2006–07 Celtic League
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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.
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.[1] 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.[2]
Teams
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| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City, Area |
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| Template:Flagicon Border Reivers | Netherdale | 6,000 | Galashiels, Scotland |
| Template:Flagicon Cardiff Blues | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,500 | Cardiff, Wales |
| Template:Flagicon Connacht | Galway Sportsgrounds | 5,500 | Galway, Republic of Ireland |
| Template:Flagicon Edinburgh | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144Template:Efn | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Template:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors | Hughenden Stadium | 6,000 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Template:Flagicon Leinster | Donnybrook StadiumTemplate:Efn | 6,500 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Template:Flagicon Llanelli Scarlets | Stradey Park | 10,800 | Llanelli, Wales |
| Template:Flagicon Munster | Thomond Park Musgrave Park |
13,200 8,300 |
Limerick, Republic of Ireland Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Template:Flagicon Newport Gwent Dragons | Rodney Parade | 12,000 | Newport, Wales |
| Template:Flagicon Ospreys | Liberty Stadium | 20,500 | Swansea, Wales |
| Template:Flagicon 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.[3] Major signings during the off-season include Justin Marshall for the Ospreys[4] and Stephen Jones for the Scarlets.[5] 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.[6]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon Ospreys | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 461 | 374 | +87 | 49 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Cardiff Blues | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 447 | 327 | +120 | 53 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Leinster | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 472 | 376 | +96 | 54 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 61 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Llanelli Scarlets | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 490 | 417 | +73 | 61 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 57 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Ulster | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 423 | 310 | +113 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Munster | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 379 | 294 | +85 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 434 | 419 | +15 | 42 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Edinburgh | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 335 | 423 | −88 | 31 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Newport Gwent Dragons | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 353 | 362 | −9 | 36 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Connacht | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 326 | 474 | −148 | 30 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Border Reivers | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 201 | 545 | −344 | 16 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
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Results
Round 1
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Round 2
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Welsh Round 1
- All-Welsh Round 5 matches played early to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
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Round 3
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Round 4
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Round 5
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Round 6
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Round 7
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Round 8
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Round 9
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Round 10
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Round 11
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- This match was postponed from Round 6 to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
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Round 12
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Round 13
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Round 14
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Round 15
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Round 16
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Round 17
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Round 18
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Round 19
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Rescheduled matches
- These match were rescheduled to allow Cardiff and Ospreys to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals.
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Round 20
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Rescheduled Match
- All-Welsh match rescheduled to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
Round 21
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Rescheduled Match
- All-Welsh match rescheduled to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
Round 22
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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.
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Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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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
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References
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