2009–10 Celtic League

none July 2023 July 2023 IRE rugby union IrelandScotlandWales 4 September 2009 – 29 May 2010 WAL Ospreys 3 IRE rugby union Leinster 93 {{#expr: 1982 + 8124 + 3694 + 6075 + 4561 + 19747 + 3042 + 7072 + 15145 + 2582 + 1425 + 7182 + 5219 + 8899 + 6313 + 3108 + 2435 + 12198 + 5761 + 8685 + 8141 + 5331 + 9185 + 18500 + 7033 + 6464 + 2887 + 5426 + 11523 + 16341 + 1756 + 6661 + 23298 + 15910 + 2066 + 5540 + 8761 + 8077 + 7105 + 5437 + 14739 + 18140 + 25291 + 8830 + 15210 + 6429 + 14476 + 11785 + 11800 + 1569 + 7909 + 2754 + 8685 + 13890 + 5053 + 6266 + 1412 + 6137 + 2329 + 9384 + 1485 + 11840 + 8685 + 7532 + 2762 + 23814 + 13835 + 7121 + 1460 + 13913 + 25623 + 7334 + 2621 + 7649 + 3766 + 15836 + 10171 + 4125 + 7142 + 3250 + 8108 + 4638 + 23754 + 5023 + 3759 + 8004 + 5630 + 7755 + 12602 + 11836 + 7079 + 19750 + 19500 | tries = {{#expr: 1 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 11 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 10 + 8 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 2 }} | top point scorer = Dan Parks (Glasgow)(216 points) | top try scorer = Tim Visser (Edinburgh)(10 tries) | website = www.rabodirectpro12.com | prevseason = 2008–09 | nextseason = 2010–11 }} The 2009–10 Celtic League (known as the 2009–10 Magners League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the league now known as Pro12 and the fourth with Magners as title sponsor. The season began in September 2009 and ended with the Grand Final on 29 May 2010. Ten teams played each other on a home-and-away basis, with teams earning four points for a win, two points for a draw and a bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. The losing team may also earn a bonus point if they lose by seven points or less. The ten teams competing consisted of the four Irish provinces, Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster; two Scottish regions, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors; and four Welsh regions, Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. This season saw the introduction of a play-off structure similar to the English Premiership in order to determine the overall winner.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/leinster/8054405.stm Leinster coach eyes Welsh revival 19 May 2009 BBC Sport Nick Webb 31 May 2010https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7341673.stm Magners set to bring in play-offs 11 April 2008 BBC Sport 31 May 2010 The Ospreys won the final, defeating Leinster 17–12 in Dublin.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8713104.stm Leinster 12–17 Ospreys 29 May 2010 BBC Sport Richard Petrie 31 May 2010 Teams United Kingdom United Kingdom location map.svg 500 center Location of 2009–10 Celtic League teams in Great Britain and Ireland. United Kingdom 53.279 -9.0397 Connacht Blue pog.svg right United Kingdom 53.325556 -6.229444 Leinster Yellow pog.svg bottom United Kingdom 52.674167 -8.6425 Munster Yellow pog.svg right United Kingdom 54.576389 -5.904444 80 Ulster Blue pog.svg right United Kingdom 55.927792 -3.223548 80 Edinburgh Blue pog.svg right United Kingdom 55.881137 -4.34181 80 Glasgow Warriors Yellow pog.svg top United Kingdom 51.479722 -3.183611 80 Blues Blue pog.svg bottom United Kingdom 51.588333 -2.987778 80 Dragons Blue pog.svg top United Kingdom 51.6422 -3.9351 80 Ospreys Red pog.svg bottom United Kingdom 51.679167 -4.129167 80 Scarlets Blue pog.svg top 8px Winners; 8px 2nd–4th place; 8px Other teams. Team Coach Captain Stadium Capacity WAL Cardiff Blues WAL Dai Young NZL Paul Tito Cardiff City Stadium 26,828 IRE rugby union Connacht IRE rugby union Michael Bradley IRE rugby union John Muldoon Galway Sportsgrounds 7,000 SCO Edinburgh SCO Rob Moffat SCO Mike Blair Murrayfield Stadium 12,464Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,144, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures. SCO Glasgow Warriors SCO Sean Lineen SCO Alastair Kellock Firhill Stadium 10,887 IRE rugby union Leinster AUS Michael Cheika IRE rugby union Leo Cullen RDS Arena 18,500 IRE rugby union Munster AUS Tony McGahan IRE rugby union Paul O'Connell Thomond ParkMusgrave Park 26,5008,300 WAL Newport Gwent Dragons WAL Paul Turner NZL Tom Willis Rodney Parade 11,700 WAL Ospreys AUS Scott Johnson WAL Ryan Jones Liberty Stadium 20,520 WAL Scarlets WAL Nigel Davies WAL Mark Jones Parc y Scarlets 14,870 IRE rugby union Ulster IRE rugby union Brian McLaughlin IRE rugby union Rory Best Ravenhill 12,125 Table TeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATry bonusLosing bonusPts1IRE rugby union Leinster 18 13 0 5 359 295 +64 27 29 1 2 552WAL Ospreys 18 11 1 6 384 298 +86 37 26 3 3 523SCO Glasgow Warriors 18 11 2 5 390 321 +69 31 24 2 1 514IRE rugby union Munster 18 9 0 9 319 282 +37 33 20 3 6 455WAL Cardiff Blues 18 10 0 8 349 315 +34 33 28 2 2 446SCO Edinburgh 18 8 0 10 385 391 −6 40 40 4 5 417WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 18 8 1 9 333 378 −45 32 37 3 2 398IRE rugby union Ulster 18 7 1 10 357 370 −13 39 35 4 2 369WAL Scarlets 18 5 0 13 361 382 −21 35 35 1 8 2910IRE rugby union Connacht 18 5 1 12 254 459 −205 20 53 0 4 26Under 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.Source: RaboDirect PRO12 https://web.archive.org/web/20131122231149/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/table.php?includeref=11189&season=2009-2010 22 November 2013 Regular season results Round 1 4 September 2009 19:00 Connacht IRE rugby union 12–19 Report WAL Ospreys Sportsgrounds 1,982 Graham Knox 4 September 2009 19:05 Cardiff Blues WAL 21–22 Report SCO Edinburgh Cardiff City Stadium 8,124 Peter Fitzgibbon 4 September 2009 20:00 Glasgow Warriors SCO 22–9 Report IRE rugby union Munster Firhill Stadium 3,694 James Jones 5 September 2009 18:30 Scarlets WAL 18–16 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Parc y Scarlets 6,075 Neil Paterson 6 September 2009 14:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 23–6 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Rodney Parade 4,561 Carlo Damasco Round 2 11 September 2009 19:05 Munster IRE rugby union 24–13 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Thomond Park 19,752 Peter Allan 11 September 2009 19:30 Edinburgh SCO 62–13 Report IRE rugby union Connacht Murrayfield 3,042 James Jones 12 September 2009 18:30 Ospreys WAL 16–20 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Liberty Stadium 7,072 Alan Lewis 12 September 2009 19:00 Leinster IRE rugby union 23–14 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons RDS Arena 15,145 Graham Knox 13 September 2009 17:05 Glasgow Warriors SCO 19–11 Report WAL Scarlets Firhill Stadium 2,582 John Lacey Round 3 18 September 2009 19:00 Connacht IRE rugby union 18–16 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Sportsgrounds 1,425 Neil Paterson 18 September 2009 19:05 Ospreys WAL 11–18 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Liberty Stadium 7,182 Peter Allan 18 September 2009 19:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 30–19 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Rodney Parade 5,219 Dudley Phillips 18 September 2009 20:00 Ulster IRE rugby union 13–16 Report SCO Edinburgh Ravenhill 8,899 Nigel Owens 19 September 2009 18:30 Scarlets WAL 20–22 Report IRE rugby union Munster Parc y Scarlets 6,313 Alain Rolland Round 4 25 September 2009 19:05 Glasgow Warriors SCO 16–26 Report WAL Ospreys Firhill Stadium 3,108 Simon McDowell 25 September 2009 20:00 Connacht IRE rugby union 6–30 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Sportsgrounds 2,435 George Clancy 26 September 2009 18:30 Cardiff Blues WAL 19–15 Report WAL Scarlets Cardiff City Stadium 12,198 Andrew Small 26 September 2009 18:30 Edinburgh SCO 19–21 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Murrayfield 5,761 Tim Hayes 27 September 2009 17:05 Munster IRE rugby union 27–3 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Musgrave Park, Cork 8,685 Neil Paterson Round 5 2 October 2009 19:05 Ulster IRE rugby union 45–24 Report WAL Scarlets Ravenhill 8,141 Peter Allan 3 October 2009 16:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 23–10 Report IRE rugby union Connacht Rodney Parade 5,331 Peter Fitzgibbon 3 October 2009 18:30 Cardiff Blues WAL 5–21 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Cardiff City Stadium 9,185 George Clancy 3 October 2009 18:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 30–0 Report IRE rugby union Munster RDS Arena 18,500 Simon McDowell 4 October 2009 16:00 Ospreys WAL 31–10 Report SCO Edinburgh Liberty Stadium 7,033 John Lacey Round 6 23 October 2009 19:05 Scarlets WAL 18–3 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Parc y Scarlets 6,464 Peter Allan 23 October 2009 19:30 Glasgow Warriors SCO 34–20 Report IRE rugby union Connacht Firhill Stadium 2,887 Tim Hayes 23 October 2009 20:00 Edinburgh SCO 12–7 Report IRE rugby union Munster Murrayfield 5,426 Gwyn Morris 24 October 2009 18:00 Ulster IRE rugby union 16–14 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Ravenhill 11,523 Andrew Small 24 October 2009 18:30 Cardiff Blues WAL 20–12 Report WAL Ospreys Cardiff City Stadium 16,341 Nigel Owens Round 7 30 October 2009 18:30 Connacht IRE rugby union 16–10 Report WAL Scarlets Sportsgrounds 1,756 Graham Knox 30 October 2009 19:05 Ospreys WAL 9–9 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Liberty Stadium 6,661 Peter Fitzgibbon 31 October 2009 17:00 Munster IRE rugby union 24–10 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Thomond Park 23,298 Alain Rolland 31 October 2009 18:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 23–6 Report WAL Cardiff Blues RDS Arena 15,910 James Jones 1 November 2009 17:05 Edinburgh SCO 8–9 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Murrayfield 2,066 Alan Lewis Round 8 4 December 2009 19:05 Scarlets WAL 16–17 Report SCO Edinburgh Parc y Scarlets 5,540 Carlo Damasco 4 December 2009 20:00 Ulster IRE rugby union 13–25 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Ravenhill 8,761 James Jones 5 December 2009 18:30 Ospreys WAL 19–14 Report IRE rugby union Munster Liberty Stadium 8,077 Neil Paterson 6 December 2009 15:00 Cardiff Blues WAL 21–9 Report IRE rugby union Connacht Cardiff City Stadium 7,105 Andy Macpherson 6 December 2009 17:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 30–14 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Rodney Parade 5,437 Simon McDowell Round 9 26 December 2009 14:05 Scarlets WAL 14–21 Report WAL Ospreys Parc y Scarlets 14,739 Nigel Owens 26 December 2009 17:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 15–3 Report IRE rugby union Ulster RDS Arena 18,140 George Clancy 26 December 2009 19:30 Munster IRE rugby union 35–3 Report IRE rugby union Connacht Thomond Park 25,291 Alain Rolland 27 December 2009 18:00 Cardiff Blues WAL 42–13 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Cardiff City Stadium 15,210 James Jones 1872 Cup 1st round 27 December 2009 15:05 Glasgow Warriors SCO 25–12 Report SCO Edinburgh Firhill Stadium 8,830 Neil Paterson Round 10 31 December 2009 14:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 9–14 Report WAL Scarlets Rodney Parade 6,429 Nigel Owens 1 January 2010 17:15 Ospreys WAL 26–0 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Liberty Stadium 14,476 James Jones 2 January 2010 16:00 Connacht IRE rugby union P–P IRE rugby union Leinster Sportsgrounds Peter Fitzgibbon 2 January 2010 18:00 Ulster IRE rugby union 15–10 Report IRE rugby union Munster Ravenhill 11,800 Dudley Phillips 1872 Cup 2nd round 2 January 2010 15:05 Edinburgh SCO 15–22 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Murrayfield 11,785 Peter Allan Round 11 8 January 2010 18:30 Connacht IRE rugby union P–P WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Sportsgrounds Andy Macpherson 8 January 2010 19:05 Ulster IRE rugby union P–P WAL Ospreys Ravenhill Nigel Owens 8 January 2010 20:00 Leinster IRE rugby union P–P SCO Glasgow Warriors RDS Arena James Jones 9 January 2010 18:30 Edinburgh SCO 21–12 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Murrayfield 1,569 John Lacey 10 January 2010 17:00 Munster IRE rugby union P–P WAL Scarlets Musgrave Park Neil Paterson Round 12 19 February 2010 19:05 Ulster IRE rugby union 22–22 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Ravenhill 7,909 Peter Allan 19 February 2010 19:30 Glasgow Warriors SCO 7–30 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Firhill Stadium 2,754 Dudley Phillips 19 February 2010 20:00 Munster IRE rugby union 19–12 Report SCO Edinburgh Musgrave Park 8,500 Tim Hayes 20 February 2010 18:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 27–14 Report WAL Scarlets RDS Arena 13,890 Andy Macpherson 21 February 2010 17:00 Ospreys WAL 19–17 Report IRE rugby union Connacht Liberty Stadium 5,053 Neil Patterson Round 13 5 March 2010 19:05 Scarlets WAL 25–8 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Parc y Scarlets 6,266 Peter Allan 5 March 2010 20:00 Connacht IRE rugby union 19–19 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Sportsgrounds 1,412 James Jones 6 March 2010 18:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 31–22 Report IRE rugby union Munster Rodney Parade 6,137 Dudley Phillips 7 March 2010 14:00 Edinburgh SCO 33–17 Report WAL Ospreys Murrayfield 2,329 George Clancy 7 March 2010 16:00 Cardiff Blues WAL 20–29 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Cardiff City Stadium 9,384 Andy Macpherson Rearranged fixtures PostConNGD 17 March 2010 18:30 Connacht IRE rugby union 16–3 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Sportsgrounds 1,485 Andy Macpherson PostLinGla 18 March 2010 19:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 20–14 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors RDS Arena 11,840 Nigel Owens PostMunSca 18 March 2010 19:10 Munster IRE rugby union 23–17 Report WAL Scarlets Musgrave Park 8,200 Neil Paterson 19 March 2010 18:10 Ulster IRE rugby union P–P WAL Ospreys Ravenhill Round 14 26 March 2010 19:05 Cardiff Blues WAL 19–9 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Cardiff City Stadium 7,532 Neil Patterson 26 March 2010 19:30 Edinburgh SCO 24–20 Report WAL Scarlets Murrayfield 2,762 Peter Fitzgibbon 26 March 2010 20:00 Munster IRE rugby union 27–19 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Thomond Park 23,814 James Jones 27 March 2010 16:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 17–14 Report IRE rugby union Connacht RDS Arena 13,835 Jérôme Garces 27 March 2010 19:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 28–20 Report WAL Ospreys Rodney Parade 7,121 Nigel Owens Round 15 2 April 2010 18:00 Connacht IRE rugby union 22–21 Report SCO Edinburgh Sportsgrounds 1,460 Leighton Hodges 2 April 2010 19:05 Ospreys WAL 27–19 Report WAL Scarlets Liberty Stadium 13,913 Christophe Berdos 2 April 2010 20:05 Munster IRE rugby union 15–16 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Thomond Park 25,623 Romain Poite 3 April 2010 19:30 Ulster IRE rugby union 24–33 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Ravenhill 7,334 Andy Macpherson 4 April 2010 15:05 Glasgow Warriors SCO 27–19 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Firhill Stadium 2,621 Alan Lewis Rearranged fixture PostUlsOsp 13 April 2010 19:30 Ulster IRE rugby union 27–38 Report WAL Ospreys Ravenhill 7,649 Neil Paterson Round 16 16 April 2010 19:05 Glasgow Warriors SCO 25–18 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Firhill Stadium 3,766 Tim Hayes 16 April 2010 19:05 Leinster IRE rugby union 20–16 Report WAL Ospreys RDS Arena 15,836 Peter Allan 17 April 2010 18:30 Scarlets WAL 16–39 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Parc y Scarlets 10,171 Nigel Owens 18 April 2010 17:05 Connacht IRE rugby union 12–18 Report IRE rugby union Munster Sportsgrounds 4,125 Alain Rolland 18 April 2010 17:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 49–28 Report SCO Edinburgh Rodney Parade 7,142 James Jones Rearranged fixture PostConLin 21 April 2010 19:45 Connacht IRE rugby union 27–13 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Sportsgrounds 3,250 Peter Fitzgibbon Round 17 23 April 2010 19:05 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 14–20 Report WAL Cardiff Blues Rodney Parade 8,108 Peter Allan 23 April 2010 20:00 Glasgow Warriors SCO 30–6 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Firhill Stadium 4,638 James Jones 24 April 2010 18:30 Munster IRE rugby union 11–15 Report WAL Ospreys Thomond Park 24,112 Neil Paterson 25 April 2010 14:05 Scarlets WAL 58–10 Report IRE rugby union Connacht Parc y Scarlets 5,023 Andy Macpherson 25 April 2010 16:05 Edinburgh SCO 25–37 Report IRE rugby union Ulster Murrayfield 3,759 Nigel Owens Round 18 7 May 2010 19:05 Ospreys WAL 42–10 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Liberty Stadium 8,004 Nigel Owens 7 May 2010 19:05 Scarlets WAL 32–37 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Parc y Scarlets 5,630 James Jones 7 May 2010 19:30 Ulster IRE rugby union 41–10 Report IRE rugby union Connacht Ravenhill 7,755 Dudley Phillips 9 May 2010 18:15 Cardiff Blues WAL 13–12 Report IRE rugby union Munster Cardiff City Stadium 12,602 Peter Allan 9 May 2010 18:15 Leinster IRE rugby union 37–28 Report SCO Edinburgh RDS Arena 11,836 James Jones Playoffs Semi-finals 14 May 2010 19:05 Ospreys WAL 20–5 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Williams 9' cHook 54' c Biggar (2/2) Biggar (2) 51', 79' Thomson 42' m Liberty Stadium 7,079 George Clancy 15 May 2010 20:00 Leinster IRE rugby union 16–6 Report IRE rugby union Munster Kearney 44' c Sexton Sexton (3) 18', 50', 58' O'Gara 29' O'Gara 41' RDS Arena 19,750 Nigel Owens Grand Final 2010 Celtic League Grand Final 29 May 2010 18:30 Leinster IRE rugby union 12–17 Report WAL Ospreys Sexton (4) 23', 45', 62' ,71' Bowe 20' c Byrne 35' c Biggar (2/2) Biggar 48' RDS Arena 19,500 Chris White 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 Pointshttp://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php?includeref=11057&season=2009 Leading Points-Scorers RaboDirect PRO12 24 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102061957/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php?includeref=11057&season=2009 2 November 2013 dead 1 SCO Dan Parks SCO Glasgow Warriors 216 2 WAL Dan Biggar WAL Ospreys 205 3 NZL Ben Blair WAL Cardiff Blues 150 4 IRE rugby union Ian Keatley IRE rugby union Connacht 138 5 IRE rugby union Johnny Sexton IRE rugby union Leinster 136 Top try scorers Rank Player Club Trieshttp://www.rabodirectpro12.com/statzone/index.php?includeref=11059&season=2009 Leading Try-Scorers RaboDirect PRO12 24 October 2013 1 NED Tim Visser SCO Edinburgh 10 2 IRE rugby union Tommy Bowe WAL Ospreys 8 SCO Simon Danielli IRE rugby union Ulster 4 IRE rugby union Fionn Carr IRE rugby union Connacht 7 5 WAL Aled Brew WAL Newport Gwent Dragons 6 Notes References External links Magners Celtic League 2009/10 at BBC 2009-10 Category:2009–10 in Irish rugby union Category:2009–10 in Scottish rugby union Category:2009–10 in Welsh rugby union