2005β06 Celtic League | |
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Countries |
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Champions |
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Runners-up |
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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] |
Official website | |
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The 2005β06 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 2005β06 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.
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Team | Stadium | Capacity | City, Area |
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Netherdale | 6,000 | Galashiels, Scotland |
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Cardiff Arms Park [a] | 12,500 | Cardiff, Wales |
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Galway Sportsgrounds | 5,500 | Galway, Republic of Ireland |
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Murrayfield Stadium | 67,800 [b] | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Firhill Stadium Hughenden Stadium [c] |
10,887 6,000 |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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Donnybrook Stadium [d] | 6,500 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
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Stradey Park [e] | 10,800 | Llanelli, Wales |
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Thomond Park Musgrave Park |
13,200 8,300 |
Limerick,
Republic of Ireland Cork, Republic of Ireland |
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Rodney Parade | 12,000 | Newport, Wales |
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Liberty Stadium | 20,500 | Swansea, Wales |
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Ravenhill | 12,800 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts |
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1 |
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20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 510 | 347 | +163 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 75 |
2 |
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20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 545 | 427 | +118 | 59 | 45 | 8 | 2 | 74 |
3 |
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20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 439 | 372 | +67 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 66 |
4 |
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20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 475 | 389 | +86 | 51 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 63 |
5 |
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20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 418 | 415 | +3 | 48 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 60 |
6 |
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20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 418 | 402 | +16 | 49 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 57 |
7 |
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20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 381 | 409 | β28 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
8 |
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20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 355 | 456 | β101 | 40 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 45 |
9 |
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20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 386 | 501 | β115 | 39 | 59 | 1 | 7 | 44 |
10 |
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20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 325 | 466 | β141 | 28 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 37 |
11 |
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20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 371 | 439 | β68 | 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 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine |
2 September 2005 19:10 |
Llanelli Scarlets
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Report |
Stradey Park Attendance: 5,688 |
2 September 2005 19:30 |
Glasgow Warriors
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Report |
Hughenden Attendance: 2,034 |
9 September 2005 19:10 |
Cardiff Blues
![]() | 22β25 |
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Try:
Morgan Con: Robinson Pen: Robinson (5) | Report [3] | Try:
Bowe Con: David Humphreys Pen: David Humphreys (5) Drop: David Humphreys |
Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Rob Dickson |
14 September 2005 19:10 |
Cardiff Blues
![]() | 20β16 |
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Report |
Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,254 |
16 September 2005 19:30 |
Ulster
![]() | 30β23 |
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Try:
Bowe Trimble Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (6) | Report [4] | Try:
Dewey Leonelli Con: Paterson (2) Pen: Paterson (2) Drop: Paterson |
Ravenhill Attendance: 7,799 Referee: Phil Fear |
24 September 2005 17:30 |
Newport Gwent Dragons
![]() | 19β22 |
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Try:
Gough Con: Warlow Pen: Warlow (3) Drop: Warlow | Report [5] | Try:
N. Best (2) Trimble Con: Wallace (2) Pen: Wallace |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,112 |
30 September 2005 19:30 |
Edinburgh Gunners
![]() | 28β12 |
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Report |
Murrayfield Attendance: 2,502 |
1 October 2005 17:30 |
Leinster
![]() | 30β23 |
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Try:
Hickie Potts Con: Contemomi Pen: Contemomi (6) | Report [6] | Try:
Wallace Best Con: David Humphreys (2) Pen: David Humphreys (3) |
Donnybrook Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Olan Trevor |
7 October 2005 19:10 |
Ulster
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Try:
R. Best Bowe Topping McCullough Trimble Con: Humphreys (2) Cunningham Wallace Pen: Cunningham | Report [7] | Try:
Matthews Con: Robinson Pen: Warwick |
Ravenhill Attendance: 9,546 Referee: Alain Rolland |
14 October 2005 19:30 |
Edinburgh Gunners
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Report |
Murrayfield Attendance: 2,460 |
15 October 2005 19:30 |
Border Reivers
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Report [8] | Try:
Topping N. Best Boss Con: Humphreys (3) Pen: Humphreys (2) |
Netherdale Attendance: 1,857 Referee: Phil Fear |
16 October 2005 16:10 |
Llanelli Scarlets
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Report |
Stradey Park Attendance: 6,333 |
4 November 2005 19:10 |
Ulster
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Pen: Steinmetz (4) | Report [9] | Try:
Spice Pen: Connor (4) Drop: Connor |
Ravenhill Attendance: 9,310 Referee: Ian Heard |
6 November 2005 16:10 |
Newport Gwent Dragons
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Report |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,551 |
3 December 2005 19:10 |
Munster
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Try:
D. Wallace Flannery Con: O'Gara (2) Drop: O'Gara | Report [10] | Try:
Bowe Andrew Trimble Con: Humphreys (2) Pen: Humphreys (2) |
Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Alain Rolland |
23 December 2005 19:10 |
Newport Gwent Dragons
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Report |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,763 |
26 December 2005 17:00 |
Ulster
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Try:
Bowe Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (4) | Report [11] | Try:
D'Arcy Dempsey Con: Contepomi Pen: Contepomi (4) |
Ravenhill Attendance: 12,300 Referee: George Clancy |
27 December 2005 16:10 |
Cardiff Blues
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Report |
Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 12,488 |
31 December 2005 14:00 |
Connacht
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Try:
Slemen Lacey McPhillips Con: Slemen (2) Pen: Slemen | Report [12] | Pen: Humphreys (4) |
Sportsground Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Alan Lewis |
7 January 2006 15:30 |
Ulster
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Try:
Humphreys Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (6) | Report [13] | Try:
Hamilton Morrison Con: Parks (2) Pen: Parks (3) |
Ravenhill Attendance: 6,487 Referee: Phil Fear |
27 January 2006 19:10 |
Cardiff Blues
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Report |
Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,943 |
27 January 2006 19:30 |
Ulster
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Try:
Howe Maxwell Con: Steinmetz Pen: Steinmetz (6) | Report [14] | Try:
James Con: Davies (2) |
Ravenhill Attendance: 7,986 Referee: Peter Allan |
17 February 2006 19:30 |
Edinburgh Gunners
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Try:
Hodge Penalty try Con: Hodge (2) Pen: Hodge (3) | Report [15] | Try:
Maxwell (2) Boss Con: Humphreys (2) Pen: Humphreys (4) |
Murrayfield Attendance: 3,559 Referee: Nigel Whitehouse |
3 March 2006 19:35 |
Ulster
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Try:
Bowe Steinmetz McMillan Wilson Harrison Con: Humphreys | Report [16] | Pen: Burke |
Ravenhill Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Alain Rolland |
25 March 2006 15:30 |
Ulster
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Try:
Bowe Humphreys Cunningham Con: Humphreys (3) Pen: Humphreys | Report [17] | Try:
Jones Luscombe Con: Warlow (2) Pen: Warlow |
Ravenhill Attendance: 7,546 |
15 April 2006 17:30 |
Glasgow Warriors
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Try:
Beattie O'Hare Con: Parks Pen: Parks (2) | Report [18] | Try:
Harrison Boss Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (5) |
Firhill Attendance: 2,240 Referee: Tim Hayes |
19 April 2006 19:35 |
Newport Gwent Dragons
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Report |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 7,113 |
22 April 2006 17:30 |
Llanelli Scarlets
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Report |
Stradey Park Attendance: 6,500 |
28 April 2006 19:10 |
Newport Gwent Dragons
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Report |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,850 |
5 May 2006 21:00 |
Ulster
![]() | 26β17 |
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Try:
Wilson Penalty try Con: Humphreys (2) Pen: Humphreys (4) | Report [19] | Try:
Robinson Pen: Macleod (4) |
Ravenhill Attendance: 9,617 Referee: Andy Ireland |
12 May 2006 19:30 |
Ulster
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Try:
Bowe (2) Wallace Maxwell (2) Wilson Trimble (2) Ferris Con: Humphreys (6) Pen: Humphreys (2) | Report [20] | Try:
Moffat Danielli Con: MacRae (2) Pen: MacRae |
Ravenhill Attendance: 8,932 Referee: James Jones |
13 May 2006 17:30 |
Newport Gwent Dragons
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Report |
Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,637 |
19 May 2006 19:10 |
Llanelli Scarlets
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Try:
John (2) Con: Evans | Report [21] | Try:
Bowe Maxwell Con: Humphreys |
Stradey Park Attendance: 6,425 Referee: Graeme Hannah |
26 May 2006 19:10 |
Ospreys
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Try:
Spice Vaughton Con: Henson (2) Pen: Henson | Report [22] | Try:
McCullough Con: Humphreys Pen: Humphreys (2) Drop: Humphreys |
Liberty Stadium Attendance: 10,316 Referee: David Changeleng |
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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