| Teamname: | 1997–98 Munster Rugby season |
| Ground: | Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200) Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300) |
| Nextseason: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 Munster Rugby season was Munster's third season as a professional team, during which they competed in the IRFU Interprovincial Championship and Heineken Cup.
See main article: IRFU Interprovincial Championship.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts | Status | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 46 | - | 8 | Champions; qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 43 | - | 8 | Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 65 | - | 4 | Qualified for next season's Heineken Cup | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 64 | - | 4 |
See main article: article and 1997–98 Heineken Cup.
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 198 | 141 | 57 | 8 | |
| Cardiff | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 184 | 146 | 38 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 141 | 180 | -39 | 4 | ||
 Munster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 93 | 149 | -56 | 4 |