1998–99 Leinster Rugby season

1998–99 Leinster Rugby season Donnybrook, Dublin Mike Ruddock Alan McGowan (121) Kevin Nowlan (5) 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 squadProps IRE rugby union Emmet Byrne (St Mary's) IRE rugby union Reggie Corrigan (Lansdowne) IRE rugby union Henry Hurley (Clontarf) IRE rugby union Angus McKeen (Lansdowne) Hookers IRE rugby union Shane Byrne (Blackrock) IRE rugby union Peter Smyth (St Mary's) Locks IRE rugby union Leo Cullen (Blackrock) IRE rugby union Gabriel Fulcher (Lansdowne) (c) IRE rugby union Pat Holden (Terenure) IRE rugby union Hubi Kos (Blackrock)Back row IRE rugby union Trevor Brennan (St Mary's) IRE rugby union Craig Brownlie (Clontarf) IRE rugby union Victor Costello (St Mary's) IRE rugby union B. Gibney (Blackrock) IRE rugby union Colin McEntee (Lansdowne) IRE rugby union Declan O'Brien (Clontarf) IRE rugby union Patrick Ward (Clontarf) Scrum-halves IRE rugby union Derek Hegarty (Terenure) IRE rugby union David O'Mahony (Lansdowne) IRE rugby union Ciaran Scally (UCD) Fly-halves IRE rugby union Alan McGowan (Blackrock) IRE rugby union Richie Murphy (Clontarf)Centres IRE rugby union Brian Carey (Blackrock) IRE rugby union Shane Horgan (Lansdowne) IRE rugby union Kurt McQuilkin (Lansdowne) IRE rugby union Martin Ridge (Lansdowne) Wings IRE rugby union Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne) IRE rugby union Girvan Dempsey (Terenure) IRE rugby union Denis Hickie (St Mary's) IRE rugby union John McWeeney (St Mary's) Fullbacks IRE rugby union Ciaran Clarke (Terenure) IRE rugby union Kevin Nowlan (St Mary's) (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Squad IRFU Interprovincial Championship IRFU Interprovincial Championship Team P W D LFA BPPts StatusMunster Munster 6 4 0 2 125 92 2 18 Champions; qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken CupUlster Ulster 6 3 0 3 137 119 3 15 Qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken CupLeinster Leinster 6 3 0 3 135 136 2 14 Qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken CupConnacht Connacht 6 2 0 4 95 145 3 11 Qualified for 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup 14 August 1998 Leinster Leinster 14-34 ReportMicheal McGeary, "Ulster off to a flier", Sunday Life, 16 August 1998 Ulster Ulster HorganNowlan McGowan (2) Ward (2)McWhirterMcDowell Mason (4) Mason (2) Donnybrook 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') L 21 August 1998 Munster Munster 18–24 Reporthttps://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=98ML7911 Munster 18-24 Leinster Munster Rugby 7 June 2019 Leinster Leinster HorganWalsh Keane Keane (2) DempseyNowlan McGowan McGowan (4) Dooradoyle 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'). W 28 August 1998 Leinster Leinster 29-24 ReportKieran Rooney, "Elwood injury blow as Leinster go top", Sunday Independent, 29 August 1998 Connacht Connacht DempseyCostello McGowan (2) McGowan (5) GavinMurphyDuignanScreene Allnutt (2) Donnybrook Stadium 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). W 11 September 1998 Ulster Ulster 11-35 ReportJim Stokes, "Ulster take a pasting", Belfast Telegraph, 12 September 1998 Leinster Leinster Rea Mason (2) Nowlan (2)HegartyHoldenHickie McGowan (2) McGowan (2) Ravenhill 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'). W 3 October 1998 Connacht Connacht 24-23 Report"Allnutt is alright for Connacht", Sunday Life, 4 October 1998 Leinster Leinster MulcahyA. ReddanAllnutt Allnut (3) Allnut NowlanDempsey McGowan (2) McGowan (2) Galway Sportsgrounds 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'). L 23 October 1998 Leinster Leinster 10–25 Reporthttps://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=98LM1379 Leinster 10-25 Munster Munster Rugby 7 June 2019 Munster Munster Scally McGowan McGowan Kelly Keane Keane (4) Everitt (2) Donnybrook 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'). L Heineken Cup 1998–99 Heineken Cup Pool 1 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Stade Français650127101721911710210 WAL Llanelli63031222−10113180−676 Ireland rugby union Leinster620417125141124174 FRA Bègles-Bordeaux62041123−12127179−524 19 September 1998 19:30 Llanelli Scarlets WAL 27–33 ReportBrendan Fanning, "Leinster euphoria", Sunday Independent, 20 September 1998 IRE rugby union Leinster HodgesEvans Warlow Jones (3)Warlow (2) S. ByrneD'ArcyPenalty try McGowan (2) McGowan (4) Stradey Park 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. W 25 September 1998 18:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 17–28 ReportKieran Rooney, "French champions get Leinster fright", Irish Independent, 26 September 1998 FRA Stade Français Ridge McGowan (4) DourtheMoniLombard Domínguez (2) Domínguez (3) Donnybrook 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. L 9 October 1998 18:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 9–3 ReportKarl Johnson, "Three penalties keep Leinster's European hopes alive", Irish Examiner, 10 October 1998 FRA Bordeaux-Begles Murphy (3) Fauthoux Donnybrook 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. W 17 October 1998 16:00 Stade Français FRA 56–31 Report"Leinster have no answer to French class", Irish Examiner, 19 October 1998 IRE rugby union Leinster Lombard (2)Comba (2)ChaffardonGomesDourtheDominici Domínguez (8) McWeeneyDempseyPenalty try McGowan (2) McGowan Stade Jean-Bouin 8,000 L 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 20:00 Bordeaux-Begles FRA 31–10 ReportEoin McEvitt, "Leinster flatter to deceive", Sunday Tribune, 1 November 1998 IRE rugby union Leinster GarciaDe RougementSouverbieSchuwer Fauthoux (2) Fauthoux (3)Souverbie McEntee McGowan McGowan Stade Andre Moga 3,000 L 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 18:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 27–34 ReportKieran Rooney, "Leinster waste glorious chance", Irish Independent, 7 November 1998 WAL Llanelli Scarlets O'Brien (2)McGowan McGowan (3) McGowan (2) Proctor (2)I. BoobyerNeil BoobyerWyattEvans Jones (2) Donnybrook 4,500 L 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 1998-99 Category:1998–99 in Irish rugby union Category:1998–99 Heineken Cup