2008–09 Celtic League

2008–09 Celtic League
Countries	Ireland Scotland Wales
Champions	Munster (2nd title)
Runners-up	Edinburgh
Matches played	90
Top point scorer	Felipe Contepomi (150 points)
Top try scorer	Thom Evans (9 tries)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008-09 Celtic League (known as the 2008–09 Magners League for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth Celtic League season and the third with Magners as title sponsor. The season began in September 2008 and ended in May 2009. Ten teams played each other on a home-and-away basis, with teams earning four points for a win, and a bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. Losing teams also earned a bonus point if they lost by seven points or less.

The ten competing teams 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. The Scarlets were originally known as the "Llanelli Scarlets", but renamed themselves at the start of the season, in order to reflect their regional identity.^[1]

Munster were crowned champions on 30 April 2009 after the Ospreys beat the Newport Gwent Dragons 27-18 but failed to claim a bonus point.^[2]

Teams

Team	Stadium (capacity)	City, Area
Cardiff Blues	Cardiff Arms Park (12,500)	Cardiff, Wales
Connacht	Galway Sportsgrounds (5,500)	Galway, Republic of Ireland
Edinburgh	Murrayfield Stadium (67,800, limited to 12,464 seats in the lower tier of the West Stand for Celtic League games^[3])	Edinburgh, Scotland
Glasgow Warriors	Firhill (10,887)	Glasgow, Scotland
Leinster	RDS Arena (18,500)	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Munster	Thomond Park (26,500) & Musgrave Park (8,300)	Limerick/Cork, Republic of Ireland
Newport Gwent Dragons	Rodney Parade (12,000)	Newport, Wales
Ospreys	Liberty Stadium (20,500)	Swansea, Wales
Scarlets	Stradey Park (10,800)	Llanelli, Wales
Ulster	Ravenhill Stadium (12,800)	Belfast, Northern Ireland

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Pts
1	Munster	18	14	0	4	405	257	+148	49	23	6	1	63
2	Edinburgh	18	11	0	7	416	296	+120	40	30	6	5	55
3	Leinster	18	11	1	6	401	270	+131	38	20	4	2	52
4	Ospreys	18	11	0	7	397	319	+78	39	28	3	5	52
5	Scarlets	18	9	0	9	376	395	−19	41	46	3	1	40
6	Cardiff Blues	18	8	1	9	322	361	−39	31	36	2	2	38
7	Glasgow Warriors	18	7	0	11	349	375	−26	36	41	4	5	37
8	Ulster	18	7	0	11	298	331	−33	30	33	2	6	36
9	Newport Gwent Dragons	18	7	0	11	305	429	−124	26	39	1	4	33
10	Connacht	18	4	0	14	224	460	−236	20	54	1	3	20

Results

Week 1

5 September 2008 18:30	Connacht	3 – 16	Ospreys	Sportsground Attendance: 829
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 829

5 September 2008 19:05	Newport Gwent Dragons	6 – 12	Glasgow Warriors	Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,113
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,113

5 September 2008 19:30	Edinburgh	15 – 20	Munster	Murrayfield Attendance: 5,443
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 5,443

5 September 2008 19:30	Ulster	9 – 16	Scarlets	Ravenhill Attendance: 7,368
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 7,368

6 September 2008 18:30	Cardiff Blues	16 – 16	Leinster	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,017
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,017

Week 2

9 September 2008 19:35	Ospreys	32 – 10	Cardiff Blues	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,499
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,499

10 September 2008 19:05	Newport Gwent Dragons	25 – 27	Scarlets	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,057
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,057

12 September 2008 19:05	Cardiff Blues	16 – 15	Ulster	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,619
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,619

12 September 2008 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	18 – 21	Ospreys	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,651
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,651

12 September 2008 19:30	Leinster	52 – 6	Edinburgh	RDS Arena Attendance: 14,840
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 14,840

13 September 2008 17:30	Scarlets	45 – 3	Connacht	Stradey Park Attendance: 6,041
		Report		Stradey Park Attendance: 6,041

14 September 2008 18:00	Munster	50 – 6	Newport Gwent Dragons	Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,685
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,685

Week 3

19 September 2008 18:30	Connacht	15 – 8	Glasgow Warriors	Sportsground Attendance: 1,252
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,252

19 September 2008 19:30	Edinburgh	32 – 12	Scarlets	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,655
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,655

19 September 2008 19:30	Ulster	14 – 16	Newport Gwent Dragons	Ravenhill Attendance: 7,885
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 7,885

19 September 2008 19:35	Leinster	19 – 13	Ospreys	RDS Arena Attendance: 15,140
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 15,140

20 September 2008 19:30	Munster	28 – 20	Cardiff Blues	Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,685
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,685

Week 4

26 September 2008 19:05	Cardiff Blues	58 – 0	Connacht	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,542
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,542

26 September 2008 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	34 – 20	Scarlets	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,450
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,450

26 September 2008 19:30	Newport Gwent Dragons	11 – 9	Edinburgh	Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,676
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,676

27 September 2008 17:30	Ospreys	43 – 0	Ulster	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,225
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,225

28 September 2008 19:00	Leinster	0 – 18	Munster	RDS Arena Attendance: 18,500
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 18,500

Week 5

3 October 2008 19:30	Ulster	13 – 9	Edinburgh	Ravenhill Attendance: 8,418
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 8,418

4 October 2008 19:00	Munster	25 – 17	Glasgow Warriors	Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 22,885
		Report		Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 22,885

5 October 2008 18:00	Connacht	19 – 18	Leinster	Sportsground Attendance: 2,820
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 2,820

Week 6

24 October 2008 18:30	Connacht	14 – 27	Edinburgh	Sportsground Attendance: 1,868
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,868

24 October 2008 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	15 – 12	Leinster	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,523
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,523

25 October 2008 19:30	Ulster	22 – 6	Munster	Ravenhill Attendance: 10,058
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 10,058

Week 7

28 November 2008 19:05	Scarlets	16 – 18	Munster	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 8,435
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 8,435

28 November 2008 19:30	Edinburgh	32 – 16	Ospreys	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,670
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,670

28 November 2008 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	28 – 0	Cardiff Blues	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,364
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,364

28 November 2008 19:30	Ulster	53 – 13	Connacht	Ravenhill Attendance: 8,841
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 8,841

29 November 2008 17:30	Leinster	29 – 13	Newport Gwent Dragons	RDS Arena Attendance: 15,240
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 15,240

Week 8

19 December 2008 19:35	Newport Gwent Dragons	30 – 24	Ospreys	Rodney Parade Attendance: 7,138
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 7,138

20 December 2008 17:30	Scarlets	27 – 13	Cardiff Blues	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,610
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,610

Week 9

26 December 2008 14:05	Newport Gwent Dragons	19 – 21	Cardiff Blues	Rodney Parade Attendance: 10,180
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 10,180

26 December 2008 19:30	Edinburgh	39 – 6	Glasgow Warriors	Murrayfield Attendance: 12,534
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 12,534

27 December 2008 17:30	Ospreys	20 – 6	Scarlets	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,520
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,520

27 December 2008 19:30	Ulster	13 – 21	Leinster	Ravenhill Attendance: 13,500
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 13,500

28 December 2008 18:00	Connacht	12 – 6	Munster	Sportsground Attendance: 5,000
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 5,000

Week 10

31 December 2008 14:05	Cardiff Blues	12 – 16	Ospreys	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 12,813
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 12,813

1 January 2009 17:15	Scarlets	29 – 24	Newport Gwent Dragons	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,050
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,050

2 January 2009 15:00	Glasgow Warriors	25 – 20	Edinburgh	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 6,665
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 6,665

2 January 2009 19:30	Leinster	26 – 18	Connacht	RDS Arena Attendance: 16,350
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 16,350

3 January 2009 19:30	Munster	11 – 37	Ulster	Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 25,623
		Report		Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 25,623

Week 11

9 January 2009 18:30	Connacht	14 – 17	Scarlets	Sportsground Attendance: 2,063
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 2,063

9 January 2009 19:05	Ospreys	21 – 25	Munster	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,003
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,003

9 January 2009 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	20 – 25	Newport Gwent Dragons	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,217
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,217

9 January 2009 19:45	Edinburgh	21 – 15	Ulster	Murrayfield Attendance: 3,393
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 3,393

10 January 2009 19:30	Leinster	21 – 20	Cardiff Blues	RDS Arena Attendance: 14,470
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 14,470

Week 12

20 February 2009 19:05	Cardiff Blues	34 – 30	Glasgow Warriors	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,603
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,603

21 February 2009 17:30	Scarlets	17 – 31	Leinster	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,436
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,436

21 February 2009 19:30	Munster	28 – 14	Edinburgh	Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,685
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,685

22 February 2009 14:15	Ospreys	22 – 10	Connacht	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,127
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,127

22 February 2009 16:10	Newport Gwent Dragons	26 – 16	Ulster	Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,112
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,112

Week 13

6 March 2009 18:30	Connacht	14 – 19	Cardiff Blues	Sportsground Attendance: 1,373
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,373

6 March 2009 19:05	Ospreys	8 – 13	Leinster	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,046
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,046

7 March 2009 17:30	Newport Gwent Dragons	9 – 20	Munster	Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,865
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,865

7 March 2009 19:30	Ulster	12 – 0	Glasgow Warriors	Ravenhill Attendance: 8,286
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 8,286

8 March 2009 16:10	Scarlets	13 – 6	Edinburgh	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,302
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,302

Week 14

27 March 2009 19:30	Edinburgh	32 – 5	Connacht	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,208
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,208

27 March 2009 19:45	Glasgow Warriors	13 – 26	Munster	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,615
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,615

29 March 2009 17:30	Leinster	32 – 6	Ulster	RDS Arena Attendance: 15,940
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 15,940

Week 15

3 April 2009 18:30	Connacht	39 – 17	Newport Gwent Dragons	Sportsground Attendance: 1,272
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,272

3 April 2009 19:30	Edinburgh	16 – 3	Cardiff Blues	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,540
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,540

3 April 2009 19:35	Ulster	13 – 16	Ospreys	Ravenhill Attendance: 9,600
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 9,600

4 April 2009 17:30	Scarlets	21 – 38	Glasgow Warriors	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,103
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,103

4 April 2009 19:30	Munster	22 – 5	Leinster	Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 26,043
		Report		Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 26,043

Week 16

17 April 2009 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	19 – 20	Ulster	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,960
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,960

17 April 2009 19:45	Edinburgh	27 – 16	Leinster	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,747
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,747

18 April 2009 17:30	Scarlets	19 – 28	Ospreys	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 11,444
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 11,444

18 April 2009 19:30	Munster	25 – 10	Connacht	Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 26,043
		Report		Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 26,043

Week 17

24 April 2009 19:30	Ulster	9 – 11	Cardiff Blues	Ravenhill Attendance: 7,809
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 7,809

24 April 2009 19:35	Munster	29 – 10	Scarlets	Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,685
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,685

25 April 2009 19:30	Ospreys	30 – 32	Edinburgh	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,015
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,015

25 April 2009 19:35	Leinster	36 – 13	Glasgow Warriors	RDS Arena Attendance: 10,910
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 10,910

26 April 2009 17:05	Newport Gwent Dragons	27 – 14	Connacht	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,233
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,233

Rearranged fixtures

30 April 2009 19:05	Ospreys	27 – 18	Newport Gwent Dragons	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,010
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,010

6 May 2009 19:05	Cardiff Blues	26 – 12	Newport Gwent Dragons	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,608
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,608

Week 18

8 May 2009 19:00	Connacht	12 – 14	Ulster	Sportsground Attendance: 1,425
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,425

8 May 2009 19:45	Leinster	45 – 8	Scarlets	RDS Arena Attendance: 11,160
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 11,160

9 May 2009 14:30	Edinburgh	43 – 3	Newport Gwent Dragons	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,105
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,105

10 May 2009 14:35	Ospreys	34 – 23	Glasgow Warriors	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,204
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,204

10 May 2009 16:35	Cardiff Blues	20 – 12	Munster	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,428
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,428

Rearranged fixtures

13 May 2009 19:35	Cardiff Blues	9 – 30	Scarlets	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,212
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,212

Week 19

15 May 2009 19:45	Glasgow Warriors	30 – 9	Connacht	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,851
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,851

15 May 2009 19:45	Munster	36 – 10	Ospreys	Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 26,043
		Report		Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 26,043

16 May 2009 17:30	Newport Gwent Dragons	18 – 9	Leinster	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,426
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,426

16 May 2009 19:30	Scarlets	43 – 17	Ulster	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,219
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,219

17 May 2009 15:35	Cardiff Blues	14 – 36	Edinburgh	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 11,212
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 11,212

Top scorers

Points

Points	Name	Club	Tries	Con	Pen	Drop
150	Felipe Contepomi	Leinster	0	15	40	0
116	James Hook	Ospreys	4	15	21	1
113	Ian Keatley	Connacht	1	9	28	2
111	Dan Parks	Glasgow Warriors	0	9	28	3
108	Stephen Jones	Scarlets	2	16	22	0
106	Ian Humphreys	Ulster	1	10	25	2
98	Chris Paterson	Edinburgh Rugby	2	14	19	1
88	Ben Blair	Cardiff Blues	1	13	19	0
78	Paul Warwick	Munster	3	15	11	0
68	James Arlidge	Newport Gwent Dragons	1	6	17	0

Tries

Tries	Player	Club
9	Thom Evans	Glasgow Warriors
8	Keith Earls	Munster
8	Fionn Carr	Connacht
7	Richard Fussell	Dragons
6	Doug Howlett	Munster
6	Martin Roberts	Scarlets
5	Luke Fitzgerald	Leinster
5	Niall Ronan	Munster
4	Darren Cave	Ulster
	Simon Danielli	Ulster
	Deacon Manu	Scarlets
	Jason Tovey	Dragons

Transfers in

Player	From	To	Source
Aled Brew	Ospreys	Cardiff Blues	BBC
Richard Mustoe	Ospreys	Cardiff Blues	BBC
Ceri Sweeney	Newport Gwent Dragons	Cardiff Blues	BBC
Kieran Campbell	Ulster	Connacht	BBC
Fionn Carr	Leinster	Connacht	RTE
Sean Cronin	Munster	Connacht	RTE
Ian Keatley	Leinster	Connacht	RTE
Frank Murphy	Leicester Tigers	Connacht	BBC
Jim Hamilton	Leicester Tigers	Edinburgh	BBC
Chris Paterson	Gloucester	Edinburgh	BBC
Tim Barker	Castres Olympique	Glasgow	BBC
Mark McMillan	London Wasps	Glasgow	BBC
Isa Nacewa	Blues	Leinster	BBC
Mike Prendergast	Gloucester	Munster Rugby	BBC
James Arlidge	Docomo Kansai	Newport Gwent Dragons	BBC
Shaun Connor	Ospreys	Newport Gwent Dragons	BBC
Duane Goodfield	Cardiff Blues	Newport Gwent Dragons	BBC
Tal Selley	Ospreys	Newport Gwent Dragons	BBC
Grant Webb	Ulster	Newport Gwent Dragons	BBC
Tommy Bowe	Ulster	Ospreys	BBC
Rob Higgitt	Bristol	Scarlets	BBC
David Lyons	Waratahs	Scarlets	BBC
Simon Maling	Suntory Sungoliath	Scarlets	BBC
Sililo Martens	Sale Sharks	Scarlets	BBC
Kees Meeuws	Castres Olympique	Scarlets	BBC
Martin Roberts	Ospreys	Scarlets	BBC
Robbie Diack	Stormers	Ulster	BBC
Ian Humphreys	Leicester Tigers	Ulster	BBC
Ed O'Donoghue	Queensland Reds	Ulster	SET
Clinton Schifcofske	Queensland Reds	Ulster	SET
Cillian Willis	Leinster	Ulster	BBC

Transfers out

Player	From	To	Source
Nick Macleod	Cardiff Blues	Sale	ERC
Donnie Macfadyen	Glasgow	Retired	BBC
Keith Gleeson	Leinster	Retired	BBC
Anthony Foley	Munster	Retired	RTE
Gerry Hurley	Munster	Released	[]
John Kelly	Munster	Retired	RTE
Mossie Lawlor	Munster	Released	[]
Eugene McGovern	Munster	Released	[]
Jake Paringatai	Munster	IBM Big Blue	Northern Advocate
Shaun Payne	Munster	Retired	MR
Mike Powell	Ospreys	London Welsh	BBC
Mark Taylor	Ospreys	Retired	BBC
Barry Williams	Ospreys	Retired	BBC
Ben Broster	Scarlets	Northampton Saints	SCA
Bruce Douglas	Scarlets	Montpellier Herault	SCA
Adam Eustace	Scarlets	Gloucester Rugby	SCA
James Hayter	Scarlets	Esher RFC	SCA
Alec Jenkins	Scarlets	London Welsh	BBC
Dwayne Peel	Scarlets	Sale	BBC
Alix Popham	Scarlets	Brive	BBC
Matthew Watkins	Scarlets	Gloucester Rugby	BBC

Broadcast rights

Television rights for the league are split between three broadcasters, BBC Wales, S4C and Setanta Sports. BBC Wales and S4C continued to cover the Celtic League until the end of the 2009-10 season.^[4]

References

^ "Scarlets drop Llanelli from name". BBC Sport. 11 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/llanelli_scarlets/7610188.stm. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ "Ospreys 27-18 Dragons". BBC Sport. 2009-04-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8023379.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
^ Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,800, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
^ BBC extends Welsh rugby contract

Pro 12

Competing teams	Aironi Benetton Treviso Cardiff Blues Connacht Edinburgh Glasgow Warriors Leinster Munster Newport Gwent Dragons Ospreys Scarlets Ulster

Defunct teams	Border Reivers Celtic Warriors

Grounds	Stadio Luigi Zaffanella / Stadio Giglio Stadio Comunale di Monigo Cardiff City Stadium Galway Sportsgrounds Murrayfield Firhill Stadium RDS Arena / Aviva Stadium Thomond Park / Musgrave Park Rodney Parade Liberty Stadium Parc y Scarlets Ravenhill Stadium

Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Winners	2002: Leinster 2003: Munster 2004: Scarlets 2005: Ospreys 2006: Ulster 2007: Ospreys 2008: Leinster 2009: Munster 2010: Ospreys 2011: Munster


Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup		Mid-Year Tests				H. Cup	End of year Int'ls	H. Cup
Guinness Premiership								Guinness Premiership
Celtic League								Celtic League
Top 14							Top 14
			Shute Shield
					Currie Cup
Sevens											Sevens
			Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup	Air New Zealand Cup
	Super 14				Pacific Nations Cup	Tri Nations


Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup		Mid-Year Tests				H. Cup	End of year Int'ls	H. Cup
				British & Irish Lions Tour
English Premiership								English Premiership
Celtic League								Celtic League
Top 14							Top 14
Top League							Top League
			Shute Shield
						Currie Cup
Sevens											Sevens
		World Cup Sevens	Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup	Air New Zealand Cup
	Super 14				Pacific Nations Cup	Tri Nations

2008–09 Celtic League

Contents

Teams

Table

Results

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Week 17

Rearranged fixtures

Week 18

Rearranged fixtures

Week 19

Top scorers

Points

Tries

Transfers in

Transfers out

Broadcast rights

References