# 2006–07 Munster Rugby season

The 2006–07 Munster Rugby season was Munster's sixth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's second season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.

## 2006–07 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Denis Fogarty | Hooker | Ireland |
| Jerry Flannery | Hooker | Ireland |
| Andi Kyriacou | Hooker | Ireland |
| Frankie Sheahan | Hooker | Ireland |
| Tony Buckley | Prop | Ireland |
| John Hayes | Prop | Ireland |
| Marcus Horan | Prop | Ireland |
| Federico Pucciariello | Prop | Italy |
| Frank Roche | Prop | Ireland |
| Ross Noonan | Lock | Ireland |
| Donncha O'Callaghan | Lock | Ireland |
| Paul O'Connell | Lock | Ireland |
| Shane O'Connor | Lock | Ireland |
| Mick O'Driscoll | Lock | Ireland |
| Donnacha Ryan | Lock | Ireland |
| Chris Wyatt | Lock | Wales |
| James Coughlan | Back row | Ireland |
| Brendan Cuttriss | Back row | Ireland |
| Anthony Foley (c) | Back row | Ireland |
| Denis Leamy | Back row | Ireland |
| Tim McGann | Back row | Ireland |
| John O'Sullivan | Back row | Ireland |
| Alan Quinlan | Back row | Ireland |
| David Wallace | Back row | Ireland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Chris Delooze | Scrum-half | Ireland |
| Tomás O'Leary | Scrum-half | Ireland |
| Brian O'Meara | Scrum-half | Ireland |
| Peter Stringer | Scrum-half | Ireland |
| Eoghan Hickey | Fly-half | Ireland |
| Jeremy Manning | Fly-half | Ireland |
| Ronan O'Gara | Fly-half | Ireland |
| Trevor Halstead | Centre | South Africa |
| Jason Holland | Centre | Ireland |
| John Kelly | Centre | Ireland |
| Lifeimi Mafi | Centre | New Zealand |
| Diogo Mateus | Centre | Portugal |
| Barry Murphy | Centre | Ireland |
| Ian Dowling | Wing | Ireland |
| Anthony Horgan | Wing | Ireland |
| Ciarán O'Boyle | Wing | Ireland |
| Christian Cullen | Fullback | New Zealand |
| Shaun Payne* | Fullback | South Africa |

## Pre-season

* 25 August 2006
| Munster | 18–26 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,000

## 2006–07 Celtic League

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts |
| 1 | Ospreys | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 461 | 374 | +87 | 49 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
| 2 | Cardiff Blues | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 447 | 327 | +120 | 53 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
| 3 | Leinster | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 472 | 376 | +96 | 54 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 61 |
| 4 | Llanelli Scarlets | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 490 | 417 | +73 | 61 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 57 |
| 5 | Ulster | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 423 | 310 | +113 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Munster | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 379 | 294 | +85 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
| 7 | Glasgow Warriors | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 434 | 419 | +15 | 42 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 | Edinburgh | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 335 | 423 | −88 | 31 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 353 | 362 | −9 | 36 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Connacht | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 326 | 474 | −148 | 30 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Border Reivers | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 201 | 545 | −344 | 16 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus) 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus) ||||||||||||||
| Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||
* 1 September 2006 19:10
| Cardiff Blues | 22–13 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 8,687 Referee: Rob Dickson
* 9 September 2006 19:30
| Munster | 9–8 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 6,138 Referee: James Jones
* 15 September 2006 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 24–13 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Nigel Owens
* 30 September 2006 19:30
| Munster | 21–13 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Donal Courtney
* 6 October 2006 19:30
| Leinster | 27–20 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Lansdowne Road Attendance: 27,252 Referee: Simon McDowell
* 13 October 2006 19:30
| Munster | 10–21 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Phil Fear
* 5 November 2006 17:30
| Scarlets | 25–12 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Kelvin Deaker
* 25 November 2006 19:30
| Munster | 25–20 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 6,254 Referee: Ian Heard
* 3 December 2006 17:00
| Munster | 13–0 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Donal Courtney
* 27 December 2006 15:00
| Munster | 25–11 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Alan Lewis
* 31 December 2006 16:00
| Connacht | 8–14 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,560 Referee: David Keane
* 5 January 2007 19:10
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 19–12 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Andy MacPherson
* 16 February 2007 19:30
| Border Reivers | 0–36 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,485 Referee: James Jones
* 2 March 2007 19:40
| Munster | 12–19 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,000
* 23 March 2007 19:30
| Ulster | 21–24 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 12,900 Referee: Alain Rolland
* 7 April 2007 17:30
| Ospreys | 20–12 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,295 Referee: David Changleng
* 14 April 2007 19:30
| Munster | 20–0 | Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Peter Allan
* 28 April 2007 17:00
| Munster | 15–7 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 4,517 Referee: Andy Macpherson
* 4 May 2007 19:30
| Edinburgh | 9–35 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 3,129
* 12 May 2007 17:30
| Munster | 38–20 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 3,311 Referee: Hugh Watkins

## 2006–07 Heineken Cup
### Pool 4

| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
| Leicester Tigers (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 172 | 60 | 112 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Munster (7) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 152 | 112 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Cardiff Blues | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 87 | 138 | −51 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Bourgoin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 95 | 196 | −101 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Notes:
* Leicester Tigers win the pool on the second tiebreaker of head-to-head tries, 3–2.
* 22 October 2006 15:00
| Leicester Tigers | 19–21 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Welford Road Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Nigel Owens
* 28 October 2006 17:30
| Munster | 41–23 | Bourgoin |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 13,200 Referee: Wayne Barnes
* 10 December 2006 17:30
| Cardiff Blues | 12–22 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 12,180 Referee: Christophe Berdos
* 16 December 2006 17:35
| Munster | 32–18 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 13,200
* 14 January 2007 14:00
| Bourgoin | 27–30 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Stade de Genève Attendance: 16,255
* 20 January 2007 17:35
| Munster | 6–13 | Leicester Tigers |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 12,257

### Quarter-final

* 30 March 2007 19:30
| Scarlets | 24–15 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Chris White