2006–07 Munster Rugby season


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The 2006–07 Munster Rugby season was Munster's sixth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's second season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.

2006–07 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)Declan Kidney
Captain(s)Anthony Foley
League(s)Celtic League
2006–076th
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

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
Jerry Flannery Hooker   Ireland
Andi Kyriacou Hooker   Ireland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker   Ireland
Tony Buckley Prop   Ireland
John Hayes Prop   Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop   Ireland
Federico Pucciariello Prop   Italy
Frank Roche Prop   Ireland
Ross Noonan Lock   Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock   Ireland
Paul O'Connell Lock   Ireland
Shane O'Connor Lock   Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock   Ireland
Donnacha Ryan Lock   Ireland
Chris Wyatt Lock   Wales
James Coughlan Back row   Ireland
Brendan Cuttriss Back row   Ireland
Anthony Foley (c) Back row   Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row   Ireland
Tim McGann Back row   Ireland
John O'Sullivan Back row   Ireland
Alan Quinlan Back row   Ireland
David Wallace Back row   Ireland
Player Position Union
Chris Delooze Scrum-half   Ireland
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half   Ireland
Brian O'Meara Scrum-half   Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half   Ireland
Eoghan Hickey Fly-half   Ireland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half   Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half   Ireland
Trevor Halstead Centre   South Africa
Jason Holland Centre   Ireland
John Kelly Centre   Ireland
Lifeimi Mafi Centre   New Zealand
Diogo Mateus Centre   Portugal
Barry Murphy Centre   Ireland
Ian Dowling Wing   Ireland
Anthony Horgan Wing   Ireland
Ciarán O'Boyle Wing   Ireland
Christian Cullen Fullback   New Zealand
Shaun Payne* Fullback   South Africa

2006–07 Celtic League

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Ospreys 20 14 0 6 461 374 +87 49 32 4 4 64
2   Cardiff Blues 20 13 1 6 447 327 +120 53 33 6 3 63
3   Leinster 20 12 1 7 472 376 +96 54 37 7 4 61
4   Llanelli Scarlets 20 12 0 8 490 417 +73 61 41 9 0 57
5   Ulster 20 11 1 8 423 310 +113 45 31 4 5 55
6   Munster 20 12 0 8 379 294 +85 37 31 3 3 54
7   Glasgow Warriors 20 11 0 9 434 419 +15 42 49 3 2 49
8   Edinburgh 20 8 1 11 335 423 −88 31 45 2 6 42
9   Newport Gwent Dragons 20 8 0 12 353 362 −9 36 43 1 6 39
10   Connacht 20 4 2 14 326 474 −148 30 48 2 4 26
11   Border Reivers 20 2 0 18 201 545 −344 16 64 0 4 12

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)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine

2006–07 Heineken Cup

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Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
  Leicester Tigers (4) 6 5 0 1 22 6 16 172 60 112 2 1 23
  Munster (7) 6 5 0 1 16 11 5 152 112 40 2 1 23
  Cardiff Blues 6 2 0 4 8 18 −10 87 138 −51 0 1 9
  Bourgoin 6 0 0 6 13 24 −11 95 196 −101 2 2 4

Notes:

  • Leicester Tigers win the pool on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head tries, 3–2.
  1. ^ "Encouraging Start For Munster". Munster Rugby. 25 August 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Munster make Blues work for their win". Munster Rugby. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Munster Dig Deep for Reivers win". Munster Rugby. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Poor Record against Glasgow continues". Munster Rugby. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "O'Gara boot helps Munster to Magners League win". Munster Rugby. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Bonus Point Win For Leinster". Munster Rugby. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh win after disappointing Munster performance". Munster Rugby. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ^ "No joy for Munster at Stradey". Munster Rugby. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Munster's Luck Changes". Munster Rugby. 25 November 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Munster Close The Gap". Munster Rugby. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Munster Close Down Leinster". Munster Rugby. 27 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Munster Edge Game Of Two Halves". Munster Rugby. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Munster's Dismal Welsh Form Continues". Munster Rugby. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Bounus Point Win For Munster In Netherdale". Munster Rugby. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Munster Leave This One Behind". Munster Rugby. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Sensational Second Half earns Munster the Points and the Plaudits". Munster Rugby. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  17. ^ "No Joy For Munster At The Liberty". Munster Rugby. 8 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Munster Back On Winning Track". Munster Rugby. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Munster Grind It Out". Munster Rugby. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Impressive Bonus Point Victory in Murrayfield". Munster Rugby. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Munster End On A High Note". Munster Rugby. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Munster make perfect start to Heineken Cup defence". Munster Rugby. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Five try Munster on song". Munster Rugby. 28 October 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Heineken Cup Cardiff Blues v Munster". Munster Rugby. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Quinlan's Late Try Secures Bonus Point Win". Munster Rugby. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Munster Complete The Job". Munster Rugby. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  27. ^ "Tigers Maul Munster". Munster Rugby. 22 January 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  28. ^ "Munster's Reign Ended In Stradey Park". Munster Rugby. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2019.