2006–07 Celtic League

The 2006–07 Celtic League (known as the 2006–07 Magners League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth Celtic League season and the first with Magners as title sponsor. The season commenced on 1 September and was completed on 12 May.

2006–07 Celtic League
A scrum between Cardiff Blues and Munster
CountriesIreland Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
ChampionsWales Ospreys (2nd title)
Runners-upWales Cardiff Blues
Matches played110
Attendance661,163
(average 6,011 per match)
Tries scored453
(average 4.1 per match)
Top point scorerDan Parks (Glasgow)
(197 points)[1]
Top try scorerDarren Daniel (Llanelli Scarlets)
Barry Davies (Llanelli Scarlets)
Jamie Heaslip (Leinster)
Andrew Trimble (Ulster)
(7 tries)[2]
Official website
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The teams competing remained the same as the previous season with four Irish provinces; Munster, Leinster, Connacht and 2005–06 champions Ulster, three Scottish regions; Edinburgh, Border Reivers and Glasgow Warriors and four Welsh regions; Llanelli Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Ospreys and Newport Gwent Dragons.

The league was won for the second time in three seasons by the Ospreys, with a final-day win over the Borders, playing their last match, as the Scottish Rugby Union had announced that the Borders would not exist in the following season.[3] Cardiff Blues finished second, making this the only season of the tournament (as of 2021) in which no Irish team made the top two of the United Rugby Championship and predecessor tournaments.[4]

Teams

Location of 2006–07 Celtic League teams in Great Britain and Ireland.
Winners; 2nd–4th place; Other teams.
Team Stadium Capacity City, Area
Scotland Border Reivers Netherdale 6,000 Galashiels, Scotland
Wales Cardiff Blues Cardiff Arms Park 12,500 Cardiff, Wales
Ireland Connacht Galway Sportsgrounds 5,500 Galway, Republic of Ireland
Scotland Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium 67,144[lower-alpha 1] Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland Glasgow Warriors Hughenden Stadium 6,000 Glasgow, Scotland
Ireland Leinster Donnybrook Stadium[lower-alpha 2] 6,500 Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Wales Llanelli Scarlets Stradey Park 10,800 Llanelli, Wales
Ireland Munster Thomond Park
Musgrave Park
13,200
8,300
Limerick, Republic of Ireland
Cork, Republic of Ireland
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons Rodney Parade 12,000 Newport, Wales
Wales Ospreys Liberty Stadium 20,500 Swansea, Wales
Ireland Ulster Ravenhill 12,800 Belfast, Northern Ireland

Pre-season

Ulster began the season as the reigning champions whilst Munster are Heineken Cup champions of the 2005–06 season. Prior to the season commencing it was announced by the Irish Rugby Football Union that some of their internationals were to be rested during part of the season as the Rugby World Cup takes place at the end. This would include the first four matches of the season, to allow for recovery from the June internationals. Those who did not play much during the internationals may return sooner.[5] Major signings during the off-season include Justin Marshall for the Ospreys[6] and Stephen Jones for the Scarlets.[7] The free weekend scheme, where each team that did not compete in a match on a weekend due to the odd number of teams in the league would receive 4 points, was scrapped.[8]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1Wales Ospreys 201406461374+8749324464
2Wales Cardiff Blues 201316447327+12053336363
3Ireland Leinster 201217472376+9654377461
4Wales Llanelli Scarlets 201208490417+7361419057
5Ireland Ulster 201118423310+11345314555
6Ireland Munster 201208379294+8537313354
7Scotland Glasgow Warriors 201109434419+1542493249
8Scotland Edinburgh 2081113354238831452642
9Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 208012353362936431639
10Ireland Connacht 20421432647414830482426
11Scotland Border Reivers 20201820154534416640412
Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:
  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries (or more) (Try bonus)
  • 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer) (Losing bonus)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine

Results

Round 1

1 September 2006
19:10
Cardiff Blues Wales22 – 13Ireland Munster
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 8,687
1 September 2006
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland15 – 29Ireland Connacht
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,303
1 September 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland23 – 24Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,653
2 September 2006
17:30
Ospreys Wales17 – 11Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,067
2 September 2006
19:30
Ulster Ireland31 – 16Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,265

Round 2

8 September 2006
18:30
Connacht Ireland15 – 10Wales Ospreys
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,587
8 September 2006
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets Wales31 – 17Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,366
8 September 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland20 – 14Ireland Leinster
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,479
9 September 2006
17:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales25 – 32Ireland Ulster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,114
9 September 2006
19:30
Munster Ireland9 – 8Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,138

Welsh Round 1

  • All-Welsh Round 5 matches played early to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
12 September 2006
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales22 – 23Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,574
13 September 2006
19:35
Ospreys Wales18 – 16Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,020

Round 3

15 September 2006
18:30
Connacht Ireland15 – 37Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,765
15 September 2006
19:10
Ospreys Wales30 – 13Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,507
15 September 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland20 – 15Ireland Ulster
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,129
15 September 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland24 – 13Ireland Munster
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,295
16 September 2006
19:30
Leinster Ireland16 – 9Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 5,200

Round 4

22 September 2006
18:30
Connacht Ireland22 – 22Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,065
22 September 2006
18:40
Cardiff Blues Wales27 – 9Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,326
22 September 2006
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland8 – 20Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,088
22 September 2006
19:30
Ulster Ireland43 – 7Wales Ospreys
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 10,804
23 September 2006
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales33 – 21Ireland Leinster
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,721

Round 5

29 September 2006
18:30
Connacht Ireland16 – 31Ireland Leinster
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 3,678
29 September 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland14 – 9Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 4,342
30 September 2006
19:30
Munster Ireland21 – 13Ireland Ulster
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000

Round 6

6 October 2006
18:30
Connacht Ireland17 – 24Ireland Ulster
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,687
6 October 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland25 – 0Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,967
6 October 2006
19:30
Leinster Ireland27 – 20Ireland Munster
Report
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 27,252

Round 7

13 October 2006
18:30
Connacht Ireland16 – 9Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,356
13 October 2006
19:10
Ospreys Wales26 – 9Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,288
13 October 2006
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland22 – 19Ireland Leinster
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,661
13 October 2006
19:30
Munster Ireland10 – 21Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,000
14 October 2006
17:30
Ulster Ireland32 – 12Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 9,979

Round 8

3 November 2006
19:10
Edinburgh Scotland13 – 23Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,083
3 November 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland39 – 34Ireland Connacht
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,574
3 November 2006
19:30
Ulster Ireland32 – 8Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 10,452
4 November 2006
19:30
Leinster Ireland35 – 13Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 4,790
5 November 2006
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales25 – 12Ireland Munster
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,563

Round 9

10 November 2006
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales17 – 10Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,846
10 November 2006
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland13 – 19Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,103
10 November 2006
19:30
Leinster Ireland38 – 23Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 3,750
18 November 2006
17:30
Cardiff Blues Wales15 – 13Ireland Connacht
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,309
25 November 2006
19:30
Munster Ireland25 – 20Wales Ospreys
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 6,254

Round 10

1 December 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland17 – 3Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,133
2 December 2006
19:30
Ulster Ireland6 – 6Ireland Leinster
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,800
3 December 2006
17:00
Munster Ireland13 – 0Ireland Connacht
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,300

Round 11

22 December 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland34 – 27Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,613
23 December 2006
17:30
Cardiff Blues Wales30 – 24Wales Ospreys
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 11,976
  • This match was postponed from Round 6 to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
26 December 2006
16:10
Ospreys Wales50 – 24Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,520
26 December 2006
17:30
Ulster Ireland20 – 10Ireland Connacht
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,143
27 December 2006
15:00
Munster Ireland25 – 11Ireland Leinster
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200
27 December 2006
15:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales14 – 13Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 10,000

Round 12

29 December 2006
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland19 – 20Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,542
31 December 2006
14:00
Leinster Ireland20 – 12Ireland Ulster
Report
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 48,000
31 December 2006
14:10
Ospreys Wales12 – 6Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 8,304
31 December 2006
16:00
Connacht Ireland8 – 14Ireland Munster
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 4,560
1 January 2007
16:10
Cardiff Blues Wales29 – 10Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 10,480

Round 13

5 January 2007
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales19 – 12Ireland Munster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,352
5 January 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland24 – 14Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,137
6 January 2007
17:30
Cardiff Blues Wales36 – 15Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,169
6 January 2007
17:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland8 – 19Ireland Ulster
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,799
6 January 2007
19:30
Leinster Ireland45 – 22Wales Ospreys
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,000

Round 14

26 January 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland49 – 31Ireland Connacht
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 1,824
26 January 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland22 – 3Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,562
26 January 2007
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales48 – 0Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,986
26 January 2007
19:40
Leinster Ireland44 – 34Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 5,890
27 January 2007
17:30
Ospreys Wales29 – 22Ireland Ulster
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,077

Round 15

16 February 2007
19:10
Ulster Ireland14 – 7Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 9,237
16 February 2007
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland0 – 36Ireland Munster
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,485
16 February 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland30 – 14Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,825
16 February 2007
19:30
Leinster Ireland13 – 6Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 5,340
17 February 2007
17:30
Ospreys Wales31 – 10Ireland Connacht
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,499

Round 16

2 March 2007
18:30
Connacht Ireland20 – 17Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,240
2 March 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland12 – 30Wales Ospreys
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,335
2 March 2007
19:30
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales13 – 3Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,656
2 March 2007
19:40
Munster Ireland12 – 19Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,000
3 March 2007
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales17 – 11Ireland Ulster
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,641

Round 17

23 March 2007
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets Wales35 – 11Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,320
23 March 2007
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland10 – 3Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,444
23 March 2007
19:30
Ulster Ireland21 – 24Ireland Munster
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,900
24 March 2007
17:15
Leinster Ireland30 – 21Ireland Connacht
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,500

Round 18

6 April 2007
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets Wales53 – 11Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,437
6 April 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland30 – 20Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,261
6 April 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland26 – 20Ireland Leinster
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,121
7 April 2007
17:30
Ospreys Wales20 – 12Ireland Munster
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,295
7 April 2007
18:30
Connacht Ireland16 – 16Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,536

Round 19

13 April 2007
18:30
Connacht Ireland23 – 40Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,331
13 April 2007
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales22 – 23Ireland Leinster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,442
13 April 2007
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland9 – 33Ireland Ulster
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 3,252
14 April 2007
16:10
Cardiff Blues Wales48 – 0Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,527
14 April 2007
19:30
Munster Ireland20 – 0Wales Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,500

Rescheduled matches

20 April 2007
19:10
Cardiff Blues Wales20 – 17Ireland Ulster
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,354
24 April 2007
19:35
Llanelli Scarlets Wales6 – 19Wales Ospreys
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,102

Round 20

27 April 2007
19:10
Ospreys Wales19 – 17Ireland Leinster
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,702
27 April 2007
19:30
Border Reivers Scotland14 – 41Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,238
27 April 2007
19:30
Ulster Ireland10 – 24Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,056
28 April 2007
17:00
Munster Ireland15 – 7Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 4,517
29 April 2007
16:10
Llanelli Scarlets Wales42 – 17Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,108

Rescheduled Match

  • All-Welsh match rescheduled to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
1 May 2007
19:10
Cardiff Blues Wales31 – 20Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 9,326

Round 21

4 May 2007
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales23 – 0Ireland Connacht
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,322
4 May 2007
19:30
Edinburgh Scotland9 – 35Ireland Munster
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,129
4 May 2007
19:30
Glasgow Warriors Scotland29 – 26Wales Ospreys
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,486
5 May 2007
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets Wales38 – 10Wales Cardiff Blues
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 7,506
5 May 2007
19:30
Leinster Ireland31 – 0Scotland Border Reivers
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,200

Rescheduled Match

  • All-Welsh match rescheduled to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
8 May 2007
19:35
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales13 – 27Wales Ospreys
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,438

Round 22

11 May 2007
19:10
Cardiff Blues Wales27 – 11Ireland Leinster
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 10,320
11 May 2007
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets Wales19 – 10Ireland Connacht
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,204
11 May 2007
19:30
Ulster Ireland16 – 10Scotland Edinburgh
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,429
12 May 2007
17:30
Border Reivers Scotland16 – 24Wales Ospreys
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,837
12 May 2007
17:30
Munster Ireland38 – 20Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 3,311

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities.

Broadcast rights

Television rights for the league are split between three broadcasters, BBC Wales, S4C and Setanta Sports. At the start of the season it was announced that the BBC Wales and S4C had extended their contract to show Celtic League until the end of the 2009/10 season.[9]

Notes

  1. Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,144, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
  2. Leinster played two of their games at Lansdowne Road, those against Munster and Ulster. The latter was billed as The Last Stand and was the final match played in Lansdowne Road before its demolition and replacement by the Aviva Stadium.

References

  1. "Leading Points-Scorers". RaboDirect PRO12. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  2. "Leading Try-Scorers". RaboDirect PRO12. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. "Scottish union axes Borders team". 27 March 2007 via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. Team, The42 (20 June 2020). "Quiz: How much do you remember about Celtic League finals?". The42.
  5. "Irish stars could be back sooner". BBC. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  6. "Marshall completes Ospreys switch". BBC. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  7. "Jones secures return to Scarlets". BBC. 25 April 2006. Archived from the original on 21 September 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  8. "Points changes for Magners League". BBC. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
  9. "Welsh rugby contract". BBC. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2006.
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