# 2024–25 Munster Rugby season

The 2024–25 season is Munster Rugby's fourth season in the United Rugby Championship, and their 137th season of representative rugby since their foundation. Along with competing in the URC and its Irish Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2024-25 European Rugby Champions Cup, their 31st season of European and professional competition.

## Senior squad
### Coaching and management staff

| Position | Name | Nationality |
| Head coach | vacant | |
| Attack coach | Mike Prendergast | Ireland |
| Forwards coach | Andi Kyriacou | England |
| Defence coach | Denis Leamy | Ireland |
| Skills coach | Mossy Lawler | Ireland |
| Performance analyst and technical coach | George Murray | 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 |

### Senior squad

| Munster Rugby senior squad |
| Props Stephen Archer Mark Donnelly Oli Jager Dave Kilcoyne Jeremy Loughman John Ryan Roman Salanoa Josh Wycherley Hookers Diarmuid Barron Scott Buckley Niall Scannell Locks Thomas Ahern Tadhg Beirne (c) Edwin Edogbo Cian Hurley Jean Kleyn Fineen Wycherley | Back row Gavin Coombes Jack Daly Brian Gleeson John Hodnett Alex Kendellen Jack O'Donoghue Peter O'Mahony Scrum-halves Craig Casey Ethan Coughlan Conor Murray Paddy Patterson Fly-halves Billy Burns Tony Butler Jack Crowley | Centres Tom Farrell Alex Nankivell Seán O'Brien Rory Scannell Back three Thaakir Abrahams Patrick Campbell Liam Coombes Shane Daly Mike Haley Diarmuid Kilgallen Calvin Nash |
| (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
### Coaching and management staff

| Position | Name | Nationality |
| Academy and pathway manager | Gearóid Prendergast | Ireland |
| Elite player development officer | Brendan O'Connor | Ireland |
| Elite player development officer | Tommy O'Donnell | Ireland |
| Pathway development coach | Matt Brown | Ireland |
| National talent coach | Mark Butler | Ireland |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Danielle Cunningham | Ireland |

### Academy squad

| Munster Rugby academy squad |
| Props George Hadden (2) Ronan Foxe (2) Darragh McSweeney (3) Kieran Ryan (3) Hookers Danny Sheahan (1) Max Clein (2) Locks Michael Foy (1) Evan O'Connell (3) | Back row Seán Edogbo (1) Luke Murphy (1) Ruadhán Quinn (3) Scrum-halves Jake O'Riordan (1) Jack Oliver (3) Fly-halves Dylan Hicks (2) | Centres Gene O'Leary Kareem (1) Fionn Gibbons (3) Back three Shay McCarthy (2) Ben O'Connor (2) |
| 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. |

## United Rugby Championship
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Leinster | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 166 | +194 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 57 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 2 | Glasgow Warriors | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 353 | 225 | +128 | 53 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 44 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 3 | Bulls | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 316 | 249 | +67 | 41 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 41 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 4 | Sharks | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 288 | 287 | +1 | 36 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 34 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 5 | Munster | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 287 | 294 | −7 | 46 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 33 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 6 | Cardiff | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 263 | 321 | −58 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 31 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 7 | Edinburgh | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 295 | 300 | −5 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 30 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 8 | Connacht | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 277 | 296 | −19 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 29 | Play-offs & Berth in the 2024–25 Champions Cup |
| 9 | Lions | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 258 | 244 | +14 | 33 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 10 | Scarlets | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 271 | 255 | +16 | 29 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 11 | Ospreys | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 258 | 258 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 12 | Stormers | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 272 | 293 | −21 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 13 | Benetton | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 251 | 317 | −66 | 31 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 28 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 14 | Ulster | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 269 | 294 | −25 | 39 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 27 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 15 | Zebre Parma | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 25 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 25 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |
| 16 | Dragons | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 226 | 374 | −148 | 28 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Berth in the 2024–25 Challenge Cup |

### URC Irish Shield

2024–25 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 (S) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 63 | +71 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 2 | Ulster | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 83 | +5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Munster | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 106 | –30 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Connacht | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 137 | –46 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 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 18
## European Rugby Champions Cup

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 3 :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Northampton Saints (3) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 106 | +31 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 16 | Home Champions Cup round of 16. |
| 2 | Castres (6) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 86 | +19 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Home Champions Cup round of 16. |
| 3 | Munster (9) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 69 | +27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Away Champions Cup round of 16. |
| 4 | Saracens (13) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 71 | +20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Away Champions Cup round of 16. |
| 5 | Bulls (11CC) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 113 | −29 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Away Challenge Cup round of 16. |
| 6 | Stade Français | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 144 | −68 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |

### Round of 16

Munster finished their European Rugby Champions Cup pool campaign as the ninth seed, and were therefore drawn away in the round of 16 to the eighth seed, La Rochelle.

## Home attendance

As of 28 February 2025 : Last home match Munster 28 Edinburgh 34
| Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | Domestic League | European Cup | European Cup | European Cup | European Cup | European Cup | European Cup | Total | Total |
| League | Fixtures | Total Attendance | Average Attendance | Highest | Lowest | League | Fixtures | Total Attendance | Average Attendance | Highest | Lowest | Total Attendance | Average Attendance |
| 2024–25 United Rugby Championship | 6 | 88,614 | 14,769 | 26,267 | 8,193 | 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup | 2 | 39,271 | 19,636 | 22,030 | 17,241 | 127,885 | 15,985 |