1998–99 Leinster Rugby season

1998–99 Leinster Rugby season
Ground(s)Donnybrook, Dublin
CoachMike Ruddock
Top scorerAlan McGowan (121)
Most triesKevin Nowlan (5)
League(s)Heineken Cup (3rd in pool)
IRFU Interprovincial Championship (3rd)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 season was Leinster's fourth season under professionalism. Mike Ruddock was head coach. They competed in the Heineken Cup, finishing third in their pool, and the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, finishing third.

Players selected

Leinster Rugby squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

  • Trevor Brennan (St Mary's)
  • Craig Brownlie (Clontarf)
  • Victor Costello (St Mary's)
  • B. Gibney (Blackrock)
  • Colin McEntee (Lansdowne)
  • Declan O'Brien (Clontarf)
  • Patrick Ward (Clontarf)

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.

IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Main article: IRFU Interprovincial Championship
Team P W D L F A BP Pts Status
Munster 6 4 0 2 125 92 2 18 Champions; qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken Cup
Ulster 6 3 0 3 137 119 3 15 Qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken Cup
Leinster 6 3 0 3 135 136 2 14 Qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken Cup
Connacht 6 2 0 4 95 145 3 11 Qualified for 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup
14 August 1998 Leinster 14-34 Ulster Donnybrook  
Try: Horgan
Nowlan
Pen: McGowan (2)
 Report[1] Try: Ward (2)
McWhirter
McDowell
Con: Mason (4)
Pen: Mason (2)
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. B. Gibney, 8. Victor Costello,
9. David O'Mahony, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Brian Carey, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacements: Derek Hegarty (for O'Mahony 50'), Craig Brownlie (for Gibney 55'), Henry Hurley (for E. Byrne 70'), Martin Ridge (for Carey 72')

21 August 1998 Munster 18–24 Leinster Dooradoyle  
Try: Horgan
Walsh
Con: Keane
Pen: Keane (2)
 Report[2] Try: Dempsey
Nowlan
Con: McGowan
Pen: McGowan (4)
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
9. David O'Mahony, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Martin Ridge, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacements: Brian Carey (for Horgan 40'), Henry Hurley (for E. Byrne 71').

28 August 1998 Leinster 29-24 Connacht Donnybrook Stadium  
Try: Dempsey
Costello
Con: McGowan (2)
Pen: McGowan (5)
 Report[3] Try: Gavin
Murphy
Duignan
Screene
Con: Allnutt (2)
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
9. David O'Mahony, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Martin Ridge, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacements: Brian Carey (for Ridge).

11 September 1998 Ulster 11-35 Leinster Ravenhill  
Try: Rea
Pen: Mason (2)
 Report[4] Try: Nowlan (2)
Hegarty
Holden
Hickie
Con: McGowan (2)
Pen: McGowan (2)
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Henry Hurley,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Martin Ridge, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacement: Declan O'Brien (for Brennan 55').

3 October 1998 Connacht 24-23 Leinster Galway Sportsgrounds  
Try: Mulcahy
A. Reddan
Allnutt
Con: Allnut (3)
Pen: Allnut
 Report[5] Try: Nowlan
Dempsey
Con: McGowan (2)
Pen: McGowan (2)
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian Carey, 14. Gordon D'Arcy,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacement: Declan O'Brien (for Brennan 52'), Ciaran Scally (for Hegarty 66'), Peter Smyth (for S. Byrne 72'), Henry Hurley (for E. Byrne 72'), Leo Cullen (for Costello 78').

23 October 1998 Leinster 10–25 Munster Donnybrook  
Try: Scally
Con: McGowan
Pen: McGowan
 Report[6] Try: Kelly
Con: Keane
Pen: Keane (4)
Drop: Everitt (2)
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Brian Carey, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacements: Denis Hickie (for Carey 7'), Ciaran Scally (for McWeeney 16'), Declan O'Brien (for Brennan 51'), Reggie Corrigan (for McKeen 51'), Leo Cullen (for Costello 73'), Peter Smyth (for S. Byrne 74'), Richie Murphy (for Hegarty 81').

Heineken Cup

Main article: 1998–99 Heineken Cup

Pool 1

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff Pts
Stade Français 6 5 0 1 27 10 17 219 117 102 10
Llanelli 6 3 0 3 12 22 −10 113 180 −67 6
Leinster 6 2 0 4 17 12 5 141 124 17 4
Bègles-Bordeaux 6 2 0 4 11 23 −12 127 179 −52 4
19 September 1998 Llanelli Scarlets 27–33 Leinster Stradey Park  
19:30 Try: Hodges
Evans
Con: Warlow
Pen: Jones (3)
Warlow (2)
 Report[7] Try: S. Byrne
D'Arcy
Penalty try
Con: McGowan (2)
Pen: McGowan (4)
 Attendance: 9,000
Leinster lineup:

1. Henry Hurley, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmet Byrne,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Craig Brownlie,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Denis Hickie, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Martin Ridge, 14. Gordon D'Arcy,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacements: Brian Carey, Hubi Kos, Peter Smyth, Declan O'Brien.

25 September 1998 Leinster 17–28 Stade Français Donnybrook  
18:30 Try: Ridge
Pen: McGowan (4)
 Report[8] Try: Dourthe
Moni
Lombard
Con: Domínguez (2)
Pen: Domínguez (3)
 Attendance: 8,000
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Martin Ridge, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Denis Hickie,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacements: Gordon D'Arcy, Brian Carey, Peter Smyth, Declan O'Brien.

9 October 1998 Leinster 9–3 Bordeaux-Begles Donnybrook  
18:30 Pen: Murphy (3)
 Report[9] Pen: Fauthoux
 Attendance: 4,000
Leinster lineup:

1. Emmet Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Patrick Ward,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Richie Murphy,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Brian Carey, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacement: Craig Brownlie.

17 October 1998 Stade Français 56–31 Leinster Stade Jean-Bouin  
16:00 Try: Lombard (2)
Comba (2)
Chaffardon
Gomes
Dourthe
Dominici
Con: Domínguez (8)
 Report[10] Try: McWeeney
Dempsey
Penalty try
Con: McGowan (2)
Pen: McGowan
 Attendance: 8,000
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Patrick Ward, 8. Victor Costello,
9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Richie Murphy,
11. John McWeeney, 12. Brian Carey, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Girvan Dempsey,
15. Ciaran Clarke.
Replacements: Alan McGowan, Ciaran Scally, Emmet Byrne, Leo Cullen, Craig Brownlie.

31 October 1998 Bordeaux-Begles 31–10 Leinster Stade Andre Moga  
20:00 Try: Garcia
De Rougement
Souverbie
Schuwer
Con: Fauthoux (2)
Pen: Fauthoux (3)
Souverbie
 Report[11] Try: McEntee
Con: McGowan
Pen: McGowan
 Attendance: 3,000
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
4. Hubi Kos, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Patrick Ward, 8. Colin McEntee,
9. David O'Mahony, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Denis Hickie, 12. Kurt McQuilkin, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Girvan Dempsey,
15. Kevin Nowlan.
Replacements: Ciaran Clarke, Ciaran Scally, Leo Cullen, Craig Brownlie.

6 November 1998 Leinster 27–34 Llanelli Scarlets Donnybrook  
18:30 Try: O'Brien (2)
McGowan
Con: McGowan (3)
Pen: McGowan (2)
 Report[12] Try: Proctor (2)
I. Boobyer
Neil Boobyer
Wyatt
Evans
Con: Jones (2)
 Attendance: 4,500
Leinster lineup:

1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmet Byrne,
4. Hubi Kos, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Patrick Ward, 8. Colin McEntee,
9. Ciaran Scally, 10. Alan McGowan,
11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Kurt McQuilkin, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Kevin Nowlan,
15. Ciaran Clarke.
Replacements: Brian Carey, Peter Smyth, Henry Hurley, Pat Holden.

References

  1. ^ Micheal McGeary, "Ulster off to a flier", Sunday Life, 16 August 1998
  2. ^ "Munster 18-24 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ Kieran Rooney, "Elwood injury blow as Leinster go top", Sunday Independent, 29 August 1998
  4. ^ Jim Stokes, "Ulster take a pasting", Belfast Telegraph, 12 September 1998
  5. ^ "Allnutt is alright for Connacht", Sunday Life, 4 October 1998
  6. ^ "Leinster 10-25 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  7. ^ Brendan Fanning, "Leinster euphoria", Sunday Independent, 20 September 1998
  8. ^ Kieran Rooney, "French champions get Leinster fright", Irish Independent, 26 September 1998
  9. ^ Karl Johnson, "Three penalties keep Leinster's European hopes alive", Irish Examiner, 10 October 1998
  10. ^ "Leinster have no answer to French class", Irish Examiner, 19 October 1998
  11. ^ Eoin McEvitt, "Leinster flatter to deceive", Sunday Tribune, 1 November 1998
  12. ^ Kieran Rooney, "Leinster waste glorious chance", Irish Independent, 7 November 1998
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