1998–99 Munster Rugby season

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The 1998–99 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fourth season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's first season in his first spell as head coach of the province.

1998–99 squad

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

Player Position Union Mark McDermott Hooker Ireland Frankie Sheahan Hooker Ireland Des Clohessy Prop Ireland Peter Clohessy Prop Ireland John Hayes Prop Ireland Ian Murray Prop Ireland Mick Galwey (c) Lock Ireland Shane Leahy Lock Ireland Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland Mick O'Driscoll Lock Ireland David Corkery Back row Ireland Anthony Foley Back row Ireland Eddie Halvey Back row Ireland Jerry Murray Back row Ireland Alan Quinlan Back row Ireland David Wallace Back row Ireland

Player Position Union Peter Stringer Scrum-half Ireland Tom Tierney Scrum-half Ireland Barry Everitt Fly-half Ireland Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Ireland Killian Keane Centre Ireland Cian Mahony Centre Ireland Conor Mahony Centre Ireland Mike Lynch Centre Ireland Mike Mullins Centre Ireland Rhys Ellison Wing New Zealand Anthony Horgan Wing Ireland John Kelly Wing Ireland John O'Neill Wing Ireland Brian Roche Wing Ireland Dominic Crotty Fullback Ireland

Friendlies

18 August 1998

Munster	49–17	Morocco
	Report[1]

Thomond Park

1998–99 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 next season's Heineken Cup
Ulster	6	3	0	3	137	119	3	15	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Leinster	6	3	0	3	135	136	2	14	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Connacht	6	2	0	4	95	145	3	11

21 August 1998

Munster	18–24	Leinster
	Report[3]

Dooradoyle

4 September 1998

Ulster	29–12	Munster
Try: J. Cunningham, Rea Con: Mason (2) Pen: Mason (5)	Report[4]	Pen: Keane (4)

Ravenhill

12 September 1998

Munster	21–7	Connacht
	Report[5]

Dooradoyle

3 October 1998

Munster	31–9	Ulster
Try: Lacey, Horgan, Foley, Galwey Con: Lynch Pen: Lynch (3)	Report[6]	Pen: Mason (2) Drop: Humphreys

Musgrave Park

23 October 1998

Leinster	10–25	Munster
	Report[7]

Donnybrook

1998–99 Heineken Cup

Pool 2

Team	P	W	D	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Perpignan	6	5	0	1	35	13	22	238	108	130	10
Munster	6	4	1	1	17	13	4	144	108	36	9
Neath	6	1	1	4	14	27	−13	118	194	−76	3
Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova	6	1	0	5	8	21	−13	79	169	−90	2

19 September 1998 14:30

Munster	20–13	Petrarca
	Report[8]

Musgrave Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: David Davies

26 September 1998 15:00

Munster	34–10	Neath
	Report[9]

Musgrave Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Joël Jutge

10 October 1998 15:15

Perpignan	41–24	Munster
	Report[10]

Stade Gilbert Brutus Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Davies

17 October 1998 14:30

Neath	18–18	Munster
	Report[11]

The Gnoll Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Chuck Muir

31 October 1998 14:30

Munster	13–5	Perpignan
	Report[12]

Musgrave Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Steve Lander

8 November 1998 16:00

Petrarca	21–35	Munster
	Report[13]

Stadio Plebiscito Attendance: 500 Referee: Didier Mene

Quarter-final

13 December 1998 15:00

Colomiers	23–9	Munster
	Report[14]

Stade Selery Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

References

External links

• 1998–99 Munster Rugby season official site Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• 1998–99 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup