2007–08 Munster Rugby season

The 2007–08 Munster Rugby season was Munster's seventh season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's third and final season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.

2007–08 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,500)
Coach(es)Declan Kidney
Captain(s)Paul O'Connell
League(s)Celtic League
2007–083rd
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Denis Fogarty Hooker Ireland
Jerry Flannery Hooker Ireland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker Ireland
Tony Buckley Prop Ireland
John Hayes Prop Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop Ireland
Darragh Hurley Prop Ireland
Federico Pucciariello Prop Italy
Tim Ryan Prop Ireland
Billy Holland Lock Ireland
Mark Melbourne Lock Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland
Paul O'Connell (c) Lock Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll Lock Ireland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Ireland
James Coughlan Back row Ireland
Anthony Foley Back row Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row Ireland
John O'Sullivan Back row Ireland
Alan Quinlan Back row Ireland
Niall Ronan Back row Ireland
David Wallace Back row Ireland
Player Position Union
Gerry Hurley Scrum-half Ireland
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half Ireland
Mike Prendergast Scrum-half Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half Ireland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Ireland
Paul Warwick Fly-half Australia
John Kelly Centre Ireland
Kieran Lewis Centre Ireland}
Lifeimi Mafi Centre New Zealand
Barry Murphy Centre Ireland
Rua Tipoki Centre New Zealand
Brian Carney Wing Ireland
Ian Dowling Wing Ireland
Keith Earls Wing Ireland
Anthony Horgan Wing Ireland
Doug Howlett Wing New Zealand
Ciarán O'Boyle Wing Ireland
Denis Hurley Fullback Ireland
Shaun Payne* Fullback South Africa

Pre-season
26 August 2007
United States XV 6–10 Munster
Report[1]
Toyota Park
Attendance: 8,600
7 September 2007
Munster 15–5 Saracens
Report[2]
14 September 2007
Munster 36–7 Viadana
Report[3]

2007–08 Celtic League
Main article: 2008–09 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
Leinster 181314428283+14544304361
Cardiff Blues 181206395315+8048316256
Munster 181017330258+7233262448
Edinburgh 18936313285+2835293348
Glasgow Warriors 181017340349−931381346
Llanelli Scarlets 187011403362+4145386539
Ospreys 186111321255+6624242937
Newport Gwent Dragons 187110282394−11231441334
Ulster 186111278407−12933412129
Connacht 185112214396−18216390224

Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
    •
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12
22 September 2007
19:30
Munster 26–16 Scarlets
Report[4]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Peter Allan
28 September 2007
18:10
Newport Gwent Dragons 16–26 Munster
Report[5]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,537
5 October 2007
19:30
Munster 17–19 Cardiff Blues
Report[6]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,075
Referee: David Changleng
14 October 2007
16:10
Ospreys 16–3 Munster
Report[7]
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,740
Referee: Simon McDowell
26 October 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors 11–11 Munster
Report[8]
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: James Jones
3 November 2007
19:30
Munster 19–16 Edinburgh
Report[9]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Tim Hayes
24 November 2007
19:30
Munster 45–19 Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[10]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,250
Referee: Rob Debney
30 November 2007
19:30
Munster 3–10 Leinster
Report[11]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,300
Referee: Wayne Barnes
27 December 2007
19:30
Munster 17–0 Connacht
Report[12]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Colin Stanley
15 February 2008
19:30
Edinburgh 7–11 Munster
Report[13]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Tim Hayes
1 March 2008
17:30
Cardiff Blues 25–22 Munster
Report[14]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 11,269
Referee: Peter Allan
22 March 2008
19:30
Munster 42–6 Ulster
Report[15]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Alain Rolland
28 March 2008
19:30
Connacht 5–16 Munster
Report[16]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 5,368
Referee: Simon McDowell
12 April 2008
18:30
Leinster 21–12 Munster
Report[17]
RDS Arena
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Chris White
19 April 2008
19:35
Munster 9–8 Ospreys
Report[18]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,500
30 April 2008
19:30
Ulster 19–9 Munster
Report[19]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Alain Rolland
3 May 2008
14:45
Scarlets 23–24 Munster
Report[20]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 7,020
10 May 2008
17:00
Munster 18–21 Glasgow Warriors
Report[21]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,360
Referee: James Jones

2007–08 Heineken Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Heineken Cup

Pool 5
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Munster (6) 6402137614895531219
Clermont 640222157189128612119
London Wasps 640219127152127252018
Llanelli Scarlets 6006828−2074213−139000
10 November 2007
17:30
London Wasps 24–23 Munster
Report[22]
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 21,506
18 November 2007
16:00
Munster 36–13 Clermont
Report[23]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,003
Referee: Nigel Owens
8 December 2007
17:30
Scarlets 16–29 Munster
Report[24]
Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,365
Referee: Wayne Barnes
16 December 2007
13:00
Munster 22–13 Scarlets
Report[25]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Dave Pearson
13 January 2008
16:00
Clermont 26–19 Munster
Report[26]
19 January 2008
17:35
Munster 19–3 London Wasps
Report[27]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 12,257
Referee: Nigel Owens

Quarter-final
5 April 2008
17:30
Gloucester 3–16 Munster
Report[28]
Kingsholm
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semi-final
27 April 2008
15:00
Saracens 16–18 Munster
Report[29]
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 30,325
Referee: Nigel Owens

Final
Main article: 2008 Heineken Cup Final
24 May 2008
17:00
Munster 16–13 Toulouse
Report[30]
Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Nigel Owens

References
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