2010–11 Munster Rugby season

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2010–11 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 26,500
8,500)
Coach(es)Tony McGahan (Director of Rugby)[1]
Captain(s)Paul O'Connell
League(s)Celtic League
2010–111st, Champions
1st kit
2nd kit
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The 2010–11 Munster Rugby season was

European Challenge Cup for the first time after elimination from the Heineken Cup. It was Tony McGahans
third season as director of rugby.

Summary

Munster were drawn in Pool 3 of the

RC Toulon. Munster lost 23–17 away to London Irish, before defeating RC Toulon 45–18 at Thomond Park on 16 October 2010.[2][3]
Munster defeated Ospreys 22–16, but lost the reverse fixture at Liberty Stadium 19–15.[4][5] In round 5 Munster went to RC Toulon, losing 32–16. As a result of this defeat, Munster failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup for the first time in 13 years.[6] [7][8] As one of the top three runners up in the Heineken cup pool stage, Munster entered the quarter-final stage of the Challenge Cup where they defeated Brive 42–37 in France before losing at home 12–20 to Harlequins.[9] [10][11]

In the Magners league Munster finished top of the table with nineteen wins and three defeats after twenty two matches to qualify for the semi-final playoffs where they defeated Ospreys 18–11. They then played in the 2011 Celtic League Grand Final where they defeated Leinster by 19 points to 9 to claim their third league title.[12] [13]

2010-11 Playing Squad

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

Player Position Union
Jerry Flannery
Hooker
 Ireland Ireland
Denis Fogarty
Hooker
 Ireland Ireland
Damien Varley
Hooker
 Ireland Ireland
Stephen Archer
Prop
 Ireland Ireland
Peter Borlase
Prop
 New Zealand New Zealand
Tony Buckley
Prop
 Ireland Ireland
John Hayes
Prop
 Ireland Ireland
Marcus Horan
Prop
 Ireland Ireland
Darragh Hurley
Prop
 Ireland Ireland
Wian du Preez
Prop
 South Africa South Africa
Dave Ryan
Prop
 Ireland Ireland
Dave Foley
Lock
 Ireland Ireland
Ian Nagle
Lock
 Ireland Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan
Lock
 Ireland Ireland
Paul O'Connell (c)
Lock
 Ireland Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll
Lock
 Ireland Ireland
Donnacha Ryan
Lock
 Ireland Ireland
Billy Holland Flanker Ireland Ireland
Tommy O'Donnell Flanker Ireland Ireland
Peter O'Mahony Flanker Ireland Ireland
Alan Quinlan Flanker Ireland Ireland
Niall Ronan Flanker Ireland Ireland
David Wallace Flanker Ireland Ireland
Paddy Butler
Number 8
 Ireland Ireland
James Coughlan
Number 8
 Ireland Ireland
Denis Leamy
Number 8
 Ireland Ireland
Player Position Union
Tomás O'Leary
Scrum-half
 Ireland Ireland
Peter Stringer
Scrum-half
 Ireland Ireland
Duncan Williams
Scrum-half
 Ireland Ireland
Ronan O'Gara
Outside-half
 Ireland Ireland
Paul Warwick
Outside-half
 Australia Australia
Declan Cusack
Outside-half
 Ireland Ireland
Tom Gleeson
Centre
 Ireland Ireland
Lifeimi Mafi
Centre
 New Zealand New Zealand
Barry Murphy
Centre
 Ireland Ireland
Sam Tuitupou
Centre
 New Zealand New Zealand
Danny Barnes
Wing
 Ireland Ireland
Keith Earls
Wing
 Ireland Ireland
Ian Dowling
Wing
 Ireland Ireland
Doug Howlett
Wing
 New Zealand New Zealand
Johne Murphy
Wing
 Ireland Ireland
Scott Deasy
Fullback
 Ireland Ireland
Denis Hurley
Fullback
 Ireland Ireland
Felix Jones
Fullback
 Ireland Ireland

Coaching and Management team

Position Name Nationality
Director of Rugby Tony McGahan  Australia
Team Manager Shaun Payne  South Africa
Forwards Coach Laurie Fisher  Australia
Backs Coach Jason Holland  New Zealand
Technical Advisor Anthony Foley  Ireland
Head of Strength & Conditioning Paul Darbyshire
Strength and Conditioning Coach Tom Comyns  Ireland
Strength and Conditioning Coach Aidan O'Connell  Ireland
Strength & Conditioning Coach Joe Gallanagh  Ireland
Medical Co-ordinator & Head of Physiotherapy Anthony Coole  Ireland
Physiotherapist Neil Tucker  Ireland

Players in

Players out

2010–11 Celtic League

See also: 2010–11 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Ireland Munster 22 19 0 3 496 327 +169 44 22 5 2 83
2 Ireland Leinster 22 15 1 6 495 336 +159 50 25 5 3 70
3 Ireland Ulster 22 15 1 6 480 418 +62 44 35 3 2 67
4 Wales Ospreys 22 12 1 9 553 418 +135 56 29 6 7 63
5 Wales Scarlets 22 12 1 9 503 453 +50 49 43 5 7 62
6 Wales Cardiff Blues 22 13 1 8 479 392 +87 37 33 3 3 60
7 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 22 10 1 11 444 462 −18 47 49 3 4 49
8 Scotland Edinburgh 22 9 0 13 421 460 −39 39 44 2 5 43
9 Ireland Connacht 22 7 1 14 394 459 −65 32 44 3 6 39
10 Italy Benetton Treviso 22 9 0 13 374 502 −128 29 58 0 2 38
11 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 22 6 1 15 401 543 −142 33 48 1 6 33
12 Italy Aironi 22 1 0 21 247 517 −270 21 52 0 8 12
Correct as of 7 May 2011

Playoffs

Semi-final

14 May 2011
18:30
Munster Ireland18 – 11Wales Ospreys
Try: Barnes (2) 32' m, 57' c
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (2/4) 14', 49'		ReportTry: Fussell 78' m
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 38', 55'
Thomond Park
Referee: Nigel Owens

Grand Final

Main article:
2011 Magners League Grand Final
28 May 2011
17:05
Munster Ireland19 – 9Ireland Leinster
Try: Howlett 12' c
Earls 66' m
Penalty try 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3)		ReportPen: Sexton (3/4) 29', 46', 60'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Nigel Owens

2010-11 Heineken Cup

See also:
2010-11 Heineken Cup

Pool 3

Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Toulon
(6) 		6 4 0 2 13 13 0 143 134 +9 1 0 17
Ireland Munster [7] 6 3 0 3 17 9 +8 143 122 +21 2 2 16
Wales Ospreys 6 3 0 3 7 11 −4 117 113 +4 0 2 14
England London Irish 6 2 0 4 9 13 −4 107 141 −34 0 1 9
9 October 2010
17:45
London Irish England23 – 17Ireland Munster
Try: Ojo 41' m
Con: Lamb (0/1)
Pen: Lamb (4/4) 8', 11', 20', 37'
D. Armitage (1/2) 73'
Drop: Lamb 33'		ReportTry: Tuitupou 80' m
Con: O'Gara (0/1)
Pen: O'Gara (4/5) 5', 39', 55', 69'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 20,188
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
16 October 2010
15:30
Munster Ireland45 – 18France Toulon
Try: Leamy 9' c
Buckley 20' c
Howlett (2) 36' c, 62' c
O'Driscoll 59' c
Coughlan 79' c
Con: O'Gara (6/6)
Pen: O'Gara (1/2) 47'		ReportTry: Genevois 1' c
van Niekerk 75' m
Con: Contepomi (1/1)
Wilkinson (0/1)
Pen: Contepomi (1/3) 30'
Drop: Wilkinson 49'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
12 December 2010
13:00
Munster Ireland22 - 16Wales Ospreys
Try: Howlett 10' m
Wallace 58' c
Murphy 63' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3)
Pen: O'Gara (1/3) 40'		ReportTry: Bowe 42' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Pen: Biggar (3/5) 1', 12', 67'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
18 December 2010
15:30
Ospreys Wales19 - 15Ireland Munster
Try: Phillips 25' c
Con: Biggar (1/1)
Pen: Biggar (4) 17', 36', 55', 68'		ReportTry: Buckley 23' c
Earls 58' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara 5'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 12,189
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
16 January 2011
16:00
Toulon
Dave Pearson (England
)
22 January 2011
15:30
Munster Ireland28 – 14England London Irish
Try: Varley 46' c
Ronan 70' c
Earls 73' c
Hurley 79' c
Con: O'Gara (4/4)		ReportTry: Mapusua 58' c
Tagicakibau 67' c
Con: Bowden (1/1)
Lamb (1/1)
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

2010-11 Amlin Challenge Cup

See also: 2010–11 European Challenge Cup

Quarter-final

9 April 2011
14.00
Brive
Dave Pearson (England
)

Semi-final

30 April 2011
13:00
Munster Ireland12 – 20England Harlequins
Try: Jones 40' c
Howlett 78' m
Con: O'Gara (1/2)		ReportTry: Robson 9' c
Care 34' c
Con: Evans (1/1)
Care (1/1)
Pen: Clegg (2/2) 49', 59'
Thomond Park, Limerick
Attendance: 24,907
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

References

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