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2009–10 Celtic League

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Field	Value
countries	IRE Ireland
Scotland
Wales
date	4 September 2009 – 29 May 2010
champions	WAL Ospreys
count	3
runnersup	IRE Leinster
matches	93
attendance	{{#expr:
tries	{{#expr:
top point scorer	Dan Parks (Glasgow)
(216 points)
top try scorer	Tim Visser (Edinburgh)
(10 tries)
website	www.rabodirectpro12.com
prevseason	[2008–09](2008-09-celtic-league)
nextseason	[2010–11](2010-11-celtic-league)

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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. The Ospreys won the final, defeating Leinster 17–12 in Dublin.

Teams

[[File:Red pog.svg	8px]] Winners; [[File:Yellow pog.svg	8px]] 2nd–4th place; [[File:Blue pog.svg	8px]] Other teams.

Team	Coach	Captain	Stadium	Capacity
WAL Cardiff Blues	WAL Dai Young	NZL Paul Tito	Cardiff City Stadium	26,828
IRE Connacht	IRE Michael Bradley	IRE John Muldoon	Galway Sportsgrounds	7,000
SCO Edinburgh	SCO Rob Moffat	SCO Mike Blair	Murrayfield Stadium	12,464
SCO Glasgow Warriors	SCO Sean Lineen	SCO Alastair Kellock	Firhill Stadium	10,887
IRE Leinster	AUS Michael Cheika	IRE Leo Cullen	RDS Arena	18,500
IRE Munster	AUS Tony McGahan	IRE Paul O'Connell	Thomond Park
Musgrave Park	26,500
8,300
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 Ulster	IRE Brian McLaughlin	IRE Rory Best	Ravenhill	12,125

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Pts
1	IRE Leinster	18	13	0	5	359	295	+64	27	29	1	2
2	WAL Ospreys	18	11	1	6	384	298	+86	37	26	3	3
3	SCO Glasgow Warriors	18	11	2	5	390	321	+69	31	24	2	1
4	IRE Munster	18	9	0	9	319	282	+37	33	20	3	6
5	WAL Cardiff Blues	18	10	0	8	349	315	+34	33	28	2	2
6	SCO Edinburgh	18	8	0	10	385	391	−6	40	40	4	5
7	WAL Newport Gwent Dragons	18	8	1	9	333	378	−45	32	37	3	2
8	IRE Ulster	18	7	1	10	357	370	−13	39	35	4	2
9	WAL Scarlets	18	5	0	13	361	382	−21	35	35	1	8
10	IRE Connacht	18	5	1	12	254	459	−205	20	53	0	4
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places.
Source: [RaboDirect PRO12](http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/table.php?includeref=11189&season=2009-2010)

Regular season results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

1872 Cup 1st round

Round 10

1872 Cup 2nd round

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Rearranged fixtures

PostConNGD

PostLinGla

PostMunSca

Round 14

Round 15

Rearranged fixture

PostUlsOsp

Round 16

Rearranged fixture

PostConLin

Round 17

Round 18

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Hook 54' c

Grand Final

Main article: 2010 Celtic League Grand Final

Byrne 35' c

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	Points
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 Ian Keatley	IRE Connacht	138
5	IRE Johnny Sexton	IRE Leinster	136

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	NED Tim Visser	SCO Edinburgh	10
2	IRE Tommy Bowe	WAL Ospreys	8
SCO Simon Danielli	IRE Ulster
4	IRE Fionn Carr	IRE Connacht	7
5	WAL Aled Brew	WAL Newport Gwent Dragons	6

Notes

References

Webb, Nick. (19 May 2009). "Leinster coach eyes Welsh revival". [[BBC Sport]].
(11 April 2008). "Magners set to bring in play-offs". [[BBC Sport]].
Petrie, Richard. (29 May 2010). "Leinster 12–17 Ospreys". [[BBC Sport]].
"Leading Points-Scorers". RaboDirect PRO12.
"Leading Try-Scorers". RaboDirect PRO12.

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