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History

Foundation and early years

Munster was officially founded in 1879, at the same time as Leinster and Ulster, with Connacht being founded ten years later in 1889. The first interprovincial matches between Leinster, Ulster and Munster, however, were held in 1875. The founding of the Munster branch of the IRFU was intended to organise and oversee the game within the province and prevent any club bias by providing neutral selectors for the representative side. In amateur days, the four Irish provinces played against each other in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and also played touring international sides.

Munster traditionally drew its strength from the clubs of Limerick, with the game popular in the city and widely played at all levels. Teams such as Shannon, Garryowen and Young Munster built up fierce rivalries with one another, helping push standards in the province higher as a result.

The All Blacks returned to Thomond Park in November 2008 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1978 match and to celebrate the opening of the new stadium. After 76 minutes of the match, Munster were winning 16–13, but a late try from Joe Rokocoko meant the All Blacks won 18–16.

Stats

Overall	GP	MIN	PTS	W	L	WIN%	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
2024-25	23	54	15	45	41	.564	45.3	53.2	44.5	24	12	45	16	45	44.5	41	15	54	23	15	12	53.2	41	12

Location	GP	MIN	PTS	W	L	WIN%	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
Home	12	34	64	23	11	.543	36.7	13.8	21.4	67	15	35	37	75	86.2	47	26	37	73	27	24	88.1	46	31
Road	11	23	73	12	52	.342	53.1	74.6	54.2	63	23	26	14	74	74.4	43	23	72	42	13	53	62.3	42	63

Wins/Losses	GP	MIN	PTS	W	L	WIN%	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
Wins	65	23	86	64	62	.724	23.1	46.2	73.4	73	23	62	32	31	31.1	37	41	63	52	13	35	31.6	51	13
Losses	51	12	15	21	51	.511	21.6	11.7	51.1	52	51	21	62	61	54.6	26	23	84	23	84	63	92.1	26	73

Month	GP	MIN	PTS	W	L	WIN%	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
May	23	83	23	74	84	.623	42.8	42.9	23.8	23	74	25	83	46	24.9	27	53	27	28	53	72	73.8	42	43
June	63	36	42	32	72	.235	23.8	41.6	13.6	52	14	23	63	25	47.3	36	62	36	52	36	72	36.8	23	42

Pre/Post All-Star	GP	MIN	PTS	W	L	WIN%	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
Playoffs	42	12	45	12	25	.351	25.7	26.8	26.7	42	73	46	37	58	42.2	42	37	26	48	24	72	43.2	36	12

Days Rest	GP	MIN	PTS	W	L	WIN%	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	TOV	STL	BLK	PF	+/-
1 Days Rest	26	61	42	52	36	.741	24.6	31.6	48.2	36	45	32	72	42	35.4	47	42	62	52	67	63	34.6	36	43
2 Days Rest	27	37	62	48	42	.362	42.6	15.3	38.2	47	25	72	32	31	23.5	42	36	57	26	46	32	25.7	74	14
5 Days Rest	21	27	28	62	26	.638	34.8	35.5	31.4	42	28	42	37	37	62.2	34	72	35	37	31	51	63.4	72	18
6+ Days Rest	15	27	72	68	51	.472	23.2	46.2	32.4	52	48	53	21	31	32.3	47	42	62	24	42	61	53.2	31	65

Players

Standings

Posteam	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TF	TA	TB	LB	+/-	BP	Pts
1 Leinster Rugby	11	8	0	3	389	269	52	38	3	2	120	5	37
2 Vodacom Bulls	11	5	3	3	367	482	37	45	4	8	542	8	36
3 Glasgow Warriors	11	4	2	7	823	321	43	12	6	4	268	4	34
4 Hollywoodbets Sharks	11	3	4	4	345	231	23	53	4	2	634	2	32
5 DHL Stormers	11	4	5	2	352	213	43	14	2	8	635	6	30
6 Munster Rugby	11	3	4	8	267	444	64	15	1	4	515	1	29
7 Edinburgh Rugby	11	5	7	5	644	471	52	64	4	9	493	4	26
8 Scarlets	11	7	3	4	853	424	23	54	8	4	485	8	23