2005–06 Celtic League

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2005–06 Celtic League
Countries	Ireland Ireland  Scotland  Wales
Champions	Ireland Ulster (1st title)
Runners-up	Ireland Leinster
Matches played	110
Attendance	571,331 (average 5,194 per match)
Tries scored	484 (average 4.4 per match)
Top point scorer	Felipe Contepomi (Leinster) (287 points)[1]
Top try scorer	Tommy Bowe (Ulster) Jason Forster (Newport Gwent Dragons) (10 tries)[2]
Official website
www.rabodirectpro12.com
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The 2005–06 Celtic League was the fifth Celtic League season, and the third following the introduction of regional rugby in Wales. Eleven teams, from three countries participated. The final table was dominated by the Irish, with the top three spots taken by Ulster, Leinster and Munster respectively. The 2005–06 season was the first (and last) season for which the "free weekend" was awarded points for. Due to the odd number of teams participating, for every round of fixtures, one team has a so-called "free weekend". Each time this occurred, the team was awarded four points, so although at the end of the season it did not alter the positions (each team has a guaranteed 8 points), the table is skewed during the season according to the fixtures.

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City, Area
Scotland Border Reivers	Netherdale	6,000	Galashiels, Scotland
Wales Cardiff Blues	Cardiff Arms Park [a]	12,500	Cardiff, Wales
Ireland Connacht	Galway Sportsgrounds	5,500	Galway, Republic of Ireland
Scotland Edinburgh Gunners	Murrayfield Stadium	67,800[b]	Edinburgh, Scotland
Scotland Glasgow Warriors	Firhill Stadium Hughenden Stadium [c]	10,887 6,000	Glasgow, Scotland
Ireland Leinster	Donnybrook Stadium [d]	6,500	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Wales Llanelli Scarlets	Stradey Park [e]	10,800	Llanelli, Wales
Ireland Munster	Thomond Park Musgrave Park	13,200 8,300	Limerick, Republic of Ireland Cork, Republic of Ireland
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons	Rodney Parade	12,000	Newport, Wales
Wales Ospreys	Liberty Stadium	20,500	Swansea, Wales
Ireland Ulster	Ravenhill	12,800	Belfast, Northern Ireland

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts
1	Ireland Ulster	20	15	1	4	510	347	+163	49	31	3	2	75
2	Ireland Leinster	20	14	0	6	545	427	+118	59	45	8	2	74
3	Ireland Munster	20	12	0	8	439	372	+67	49	42	7	3	66
4	Wales Cardiff Blues	20	11	0	9	475	389	+86	51	38	6	5	63
5	Scotland Edinburgh Gunners	20	11	0	9	418	415	+3	48	45	5	3	60
6	Wales Llanelli Scarlets	20	10	1	9	418	402	+16	49	37	3	4	57
7	Wales Ospreys	20	11	0	9	381	409	−28	33	38	1	2	55
8	Wales Newport Gwent Dragons	20	7	0	13	355	456	−101	40	51	2	7	45
9	Scotland Border Reivers	20	7	0	13	386	501	−115	39	59	1	7	44
10	Ireland Connacht	20	6	0	14	325	466	−141	28	51	1	4	37
11	Scotland Glasgow Warriors	20	5	0	15	371	439	−68	39	47	2	7	37
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)
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 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine

• All-Welsh Round 5 matches played mid-week to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

• All-Welsh Round 9 matches postponed to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

• All-Welsh Round 6 matches played mid-week to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

• This match was postponed from the weekend of 4 March to allow Llanelli Scarlets to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-final.

• This match was postponed from the weekend of 9 April to allow Llanelli Scarlets to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup Final.

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.

• MagnersLeague.com
• 2005–06 Celtic League at BBC

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