Munster Rugby players include players who have earned significant accolades in club play with Munster Rugby or in international play.
British & Irish Lions The following Munster players have also represented the British & Irish Lions:The Ireland Rugby Miscellany (2007): Ciaran Cronin
W.J. Ashby: 1910 Oliver Piper: 1910 Michael Bradley: 1924 William Roche: 1924 Mick Lane: 1950 Tom Clifford: 1950 Jim McCarthy: 1950 Tom Reid: 1955 Michael English: 1959 Gordon Wood: 1959 Noel Murphy: 1959, 1966 Tom Kiernan: 1962, 1968 Jerry Walsh: 1966 Barry Bresnihan: 1966, 1968 Mick Doyle: 1968 Moss Keane: 1974, 1977 Colm Tucker: 1980 Tony Ward: 1980 Mike Kiernan: 1983 Gerry McLoughlin: 1983 Donal Lenihan: 1983, 1989 Mick Galwey: 1993 Richard Wallace: 1993 Keith Wood: 1997, 2001 Rob Henderson: 2001 Ronan O'Gara: 2001, 2005, 2009 David Wallace: 2001, 2009 John Hayes: 2005, 2009 Donncha O'Callaghan: 2005, 2009 Paul O'Connell: 2005, 2009, 2013 Keith Earls: 2009 Conor Murray: 2013, 2017, 2021 Simon Zebo: 2013 Peter O'Mahony: 2017 CJ Stander: 2017 Tadhg Beirne: 2021
The '200' Club Players who have reached the 200 caps mark for Munster.
Anthony Foley (1994–2008): 201 Alan Quinlan (1996–2011): 212 Peter Stringer (1998–2013): 232 Ronan O'Gara (1997–2013): 240 John Hayes (1998–2011): 217 David Wallace (1997–2012): 203 Marcus Horan (1999–2013): 225 Mick O'Driscoll (1998–2003, 2005–12) 207 Donncha O'Callaghan (1998–2015): 268 Billy Holland (2007–2021): 247 Stephen Archer (2009–Present): 293 Dave Kilcoyne (2011–Present): 220 John Ryan (2011–Present): 234 Jack O’Donoghue (2014–Present): 213
Overseas players Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Rhys Ellison: 1997–99 John Langford: 1999–2001 Jim Williams: 2001–05 Dominic Malone: 2002 Simon Kerr: 2004–05 Andy Long: 2003 Jason Jones-Hughes: 2003–04 David Pusey: 2003–05 Gordon McIlwham: 2003–05 Christian Cullen: 2003–07 Tom Bowman: 2004–05 Gary Connolly: 2005–06 Anton Pitout: 2005–06 Trevor Halstead: 2005–07 Federico Pucciariello: 2005–09 Diogo Mateus: 2006 Chris Wyatt: 2006–07 Lifeimi Mafi: 2006–12 Rua Tipoki: 2007–09 Paul Warwick: 2007–11 Doug Howlett: 2008–13 Nick Williams: 2008–10 Jean de Villiers: 2009–10 Julien Brugnaut: 2009–10 Toby Morland: 2009–10 Wian du Preez: 2009–13 Sam Tuitupou: 2010–11 Peter Borlase: 2010-12 BJ Botha: 2011–16 Will Chambers 2011–12 Savenaca Tokula: 2012 Casey Laulala: 2012–14 CJ Stander: 2012–21 Gerhard van den Heever: 2013–16 Quentin MacDonald: 2014 (loan) Andrew Smith: 2014–15 Tyler Bleyendaal: 2014–20 Eusebio Guiñazú: 2014–15 Pat Howard: 2014–15 Francis Saili: 2015–17 Mark Chisholm: 2015–17 Lucas González Amorosino: 2015–16 Mario Sagario: 2015–16 Rhys Marshall: 2016–21 Jean Kleyn: 2016–Present Jaco Taute: 2016–19 Thomas du Toit: 2016–17 Te Aihe Toma: 2016–17 Gerbrandt Grobler: 2017–18 Chris Cloete: 2017–2022 Arno Botha: 2018–20 Alby Mathewson: 2018–19 Jed Holloway: 2019 Keynan Knox: 2019–2024 RG Snyman: 2020–2024 Damian de Allende: 2020–2022 Roman Salanoa: 2020–Present Jason Jenkins: 2021–2022 Declan Moore: 2021–22 Malakai Fekitoa: 2022-2023 Alex Nankivell: 2023–Present Thaakir Abrahams: 2024–Present
Individual records (correct as of December 2024)
All-time Most appearances: (295) Stephen Archer Most points: (2,571) Ronan O'Gara Most tries: (73) Simon Zebo Most cons & pens: (924) Ronan O'Gara
Heineken Cup Most appearances: (110) Ronan O'Gara Most points: (1,365) Ronan O'Gara Most tries: (26) Simon Zebo Most cons & pens: (488) Ronan O'Gara
URC Most appearances: (229) Stephen Archer Most points: (940) Ronan O'Gara Most tries: (45) Simon Zebo Most cons & pens: (349) Ronan O'Gara
Bold indicates highest overall record.
ERC Elite Awards Team Award (50 Heineken Cup matches): Munster Rugby (187)
ERC Player Awards 100 caps: Ronan O'Gara (110), John Hayes (101) 50 caps: Ronan O'Gara (110), John Hayes (101), Donncha O'Callaghan (97), Peter Stringer (90), David Wallace (86), Anthony Foley (85), Marcus Horan (84), Paul O'Connell (82), Keith Earls (79), Alan Quinlan (78), Conor Murray (76), Peter O'Mahony (71), John Kelly (67), Dave Kilcoyne (58), Stephen Archer (57), John Ryan (57), Anthony Horgan (56), Frankie Sheahan (55), Mick O'Driscoll (55), Simon Zebo (52), CJ Stander (50) 500 Heineken Cup points: Ronan O'Gara (1,365)
World Rugby Hall of Fame The World Rugby Hall of Fame (formerly the IRB Hall of Fame) recognises special achievement and contribution to the sport of rugby union
Ronan O'Gara (2018)
ERC15 European Player Award An award to recognise the best European player in the Heineken Cup from 1995–2010.
Ronan O'Gara
ERC European Dream Team The following Munster players were selected in the ERC European Dream Team, an all–time dream team of Heineken Cup players.
Ronan O'Gara (Fly-half), 1997–2013 David Wallace (Flanker), 1997–2012 Anthony Foley (Number 8), 1995–2008
Pro14 Team of the Year 2007–08: Lifeimi Mafi 2008–09: Lifeimi Mafi, Ronan O'Gara, Jerry Flannery, Paul O'Connell 2009–10: Tomás O'Leary 2010–11: Ronan O'Gara 2011–12: BJ Botha 2013–14: Dave Kilcoyne, Casey Laulala 2014–15: CJ Stander, Tommy O'Donnell 2015–16: CJ Stander 2016–17: CJ Stander, Jaco Taute, Rory Scannell, Billy Holland, John Ryan, Dave Kilcoyne, Tyler Bleyendaal 2017–18: Rory Scannell 2018–19: Peter O'Mahony, Tadhg Beirne 2020-21: Kevin O'Byrne, Billy Holland, Damian de Allende
Pro14 Golden Boot The Golden Boot is awarded to the kicker who has successfully converted the highest percentage of place kicks during the 22-week regular Pro14 season. The prize has been awarded annually since 2012. (Percentage success rate in brackets) 2013–14 JJ Hanrahan (88.71%) 2019–20 JJ Hanrahan (87.30%)
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