# 2017–18 Munster Rugby season

The 2017–18 Munster Rugby season was Munster's seventeenth season competing in the Pro14, alongside which they also competed in the European Rugby Champions Cup. It was Rassie Erasmus's second season as director of rugby and Johann van Graan's first as head coach.

## Events

In June 2017, after many weeks of media speculation, Munster confirmed that director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and Defence Coach Jacques Nienaber would leave their roles with the province and return to South Africa on 31 December 2017. In the same month however, coaches Jerry Flannery and Felix Jones extended their contracts with the province by two years, both expanding their roles to forwards coach and backline and attack coach respectively. Team manager Niall O'Donovan also signed a new three-year contract.
In the provinces only pre-season fixture, Munster beat English side Worcester Warriors 35–26 in Sixways Stadium on 24 August. The match saw former Munster stalwarts Peter Stringer and Donncha O'Callaghan play against their old club, while new signings Chris Farrell, Gerbrandt Grobler and James Hart made their non-competitive debuts for Munster. Munster began their 2017–18 Pro14 campaign on 1 September 2017, scoring six tries on their way to a comfortable 34–3 win against Benetton. In October 2017, Munster confirmed that then-South Africa Forwards Coach Johann van Graan would join the province in November as their new head coach. In the same month, it was announced that Munster's all-time leading try scorer, Simon Zebo, would leave the province at the end of the season.
In Rounds 1 & 2 of the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup in October 2017, Munster drew 17–17 away to Castres before earning a 14–7 win at home to Racing 92. Erasmus and Nienaber left the province in early November 2017, with the province confirming their departure on 13 November 2017. Johann van Graan's first official game as Munster's new head coach was a 36–19 win away against Zebre in the Pro14 on 26 November 2017. Lions Defence Coach JP Ferreira joined Munster in December 2017. In the December Champions Cup double-header against Leicester Tigers, Munster won 33–10 at home before winning 25–16 away, their first win at Welford Road for 11 years. In doing so, Munster became the first team to defeat Leicester in both games of the double-header since they were introduced in 1999, while the home victory also saw Munster surpass 4,000 points in the competition. In Rounds 5 & 6 of the Champions Cup, Munster lost 34–30 away to Racing 92 before beating Castres 48–3 at home, securing a record 17th quarter-final. Munster beat 3-time tournament champions Toulon 20–19 in the quarter-final after a late Andrew Conway try and conversion from Ian Keatley. In the semi-final, Munster were beaten 27–22 by their French pool 4 opponents Racing 92.
Munster finished 2nd in Conference A of the 2017–18 Pro14 season on 69 points. In their semi-final qualifier against Edinburgh on 5 May 2018, Munster won 20–16 to progress to a semi-final away from home. In the semi-final against recently crowned Champions Cup winners and arch-rivals Leinster on 19 May 2018, Munster lost 16–15, bringing to an end their 2017–18 season.

## Coaching and management staff 2017–18

| Position | Name | Nationality |
| Head coach | Johann van Graan | South Africa |
| Defence coach | JP Ferreira | South Africa |
| Backs and attack coach | Felix Jones | Ireland |
| Forwards coach | Jerry Flannery | Ireland |
| Team manager | Niall O'Donovan | Ireland |
| Head of athletic performance | Denis Logan | United States |
| Senior strength and conditioning coach | Aidan O'Connell | Ireland |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Adam Sheehan | Ireland |
| Strength and conditioning coach | PJ Wilson | Ireland |
| Performance analyst | George Murray | Ireland |

## Senior playing squad 2017–18

Munster player movements for the 2017–18 season. For a full list, see List of 2017–18 Pro14 transfers.
The Munster senior squad for 2017–18 is:
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Duncan Casey | Hooker | Ireland |
| Rhys Marshall | Hooker | New Zealand |
| Kevin O'Byrne | Hooker | Ireland |
| Niall Scannell | Hooker | Ireland |
| Mike Sherry | Hooker | Ireland |
| Stephen Archer | Prop | Ireland |
| James Cronin | Prop | Ireland |
| Dave Kilcoyne | Prop | Ireland |
| Jeremy Loughman | Prop | Ireland |
| Ciaran Parker* | Prop | England |
| John Ryan | Prop | Ireland |
| Brian Scott | Prop | Ireland |
| Mark Flanagan | Lock | Ireland |
| Gerbrandt Grobler | Lock | South Africa |
| Billy Holland | Lock | Ireland |
| Jean Kleyn | Lock | South Africa |
| Darren O'Shea | Lock | Ireland |
| Chris Cloete | Flanker | South Africa |
| Dave O'Callaghan | Flanker | Ireland |
| Tommy O'Donnell | Flanker | Ireland |
| Conor Oliver | Flanker | Ireland |
| Peter O'Mahony (c) | Flanker | Ireland |
| Robin Copeland | Number 8 | Ireland |
| Jack O'Donoghue | Number 8 | Ireland |
| CJ Stander | Number 8 | Ireland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| James Hart | Scrum-half | Ireland |
| Conor Murray | Scrum-half | Ireland |
| Duncan Williams | Scrum-half | Ireland |
| Tyler Bleyendaal* | Fly-half | New Zealand |
| JJ Hanrahan | Fly-half | Ireland |
| Bill Johnston | Fly-half | Ireland |
| Ian Keatley | Fly-half | Ireland |
| Sammy Arnold | Centre | Ireland |
| Chris Farrell | Centre | Ireland |
| Dan Goggin | Centre | Ireland |
| David Johnston | Centre | Ireland |
| Rory Scannell | Centre | Ireland |
| Jaco Taute | Centre | South Africa |
| Andrew Conway | Wing | Ireland |
| Keith Earls | Wing | Ireland |
| Ronan O'Mahony | Wing | Ireland |
| Darren Sweetnam | Wing | Ireland |
| Alex Wootton | Wing | Ireland |
| Stephen Fitzgerald | Fullback | Ireland |
| Simon Zebo | Fullback | Ireland |
* Internationally capped players in bold.
* Players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. *
* Irish provinces are currently limited to four non-Irish eligible (NIE) players and one non-Irish qualified player (NIQ or "Project Player").
* Notes:

## 2017–18 Pro14

2017–18 Pro14 tables
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| Conference A ||||||||||||||
| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | PTS |
| 1 | Glasgow Warriors (SF) | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 614 | 366 | +248 | 81 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 76 |
| 2 | Munster (SF) | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 568 | 361 | +207 | 78 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 69 |
| 3 | Cheetahs (QF) | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 609 | 554 | +55 | 75 | 68 | 10 | 5 | 63 |
| 4 | Cardiff Blues | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 502 | 482 | +20 | 56 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
| 5 | Ospreys | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 390 | 487 | −97 | 44 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Connacht | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 445 | 477 | −32 | 53 | 54 | 5 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Zebre | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 408 | 593 | –185 | 50 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| Conference B ||||||||||||||
| | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | PTS |
| 1 | Leinster (CH) | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 601 | 374 | +227 | 83 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 70 |
| 2 | Scarlets (RU) | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 528 | 365 | +163 | 69 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 70 |
| 3 | Edinburgh (QF) | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 494 | 375 | +119 | 62 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 68 |
| 4 | Ulster (PO) | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 538 | 482 | +56 | 68 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 62 |
| 5 | Benetton | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 415 | 451 | −36 | 51 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Dragons | 21 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 378 | 672 | −294 | 43 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Southern Kings | 21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 378 | 829 | −451 | 48 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 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 competed in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup (excluding South African teams who are ineligible) Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup, including the winner of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference Yellow background indicates the loser of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference, that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners. ||||||||||||||

### Round 1

* 1 September 2017 19:35
| (1 BP) Munster | 34–3 | Benetton |
| Try: Kleyn (2) 8' c, 48' c Bleyendaal 13' m Sweetnam 26' m Wootton 30' m Conway 34' m Con: Bleyendaal (2/6) 9', 49' | Report | Pen: Banks (1/1) 19' |
* Irish Independent Park Attendance: 7,854 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

### Round 2

* 9 September 2017 17:15
| (1 BP) Munster | 51–18 | Cheetahs |
| Try: O'Donnell 6' c Wootton (4) 19' c, 34' m, 54' m, 60' c Kleyn 48' m Farrell 50' c Zebo 71' m Con: Keatley (4/8) 7', 20', 50', 61' Pen: Keatley (1/1) 3' | Report | Try: Small-Smith 40' m H. Venter 80' c Con: Petzer (1/2) 80'+1 Pen: Petzer (2/2) 15', 24' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 15,144 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

### Round 3

* 16 September 2017 15:15
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 16–21 | Munster |
| Try: Hook 11' c Con: S. Davies (1/1) 12' Pen: S. Davies (3/3) 43', 56', 63' | Report | Try: Kleyn 19' c Sweetnam 36' m Con: Bleyendaal (1/2) 20' Pen: Bleyendaal (3/5) 9', 50', 76' |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,302 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

### Round 4

* 22 September 2017 19:35
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 37–10 | Munster |
| Try: Sarto 3' c Jones 35' c Grigg 44' c Cummings 62' c Con: Russell (4/4) 4', 37', 45', 64' Pen: Russell (3/3) 9', 34', 55' | Report | Try: R. Scannell 14' m Farrell 47' m |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

### Round 5

* 30 September 2017 13:30
| (1 BP) Munster | 39–16 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Murray 12' c Ryan 51' c Hanrahan (2) 55' c, 71' m Copeland 67' c Con: Keatley (4/5) 13', 52', 56', 68' Pen: Keatley (2/2) 23', 35' | Report | Try: Turnbull 25' c Con: Evans (1/1) 26' Pen: Evans (3/3) 7', 19', 30' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 13,558 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

### Round 6

* 7 October 2017 14:00
| Leinster | 23–17 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: O'Loughlin (2) 16' c, 34' c Con: Sexton (2/2) 17', 35' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 43', 51', 54' | Report | Try: Keatley 26' c Earls (2) 47' m, 78' m Con: Keatley (1/1) 27' |
* Aviva Stadium Attendance: 46,374 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

### Round 7

* 27 October 2017 19:35
| Connacht | 20–16 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: O'Halloran 22' c Farrell 66' c Con: Carty (1/1) 22' Ronaldson (1/1) 67' Pen: Carty (2/3) 39', 50' | Report | Try: Zebo 3' c Con: Keatley (1/1) 4' Pen: Keatley (2/2) 16', 30' Hanrahan (1/1) 65' |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 7,089 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

### Round 8

* 3 November 2017 19:35
| (1 BP) Munster | 49–6 | Dragons |
| Try: Scannell 20' c Zebo 28' c O'Donoghue 47' c Sweetnam 57' c Arnold (2) 63' c, 77' c O'Byrne 69' c Con: Hanrahan (7/7) 21', 30', 48', 58', 64', 70', 78' | Report | Pen: O'Brien (2/2) 24', 41' |
* Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

### Round 9

* 26 November 2017 14:30
| Zebre | 19–36 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Bisegni 35' c Sarto 40' c Venditti 68' m Con: Palazzani (2/3) 36', 40'+1 | Report | Try: Scannell 17' c Hart 24' c Wootton (2) 51' m, 55' c Nash 80' c Con: Hanrahan (4/5) 18', 25', 56', 80'+1 Pen: Hanrahan (1/3) 9' |
* Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

### Round 10

* 2 December 2017 17:30
| (1 BP) Munster | 36–10 | Ospreys |
| Try: Arnold 17' c Sweetnam 22' c Cloete 29' c Scannell 42' c O'Donoghue 55' m Con: Keatley (4/5) 18', 23', 30', 43' Pen: Keatley (1/1) 4' | Report | Try: Hassler 38' m Jones 70' m |
* Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

### Round 11

* 26 December 2017 15:15
| (1 BP) Munster | 24–34 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Try: Murray 17' m Keatley 45' c Conway (2) 48' c, 76' m Con: Keatley (2/3) 46', 49' | Report | Try: Leavy 8' c Penalty try 20' Henshaw 22' c Larmour 69' c Con: R. Byrne (3/3) 9', 24', 70' Pen: R. Byrne (2/2) 1', 12' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 26,267 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

### Round 12

* 1 January 2018 17:35
| (1 BP) Ulster | 24–17 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Cave 57' c Gilroy (2) 61' m, 73' c Lyttle 79' m Con: Cooney (2/4) 58', 74' | Report | Try: Scannell (2) 13' m, 24' m Penalty try 33' |
* Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,594 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

### Round 13

* 6 January 2018 19:45
| (1 BP) Munster | 39–13 | Connacht |
| Try: O'Shea 19' c Conway 53' c Earls 59' m Murray (2) 63' c, 69' c Con: Keatley (4/5) 20', 54', 64', 70' Pen: Keatley (2/2) 30', 50' | Report | Try: McCartney 77'c Con: Ronaldson (1/1) 78' Pen: Carty (2/2) 2', 24' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 18,604 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

### Round 14

* 10 February 2018 19:35
| (1 BP) Munster | 33–5 | Zebre |
| Try: Arnold (2) 25' m, 73' c Scott 36' c Copeland 55' c R. Scannell 57' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) 37' Keatley (3/3) 56', 58', 74' | Report | Try: Palazzani 52' m |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 13,412 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

### Round 15

* 17 February 2018 17:30
| Cardiff Blues | 25–18 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Cook 18' m L. Williams 23' c Lane 26' c Con: Evans (2/3) 24', 27' Pen: Evans (2/2) 67', 75' | Report | Try: Cloete 33' m Fitzgerald 52' c Con: Keatley (1/2) 53' Pen: Keatley (1/2) 43' Bleyendaal (1/1) 80'+1 |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,086 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

### Round 16

* 23 February 2018 19:00
| Munster | 21–10 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Scannell 24' c Cronin 48' m Con: Bleyendaal (1/2) 24' Pen: Bleyendaal (3/3) 10', 34', 61' | Report | Try: Horne 46' c Con: Hastings (1/1) 47' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 42' |
* Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

### Round 17

* 2 March 2018 19:35
| Edinburgh | Postponed | Munster |
* Murrayfield Stadium Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

### Round 17 rescheduled match

* 16 March 2018 19:35
| Edinburgh | 12–6 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Van der Merwe (2) 35' m, 56' c Con: Van der Walt (1/2) 57' | Report | Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 19', 49' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
* Match rescheduled from 2 March 2018.

### Round 18

* 24 March 2018 17:30
| Munster | 19–7 | Scarlets |
| Try: Hart 27' m Copeland 47' c Wootton 77' c Con: Keatley (2/3) 47', 78' | Report | Try: A. Davies 6' c Con: Patchell (1/1) 7' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 14,215 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

### Round 19

* 7 April 2018 18:35
| Southern Kings | 22–39 | Munster |
| Try: Ntsila 26' c Greef 30' m Makase 74' c Con: Banda (2/3) 28', 75' Pen: Banda (1/1) 35' | Report | Try: N. Scannell 37' m Nash 40'+3 m Stander 47' c Goggin 53' m Marshall 68' c Kilcoyne 71' c Con: Ian Keatley (3/5) 48', 68', 72' Pen: Ian Keatley (1/1) 16' |
* Outeniqua Park Attendance: 6,318 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

### Round 20

* 13 April 2018 18:35
| (1 BP) Cheetahs | 17–19 | Munster |
| Try: Blommetjies 10' c Meyer 28' c Con: Goosen (2/2) 11', 29' Pen: Goosen (1/1) 40' | Report | Try: Murray 36' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 36' Pen: Hanrahan (3/3) 44', 52', 61' Murray (1/1) 65' |
* Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,869 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

### Round 21

* 28 April 2018 17:35
| Munster | 24–24 | Ulster |
| Try: Williams 1' c Scott 26' c Copeland 48' c Con: Hanrahan (3/3) 2', 28', 49' Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 67' | Report | Try: McCloskey 4' c Best (2) 32' c, 40' c Con: McPhillips (3/3) 5', 34', 40' Pen: McPhillips (1/1) 15' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 16,178 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

### Semi-final qualifier

* 5 May 2018 15:15
| Munster | 20–16 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Marshall 8' c Earls 42' c Con: Hanrahan (2/2) 9', 43' Pen: Hanrahan (2/3) 51', 72' | Report | Try: Fowles 58' c Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 59' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 18', 24', 55' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 10,205 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

### Semi-final

* 19 May 2018 15:15
| Leinster | 16–15 | Munster |
| Try: Conan 7' c Con: Carbery (1/1) 7' Pen: Byrne (2/3) 20', 45' Carbery (1/2) 76' | Report | Try: Earls 43' m Grobler 78' c Con: Keatley (1/1) 78' Pen: Hanrahan (1/2) 18' |
* RDS Arena Attendance: 18,930 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

## 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup

Munster faced Racing 92, Leicester Tigers and Castres Olympique in Pool 4 of the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup. They were seeded in Tier 1 following their 1st-place finish in the regular 2016–17 Pro12 season.
| Teamvte | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| Munster (3) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 87 | +80 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Racing 92 (7) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 105 | +23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| Castres | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 111 | 161 | –50 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 118 | 171 | –53 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7 |

### Round 1

* 15 October 2017 14:00
| Castres | 17–17 | Munster |
| Try: Ebersohn 12' c Dumora 32' c Con: Urdapilleta (2/2) 13', 33' Pen: Urdapilleta (1/1) 50' | Report | Try: Zebo 30' c Kilcoyne 46' c Con: Bleyendaal (2/2) 31', 47' Pen: Bleyendaal (1/1) 38' |
* Stade Pierre-Antoine Attendance: 9,577 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)

### Round 2

* 21 October 2017 17:30
| Munster | 14–7 | Racing 92 (1 BP) |
| Try: Murray 60' c Conway 69' c Con: Keatley (2/2) 61', 70' | Report | Try: Nakarawa 75' c Con: Iribaren (1/1) 76' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 22,054 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

### Round 3

* 9 December 2017 19:45
| (1 BP) Munster | 33–10 | Leicester Tigers |
| Try: Marshall 19' c Zebo 30' c O'Mahony 55' m Cloete 67' m Con: Keatley (2/4) 20', 31' Pen: Keatley (3/3) 7', 26', 37' | Report | Try: Thacker 64' c Con: G. Ford (1/1) 65' Pen: G. Ford (1/1) 35' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 25,355 Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

### Round 4

* 17 December 2017 17:30
| Leicester Tigers | 16–25 | Munster |
| Try: Tait 12' c Con: G. Ford (1/1) 13' Pen: G. Ford (3/3) 2', 51', 60' | Report | Try: Stander 42' c Con: Keatley (1/1) 43' Pen: Keatley (6/7) 10', 23', 33', 39', 72', 77' |
* Welford Road Attendance: 23,100 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)

### Round 5

* 14 January 2018 15:15
| Racing 92 | 34–30 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Nyanga 2' c Andreu 42' m Szarzewski 64' c Con: Machenaud (2/3) 3', 65' Pen: Machenaud (5/5) 8', 40', 55', 75', 77' | Report | Try: Kleyn 20' c Earls 45' c Farrell 51' c Con: Keatley (3/3) 21', 46', 51' Pen: Keatley (2/3) 56', 64' Murray (1/3) 74' |
* Paris La Défense Arena Attendance: 16,155 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)

### Round 6

* 21 January 2018 16:00
| (1 BP) Munster | 48–3 | Castres |
| Try: Earls 33' c Marshall 44' c Penalty try 56' Zebo 58' c Wootton 67' c Cronin 80' c Con: Keatley (3/3) 34', 45', 59' Hanrahan (2/2) 68', 80'+1 Pen: Keatley (2/2) 17', 25' | Report | Pen: Kockott (1/1) 13' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 23,116 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

### Quarter-final

* 31 March 2018 15:15
| Munster (3) | 20–19 | (6) Toulon |
| Try: Murray 27' c Conway 74' c Con: Keatley (2/2) 28', 75' Pen: Keatley (2/2) 31', 55' | Report | Try: Ashton 64' c Con: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 65' Pen: Belleau (1/1) 9' Trinh-Duc (2/2) 60', 67' Drop: Belleau (1/1) 18' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 26,265 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

### Semi-final

* 22 April 2018 15:15
| Racing 92 (7) | 27–22 | (3) Munster |
| Try: Thomas (2) 4' c, 17' c Machenaud 21' c Con: Machenaud (3/3) 6', 19', 23' Pen: Machenaud (2/3) 26', 42' | Report | Try: Zebo 62' m Marshall 75' c Conway 80' c Con: Hanrahan (2/3) 76', 80'+1 Pen: Keatley (1/1) 16' |
* Stade Chaban-Delmas Attendance: 24,574 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)