Munster versus Connacht is a rivalry that dates back to the foundation of the game in Ireland in 1879. Games between the two have occurred on an annual basis since the inception of the IRFU Interprovincial Championship in 1946. Since the beginning of the inter-provincials in 1946, Munster hold an 88–13 advantage in overall wins, with three draws. Additionally, since the inception of the Celtic League in 2001–02 , Munster hold a 36–9 advantage in overall wins, with one draw in that time.
Summary of games since 1946
Details
Played
Won by Munster
Won by Connacht
Drawn
Munster Home
53
48
4
1
Connacht Home
51
40
9
2
Overall
104
88
13
3
Statistics
Biggest wins
Munster: 67–17 (1999–2000)
Connacht: 35–14 (2015–16)
Highest scoring match
Munster 67–17 Connacht (84 points, 1999–2000)
Lowest scoring match
Munster 3–0 Connacht (3 points, 1957–58)
Most consecutive wins
Munster: 22 (1987–88 – 2003–04)
Connacht: 2 (2015–16)
Results
A history of Munster–Connacht results since the formation of the inter-provincial championship in 1946:[ 1] [ 2]
Season
Home
Away
Winner
Note(s)
1946–47
Connacht 10
Munster 13
Munster (1)
1947–48
Munster 24
Connacht 3
Munster (2)
1948–49
Connacht 6
Munster 20
Munster (3)
1949–50
Munster 6
Connacht 5
Munster (4)
1950–51
Connacht 8
Munster 12
Munster (5)
1951–52
Munster 28
Connacht 3
Munster (6)
1952–53
Connacht 0
Munster 8
Munster (7)
1953–54
Munster 0
Connacht 3
Connacht (1)
1954–55
Connacht 3
Munster 8
Munster (8)
1955–56
Munster 8
Connacht 3
Munster (9)
1956–57
Connacht 10
Munster 3
Connacht (2)
1957–58
Munster 3
Connacht 0
Munster (10)
1958–59
Connacht 0
Munster 9
Munster (11)
1959–60
Munster 6
Connacht 0
Munster (12)
1960–61
Connacht 0
Munster 5
Munster (13)
1961–62
Munster 11
Connacht 3
Munster (14)
1962–63
Connacht 0
Munster 6
Munster (15)
1963–64
Munster 12
Connacht 8
Munster (16)
1964–65
Connacht 5
Munster 5
Draw (1)
1965–66
Munster 9
Connacht 3
Munster (17)
1966–67
Connacht 6
Munster 12
Munster (18)
1967–68
Munster 11
Connacht 9
Munster (19)
1968–69
Connacht 3
Munster 12
Munster (20)
1969–70
Munster 22
Connacht 0
Munster (21)
1970–71
Connacht 0
Munster 9
Munster (22)
1971–72
Munster 10
Connacht 0
Munster (23)
1972–73
Connacht 3
Munster 12
Munster (24)
1973–74
Munster 29
Connacht 7
Munster (25)
1974–75
Connacht 6
Munster 6
Draw (2)
1975–76
Munster 16
Connacht 6
Munster (26)
1976–77
Connacht 6
Munster 13
Munster (27)
1977–78
Munster 10
Connacht 6
Munster (28)
1978–79
Connacht 3
Munster 19
Munster (29)
1979–80
Munster 16
Connacht 20
Connacht (3)
1980–81
Connacht 0
Munster 16
Munster (30)
1981–82
Munster 21
Connacht 18
Munster (31)
1982–83
Connacht 7
Munster 9
Munster (32)
1983–84
Munster 29
Connacht 7
Munster (33)
1984–85
Connacht 9
Munster 15
Munster (34)
1985–86
Munster 16
Connacht 9
Munster (35)
1986–87
Connacht 11
Munster 9
Connacht (4)
1987–88
Munster 17
Connacht 12
Munster (36)
1988–89
Connacht 10
Munster 25
Munster (37)
1989–90
Munster 14
Connacht 10
Munster (38)
1990–91
Connacht 18
Munster 19
Munster (39)
1991–92
Munster 15
Connacht 9
Munster (40)
1992–93
Connacht 10
Munster 20
Munster (41)
1993–94
Munster 15
Connacht 9
Munster (42)
1994–95
Connacht 20
Munster 60
Munster (43)
1995–96
Connacht 11
Munster 46
Munster (44)
1996–97
Munster 45
Connacht 28
Munster (45)
1997–98
Connacht 9
Munster 29
Munster (46)
1998–99
Connacht 13
Munster 18
Munster (47)
1998–99
Munster 21
Connacht 7
Munster (48)
1999–2000
Connacht 17
Munster 67
Munster (49)
1999–2000
Munster 53
Connacht 10
Munster (50)
2000–01
Munster 36
Connacht 13
Munster (51)
2000–01
Connacht 13
Munster 23
Munster (52)
2001–02
Munster 40
Connacht 19
Munster (53)
2002–03
Munster 33
Connacht 3
Munster (54)
2002–03 Celtic League quarter-final
2002–03
Munster 43
Connacht 5
Munster (55)
2003–04
Connacht 0
Munster 3
Munster (56)
2003–04
Munster 39
Connacht 10
Munster (57)
2004–05
Munster 27
Connacht 27
Draw (3)
2005–06
Connacht 19
Munster 44
Munster (58)
2005–06
Munster 36
Connacht 17
Munster (59)
2006–07
Munster 13
Connacht 0
Munster (60)
2006–07
Connacht 8
Munster 14
Munster (61)
2007–08
Munster 17
Connacht 0
Munster (62)
2007–08
Connacht 5
Munster 16
Munster (63)
2008–09
Connacht 12
Munster 6
Connacht (5)
2008–09
Munster 25
Connacht 10
Munster (64)
2009–10
Munster 35
Connacht 3
Munster (65)
2009–10
Connacht 12
Munster 18
Munster (66)
2010–11
Connacht 12
Munster 16
Munster (67)
2010–11
Munster 22
Connacht 6
Munster (68)
2011–12
Munster 24
Connacht 9
Munster (69)
2011–12
Connacht 16
Munster 20
Munster (70)
2012–13
Connacht 12
Munster 16
Munster (71)
2012–13
Munster 22
Connacht 0
Munster (72)
2013–14
Munster 22
Connacht 16
Munster (73)
2013–14
Connacht 23
Munster 32
Munster (74)
2014–15
Connacht 24
Munster 16
Connacht (6)
2014–15
Munster 42
Connacht 20
Munster (75)
2015–16
Munster 12
Connacht 18
Connacht (7)
2015–16
Connacht 35
Munster 14
Connacht (8)
2016–17
Connacht 9
Munster 16
Munster (76)
2016–17
Munster 50
Connacht 14
Munster (77)
2017–18
Connacht 20
Munster 16
Connacht (9)
2017–18
Munster 39
Connacht 13
Munster (78)
2018–19
Connacht 24
Munster 31
Munster (79)
2018–19
Munster 27
Connacht 14
Munster (80)
2019–20
Connacht 14
Munster 19
Munster (81)
2019–20
Munster 49
Connacht 12
Munster (82)
Munster home match played at the Aviva Stadium due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21
Connacht 10
Munster 16
Munster (83)
2020–21
Munster 20
Connacht 17
Munster (84)
2020–21
Munster 20
Connacht 24
Connacht (10)
Pro14 Rainbow Cup fixture.
2021–22
Munster 20
Connacht 18
Munster (85)
2021–22
Connacht 10
Munster 8
Connacht (11)
[ 3]
2022–23
Connacht 20
Munster 11
Connacht (12)
[ 3]
2022–23
Munster 24
Connacht 17
Munster (86)
[ 4]
2023–24
Connacht 22
Munster 9
Connacht (13)
[ 5]
2023–24
Munster 47
Connacht 12
Munster (87)
[ 6]
2023–24
Munster 35
Connacht 33
Munster (88)
[ 7]
Gallery
Connacht ruck during a match on 27 December 2010
Connacht and Munster scrum in 2010 Magners league matchup
References
See also
Staff Home Stadiums Competitions History Seasons Matches
Munster A
See also
Staff Stadium Competitions Seasons Matches
See also