Christian Cullen
DOB 12th Feb 1976
Birthplace Paraparaumu, N Zealand
Height 1.78 m
Weight 89 kg
Position Full Back
Honours New Zealand (58 caps)

Capped 58 times by the All Blacks in an international career that began in June 1996 (v Samoa) with a hat trick of tries and ended in November 2002 against France.
He represented the New Zealand Maori in their North American tour summer 2003 and later that year joined Munster from the Wellington Hurricanes.

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Chris Delooze
DOB 26th Mar 1981
Position Scrum Half

An Australian number 9 who this season was awarded a Development contract, currently on the injured list.

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Ian Dowling
DOB 5th Oct 1982
Height 1.80 m
Weight 93 kg
Position Wing

Played with Kilkenny RFC before moving to Shannon RFC where he won an AIB League when Shannon defeated Belfast Harlequins.
Represented Ireland at Rugby League and last season was capped by Ireland at A level.

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Trevor Halstead
DOB 17th Jun 1976
Birthplace Margate
Height 1.85 m
Weight 100 kg
Position Centre
Honours South Africa (6 caps)

Try scorer in the Heineken Cup final win over Biarritz, the former Springbok who celebrated his 30th birthday last July joined Munster from Super 14 side Natal Sharks at the start of the 2005/2006 season.

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Injured permanently <b>[-MA]</b> <a href=http://fumbbl.com/FUMBBL.php?page=player&player_id=3832796>Bishkek</a> in his first game for Munster.

Shaun Payne
DOB 22nd Feb 1972
Birthplace Cape Town, S Africa
Height 1.83 m
Weight 96 kg
Position Centre / Wing

South African who is qualified for Ireland. He played for Natal Sharks before moving to Swansea and then on to Munster ahead of the 2003/2004 season.
Originally settled in Cork now lives in Killaloe Co Clare.

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Anthony Horgan
DOB 15th Nov 1976
Birthplace Cork
Height 1.80 m
Weight 96 kg
Position Wing
Honours Ireland (7 caps)

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#APOTHED Fractured Skull, [-AV]#

Anthony Foley
DOB 30th Oct 1973
Birthplace Killahoe
Height 1.91 m
Weight 111 kg
Position Back Row
Honours Ireland (62 caps)

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Tony Buckley
DOB 8th Oct 1980
Height 1.96 m
Weight 134 kg
Position Prop

Cork born, educated first in Boher Bui Comprehensive and then Newbridge College where he played lock on the Senior side for two Cup campaigns reaching the semi final in 1999.
He represented Leinster Schools, has won AIB League medals with Shannon and made his Munster debut in August 2005 v Northampton Saints.
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Elected MVP in his first game for Munster.

James Coughlan
DOB 9th Dec 1980
Height 1.85 m
Weight 102 kg
Position Back Row

Helped his club Dolphin to promotion to AIB League Division One last Season and on foot of impressive form in that competition earned a Development contract with Munster this season.
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Jerry Flannery
DOB 17th Oct 1978
Height 1.80 m
Weight 102 kg
Position Hooker
Honours Ireland (9 caps)

Has represented Ireland at Schools, U21, Student and Development level.
First professional contract was with Connacht but returned to Munster and he played with Shannon in the 2004 AIB league final win over Cork Constitution.
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Scored a try and completed a pass in his first game for Munster.

Killed (APO worked) Henry I in his second game for Munster.

Paul O'Connell
DOB 20th Oct 1979
Birthplace Limerick
Height 1.98 m
Weight 111 kg
Position Lock
Honours Ireland (39 caps)

Played on the same Ireland Schools side as current international temmate Gordon D’Arcy and five consecutive games with Ireland U21s with Donncha O’Callaghan as his second row partner.
Scored a try on his senior international debut v Wales, played three Tests for the Lions in New Zealand and this season appointed Munster captain.


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Peter Stringer
DOB 13th Dec 1977
Birthplace Cork
Height 1.70 m
Weight 72 kg
Position Scrum Half
Honours Ireland (72 caps)

Ireland’s most capped scrum-half. Capped five times at Ireland U21 level .
Another of the 100+ Munster caps club and scorer of that crucial try in the Heineken Cup final last season


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