2005–06 Leinster Rugby season

2005–06 Leinster Rugby season Donnybrook, DublinLansdowne Road, Dublin Michael Cheika Celtic League (2nd)Heineken Cup (semi-final) 2004–05 2006–07 2005-06 was Leinster's eleventh season under professionalism, and their first season under head coach Michael Cheika. Felipe Contepomi was player of the season. In the 2006 IRUPA awards, Shane Horgan won the try of the season award.Gavin Mairs, "Trimble and Best land IRUPA awards", Belfast Telegraph, 4 May 2006 Player transfers Players in AUS Adam Byrnes from AUS Eastern Suburbs"Aussie lock Byrnes signs for Leinster", Irish Independent, 30 June 2005 ENG Will Green from ENG Wasps"Green lends weight to Leinster challenge", Irish Times, 25 August 2005 IRE rugby union Stephen Grissing ENG Jonny Hepworth from ENG Castleford TigersLeinster announce two new signings https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-30221865.html Irish Examiner 20 February 2024 21 September 2005 IRE rugby union Eoghan Hickey IRE rugby union Bernard Jackman from IRE rugby union Connacht NZL Cameron Jowitt IRE rugby union Rob Kearney IRE rugby union Ronan McCormack from IRE rugby union UlsterDes Berry, "Whatever happened to the likely lads of '95?", Irish Independent, 27 November 2005 IRE rugby union Johnny Sexton IRE rugby union Devin Toner NZL Bryce Williams from NZL Auckland"Leinster sign Kiwi lock Williams", BBC Sport, 21 September 2005 Players out IRE rugby union Peter Coyle ENG Ricky Nebbett to ENG Harlequins"Mehrtens confirms Harlequins move", BBC Sport, 17 June 2005 IRE rugby union Anto O’Donnell IRE rugby union Niall Treston IRE rugby union Shane Byrne to ENG Saracens"Saracens sign Byrne", The Guardian, 6 July 2005 IRE rugby union Gavin Hickie to ENG London Irish IRE rugby union Leo Cullen to ENG Leicester Tigers"Ireland's Cullen signs for Tigers", BBC Sport, 20 May 2005 IRE rugby union Dave Gannon to IRE rugby union Connacht"Connacht snap up Blackrock College pair", Irish Times, 10 May 2005 IRE rugby union Victor Costello (retired)"Ireland star Costello to retire", BBC Sport, 16 March 2005 IRE rugby union Shane Jennings to ENG Leicester Tigers"Jennings set to join Leicester", BBC Sport, 5 April 2005 IRE rugby union David McAllister IRE rugby union Aidan McCullen to FRA Toulouse"McCullen follows Brennan to Toulouse", Irish Times, 7 May 2005 IRE rugby union Dave Hewitt to FRA Racing 92 NZL David Holwell to NZL Hurricanes"Fly-half Holwell to quit Leinster", BBC Sport, 10 March 2005 IRE rugby union John Hearty to IRE rugby union Connacht IRE rugby union David Quinlan to ENG Northampton Saints"Quinlan moves to Saints", Irish Examiner, 19 May 2005 IRE rugby union John McWeeney (retired) Squad Leinster Rugby squadLeinster squad, 2005-06, Guinness Pro12, retrieved 29 August 2026Props IRE rugby union Emmet Byrne IRE rugby union Reggie Corrigan ENG Will Green IRE rugby union John Lyne IRE rugby union Ronan McCormack Hookers IRE rugby union Brian Blaney IRE rugby union David Blaney IRE rugby union Bernard Jackman Locks AUS Adam Byrnes NZL Ben Gissing NZL Cameron Jowitt IRE rugby union Malcolm O'Kelly IRE rugby union Devin Toner NZL Bryce WilliamsBack row IRE rugby union Simon Crawford IRE rugby union Des Dillon IRE rugby union Keith Gleeson IRE rugby union Jamie Heaslip IRE rugby union Eric Miller IRE rugby union Ciarán Potts IRE rugby union Niall Ronan Scrum-halves IRE rugby union Guy Easterby IRE rugby union Brian O'Meara IRE rugby union Brian O'Riordan Fly-halves ARG Felipe Contepomi IRE rugby union Eoghan Hickey IRE rugby union Johnny Sexton AUS Christian WarnerCentres IRE rugby union Brendan Burke IRE rugby union Stephen Grissing ENG Jonny Hepworth IRE rugby union Shane Horgan IRE rugby union Kieran Lewis IRE rugby union Brian O'Driscoll Wings IRE rugby union Gary Brown IRE rugby union Gordon D'Arcy IRE rugby union Denis Hickie (c) IRE rugby union James Norton Fullbacks IRE rugby union Girvan Dempsey IRE rugby union Rob Kearney (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Squad Celtic League Table PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBPLBPPts1IRE rugby union Ulster201514510347+163493132752IRE rugby union Leinster201406545427+118594582743IRE rugby union Munster201208439372+67494273664WAL Cardiff Blues201109475389+86513865635SCO Edinburgh Gunners201109418415+3484553606WAL Llanelli Scarlets201019418402+16493734577WAL Ospreys201109381409−28333812558WAL Newport Gwent Dragons207013355456−101405127459SCO Border Reivers207013386501−1153959174410IRE rugby union Connacht206014325466−1412851143711SCO Glasgow Warriors205015371439−6839472737Under 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)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 https://web.archive.org/web/20131122230453/http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/table.php?includeref=11189&season=2005-2006 22 November 2013 4 September 2005 17:10 Ospreys WAL 22–20 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Liberty Stadium 10,131 L 10 September 2005 17:00 Leinster Ireland rugby union 26–21 Report SCO Glasgow Warriors Donnybrook 3,700 W 16 September 2005 19:10 Leinster Ireland rugby union 33–14 Report WAL Newport Gwent Dragons Donnybrook 3,700 W 1 October 2005 17:30 Leinster Ireland rugby union 30–23 Report"Hickie try sinks Ulster", Pro12 Rugby, 1 October 2005 Ireland rugby union Ulster HickiePotts Contemomi Contemomi (6) WallaceBest David Humphreys (2) David Humphreys (3) Donnybrook 6,500 Olan Trevor W 9 October 2005 15:00 Munster Ireland rugby union 33–9 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Musgrave Park 7,500 L 15 October 2005 17:30 Leinster Ireland rugby union 34–15 Report WAL Cardiff Blues RDS Arena 7,000 W 6 November 2005 15:00 Leinster Ireland rugby union 13–27 Report SCO Edinburgh Gunners Donnybrook 1,700 L 3 December 2005 14:00 Connacht Ireland rugby union 9–21 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Sportsground 2,250 W 26 December 2005 17:00 Ulster Ireland rugby union 19–24 Report"O'Driscoll returns in Leinster victory", Pro12 Rugby, 26 December 2005 Ireland rugby union Leinster Bowe Humphreys Humphreys (4) D'ArcyDempsey Contepomi Contepomi (4) Ravenhill 12,300 George Clancy W 31 December 2005 13:00 Leinster Ireland rugby union 35–23 Report Ireland rugby union Munster RDS Arena 14,135 W 7 January 2006 17:30 Llanelli Scarlets WAL 20–18 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Stradey Park 6,126 L 27 January 2006 19:30 Leinster Ireland rugby union 62–14 Report SCO Border Reivers Donnybrook 4,125 W 18 February 2006 17:30 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL 31–18 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Rodney Parade 5,117 L 5 March 2006 17:15 Leinster Ireland rugby union 16–13 Report Ireland rugby union Connacht Donnybrook 3,573 W 7 April 2006 21:00 Border Reivers SCO 34–35 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Netherdale 1,307 W 14 April 2006 19:10 Leinster Ireland rugby union 30–22 Report WAL Llanelli Scarlets Lansdowne Road 7,250 W 29 April 2006 19:35 Leinster Ireland rugby union 38–21 Report WAL Ospreys Lansdowne Road 6,455 W 7 May 2006 19:30 Glasgow Warriors SCO 18–21 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Firhill 1,129 W 14 May 2006 18:10 Cardiff Blues WAL 40–31 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Millennium Stadium 15,327 L 26 May 2006 19:10 Edinburgh Gunners SCO 8–31 Report Ireland rugby union Leinster Murrayfield 2,364 W Heineken Cup 2005–06 Heineken Cup Pool 5 TeamPWDLTries forTries againstTry diffPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTBLBPtsENG Bath (6)6501189+9166111+553023IRE rugby union Leinster (8)64022813+15214124+904222FRA Bourgoin6204924−15109195−86109SCO Glasgow61051625−9131190−59116 22 October 2005 17:15 Leinster IRE rugby union 19–22 ENG Bath RDS Arena 13,152 L 30 October 2005 15:00 Glasgow SCO 20–33 IRE rugby union Leinster Hughenden 1,907 W 10 December 2005 17:15 Leinster IRE rugby union 53–7 FRA Bourgoin RDS Arena 11,133 W 17 December 2005 16:00 Bourgoin FRA 30–28 IRE rugby union Leinster Stade Pierre Rajon 6,800 L 14 January 2006 17:15 Leinster IRE rugby union 46–22 SCO Glasgow RDS Arena 12,443 W 22 January 2006 15:00 Bath ENG 23–35 IRE rugby union Leinster Recreation Ground 10,600 W Quarter-final 1 April 2006 16:00 Toulouse FRA 35–41 Report IRE rugby union Leinster Nyanga 73' cJauzion 80' c Élissalde (2) Élissalde (6) 6', 12', 32', 42', 48', 57' Michalak 50' O'Driscoll 24' cJowitt 53' cHickie 59' mHorgan 63' c Contepomi (3) Contepomi (5) 9', 16', 18', 34', 67' Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse 37,815 Dave Pearson (England) W Semi-final 23 April 2006 15:00 Leinster IRE rugby union 6–30 Report IRE rugby union Munster Contepomi (2) 22', 71' Leamy 10' cO'Gara 74' cHalstead 80' c O'Gara (3) O'Gara (3) 2', 24', 32' Lansdowne Road, Dublin 47,800 Joël Jutge (France) L End-of-season awards Winners of the 2006 Leinster Rugby Awards were:"Contepomi named Leinster Player of the Year", 14 June 2007 Player of the year: Felipe Contepomi Young player of the year: Rob Kearney Women's player of the year: Tanya Rosser Club player of the year: Doonachadh Casey, Monkstown RFC Hall of Fame: Ken Ging References 2005-06 Category:2005–06 in Irish rugby union Category:2005–06 Heineken Cup