2019–20 Munster Rugby season

The 2019–20 Munster Rugby season is Munster's nineteenth season competing in the Pro14, alongside which they also compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup. It is Johann van Graan's third season as head coach.[4]

2019–20 Munster Rugby season

Ground(s)	Thomond Park (Capacity: 25,600)[1] Irish Independent Park (Capacity: 8,008)
Chairman	Gerry O'Shea[2]
CEO	Ian Flanagan[2]
President	Michael Keane[3]
Coach(es)	Johann van Graan
Captain(s)	Peter O'Mahony
League(s)	Pro14
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Events

Backs coach Felix Jones and forwards coach Jerry Flannery left the province when their contracts expired in June 2019.[5] Graham Rowntree joined the province as their new forwards coach after the completion of his duties with Georgia at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[6] Stephen Larkham, attack coach for the Australian national team, also joined the province as a senior coach ahead of the 2019–20 season.[7]

Club legend and head of commercial and marketing, Doug Howlett, also left the province to return to New Zealand in the summer of 2019, ending his 11-year association with Munster.[8] Munster's CEO Garrett Fitzgerald retired upon reaching retirement age in June 2019. Fitzgerald was Munster's first CEO and had been in the post since 1999, making him the longest serving provincial chief executive in Irish rugby at the time.[9] Ian Flanagan, who was born in Cork and previously worked at Leicester City F.C, was appointed to replace Fitzgerald.[10]

In a change from the previous two seasons, Munster will be in conference B for the 2019–20 Pro14 season, alongside Benetton, Cardiff Blues, Connacht, Edinburgh, Scarlets and Southern Kings. This will also be the case for the 2020–21 season, and the change was made based on the points total each club achieved after the completion of the regular 2018–19 season.[11]

Munster opened their 2019–20 Pro14 season with a 39–9 home victory against Welsh side Dragons on 28 September 2019, with the tries coming from Arno Botha, Jack O'Donoghue, Man-of-the-Match Shane Daly, Tyler Bleyendaal and academy member Diarmuid Barron, and fly-half JJ Hanrahan contributing 14 points off the kicking tee. New signing Nick McCarthy and academy members Keynan Knox and Jack O'Sullivan all made their senior competitive debuts for the province, and hooker Kevin O'Byrne won his 50th cap.[12] Short-term signing Jed Holloway made his debut for the province in their 31–20 away win against South African side Southern Kings on 5 October 2019.[13]

In the opening two rounds of the 2019–20 Champions Cup, Munster beat Welsh Pro14 rivals Ospreys 32–13 away from home on 16 November 2019, with tries from Jeremy Loughman, Keith Earls, Andrew Conway and James Cronin and twelve points off the kicking tee from Tyler Bleyendaal,[14] before drawing 21–21 at home against French side Racing 92 on 23 November 2019; Munster's tries came from Keith Earls and Andrew Conway, and JJ Hanrahan contributed eleven points with the boot. The draw was Munster's first at home in the Champions Cup, against a Racing side that included former Munster players Donnacha Ryan and Simon Zebo in their starting XV.[15]

Prop Stephen Archer won his 200th cap for Munster in their 2019–20 Pro14 round 7 fixture against Edinburgh on 29 November 2019, becoming the eleventh player to achieve the accolade for the province. Academy fly-half Ben Healy made his debut for Munster during the same game, scoring 11 points in the 18–16 defeat to the Scottish side.[16]

In the Champions Cup back-to-backs against defending champions Saracens, Munster won 10–3 at home on 7 December 2019, with the English side picking up a losing bonus point.[17] In the return fixture one week later, Munster were beaten 15–6, with two tries in the final quarter securing the win for Saracens and denying Munster a losing bonus point.[18]

Following an incident that triggered a large brawl in Munster's second fixture against Saracens in December 2019 and a complaint to the EPCR from Saracens, in which Munster team doctor Jamie Kearns was accused of verbally abusing Saracens hooker Jamie George, an independent panel upheld the complaint and found that Kearns had breached the EPCR's disciplinary rules, handing Kearns a three-week ban, suspended for 12 months, and a fine of €2,000 to be paid immediately.[19]

Munster went into their round 5 Champions Cup clash away to Racing 92 on 12 January 2020 knowing that they had to win to keep alive their hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals of the tournament, but despite leading the French club with ten minutes to go, late tries from Racing secured a 39–22 win for the home side.[20] Munster needed results elsewhere to go their way if they were to stand any chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals as the final round of pool matches took place, but Glasgow Warriors 45–7 win against Sale Sharks ended those hopes before Munster's final game against Ospreys had even taken place.[21] In the event, Munster won 33–6 against Ospreys, with Craig Casey, who made his European debut for the province in the defeat to Racing, scoring his first try for Munster, and Calvin Nash, Jack O'Sullivan and Ben Healy making their European debuts for the province.[22]

Munster's 68–3 win against South African side Southern Kings in round 11 of the Pro14 on 14 February 2020 was a record margin of victory for the province in the competition, and the ten tries scored also set a new record for the province. Academy member John Hodnett made his debut for Munster in the fixture, scoring a try and earning the Man-of-the-Match award.[23] The match had an added poignancy for Munster, as their long-serving former CEO, Garrett Fitzgerald, who had only retired in June 2019, passed away following a battle with illness earlier that day.[24]

The 2019–20 Pro14 was suspended indefinitely by tournament organisers on 12 March 2020 in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[25] Munster's round 14 and 15 fixtures against Italian side Benetton had already been postponed,[26] with the resumption of the season under constant review. Tyler Bleyendaal was forced to retire from playing rugby with immediate effect in May 2020 due to a persistent neck injury.[27] In the same month, prop Brian Scott was also forced to retire with immediate effect due to injury.[28]

On 12 March 2020, the season was indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[29] Munster's round 14 and 15 fixtures against Italian side Benetton had already been postponed.[26] The regular season is scheduled to resume on 22 August 2020, with the number of rounds reduced from 21 to 15 and any games postponed prior to the indefinite suspension of the season being deemed as 0–0 draws and both teams awarded two points. Rounds 14 and 15 will take place as derbies in each territory, with the top two teams in each conference progressing to a semi-final stage, with the location of the final yet to be confirmed.[30]

Coaching and management staff 2019–20

Position	Name	Nationality
Head Coach	Johann van Graan	South Africa
Senior Coach	Stephen Larkham[7]	Australia
Defence Coach	JP Ferreira	South Africa
Forwards Coach	Graham Rowntree[6]	England
Team Manager	Niall O'Donovan	Ireland
Head of Athletic Performance	Denis Logan	United States
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Damien O'Donoghue	Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Adam Sheehan	Ireland
Performance Analyst	George Murray	Ireland

Senior squad 2019–20

Munster player movements for the 2019–20 season. For a full list, see List of 2019–20 Pro14 transfers.
(Player's name in italics indicates a transfer that took place during the course of the season)

Players In Gavin Coombes promoted from Academy[31] Shane Daly promoted from Academy[31] Nick McCarthy from Leinster[31] Seán O'Connor promoted from Academy[32] Craig Casey promoted from Academy[33] Jed Holloway from Waratahs (Two-month contract)[34]

Players Out Stephen Fitzgerald to Connacht[35] Jaco Taute to Leicester Tigers[36] Duncan Williams released[37] Bill Johnston to Ulster[38] James Hart to Biarritz[39] Dave O'Callaghan to Biarritz[39] Mike Sherry retired[40] Alby Mathewson released[41] Tyler Bleyendaal retired[27] Brian Scott retired[28]

The Munster senior squad for 2019–20 is:[42]

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 Rhys Marshall* Hooker New Zealand Kevin O'Byrne Hooker Ireland Niall Scannell Hooker Ireland Stephen Archer Prop Ireland James Cronin Prop Ireland Dave Kilcoyne Prop Ireland Jeremy Loughman Prop Ireland Liam O'Connor Prop Ireland Ciaran Parker* Prop England John Ryan Prop Ireland Brian Scott Prop Ireland Tadhg Beirne Lock Ireland Billy Holland Lock Ireland Jed Holloway Lock Australia Jean Kleyn Lock Ireland Seán O'Connor Lock Ireland Darren O'Shea Lock Ireland Fineen Wycherley Lock Ireland Arno Botha Back row South Africa Chris Cloete Back row South Africa Gavin Coombes Back row Ireland Tommy O'Donnell Back row Ireland Jack O'Donoghue Back row Ireland Conor Oliver Back row Ireland Peter O'Mahony (c) Back row Ireland CJ Stander Back row Ireland

Player Position Union Craig Casey Scrum-half Ireland Neil Cronin Scrum-half Ireland Alby Mathewson Scrum-half New Zealand Nick McCarthy Scrum-half Ireland Conor Murray Scrum-half Ireland Tyler Bleyendaal* Fly-half New Zealand Joey Carbery Fly-half Ireland JJ Hanrahan Fly-half Ireland Sammy Arnold Centre Ireland Shane Daly Centre Ireland Chris Farrell Centre Ireland Dan Goggin Centre Ireland Rory Scannell Centre Ireland Andrew Conway Wing Ireland Keith Earls Wing Ireland Calvin Nash Wing Ireland Darren Sweetnam Wing Ireland Alex Wootton Wing Ireland Mike Haley Fullback Ireland

• Internationally capped players in bold
• Players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality *
• Irish provinces are currently limited to four non-Irish eligible (NIE) players and one non-Irish qualified player (NIQ or "Project Player").[43]
• Notes:

Academy squad 2019–20

The Munster academy squad for the 2019–20 season is:[44]

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 Diarmuid Barron (Year 2) Hooker Ireland Eoghan Clarke (Year 2) Hooker Ireland James French (Year 2 Prop Ireland Keynan Knox (Year 3) Prop South Africa Josh Wycherley (Year 2) Prop Ireland Thomas Ahern (Year 2) Lock Ireland Paddy Kelly (Year 1) Lock Ireland Eoin O'Connor (Year 1) Lock Ireland Jack Daly (Year 2) Back row Ireland John Hodnett (Year 1) Back row Ireland Jack O'Sullivan (Year 3) Back row Ireland

Player Position Union Jack Stafford (Year 3) Scrum-half Ireland Jake Flannery (Year 1) Fly-half Ireland Ben Healy (Year 2) Fly-half Ireland Seán French (Year 2) Centre Ireland Alex McHenry (Year 3) Centre Ireland Liam Coombes (Year 3) Wing Ireland Alan Tynan (Year 3) Fullback Ireland Jonathan Wren (Year 2) Fullback Ireland

• Notes:

Pre-season

13 September 2019 19:30

Munster	45–5	London Irish
	Report

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 5,678

21 September 2019 15:00

Connacht	40–31	Munster
	Report

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,738

2019–20 Pro14

Main article: 2019–20 Pro14

Round 1

28 September 2019 15:00

(1 BP) Munster	39–9	Dragons
Try: Botha 16' c O'Donoghue 32' c S. Daly 34' m Bleyendaal 60' c Barron 78' c Con: Hanrahan (4/5) 17', 32', 61', 79' Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 24', 42'	Report Report	Pen: S. Davies (3/4) 2', 28', 39'

Thomond Park Attendance: 10,878 Referee: Ben Blain (SRU)

Round 2

5 October 2019 15:00

Southern Kings	20–31	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Ungerer 41' c Louw 77' c Con: Catrakilis (2/2) 43', 78' Pen: Catrakilis (2/3) 14', 26'	Report Report	Try: Haley 19' c Mathewson 50' c F. Wycherley 67' c Botha 69' c Con: Hanrahan (4/4) 21', 51', 67', 71' Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 9'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 3,115 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

Round 3

11 October 2019 17:15

(1 BP) Cheetahs	40–16	Munster
Try: Nché 9' c Pokomela 32' m Small-Smith 45' c Dweba 55' c Wiese 71' c Smith 80' c Con: Pienaar (4/5) 10', 46', 56', 72' Schoeman (1/1) 80'+1	Report Report	Try: Goggin 74' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 75' Pen: Bleyendaal (3/4) 21', 27', 39'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,814 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

Round 4

25 October 2019 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	28–12	Ospreys
Try: J. Cronin 16' c Marshall 42' c Haley 49' c Botha 79' c Con: Bleyendaal (3/3) 17', 43', 50' Hanrahan (1/1) 80'	Report Report	Pen: Price (4/4) 32', 39', 48', 58'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 7,311 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

Round 5

2 November 2019 19:35

Cardiff Blues	23–33	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Domachowski 40'+4 c N. Williams 78' c Con: Evans (1/1) 40'+4 Tovey (1/1) 79' Pen: Evans (3/3) 7', 15', 47'	Report Report	Try: Cloete 23' c Mathewson (2) 49' c, 66' m Nash 59' m Con: Hanrahan (2/4) 25', 50' Pen: Hanrahan (3/3) 13', 31', 73'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,256 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

Round 6

9 November 2019 17:15

Munster	22–16	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Stander 14' c R. Scannell 35' m Conway 64' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 14' Bleyendaal (1/2) 66' Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 25'	Report Report	Try: Herring 49' c Con: Cooney (1/1) 51' Pen: Cooney (3/4) 3', 19', 57'

Thomond Park Attendance: 14,436 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

Round 7

29 November 2019 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	16–18	Edinburgh
Try: O'Donnell 35' c Con: Healy (1/1) 35' Pen: Healy (3/3) 23', 41', 53'	Report Report	Try: Scott 1' c Sau 62' m Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 2' Pen: Van der Walt (1/1) 20' Hickey (1/1) 56'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 7,580 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Round 8

21 December 2019 17:15

(1 BP) Connacht	14–19	Munster
Try: J. Carty 72' m Pen: C. Fitzgerald (3/3) 17', 28', 40'	Report Report	Try: O'Donoghue 24' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 25' Pen: Hanrahan (4/4) 8', 20', 31', 44'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Round 9

28 December 2019 18:00

(1 BP) Munster	6–13	Leinster
Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 39', 45'	Report Report	Try: E. Byrne 9' c Con: R. Byrne (1/1) 10' Pen: R. Byrne (1/1) 22', 33'

Thomond Park Attendance: 26,267 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

Round 10

3 January 2020 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	38–17	Munster
Try: Cooney 17' c Baloucoune 34' c Mat. Rea 42' c McCloskey 57' c Stockdale 61' c Con: Cooney (5/5) 18', 35', 43', 58', 62' Pen: Cooney (1/1) 14'	Report Report	Try: S. Daly 9' c N. Scannell 65' c Con: Carbery (2/2) 10', 65' Pen: Carbery (1/1) 39'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,461 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

Round 11

14 February 2020 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	68–3	Southern Kings
Try: Botha (3) 8' c, 28' c, 75' c Nash 22' c O'Donoghue 40'+1 c Hodnett 49' c N. Cronin 54' c S. Daly (2) 60' c, 77' c Goggin 73' m Con: Hanrahan (6/6) 9', 23', 29', 40'+2, 50', 55' Healy (3/4) 62', 76', 78'	Report Report	Pen: Catrakilis (1/1) 16'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 6,854 Referee: Nikoloz Amashukeli (GRU)

Round 12

21 February 2020 19:35

Zebre	0–28	Munster (1 BP)
	Report Report	Try: Nash 10' c Hanrahan 52' c R. Scannell 56' c Sweetnam 73' c Con: Hanrahan (4/4) 12', 53', 58', 74'

Stadio Giovanni Mari Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

Round 13

29 February 2020 17:00

(1 BP) Munster	29–10	Scarlets
Try: O'Sullivan 34' c Holland 51' m G. Coombes (2) 71' c, 80'+4 c Con: Hanrahan (3/4) 35', 73', 80'+5 Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 23'	Report Report	Try: Sebastian 60' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) 61' Pen: D. Jones (1/1) 7'

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,554 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

Round 14

22 August 2020 19:35

Leinster	v	Munster

Aviva Stadium[45] Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Round 15

30 August 2020 15:00

Munster	v	Connacht

Aviva Stadium[45]

2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup

Main article: 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup

Munster were seeded in tier 2 when the draw for the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup was made in Lausanne, Switzerland on Wednesday 19 June 2019,[46] and were drawn in pool 4 alongside defending champions Saracens, Racing 92, who count former Munster players Donnacha Ryan and Simon Zebo amongst their squad, and fellow Pro14 side Ospreys.[47]

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Racing 92 (Q)	6	4	1	1	194	126	68	26	15	4	1	23
Saracens (Q)	6	4	0	2	121	88	33	13	10	1	1	18
Munster	6	3	1	2	124	97	27	13	10	2	0	16
Ospreys	6	0	0	6	83	211	-128	11	28	1	1	2

[48]

Round 1

16 November 2019 17:30

Ospreys	13–32	Munster (1 BP)
Try: A. Davies 77' c Con: Price (1/1) 78' Pen: Price (2/2) 7', 28'	Report	Try: Loughman 33' c Earls 49' m Conway 51' c J. Cronin 80'+4 Con: Bleyendaal (3/4) 34', 52', 80'+5 Pen: Bleyendaal (2/2) 15', 19'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,295 Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU)

Round 2

23 November 2019 17:30

Munster	21–21	Racing 92
Try: Earls 39' m Conway 74' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) 75' Pen: Hanrahan (3/3) 8', 26', 46'	Report	Try: Russell 18' c Thomas 28' c Imhoff 47' c Con: Iribaren (3/3) 19', 29', 48'

Thomond Park Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Round 3

7 December 2019 17:30

Munster	10–3	Saracens (1 BP)
Try: O'Mahony 30' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 31' Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 17'	Report	Pen: Spencer (1/3) 36'

Thomond Park Attendance: 25,034 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)

Round 4

14 December 2019 15:00

Saracens	15–6	Munster
Try: Maitland 65' m Mak. Vunipola 71' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 72' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 7'	Report	Pen: Hanrahan (2/3) 24', 43'

Allianz Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)

Round 5

12 January 2020 15:15

(1 BP) Racing 92	39–22	Munster
Try: Thomas (2) 28' m, 71' m Vakatawa 76' c Imhoff 80' c Con: Machenaud (2/3) 77', 80'+2 Pen: Iribaren (5/5) 19', 32', 46', 53', 57'	Report	Try: Conway 37' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 38' Pen: Hanrahan (5/6) 3', 10', 17', 49', 63'

Paris La Défense Arena Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Round 6

19 January 2020 13:00

(1 BP) Munster	33–6	Ospreys
Try: Stander (2) 30' c, 77' c Archer 39' c Murray 46' m Casey 58' c Con: Hanrahan (4/5) 31', 40', 59', 78'	Report	Pen: Price (2/2) 7', 13'

Thomond Park Attendance: 19,891 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)

2019–20 Munster A season

2019–20 Celtic Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Celtic Cup

In a change from the 2018–19 tournament, the 2019–20 edition of the Celtic Cup will feature all eight teams in a single league, rather than two conferences, with each team playing seven matches and the top two teams advancing to a final on 12 October 2019.[49] Munster A finished 6th in the tournament with 13 points, 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Round 1

23 August 2019 19:30

Munster A	20–20	Ospreys Development
	Report

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU)

Round 2

30 August 2019 19:00

(1 BP) Dragons A	36–10	Munster A
	Report

Rodney Parade

Round 3

6 September 2019 19:30

Munster A	21–47	Leinster A (1 BP)
	Report

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Jonny Erskine (IRFU)

Round 4

14 September 2019 13:00

(1 BP) Connacht Eagles	38–27	Munster A
	Report

Galway Sportsgrounds Referee: Chris Busby (IRFU}

Round 5

20 September 2019 18:00

(1 BP) Munster A	28–7	Cardiff Blues A
	Report

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)

Round 6

28 September 2019 13:00

(1 BP) Scarlets A	46–28	Munster A (1 BP)
	Report

Carmarthen Park Referee: Elgan Williams (WRU)

Round 7

4 October 2019 17:00

Ulster A	12–31	Munster A (1 BP)
	Report

Shaw's Bridge Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU)

Friendlies

Challenge Match

13 December 2019 19:30

Leinster A	33–39	Munster A
	Report

Energia Park

Annual Ireland U20 match

29 December 2019 13:00

Munster A	27–43	Ireland U20
	Report

Irish Independent Park

Interpro

18 January 2020 13:00

Munster A	52–14	Connacht Eagles
	Report

Thomond Park (back pitch)

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