List of Munster Rugby players

Munster Rugby players include players who have earned significant accolades in club play with Munster Rugby or in international play.

British & Irish Lions

The following Munster players have also represented the British & Irish Lions:

W.J. Ashby: 1910 Oliver Piper: 1910 Michael Bradley: 1924 William Roche: 1924 Mick Lane: 1950 Tom Clifford: 1950 Jim McCarthy: 1950 Tom Reid: 1955 Michael English: 1959 Gordon Wood: 1959 Noel Murphy: 1959, 1966 Tom Kiernan: 1962, 1968

Jerry Walsh: 1966 Barry Bresnihan: 1966, 1968 Mick Doyle: 1968 Moss Keane: 1974, 1977 Colm Tucker: 1980 Tony Ward: 1980 Mike Kiernan: 1983 Gerry McLoughlin: 1983 Donal Lenihan: 1983, 1989 Mick Galwey: 1993 Richard Wallace: 1993 Keith Wood: 1997, 2001

Rob Henderson: 2001 Ronan O'Gara: 2001, 2005, 2009 David Wallace: 2001, 2009 John Hayes: 2005, 2009 Donncha O'Callaghan: 2005, 2009 Paul O'Connell: 2005, 2009, 2013 Keith Earls: 2009 Conor Murray: 2013, 2017, 2021 Simon Zebo: 2013 Peter O'Mahony: 2017 CJ Stander: 2017 Tadhg Beirne: 2021

The '200' Club

Players who have reached the 200 caps mark for Munster.

• Anthony Foley (1994–2008): 201
• Alan Quinlan (1996–2011): 212
• Peter Stringer (1998–2013): 232
• Ronan O'Gara (1997–2013): 240
• John Hayes (1998–2011): 217
• David Wallace (1997–2012): 203
• Marcus Horan (1999–2013): 225
• Mick O'Driscoll (1998–2003, 2005–12) 207
• Donncha O'Callaghan (1998–2015): 268
• Billy Holland (2007–2021): 247
• Stephen Archer (2009-Present): 238

Overseas players

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

• Rhys Ellison: 1997–99
• John Langford: 1999–2001
• Jim Williams: 2001–05
• Dominic Malone: 2002
• Simon Kerr: 2004–05
• Andy Long: 2003
• Jason Jones-Hughes: 2003–04
• David Pusey: 2003–05
• Gordon McIlwham: 2003–05
• Christian Cullen: 2003–07
• Tom Bowman: 2004–05
• Gary Connolly: 2005–06
• Anton Pitout: 2005–06
• Trevor Halstead: 2005–07
• Federico Pucciariello: 2005–09
• Diogo Mateus: 2006
• Chris Wyatt: 2006–07
• Lifeimi Mafi: 2006–12
• Rua Tipoki: 2007–09
• Paul Warwick: 2007–11
• Doug Howlett: 2008–13
• Nick Williams: 2008–10
• Jean de Villiers: 2009–10
• Julien Brugnaut: 2009–10
• Toby Morland: 2009–10
• Wian du Preez: 2009–13
• Sam Tuitupou: 2010–11
• Peter Borlase: 2010-12
• BJ Botha: 2011–16
• Will Chambers 2011–12
• Savenaca Tokula: 2012
• Casey Laulala: 2012–14
• CJ Stander: 2012–21
• Gerhard van den Heever: 2013–16
• Quentin MacDonald: 2014 (loan)
• Andrew Smith: 2014–15
• Tyler Bleyendaal: 2014–20
• Eusebio Guiñazú: 2014–15
• Pat Howard: 2014–15
• Francis Saili: 2015–17
• Mark Chisholm: 2015–17
• Lucas González Amorosino: 2015–16
• Mario Sagario: 2015–16
• Rhys Marshall: 2016–21
• Jean Kleyn: 2016–Present
• Jaco Taute: 2016–19
• Thomas du Toit: 2016–17
• Te Aihe Toma: 2016–17
• Gerbrandt Grobler: 2017–18
• Chris Cloete: 2017–2022
• Arno Botha: 2018–20
• Alby Mathewson: 2018–19
• Jed Holloway: 2019
• Keynan Knox: 2019–Present
• RG Snyman: 2020–Present
• Damian de Allende: 2020–2022
• Roman Salanoa: 2020–Present
• Jason Jenkins: 2021–2022
• Declan Moore: 2021–22

Individual records

(correct as of 31 October 2015)

All-time

• Most appearances: (263) Donncha O'Callaghan
• Most points: (2,571) Ronan O'Gara
• Most tries: (64) Simon Zebo
• Most cons & pens: (924) Ronan O'Gara

Heineken Cup

• Most appearances: (110) Ronan O'Gara
• Most points: (1,365) Ronan O'Gara
• Most tries: (25) Simon Zebo
• Most cons & pens: (488) Ronan O'Gara

Pro14

• Most appearances: (156) Donncha O'Callaghan
• Most points: (940) Ronan O'Gara
• Most tries: (26) Simon Zebo
• Most cons & pens: (349) Ronan O'Gara

Bold indicates highest overall record.

ERC Elite Awards

• Team Award (50 Heineken Cup matches): Munster Rugby (187)

ERC Player Awards

• 100 caps: Ronan O'Gara (110), John Hayes (101)
• 50 caps: Ronan O'Gara (110), John Hayes (101), Donncha O'Callaghan (97), Peter Stringer (90), David Wallace (86), Anthony Foley (85), Marcus Horan (84), Paul O'Connell (82), Alan Quinlan (78), Keith Earls (74), John Kelly (67), Conor Murray (65), Mick O'Driscoll (62), Peter O'Mahony (61), Shaun Payne (55), Anthony Horgan (56), Frankie Sheahan (55), Dave Kilcoyne (54), CJ Stander (50)
• 500 Heineken Cup points: Ronan O'Gara (1,365)

World Rugby Hall of Fame

The World Rugby Hall of Fame (formerly the IRB Hall of Fame) recognises special achievement and contribution to the sport of rugby union

• Ronan O'Gara (2018)

ERC15 European Player Award

An award to recognise the best European player in the Heineken Cup from 1995–2010.

• Ronan O'Gara

ERC European Dream Team

The following Munster players were selected in the ERC European Dream Team, an all–time dream team of Heineken Cup players.

• Ronan O'Gara (Fly-half), 1997–2013
• David Wallace (Flanker), 1997–2012
• Anthony Foley (Number 8), 1995–2008

Pro14 Team of the Year

• 2007–08: Lifeimi Mafi
• 2008–09: Lifeimi Mafi, Ronan O'Gara, Jerry Flannery, Paul O'Connell
• 2009–10: Tomás O'Leary
• 2010–11: Ronan O'Gara
• 2011–12: BJ Botha
• 2013–14: Dave Kilcoyne, Casey Laulala
• 2014–15: CJ Stander, Tommy O'Donnell
• 2015–16: CJ Stander
• 2016–17: CJ Stander, Jaco Taute, Rory Scannell, Billy Holland, John Ryan, Dave Kilcoyne, Tyler Bleyendaal
• 2017–18: Rory Scannell
• 2018–19: Peter O'Mahony, Tadhg Beirne
• 2020-21: Kevin O'Byrne, Billy Holland, Damian de Allende

Pro14 Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is awarded to the kicker who has successfully converted the highest percentage of place kicks during the 22-week regular Pro14 season. The prize has been awarded annually since 2012. (Percentage success rate in brackets)

• 2013–14 JJ Hanrahan (88.71%)
• 2019–20 JJ Hanrahan (87.30%)