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2010–11 Celtic League
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Connacht v Munster 27-12-2010.jpg |
| countries | Ireland Ireland |
| Italy | |
| Scotland | |
| Wales | |
| date | 3 September 2010 – 28 May 2011 |
| champions | Ireland Munster |
| count | 3 |
| runnersup | Ireland Leinster |
| matches | 135 |
| attendance | {{#expr: |
| tries | {{#expr: |
| top point scorer | Dan Biggar (Ospreys) |
| (248 points) | |
| top try scorer | Tim Visser (Edinburgh) |
| (14 tries) | |
| website | www.rabodirectpro12.com |
| prevseason | [2009–10](2009-10-celtic-league) |
| nextseason | [2011–12 Pro12](2011-12-pro12) |
| caption | Connacht vs. Munster, 27 December 2010 |
Italy Scotland Wales
- 2879 + 7600 + 1371 + 6542 + 5000 + 8426 + 3419 + 6724
- 6436 + 15890 + 4453 + 5028 + 3049 + 6123 + 7461 + 11194
- 5000 + 18400 + 5000 + 6118 + 2923 + 3432 + 7289 + 3761
- 11058 + 4800 + 7822 + 4053 + 50645 + 13707 + 3195 + 17104
- 14026 + 4582 + 5033 + 2554 + 2900 + 10750 + 7149 + 16786
- 8123 + 5000 + 2422 + 2078 + 2035 + 10390 + 6202 + 5324
- 3000 + 5079 + 1707 + 3760 + 2000 + 5322 + 5142 + 18000
- 5158 + 3500 + 11426 + 18151+ 7062 + 4795 + 22160 + 4127
- 17136 + 9671 + 22000 + 9292 + 5117 + 6651 + 6523 + 14876
- 1673 + 8500 + 9790 + 1917 + 4277 + 1135 + 3500 + 5802
- 1268 + 5463 + 20000 + 4200 + 10741 + 2000 + 5857 + 8383
- 10236 + 1709 + 1500 + 5851 + 1563 + 7700 + 1776 + 11976
- 5642 + 6213 + 1015 + 7661 + 1369 + 11112 + 2715 + 2700
- 1982 + 4028 + 5943 + 8646 + 1586 + 2700 + 11619 + 25923
- 4051 + 5496 + 1856 + 1565 + 4000 + 9108 + 17670 + 9372
- 9239 + 2935 + 3873 + 4000 + 9481 + 5568 + 5062 + 12318
- 19835 + 11200 + 3700 + 5000 + 14476 + 13147 + 26100
- 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 2 + 6
- 7 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 7 + 5 + 6
- 3 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 0
- 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 6
- 2 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3
- 3 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 5
- 3 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 1
- 3 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 3
- 5 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 1
- 3 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 2
- 6 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 5
- 4 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 4
- 5 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 4
- 3 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 0 + 1
- 6 + 7 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 7 + 2
- 4 + 5 + 8 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 4
- 3 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 (248 points) (14 tries)

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. The title was won by Munster who defeated Leinster by 19–9 at Thomond Park.
This was the final season of the Celtic League sponsored by Magners. 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. 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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Aironi | ITA Franco Bernini | ITA Quintin Geldenhuys | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella | 5,000 |
| ITA Benetton Treviso | RSA Franco Smith | ITA Antonio Pavanello | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 6,700 |
| WAL Cardiff Blues | WAL Dai Young | NZL Paul Tito | Cardiff City Stadium | 26,828 |
| Ireland Connacht | Ireland Eric Elwood | Ireland John Muldoon | Galway Sportsgrounds | 7,000 |
| SCO Edinburgh | SCO Rob Moffat | SCO Roddy Grant | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 |
| SCO Glasgow Warriors | SCO Sean Lineen | SCO Alastair Kellock | Firhill Stadium | 10,887 |
| Ireland Leinster | NZL Josef Schmidt | Ireland Leo Cullen | RDS Arena | |
| Aviva Stadium | 18,500 | |||
| 51,700 | ||||
| Ireland Munster | AUS Tony McGahan | Ireland Paul O'Connell | Thomond Park | |
| Musgrave Park | 26,500 | |||
| 8,300 | ||||
| WAL Newport Gwent Dragons | WAL Paul Turner | NZL Tom Willis | Rodney Parade | 11,676 |
| WAL Ospreys | AUS Scott Johnson | WAL Alun Wyn Jones | Liberty Stadium | 20,532 |
| WAL Scarlets | WAL Nigel Davies | WAL Matthew Rees | Parc y Scarlets | 14,870 |
| Ireland Ulster | Ireland Brian McLaughlin | Ireland Rory Best | Ravenhill | 12,300 |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRE Munster | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 496 | 327 | +169 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | IRE Leinster | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 495 | 336 | +159 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | IRE Ulster | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 480 | 418 | +62 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | WAL Ospreys | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 553 | 418 | +135 | 56 | 29 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | WAL Scarlets | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 503 | 453 | +50 | 49 | 43 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | WAL Cardiff Blues | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 479 | 392 | +87 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | WAL Newport Gwent Dragons | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 444 | 462 | −18 | 47 | 49 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | SCO Edinburgh | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 421 | 460 | −39 | 39 | 44 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | IRE Connacht | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 394 | 459 | −65 | 32 | 44 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | ITA Benetton Treviso | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 374 | 502 | −128 | 29 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | SCO Glasgow Warriors | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 401 | 543 | −142 | 33 | 48 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | ITA Aironi | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 247 | 517 | −270 | 21 | 52 | 0 | 8 |
| Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. | ||||||||||||
| Correct as of 7 May 2011. Source: [RaboDirect PRO12](http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/matchcentre/table.php?includeref=11189&season=2010-2011) |
Fixtures
All times are local.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
1872 Cup 1st round
Round 12
1872 Cup 2nd round
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Rearranged fixtures
PostConAir
PostUlsNGD
PostGlaTre
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Rearranged fixture
PostNGDCar
Round 22
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Fitzgerald 72' c
Grand Final
Main article: 2011 Magners League Grand Final
Earls 66' m Penalty try 79' c
Individual statistics
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.
Top points scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/stats-magnersleague-2010.html | title=Points | publisher=itsrugby.co.uk | access-date=30 December 2010}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAL Dan Biggar | WAL Ospreys | 248 | |||
| 2 | IRE Ian Keatley | IRE Connacht | 224 | |||
| 3 | IRE Ronan O'Gara | IRE Munster | 183 | |||
| 4 | SCO Dan Parks | WAL Cardiff Blues | 158 | |||
| WAL Rhys Priestland | WAL Scarlets | |||||
| 6 | WAL Jason Tovey | WAL Newport Gwent Dragons | 142 | |||
| 7 | FIJ Isa Nacewa | IRE Leinster | 140 | |||
| 8 | SCO Chris Paterson | SCO Edinburgh | 133 |
Top try scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/stats-magnersleague-2010.html | title=Tries | publisher=itsrugby.co.uk | access-date=30 December 2010}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Netherlands Tim Visser | SCO Edinburgh | 14 | |||
| 2 | WAL Aled Brew | WAL Newport Gwent Dragons | 12 | |||
| 3 | WAL Jonathan Davies | WAL Scarlets | 9 | |||
| CAN D. T. H. van der Merwe | SCO Glasgow Warriors | |||||
| 5 | SCO Simon Danielli | IRE Ulster | 8 | |||
| WAL Richard Fussell | WAL Ospreys | |||||
| IRE Craig Gilroy | IRE Ulster | |||||
| IRE Shane Horgan | IRE Leinster | |||||
| NZL Doug Howlett | IRE Munster |
Notes
Television coverage
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.
References
References
- (19 May 2009). "Leinster coach eyes Welsh revival". BBC Sport.
- (11 April 2008). "Magners set to bring in play-offs". BBC Sport.
- (30 May 2011). "Munster win Magners League final to lay ghost of Leinster double". Guardian.
- (30 May 2011). "Munster 19-9 Leinster". BBC Sport.
- (19 April 2011). "Magners to end six-year Celtic League backing". BBC Sport.
- (13 May 2010). "Ospreys punished for Ulster postponement". BBC Sport.
- (11 September 2010). "Ospreys welcome four-point reinstatement". BBC Sport.
- (9 June 2010). "New TV deal makes Magners League more accessible". RaboDirect PRO12.
- "2010–2011 RaboDirect PRO12 Fixtures & Results". RaboDirect PRO12.
- "Points". itsrugby.co.uk.
- "Tries". itsrugby.co.uk.
- Hannan, Martin. (10 July 2011). "Scottish cap is in Tim Visser's sights". [[Scotland on Sunday]].
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