1996–97 Munster Rugby season

1996–97 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
CoachJerry Holland
CaptainMick Galwey
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

The 1996–97 Munster Rugby season was Munster's second season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup.

1996–97 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Paul Cunningham Hooker Ireland
Terry Kingston Hooker Ireland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker Ireland
Peter Clohessy Prop Ireland
John Fitzgerald Prop Ireland
Noel Healy Prop Ireland
James Hickey Prop Ireland
Paul McCarthy Prop Ireland
Ian Murray Prop Ireland
Len Dineen Lock Ireland
Gabriel Fulcher Lock Ireland
Mick Galwey (c) Lock Ireland
Daragh Kirby Lock Ireland
David Corkery Back row Ireland
Ben Cronin Back row Ireland
Declan Edwards Back row Ireland
Anthony Foley Back row Ireland
Eddie Halvey Back row Ireland
Ultan O'Callaghan Back row Ireland
Alan Quinlan Back row Ireland
Liam Toland Back row Ireland
Player Position Union
Stephen McIvor Scrum-half Ireland
David O'Mahony Scrum-half Ireland
Brian O'Meara Scrum-half Ireland
Aidan O'Halloran Fly-half Ireland
Killian Keane Centre Ireland
Sean McCahill Centre Ireland
Mike Lynch Centre Ireland
Brian Walsh Centre Ireland
Brian Begley Wing Ireland
John Lacey Wing Ireland
Andrew Thompson Wing Ireland
Richard Wallace Wing Ireland
Dominic Crotty Fullback Ireland
Pat Murray Fullback Ireland

1996–97 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Main article: IRFU Interprovincial Championship
Team P W D L F A BP Pts Status
3 3 0 0 117 92 - 12 Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 1 0 2 88 92 - 4 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 1 0 2 81 89 - 4 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
3 1 0 2 77 90 - 4
21 September 1996 Munster 45–28 Connacht Temple Hill  
Try: Lacey (2)
Foley
McCahill
Walsh
Con: O'Halloran (4)
Pen: O'Halloran (3)
Drop: O'Halloran
 Report[1] Try: A. Reddan
Devine (2)
Con: Elwood (2)
Pen: Elwood (3)
 Referee: A. Watson
Munster lineup:

1. Ian Murray, 2. Paul Cunningham, 3. Noel Healy,
4. Len Dineen, 5. Mick Galwey,
6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Eddie Halvey,
9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Aidan O'Halloran,
11. Andrew Thompson, 12. Michael Lynch, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. John Lacey,
15. Sean McCahill.
Replacements: Pat Murray (for Lacey, for McCahill).

28 September 1996 Leinster 40–45 Munster Donnybrook  
Try: Coleman
Ridge
McQuilkin
Francis
Hickie
Con: Governey (3)
Pen: Governey (3)
 Report[2] Try: Galwey (2)
Halvey
Con: Begley
Lynch (2)
Pen: Begley (8)
Lynch (2)
Drop: Keane
 Referee: Graham Hughes
Munster lineup:

1. Ian Murray, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy,
4. Len Dineen, 5. Mick Galwey,
6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Eddie Halvey,
9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane,
11. Brian Begley, 12. Brian Walsh, 13. Mike Lynch, 14. Sean McCahill,
15. Dominic Crotty.
Replacements: Andrew Thompson.

5 October 1996 Munster 27–24 Ulster Thomond Park  
Try: Dineen, Galwey
Con: Begley
Pen: Begley (3)
Drop: McIvor, Keene
 Report[3] Try: Duncan
Coulter
Con: Laing
Pen: Laing (4)
 Referee: A. Lewis
Munster lineup:

1. Ian Murray, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy,
4. Len Dineen, 5. Mick Galwey,
6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Eddie Halvey,
9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane,
11. Brian Begley, 12. Mike Lynch, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Sean McCahill,
15. Dominic Crotty.
Replacements: Paul McCarthy (for Healy 69').

1996–97 Heineken Cup

Main article: 1996–97 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Toulouse 4 3 0 1 21 13 8 157 142 15 6
Cardiff 4 3 0 1 16 7 9 135 97 38 6
London Wasps 4 2 0 2 17 14 3 156 115 41 4
Munster 4 2 0 2 11 22 –11 109 135 –26 4
Milan 4 0 0 4 6 15 –9 73 141 –68 0
12 October 1996 Munster 23–5 Milan Musgrave Park  
15:00 Report[4] Attendance: 1,500
Referee: David Davies
Munster lineup:

1. John Fitzgerald, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Paul McCarthy,
4. Gabriel Fulcher, 5. Mick Galwey,
6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Liam Toland,
9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane,
11. Brian Begley, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Richard Wallace,
15. Dominic Crotty.
Replacements: Pat Murray (for Crotty 42'), Brian O'Meara (for McIvor 70').

16 October 1996 Cardiff 43–18 Munster Cardiff Arms Park  
19:15 Report[5] Attendance: 4,000
Referee: John Bacigalupo
Munster lineup:

1. Ian Murray, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Paul McCarthy,
4. Mick Galwey, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Liam Toland,
9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane,
11. Brian Begley, 12. Brian Walsh, 13. Sean McCahill, 14. Richard Wallace,
15. Dominic Crotty.
Replacements: Len Dineen (for Foley 47'), Pat Murray (for Begley 70').

19 October 1996 Munster 49–22 London Wasps Thomond Park  
15:00 Report[6] Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Didier Mene
Munster lineup:

1. John Fitzgerald, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy,
4. Gabriel Fulcher, 5. Mick Galwey,
6. David Corkery, 7. Anthony Foley, 8. Ben Cronin,
9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane,
11. Dominic Crotty, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Richard Wallace,
15. Pat Murray.

2 November 1996 Toulouse 60–19 Munster Les Sept Deniers  
19:00 Report[7] Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
Munster lineup:

1. John Fitzgerald, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy,
4. Mick Galwey, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Anthony Foley, 7. David Corkery, 8. Ben Cronin,
9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane,
11. Dominic Crotty, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Richard Wallace,
15. Pat Murray.
Replacements: Paul McCarthy (for Healy 8'), Len Dineen (for Cronin 68'), Ian Murray (for McCarthy 68').

Friendlies

9 November 1996 Munster 25–35 Samoa XV Musgrave Park  
Report[8] Referee: Chris White
Munster lineup:

1.Paul McCarthy, 2. Frank Sheehan, 3. Ian Murray,
4. Len Dineen, 5. Dara Kirby,
6. Alan Quinlan, 7. Ultan O'Callaghan, 8. Liam Toland,
9. David O'Mahony, 10. Aidan O'Halloran,
11. Brian Begley, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Mike Lynch, 14. Andrew Thompson,
15. Pat Murray (c).
Replacements: James Hickey (for McCarthy 50'), John Fitzgerald (for Murray 54'), Declan Edwards (for O'Callaghan).

26 November 1996 Munster 19–55 Australia XV Thomond Park  
Report[9] Referee: Robert Davies
Munster lineup:

1. John Fitzgerald, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy,
4. Mick Galwey, 5. Dara Kirby,
6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. David Corkery,
9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane,
11. Dominic Crotty, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Richard Wallace,
15. Pat Murray.
Replacements: Peter Clohessy (for Healy 40'), Len Dineen (for Kirby 40'), Mike Lynch (for Walsh 65).

References

  1. ^ Michael O'Flaherty, "Five tries as Ulster win easily", Limerick Leader, 23 September 1996
  2. ^ "Marvellous Munster best in a classic", Limerick Leader, 30 September 1996
  3. ^ Michael McGeary, "Ulster fall short", Sunday Life, 6 October 1996
  4. ^ "Munster 23–5 Milan". EPCR. 12 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Cardiff Blues 48-18 Munster". EPCR. 16 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Munster 49-22 London Wasps". EPCR. 19 October 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Toulouse 60-19 Munster". EPCR. 2 November 1996. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Two try Lynch is a Munster star", Limerick Leader, 11 November 1996
  9. ^ Cormac Liddy, "Wizards from Oz demolish Munster", Limerick Leader, 27 November 1996
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