2023–24 Munster Rugby season

2023–24 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 25,600)[note 1]
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,800)
ChairmanGerry O'Shea
CEOIan Flanagan
PresidentMichael Carroll[1]
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

Academy squad

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

For a full list of player movements before or during the 2023–24 season, see List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers.

Senior squad

Munster Rugby senior squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Back three

(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

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

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 52–35Barbarians
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,427

Friendly

3 February 2024
17:00
Munster 21-19 Crusaders
Report
Páirc Uí Chaoimh[20]
Attendance: 40,885
Referee: Chris Busby
23 February 2024
19:45
Harlequins 35-43 Munster
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Hamish Smales

2023–24 United Rugby Championship

Main article: 2023–24 United Rugby Championship
2023–24 United Rugby Championship
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Munster 18 13 1 4 483 318 +165 65 38 11 3 68
2 Bulls (RU) 18 13 0 5 639 433 +206 85 54 11 3 66
3 Leinster 18 13 0 5 554 350 +204 81 43 11 2 65
4 Glasgow Warriors (CH) 18 13 0 5 519 353 +166 76 35 11 2 65
5 Stormers 18 12 0 6 468 348 +120 58 45 7 4 59
6 Ulster 18 11 0 7 437 409 +28 53 55 5 5 54
7 Benetton 18 11 1 6 411 400 +11 51 56 6 2 54
8 Ospreys 18 10 0 8 414 449 –35 53 53 8 2 50
9 Lions 18 9 0 9 526 398 +128 67 50 8 6 50
10 Edinburgh 18 11 0 7 416 397 +19 47 52 3 2 49
11 Connacht 18 9 0 9 404 432 –28 51 57 4 5 45
12 Cardiff 18 4 1 13 384 410 –26 50 51 4 10 32
13 Scarlets 18 5 0 13 313 575 –262 37 77 4 3 27
14 Sharks 18 4 0 14 343 431 –88 47 55 3 6 25
15 Dragons 18 3 0 15 300 611 –311 36 84 1 3 16
16 Zebre Parma 18 1 1 16 345 643 –298 42 94 4 5 15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[28]
  1. number of matches won;
  2. the difference between points for and points against;
  3. the number of tries scored;
  4. the most points scored;
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  6. the fewest red cards received;
  7. the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2024–25 European Champions Cup

Pink background indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2024–25 European Challenge Cup
Yellow background indicates the team that won the 2023–24 European Challenge Cup and thus qualify for the 2024–25 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place
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
Irish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Leinster 6 4 0 2 129 93 +36 18 10 2 2 20 3rd
2 Ulster 6 4 0 2 130 126 +4 14 18 0 2 18 6th
3 Munster 6 2 0 4 118 109 +9 14 11 2 3 13 1st
4 Connacht 6 2 0 4 104 153 –49 13 20 0 2 10 11th
Scottish/Italian Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Glasgow Warriors 6 5 0 1 159 85 +74 24 5 3 1 24 4th
2 Benetton 6 4 0 2 143 111 +32 18 15 3 0 19 7th
3 Edinburgh 6 3 0 3 121 124 –3 15 16 1 1 14 10th
4 Zebre Parma 6 0 0 6 106 209 –103 10 31 0 2 2 16th
South African Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Bulls 6 5 0 1 185 110 +75 24 12 4 1 25 2nd
2 Stormers 6 5 0 1 153 153 0 17 19 2 0 22 5th
3 Lions 6 2 0 4 155 147 +8 19 18 2 3 13 9th
4 Sharks 6 0 0 6 88 171 –83 11 22 0 3 3 14th
Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Ospreys 6 5 0 1 147 103 +44 21 10 4 0 24 8th
2 Scarlets 6 3 0 3 124 132 –8 16 15 3 1 16 13th
3 Cardiff 6 2 0 4 169 150 +19 21 21 2 4 14 12th
4 Dragons 6 2 0 4 91 146 –55 9 21 0 1 9 15th
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[29]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. 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.

(S) : URC Shield champion

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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportPen: 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'		ReportTry: 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'		ReportTry: 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'ReportPen: 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'		ReportPen: 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'		ReportTry: 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 (1 BP) 45-29 Zebre Parma (1 BP)
Try: Quinn (2) 5' 58'
Haley 10'
Snyman 25'
O'Brien 33'
Frisch 39'
Daly 79'
Con: Butler (5) 11' 27' 34' 40' 60'
Cards: Quinn 21' to 31'		ReportTry: Hasa 18'
Dominguez 61'
Prisciantelli 68'
de Leeuw 74'
Con: Prisciantelli (3) 19' 68' 75'
Pen: Prisciantelli 22'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 12

22 March 2024
19:35
Ospreys 17-27 Munster (1 BP)
Try: Giles 33'
Parry 53'
Cuthbert 73'
Con: Williams 54'
Cards: Tipuric 38' to 48'		ReportTry: Daly 3'
O'Brien (2) 5' 16'
Snyman 57'
Con: Carbery (2) 4' 18'
Pen: Carbery 63'
Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 3,897
Referee: Hollie Davidson

Round 13

30 March 2024
19:35
Munster 20-15 Cardiff
Try: Crowley 63'
Beirne 48'
Con: Crowley (2) 49' 64'
Pen: Crowley (2) 37' 74'
Cards: Ryan 58' to 68'		ReportTry: Thomas 54'
Young 59'
Con: de Beer 55'
Pen: Beetham 78'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 15,423
Referee: Andrea Piardi

Round 14

20 April 2024
16:05
Bulls 22-27 Munster (1 BP)
Try: Louw 25'
Arendse 43'
Grobbelaar 49'
Con: Goosen (2) 26' 50'
Pen: Goosen 29'
Cards: Goosen  53'		ReportTry: Daly 18'
Snyman 36'
Hodnett 57'
Murray 73'
Con: Crowley (2) 20' 37'
Pen: Crowley 41'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 12,975
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 15

27 April 2024
16:00
Lions 13-33 Munster (1 BP)
Try: Botha 61'
Con: Hendrikse 62'
Pen: Hendrikse (2) 27' 37'
Cards: Louw 40+2' to 50'		ReportTry: O'Donoghue 33'
Penalty try 40+2'
Daly 47'
Coombes 78'
Con: Crowley 35'
Pen: Crowley (3) 4' 8' 19'
Emirates Airline Park
Attendance: 6,990
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 16

11 May 2024
17:15
Munster 47-12 Connacht
Try: Snyman 19'
Nash 26'
Nankivell 45'
Murray 62'
Carbery 69'
Ahern 72'
Daly 79'
Con: Crowley (3) 19' 29' 46'
Carbery (3) 63' 70' 80'		ReportTry: Ralston (2) 38' 64'
Con: Carty 39'
Cards: Hurley-Langton 18' to 28'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 20,183
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 17

17 May 2024
19:35
Edinburgh (1 BP) 26-29 Munster (1 BP)
Try: Bennett 24'
Venter 65'
Con: Healy (2) 25' 66'
Pen: Healy (4) 6' 12' 22' 49'		ReportTry: Frisch (2) 16' 35'
Crowley 42'
Coombes 53'
Con: Crowley (3) 36' 43' 54'
Pen: Crowley 69'
Cards: Murray 63' to 73'
DAM Health Stadium
Attendance: 7,774
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 18

1 June 2024
17:15
Munster (1 BP) 29-24 Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Snyman 7'
Nash 51'
Daly 58'
Clarke 68'
Con: Crowley (3) 9' 53' 59'
Pen: Crowley 74'		ReportTry: Herring 16'
McCann 40+3'
Rea 54'
Con: Cooney (3) 18' 40+4' 55'
Pen: Cooney 22'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 17,496
Referee: Frank Murphy

Quarter-final

7 June 2024
19:35
Munster 23-7 Ospreys
Try: Zebo 1'
Scannell 17'
Con: Crowley (2) 2' 18'
Pen: Crowley (3) 27' 58' 61'		ReportTry: Giles 4'
Con: Williams 5'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,072
Referee: Hollie Davidson

Semi-final

15 June 2024
18:00
Munster 10-17 Glasgow Warriors
Try: Frisch 55'
Con: Crowley 56'
Pen: Crowley 11'
Cards: Nankivell  73'		ReportTry: Steyn 23'
Cancelliere 50'
Con: Horne (2) 24' 51'
Pen: Horne 74'
Cards: Gray 10' to 20'
M. Fagerson 39' to 49'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 20,052
Referee: Andrea Piardi

2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup

Main article: 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
 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[30]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[31]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[32]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[33]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 24-14 Munster
Try: Ramm 9'
Freeman 35'
Hendy (2) 60' 72'
Con: Smith (2) 10' 36'		ReportTry: O'Brien 14'
Haley 27'
Con: Crowley (2) 15' 28'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 15,153
Referee: Mike Adamson

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.

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Notes

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