2013–14 Munster Rugby season

2013–14 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 26,500
8,500)
Coach(es)Rob Penney
Captain(s)Peter O'Mahony
League(s)Pro12
2013–143rd (Semi-finals)
1st kit
2nd kit
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The 2013–14 Munster Rugby season was Munster's thirteenth season competing in the Pro12 alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup for the nineteenth time. It was Rob Penney's second and final season as head coach.

Coaching & management staff 2013–14

The Munster Coaching and Management staff for the 2013–14 season.[1]

Position Name Nationality
Head coach Rob Penney  New Zealand
Team manager Niall O'Donovan  Ireland
Forwards Coach Anthony Foley  Ireland
Backs Coach Simon Mannix[2]  New Zealand
Skills Coach Ian Costello  Ireland
Head of Fitness Adam Trypas[3]  Australia
Strength & conditioning coach Aidan O'Connell  Ireland
Conditioning Assistant Will Douglas  Wales
Strength & Rehab Coach Aled Walters  Wales
Head of physiotherapy Anthony Coole  South Africa
Physiotherapist Colm Fuller  Ireland
Rehab physiotherapist Colm Oakley  Ireland
Performance analyst George Murray  Ireland
Asst. Performance Analyst Elliot Corcoran  Ireland
Kit Manager Jack Kiely  Ireland
Operations manager Bryan Murphy  Ireland

Senior playing squad 2013–14

The Munster Senior Squad for the 2013–2014 season.[4] 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 Ireland
Niall Scannell Hooker Ireland Ireland
Mike Sherry Hooker Ireland Ireland
Damien Varley Hooker Ireland Ireland
Stephen Archer Prop Ireland Ireland
BJ Botha Prop South Africa South Africa
Alan Cotter Prop Ireland Ireland
James Cronin Prop Ireland Ireland
Dave Kilcoyne Prop Ireland Ireland
John Ryan Prop Ireland Ireland
Dave Foley Lock Ireland Ireland
Billy Holland Lock Ireland Ireland
Ian Nagle Lock Ireland Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland Ireland
Paul O'Connell Lock Ireland Ireland
Donnacha Ryan Lock Ireland Ireland
Sean Dougall Flanker Ireland Ireland
Dave O'Callaghan Flanker Ireland Ireland
Tommy O'Donnell Flanker Ireland Ireland
Barry O'Mahony Flanker Ireland Ireland
Peter O'Mahony Flanker Ireland Ireland
Niall Ronan Flanker Ireland Ireland
CJ Stander Flanker South Africa South Africa
Paddy Butler Number 8 Ireland Ireland
James Coughlan Number 8 Ireland Ireland
Player Position Union
Gerry Hurley Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Conor Murray Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Cathal Sheridan Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Duncan Williams Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
JJ Hanrahan Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Ian Keatley Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Cian Bohane Centre Ireland Ireland
Ivan Dineen Centre Ireland Ireland
James Downey Centre Ireland Ireland
Keith Earls Centre Ireland Ireland
Casey Laulala Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Andrew Conway Wing Ireland Ireland
Johne Murphy Wing Ireland Ireland
Luke O'Dea Wing Ireland Ireland
Ronan O'Mahony Wing Ireland Ireland
Gerhard van den Heever Wing South Africa South Africa
Simon Zebo Wing Ireland Ireland
Denis Hurley Fullback Ireland Ireland
Felix Jones Fullback Ireland Ireland

Internationally capped players in bold. Players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. *

Senior players in (season 2013/14)

Senior players out (season 2013/14)

2013–14 Pro12

Munster reached the semi-finals of the Pro 12 and faced the Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on 16 May.[17][18] Glasgow won the match 16–15 to reach the final against Leinster who defeated Ulster 13-9 the day after.[19][20] [21][22]

7 September 2013
19:15
(1 BP) Munster Ireland34–23Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Hurley 13' m
Coughlan 15' c
Cronin 32' c
Dineen 53' m
Hanrahan 68' c
Con: Keatley (2/4)
Hanrahan (1/1)
Pen: Keatley (1/2) 22'		ReportTry: De Luca 50' c
Jones 70' c
Con: Francis (1/1)
Leonard (1/1)
Pen: Francis (2/4) 11', 26'
Leonard (1/1) 62'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,810
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
13 September 2013
19:30
Zebre Italy21–43Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Orquera 22' m
Manici 39' c
Con: Orquera (1/2)
Pen: Orquera (3/3) 19', 36', 64'		ReportTry: Butler 46' c
Stander (2) 58' c, 66' c
Keatley 75' c
Con: Hanrahan (3/3)
Keatley (1/1)
Pen: Hanrahan (5/5) 5', 15', 32', 45', 51'
Stadio XXV Aprile
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
20 September 2013
20:30
Benetton Treviso Italy29–19Ireland Munster
Try: Nitoglia (2) 49' c, 61' c
Con: Berquist (2/2)
Pen: Berquist (5/5) 13', 17', 37', 59', 65'		ReportTry: Earls 7' m
penalty try 28' c
Archer 46' c
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 4,528
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
28 September 2013
18:45
Munster Ireland23–9Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Cronin 35' c
O'Mahony 51' c
Con: Hanrahan (2/2)
Pen: Hanrahan (3/4) 7', 19', 62'		ReportPen: Burton (3/3) 10', 20', 46'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
5 October 2013
18:45
Munster Ireland19–15Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Earls 33' c
Con: Keatley (1/1)
Pen: Keatley (4/6) 30', 43', 57', 63'		ReportPen: Madigan (4/5) 3', 24', 53', 55'
McFadden (1/1) 40'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 20,646
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
25 October 2013
19:35
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland6–13Ireland Munster
Pen: Weir (2/3) 3', 25'ReportTry: Hanrahan 44' c
Con: Hanrahan (1/1)
Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 21', 47'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 5,726
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
2 November 2013
19:15
Munster Ireland12–6Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
Pen: Keatley (3/5) 5', 22', 56'
Hanrahan (1/1) 68'		ReportPen: Morgan (2/3) 26', 80'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,216
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
23 November 2013
18:30
Cardiff Blues Wales10–31Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Dacey 49' c
Con: Humberstone (1/1)
Pen: Humberstone (1/2) 13'		ReportTry: Jones 17' c
Varley 27' c
Cronin 31' c
Conway 43' c
Con: Hanrahan (4/4)
Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 38'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,122
Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
29 November 2013
19:15
(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales14–18Ireland Munster
Try: Pewtner 43' m
Pen: Tovey (2/4) 11', 40'
Drop: Tovey (1/1) 70'		ReportPen: Keatley (6/7) 25', 52', 61', 67', 73', 76'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 7,118
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
21 December 2013
19:15
Munster Ireland16–10Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: R. O'Mahony 80' c
Con: Hanrahan (1/1)
Pen: Hanrahan (3/5) 23', 47', 57'		ReportTry: Barclay 42' c
Con: A. Thomas (1/1)
Pen: A. Thomas (1/2) 14'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,867
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
27 December 2013
19:15
Munster Ireland22–16Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Hanrahan 20' c
Con: Hanrahan (1/1)
Pen: Hanrahan (5/5) 9', 29', 44', 50', 76'		ReportTry: Heffernan 80' c
Con: Parks (1/1)
Pen: Parks (3/3) 13', 16', 61'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 18,870
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
3 January 2014
19:05
Ulster Ireland29–19Ireland Munster
Try: Payne 6' c
Cave 37' c
Con: Pienaar (2/2)
Pen: Pienaar (5/6) 4', 18', 62', 71', 80'		ReportTry: Dineen 40' m
Kilcoyne 48' c
Coughlan 66' c
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 13,945
Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
8 February 2014
19:15
(1 BP) Munster Ireland54–13Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Kilcoyne 10' c
penalty try 60' c
Zebo 64' c
van den Heever 66' c
Conway 78' c
Stander 80' c
Con: Hanrahan (6/6)
Pen: Hanrahan (4/4) 4', 22', 27', 40'		ReportTry: O. Williams 13' c
Con: G. Davies (1/1)
Pen: G. Davies (2/2) 8', 31'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,821
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
15 February 2014
18:45
(1 BP) Munster Ireland36–8Italy Zebre
Try: Zebo (2) 26' c, 34' m
Slattery (2) 62' c, 79' c
O'Donnell 70' c
Con: Hanrahan (1/2)
Keatley (3/3)
Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 15'		ReportTry: D'Apice 12' m
Pen: Palazzani (1/1) 44'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,330
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
23 February 2014
16:00
Ospreys Wales11–25Ireland Munster
Try: Beck 39' m
Pen: Davies (2/4) 18', 68'		ReportTry: Dougall 6' c
Zebo 46' m
Downey 71' c
Con: Keatley (1/2)
Hanrahan (1/1)
Pen: Keatley (2/2) 16', 26'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,766
Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
1 March 2014
18:30
Scarlets Wales18–13Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: G. Davies 27' m
Barclay 51' c
Con: A. Thomas (1/1)
Pen: Barkley (1/1) 13'
A. Thomas (1/1) 50'		ReportTry: van den Heever 36' c
Con: Keatley (1/1)
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 15', 40'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
22 March 2014
19:15
Munster Ireland14–3Italy Benetton Treviso
Try: Earls 37' c
Downey 55' c
Con: Hanrahan (2/2)		ReportPen: Berquist (1/3) 3'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,946
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
29 March 2014
19:00
Leinster Ireland22–18Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: O'Driscoll 57' c
Con: Madigan (1/1)
Pen: Madigan (5/6) 25', 38', 46', 51', 79'		ReportPen: Keatley (6/6) 4', 9', 22', 30', 64', 77'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 51,700
Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
12 April 2014
18:30
Munster Ireland5–22Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Stander 18' mReportTry: Gray 4' c
Maitland 25' m
Strauss 36' c
Con: Weir (2/3)
Pen: Weir (1/1) 9'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,946
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
19 April 2014
18:15
Connacht Ireland23–32Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Healy 20' m
McKeon 53' m
Poolman 78' c
Con: Parks (1/1)
Pen: Nikora (2/2) 15', 63'		ReportTry: Conway 17' c
van den Heever 34' c
D. Hurley 38' c
Butler 72' m
Con: Keatley (3/4)
Pen: Keatley (2/2) 26', 30'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 6,227
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
3 May 2014
17:00
Edinburgh Scotland12–55Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Bezuidenhout 9' m
Nel 22' c
Con: Laidlaw (1/2)		ReportTry: Conway 16' c
D. Hurley 40' c
Varley 49' c
penalty try (2) 55' c, 73' c
Williams 66' c
O'Donnell 80' c
Con: Hanrahan (5/5)
Murray (2/2)
Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 15', 27'
Meggetland
Attendance: 3,782
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
10 May 2014
18:30
(1 BP) Munster Ireland17–19Ireland Ulster
Try: Williams 14' c
Dougall 49' c
Con: Keatley (2/2)
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 11'		ReportTry: Heaney 17' c
Con: McKinney (1/1)
Pen: McKinney (4/4) 36', 47', 53', 65'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 16,436
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
16 May 2014 (Semi-Final)
19:35
Glasgow Warriors Scotland16–15Ireland Munster
Try: Reid 46' c
Con: Russell (1/1)
Pen: Russell (3/4) 17', 36', 39'		ReportTry: Varley 9' c
Dougall 51' m
Con: Keatley (1/2)
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 66'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

2013–14 Heineken Cup

On 19 January, Munster secured a home quarter-final in the knock-out stages of the 2013–14 Heineken Cup after a 38–6 win against Edinburgh at Thomond Park.[23][24] They faced Toulouse in the quarter-finals on 5 April.[25][26] Munster scored six tries to beat Toulouse 43-23 and reach the semi-finals.[27] A Keith Earls's try put Munster into a 10-point lead before two Luke McAlister penalties made it 13–9 at half time. Tries from Dave Kilcoyne and CJ Stander looked to have sealed the victory before Toulouse relied with a try from Hosea Gear. Further tries from Casey Laulala, Simon Zebo and Paul O'Connell made it a comfortable win in the end for Munster. CJ Stander, who replaced the injured Peter O'Mahony in the first half was named Man of the Match. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34]

On 27 April in the semi-final against Toulon at the Stade Vélodrome, Munster lost 24–16.[35][36][37] Munster came from 18–9 down at half-time to score the game's only try through Simon Zebo who went over in the corner.[38][39] Jonny Wilkinson scored 21 points for Toulon.[40][41][42][43]

Team P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Ireland Munster (4) 6 5 0 1 161 77 +84 19 6 2 1 23
England Gloucester (7C) 6 3 0 3 113 114 −1 13 10 1 1 14
Scotland Edinburgh 6 3 0 3 104 141 −37 10 17 0 0 12
France Perpignan 6 1 0 5 112 158 −46 10 19 1 2 7
Source : www.ercrugby.com
Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
12 October 2013
13:35
Edinburgh Scotland29–23Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Scott 5' c
T. Visser 68' c
Con: Laidlaw (2/2)
Pen: Laidlaw (5/6) 11', 21', 28', 33', 75'		ReportTry: Laulala 19' c
Sherry 25' c
Con: Keatley (2/2)
Pen: Keatley (3/3) 15', 52', 64'
Murrayfield
Attendance: 7,024
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
19 October 2013
18:00
Munster Ireland26–10England Gloucester
Try: Varley 33' c
Murphy 66' c
Con: Keatley (2/2)
Pen: Keatley (4/5) 3', 9', 12', 65'		ReportTry: Sharples 15' c
Con: Bentley (1/1)
Pen: Bentley (1/2) 38'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,510
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
8 December 2013
12:45
(1 BP) Munster Ireland36–8France Perpignan
Try: Dougall 2' c
Kilcoyne 25' m
Earls 34' c
penalty try 65' c
Coughlan 77' c
Con: Keatley (2/3)
Hanrahan (2/2)
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 10'		ReportTry: Michel 80' m
Pen: Hook (1/2) 44'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,615
Referee: Greg Garner (RFU)
14 December 2013
16:40
(1 BP) Perpignan France17–18Ireland Munster
Try: Benvenuti 77' m
Pen: Allan (4/7) 6', 18', 24', 63'		ReportTry: penalty try 48' c
Hanrahan 80' m
Con: Keatley (1/2)
Pen: Keatley (2/4) 15', 67'
Stade Aimé Giral
Attendance: 11,824
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
11 January 2014
18:00
Gloucester England7–20Ireland Munster
Try: Sharples 39' c
Con: F. Burns (1/1)		ReportTry: Earls 32' c
P. O'Mahony 60' c
Con: Keatley (2/2)
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 21', 69'
Kingsholm
Attendance: 16,121
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
19 January 2014
12:45
(1 BP) Munster Ireland38–6Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Coughlan 7' m
Murphy 21' c
Murray 43' c
P. O'Mahony 56' c
Zebo 65' m
Jones 75' c
Con: Keatley (4/6)		ReportPen: Laidlaw (2/3) 6', 27'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,600
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Quarter-final

5 April 2014
13:30
Munster Ireland47–23France Toulouse
Try: Earls 4' c
Kilcoyne 41' c
Stander 45' c
Laulala 63' m
Zebo 73' m
O'Connell 79' c
Con: Keatley (4/6)
Pen: Keatley (3/4) 15', 22', 61'		ReportTry: Gear 53' c
Tekori 71' c
Con: Beauxis (2/2)
Pen: McAlister (3/3) 7', 29', 33'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,200
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Semi-final

27 April 2014
16:30
Toulon France24–16Ireland Munster
Pen: Wilkinson (7/8) 5', 18', 26', 35', 39', 64', 79'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 30'		ReportTry: Zebo 52' c
Con: Keatley (1/1)
Pen: Keatley (3/4) 7', 29', 33'
Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 37,043
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

2013–14 Connacht Rugby season

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