2004–05 Munster Rugby season

The 2004–05 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fourth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Alan Gaffney's second and final season as head coach.

2004–05 Munster Rugby season
Ground(s)Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200)
Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300)
Coach(es)Alan Gaffney
Captain(s)Jim Williams
League(s)Celtic League
2004–052nd
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
James Blaney Hooker Ireland Ireland
Denis Fogarty Hooker Ireland Ireland
Jerry Flannery Hooker Ireland Ireland
Frankie Sheahan Hooker Ireland Ireland
Ross Callaghan Prop Ireland Ireland
John Hayes Prop Ireland Ireland
Marcus Horan Prop Ireland Ireland
Eugene McGovern Prop Ireland Ireland
Gordon McIlwham Prop Ireland Ireland
Frank Roche Prop Ireland Ireland
Tom Bowman Lock Australia Australia
Tommy Hayes Lock Ireland Ireland
Trevor Hogan Lock Ireland Ireland
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock Ireland Ireland
Paul O'Connell Lock Ireland Ireland
Anthony Foley Back row Ireland Ireland
Stephen Keogh Back row Ireland Ireland
Denis Leamy Back row Ireland Ireland
Johnny O'Connor Back row Ireland Ireland
David Pusey Back row Australia Australia
Alan Quinlan Back row Ireland Ireland
David Wallace Back row Ireland Ireland
Jim Williams (c) Back row Australia Australia
Player Position Union
Frank Murphy Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Mike Prendergast Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Peter Stringer Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Paul Burke Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Jeremy Manning Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half Ireland Ireland
Paul Devlin Centre Ireland Ireland
Rob Henderson Centre Ireland Ireland
Jason Holland Centre Ireland Ireland
Keith Matthews Centre Ireland Ireland
Mike Mullins Centre Ireland Ireland
Barry Murphy Centre Ireland Ireland
Anthony Horgan Wing Ireland Ireland
John Kelly Wing Ireland Ireland
Mossy Lawler Wing Ireland Ireland
Martin McPhail Wing Ireland Ireland
James Storey Wing Ireland Ireland
Brian Tuohy Wing Ireland Ireland
Christian Cullen Fullback New Zealand New Zealand
Shaun Payne* Fullback South Africa South Africa

Pre-season
17 August 2004
Munster Ireland5–12England London Irish
Report[1]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
23 August 2004
Munster Ireland11–10England Newcastle Falcons
Report[2]
Thomond Park

2004–05 Celtic League
Main article: 2004–05 Celtic League
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys201613508267+24153277376
2Ireland Munster201514470331+13954336169
3Ireland Leinster201217455350+10546324357
4Wales Newport Gwent Dragons201109381436−5539434250
5Wales Llanelli Scarlets209011402446−4448427346
6Scotland Glasgow Warriors208111465466−140584745
7Scotland Edinburgh209011409407+247404444
8Ireland Ulster209011363387−2437342543
9Wales Cardiff Blues208111350404−5435412440
10Ireland Connacht207112317407−9032462537
11Scotland Borders203017337556−21931662418
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 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
3 September 2004
19:05
Neath-Swansea Ospreys Wales34–17Ireland Munster
Report[3]
St. Helen's
Attendance: 4,052
11 September 2004
20:05
Munster Ireland27–27Ireland Connacht
Report[4]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,200
18 September 2004
17:15
Leinster Ireland17–15Ireland Munster
Report[5]
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Hugh Watkins
3 October 2004
17:15
Munster Ireland19–13Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report[6]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000
9 October 2004
19:30
Glasgow Scotland26–28Ireland Munster
Report[7]
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,625
16 October 2004
17:15
Munster Ireland49–18Wales Cardiff Blues
Report[8]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: David Changleng
6 November 2004
Ulster Ireland3–24Ireland Munster
Report[9]
Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,402
13 November 2004
20:05
Munster Ireland25–16Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report[10]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,850
19 November 2004
18:45
Munster Ireland45–8Scotland The Borders
Report[11]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,250
26 November 2004
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland0–11Ireland Munster
Report[12]
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,496
18 December 2004
20:05
Munster Ireland13–9Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys
Report[13]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,500
27 December 2004
19:35
Connacht Ireland0–3Ireland Munster
Report[14]
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,500
1 January 2005
17:30
Munster Ireland19–13Ireland Leinster
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alan Lewis
29 January 2005
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales32–17Ireland Munster
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 7,530
Referee: Andy Ireland
20 February 2005
17:00
Munster Ireland25–19Scotland Glasgow
Report[15]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
5 March 2005
19:30
Cardiff Blues Wales30–20Ireland Munster
Report[16]
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: Mike Hall
18 March 2005
19:00
Munster Ireland21–15Ireland Ulster
Report[17]
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,870
Referee: Andy Ireland
25 March 2005
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales8–24Ireland Munster
Report[18]
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,902
Referee: Rob Dickson
10 April 2005
16:45
Borders Scotland23–38Ireland Munster
Report[19]
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,646
Referee: Phil Fear
16 April 2005
19:30
Munster Ireland30–20Scotland Edinburgh
Report[20]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nigel Williams

2004–05 Celtic Cup
Main article: Celtic Cup (rugby union)

Quarter-final
30 April 2005
19:30
Munster Ireland24–14Scotland Edinburgh
Report[21]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semi-final
8 May 2005
17:30
Leinster Ireland17–23Ireland Munster
Report[22]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse

Final
14 May 2005
17:30
Munster Ireland27–16Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report[23]
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Joël Jutge

2004–05 Heineken Cup
Main article: 2004–05 Heineken Cup

Pool 4
Team P W D L Tries for Tries against Try diff Points for Points against Points diff TB LB Pts
Ireland Munster (5) 6501124812174471122
France Castres 631216133157121362016
Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys 630311101135115201114
England NEC Harlequins 6015719−1281184−103013
23 October 2004
17:15
Munster Ireland15–9England NEC Harlequins
Report[24]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,485
Referee: Hugh Watkins
31 October 2004
15:00
Neath-Swansea Ospreys Wales18–20Ireland Munster
Report[25]
The Gnoll
Attendance: 10,280
Referee: Joël Jutge
3 December 2004
20:30
Castres France19–12Ireland Munster
Report[26]
Stade Pierre-Antoine
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
11 December 2004
17:15
Munster Ireland36–8France Castres
Report[27]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Roy Maybank
8 January 2005
17:15
Munster Ireland20–10Wales Neath-Swansea Ospreys
Report[28]
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
Referee: Chris White
15 January 2005
13:00
NEC Harlequins England10–18Ireland Munster
Report[29]
Twickenham
Attendance: 33,383
Referee: Joël Jutge

Quarter-final
3 April 2005
16:00
Biarritz France19–10Ireland Munster
Report[30]
Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Chris White

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