1996–97 Munster Rugby season

April 2020 May 2026 1996–97 Munster Rugby season Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300) Jerry Holland Mick Galwey 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Munster Rugby season was Munster's second season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup. 1996–97 squad Ireland HK Paul Cunningham Ireland HK Terry Kingston Ireland HK Frankie Sheahan Ireland PR Peter Clohessy Ireland PR John Fitzgerald Ireland PR Noel Healy Ireland PR James Hickey Ireland PR Paul McCarthy Ireland PR Ian Murray Ireland LK Len Dineen Ireland LK Mick Galwey c Ireland LK Gabriel Fulcher Ireland LK Michael Coughlin Ireland BR David Corkery Ireland BR Ben Cronin Ireland BR Declan Edwards Ireland BR Anthony Foley Ireland BR Eddie Halvey Ireland BR Ultan O'Callaghan Ireland BR Alan Quinlan Ireland BR Liam Toland Ireland SH Stephen McIvor Ireland SH David O'Mahony Ireland SH Brian O'Meara Ireland FH Aidan O'Halloran Ireland CE Killian Keane Ireland CE Sean McCahill Ireland CE Mike Lynch Ireland CE Brian Walsh Ireland WG Brian Begley Ireland WG John Lacey Ireland WG Andrew Thompson Ireland WG Richard Wallace Ireland FB Dominic Crotty Ireland FB Pat Murray 1996–97 IRFU Interprovincial Championship IRFU Interprovincial Championship Team P W D LFA BPPts Statusleft Munster 3 3 0 0 117 92 - 12 Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cupleft Leinster 3 1 0 2 88 92 - 4 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cupleft Ulster 3 1 0 2 81 89 - 4 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cupleft Connacht 3 1 0 2 77 90 - 4 21 September 1996 Munster IRE rugby union 45–28 ReportMichael O'Flaherty, "Five tries as Ulster win easily", Limerick Leader, 23 September 1996 IRE rugby union Connacht Lacey (2)FoleyMcCahillWalsh O'Halloran (4) O'Halloran (3) O'Halloran A. ReddanDevine (2) Elwood (2) Elwood (3) Temple Hill A. Watson W Munster lineup: 1. Ian Murray, 2. Paul Cunningham, 3. Noel Healy, 4. Len Dineen, 5. Mick Galwey, 6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Eddie Halvey, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Aidan O'Halloran, 11. Andrew Thompson, 12. Michael Lynch, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. John Lacey, 15. Sean McCahill. Replacements: Pat Murray (for Lacey, for McCahill). 28 September 1996 Leinster IRE rugby union 40–45 Report"Marvellous Munster best in a classic", Limerick Leader, 30 September 1996 IRE rugby union Munster ColemanRidgeMcQuilkinFrancisHickie Governey (3) Governey (3) Galwey (2)Halvey BegleyLynch (2) Begley (8)Lynch (2) Keane Donnybrook Graham Hughes W Munster lineup: 1. Ian Murray, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy, 4. Len Dineen, 5. Mick Galwey, 6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Eddie Halvey, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane, 11. Brian Begley, 12. Brian Walsh, 13. Mike Lynch, 14. Sean McCahill, 15. Dominic Crotty. Replacements: Andrew Thompson. 5 October 1996 Munster IRE rugby union 27–24 ReportMichael McGeary, "Ulster fall short", Sunday Life, 6 October 1996 IRE rugby union Ulster Dineen, Galwey Begley Begley (3) McIvor, Keene DuncanCoulter Laing Laing (4) Thomond Park A. Lewis W Munster lineup: 1. Ian Murray, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy, 4. Len Dineen, 5. Mick Galwey, 6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Eddie Halvey, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane, 11. Brian Begley, 12. Mike Lynch, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Sean McCahill, 15. Dominic Crotty. Replacements: Paul McCarthy (for Healy 69'). 1996–97 Heineken Cup 1996–97 Heineken Cup Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts FRA Toulouse430121138157142156 WAL Cardiff4301167913597386 ENG London Wasps420217143156115414 Ireland rugby union Munster42021122–11109135–264 ITA Milan4004615–973141–680 12 October 1996 15:00 Munster IRE rugby union 23–5 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=96MM2969#report Munster 23–5 Milan 12 October 1996 EPCR 7 June 2019 ITA Milan Musgrave Park 1,500 David Davies W Munster lineup: 1. John Fitzgerald, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Paul McCarthy, 4. Gabriel Fulcher, 5. Mick Galwey, 6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Liam Toland, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane, 11. Brian Begley, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Richard Wallace, 15. Dominic Crotty. Replacements: Pat Murray (for Crotty 42'), Brian O'Meara (for McIvor 70'). 16 October 1996 19:15 Cardiff WAL 43–18 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=96CM2033#report Cardiff Blues 48-18 Munster 16 October 1996 EPCR 7 June 2019 IRE rugby union Munster Cardiff Arms Park 4,000 John Bacigalupo L Munster lineup: 1. Ian Murray, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Paul McCarthy, 4. Mick Galwey, 5. Gabriel Fulcher, 6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. Liam Toland, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane, 11. Brian Begley, 12. Brian Walsh, 13. Sean McCahill, 14. Richard Wallace, 15. Dominic Crotty. Replacements: Len Dineen (for Foley 47'), Pat Murray (for Begley 70'). 19 October 1996 15:00 Munster IRE rugby union 49–22 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=96ML9933#report Munster 49-22 London Wasps 19 October 1996 EPCR 7 June 2019 ENG London Wasps Thomond Park 6,000 Didier Mene W Munster lineup: 1. John Fitzgerald, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy, 4. Gabriel Fulcher, 5. Mick Galwey, 6. David Corkery, 7. Anthony Foley, 8. Ben Cronin, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane, 11. Dominic Crotty, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Richard Wallace, 15. Pat Murray. 2 November 1996 19:00 Toulouse FRA 60–19 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=96TM8902#report Toulouse 60-19 Munster 2 November 1996 EPCR 7 June 2019 IRE rugby union Munster Les Sept Deniers 14,000 Tony Spreadbury L Munster lineup: 1. John Fitzgerald, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy, 4. Mick Galwey, 5. Gabriel Fulcher, 6. Anthony Foley, 7. David Corkery, 8. Ben Cronin, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane, 11. Dominic Crotty, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Richard Wallace, 15. Pat Murray. Replacements: Paul McCarthy (for Healy 8'), Len Dineen (for Cronin 68'), Ian Murray (for McCarthy 68'). Friendlies 9 November 1996 Munster IRE rugby union 25–35 Report"Two try Lynch is a Munster star", Limerick Leader, 11 November 1996 SAM Samoa XV Musgrave Park Chris White L Munster lineup: 1.Paul McCarthy, 2. Frank Sheehan, 3. Ian Murray, 4. Len Dineen, 5. Dara Kirby, 6. Alan Quinlan, 7. Ultan O'Callaghan, 8. Liam Toland, 9. David O'Mahony, 10. Aidan O'Halloran, 11. Brian Begley, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Mike Lynch, 14. Andrew Thompson, 15. Pat Murray (c). Replacements: James Hickey (for McCarthy 50'), John Fitzgerald (for Murray 54'), Declan Edwards (for O'Callaghan). 26 November 1996 Munster IRE rugby union 19–55 ReportCormac Liddy, "Wizards from Oz demolish Munster", Limerick Leader, 27 November 1996 AUS Australia XV Thomond Park Robert Davies L Munster lineup: 1. John Fitzgerald, 2. Terry Kingston, 3. Noel Healy, 4. Mick Galwey, 5. Dara Kirby, 6. Anthony Foley, 7. Ben Cronin, 8. David Corkery, 9. Stephen McIvor, 10. Killian Keane, 11. Dominic Crotty, 12. Sean McCahill, 13. Brian Walsh, 14. Richard Wallace, 15. Pat Murray. Replacements: Peter Clohessy (for Healy 40'), Len Dineen (for Kirby 40'), Mike Lynch (for Walsh 65). References External links 1996–97 Munster Rugby season official site https://web.archive.org/web/20180927010701/http://munsterrugby.ie/fixtures-results/historic/ 27 September 2018 1996–97 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup 1996–97 Category:1996–97 in Irish rugby union