| Teamname: | 2005–06 Munster Rugby season |
| Ground: | Thomond Park (Capacity: 13,200) Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,300) |
| Position: | 3rd |
| Nextseason: | 2006–07 |
The 2005–06 Munster Rugby season was Munster's fifth season competing in the Celtic League, alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup. It was Declan Kidney's first season as head coach, in his second spell at the province.
See main article: article and 2005–06 Celtic League.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulster | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 510 | 347 | +163 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 75 | |
| 2 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 545 | 427 | +118 | 59 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 74 | ||
| 3 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 439 | 372 | +67 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 66 | ||
| 4 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 475 | 389 | +86 | 51 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 63 | ||
| 5 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 418 | 415 | +3 | 48 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 60 | ||
| 6 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 418 | 402 | +16 | 49 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 57 | ||
| 7 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 381 | 409 | -28 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 55 | ||
| 8 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 355 | 456 | -101 | 40 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 45 | ||
| 9 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 386 | 501 | -115 | 39 | 59 | 1 | 7 | 44 | ||
| 10 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 325 | 466 | -141 | 28 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 37 | ||
| 11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 371 | 439 | -68 | 39 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 37 | ||
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:
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| Due to the uneven number of participating teams, each team had two free weekends and were awarded 4 match points each time. | ||||||||||||||
| Source: RaboDirect PRO12 | ||||||||||||||
See main article: article and 2005–06 Heineken Cup.
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Munster (4) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 186 | 87 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Sale Sharks (7) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 159 | 84 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 99 | 168 | -69 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
 Castres | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 90 | 195 | -105 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Note: Munster took first place over Sale Sharks on competition points in head-to-head matches, 5–4.
See main article: 2006 Heineken Cup Final.