2008 Heineken Cup final
Event | 2007–08 Heineken Cup | ||||||
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Date | 24 May 2008 | ||||||
Venue | 2009 → |
The 2008 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup, the 13th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 24 May 2008 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The match was contested by Munster of Ireland and Toulouse of France. Munster won their second Heineken Cup title with a 16–13 win.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Munster did not play in their traditional red strip as they lost the toss - they wore blue - although they were in the same away dressing room as they were in 2006.
Fans gathered in
Munster coach Declan Kidney, who guided the province to all their previous Heineken Cup final named an unchanged team for his final game in charge before he took over the Ireland national team. Toulouse the Heineken Cup winners in 1996, 2003 and 2005 had two changes from their semi-final victory over London Irish at Twickenham, with Maleli Kunavore partnering Yannick Jauzion in the centre and the French international flanker Thierry Dusautoir replaced Yannick Nyanga. Byron Kelleher was declared match fit just in time for the kickoff.
Match
Summary
The final was hosted at the neutral
Ten minutes into the second half, Munster
Details
24 May 2008 17:00 BST |
Munster ![]() | 16 – 13 | ![]() |
Try: Leamy 33' c Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (3/3) 36', 51', 65' | Report | Try: Donguy 54' c Con: Élissalde Pen: Élissalde (1/2) 40+1' Drop: Élissalde 9' |
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,417 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
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Man of the Match:
Touch judges:
Hugh Watkins (Wales )
Television match official: Derek Bevan (Wales) Fourth official: Wayne Barnes (England) |
Post-match
Munster received their medals, and performed a lap of honour to the song "Stand' Up and Fight".[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Standley, James (24 May 2008). "2008 Heineken Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ^ Reuters
- ^ RTÉ Sport Archived 27 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Scotsman
- ^ Reuters
- ^ "Heineken Cup final: Munster conquer again". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016.
- ^ "It wasn't pretty but victory is still sweet for Kidney's street fighters". The Guardian. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020.
- ^ France24
- ^ "Rugby review of the year 2008: 10 highlights". The Daily Telegraph. London. 16 December 2008.
- ^ The Telegraph Rugby review of the year 2008: 10 highlights http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/96890.html ESPN
- ^ Scotland on Sunday
- ^ SkySports Match Commentary Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sport24
- ^ a b c d e Orlovac, Mark (24 May 2008). "2008 Heineken Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ a b c Standley, James (24 May 2008). "2008 Heineken Cup final". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- ^ Hands, David (26 May 2008). "Munster secure second Heineken Cup title". The Times. London. Retrieved 26 May 2008.