2006–07 Celtic League


The 2006–07 Celtic League 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

Teams

TeamStadiumCapacityCity, Area
Border ReiversNetherdale6,000Galashiels, Scotland
Cardiff BluesCardiff Arms Park12,500Cardiff, Wales
ConnachtGalway Sportsgrounds5,500Galway, Republic of Ireland
EdinburghMurrayfield Stadium67,144Edinburgh, Scotland
Glasgow WarriorsHughenden Stadium6,000Glasgow, Scotland
LeinsterDonnybrook Stadium6,500Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Llanelli ScarletsStradey Park10,800Llanelli, Wales
MunsterThomond Park
Musgrave Park		13,200
8,300		Limerick, Republic of Ireland
Cork, Republic of Ireland
Newport Gwent DragonsRodney Parade12,000Newport, Wales
OspreysLiberty Stadium20,500Swansea, Wales
UlsterRavenhill12,800Belfast, 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

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Welsh Round 1

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Rescheduled matches

Rescheduled Match

Rescheduled Match

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

Top try scorers

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.