prop – Born: 06/06/84; Height: 6ft 2in; Weight: 18st 12lb
Frankie Sheahan – Hooker – Born: 27/08/76; Height: 5ft 11in; Weight: 16st 11lb
Peter Stringer – Scrum Half – Born: 13/12/77; Height: 5ft 7in; Weight: 11st 4lb
Rua Tipoki – Centre – Born: 11/08/75; Height: 5ft 10in; Weight: 14st 6lb
David Wallace – Back Rower – Born: 08/07/76; Height: 6ft 2in; Weight: 15st 6lb
Paul Warwick – Out-Half – Born: 08/01/81; Height: 5ft 11in; Weight: 13st 9lb

MUNSTER – HOME AND AWAY RECORD:

Home – Best Winning Run: 31 matches; Worst Run Without A Victory: 1 match (current)

Away – Best Winning Run: 7 matches; Worst Run Without A Victory: 8 matches (including 1 draw)

FULL EUROPEAN RECORD:

1995/96: beat Swansea 17-13 (h), lost to Castres 12-19 (a)

1996/97: beat Milan 23-5 (h), lost to Cardiff 18-48 (a), beat Wasps 49-22 (h), lost to Toulouse 19-60 (a)

1997/98: lost to NEC Harlequins 40-48 (a), lost to Cardiff 23-43 (a), beat Bourgoin 17-15 (h), lost to Cardiff 32-37 (h), lost to Bourgoin 6-21 (a), beat NEC Harlequins 23-16 (h)

1998/99: beat Petrarca 20-13 (h), beat Neath 34-10 (h), lost to Perpignan 24-41 (a), drew with Neath 18-18 (a), beat Perpignan 13-5 (h), beat Petrarca 35-21 (a), Q-F lost to Colomiers 9-23 (a)

1999/00: beat Pontypridd 32-10 (h), beat Saracens 35-34 (a), beat Colomiers 31-15 (a), beat Colomiers 23-5 (h), beat Saracens 31-30 (h), lost to Pontypridd 36-38 (a), Q-F beat Stade Français 27-10 (h), S-F beat Toulouse 31-25 (Stade Chaban Delmas), FINAL lost to Northampton 8-9 (Twickenham)

2000/01: beat Newport 26-18 (h), beat Castres 32-29 (a), beat Bath 31-9 (h), lost to Bath 5-18 (a), beat Newport 39-24 (a), beat Castres 21-11 (h), Q-F beat Biarritz 38-29 (h), S-F lost to Stade Français 15-16 (Stadium Nord)

2001/02: beat Castres Olympique 28-23 (h), beat NEC Harlequins 24-8 (a), beat Bridgend 16-12 (a), beat Bridgend 40-6 (h), beat NEC Harlequins 51-17 (h), lost to Castres Olympique 13-21 (a), Q-F beat Stade Français 16-14 (a), S-F beat Castres Olympique 25-17 (Stade de la Mediterranee), FINAL lost to Leicester Tigers 9-15 (Millennium Stadium)

2002/03: lost to Gloucester 16-35 (a), beat Perpignan 30-21 (h), beat Viadana 64-0 (h), beat Viadana 55-22 (a), lost to Perpignan 8-23 (a), beat Gloucester 33-6 (h), Q-F beat Leicester Tigers 20-7 (a), S-F lost to Toulouse 12-13 (Stade Municipal, Toulouse)

2003/04: beat Bourgoin 18-17 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 51-0 (h), lost to Gloucester 11-22 (a), beat Gloucester 35-14 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 31-20 (a), beat Bourgoin 26-3 (h), Q-F beat Stade Français 37-32 (h), S-F lost to London Wasps 32-37 (Lansdowne Road)

2004/05: beat NEC Harlequins 15-9 (h), beat Neath Swansea Ospreys 20-18 (a), lost to Castres Olympique 12-19 (a), beat Castres Olympique 36-8 (h), beat Neath Swansea Ospreys 20-10 (h), beat NEC Harlequins 18-10 (a), Q-F lost to Biarritz Olympique 10-19 (a)

2005/06: lost to Sale Sharks 13-27 (a), beat Castres Olympique 42-16 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 24-8 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 30-18 (h), beat Castres Olympique 46-9 (a), beat Sale Sharks 31-9 (h), Q-F beat Perpignan 19-10 (h), S-F beat Leinster 30-6 (Lansdowne Road), FINAL beat Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 23-19 (Millennium Stadium)

2006/07: beat Leicester Tigers 21-19 (a), beat Bourgoin 41-23 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 22-12 (a), beat Cardiff Blues 32-18 (h), beat Bourgoin 30-27 (a), lost to Leicester Tigers 6-13 (h), Q-F lost to Llanelli Scarlets 15-24 (a)

MUNSTER – SEASON BY SEASON:

1995/96 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Jerry Holland; Captain: Pat Murray; Record: Played 2, Won 1, Lost 1; Top Scorers: Points: Ken Smith 19; Tries: Pat Murray, Richard Wallace 1 each

1996/97 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Jerry Holland; Captain: Mick Galwey; Record: Played 4, Won 2, Lost 2; Top Scorers: Points: Killian Keane 41; Tries: Anthony Foley, Brian Begley 2 each

1997/98 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Niall O’Donovan/Declan Kidney; Captain: Mick Galwey; Record: Played 6, Won 2, Lost 4; Top Scorers: Points: Conor Burke 34; Tries: John Lacey 4

1998/99 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Declan Kidney; Captain: Mick Galwey; Record: Played 7, Won 4, Drawn 1, Lost 2; Top Scorers: Points: Killian Keane 54; Tries: Mick Galwey 4

1999/00 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Declan Kidney; Captain: Mick Galwey; Record: Played 9, Won 7, Lost 2; Top Scorers: Points: Ronan O’Gara 131; Tries: Jason Holland, Keith Wood 4 each

2000/01 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Declan Kidney; Captain: Mick Galwey; Record: Played 8, Won 6, Lost 2; Top Scorers: Points: Ronan O’Gara 127; Tries: Anthony Horgan 5

2001/02 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Declan Kidney/Niall O’Donovan; Captain: Mick Galwey; Record: Played 9, Won 7, Lost 2; Top Scorers: Points: Ronan O’Gara 129; Tries: Jason Holland 4

2002/03 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Alan Gaffney; Captain: Jim Williams; Record: Played 8, Won 5, Lost 3; Top Scorers: Points: Ronan O’Gara 103; Tries: Anthony Foley, John Kelly 4 each

2003/04 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Alan Gaffney; Captain: Jim Williams; Record: Played 8, Won 6, Lost 2; Top Scorers: Points: Ronan O’Gara 88; Tries: Anthony Foley 4

2004/05 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Alan Gaffney; Captain: Anthony Foley; Record: Played 7, Won 5, Lost 2; Top Scorers: Points: Ronan O’Gara 41; Tries: Denis Leamy 3

2005/06 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Declan Kidney; Captain: Anthony Foley; Record: Played 9, Won 8, Lost 1; Top Scorers: Points: Ronan O’Gara 115; Tries: Trevor Halstead, Paul O’Connell 3 each

2006/07 – Director Of Rugby/Coach: Declan Kidney; Captain: Paul O’Connell; Record: Played 7, Won 5, Lost 2; Top Scorers: Points: Ronan O’Gara 77; Tries: Denis Leamy 3

TEAM RECORDS –

Highest Score: 64 (v Viadana, 02/03 (h))
Biggest Margin Of Victory: 64 (v Viadana, 02/03 (h))
Most Tries In A Match: 9 (v Viadana, 02/03 (h), Viadana, 02/03 (a))
Highest Score Against: 60 (v Toulouse, 96/97 (a))
Most Tries Against: 9 (v Toulouse, 96/97 (a))
Heaviest Margin Of Defeat: 41 (v Toulouse, 96/97 (a))

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS –

Most Points In A Match: 29 (Ronan O’Gara v Newport, 00/01 (a))
Most Tries In A Match: 3 (Anthony Foley v Biarritz, 00/01 (h))
Most Conversions In A Match: 8 (Ronan O’Gara v Viadana, 02/03 (h))
Most Penalty Goals In A Match: 7 (Ronan O’Gara v Biarritz, 00/01 (h))
Most Drop Goals In A Match: 2 (Ronan O’Gara v Newport, 00/01 (a), Toulouse, 02/03 (a))
Leading Points Scorer: 841 Ronan O’Gara
Leading Try Scorer: 23 Anthony Foley
Try Hat-Tricks: 1 Anthony Foley
Most Points Against: 27 (Lee Jarvis, Cardiff, 97/98 (h))

MUNSTER’S TOP HEINEKEN CUP TRY SCORERS:

23 – Anthony Foley
14 – Anthony Horgan, John Kelly
13 – Jason Holland
11 – Alan Quinlan
9 – Mick Galwey, Frankie Sheahan
8 – Denis Leamy, Mike Mullins, David Wallace
7 – Paul O’Connell, Ronan O’Gara
6 – Dominic Crotty, Marcus Horan, Peter Stringer

MUNSTER’S TOP HEINEKEN CUP POINTS SCORERS:

841 – Ronan O’Gara
118 – Killian Keane
115 – Anthony Foley
84 – Jason Holland
70 – Anthony Horgan, John Kelly
55 – Alan Quinlan
45 – Mick Galwey, Frankie Sheahan
40 – Denis Leamy, Mike Mullins, David Wallace
35 – Paul O’Connell

MUNSTER’S MOST-CAPPED HEINEKEN CUP PLAYERS:

79 – Anthony Foley
70 – John Hayes
68 – Peter Stringer
67 – John Kelly
66 – Ronan O’Gara
55 – Anthony Horgan
54 – Marcus Horan, David Wallace
52 – Alan Quinlan
51 – Frankie Sheahan
48 – Mick Galwey
46 – Mike Mullins
45 – Donncha O’Callaghan

MUNSTER – HEINEKEN CUP ATTENDANCES:

1995/96 – 1 match – Total Attendance: 6,000 – Average Attendance: 6,000
1996/97 – 2 matches – Total Attendance: 7,500 – Average Attendance: 3,750
1997/98 – 3 matches – Total Attendance: 21,000 – Average Attendance: 7,000
1998/99 – 3 matches – Total Attendance: 7,500 – Average Attendance: 2,500
1999/00 – 4 matches – Total Attendance: 42,400 – Average Attendance: 10,600
2000/01 – 4 matches – Total Attendance: 45,600 – Average Attendance: 11,400
2001/02 – 3 matches – Total Attendance: 33,000 – Average Attendance: 11,000
2002/03 – 3 matches – Total Attendance: 31,800 – Average Attendance: 10,600
2003/04 – 4 matches – Total Attendance: 51,600 – Average Attendance: 12,900
2004/05 – 3 matches – Total Attendance: 39,885 – Average Attendance: 13,295
2005/06 – 4 matches – Total Attendance: 88,400 – Average Attendance: 22,100
2006/07 – 3 matches – Total Attendance: 39,200 – Average Attendance: 13,067

TOTALS – 37 matches – 413,885 – 11,186

NUMBERS GAME:

250,000 – When the Llanelli Scarlets play Munster at Stradey Park in the third round of the pool stages they will break through the quarter of a million milestone for tournament home match attendances. Toulouse (610,584) and Leicester Tigers (524,709) have already topped half a million respectively for their home matches

900 – The competition’s record points scorer Ronan O’Gara, who averages 13 points a match for Munster, needs 59 points to top 900

90 – Three-time champions Toulouse will play their 90th Heineken Cup match when they run out against Leinster in Dublin in the fifth round of the pool stages. Munster will turn out in their 90th match the following weekend at home to defending champions London Wasps

HEINEKEN CUP CHAMPIONS:

2007 – London Wasps
2006 – Munster
2005 – Toulouse
2004 – London Wasps
2003 – Toulouse
2002 – Leicester Tigers
2001 – Leicester Tigers
2000 – Northampton Saints
1999 – Ulster
1998 – Bath
1997 – Brive
1996 – Toulouse

– Statistics courtesy of Westgate Sports Agency