2010–11 Munster Rugby season

2010–11 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s) Thomond Park
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 26,500
8,500)
Coach(es)

Tony McGahan (Director of Rugby)[1]

Anthony Foley (Assistant & Defence)
Jason Holland(Backs)
Laurie Fisher (Forwards)
Paul McCarthy (Scrum)
Shaun Payne (Manager)
Mick Galwey (Squad Advisor)[2]
Paul Darbyshire (Strength & Conditioning)
Anthony Coole (Medical & Physio)
Captain(s) Paul O'Connell
League(s) Celtic League
1st kit
2nd kit

The 2010–11 Munster Rugby season was Munster's tenth season competing in the Celtic League alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup for the sixteenth time. They also competed in the European Challenge Cup for the first time after elimination from the Heineken Cup. It was Tony McGahans third season as Director of Rugby.

Contents

Summary

Munster were drawn in Pool 3 of the Heineken Cup alongside the Ospreys, London Irish and RC Toulon. Munster lost 23–17 away to London Irish, before defeating RC Toulon 45–18 at Thomond Park on 16 October 2010.[3][4] Munster defeated Ospreys 22–16, but lost the reverse fixture at Liberty Stadium 19–15.[5][6] In round 5 Munster went to RC Toulon, losing 32-16. As a result of this defeat, Munster failed to qualify for the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup for the first time in 13 years.[7] [8][9] As one of the top three runners up in the Heineken cup pool stage, Munster entered the quarter-final stage of the Challenge Cup where they defeated Brive 42-37 in France before losing at home 12-20 to Harlequins.[10] [11][12]

In the Magners league Munster finished top of the table with nineteen wins and three draws after twenty two matches to qualify for the semi-final playoffs where they defeated Ospreys 18-11. They then played in the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final where they defeated Leinster by 19 points to 9 to claim their third league title.[13] [14]

2010-11 Playing Squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-IRB nationality.

Player Position Union
Jerry Flannery Hooker Ireland
Denis Fogarty Hooker Ireland
Damien Varley Hooker Ireland
Stephen Archer Prop Ireland
Peter Borlase Prop New Zealand
Tony Buckley Prop Ireland
John Hayes Prop Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop Ireland
Darragh Hurley Prop Ireland
Wian du Preez Prop South Africa
Dave Ryan Prop Ireland
Dave Foley Lock Ireland
Ian Nagle Lock Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland
Paul O'Connell (c) Lock Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock Ireland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Ireland
Billy Holland Flanker Ireland
Tommy O'Donnell Flanker Ireland
Peter O’Mahony Flanker Ireland
Alan Quinlan Flanker Ireland
Niall Ronan Flanker Ireland
David Wallace Flanker Ireland
Patrick Butler Number 8 Ireland
James Coughlan Number 8 Ireland
Denis Leamy Number 8 Ireland
Player Position Union
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half Ireland
Duncan Williams Scrum-half Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Outside-half Ireland
Paul Warwick Outside-half Australia
Declan Cusack Outside-half Ireland
Tom Gleeson Centre Ireland
Lifeimi Mafi Centre New Zealand
Barry Murphy Centre Ireland
Sam Tuitupou Centre New Zealand
Danny Barnes Wing Ireland
Keith Earls Wing Ireland
Ian Dowling Wing Ireland
Doug Howlett Wing New Zealand
Johne Murphy Wing Ireland
Scott Deasy Fullback Ireland
Denis Hurley Fullback Ireland
Felix Jones Fullback Ireland

Coaching and Management team

Position Name Nationality
Director of Rugby Tony McGahan  Australia
Team Manager Shaun Payne
Forwards Coach Laurie Fisher  Australia
Backs Coach Jason Holland
Technical Advisor Anthony Foley  Ireland
Head of Strength & Conditioning Paul Darbyshire
Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Comyns  Ireland
Strength and Conditioning Coach Aidan O'Connell  Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Joe Gallanagh  Ireland
Medical Co-ordinator & Head of Physiotherapy Anthony Coole  Ireland
Physiotherapist Neil Tucker Massage Therapists

Dave Revins Paul McMahon Paddy Quinlan

  Ireland

Players in

Players out

2010–11 Celtic League

See also: 2010–11 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Munster 22 19 0 3 496 327 +169 44 22 5 2 83
2 Leinster 22 15 1 6 495 336 +159 50 25 5 3 70
3 Ulster 22 15 1 6 480 418 +62 44 35 3 2 67
4 Ospreys 22 12 1 9 553 418 +135 56 29 6 7 63
5 Scarlets 22 12 1 9 503 453 +50 49 43 5 7 62
6 Cardiff Blues 22 13 1 8 479 392 +87 37 33 3 3 60
7 Newport Gwent Dragons 22 10 1 11 444 462 −18 47 49 3 4 49
8 Edinburgh 22 9 0 13 421 460 −39 39 44 2 5 43
9 Connacht 22 7 1 14 394 459 −65 32 44 3 6 39
10 Benetton Treviso 22 9 0 13 374 502 −128 29 58 0 2 38
11 Glasgow Warriors 22 6 1 15 401 543 −142 33 48 1 6 33
12 Aironi 22 1 0 21 247 517 −270 21 52 0 8 12
Correct as of 7 May 2011


Playoffs

Semi-final

14 May 2011
18:30		 Munster 18 – 11 Ospreys Thomond Park
Referee: Nigel Owens
Try: Barnes (2) 32' m, 57' c
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (2/4) 14', 49'
 Report Try: Fussell 78' m
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 38', 55'

Grand Final

Main article: 2011 Magners League Grand Final
28 May 2011
17:05		 Munster 19 – 9 Leinster Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Nigel Owens
Try: Howlett 12' c
Earls 66' m
Penalty try 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3)
 Report Pen: Sexton (3/4) 29', 46', 60'

2010-11 Heineken Cup

See also: 2010-11 Heineken Cup

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Toulon (6) 6 4 0 2 13 13 0 143 134 +9 1 0 17
Munster [7] 6 3 0 3 17 9 +8 143 122 +21 2 2 16
Ospreys 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 117 113 +4 0 2 14
London Irish 6 2 0 4 9 13 −4 107 141 −34 0 1 9
9 October 2010
17:45		 London Irish 23 – 17 Munster Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 20,188
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Try: Ojo 41' m
Con: Lamb (0/1)
Pen: Lamb (4/4) 8', 11', 20', 37'
D. Armitage (1/2) 73'
Drop: Lamb 33'
 Report Try: Tuitupou 80' m
Con: O'Gara (0/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 5', 39', 55', 69'
16 October 2010
15:30		 Munster 45 – 18 Toulon Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Try: Leamy 9' c
Buckley 20' c
Howlett (2) 36' c, 62' c
O'Driscoll 59' c
Coughlan 79' c
Con: O'Gara (6/6)
Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 47'
 Report Try: Genevois 1' c
van Niekerk 75' m
Con: Contepomi (1/1)
Wilkinson (0/1)
Pen: Contepomi (1/3) 30'
Drop: Wilkinson 49'
12 December 2010
13:00		 Munster 22 - 16 Ospreys Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
Try: Howlett 10' m
Wallace 58' c
Murphy 63' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3)
Pen: O'Gara (1/3) 40'
 Report Try: Bowe 42' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Pen: Biggar (3/5) 1', 12', 67'
18 December 2010
15:30		 Ospreys 19 - 15 Munster Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 12,189
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Try: Phillips 25' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Pen: Biggar (4) 17', 36', 55', 68'
 Report Try: Buckley 23' c
Earls 58' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara 5'
16 January 2011
16:00		 Toulon 32 - 16 Munster Stade Félix Mayol
Attendance: 13,900
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Try: Loamanu 22' c
Sackey 37' c
Con: Wilkinson (2/2)
Pen: Wilkinson (6/8) 8', 14', 16', 34', 41', 59'
 Report Try: Wallace 76' c
Con: O'Gara (1/1)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 2', 25', 40'
22 January 2011
15:30		 Munster 28 – 14 London Irish Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
Try: Varley 46' c
Ronan 70' c
Earls 73' c
Hurley 79' c
Con: O'Gara (4/4)
 Report Try: Mapusua 58' c
Tagicakibau 67' c
Con: Bowden (1/1)
Lamb (1/1)

2010-11 Amlin Challenge Cup

See also: 2010–11 European Challenge Cup

Quarter-final

9 April 2011
14.00		 Brive 37 - 42 Munster Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)
Try: Uys 17' c
Estebanez 20' c
Palisson 70' c
Perry 80' c
Con: Belie (4/4) 17',20',80',70'
Pen: Belie 10',36',45'
 Report Try: Howlett (2) 1' c, 22' c
Earls (2) 4' c, 46' c
Stringer 50' c
Con: O'Gara (4/5)
Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 53', 66', 68'

Semi-final

30 April 2011
13:00		 Munster 12 – 20 Harlequins Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 24,907
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Try: Jones 40' c
Howlett 78' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
 Report Try: Robson 9' c
Care 34' c
Con: Evans (1/1)
Care (1/1)
Pen: Clegg (2/2) 49', 59'

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