Munster in European rugby

Munster Rugby is one of the four professional provincial rugby teams from the island of Ireland. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Munster competed in its first European rugby competition in the first ever Heineken Cup in 1995-96. They have won the competition on two occasions in 2006 and 2008.

Heineken Cup / European Rugby Champions Cup

Season Pool/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points1995–96 Pool 4 2 2 1 0 1 – 21996–97 Pool 4 4 4 2 0 2 – 41997–98 Pool 4 4 6 2 0 4 – 41998–99 Pool 2 2 6 4 1 1 – 9Quarter-final Colomiers 23 – 9 Munster1999–00 Pool 4 1 6 5 0 1 – 10Quarter-final Munster 27 – 10 Stade FrançaisSemi-final Toulouse 25 – 31 MunsterFinal Northampton 9 – 8 Munster2000–01 Pool 4 1 6 5 0 1 – 10Quarter-final Munster 38 – 29 BiarritzSemi-final Stade Français 16 – 15 Munster2001–02 Pool 4 2 6 5 0 1 – 10Quarter-final Stade Français 14 – 16 MunsterSemi-final Castres 17 – 25 MunsterFinal Leicester 15 – 9 Munster2002–03 Pool 2 2 6 4 0 2 – 8Quarter-final Leicester 7 – 20 MunsterSemi-final Toulouse 13 – 12 Munster2003–04 Pool 5 1 6 5 0 1 4 24Quarter-final Munster 37 – 32 Stade FrançaisSemi-final Munster 32 – 37 Wasps2004–05 Pool 4 1 6 5 0 1 2 22Quarter-final Biarritz 19 – 10 Munster2005–06 Pool 1 1 6 5 0 1 3 23Quarter-final Munster 19 – 10 PerpignanSemi-final Leinster 6 – 30 MunsterFinal Biarritz 19 – 23 Munster2006–07 Pool 4 2 6 5 0 1 3 23Quarter-final Scarlets 24 – 15 Munster2007–08 Pool 5 1 6 4 0 2 3 19Quarter-final Gloucester 3 – 16 MunsterSemi-final Saracens 16 – 18 MunsterFinal Toulouse 13 – 16 Munster2008–09 Pool 1 1 6 5 0 1 3 23Quarter-final Munster 43 – 9 OspreysSemi-final Munster 6 – 25 Leinster2009–10 Pool 1 1 6 5 0 1 4 24Quarter-final Munster 33 – 19 NorthamptonSemi-final Biarritz 18 – 7 Munster2010–11 Pool 3 2 6 3 0 3 4 162011–12 Pool 1 1 6 6 0 0 1 25 Quarter-final Munster 16 – 22 Ulster2012–13 Pool 1 2 6 4 0 2 4 20 Quarter-final Harlequins 12 – 18 Munster Semi-final Clermont 16 – 10 Munster2013–14 Pool 6 1 6 5 0 1 3 23 Quarter-final Munster 47 – 23 Toulouse Semi-final Toulon 24 – 16 Munster2014–15 Pool 1 3 6 3 0 3 3 152015–16 Pool 4 3 6 3 0 3 3 152016–17 Pool 1 1 6 5 0 1 4 24 Quarter-final Munster 41 – 16 Toulouse Semi-final Munster 10 – 26 Saracens2017–18 Pool 4 1 6 4 1 1 3 21 Quarter-final Munster 20 – 19 Toulon Semi-final Racing 92 27 – 22 Munster2018–19 Pool 2 1 6 4 1 1 3 21 Quarter-final Edinburgh 13 – 17 Munster Semi-final Saracens 32 – 16 Munster2019–20 Pool 4 3 6 3 1 2 2 162020–21 Pool B 4 2 2 0 0 0 8 Last 16 Munster 33 – 40 Toulouse2021–22 Pool B 3 4 4 0 0 2 18 Last 16 (1st leg) Exeter Chiefs 13 – 8 Munster Last 16 (2nd leg) Munster 26 – 10 Exeter Chiefs Quarter-final Munster 24 – 24 Toulouse (A.E.T.)2022–23 Pool B 6 4 2 0 2 2 10 Last 16 Sharks 50 – 35 Munster2023–24 Pool C 4 6 1 1 2 3 9 Last 16 Northampton Saints 24 – 14 Munster

European Rugby Challenge Cup Season Round Result2010–11 Quarter-final Brive 37 – 42 Munster Semi-final Munster 12 – 20 Harlequins

Heineken Cup Record

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPtsStatus Swansea2101330352782Advanced to the semi-finals Munster21012202932−32Eliminates Castres 21012202934−52

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Toulouse430121138157142156 Cardiff4301167913597386 London Wasps420217143156115414 Munster42021122–11109135–264 Milan4004615–973141–680

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Harlequins640221129198141578 Cardiff640217152184146388 Munster 62041421−7141180−394 Bourgoin6204711−493149−564

TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts Perpignan650135132223810813010 Munster641117134144108369 Neath61141427−13118194−763 Safilo Petraca Rugby Padova6105821−1379169−902

Quarter-final

European Challenge Cup Record

Munster entered the competition as one of the top 3 2010-11 Heineken Cup pool runners-up who failed to qualify for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

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