# 2023–24 Munster Rugby season

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. Munster went into the season as the defending league champions, having defeated the Stormers in the final of the previous season.

## Events

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. Academy manager Ian Costello was promoted to the newly created position of head of rugby operations, with Gearóid Prendergast, then-director of rugby at Young Munster, replacing him in the role. 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 and lock/back-row Cian Hurley. Prop John Ryan returned to the province, whilst Alex Nankivell, who was Ryan's teammate at the Chiefs, also joined the province. Former Connacht centre Seán O'Brien joined the province from English club Exeter Chiefs. 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.
Fly-half Ben Healy, who won his first cap for Scotland during the 2023 Six Nations, left the province to join Edinburgh, whilst centre Malakai Fekitoa also left to join Italian club Benetton. 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, and lock Eoin O'Connor joined English club Exeter Chiefs 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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
Munster began their pre-season fixtures with a 33–12 home defeat against Leinster at Musgrave Park on 8 September and a 24–19 away win against Connacht at the Sportsground on 22 September, before defeating famous invitational touring side the Barbarians 47–35 at Thomond Park on 30 September; this match was the first time the sides' respective men's team faced each other.

## Player movements

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.

### Academy squad
## Coaches and staff

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
### Senior squad

| Munster Rugby senior squad |
| Props Stephen Archer Dave Kilcoyne Keynan Knox* Jeremy Loughman John Ryan Roman Salanoa Josh Wycherley Hookers Diarmuid Barron Scott Buckley Chris Moore* Niall Scannell Locks Thomas Ahern Tadhg Beirne Cian Hurley Jean Kleyn RG Snyman Fineen Wycherley | Back row Gavin Coombes Jack Daly John Hodnett Alex Kendellen Jack O'Donoghue Peter O'Mahony (c) Jack O'Sullivan Scrum-halves Craig Casey Neil Cronin Conor Murray Paddy Patterson Fly-halves Joey Carbery Jack Crowley | Centres Antoine Frisch Alex Nankivell Seán O'Brien Rory Scannell Back three Andrew Conway Patrick Campbell Liam Coombes Shane Daly Mike Haley Calvin Nash Simon Zebo |
| (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. |

### Academy squad

| Munster Rugby academy squad |
| Props Mark Donnelly (3) George Hadden (1) Darragh McSweeney (2) Kieran Ryan (2) Hookers None at present Locks Edwin Edogbo (3) Evan O'Connell (2) | Back row Brian Gleeson (1) Daniel Okeke (3) Ruadhán Quinn (2) Scrum-halves Ethan Coughlan (3) Jack Oliver (2) Fly-halves Tony Butler (3) Dylan Hicks (1) | Centres Fionn Gibbons (2) Back three Shay McCarthy (1) 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. |

## Pre-season

* 8 September 2023 18:00
| Munster | 12–33 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,400
* 22 September 2023 17:30
| Connacht | 19–24 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* The Sportsground
* 30 September 2023 16:30
| Munster | 52–35 | Barbarians |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 10,427

## Friendly

* 3 February 2024 17:00
| Munster | 21-19 | Crusaders |
| | Report | |
* Páirc Uí Chaoimh Attendance: 40,885 Referee: Chris Busby
* 23 February 2024 19:45
| Harlequins | 35-43 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Twickenham Stoop Referee: Hamish Smales

## 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 | Munster | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 483 | 318 | +165 | 65 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 68 |
| 2 | Bulls (RU) | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 639 | 433 | +206 | 85 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 66 |
| 3 | Leinster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 554 | 350 | +204 | 81 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 65 |
| 4 | Glasgow Warriors (CH) | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 519 | 353 | +166 | 76 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 65 |
| 5 | Stormers | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 468 | 348 | +120 | 58 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 59 |
| 6 | Ulster | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 437 | 409 | +28 | 53 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
| 7 | Benetton | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 411 | 400 | +11 | 51 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 54 |
| 8 | Ospreys | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 414 | 449 | –35 | 53 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 50 |
| 9 | Lions | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 526 | 398 | +128 | 67 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 50 |
| 10 | Edinburgh | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 416 | 397 | +19 | 47 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| 11 | Connacht | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 404 | 432 | –28 | 51 | 57 | 4 | 5 | 45 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 384 | 410 | –26 | 50 | 51 | 4 | 10 | 32 |
| 13 | Scarlets | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 313 | 575 | –262 | 37 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Sharks | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 343 | 431 | –88 | 47 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| 15 | Dragons | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 300 | 611 | –311 | 36 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 16 | 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: number of matches won; the difference between points for and points against; the number of tries scored; the most points scored; the difference between tries for and tries against; the fewest red cards received; 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
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| Irish Shield |||||||||||||||
| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall |
| 1 | Leinster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 93 | +36 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 3rd |
| 2 | Ulster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 126 | +4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6th |
| 3 | Munster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 109 | +9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1st |
| 4 | Connacht | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 153 | –49 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11th |
| Scottish/Italian Shield |||||||||||||||
| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall |
| 1 | Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 85 | +74 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 4th |
| 2 | Benetton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 111 | +32 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7th |
| 3 | Edinburgh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 124 | –3 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10th |
| 4 | Zebre Parma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 209 | –103 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16th |
| South African Shield |||||||||||||||
| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall |
| 1 | Bulls | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 110 | +75 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2nd |
| 2 | Stormers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5th |
| 3 | Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 147 | +8 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9th |
| 4 | Sharks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 171 | –83 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14th |
| Welsh Shield |||||||||||||||
| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | Pos overall |
| 1 | Ospreys | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 103 | +44 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8th |
| 2 | Scarlets | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 132 | –8 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13th |
| 3 | Cardiff | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 169 | 150 | +19 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12th |
| 4 | 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: number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received 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

* 21 October 2023 17:15
| (1 BP) Munster | 34–21 | Sharks |
| Try: Edogbo 20' Barron 25' Frisch 40' Conway 66' Coughlan 77' Con: Carbery (3) 21' 26' 41' Pen: Carbery 44' | Report | Try: Kok 37' Janse van Rensburg 47' Fassi 81' Con: Bosch (3) 38' 48' 81' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 11,239 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

### Round 2

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

### Round 3

* 4 November 2023 17:15
| (1 BP) Munster | 45—14 | 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' | Report | Try: R. Woodman 35' Seiuli 80' Con: Reed (2) 36 81' |
* Musgrave Park Referee: Sam Grove-White

### Round 4

* 10 November 2023 19:35
| Ulster | 21-14 | Munster |
| Try: Stockdale 26' Timoney 67' Con: Doak 68' Pen: Doak (3) 13' 46' 63' | Report | Try: Casey (2) 7' 17' Con: Crowley (2) 8' 19' |
* Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 14,960 Referee: Frank Murphy

### Round 5

* 18 November 2023 17:15
| Munster | 10-3 | Stormers |
| Try: Edogbo 39' Con: Crowley 40' Pen: Crowley 14' | Report | Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 45' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 15,045 Referee: Sam Grove-White

### Round 6

* 25 November 2023 18:30
| Leinster | 21-16 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Gibson-Park 24' Sheehan 34' Larmour 65' Con: Frawley (3) 25' 35' 66' | Report | Try: Casey 5' Con: Crowley 6' Pen: Crowley 13' 52' 73' |
* Aviva Stadium Attendance: 49,246 Referee: Chris Busby

### Round 7

* 1 December 2023 19:35
| (1 BP) Munster | 40-29 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Edogbo 7' Ahern (2) 12' , 36' Barron 15' Nankivell 48' Hodnett 64' Con: Crowley (5) 7', 16', 37', 49', 65' | Report | Try: 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

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

### Round 9

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

### Round 10

* 16 February 2024 19:35
| Scarlets | 7-42 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Roberts 49' Con: Titcombe 50' | Report | Try: 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

* 1 March 2024 19:35
| Munster (1 BP) | 45-29 | 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 21' to 31' | Report | Try: 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

* 22 March 2024 19:35
| Ospreys | 17-27 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Giles 33' Parry 53' Cuthbert 73' Con: Williams 54' Cards: Tipuric 38' to 48' | Report | Try: 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

* 30 March 2024 19:35
| Munster | 20-15 | Cardiff |
| Try: Crowley 63' Beirne 48' Con: Crowley (2) 49' 64' Pen: Crowley (2) 37' 74' Cards: Ryan 58' to 68' | Report | Try: Thomas 54' Young 59' Con: de Beer 55' Pen: Beetham 78' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 15,423 Referee: Andrea Piardi

### Round 14

* 20 April 2024 16:05
| Bulls | 22-27 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Louw 25' Arendse 43' Grobbelaar 49' Con: Goosen (2) 26' 50' Pen: Goosen 29' Cards: Goosen 53' | Report | Try: 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

* 27 April 2024 16:00
| Lions | 13-33 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Botha 61' Con: Hendrikse 62' Pen: Hendrikse (2) 27' 37' Cards: Louw 40+2' to 50' | Report | Try: 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

* 11 May 2024 17:15
| Munster | 47-12 | 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' | Report | Try: Ralston (2) 38' 64' Con: Carty 39' Cards: Hurley-Langton 18' to 28' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 20,183 Referee: Adam Jones

### Round 17

* 17 May 2024 19:35
| Edinburgh (1 BP) | 26-29 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Bennett 24' Venter 65' Con: Healy (2) 25' 66' Pen: Healy (4) 6' 12' 22' 49' | Report | Try: Frisch (2) 16' 35' Crowley 42' Coombes 53' Con: Crowley (3) 36' 43' 54' Pen: Crowley 69' Cards: Murray 63' to 73' |
* DAM Health Stadium Attendance: 7,774 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

### Round 18

* 1 June 2024 17:15
| Munster (1 BP) | 29-24 | Ulster (1 BP) |
| Try: Snyman 7' Nash 51' Daly 58' Clarke 68' Con: Crowley (3) 9' 53' 59' Pen: Crowley 74' | Report | Try: 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

* 7 June 2024 19:35
| Munster | 23-7 | Ospreys |
| Try: Zebo 1' Scannell 17' Con: Crowley (2) 2' 18' Pen: Crowley (3) 27' 58' 61' | Report | Try: Giles 4' Con: Williams 5' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 14,072 Referee: Hollie Davidson

### Semi-final

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

## 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.
2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool C :
| Teamvte | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Northampton Saints (3) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 75 | +62 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Exeter Chiefs (8) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 99 | –12 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Glasgow Warriors (12) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 63 | +14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Munster (14) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Bayonne (9CC) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 107 | –25 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 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

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

### Round 2

* 17 December 2023 13:00
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 32-24 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Frost 15' Vintcent 62' Dunne 64' Slade 78' Con: Slade (3) 16' 63' 65' Pen: Slade (2) 26' 45' | Report | Try: Nash 6' Ahern 22' Frisch 36' Daly 49' Con: Crowley (2) 7' 37' |
* Sandy Park Attendance: 13,634 Referee: Mathieu Raynal

### Round 3

* 13 January 2024 15:15
| Toulon | 18-29 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Paia'aua 22' du Preez 53' Con: Jaminet 23' Pen: Jaminet (2) 15' 34' | Report | 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

* 20 January 2024 17:30
| (1 BP) Munster | 23-26 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Frisch 37' O'Mahony 40 + 1' Coombes 48' Con: Crowley 38' Pen: Crowley (2) 31' 63' | Report | 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

* 7 April 2024 12:30
| Northampton Saints | 24-14 | Munster |
| Try: Ramm 9' Freeman 35' Hendy (2) 60' 72' Con: Smith (2) 10' 36' | Report | Try: 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

* 15 September 2023 15:00
| Munster Development XV | 21–17 | Ulster Development XV |
| | Report | |
* University of Limerick
* 22 September 2023 13:00
| Connacht Eagles | 45–31 | Munster A |
| | Report | |
* The Sportsground

## Player statistics

Player statistics from the 2023–24 season. Stats from competitive fixtures only are shown. Academy players in italics.
| Pos | Player | Apps | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
| PR | Stephen Archer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Mark Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | George Hadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Dave Kilcoyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Keynan Knox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Jeremy Loughman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Darragh McSweeney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | John Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Kieran Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Roman Salanoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR | Josh Wycherley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Diarmuid Barron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Scott Buckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Chris Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HK | Niall Scannell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Thomas Ahern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Tadhg Beirne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Edwin Edogbo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Cian Hurley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Jean Kleyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Evan O'Connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | RG Snyman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LK | Fineen Wycherley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Gavin Coombes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Jack Daly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Brian Gleeson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | John Hodnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Alex Kendellen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Jack O'Donoghue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Daniel Okeke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Peter O'Mahony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Jack O'Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BR | Ruadhán Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Craig Casey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Ethan Coughlan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Neil Cronin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Conor Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Jack Oliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SH | Paddy Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FH | Tony Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FH | Joey Carbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FH | Jack Crowley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FH | Dylan Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Antoine Frisch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Fionn Gibbons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Alex Nankivell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Seán O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CE | Rory Scannell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Patrick Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Andrew Conway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Liam Coombes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Shane Daly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Keith Earls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Mike Haley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Shay McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Calvin Nash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Ben O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B3 | Simon Zebo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |