2010–11 Celtic League

The 2010–11 Magners League was the tenth Celtic League season and the fifth with Magners as title sponsor. 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 Magners 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.[3][4] The title was won by Munster who defeated Leinster by 19–9 at Thomond Park.[5][6]

2010–11 Celtic League
Connacht vs. Munster, 27 December 2010
CountriesIreland Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Date3 September 2010 – 28 May 2011
ChampionsIreland Munster (3rd title)
Runners-upIreland Leinster
Matches played135
Attendance1,019,634
(average 7,553 per match)
Tries scored489
(average 3.6 per match)
Top point scorerDan Biggar (Ospreys)
(248 points)[1]
Top try scorerTim Visser (Edinburgh)
(14 tries)[2]
Official website
www.rabodirectpro12.com
Stadio Zaffanella , Aironi vs Treviso - panoramio

This was the final season of the Celtic League sponsored by Magners.[7] The following season would see RaboDirect, the Irish subsidiary of Dutch financial company Rabobank, take over the sponsorship. At the same time, the league rebranded itself as Pro12.

The twelve teams competing were the four Irish provinces, Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster; two Scottish regions, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors; four Welsh regions, Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets; and two new Italian entries Aironi and Benetton Treviso

In May 2010, the Ospreys were fined £100,000 and docked 4 points from the 2010–11 season following their postponement of the away fixture at Ulster in the 2009–10 season.[8] However, in September 2010, following an appeal by the Ospreys, the four point deduction for the 2010–11 season was overturned, although the £100,000 fine was upheld. Instead, the four point deduction was suspended for two years.[9]

A new broadcast deal saw games broadcast live on terrestrial television channels in Scotland and Ireland in addition to the established terrestrial coverage in Wales. The deal will be in place until the 2013–14 season.[10]

Teams edit

Location of 2010–11 Celtic League teams in Great Britain and Ireland.
Location of 2010–11 Celtic League teams in Italy
  Winners;   2nd–4th place;   Other teams.
Team Coach Captain Stadium Capacity
  Aironi   Franco Bernini   Quintin Geldenhuys Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 5,000
  Benetton Treviso   Franco Smith   Antonio Pavanello Stadio Comunale di Monigo 6,700
  Cardiff Blues   Dai Young   Paul Tito Cardiff City Stadium 26,828
  Connacht   Eric Elwood   John Muldoon Galway Sportsgrounds 7,000
  Edinburgh   Rob Moffat   Roddy Grant Murrayfield Stadium 67,144[a]
  Glasgow Warriors   Sean Lineen   Alastair Kellock Firhill Stadium 10,887
  Leinster   Josef Schmidt   Leo Cullen RDS Arena
Aviva Stadium
18,500
51,700
  Munster   Tony McGahan   Paul O'Connell Thomond Park
Musgrave Park
26,500
8,300
  Newport Gwent Dragons   Paul Turner   Tom Willis Rodney Parade 11,676
  Ospreys   Scott Johnson   Alun Wyn Jones Liberty Stadium 20,532
  Scarlets   Nigel Davies   Matthew Rees Parc y Scarlets 14,870
  Ulster   Brian McLaughlin   Rory Best Ravenhill 12,300

Table edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1   Munster 22 19 0 3 496 327 +169 44 22 5 2 83
2   Leinster 22 15 1 6 495 336 +159 50 25 5 3 70
3   Ulster 22 15 1 6 480 418 +62 44 35 3 2 67
4   Ospreys 22 12 1 9 553 418 +135 56 29 6 7 63
5   Scarlets 22 12 1 9 503 453 +50 49 43 5 7 62
6   Cardiff Blues 22 13 1 8 479 392 +87 37 33 3 3 60
7   Newport Gwent Dragons 22 10 1 11 444 462 −18 47 49 3 4 49
8   Edinburgh 22 9 0 13 421 460 −39 39 44 2 5 43
9   Connacht 22 7 1 14 394 459 −65 32 44 3 6 39
10   Benetton Treviso 22 9 0 13 374 502 −128 29 58 0 2 38
11   Glasgow Warriors 22 6 1 15 401 543 −142 33 48 1 6 33
12   Aironi 22 1 0 21 247 517 −270 21 52 0 8 12
Under 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 Archived 2014-01-17 at the Wayback Machine

Fixtures edit

All times are local.[11]

Round 1 edit

3 September 2010
19:05
Glasgow Warriors  22 – 19  Leinster (1 BP)
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,879
Referee: Tim Hayes
3 September 2010
19:05
Ulster  27 – 26  Ospreys (1 BP)
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Peter Allan
4 September 2010
17:30
(1 BP) Connacht  40 – 17  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: James Jones
4 September 2010
18:30
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues  34 – 23  Edinburgh
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,542
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
4 September 2010
19:05
Benetton Treviso  34 – 28  Scarlets (1 BP)
Report
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: David Wilkinson
4 September 2010
19:30
(1 BP) Munster  33 – 17  Aironi
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,426
Referee: Graham Knox

Round 2 edit

10 September 2010
19:05
(1 BP) Edinburgh  13 – 16  Munster
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,419
Referee: James Jones
10 September 2010
19:05
(1 BP) Ospreys  32 – 16  Benetton Treviso
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,724
Referee: Dudley Phillips
11 September 2010
15:00
(1 BP) Scarlets  35 – 33  Connacht (1 BP)
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,436
Referee: Neil Paterson
11 September 2010
18:30
(1 BP) Leinster  34 – 23  Cardiff Blues
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 15,890
Referee: Andy Macpherson
11 September 2010
19:05
(1 BP) Aironi  15 – 22  Ulster
Report
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 4,453
Referee: Stefano Penne
12 September 2010
16:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  23 – 11  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,028
Referee: Carlo Damasco

Round 3 edit

17 September 2010
19:30
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors  17 – 19  Connacht
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,049
Referee: Leighton Hodges
17 September 2010
20:05
(1 BP) Scarlets  49 – 10  Aironi
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: John Lacey
17 September 2010
20:05
Ulster  29 – 21  Edinburgh
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,461
Referee: Alan Falzone
18 September 2010
18:30
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues  43 – 21  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 11,194
Referee: Nigel Owens
18 September 2010
19:05
Benetton Treviso  29 – 13  Leinster
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Allan
18 September 2010
20:00
Munster  22 – 10  Ospreys
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 18,400
Referee: Neil Paterson

Round 4 edit

24 September 2010
19:05
Benetton Treviso  7 – 19  Cardiff Blues
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
24 September 2010
19:05
(1 BP) Edinburgh  32 – 24  Leinster
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Tim Hayes
24 September 2010
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  14 – 27  Scarlets
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,118
Referee: James Jones
24 September 2010
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  29 – 43  Munster (1 BP)
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Carlo Damasco
25 September 2010
18:30
(1 BP) Ospreys  38 – 6  Aironi
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,289
Referee: Andy Macpherson
25 September 2010
19:30
Connacht  15 – 15  Ulster
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 3,761
Referee: Alain Rolland

Round 5 edit

30 September 2010
19:05
Cardiff Blues  22 – 6  Connacht
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 11,058
Referee: Andy Macpherson
1 October 2010
19:05
Benetton Treviso  20 – 13  Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 4,800
1 October 2010
19:05
Ulster  19 – 17  Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,822
2 October 2010
19:05
(1 BP) Aironi  9 – 10  Edinburgh
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 4,053
2 October 2010
19:30
Leinster  13 – 9  Munster (1 BP)
Report
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 50,645
Referee: Jérôme Garces
2 October 2010
20:10
(1 BP) Scarlets  18 – 21  Ospreys
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 13,707
Referee: Nigel Owens

Round 6 edit

22 October 2010
19:05
Edinburgh  21 – 16  Ulster (1 BP)
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,195
Referee: James Jones
22 October 2010
19:45
(1 BP) Munster  39 – 13  Benetton Treviso
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 17,104
Referee: David Jones
22 October 2010
20:05
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues  10 – 16  Scarlets
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,026
Referee: Tim Hayes
23 October 2010
18:05
Connacht  6 – 18  Leinster
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 4,582
Referee: George Clancy
23 October 2010
18:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  36 – 5  Aironi
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,033
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
24 October 2010
16:10
Glasgow Warriors  31 – 23  Ospreys
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,554
Referee: David Wilkinson

Round 7 edit

29 October 2010
19:05
Aironi  3 – 20  Cardiff Blues
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Graham Knox
29 October 2010
19:05
Ulster  6 – 16  Munster
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 10,750
Referee: Alan Lewis
29 October 2010
20:05
Scarlets  18 – 14  Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,149
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
30 October 2010
18:05
Leinster  19 – 18  Edinburgh (1 BP)
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 16,786
Referee: Carlo Damasco
30 October 2010
18:30
(1 BP) Ospreys  16 – 21  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Dave Pearson
30 October 2010
19:05
Benetton Treviso  24 – 17  Connacht
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tim Hayes

Round 8 edit

5 November 2010
19:05
Edinburgh  21 – 9  Benetton Treviso
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,422
5 November 2010
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  33 – 8  Aironi
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,078
19 November 2010
19:00
Connacht  15 – 16  Ospreys
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,035
19 November 2010
19:05
Leinster  27 – 6  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,390
Referee: Stefano Penne
21 November 2010
15:45
Cardiff Blues  15 – 37  Ulster
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,202
21 November 2010
17:35
Munster  27 – 26  Scarlets
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,324
Referee: James Jones

Round 9 edit

26 November 2010
19:05
Benetton Treviso  9 – 19  Ulster
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 3,000
26 November 2010
19:05
Edinburgh  24 – 19  Connacht (1 BP)
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 1,707
26 November 2010
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  20 – 6  Munster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Alan Falzone
27 November 2010
13:30
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues  38 – 6  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 3,760
Referee: Dudley Phillips
27 November 2010
19:05
Aironi  17 – 34  Scarlets (1 BP)
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andy MacPherson
28 November 2010
17:00
Ospreys  19 – 15  Leinster (1 BP)
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: David Wilkinson

Round 10 edit

3 December 2010
19:00
Connacht  P – P  Aironi
Sportsground
3 December 2010
19:05
Scarlets  17 – 17  Leinster
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 5,142
Referee: Nigel Owens
3 December 2010
19:05
Ulster  P – P  Newport Gwent Dragons
Ravenhill
3 December 2010
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  P – P  Benetton Treviso
Firhill Stadium
4 December 2010
17:00
Munster  16 – 9  Cardiff Blues
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alain Rolland
4 December 2010
18:30
Ospreys  33 – 16  Edinburgh
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,158
Referee: James Jones

Round 11 edit

24 December 2010
14:30
Benetton Treviso  15 – 10  Aironi
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Carlo Damasco
27 December 2010
15:20
Newport Gwent Dragons  P – P  Cardiff Blues
Rodney Parade
27 December 2010
16:00
Ulster  13 – 30  Leinster
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 11,426
27 December 2010
16:10
Ospreys  60 – 17  Scarlets
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 18,151
27 December 2010
18:10
Connacht  12 – 16  Munster
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 4,795

1872 Cup 1st round edit

27 December 2010
17:35
Glasgow Warriors  30 – 18  Edinburgh
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,062
Referee: Andy Macpherson (SRU)

Round 12 edit

31 December 2010
14:05
Cardiff Blues  27 – 25  Ospreys
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,160
31 December 2010
14:30
Aironi  15 – 16  Benetton Treviso
Report
Stadio Luigi Zaffanella
Attendance: 4,127
1 January 2011
17:30
Leinster  30 – 8  Connacht
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 17,136
1 January 2011
18:30
Scarlets  21 – 15  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 9,671
1 January 2011
19:30
Munster  35 – 10  Ulster
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 22,000

1872 Cup 2nd round edit

2 January 2011
17:35
Edinburgh  28 – 17  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 9,292

Round 13 edit

6 January 2011
19:35
Newport Gwent Dragons  17 – 16  Connacht (1 BP)
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,117
Referee: Alan Lewis
7 January 2011
19:05
(1 BP) Ulster  32 – 13  Benetton Treviso
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,651
Referee: Leighton Hodges
7 January 2011
19:30
Cardiff Blues  24 – 13  Aironi
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,523
Referee: Peter Allan
7 January 2011
19:35
Leinster  15 – 10  Ospreys (1 BP)
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,876
Referee: Nigel Owens
8 January 2011
18:30
(1 BP) Edinburgh  16 – 21  Scarlets
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 1,673
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
8 January 2011
19:30
Munster  22 – 20  Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,500

Round 14 edit

10 February 2011
19:05
Leinster  21 – 16  Aironi
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 9,790
Referee: Nigel Owens
11 February 2011
19:35
Glasgow Warriors  15 – 26  Cardiff Blues
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,917
Referee: Dudley Phillips
12 February 2011
14:00
Newport Gwent Dragons  30 – 22  Edinburgh
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,277
Referee: Alan Falzone
12 February 2011
19:35
Connacht  17 – 13  Scarlets
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Andrew McMenemy
13 February 2011
14:00
Benetton Treviso  19 – 18  Munster
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 3,500
13 February 2011
17:10
Ospreys  23 – 22  Ulster
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,802
Referee: Neil Patterson

Round 15 edit

18 February 2011
19:00
(1 BP) Connacht  37 – 8  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,268
18 February 2011
19:05
(1 BP) Scarlets  16 – 18  Ulster
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 5,463
Referee: Andy Macpherson
18 February 2011
19:50
Munster  23 – 13  Edinburgh
Report
Thomond Park Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nigel Owens
19 February 2011
17:30
Benetton Treviso  18 – 34  Ospreys (1 BP)
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: John Lacey
19 February 2011
18:30
Cardiff Blues  11 – 3  Leinster
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 10,741
Referee: Carlo Damasco
20 February 2011
17:30
Aironi  3 – 18  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Neil Paterson

Round 16 edit

24 February 2011
19:35
Scarlets  11 – 3  Edinburgh
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 5,857
Referee: Dudley Phillips
25 February 2011
19:05
Ulster  32 – 13  Cardiff Blues
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,383
Referee: James Jones
25 February 2011
19:10
Leinster  30 – 5  Benetton Treviso
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Neil Hennessy
25 February 2011
19:50
Glasgow Warriors  16 – 16  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,709
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
27 February 2011
14:00
Aironi  10 – 20  Munster
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 1,500
27 February 2011
14:30
Ospreys  33 – 18  Connacht
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,851
Referee: Stefano Penne

Round 17 edit

4 March 2011
19:00
Connacht  31 – 25  Benetton Treviso
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,563
4 March 2011
19:05
Ulster  23 – 10  Aironi
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,700
4 March 2011
19:30
Edinburgh  11 – 16  Cardiff Blues
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 1,776
4 March 2011
19:35
Leinster  26 – 15  Scarlets
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 11,976
Referee: Andy Macpherson
5 March 2011
17:30
Ospreys  37 – 6  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,642
5 March 2011
19:30
Munster  38 – 17  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,213

Rearranged fixtures edit

11 March 2011
18:30
Connacht  11 – 6  Aironi (1 BP)
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: James Jones

18 March 2010
19:05
Ulster  25 – 23  Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,661
Referee: James Jones

18 March 2010
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  25 – 17  Benetton Treviso
Report
Attendance: 1,369

Round 18 edit

25 March 2011
19:05
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues  15 – 16  Munster
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 11,112
Referee: Alan Lewis
25 March 2011
20:05
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors  19 – 22  Ulster
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: David Jones
26 March 2011
17:30
Aironi  25 – 13  Connacht
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,700
26 March 2011
18:30
Edinburgh  23 – 16  Ospreys (1 BP)
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Dudley Phillips
27 March 2011
14:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  16 – 26  Leinster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,028
Referee: Andy MacPherson
27 March 2011
17:35
Scarlets  22 – 16  Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 5,943
Referee: John Lacey

Round 19 edit

1 April 2011
19:05
Ulster  20 – 18  Scarlets (1 BP)
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,646
Referee: Graham Knox
1 April 2011
19:45
Connacht  27 – 23  Edinburgh (1 BP)
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,586
2 April 2011
15:30
(1 BP) Aironi  16 – 17  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 2,700
2 April 2011
18:30
Ospreys  21 – 21  Cardiff Blues
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 11,619
Referee: Christophe Berdos
2 April 2011
19:30
Munster  24 – 23  Leinster (1 BP)
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,923
Referee: Andrew Small
3 April 2011
14:45
(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons  33 – 10  Benetton Treviso
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,051
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Round 20 edit

15 April 2011
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  32 – 28  Ospreys
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,496
15 April 2011
19:45
Connacht  12 – 26  Cardiff Blues
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,856
15 April 2011
19:50
Edinburgh  32 – 15  Aironi
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 1,565
16 April 2011
15:00
Benetton Treviso  19 – 16  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 4,000
16 April 2011
18:15
Scarlets  6 – 13  Munster
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 9,108
16 April 2011
20:00
Leinster  34 – 26  Ulster
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 17,670

Round 21 edit

21 April 2011
19:05
Cardiff Blues  29 – 9  Benetton Treviso
Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 9,372
22 April 2011
19:05
Ulster  27 – 16  Connacht
Report
Ravenhill
Attendance: 9,239
22 April 2011
19:30
Edinburgh  27 – 15  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,935
22 April 2011
20:05
Glasgow Warriors  29 – 37  Scarlets
Report
Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,873
23 April 2011
14:30
Aironi  8 – 20  Leinster
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 4,000
23 April 2011
18:30
Ospreys  20 – 22  Munster
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,481

Rearranged fixture edit

29 April 2011
16:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  28 – 15  Cardiff Blues
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,568

Round 22 edit

6 May 2011
19:05
Leinster  38 – 3  Glasgow Warriors
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 12,318
Referee: James Jones
6 May 2011
19:05
Munster  22 – 6  Connacht
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 19,835
6 May 2011
19:05
Newport Gwent Dragons  13 – 20  Ulster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,062
6 May 2011
19:05
Scarlets  38 – 23  Cardiff Blues
Report
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 11,200
6 May 2011
20:05
Aironi  10 – 12  Ospreys
Report
Stadio Zaffanella
Attendance: 3,700
6 May 2011
20:05
Benetton Treviso  31 – 6  Edinburgh
Report
Stadio di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000

Playoffs edit

Semi-finals edit

13 May 2011
19:05
Leinster  18 – 3  Ulster
Try: McFadden 25' m
Fitzgerald 72' c
Con: McFadden (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (2/3) 5', 40'
ReportPen: Pienaar (1/1) 62'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,476
Referee: George Clancy

14 May 2011
18:30
Munster  18 – 11  Ospreys
Try: Barnes (2) 32' m, 57' c
Con: O'Gara (1/2)
Pen: O'Gara (2/4) 14', 49'
ReportTry: Fussell 78' m
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 38', 55'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,147
Referee: Nigel Owens

Grand Final edit

28 May 2011
17:05
Munster  19 – 9  Leinster
Try: Howlett 12' c
Earls 66' m
Penalty try 79' c
Con: O'Gara (2/3)
ReportPen: Sexton (3/4) 29', 46', 60'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Nigel Owens

Individual statistics edit

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 caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Although 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.
  2. ^ Tim Visser did not qualify for Scotland until June 2012.[12]

Television coverage edit

Coverage moved back to free to air television. Ulster's matches were televised only in Northern Ireland on BBC Two Northern Ireland apart from their away matches in Aironi, Cardiff Blues, Ospreys and Newport Gwent Dragons. They also televised the Round 10 match between Scarlets vs Leinster as a replacement for the scheduled Ulster vs Newport Gwent Dragons match which was postponed.[citation needed]

References edit

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  4. ^ "Magners set to bring in play-offs". BBC Sport. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Munster win Magners League final to lay ghost of Leinster double". Guardian. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Munster 19-9 Leinster". BBC Sport. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Magners to end six-year Celtic League backing". BBC Sport. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Ospreys punished for Ulster postponement". BBC Sport. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Ospreys welcome four-point reinstatement". BBC Sport. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  10. ^ "New TV deal makes Magners League more accessible". RaboDirect PRO12. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  11. ^ "2010–2011 RaboDirect PRO12 Fixtures & Results". RaboDirect PRO12. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  12. ^ Hannan, Martin (10 July 2011). "Scottish cap is in Tim Visser's sights". Scotland on Sunday. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.