Touring Sides In Recent Years

Munster has a rich history of playing touring sides and below are summaries of the most recent fixtures played at Thomond Park and Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Maori All Blacks, Friday, November 11^th, 2016, Thomond Park

Won 27-14

Munster defeated the Māori All Blacks 27-14, scoring four tries to the touring side’s two at Thomond Park with Tommy O’Donnell captaining Munster for the first time.

It was an emotional night in Limerick as the visitors laid a black jersey on the halfway line with Anthony Foley’s initials and the number 8 on it in tribute to the late legend before they performed the haka.

Munster led 17 – 14 at the end of an entertaining first-half with the capacity crowd of 25,600 getting plenty of entertainment despite the wind and rain.

The second half saw three points from Ian Keatley’s boot, with Ronan O’Mahony dotting down for a try, also converted by Keatley.

South Africa XV, Thursday, November 10^th, 2022, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Won 28-14

Munster played their first-ever game at the famous Cork venue with a sell-out crowd of 41,400.

Tries from Shane Daly, Simon Zebo and Diarmuid Barron, and three Ben Healy conversions gave them a 21-7 lead at the break, having had the benefit of the conditions at their back for the opening 40.

Mike Haley scored in the second half, Healy adding the extras which gave Munster the cushion they needed.

It was Munster’s first game against South Africa in 52 years and they had not beaten a South African side previously.

Crusaders, Saturday, February 3^rd, 2024, SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Won 21-19

Munster edged out Super Rugby side Crusaders on a very memorable night in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in front of another sold-out crowd.

Former Munster coach Rob Penney saw his Crusaders side almost snatch a draw when they crossed for a try with the clock two minutes in the red, but they were unable to add the conversion.

Munster led 14-7 at the end of an opening half where they were on top for long periods. There were Munster tries from Player of the Match Gavin Coombes (2) and Scott Buckley with three conversions from Joey Carberry.

All Blacks XV, Saturday, November 2^nd 2024, Thomond Park

Lost 24-38

An All Blacks XV proved too strong for Munster as they won 38-24 in a superb exhibition fixture at Thomond Park.

After a dominant start by the visitors which resulted in two tries, Munster fought back to within two points at half-time. The two sides continued to trade scores in an exciting second half in front of a sold-out crowd in Limerick. The All Blacks then registered two late tries from Kini Naholo and Harry Plummer to hold on for the victory.

The Munster try scorers were Mike Haley, John Hodnett and Tom Farrell.