2009–10 Munster Rugby season

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 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 →

2009–10 squad

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

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

Pre-season
14 August 2009
Munster 19–17 Sale Sharks
Report[1]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,100
21 August 2009
Munster 31–23 London Irish
Report[2]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
28 August 2009
Leicester Tigers 34–28 Munster
Report[3]

2009–10 Celtic League
Main article: 2009–10 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Leinster 181305359295+6427291255
2 Ospreys 181116384298+8637263352
3 Glasgow Warriors 181125390321+6931242151
4 Munster 18909319282+3733203645
5 Cardiff Blues 181008349315+3433282244
6 Edinburgh 188010385391−640404541
7 Newport Gwent Dragons 18819333378−4532373239
8 Ulster 187110357370−1339354236
9 Scarlets 185013361382−2135351829
10 Connacht 185112254459−20520530426

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 22–9 Munster
Report[4]
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,694
Referee: James Jones
11 September 2009
19:05
Munster 24–13 Cardiff Blues
Report[5]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 19,747
Referee: Peter Allan
19 September 2009
18:30
Scarlets 20–22 Munster
Report[6]
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Alain Rolland
27 September 2009
17:05
Munsters 27–3 Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[7]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685
3 October 2009
18:30
Leinster 30–0 Munster
Report[8]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Simon McDowell
23 October 2009
20:00
Edinburgh 12–7 Munster
Report[9]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 5,426
31 October 2009
17:00
Munster 24–10 Ulster
Report[10]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,298
Referee: Alain Rolland
5 December 2009
18:30
Ospreys 19–14 Munster
Report[11]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,077
26 December 2009
19:30
Munster 35–3 Connacht
Report[12]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,291
Referee: Alain Rolland
2 January 2010
18:00
Ulster 15–10 Munster
Report[13]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,800
19 February 2010
20:00
Munster 19–12 Edinburgh
Report[14]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685
Referee: Tim Hayes
6 March 2010
18:30
Newport Gwent Dragons 31–22 Munster
Report[15]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,137
18 March 2010
19:35
Munster 23–17 Scarlets
Report[16]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,685
26 March 2010
20:00
Munster 27–19 Glasgow Warriors
Report[17]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,814
Referee: James Jones
2 April 2010
20:05
Munster 15–16 Leinster
Report[18]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,263
Referee: Romain Poite
18 April 2010
19:05
Connacht 12–18 Munster
Report[19]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Alain Rolland
24 April 2010
18:30
Munster 11–15 Ospreys
Report[20]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,754
9 May 2010
18:15
Cardiff Blues 13–12 Munster
Report[21]
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 12,602
Referee: Peter Allan

Play-offs

Semi-final
15 May 2010
19:35
Leinster 16–6 Munster
Report[22]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Nigel Owens

2009–10 Heineken Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Heineken Cup

Pool 1
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Munster (1) 65011910918594913124
Northampton Saints (8) 64021688138104342119
Perpignan 620412102108123−151211
Benetton Treviso 6105726−1968178−110015
10 October 2009
18:00
Northampton Saints 31–27 Munster
Report[23]
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: Christophe Berdos
17 October 2009
13:35
Munster 41–10 Benetton Treviso
Report[24]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
11 December 2009
20:00
Munster 24–23 Perpignan
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Wayne Barnes
20 December 2009
16:00
Perpignan 14–37 Munster
Report[26]
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 14,282
Referee: Dave Pearson
16 January 2010
14:35
Benetton Treviso 7–44 Munster
Report[27]
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Chris White
22 January 2010
20:00
Munster 12–9 Northampton Saints
Report[28]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Romain Poite

Quarter-final
10 April 2010
17:30
Munster 33–19 Northampton Saints
Report[29]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,043
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semi-final
2 May 2010
16:15
Biarritz 18–7 Munster
Report[30]
Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 30,900
Referee: Dave Pearson
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References
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  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.
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  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.
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