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2023–24 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 25,600)[note 1]
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,800)
ChairmanGerry O'Shea
CEOIan Flanagan
PresidentMichael Carroll[1]
Coach(es)Graham Rowntree
Captain(s)Peter O'Mahony
League(s)United Rugby Championship
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The 2023–24 Munster Rugby season is Munster's twenty-third season competing in the United Rugby Championship, alongside which they are also competing in the European Rugby Champions Cup. It is Graham Rowntree's second season as head coach.[2] Munster went into the season as the defending league champions, having defeated the Stormers in the final of the previous season.[3]

Events

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Former Munster player Mossy Lawler returned to the province to join the coaching team as a skills coach, having spent the previous eight seasons coaching at Connacht.[4] Academy manager Ian Costello was promoted to the newly created position of head of rugby operations,[5] with Gearóid Prendergast, then-director of rugby at Young Munster, replacing him in the role.[6] Lead performance analyst George Murray continues on in his role as technical coach after taking up the role in June 2022.

In players news, two players were promoted from the academy to the senior squad: back-three Patrick Campbell[7] and lock/back-row Cian Hurley.[8] Prop John Ryan returned to the province,[9] whilst Alex Nankivell, who was Ryan's teammate at the Chiefs, also joined the province.[10] Former Connacht centre Seán O'Brien joined the province from English club Exeter Chiefs.[11] Five players joined year one of the Munster academy ahead of the season: prop George Hadden, back-row Brian Gleeson, fly-half Dylan Hicks and back-three players Shay McCarthy and Ben O'Connor.[12]

Fly-half Ben Healy, who won his first cap for Scotland during the 2023 Six Nations, left the province to join Edinburgh,[13] whilst centre Malakai Fekitoa also left to join Italian club Benetton.[14] Lock Paddy Kelly and prop Liam O'Connor were forced to retire upon the conclusion of the previous season due to respective brain and neck injuries, centre Oli Morris and academy back-three Conor Phillips were released by the province,[15] and lock Eoin O'Connor joined English club Exeter Chiefs[16] Club legend Keith Earls, who was contracted until the end of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, confirmed his retirement upon Ireland's exit from the tournament, bringing to an end his 16-year Munster career.[17]

The format for the European Rugby Champions Cup changed for the 2023–24 season, with the two pool-format used during the COVID-19 pandemic dispensed with in favour of four pools of six clubs each, with each pool containing two teams from the United Rugby Championship, Top 14 and Premiership Rugby. The four highest-ranked teams in each pool progress to the knockout stage.[18] Munster were in tier one for the pool draw by virtue of being 2022–23 URC champions, and were drawn in pool 3, where they will face English clubs Exeter Chiefs and Northampton Saints, and French clubs Bayonne and Toulon.[19]

In a world first, Munster will host Super Rugby champions the Crusaders in a so-called Clash of Champions on 3 February 2024, a match that will see former Munster head coach Rob Penney return to the province after he was appointed as Crusaders new head coach ahead of 2024.[20]

Greig Oliver, an elite player development officer with Munster's academy since 2011, died in a paragliding accident in Cape Town, South Africa, on 3 July 2023, where he and his wife were following their son Jack, who is in Munster's academy, with the Ireland under-20s team at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[21]

Munster began their pre-season fixtures with a 33–12 home defeat against Leinster at Musgrave Park on 8 September[22] and a 24–19 away win against Connacht at the Sportsground on 22 September,[23] before defeating famous invitational touring side the Barbarians 47–35 at Thomond Park on 30 September;[24] this match was the first time the sides' respective men's team faced each other.[25]

Player movements

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Below are the players who joined and left the Munster senior and academy squads ahead of the 2023–24 season. Italics indicates players that transferred during the 2023–24 season.

Senior squad

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Academy squad

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Coaches and staff

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Senior squad

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Graham Rowntree  England
Attack coach Mike Prendergast  Ireland
Forwards coach Andi Kyriacou  England
Defence coach Denis Leamy  Ireland
Lead performance analyst and technical coach George Murray  Ireland
Skills coach Mossy Lawler  Ireland
Team manager Niall O'Donovan  Ireland
Head of rugby operations Ian Costello  Ireland
Head of athletic performance Ged McNamara  Ireland
Strength and conditioning coach Adam Sheehan  Ireland
Head of medical Jamie Kearns  Ireland
Lead physiotherapist Damien Mordan  Ireland
Physiotherapist Keith Thornhill  Ireland
Physiotherapist Ray McGinley  Ireland
Performance analyst Paul O'Brien  Ireland

Academy squad

Position Name
Academy and pathway manager Gearóid Prendergast
Elite player development officer Brendan O'Connor
Elite player development officer Tommy O'Donnell
Pathway development coach Matt Brown
Lead academy athletic development coach Danielle Cunningham
Academy and pathway performance analyst Brandon Shanahan

Players

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For a full list of player movements before or during the 2023–24 season, see List of 2023–24 United Rugby Championship transfers.

Senior squad

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Munster Rugby senior squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Back three

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
ST denotes a short-term signing.
L denotes a player on loan at the club.
Players and their allocated positions from the Munster Rugby website.[26]

Academy squad

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Munster Rugby academy squad

Props

  • Ireland Mark Donnelly (3)
  • Ireland George Hadden (1)
  • Ireland Darragh McSweeney (2)
  • Ireland Kieran Ryan (2)

Hookers

  • None at present

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Back three

  • Ireland Shay McCarthy (1)
  • Ireland Ben O'Connor (1)
Bold denotes internationally capped players, number in brackets indicates players stage in the three-year academy cycle.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Munster Rugby website.[27][12]

Pre-season

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8 September 2023
18:00
Munster Ireland12–33Ireland Leinster
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,400
22 September 2023
17:30
Connacht Ireland19–24Ireland Munster
Report
The Sportsground
30 September 2023
16:30
Munster Ireland52–35Barbarians
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,427

Friendly

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3 February 2024
17:00
Munster Ireland21-19New Zealand Crusaders
Report
Páirc Uí Chaoimh[20]
Attendance: 40,885
Referee: Chris Busby
23 February 2024
19:45
Harlequins England35-43Ireland Munster
Report
Twickenham Stoop
Referee: Hamish Smales

2023–24 United Rugby Championship

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Main article: 2023–24 United Rugby Championship
2023–24 United Rugby Championship
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Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Ireland Munster 18 13 1 4 483 318 +165 65 38 11 3 68
2 South Africa Bulls (RU) 18 13 0 5 639 433 +206 85 54 11 3 66
3 Ireland Leinster 18 13 0 5 554 350 +204 81 43 11 2 65
4 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (CH) 18 13 0 5 519 353 +166 76 35 11 2 65
5 South Africa Stormers 18 12 0 6 468 348 +120 58 45 7 4 59
6 Ireland Ulster 18 11 0 7 437 409 +28 53 55 5 5 54
7 Italy Benetton 18 11 1 6 411 400 +11 51 56 6 2 54
8 Wales Ospreys 18 10 0 8 414 449 –35 53 53 8 2 50
9 South Africa Lions 18 9 0 9 526 398 +128 67 50 8 6 50
10 Scotland Edinburgh 18 11 0 7 416 397 +19 47 52 3 2 49
11 Ireland Connacht 18 9 0 9 404 432 –28 51 57 4 5 45
12 Wales Cardiff 18 4 1 13 384 410 –26 50 51 4 10 32
13 Wales Scarlets 18 5 0 13 313 575 –262 37 77 4 3 27
14 South Africa Sharks 18 4 0 14 343 431 –88 47 55 3 6 25
15 Wales Dragons 18 3 0 15 300 611 –311 36 84 1 3 16
16 Italy Zebre Parma 18 1 1 16 345 643 –298 42 94 4 5 15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[28]
  1. number of matches won;
  2. the difference between points for and points against;
  3. the number of tries scored;
  4. the most points scored;
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  6. the fewest red cards received;
  7. the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2024–25 European Champions Cup

Pink background indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2024–25 European Challenge Cup
Yellow background indicates the team that won the 2023–24 European Challenge Cup and thus qualify for the 2024–25 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2024–25 European Challenge Cup.
Q: qualified for play-offs. H: home field advantage secured for quarter-and semi-final. h: home field advantage secured for quarter-final X: cannot reach play-offs. E: qualified for Champions Cup.

2023–24 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools view · watch · edit · discuss
Ireland Irish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Ireland Leinster 6 4 0 2 129 93 +36 18 10 2 2 20 3rd
2 Ireland Ulster 6 4 0 2 130 126 +4 14 18 0 2 18 6th
3 Ireland Munster 6 2 0 4 118 109 +9 14 11 2 3 13 1st
4 Ireland Connacht 6 2 0 4 104 153 –49 13 20 0 2 10 11th
Scotland Italy Scottish/Italian Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 5 0 1 159 85 +74 24 5 3 1 24 4th
2 Italy Benetton 6 4 0 2 143 111 +32 18 15 3 0 19 7th
3 Scotland Edinburgh 6 3 0 3 121 124 –3 15 16 1 1 14 10th
4 Italy Zebre Parma 6 0 0 6 106 209 –103 10 31 0 2 2 16th
South Africa South African Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 South Africa Bulls 6 5 0 1 185 110 +75 24 12 4 1 25 2nd
2 South Africa Stormers 6 5 0 1 153 153 0 17 19 2 0 22 5th
3 South Africa Lions 6 2 0 4 155 147 +8 19 18 2 3 13 9th
4 South Africa Sharks 6 0 0 6 88 171 –83 11 22 0 3 3 14th
Wales Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts Pos overall
1 Wales Ospreys 6 5 0 1 147 103 +44 21 10 4 0 24 8th
2 Wales Scarlets 6 3 0 3 124 132 –8 16 15 3 1 16 13th
3 Wales Cardiff 6 2 0 4 169 150 +19 21 21 2 4 14 12th
4 Wales Dragons 6 2 0 4 91 146 –55 9 21 0 1 9 15th
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[29]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

(S) : URC Shield champion

Round 1

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21 October 2023
17:15
(1 BP) Munster Ireland34–21South Africa Sharks
Try: Edogbo 20'
Barron 25'
Frisch 40'
Conway 66'
Coughlan 77'
Con: Carbery (3) 21' 26' 41'
Pen: Carbery 44'		ReportTry: Kok 37'
Janse van Rensburg 47'
Fassi 81'
Con: Bosch (3) 38' 48' 81'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 11,239
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 2

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29 October 21023
15:00
Benetton Italy13–13Ireland Munster
Try: Smith 36'
Con: Umaga 37'
Pen: Umaga (2) 9' 15'		ReportTry: Ahern 79'
Con: Carbery 80'
Pen: Carbery (2) 13' 73'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Morné Ferreira

Round 3

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4 November 2023
17:15
(1 BP) Munster Ireland45—14Wales Dragons
Try: R. Scannell 13'
G. Coombes 17'
Nash (2) 21' 73'
Ahern 47'
Casey 53'
Gleeson
Con: Butler (4) 15' 48' 54' 65'
Crowley 74'		ReportTry: R. Woodman 35'
Seiuli 80'
Con: Reed (2) 36 81'
Musgrave Park
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 4

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10 November 2023
19:35
Ulster Ireland21-14Ireland Munster
Try: Stockdale 26'
Timoney 67'
Con: Doak 68'
Pen: Doak (3) 13' 46' 63'		ReportTry: Casey (2) 7' 17'
Con: Crowley (2) 8' 19'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 14,960
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 5

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18 November 2023
17:15
Munster Ireland10-3South Africa Stormers
Try: Edogbo 39'
Con: Crowley 40'
Pen: Crowley 14'		ReportPen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 45'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 15,045
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 6

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25 November 2023
18:30
Leinster Ireland21-16Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Gibson-Park 24'
Sheehan 34'
Larmour 65'
Con: Frawley (3) 25' 35' 66'		ReportTry: Casey 5'
Con: Crowley 6'
Pen: Crowley 13' 52' 73'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 49,246
Referee: Chris Busby

Round 7

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1 December 2023
19:35
(1 BP) Munster Ireland40-29Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Edogbo 7'
Ahern (2) 12' , 36'
Barron 15'
Nankivell 48'
Hodnett 64'
Con: Crowley (5) 7', 16', 37', 49', 65'		ReportTry: Vailanu 26'
Matthews 41'
Darge 54'
Penalty try 61'
Fraser 78'
Con: Weir 78'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round 8

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26 December 2023
19:35
(1 BP) Munster Ireland3-9Ireland Leinster
Pen: Crowley 51'ReportPen: H. Byrne (3) 1', 15', 80'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,600
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 9

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1 January 2024
15:00
Connacht Ireland22-9Ireland Munster
Try: Aungier 77'
Con: Hanrahan 78'
Pen: Hanrahan (5) 16' 45' 59' 66' 71'		ReportPen: Butler (3) 22' 31' 57'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 7,240
Referee: Chris Busby

Round 10

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16 February 2024
19:35
Scarlets Wales7-42Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Roberts 49'
Con: Titcombe 50'		ReportTry: Coombes (2) 10' 23'
O'Sullivan 62'
Ahern 65'
O'Brien 72'
McCarthy 76'
Con: Carbery (6) 11' 24' 62' 66' 73' 77'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,039
Referee: Ian Kenny

Round 11

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1 March 2024
19:35
Munster (1 BP) Ireland45-29Italy Zebre Parma (1 BP)
Try: Quinn (2) 5' 58'
Haley 10'
Snyman 25'
O'Brien 33'
Frisch 39'
Daly 79'
Con: Butler (5) 11' 27' 34' 40' 60'
Cards: Quinn yellow card 21' to 31'		ReportTry: Hasa 18'
Dominguez 61'
Prisciantelli 68'
de Leeuw 74'
Con: Prisciantelli (3) 19' 68' 75'
Pen: Prisciantelli 22'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,023
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 12

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22 March 2024
19:35
Ospreys Wales17-27Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Giles 33'
Parry 53'
Cuthbert 73'
Con: Williams 54'
Cards: Tipuric yellow card 38' to 48'		ReportTry: Daly 3'
O'Brien (2) 5' 16'
Snyman 57'
Con: Carbery (2) 4' 18'
Pen: Carbery 63'
Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 3,897
Referee: Hollie Davidson

Round 13

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30 March 2024
19:35
Munster Ireland20-15Wales Cardiff
Try: Crowley 63'
Beirne 48'
Con: Crowley (2) 49' 64'
Pen: Crowley (2) 37' 74'
Cards: Ryan yellow card 58' to 68'		ReportTry: Thomas 54'
Young 59'
Con: de Beer 55'
Pen: Beetham 78'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 15,423
Referee: Andrea Piardi

Round 14

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20 April 2024
16:05
Bulls South Africa22-27Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Louw 25'
Arendse 43'
Grobbelaar 49'
Con: Goosen (2) 26' 50'
Pen: Goosen 29'
Cards: Goosen Red card 53'		ReportTry: Daly 18'
Snyman 36'
Hodnett 57'
Murray 73'
Con: Crowley (2) 20' 37'
Pen: Crowley 41'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 12,975
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 15

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27 April 2024
16:00
Lions South Africa13-33Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Botha 61'
Con: Hendrikse 62'
Pen: Hendrikse (2) 27' 37'
Cards: Louw yellow card 40+2' to 50'		ReportTry: O'Donoghue 33'
Penalty try 40+2'
Daly 47'
Coombes 78'
Con: Crowley 35'
Pen: Crowley (3) 4' 8' 19'
Emirates Airline Park
Attendance: 6,990
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 16

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11 May 2024
17:15
Munster Ireland47-12Ireland Connacht
Try: Snyman 19'
Nash 26'
Nankivell 45'
Murray 62'
Carbery 69'
Ahern 72'
Daly 79'
Con: Crowley (3) 19' 29' 46'
Carbery (3) 63' 70' 80'		ReportTry: Ralston (2) 38' 64'
Con: Carty 39'
Cards: Hurley-Langton yellow card 18' to 28'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 20,183
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 17

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17 May 2024
19:35
Edinburgh (1 BP) Scotland26-29Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Bennett 24'
Venter 65'
Con: Healy (2) 25' 66'
Pen: Healy (4) 6' 12' 22' 49'		ReportTry: Frisch (2) 16' 35'
Crowley 42'
Coombes 53'
Con: Crowley (3) 36' 43' 54'
Pen: Crowley 69'
Cards: Murray yellow card 63' to 73'
DAM Health Stadium
Attendance: 7,774
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 18

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1 June 2024
17:15
Munster (1 BP) Ireland29-24Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Snyman 7'
Nash 51'
Daly 58'
Clarke 68'
Con: Crowley (3) 9' 53' 59'
Pen: Crowley 74'		ReportTry: Herring 16'
McCann 40+3'
Rea 54'
Con: Cooney (3) 18' 40+4' 55'
Pen: Cooney 22'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 17,496
Referee: Frank Murphy

Quarter-final

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7 June 2024
19:35
Munster Ireland23-7Wales Ospreys
Try: Zebo 1'
Scannell 17'
Con: Crowley (2) 2' 18'
Pen: Crowley (3) 27' 58' 61'		ReportTry: Giles 4'
Con: Williams 5'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,072
Referee: Hollie Davidson

Semi-final

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15 June 2024
18:00
Munster Ireland10-17Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Frisch 55'
Con: Crowley 56'
Pen: Crowley 11'
Cards: Nankivell Red card 73'		ReportTry: Steyn 23'
Cancelliere 50'
Con: Horne (2) 24' 51'
Pen: Horne 74'
Cards: Gray yellow card 10' to 20'
M. Fagerson yellow card 39' to 49'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 20,052
Referee: Andrea Piardi

2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup

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Main article: 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup

Munster were in tier one for the pool draw of the 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup by virtue of being 2022–23 URC champions, and were drawn in pool C, where they will face English clubs Exeter Chiefs and Northampton Saints, and French clubs Bayonne and Toulon.[19]

2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool C
Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Northampton Saints (3) 4 4 0 0 137 75 +62 18 10 2 0 18
England Exeter Chiefs (8) 4 3 0 1 87 99 –12 13 14 1 0 13
Scotland Glasgow Warriors (12) 4 2 0 2 77 63 +14 12 8 1 1 10
Ireland Munster (14) 4 1 1 2 93 93 0 13 10 2 1 9
France Bayonne (9CC) 4 1 1 2 82 107 –25 11 16 1 1 8
France Toulon 4 0 0 4 60 99 –39 7 16 0 2 2
Green background (rows 1 to 2) indicates qualification places for a home Champions Cup round of 16.
Blue background (rows 3 to 4) indicates other teams qualified for the Champions Cup round of 16.
Yellow background (row 5) indicates qualification place for the Challenge Cup round of 16.
Plain background (row 6) indicates elimination from 2023–24 European competition.
Starting table — source: European Professional Club Rugby


Round 1

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9 December 2023
17:30
Munster Ireland17-17France Bayonne
Try: McCarthy 9"
Coombes 19'
Con: Crowley (2) 10' 19'
Pen: Crowley 54'		Report[30]Try: Tagi 46'
Baget 75'
Con: Machenaud 47'
Dolhagaray 76'
Pen: Machenaud 4'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 18.908
Referee: Luke Pearce

Round 2

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17 December 2023
13:00
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England32-24Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Frost 15'
Vintcent 62'
Dunne 64'
Slade 78'
Con: Slade (3) 16' 63' 65'
Pen: Slade (2) 26' 45'		Report[31]Try: Nash 6'
Ahern 22'
Frisch 36'
Daly 49'
Con: Crowley (2) 7' 37'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 13,634
Referee: Mathieu Raynal

Round 3

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13 January 2024
15:15
Toulon France18-29Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Paia'aua 22'
du Preez 53'
Con: Jaminet 23'
Pen: Jaminet (2) 15' 34'		Report[32]Try: Nankivell 30'
Zebo 36'
Ahern 46'
Nash 59'
Con: Crowley (3) 31' 37' 60'
Pen: Crowley 27'
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 15,248
Referee: Nika Amashukeli

Round 4

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20 January 2024
17:30
(1 BP) Munster Ireland23-26England Northampton Saints
Try: Frisch 37'
O'Mahony 40 + 1'
Coombes 48'
Con: Crowley 38'
Pen: Crowley (2) 31' 63'		Report[33]Try: Mitchell 18'
Graham 70'
Con: Smith (2) 18' 71'
Pen: Smith (3) 42' 55' 66'
Drop: Smith 59'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 24,620
Referee: Tual Trainini

Last 16

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7 April 2024
12:30
Northampton Saints England24-14Ireland Munster
Try: Ramm 9'
Freeman 35'
Hendy (2) 60' 72'
Con: Smith (2) 10' 36'		ReportTry: O'Brien 14'
Haley 27'
Con: Crowley (2) 15' 28'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 15,153
Referee: Mike Adamson

2023–24 Munster A/Development season

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15 September 2023
15:00
Munster Development XV Ireland21–17Ireland Ulster Development XV
Report
University of Limerick
22 September 2023
13:00
Connacht Eagles Ireland45–31Ireland Munster A
Report
The Sportsground

Player statistics

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Player statistics from the 2023–24 season. Stats from competitive fixtures only are shown. Academy players in italics.

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  24. ^ "Report | Munster Beat Barbarians In Try-Fest". Munster Rugby. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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  31. ^ "Munster Fall to Defeat in Exeter", Munster Rugby, 17 December 2023
  32. ^ "Famous Munster Win in Toulon", Munster Rugby, 13 January 2024
  33. ^ "Munster Fall to Defeat at Thomond Park", Munster Rugby, 20 January 2024

Notes

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  1. ^ Thomond Park's official capacity is 25,600 but can be expanded up to 26,276 with temporary seating.
  2. ^ Kleyn changed his World Rugby-recognised international affiliation to South Africa in June 2023.
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