Английская Википедия:2023–24 Munster Rugby season

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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.

Senior squad

Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2 Players in

• Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Campbell promoted from Academy
• Шаблон:Flagicon John Ryan from Шаблон:Flagicon Chiefs
• Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Nankivell from Шаблон:Flagicon Chiefs
• Шаблон:Flagicon Cian Hurley promoted from Academy
• Шаблон:Flagicon Seán O'Brien from Шаблон:Flagicon Exeter Chiefs

Шаблон:Col-2 Players out

• Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Healy to Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh
• Шаблон:Flagicon Malakai Fekitoa to Шаблон:Flagicon Benetton
• Шаблон:Flagicon Paddy Kelly retired
• Шаблон:Flagicon Liam O'Connor retired
• Шаблон:Flagicon Oli Morris released
• Шаблон:Flagicon Eoin O'Connor to Шаблон:Flagicon Exeter Chiefs
• Шаблон:Flagicon Keith Earls retired

Academy squad

Шаблон:Col-start Шаблон:Col-2 Players in

• Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Gleeson
• Шаблон:Flagicon George Hadden
• Шаблон:Flagicon Dylan Hicks
• Шаблон:Flagicon Shay McCarthy
• Шаблон:Flagicon Ben O'Connor

Players out

• Шаблон:Flagicon Conor Phillips released

Coaches and staff

Senior squad

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Graham Rowntree	Шаблон:Flag
Attack coach	Mike Prendergast	Шаблон:Flag
Forwards coach	Andi Kyriacou	Шаблон:Flag
Defence coach	Denis Leamy	Шаблон:Flag
Lead performance analyst and technical coach	George Murray	Шаблон:Flag
Skills coach	Mossy Lawler	Шаблон:Flag
Team manager	Niall O'Donovan	Шаблон:Flag
Head of rugby operations	Ian Costello	Шаблон:Flag
Head of athletic performance	Ged McNamara	Шаблон:Flag
Strength and conditioning coach	Adam Sheehan	Шаблон:Flag
Head of medical	Jamie Kearns	Шаблон:Flag
Lead physiotherapist	Damien Mordan	Шаблон:Flag
Physiotherapist	Keith Thornhill	Шаблон:Flag
Physiotherapist	Ray McGinley	Шаблон:Flag
Performance analyst	Paul O'Brien	Шаблон:Flag

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

Academy squad

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

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.

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

External links

• Official Munster website
• URC Munster
• EPCR Munster