1997–98 Munster Rugby season

June 2019 May 2026 1997–98 Munster Rugby season Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300) John Bevan Mick Galwey 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Munster Rugby season was Munster's third season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup. 1997–98 squad Ireland HK Mark McDermott Ireland HK Frankie Sheahan Ireland PR Des Clohessy Ireland PR Peter Clohessy Ireland PR John Hayes Ireland PR Aidan McSweeney Ireland PR Ian Murray Ireland LK Mick Galwey c Ireland LK Shane Leahy Ireland LK Donncha O'Callaghan Ireland LK Mick O'Driscoll Ireland LK Dara Kirby Ireland BR David Corkery Ireland BR Anthony Foley Ireland BR Eddie Halvey Ireland BR Jerry Murray Ireland BR Ultan O'Callaghan Ireland BR Alan Quinlan Ireland BR Greg Tuohy Ireland BR David Wallace Ireland SH Stephen McIvor Ireland SH Brian O'Meara Ireland SH Peter Stringer Ireland FH Barry Everitt Ireland FH Ronan O'Gara Ireland CE Conor Burke Ireland CE Killian Keane Ireland CE Cian Mahony Ireland CE Conor Mahony Ireland CE Mike Lynch NZL WG Rhys Ellison Ireland WG Anthony Horgan Ireland WG John Kelly Ireland WG John Lacey Ireland WG Andrew Thompson Ireland FB Dominic Crotty 1997–98 IRFU Interprovincial Championship IRFU Interprovincial Championship Team P W D LFA BPPts Statusleft Leinster 3 2 0 1 61 46 - 8 Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cupleft Munster 3 2 0 1 56 43 - 8 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cupleft Ulster 3 1 0 2 59 65 - 4 Qualified for next season's Heineken Cupleft Connacht 3 1 0 2 42 64 - 4 16 August 1997 Connacht IRE rugby union 9–29 Reporthttps://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=97CM3692 Connacht 9-29 Munster Munster Rugby 7 June 2019 IRE rugby union Munster Galway Sportsgrounds 23 August 1997 Munster IRE rugby union 15–12 Reporthttps://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=97ML3753 Munster 15-12 Leinster Munster Rugby 7 June 2019 IRE rugby union Leinster Mardyke 30 August 1997 Ulster IRE rugby union 22–12 Reporthttps://munsterrugby.ie/match-stats/?FixGuid=97UM7797 Ulster 22-12 Ulster Munster Rugby 7 June 2019 IRE rugby union Munster Park Laing Laing (4) Laing O'Gara (4) Ravenhill M. White 1997–98 Heineken Cup 1997–98 Heineken Cup Pool 4 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts ENG Harlequins640221129198141578 WAL Cardiff640217152184146388 FRA Bourgoin 62041421−7141180−394 Ireland rugby union Munster6204711−493149−564 7 September 1997 14:00 Harlequins ENG 48–40 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=97HM5294#report NEC Harlequins 48-40 Munster 7 September 1997 EPCR 7 June 2019 IRE rugby union Munster Twickenham Stoop 3,682 Patrick Thomas 13 September 1997 14:30 Cardiff WAL 43–23 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=97CM3553#report Cardiff Blues 43-23 Munster 13 September 1997 EPCR 7 June 2019 IRE rugby union Munster Cardiff Arms Park 4,500 Brian Campsall 20 September 1997 15:00 Munster IRE rugby union 17–15 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=97MB6865#report Munster 17-15 Bourgoin 20 September 1997 EPCR 7 June 2019 FRA Bourgoin Thomond Park 6,000 Huw Lewis 27 September 1997 15:00 Munster IRE rugby union 32–37 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=97MC9187#report Munster 32-37 Cardiff Blues 27 September 1997 EPCR 7 June 2019 WAL Cardiff Musgrave Park 5,000 Tony Spreadbury 4 October 1997 15:00 Bourgoin FRA 21–6 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=97BM7791#report Bourgoin 21-6 Munster 4 October 1997 EPCR 7 June 2019 IRE rugby union Munster Stade Pierre Rajon 6,000 Chris White 12 October 1997 16:30 Munster IRE rugby union 23–16 Reporthttps://www.epcrugby.com/overview/?FixGuid=97MH6643#report Munster 23-16 NEC Harlequins 12 October 1997 EPCR 7 June 2019 ENG Harequins Thomond Park 10,000 Nigel Whitehouse References External links 1997–98 Munster Rugby season official site https://web.archive.org/web/20180927010701/http://munsterrugby.ie/fixtures-results/historic/ 27 September 2018 1997–98 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup 1997–98 Category:1997–98 in Irish rugby union