2001–02 Munster Rugby season

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Rugby team

Ground(s)

Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)

Coach(es)

Captain(s)

League(s)

1st (Pool B), Runners-up

← 2000–01

2002–03 →

The 2001–02 Munster Rugby season was Munster's first season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's fourth season in his first spell as head coach of the province.

2001–02 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player	Position	Union
James Blaney	Hooker	Ireland
John Fogarty	Hooker	Ireland
Frankie Sheahan	Hooker	Ireland
Martin Cahill	Prop	Ireland
Peter Clohessy	Prop	Ireland
John Hayes	Prop	Ireland
Marcus Horan	Prop	Ireland
Mick Galwey (c)	Lock	Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan	Lock	Ireland
Paul O'Connell	Lock	Ireland
Mick O'Driscoll	Lock	Ireland
David Bowles	Back row	Ireland
Anthony Foley	Back row	Ireland
Eddie Halvey	Back row	Ireland
Colm McMahon	Back row	Ireland
Alan Quinlan	Back row	Ireland
David Wallace	Back row	Ireland
Jim Williams	Back row	Australia

Player	Position	Union
Derek Hegarty	Scrum-half	Ireland
Frank Murphy	Scrum-half	Ireland
Mike Prendergast	Scrum-half	Ireland
Peter Stringer	Scrum-half	Ireland
Ronan O'Gara	Fly-half	Ireland
Jeremy Staunton	Fly-half	Ireland
Rob Henderson	Centre	Ireland
Jason Holland	Centre	Ireland
Killian Keane	Centre	Ireland
Mike Mullins	Centre	Ireland
Anthony Horgan	Wing	Ireland
John Kelly	Wing	Ireland
Mossy Lawler	Wing	Ireland
John O'Neill	Wing	Ireland
Dominic Crotty	Fullback	Ireland

2001–02 Celtic League

Main article: 2001–02 Celtic League

Pool B Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
1	Munster	6	5	0	1	228	120	+108	23	9	15
2	Connacht	6	4	0	2	152	97	+55	16	8	12
3	Neath	6	4	0	2	151	116	+35	14	10	12
4	Newport	6	3	0	3	147	109	+38	15	10	9
5	Cardiff	6	3	0	3	128	135	−7	15	15	9
6	Edinburgh	6	2	0	4	134	159	−25	11	16	6
7	Caerphilly	6	0	0	6	88	292	−204	11	37	0
Match points were awarded as follows: 3 points for a win 1 point for a draw
Green background (rows 1 to 4) qualify for the knock-out stage. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

17 August 2001
19:30

Edinburgh	22–25	Munster
	Report

Myreside
Attendance: 5,410

28 August 2001
19:35

Munster	40–19	Connacht
Try: Staunton O'Neill Horan Con: Staunton (2) Pen: Staunton (7)	Report	Try: E. Reddan Con: Elwood Pen: Elwood (4)

Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000

31 August 2001
19:05

Neath	30–22	Munster
	Report

The Gnoll
Attendance: 2,250

7 September 2001
19:35

Munster	29–21	Newport
	Report

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,560

11 September 2001
19:15

Caerphilly	18–61	Munster
	Report

Virginia Park
Attendance: 1,500

15 September 2001
13:30

Munster	51–10	Cardiff
	Report

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,055

Quarter-final

1 December 2001
17:30

Munster	13–6	Llanelli
	Report

Musgrave Park

Semi-final

8 December 2001
15:00

Munster	15–9	Ulster
Pen: O'Gara (5)	Report	Pen: Humphreys (3)

Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: I. Ramage

Final

15 December 2001
15:00

Leinster	24–20	Munster
	Report

Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

2001–02 IRFU Interprovincial Championship

Main article: IRFU Interprovincial Championship


Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	BP	Pts	Status
Leinster	3	2	0	1	86	35	2	12	Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Ulster	3	2	0	1	50	66	0	8	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Munster	3	1	1	1	64	48	1	7	Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup
Connacht	3	0	0	3	56	107	1	1

Celtic League pool matches between Irish provinces count towards the Interprovincial Championship.

19 April 2002

Munster	6–6	Leinster
Pen: O'Gara Holland	Report	Pen: Spooner (2)

Musgrave Park

12 May 2002

Ulster	23–18	Munster
Try: Wallace Doak Con: Wallace (2) Pen: Wallace (2) Drop: Wallace	Report	Try: O'Connell Stringer Con: O'Gara Pen: O'Gara (2)

Ravenhill
Referee: Alan Lewis

2001–02 Heineken Cup

Main article: 2001–02 Heineken Cup

Pool 4

Team	P	W	L	Tries for	Tries against	Try diff	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Pts
Castres Olympique	6	5	1	19	12	7	179	125	54	10
Munster	6	5	1	17	6	11	172	87	85	10
Harlequins	6	2	4	14	20	−6	119	187	−68	4
Bridgend	6	0	6	11	23	−12	116	187	−71	0

29 September 2001
15:00

Munster	28–23	Castres
	Report

Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Chris White

6 October 2001
17:00

Harlequins	8–24	Munster
	Report

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

26 October 2001
19:05

Bridgend	12–16	Munster
	Report

Brewery Field
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Antonio Lombardi

3 November 2001
15:00

Munster	40–6	Bridgend
	Report

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Didier Mene

5 January 2002
15:00

Munster	51–17	Harlequins
	Report

Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Stefano Mancini

12 January 2002
15:00

Castres	21–13	Munster
	Report

Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,500

Quarter-final

26 January 2002
16:15

Stade Français	14–16	Munster
	Report

Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 12,000

Semi-final

27 April 2002
15:00

Castres	17–25	Munster
	Report

Stade de la Méditerranée
Attendance: 20,400

Final

Main article: 2002 Heineken Cup Final

25 May 2002
15:00

Leicester Tigers	15–9	Munster
	Report

Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 74,600
Referee: Joël Jutge

Friendlies

8 August 2001

Ulster	51-24	Munster
Try: Humphreys Constable (2) Doak Larkin Howe Con: Humphreys (6) Pen: Humphreys (3)		Try: Horan Staunton Con: Staunton Pen: Staunton (3) Holland

Ravenhill

References

"Edinburgh 22-25 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Munster 40-19 Connacht". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Neath 30-22 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Munster 29-21 Newport". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Caerphilly 18-61 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Munster Rugby". Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Munster 13-6 Llanelli". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
Match Centre
"Leinster 24-20 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Munster 6-6 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Ulster 23-18 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Munster 28-23 Castres Olympique". EPCR. 29 September 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"NEC Harlequins 8-24 Munster". EPCR. 6 October 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Bridgend 12-16 Munster". EPCR. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Munster 40-6 Bridgend". EPCR. 3 November 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Munster 51-17 NEC Harlequins". EPCR. 5 January 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Castres Olympique 21-13 Munster". EPCR. 12 January 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Stade Francais 14-16 Munster". EPCR. 26 January 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"Castres Olympique 17-25 Munster". EPCR. 27 April 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"The Seventh Heineken Cup Final". EPCR. 25 May 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

External links

2001–02 Munster Rugby season official site Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
2001–02 Munster Rugby Heineken Cup

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