1998–99 Leinster Rugby season

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1998–99 Leinster Rugby season
Ground(s) Donnybrook, Dublin
Coach(es) Mike Ruddock
Top scorer Alan McGowan (121)
Most tries Kevin Nowlan (5)
League(s) Heineken Cup (3rd in pool)
IRFU Interprovincial Championship (3rd)
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998-99 season was Leinster's fourth season under professionalism. Mike Ruddock was head coach. They competed in the Heineken Cup, finishing third in their pool, and the IRFU Interprovincial Championship, finishing third.

Contents

Players selected

Leinster Rugby squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

  • IRFU flag.svg Trevor Brennan (St Mary's)
  • IRFU flag.svg Craig Brownlie (Clontarf)
  • IRFU flag.svg Victor Costello (St Mary's)
  • IRFU flag.svg B. Gibney (Blackrock)
  • IRFU flag.svg Colin McEntee (Lansdowne)
  • IRFU flag.svg Declan O'Brien (Clontarf)
  • IRFU flag.svg Patrick Ward (Clontarf)

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality.

    IRFU Interprovincial Championship

    TeamPWDLFABPPtsStatus
    Flag of Munster.svg Munster 640212592218Champions; qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken Cup
    Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster 6303137119315Qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken Cup
    Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster 6303135136214Qualified for 1999–2000 Heineken Cup
    Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht 620495145311Qualified for 1999–2000 European Challenge Cup
    14 August 1998 Leinster Flag of Leinster.svg 14-34 Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster Donnybrook  
    Try: Horgan
    Nowlan
    Pen: McGowan (2)
    		Report [1] Try: Ward (2)
    McWhirter
    McDowell
    Con: Mason (4)
    Pen: Mason (2)
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Emmett Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Declan O'Brien, 7. B. Gibney, 8. Victor Costello,
    9. David O'Mahony, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Brian Carey, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacements: Derek Hegarty (for O'Mahony 50'), Craig Brownlie (for Gibney 55'), Henry Hurley (for E. Byrne 70'), Martin Ridge (for Carey 72')

    21 August 1998 Munster Flag of Munster.svg 18–24 Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster Dooradoyle  
    Try: Horgan
    Walsh
    Con: Keane
    Pen: Keane (2)
    		Report [2] Try: Dempsey
    Nowlan
    Con: McGowan
    Pen: McGowan (4)
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Emmett Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
    9. David O'Mahony, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Martin Ridge, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacements: Brian Carey (for Horgan 40'), Henry Hurley (for E. Byrne 71').

    28 August 1998 Leinster Flag of Leinster.svg 29-24 Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht Donnybrook Stadium  
    Try: Dempsey
    Costello
    Con: McGowan (2)
    Pen: McGowan (5)
    		Report [3] Try: Gavin
    Murphy
    Duignan
    Screene
    Con: Allnutt (2)
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Emmett Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
    9. David O'Mahony, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Martin Ridge, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacements: Brian Carey (for Ridge).

    11 September 1998 Ulster Flag of Ulster.svg 11-35 Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster Ravenhill  
    Try: Rea
    Pen: Mason (2)
    		Report [4] Try: Nowlan (2)
    Hegarty
    Holden
    Hickie
    Con: McGowan (2)
    Pen: McGowan (2)
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Emmett Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Henry Hurley,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
    9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Martin Ridge, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Denis Hickie,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacement: Declan O'Brien (for Brennan 55').

    3 October 1998 Connacht Flag of Connacht.svg 24-23 Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster Galway Sportsgrounds  
    Try: Mulcahy
    A. Reddan
    Allnutt
    Con: Allnut (3)
    Pen: Allnut
    		Report [5] Try: Nowlan
    Dempsey
    Con: McGowan (2)
    Pen: McGowan (2)
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Emmett Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
    9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Brian Carey, 14. Gordon D'Arcy,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacement: Declan O'Brien (for Brennan 52'), Ciaran Scally (for Hegarty 66'), Peter Smyth (for S. Byrne 72'), Henry Hurley (for E. Byrne 72'), Leo Cullen (for Costello 78').

    23 October 1998 Leinster Flag of Leinster.svg 10–25 Flag of Munster.svg Munster Donnybrook  
    Try: Scally
    Con: McGowan
    Pen: McGowan
    		Report [6] Try: Kelly
    Con: Keane
    Pen: Keane (4)
    Drop: Everitt (2)
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Emmett Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
    9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Brian Carey, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacements: Denis Hickie (for Carey 7'), Ciaran Scally (for McWeeney 16'), Declan O'Brien (for Brennan 51'), Reggie Corrigan (for McKeen 51'), Leo Cullen (for Costello 73'), Peter Smyth (for S. Byrne 74'), Richie Murphy (for Hegarty 81').

    Heineken Cup

    Pool 1

    TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffPts
    Flag of France.svg Stade Français 650127101721911710210
    Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Llanelli 63031222−10113180−676
    IRFU flag.svg Leinster 620417125141124174
    Flag of France.svg Bègles-Bordeaux 62041123−12127179−524
    19 September 1998Llanelli Scarlets Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 27–33 IRFU flag.svg Leinster Stradey Park  
    19:30Try: Hodges
    Evans
    Con: Warlow
    Pen: Jones (3)
    Warlow (2)
    		Report [7] Try: S. Byrne
    D'Arcy
    Penalty try
    Con: McGowan (2)
    Pen: McGowan (4)
    		Attendance: 9,000
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Henry Hurley, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmett Byrne,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Craig Brownlie,
    9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Denis Hickie, 12. Shane Horgan, 13. Martin Ridge, 14. Gordon D'Arcy,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacements: Brian Carey, Hubi Kos, Peter Smyth, Declan O'Brien.

    25 September 1998Leinster IRFU flag.svg 17–28 Flag of France.svg Stade Français Donnybrook  
    18:30Try: Ridge
    Pen: McGowan (4)
    		Report [8] Try: Dourthe
    Moni
    Lombard
    Con: Domínguez (2)
    Pen: Domínguez (3)
    		Attendance: 8,000
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Emmett Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Craig Brownlie, 8. Victor Costello,
    9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Martin Ridge, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Denis Hickie,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacements: Gordon D'Arcy, Brian Carey, Peter Smyth, Declan O'Brien.

    9 October 1998Leinster IRFU flag.svg 9–3 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux-Begles Donnybrook  
    18:30Pen: Murphy (3)
    		Report [9] Pen: Fauthoux
    		Attendance: 4,000
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Emmett Byrne, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Victor Costello, 8. Patrick Ward,
    9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Richie Murphy,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Brian Carey, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. John McWeeney,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacement: Craig Brownlie.

    17 October 1998Stade Français Flag of France.svg 56–31 IRFU flag.svg Leinster Stade Jean-Bouin  
    16:00Try: Lombard (2)
    Comba (2)
    Chaffardon
    Gomes
    Dourthe
    Dominici
    Con: Domínguez (8)
    		Report [10] Try: McWeeney
    Dempsey
    Penalty try
    Con: McGowan (2)
    Pen: McGowan
    		Attendance: 8,000
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Pat Holden, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Trevor Brennan, 7. Patrick Ward, 8. Victor Costello,
    9. Derek Hegarty, 10. Richie Murphy,
    11. John McWeeney, 12. Brian Carey, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Girvan Dempsey,
    15. Ciaran Clarke.
    Replacements: Alan McGowan, Ciaran Scally, Emmett Byrne, Leo Cullen, Craig Brownlie.

    31 October 1998Bordeaux-Begles Flag of France.svg 31–10 IRFU flag.svg Leinster Stade Andre Moga  
    20:00Try: Garcia
    De Rougement
    Souverbie
    Schuwer
    Con: Fauthoux (2)
    Pen: Fauthoux (3)
    Souverbie
    		Report [11] Try: McEntee
    Con: McGowan
    Pen: McGowan
    		Attendance: 3,000
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Angus McKeen,
    4. Hubi Kos, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Patrick Ward, 8. Colin McEntee,
    9. David O'Mahony, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Denis Hickie, 12. Kurt McQuilkin, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Girvan Dempsey,
    15. Kevin Nowlan.
    Replacements: Ciaran Clarke, Ciaran Scally, Leo Cullen, Craig Brownlie.

    6 November 1998Leinster IRFU flag.svg 27–34 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Llanelli Scarlets Donnybrook  
    18:30Try: O'Brien (2)
    McGowan
    Con: McGowan (3)
    Pen: McGowan (2)
    		Report [12] Try: Proctor (2)
    I. Boobyer
    Neil Boobyer
    Wyatt
    Evans
    Con: Jones (2)
    		Attendance: 4,500
    Leinster lineup:

    1. Reggie Corrigan, 2. Shane Byrne, 3. Emmett Byrne,
    4. Hubi Kos, 5. Gabriel Fulcher,
    6. Declan O'Brien, 7. Patrick Ward, 8. Colin McEntee,
    9. Ciaran Scally, 10. Alan McGowan,
    11. Girvan Dempsey, 12. Kurt McQuilkin, 13. Shane Horgan, 14. Kevin Nowlan,
    15. Ciaran Clarke.
    Replacements: Brian Carey, Peter Smyth, Henry Hurley, Pat Holden.

    References

    1. ↑ Micheal McGeary, "Ulster off to a flier", Sunday Life, 16 August 1998
    2. ↑ "Munster 18-24 Leinster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
    3. ↑ Kieran Rooney, "Elwood injury blow as Leinster go top", Sunday Independent, 29 August 1998
    4. ↑ Jim Stokes, "Ulster take a pasting", Belfast Telegraph, 12 September 1998
    5. ↑ "Allnutt is alright for Connacht", Sunday Life, 4 October 1998
    6. ↑ "Leinster 10-25 Munster". Munster Rugby. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
    7. ↑ Brendan Fanning, "Leinster euphoria", Sunday Independent, 20 Seprember 1998
    8. ↑ Kieran Rooney, "French champions get Leinster fright", Irish Independent, 26 Seprember 1998
    9. ↑ Karl Johnson, "Three penalties keep Leinster's European hopes alive", Irish Examiner, 10 October 1998
    10. ↑ "Leinster have no answer to French class", Irish Examiner, 19 October 1998
    11. ↑ Eoin McEvitt, "Leinster flatter to deceive", Sunday Tribune, 1 November 1998
    12. ↑ Kieran Rooney, "Leinster waste glorious chance", Irish Independent, 7 November 1998
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