Provincial Rugby: Munster
18 May, 11:09
IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne has issued a statement following confirmation of Ronan O'Gara's decision to retire from playing professional rugby.
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18 May, 10:21
Ronan O'Gara's retirement from professional rugby brings to an end an achievement-packed career that saw him dominate matches in Ireland and around the world in the colours of Cork Constitution, Munster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions.
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17 May, 10:16
Anthony Foley has signed a contract extension to remain as Munster forwards coach for next season, the province have confirmed.
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14 May, 23:44
Munster have announced that their current squad captain Doug Howlett will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season.
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Munster Match Reports & Previews
3 May, 21:15
Munster, fielding a team dominated by young, up and coming players, brought the curtain down on their season with a gutsy 27-25 win over Zebre at the Stadio XXV Aprile in Parma.
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3 May, 11:38
Some of Munster's emerging players have been tasked with securing a final league victory for the province in Parma tonight, as they look to quickly get over their semi-final exit from the Heineken Cup.
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27 Apr, 18:40
Munster's brave bid to derail Clermont Auvergne's march to their first Heineken Cup title fell short in a cagey semi-final in Montpellier.
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26 Apr, 22:08
The first of this weekend's Heineken Cup semi-finals is a fascinating meeting of one of the tournament's most successful sides, two-time winners Munster, and new pretenders to the crown, French powerhouses Clermont Auvergne. Can Paul O'Connell and his team-mates rip up the form book once again?
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26 Apr, 21:30
British & Irish Cup champions Munster 'A' were dethroned by their provincial rivals Leinster 'A' after a hard-fought semi-final tussle at Dooradoyle on Friday night.
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19 Apr, 21:17
A youthful Munster side showed plenty of character as they came from 19-5 down at half-time to be within eight minutes of victory at Rodney Parade. However, a late surge - including a 75th minute try from Ross Wardle - saw the Dragons finish on top.
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19 Apr, 12:20
Some of Munster's up-and-coming players have been tasked with giving the province a winning lead-in to next week's Heineken Cup semi-final against Clermont Auvergne. But amongst the squad to take on the Dragons tonight is retiring prop Marcus Horan, who is in the final weeks of a long and rewarding professional career.
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13 Apr, 20:35
The returning Brian O'Driscoll scored the match-winning try for Leinster in a bruising RaboDirect PRO12 battle with Munster on Saturday night.
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| RaboDirect PRO12 Table |
Pos
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| Team
| P
| W
| D
| L
| Pts
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| 4 |  | Scarlets | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 66 |
| 5 |  | Ospreys | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 62 |
| 6 |  | Munster | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 54 |
| 7 |  | Treviso | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 50 |
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| Heineken Cup Pool |
Pos
|
| Team
| P
| W
| D
| L
| Pts
|
| 1 |  | Saracens | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 |  | Munster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 |  | Racing Métro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  | Edinburgh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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| British & Irish Cup (Munster A) |
Pos
|
| Team
| P
| W
| D
| L
| Pts
|
| 1 |  | Munster A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 |  | Titans | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 |  | Plymouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 |  | Aberavon RFC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
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