2018–19 Munster Rugby season

Ground(s)	Thomond Park (Capacity: 25,600)[1] Irish Independent Park (Capacity: 8,008)
CEO	Garrett Fitzgerald
Coach	Johann van Graan
Captain	Peter O'Mahony
Most appearances	Arno Botha (27)
Top scorer	Joey Carbery (154)
Most tries	Two players Andrew Conway (8) Keith Earls (8)
League	Pro14
2018–19	2nd (Conf. A), Semi-finals
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The 2018–19 Munster Rugby season wasMunster's eighteenth season competing in thePro14, alongside which they also competed in theEuropean Rugby Champions Cup. It wasJohann van Graan's second season as head coach and his first full season in the role, having joined partway through the previous season.^[2]

Munster played two pre-season fixtures ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, the first againstLondon Irish, whose directory of rugby is former Munster and Ireland head coachDeclan Kidney, and the second againstExeter Chiefs, which was the first meeting between the two clubs.^[3] Munster beat London Irish 32–28, but lost 12–0 against Exeter Chiefs.^[4][5]

Drawn alongside FrenchTop 14 championsCastres and English sidesExeter Chiefs andGloucester, Munster competed in pool 2 of the2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup.^[6] Munster opened their2018–19 Pro14 season with a six-try 38–0 victory against South African sideCheetahs inThomond Park on 1 September 2018.Rory Scannell,Dave Kilcoyne,Tommy O'Donnell,JJ Hanrahan,Dave O'Callaghan andMan-of-the-MatchDarren Sweetnam scored the tries, with Hanrahan adding four conversions, in a match that sawArno Botha,Mike Haley,Joey Carbery and academy playersShane Daly andGavin Coombes make their competitive debuts for the province, whilstNeil Cronin also made his first appearance for Munster since March 2015.^[7]

Tadhg Beirne made his debut for Munster in the provinces 25–10 defeat away toGlasgow Warriors on 7 September 2018.^[8] Munster's 64–7 win againstUlster on 29 September 2018 was a record win for the province in thePro14; Munster's previous record win being 47–0 againstZebre in 2016.^[9] In round one of the2018–19 Champions Cup on 13 October 2018, a try fromCJ Stander and five points from the boot ofJoey Carbery secured a 10–10 draw inSandy Park againstExeter Chiefs, in a match in whichDan Goggin andNeil Cronin made their competitive European debuts, whilstTadhg Beirne, who wasMan-of-the-Match,Mike Haley and Joey Carbery made their European debuts for Munster.^[10] One week later, tries fromMike Haley,Rhys Marshall,Joey Carbery, who also kicked four conversions and one penalty in a Man-of-the-Match performance,Sammy Arnold andAndrew Conway helped Munster to a 36–22 bonus-point victory at home againstGloucester.^[11]

In the December 2018 back-to-back Champions Cup fixtures againstCastres, Munster won 30–5 in round 3 on 9 December, with tries fromRory Scannell,CJ Stander andJJ Hanrahan, who also scored 15 points off the kicking tee. In the return leg away to Castres on 15 December, the French side won 13–12, with Joey Carbery scoring all of Munster's points from penalties.^[12][13] In round 5 of the Champions Cup, Munster beatGloucester 41–15 away from home on 11 January 2019, with the tries coming fromJoey Carbery (2),Rory Scannell,Keith Earls andAndrew Conway and 16 points of the kicking tee from Carbery.^[14] In round 6, Munster beatExeter Chiefs 9–7 inThomond Park on 19 January 2019 to advance to a record 18th Champions Cup quarter-final. Joey Carbery scored all of Munster's points from penalties in a closely fought, physical game.^[15] Munster defeatedEdinburgh 17–13 in their quarter-final inMurrayfield Stadium on 30 March 2019 to advance to a 14th Champions Cup semi-final,^[16] which Munster lost 32–16 toSaracens in theRicoh Arena on 20 April 2019.^[17]

Munster finished second in conference A in the2018–19 Pro14 season, with 21 wins and 5 defeats,^[18] and beat Italian sideBenetton 15–13 in their quarter-final on 4 May 2019, to secure a semi-final against provincial rivalsLeinster in theRDS on 18 May 2019.^[19] which Leinster won 24–9, bringing to an end Munster's 2018–19 season.^[20] During the season, Munster played 31 games, winning 22, losing 8 and drawing 1. The province scored 790 points, including 99 tries, in total, and had the best defensive record during the regular Pro14 season and Champions Cup pool stage, conceding an average of 12 points a game in the latter. In attack, Munster were the third highest try-scorers in the regular Pro14 season with 82 tries in 21 games.

Munster were unbeaten at home all season, winning 10 games inThomond Park and 4 inIrish Independent Park, and featured in their 18th Champions Cup quarter-final and 14th semi-final, extending records for both. 55 players were used in total throughout the season across all competitions, with 37 of those having followed the Munster pathway into the professional game. 11 players made their debuts for the province:Tadhg Beirne,Arno Botha,Joey Carbery,Mike Haley andAlby Mathewson, as well as 6 academy players:Diarmuid Barron,Craig Casey,Gavin Coombes,Liam Coombes,Shane Daly andAlex McHenry. Stalwart in the second rowBilly Holland became the 10th player to win 200 caps for the province, whilstAndrew Conway,JJ Hanrahan,Jack O'Donoghue andRory Scannell all won their 100th caps for Munster, with Scannell becoming the youngest player to do at the age of 25. Mike Haley played more minutes than any other player during the season, racking up 1,876 in 26 starts.

Internationally, 13 Munster players representedIreland during the season:Sammy Arnold,Tadhg Beirne,Joey Carbery,Andrew Conway,Keith Earls,Chris Farrell,Dave Kilcoyne,Niall Scannell,Conor Murray,Peter O'Mahony,CJ Stander,Darren Sweetnam andJohn Ryan. 11 players were involved in theIreland under-20s team that won agrand slam during the2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship:Craig Casey, Seán French, Ben Healy, James McCarthy, Jonathan Wren and Josh Wycherley from the academy, and Jake Flannery, John Hodnett, Conor Phillips, Luke Masters and Billy Scannell were also involved.

There were 6 sell-out attendances during the season at Thomond Park and Irish Independent Park, with all 4 games at the latter selling-out for the first time. Attendance increased by 15% across the season, with a 10% rise in ticket sales. All 3 of Munster's home Champions Cup pool fixtures were the highest attendance for their respective rounds.^[21]

Position	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Johann van Graan	South Africa
Defence coach	JP Ferreira	South Africa
Backs and attack Coach	Felix Jones	Ireland
Forwards coach	Jerry Flannery	Ireland
Team manager	Niall O'Donovan	Ireland
Head of athletic performance	Denis Logan	United States
Senior strength and conditioning coach	Aidan O'Connell	Ireland
Strength and conditioning coach	Adam Sheehan	Ireland
Strength and conditioning coach	PJ Wilson	Ireland
Performance analyst	George Murray	Ireland

Munster player movements for the 2018–19 season. For a full list, seeList of 2018–19 Pro14 transfers.
(Player's name initalics indicates a transfer that took place during the course of the season)

The Munster senior squad for 2018–19 is:^[38][a]

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

Player Position Union Rhys Marshall Hooker New Zealand Kevin O'Byrne Hooker Ireland Niall Scannell Hooker Ireland Mike Sherry[a] Hooker Ireland Stephen Archer Prop Ireland James Cronin Prop Ireland Cronan Gleeson Prop Ireland Dave Kilcoyne Prop Ireland Jeremy Loughman Prop Ireland Liam O'Connor Prop Ireland Ciaran Parker* Prop England John Ryan Prop Ireland Brian Scott Prop Ireland Tadhg Beirne Lock Ireland Billy Holland Lock Ireland Jean Kleyn Lock South Africa Darren O'Shea Lock Ireland Fineen Wycherley Lock Ireland Arno Botha Back row South Africa Chris Cloete Back row South Africa Dave O'Callaghan Back row Ireland Tommy O'Donnell Back row Ireland Jack O'Donoghue Back row Ireland Conor Oliver Back row Ireland Peter O'Mahony(c) Back row Ireland CJ Stander Back row Ireland

Player Position Union Neil Cronin Scrum-half Ireland James Hart Scrum-half Ireland Alby Mathewson Scrum-half New Zealand Conor Murray Scrum-half Ireland Duncan Williams Scrum-half Ireland Tyler Bleyendaal* Fly-half New Zealand Joey Carbery Fly-half Ireland JJ Hanrahan Fly-half Ireland Bill Johnston Fly-half Ireland Ian Keatley Fly-half Ireland Sammy Arnold Centre Ireland Chris Farrell Centre Ireland Dan Goggin Centre Ireland Rory Scannell Centre Ireland Jaco Taute Centre South Africa Andrew Conway Wing Ireland Keith Earls Wing Ireland Calvin Nash Wing Ireland Ronan O'Mahony Wing Ireland Darren Sweetnam Wing Ireland Alex Wootton Wing Ireland Stephen Fitzgerald[a] Fullback Ireland Mike Haley* Fullback England

• Internationally capped players inbold
• Players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality *
• Irish provinces are currently limited to four non-Irish eligible (NIE) players and one non-Irish qualified player (NIQ or "Project Player").^[40]
• Notes:

17 August 2018 19:30

Munster	32–28	London Irish
	Report[4]

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 5,773

24 August 2018 19:30

Munster	0–12	Exeter Chiefs
	Report[41]

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 5,948

2018–19 Pro14 table view ·watch ·edit ·discuss
Conference A
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Glasgow Warriors(RU)	21	16	0	5	621	380	+241	83	48	15	2	81
2	Munster(SF)	21	16	0	5	612	348	+264	82	44	11	2	77
3	Connacht(QF)	21	12	0	9	475	394	+81	60	55	7	6	61
4	Ospreys(PO)	21	12	0	9	445	404	+41	53	47	6	4	58
5	Cardiff Blues	21	10	0	11	497	451	+46	60	58	7	7	54
6	Cheetahs	21	8	1	12	541	606	−65	80	80	9	3	46
7	Zebre	21	3	0	18	260	640	−380	35	85	5	2	19
Conference B
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Leinster(CH)	21	15	1	5	672	385	+287	95	49	12	2	76
2	Ulster(SF)	21	13	2	6	441	424	+17	58	54	6	1	63
3	Benetton(QF)	21	11	2	8	474	431	+43	62	55	6	3	57
4	Scarlets	21	10	0	11	510	470	+40	68	54	7	5	52
5	Edinburgh	21	10	0	11	431	436	−5	52	59	6	5	51
6	Dragons	21	5	1	15	339	599	−260	37	84	1	3	26
7	Southern Kings	21	2	1	18	385	735	−350	54	107	5	7	22
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -[42] number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams that compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the2019–20 European Champions Cup (excluding South African teams who are ineligible) Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Champions Cup Yellow background indicates the loser of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference, that earned a place in the2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup. (CH) Champions.(RU) Runners-up.(SF) Losing semi-finalists.(QF) Losing quarter-finalists.(PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

1 September 2018 17:15

(1 BP)Munster	38–0	Cheetahs
Try:R. Scannell 15' m Kilcoyne 30' c O'Donnell 52' m Hanrahan 65' c O'Callaghan 70' c Sweetnam 72' c Con:Hanrahan (4/6) 31', 66', 71', 73'	Report[43]

Thomond Park Attendance: 12,265 Referee:Dan Jones (WRU)

7 September 2018 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	25–10	Munster
Try:Gibbins 22' m Hogg 28' c Ashe 35' c Con:Hogg (2/2) 29', 36' Pen:P. Horne (1/2) 14' Hogg (1/1) 72'	Report[44]	Try:Marshall 69' c Con:Carbery (1/1) 70' Pen:Hanrahan (1/1) 43'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee:Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

14 September 2018 19:35

(1 BP)Munster	49–13	Ospreys
Try:Penalty try 15' Carbery 21' c J. Cronin 27' c Marshall (2) 40'+1 c, 42' c Botha 45' c Sweetnam 62' c Con:Carbery (5/5) 22', 28', 40'+2, 43', 46' Keatley (1/1) 63'	Report[45]	Try:Morgan 60' c Con:S. Davies (1/1) 61' Pen:S. Davies (2/2) 20', 26'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee:Stuart Berry (SARU)

21 September 2018 19:35

(1 BP)Cardiff Blues	37–13	Munster
Try:N. Williams 6' c T. Williams (2) 16' c, 76' c Halaholo 44' c Con:Anscombe (3/4) 7', 17', 45', 77' Pen:Anscombe (3/3) 52', 63', 70'	Report[46]	Try:Conway (2) 10' m, 13' m Pen:Carbery (1/1) 23'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,284 Referee:Quinton Immelman (SARU)

29 September 2018 19:35

(1 BP)Munster	64–7	Ulster
Try:Goggin (2) 5' c, 37' c O'Donnell (2) 8' c, 30' m P. O'Mahony 50' c Carbery 62' c Arnold 66' c Earls 70' c Wootton 77' c Con:Carbery (5/6) 5', 9', 37', 51', 63 Keatley (3/3) 67', 71', 78' Pen:Carbery (1/1) 16'	Report[47]	Try:Cave 46' c Con:Burns (1/1) 47'

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,907 Referee:Dan Jones (WRU)

6 October 2018 18:00

Leinster	30–22	Munster
Try:Penalty try 10' Lowe (2) 14' c, 44' c Con:R. Byrne (2/2) 15', 46' Pen:R. Byrne (3/3) 32', 40'+2, 69'	Report[48]	Try:Beirne 19' m Stander 27' c Mathewson 66' c Con:Carbery (2/3) 28', 67' Pen:Carbery (1/1) 55'

Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,120 Referee:Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

27 October 2018 17:15

Munster	25–24	Glasgow Warriors (2 BP)
Try:J. Cronin 8' c Wootton 65' m Mathewson 72' c Con:Hanrahan (1/1) 9' Keatley (1/2) 73' Pen:Hanrahan (1/1) 55' R. Scannell (1/1) 80'	Report[49]	Try:G. Horne (2) 23' m, 35' c M. Fagerson 48' m P. Horne 59' c Con:P. Horne (1/3) 36' Thomson (1/1) 60'

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,356 Referee:Dan Jones (WRU)

4 November 2018 14:45

(2 BP)Cheetahs	26–30	Munster (1 BP)
Try:Dweba (2) 26' m, 57' c Nché 51' c Smith 63' c Con:Schoeman (3/4) 52', 58', 64	Report[50]	Try:Botha 15' m O'Byrne 37' c L. Coombes 44' c Haley 68' m Con:Johnston (2/3) 39', 46' Pen:Johnston (1/1) 10' R. Scannell (1/1) 76'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,368 Referee:Marius Mitrea (FIR)

25 November 2018 15:30

Zebre	7–32	Munster (1 BP)
Try:Giammarioli 63' c Con:Brummer (1/1) 64'	Report[51]	Try:F. Wycherley 15' c O'Byrne 29' c R. O'Mahony 72' c R. Scannell 78' m Con:Johnston (2/2) 16', 31' R. Scannell (1/2) 74' Pen:Johnston (1/1) 40'+2 R. Scannell (1/1) 69'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,400 Referee:Sam Grove-White (SRU)

30 November 2018 19:35

(1 BP)Munster	44–14	Edinburgh
Try:Farrell (2) 4' m, 77' m Conway (2) 14' c, 18' c Earls (3) 29' m, 33' m, 37' m Bleyendaal 63' m Con:Hanrahan (2/6) 15', 19'	Report[52]	Try:Van der Merwe (2) 20' c, 68' c Con:Van der Walt (1/1) 21' Baggott (1/1) 69'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee:Nigel Owens (WRU)

21 December 2018 19:35

Ulster	19–12	Munster (1 BP)
Try:Herring 32' c Baloucoune 60' c Shanahan 76' m Con:Burns (2/3) 34', 61'	Report[53]	Pen:Hanrahan (2/2) 11', 51' Johnston (2/2) 65', 80'+1

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,804 Referee:Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

29 December 2018 17:15

Munster	26–17	Leinster
Try:Cloete 13' c Earls 71' c Con:Carbery (1/1) 15' Bleyendaal (1/1) 72' Pen:Carbery (4/4) 34', 39', 43', 64'	Report[54]	Try:Tracy 47' c Deegan 80' c Con:Sexton (1/1) 23' Frawley (1/1) 80'+1 Pen:Sexton (1/1) 48'

Thomond Park Attendance: 26,267 Referee:Frank Murphy (IRFU)

5 January 2019 19:35

(1 BP)Connacht	24–31	Munster (1 BP)
Try:Farrell 9' c Kelleher 41' c Carty 72' c Con:Carty (3/3) 11', 42', 72' Pen:Carty (1/1) 40'+1	Report[55]	Try:P. O'Mahony 16' c Goggin (2) 24' c, 48' c Carbery 63' c Con:Carbery (4/4) 17', 25', 49', 64' Pen:Carbery (1/1) 56'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 8,129 Referee:Mike Adamson (SRU)

26 January 2019 15:00

(1 BP)Dragons	7–8	Munster
Try:Fairbrother 13' c Con:Lewis (1/1) 14'	Report[56]	Try:Kleyn 62' m Pen:Johnston (1/1) 29'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,013 Referee:Ben Blain (SRU)

15 February 2019 19:35

(1 BP)Munster	43–0	Southern Kings
Try:N. Cronin 13' c Conway 37' m Sweetnam 54' c Holland 60' m Marshall 66' c Kleyn 70' m R. Scannell 79' c Con:R. Scannell (4/7) 14', 55', 67', 80'	Report[57]

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee:Andrea Piardi (FIR)

22 February 2019 19:35

(1 BP)Ospreys	13–19	Munster
Try:Dirksen 18' c Con:Price (1/1) 18' Pen:Price (2/2) 32', 62'	Report[58]	Try:Sweetnam 4' c Penalty try 36' Haley 69' m Con:Hanrahan (1/2) 5'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,432 Referee:Stuart Berry (SARU)

2 March 2019 17:00

Scarlets	10–6	Munster (1 BP)
Try:Nicholas 10' c Con:Halfpenny (1/1) 12' Pen:Halfpenny (1/1) 48'	Report[59]	Pen:Johnston (2/2) 4', 39'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 8,032 Referee:Mike Adamson (SRU)

23 March 2019 19:45

(1 BP)Munster	31–12	Zebre
Try:Loughman 40'+1 m Marshall 52' c Sweetnam 64' m N. Scannell 68' c Haley 77' c Con:Bleyendaal (3/4) 53', 69', 79'	Report[60]	Try:Elliott 8' m Tenga 18' c Con:Canna (1/2) 18'

Thomond Park Attendance: 14,226 Referee:Dan Jones (WRU)

5 April 2019 19:35

(1 BP)Munster	45–21	Cardiff Blues
Try:Farrell 17' c Kleyn 29' c Stander 49' c Murray 60' c Conway 65' c Arnold 75' c Con:Bleyendaal (5/5) 17', 30', 50', 60', 66' Hanrahan (1/1) 77' Pen:Bleyendaal (1/2) 11'	Report[61]	Try:T. Williams 6' c Summerhill 37' c Lee-Lo 47' c Con:Anscombe (3/3) 7', 39', 47'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee:Marius Mitrea (FIR)

12 April 2019 19:00

Benetton	28–37	Munster (1 BP)
Try:Benvenuti 7' c Ioane 37' m Penalty try 44' Con:Allan (1/2) 8' Pen:Allan (3/3) 5', 18', 23'	Report[62]	Try:Marshall 10' c Goggin 13' c S. Daly 60' c Mathewson 67' c Con:Hanrahan (4/4) 11', 13', 61', 68' Pen:Hanrahan (3/3) 25', 48', 54'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee:Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

27 April 2019 19:35

Munster	27–14	Connacht
Try:Beirne 30' c Haley 36' c Hanrahan 74' c Con:Bleyendaal (2/2) 31', 37' Hanrahan (1/1) 75' Pen:Bleyendaal (2/2) 20', 56'	Report[63]	Try:Bealham 23' c E. McKeon 70' c Con:Dean (2/2) 24', 70'

Thomond Park Attendance: 19,999 Referee:Frank Murphy (IRFU)

4 May 2019 15:00

Munster	15–13	Benetton
Pen:Bleyendaal (2/2) 22', 43' Hanrahan (3/3) 62', 65', 76'	Report[64]	Try:Tavuyara 39' c Con:Allan (1/1) 40' Pen:Allan (2/2) 25', 59'

Thomond Park Attendance: 10,042 Referee:Nigel Owens (WRU)

18 May 2019 14:30

Leinster	24–9	Munster
Try:Cronin 54' c Lowe 79' m Con:R. Byrne (1/1) 55' Pen:R. Byrne (4/4) 2', 34', 40'+6, 45'	Report[65]	Pen:Carbery (3/3) 5', 24', 50'

RDS Arena Attendance: 18,977 Referee:Mike Adamson (SRU)

Munster facedCastres,Exeter Chiefs andGloucester in pool 2 of the2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup. They were seeded in tier 3 following their fourth-place finish overall and exit from the2017–18 Pro14 season at the semi-finals stage.^[6][66]

Team v t e	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Munster(5)	6	4	1	1	138	72	66	14	9	2	1	21
Exeter Chiefs	6	2	1	3	124	104	20	18	11	2	2	14
Castres	6	3	0	3	97	142	–45	11	16	1	1	14
Gloucester	6	2	0	4	122	163	–41	15	22	0	0	9

^[67]

13 October 2018 15:15

Exeter Chiefs	10–10	Munster
Try:Cowan-Dickie 38' c Con:Steenson (1/1) 39' Pen:Steenson (1/1) 18'	Report[68]	Try:Stander 63' c Con:Carbery (1/1) 64' Pen:Carbery (1/1) 31'

Sandy Park Attendance: 12,749 Referee:Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

20 October 2018 13:00

(1 BP)Munster	36–22	Gloucester
Try:Haley 21' m Marshall 34' c Carbery 50' c Arnold 55' c Conway 66' c Con:Carbery (4/5) 35', 51', 56', 67' Pen:Carbery (1/1) 29'	Report[69]	Try:Grobler 62' c Woodward 68' m Morgan 78' c Con:Twelvetrees (2/3) 63', 78' Pen:Cipriani (1/1) 24'

Thomond Park Attendance: 23,068 Referee:Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)

9 December 2018 13:00

Munster	30–5	Castres
Try:R. Scannell 42' c Stander 67' c Hanrahan 74' Con:Hanrahan (3/3) 44', 68', 75' Pen:Hanrahan (3/3) 6', 20', 57'	Report[70]	Try:Laveau 80' m

Thomond Park Attendance: 21,861 Referee:JP Doyle (RFU)

15 December 2018 17:30

Castres	13–12	Munster (1 BP)
Try:Faʻanunu 23' c Con:Urdapilleta (1/1) 24' Pen:Urdapilleta (2/3) 10', 56'	Report[71]	Pen:Carbery (4/7) 2', 19', 50', 66'

Stade Pierre-Fabre Attendance: 9,746 Referee:Wayne Barnes (RFU)

11 January 2019 19:45

Gloucester	15–41	Munster (1 BP)
Try:Thorley 51' m Balmain 63' c Con:Twelvetrees (1/2) 63' Pen:Twelvetrees (1/1) 13'	Report[72]	Try:Carbery (2) 23' c, 67' c R. Scannell 40'+2 c Earls 56' c Conway 65' c Con:Carbery (5/5) 24', 40'+3, 57', 66', 68' Pen:Carbery (2/2) 19', 26'

Kingsholm Attendance: 15,500 Referee:Romain Poite (FFR)

19 January 2019 17:30

Munster	9–7	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Pen:Carbery (3/3) 6', 22', 72'	Report[73]	Try:Armand 12' c Con:J. Simmonds (1/1) 13'

Thomond Park Attendance: 26,267 Referee:Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

30 March 2019 12:45

Edinburgh (4)	13–17	(5)Munster
Try:Dean 26' c Con:Van der Walt (1/1) 27' Pen:Van der Walt (2/2) 35', 50'	Report[74]	Try:Earls (2) 18' c, 70' c Con:Carbery (1/1) 19' Bleyendaal (1/1) 71' Pen:Bleyendaal (1/1) 46'

Murrayfield Attendance: 36,358 Referee:Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)

20 April 2019 15:00

Saracens (1)	32–16	(5)Munster
Try:Rhodes 42' c B. Vunipola 71' c Con:Farrell (2/2) 43', 73' Pen:Farrell (6/7) 1', 17', 26', 40', 47', 53'	Report[75]	Try:Sweetnam 60' c Con:Hanrahan (1/1) 62' Pen:Bleyendaal (2/2) 9', 30' Murray (1/1) 36'

Ricoh Arena Attendance: 16,235 Referee:Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

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