Английская Википедия: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. 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.

Teams

Файл:Red pog.svg Winners; Файл:Yellow pog.svg 2nd–4th place; Файл:Blue pog.svg Other teams.

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City, Area
Шаблон:Flagicon Border Reivers	Netherdale	6,000	Galashiels, Scotland
Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues	Cardiff Arms Park	12,500	Cardiff, Wales
Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht	Galway Sportsgrounds	5,500	Galway, Republic of Ireland
Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144Шаблон:Efn	Edinburgh, Scotland
Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors	Hughenden Stadium	6,000	Glasgow, Scotland
Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	Donnybrook StadiumШаблон:Efn	6,500	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Шаблон:Flagicon Llanelli Scarlets	Stradey Park	10,800	Llanelli, Wales
Шаблон:Flagicon Munster	Thomond Park Musgrave Park	13,200 8,300	Limerick, Republic of Ireland Cork, Republic of Ireland
Шаблон:Flagicon Newport Gwent Dragons	Rodney Parade	12,000	Newport, Wales
Шаблон:Flagicon Ospreys	Liberty Stadium	20,500	Swansea, Wales
Шаблон: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. Major signings during the off-season include Justin Marshall for the Ospreys and Stephen Jones for the Scarlets. 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.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Ospreys	20	14	0	6	461	374	+87	49	32	4	4	64
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues	20	13	1	6	447	327	+120	53	33	6	3	63
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	20	12	1	7	472	376	+96	54	37	7	4	61
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Llanelli Scarlets	20	12	0	8	490	417	+73	61	41	9	0	57
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster	20	11	1	8	423	310	+113	45	31	4	5	55
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Munster	20	12	0	8	379	294	+85	37	31	3	3	54
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors	20	11	0	9	434	419	+15	42	49	3	2	49
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh	20	8	1	11	335	423	−88	31	45	2	6	42
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Newport Gwent Dragons	20	8	0	12	353	362	−9	36	43	1	6	39
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht	20	4	2	14	326	474	−148	30	48	2	4	26
11	Шаблон:Flagicon Border Reivers	20	2	0	18	201	545	−344	16	64	0	4	12
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Шаблон:Webarchive

Results

Welsh Round 1

• All-Welsh Round 5 matches played early to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

Round 11

• This match was postponed from Round 6 to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

Rescheduled matches

• These match were rescheduled to allow Cardiff and Ospreys to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals.

Rescheduled Match

• All-Welsh match rescheduled to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

Rescheduled Match

• All-Welsh match rescheduled to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

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

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Parks	Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors	197
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Felipe Contepomi	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	187
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Blair	Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues	160
4	Шаблон:Flagicon David Humphreys	Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster	148
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Ceri Sweeney	Шаблон:Flagicon Newport Gwent Dragons	137

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Darren Daniel	Шаблон:Flagicon Llanelli Scarlets	7
	Шаблон:Flagicon Barry Davies	Шаблон:Flagicon Llanelli Scarlets
	Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Heaslip	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster
	Шаблон:Flagicon Andrew Trimble	Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Denis Hickie	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	6

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.

External links

• 2006–07 Celtic League at BBC