Munster opened their pre-season with a 29–38 defeat to Grenoble in a friendly at Thomond Park on 14 August.[1]
A week later on 21 August, Munster suffered a 28–12 defeat to Connacht in their second pre-season friendly at Thomond Park.[2]
On 28 August, Munster defeated London Irish 21–15 at Irish Independent Park in their final warm-up match for the new season.[3]
The new Pro12 season was launched in London on 24 August. Munster began the new season with an 18–13 win against Benetton Treviso in Cork on 5 September.[4][5]
Munster were captained by CJ Stander in the opening match, where he also scored two second-half tries and earned the Man-of-the-Match award.[6]
In January, Andy Farrell joined the province in an advisory role on a part-time basis over four months before taking up his four-year contract with Ireland in the summer[7]
On 25 March, Simon Zebo scored two tries against Zebre to bring his total to 43 tries in 97 provincial appearances.[8]
In doing so, he overtook Anthony Horgan's try-scoring record of 41 for Munster.[9][10]
On 24 April, it was announced that Johan Erasmus will join Munster as the newly created Director of Rugby role in a three-year deal beginning on 1 July.[11][12]
On 2 June, Munster Rugby announced a forecasted deficit of €1.9 million for the year ending 30 June 2016 at their Annual General Meeting in Limerick.[19]
The draw for the 2015-16 European Rugby Champions Cup was held on 17 June. Munster will face Stade Francais, Leicester Tigers and Benetton Treviso.[22]
Munster opened their campaign on 14 November against Benetton Treviso at Thomond Park and won the game on a 32–7 scoreline with a bonus point secured after a late try by Simon Zebo in a match played in wet and windy conditions.[23][24][25]
On 17 November, Stade Français postponed their Champions Cup clash with Munster on 22 November in the wake of the Paris attacks.[26][27]
On 12 December, Munster lost to Leicester Tigers at Thomond Park by 31–19.[28][29][30][31][32]
On 9 January, Munster were eliminated from the European Rugby Champions Cup after a 27–7 defeat to Stade Français in Stade Jean-Bouin in Paris.[33] Stade Francais played 40 minutes of the game with 14 men after Josaia Raisuqe's received a red card but outscored their Munster 17-7 during that period.[34][35][36][37]
A week later on 16 January, Munster defeated Stade Français at Thomond Park 26–13 to avoid a fourth straight defeat in the competition.[38][39][40][41]
Munster finished their European Champions Cup campaign with a bonus-point triumph away to Treviso on 24 January.[42][43][44][45]
