2005–06 Celtic League
2005–06 Celtic League | |
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Countries | Ireland Scotland Wales |
Champions | Ulster (1st title) |
Runners-up | Leinster |
Matches played | 110 |
Attendance | 571,331 (average 5,194 per match) |
Tries scored | 484 (average 4.4 per match) |
Top point scorer | Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) (287 points)[1] |
Top try scorer | Tommy Bowe (Ulster) Jason Forster (Newport Gwent Dragons) (10 tries)[2] |
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The 2005–06 Celtic League was the fifth Celtic League season, and the third following the introduction of regional rugby in Wales. Eleven teams, from three countries participated. The final table was dominated by the Irish, with the top three spots taken by Ulster, Leinster and Munster respectively. The 2005–06 season was the first (and last) season for which the "free weekend" was awarded points for. Due to the odd number of teams participating, for every round of fixtures, one team has a so-called "free weekend". Each time this occurred, the team was awarded four points, so although at the end of the season it did not alter the positions (each team has a guaranteed 8 points), the table is skewed during the season according to the fixtures.
Teams
Winners; 2nd–4th place; Other teams. |
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City, Area |
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Border Reivers | Netherdale | 6,000 | Galashiels, Scotland |
Cardiff Blues | Cardiff Arms Park[a] | 12,500 | Cardiff, Wales |
Connacht | Galway Sportsgrounds | 5,500 | Galway, Republic of Ireland |
Edinburgh Gunners | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,800[b] | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Glasgow Warriors | Firhill Stadium Hughenden Stadium[c] |
10,887 6,000 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
Leinster | Donnybrook Stadium[d] | 6,500 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
Llanelli Scarlets | Stradey Park[e] | 10,800 | Llanelli, Wales |
Munster | Thomond Park Musgrave Park |
13,200 8,300 |
Limerick, Republic of Ireland Cork, Republic of Ireland |
Newport Gwent Dragons | Rodney Parade | 12,000 | Newport, Wales |
Ospreys | Liberty Stadium | 20,500 | Swansea, Wales |
Ulster | Ravenhill | 12,800 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts | |
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1 | Ulster | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 510 | 347 | +163 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 75 |
2 | Leinster | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 545 | 427 | +118 | 59 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 74 |
3 | Munster | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 439 | 372 | +67 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 66 |
4 | Cardiff Blues | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 475 | 389 | +86 | 51 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 63 |
5 | Edinburgh Gunners | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 418 | 415 | +3 | 48 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 60 |
6 | Llanelli Scarlets | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 418 | 402 | +16 | 49 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 57 |
7 | Ospreys | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 381 | 409 | −28 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
8 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 355 | 456 | −101 | 40 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 45 |
9 | Border Reivers | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 386 | 501 | −115 | 39 | 59 | 1 | 7 | 44 |
10 | Connacht | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 325 | 466 | −141 | 28 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 37 |
11 | Glasgow Warriors | 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 |
Results
Round 1
Round 2
Welsh Round 1
- All-Welsh Round 5 matches played mid-week to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
14 September 2005 19:10 |
Cardiff Blues | 20 – 16 | Llanelli Scarlets |
Report |
Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,254 |
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
14 October 2005 19:30 |
Edinburgh Gunners | 17 – 15 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
Report |
Murrayfield Attendance: 2,460 |
Round 8
6 November 2005 16:10 |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 20 – 16 | Border Reivers |
Report |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,551 |
Round 9
Welsh Round 2
- All-Welsh Round 9 matches postponed to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
23 December 2005 19:10 |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 16 – 28 | Llanelli Scarlets |
Report |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,763 |
Round 10
27 December 2005 16:10 |
Cardiff Blues | 41 – 23 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
Report |
Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 12,488 |
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 10 rescheduled match
Round 17
Round 18
Welsh Round 3
- All-Welsh Round 6 matches played mid-week to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
Round 15 rescheduled match
- This match was postponed from the weekend of 4 March to allow Llanelli Scarlets to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final.
22 April 2006 17:30 |
Llanelli Scarlets | 36 – 17 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
Report |
Stradey Park Attendance: 6,500 |
Round 19
28 April 2006 19:10 |
Newport Gwent Dragons | 32 – 18 | Glasgow Warriors |
Report |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,850 |
Round 20
Round 16 rescheduled match
Round 21
Round 17 rescheduled match
- This match was postponed from the weekend of 9 April to allow Llanelli Scarlets to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup Final.
Round 22
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.
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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Notes
- ^ Cardiff Blues played their final home game of the season in the Millennium Stadium.
- ^ Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,800, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
- ^ Glasgow Warriors also played one home game at Old Anniesland.
- ^ Leinster also played two of the home games in the RDS Arena and another two in Lansdowne Road.
- ^ Llanelli Scarlets played one of their home games at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham.
External links
References
- ^ a b "Leading Points-Scorers". RaboDirect PRO12. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Leading Try-Scorers". RaboDirect PRO12. Retrieved 29 October 2013.