2011 Celtic League Grand Final

Rugby union match July 2023 July 2023 2010-11 Celtic League Grand Final 2010–11 Celtic League Munster IRE rugby union 30px 19 Leinster IRE rugby union 30px 9 28 May 2011 Thomond Park Limerick David Wallacehttp://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/magners-league/munsters-old-fire-is-too-hot-for-tired-blues-2660721.html Munster's old fire is too hot for tired Blues 30 May 2011 Irish Independent 30 May 2011 Nigel Owens (WRU) 26,100 Dry 2010 2012 The 2010-11 Celtic League Grand Final was the final match of the 2010–11 Celtic League season. The final was won by Munster who defeated Leinster by 19–9 at Thomond Park to claim their third Celtic League title.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/may/30/munster-magners-league-final-leinster Munster win Magners League final to lay ghost of Leinster double 30 May 2011 Guardian 30 May 2011http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13565913.stm Munster 19-9 Leinster 30 May 2011 BBC Sport 30 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110529112709/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13565913.stm 29 May 2011 live Background and Build Up 2010-11 was the tenth Celtic League season and the fifth and final season with Magners as title sponsor. It would also prove to be the final season before the league was rebranded as "Pro12" from 2011 to 2012. The regular season began on 3 September 2010 and finished on the weekend of 6–8 May 2011. During these stages, each team played every other team both home and away and were awarded points according to the standard bonus point system. This was the second season to follow the play-off structure to determine the Celtic League champion, with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-finals. The winner of each semi final advanced to the Grand Final, which took place 28 May and was hosted by the team that finished highest in the table following the regular season, which was Munster.BBC SportBBC Sport The previous week on 21 May, Leinster had won the 2011 Heineken Cup.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2011/0521/heinekencup.html Heineken Cup: Leinster 33-22 Northampton 21 May 2011 RTÉ Sport 1 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110524043603/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2011/0521/heinekencup.html 24 May 2011 Munster fielded the same starting line-up from their 18-11 semi-final win against the Ospreys.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/magnersleague/2011/0527/munster.html Munster unchanged for Magners Grand Final 27 May 2011 RTÉ Sport 1 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110530003832/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/magnersleague/2011/0527/munster.html 30 May 2011 An ankle injury sustained in the Heineken Cup Final prevented Leinster's Gordon D'Arcy's from starting, Fergus McFadden instead started alongside Brian O'Driscoll in the centre.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/magnersleague/2011/0527/leinster.html Leinster name strong XV for Thomond clash 27 May 2011 RTÉ Sport 1 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110531051309/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/magnersleague/2011/0527/leinster.html 31 May 2011 Heinke van der Merwe and Shane Jennings also started for Leinster instead of Cian Healy and Kevin McLaughlin from the Heineken Cup Final team.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2011/0527/leinster_munster_preview.html Magners League Grand Final: Munster v Leinster 27 May 2011 RTÉ Sport 1 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110530005234/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2011/0527/leinster_munster_preview.html 30 May 2011 All tickets for the final sold out.http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/9062.php Magners League Grand Final - Tickets Sold Out 20 May 2011 Munster rugby.ie 1 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110518143045/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/9062.php 18 May 2011 http://www.magnersleague.com/news/7901.php https://archive.today/20120906063051/http://www.magnersleague.com/news/7901.php dead 6 September 2012 Grand Final ticket information 20 May 2011 Magnersleague.com 1 June 2011 The match was shown live on TV in Ireland by RTÉ Two and also by TG4, in the UK the match was covered by BBC Two Wales and BBC Alba.http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/23217.php Magners League: Grand Final Preview 24 May 2011 irishrugby.ie 1 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120604015058/http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/23217.php 4 June 2012 Highlights were shown in Central and Northern Scotland on STV. Route to the final 2010-11 Final Table Under the standard bonus point system, points were 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) TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts 1 IRE rugby union Munster 22 19 0 3 496 327 +169 44 22 5 2 83 2 IRE rugby union Leinster 22 15 1 6 495 336 +159 50 25 5 3 70 3 IRE rugby union Ulster 22 15 1 6 480 418 +62 44 35 3 2 67 4 WAL Ospreys 22 12 1 9 553 418 +135 56 29 6 7 63 5 WAL Scarlets 22 12 1 9 503 453 +50 49 43 5 7 62 6 WAL Cardiff Blues 22 13 1 8 479 392 +87 37 33 3 3 60 7 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 22 10 1 11 444 462 −18 47 49 3 4 49 8 SCO Edinburgh 22 9 0 13 421 460 −39 39 44 2 5 43 9 IRE rugby union Connacht 22 7 1 14 394 459 −65 32 44 3 6 39 10 ITA Benetton Treviso 22 9 0 13 374 502 −128 29 58 0 2 38 11 SCO Glasgow Warriors 22 6 1 15 401 543 −142 33 48 1 6 33 12 ITA Aironi 22 1 0 21 247 517 −270 21 52 0 8 12Under 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)Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.Correct as of 7 May 2011. Source: RaboDirect PRO12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140117070325/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/table.php?includeref=11189&season=2010-2011 2014-01-17 Previous 2010-11 Celtic League meetings 2 October 2010 19:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 13 – 9 Report IRE rugby union Munster (1 BP) Aviva Stadium 50,645 Jérôme Garces 2 April 2011 19:30 Munster IRE rugby union 24 – 23 Report IRE rugby union Leinster (1 BP) Thomond Park 25,923 Andrew Small 2011 Playoffs Semi-finals 13 May 2011 19:05 Leinster IRE rugby union 18 – 3 Report IRE rugby union Ulster McFadden 25' mFitzgerald 72' c McFadden (1/1) Sexton (2/3) 5', 40' Pienaar (1/1) 62' RDS Arena George Clancy 14 May 2011 18:30 Munster IRE rugby union 18 – 11 https://archive.today/20130104004929/http://www.magnersleague.com/matchcentre/7874.php Report WAL Ospreys Barnes (2) 32' m, 57' c O'Gara (1/2) O'Gara (2/4) 14', 49' Fussell 78' m Biggar (2/2) 38', 55' Thomond Park Nigel Owens Match Summary Ronan O'Gara converted a Doug Howlett try after twelve minutes before Johnny Sexton responded with a penalty for Leinster after twenty nine minutes to leave Munster 7-3 ahead at half time.http://www.espnscrum.com/celticleague-2010-11/rugby/story/140526.html Munster power to Magners title 28 May 2011 ESPNscrum 1 June 2011 The Munster try, which Howlett scored in the corner was the first Munster scored against Leinster since 2009. In the second half Donncha O'Callaghan was sin-binned for not rolling away and Sexton scored from the resulting penalty. After sixty six minutes O'Gara found Keith Earls with a cross-field kick to the corner which the winger caught before stretching to ground the ball with one hand. Munster were awarded a penalty try with one minute remaining, which O'Gara converted to leave the final score at 19–9.http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/redemption-for-reds-as-old-guard-rise-to-the-challenge-156176.html Redemption for Reds as old guard rise to the challenge 30 May 2011 Irish Examiner 30 May 2011http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/magnersleague/2011/0528/munster_leinster1.html Munster 19-9 Leinster 28 May 2011 RTÉ Sport 30 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110530004724/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/magnersleague/2011/0528/munster_leinster1.html 30 May 2011 Details 28 May 2011 17:05 Munster IRE rugby union 19 – 9 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Howlett 12' cEarls 66' mPenalty try 79' c O'Gara (2/3) Sexton (3/4) 29', 46', 60' Thomond Park 26,100 Nigel Owens IRE rugby union Munster: FB 15 IRE rugby union Felix JonesRW 14 NZL rugbyunion Doug HowlettCT 13 IRE rugby union Danny BarnesCT 12 TON rugby union Lifeimi MafiLW 11 IRE rugby union Keith EarlsFH 10 IRE rugby union Ronan O'GaraSH 9 IRE rugby union Conor MurrayN8 8 IRE rugby union James CoughlanOF 7 IRE rugby union David WallaceBF 6 IRE rugby union Donnacha RyanRL 5 IRE rugby union Paul O'Connell (c)LL 4 IRE rugby union Donncha O'CallaghanTP 3 IRE rugby union John HayesHK 2 IRE rugby union Damien VarleyLP 1 IRE rugby union Marcus HoranSubstitutions:HK 16 IRE rugby union Mike SherryP 17 RSA rugby union Wian du PreezP 18 IRE rugby union Stephen ArcherL 19 IRE rugby union Denis LeamyFL 20 IRE rugby union Niall RonanSH 21 IRE rugby union Peter StringerFH 22 AUS rugby union Paul WarwickC 23 IRE rugby union Johne MurphyCoach:AUS Tony McGahanIRE rugby union Leinster: FB 15 FIJ rugbyunion Isa NacewaRW 14 IRE rugby union Shane HorganCT 13 IRE rugby union Brian O'DriscollCT 12 IRE rugby union Fergus McFaddenLW 11 IRE rugby union Luke FitzgeraldFH 10 IRE rugby union Johnny SextonSH 9 IRE rugby union Eoin ReddanN8 8 IRE rugby union Jamie HeaslipOF 7 IRE rugby union Shane JenningsBF 6 IRE rugby union Seán O'BrienRL 5 SCO rugby union Nathan HinesLL 4 IRE rugby union Leo Cullen (c)TP 3 IRE rugby union Mike RossHK 2 RSA rugby union Richardt StraussLP 1 RSA rugby union Heinke van der MerweSubstitutions:HK 16 IRE rugby union Aaron DundonP 17 IRE rugby union Cian HealyP 18 COK rugby union Stan WrightL 19 IRE rugby union Devin TonerL 20 IRE rugby union Kevin McLaughlinSH 21 IRE rugby union Paul O'DonohoeFH 22 IRE rugby union Ian MadiganC 23 IRE rugby union Eoin O'MalleyCoach:NZL Joe Schmidt Touch judges: Television match official: Reaction Leinster coach Josef Schmidt felt that fatigue may have been a factor in their defeat to Munster in the Final. He felt that coming only a week after their Heineken Cup win their energy levels may not have been a high as Munster's, "To be honest, I kind of felt that Munster needed it more than we wanted it. They showed a lot of character, and that made it difficult for us to really keep our tempo, and play the game that we wanted to play" he said.http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/magnersleague/2011/0528/schmidtj_.html Tiredness hits Leinster's double hopes 28 May 2011 RTÉ Sport 1 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110530004728/http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/magnersleague/2011/0528/schmidtj_.html 30 May 2011 Munster coach Tony McGahan was delighted with his team's win saying "It’s huge for everyone right across the board, from the playing group, the management and the organisation to the development officers and young players coming through, and more important to the supporters. They can walk around with a smile on their faces, knowing that we have done something very important in the context of the Magners League season".http://www.magnersleague.com/news/8002.php https://archive.today/20120908195346/http://www.magnersleague.com/news/8002.php dead 8 September 2012 Something special says McGahan 1 June 2011 Magnersleague.com 1 June 2011 Munster captain Paul O'Connell said that the game was a very good thing for Irish rugby, "Both sides have a lot of leadership, and no little skill, people talk about this being a good era for Ireland".http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0530/1224298058511.html Munster earn fitting reward for consistent season 30 May 2011 Irish Times 1 June 2011 Munster's John Hayes noted that it was important to win the knock out matches, saying "We were disappointing in Europe, but good in the Magners, you can finish the League phase of the competition on top of the table, but it doesn’t get you anything, it is important to win the knock-out matches".http://www.limerickleader.ie/sport/rugby/bull_to_enjoy_rest_but_unsure_if_he_ll_wear_red_again_1_2728603 'Bull' to enjoy rest but unsure if he'll wear red again 1 June 2011 Limerick Leader 1 June 2011 References External links 2011 Magners League Grand Final Official Website (Archived) 2011 Magners League Grand Final at ESPN Scrum 2011 Magners League Grand Final Photo Gallery (Archived) Category:2010–11 Celtic League Category:2010–11 in Irish rugby union 2011 Category:Leinster Rugby matches Category:Munster Rugby matches