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| Ground(s) | Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200) Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CEO | Garrett Fitzgerald | ||
| Coach | Declan Kidney | ||
| Captain | Mick Galwey | ||
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The 2000–01 Munster Rugby season wasMunster's sixth season as a professional team, during which they competed in theIRFU Interprovincial Championship andHeineken Cup. It wasDeclan Kidney's third season in his first spell as head coach of the province.
Note: Flags indicate national union underWorld Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 99 | 1 | 23 | Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 119 | 3 | 15 | Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 109 | 111 | 2 | 12 | Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 175 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 September 2000 |
Ulster | 16–21 | Munster |
| Try:Ward Con:Humphreys Pen:Humphreys (3) | Report[1] | Pen:O'Gara (5) Drop:O'Gara (2) |
| Ravenhill |
| 29 September 2000 |
| Munster | 29–21 | Ulster |
| Try:Crotty,Horgan Con:O'Gara (2) Pen:O'Gara (5) | Report[5] | Try:Free,J. Topping Con:Humphreys Pen:Humphreys (3) |
| Thomond Park |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 154 | 109 | 45 | 10 |
 Bath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 139 | 106 | 33 | 8 |
 Newport | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 122 | 183 | −61 | 4 |
 Castres | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 135 | 152 | −17 | 2 |
| 14 October 2000 19:30 |
| Castres | 29–32 | Munster |
| Report[8] |
| Stade Pierre-Antoine Attendance: 7,500 Referee:Gareth Simmonds |
| 28 October 2000 17:00 |
| Bath | 18–5 | Munster |
| Report[10] |
| Recreation Ground Attendance: 8,200 Referee:Nigel Whitehouse |
