2010–11 Celtic League

2010–11 Celtic League
Countries	Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
Date	3 September 2010 - 28 May 2011
Champions	Munster (3rd title)
Runners-up	Leinster
Matches played	129
Top point scorer	Dan Biggar (Ospreys) (248 points)
Top try scorer	Tim Visser (Edinburgh) (14 tries)
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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.^[1]^[2] The title was won by Munster who defeated Leinster by 19-9 at Thomond Park.^[3]^[4]

This was the final season of the Celtic League sponsored by Magners.^[5]

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.^[6] 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 is to be suspended for two years.^[7]

A new broadcast deal seen games broadcast live on terrestrial television channels in Scotland and Ireland in addition to the established terrestrial coverage in Wales. The deal is in place until the 2013-14 season.^[8]

Teams

Team	Coach	Captain	Stadium	Capacity
Aironi	Franco Bernini	Quintin Geldenhuys	Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Stadio Giglio	5,000 29,546
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	67,130 (limited to 12,464)
Glasgow Warriors	Sean Lineen	Alastair Kellock	Firhill Stadium	10,887
Leinster	Josef Schmidt	Leo Cullen	RDS Arena Aviva Stadium	18,500 (16,500 seated) 51,700
Munster	Tony McGahan	Paul O'Connell	Thomond Park Musgrave Park	26,500 (15,100 seated) 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 Stadium	12,300

Table

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)

	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
Correct as of 7 May 2011

Fixtures

Round 1

3 September 2010 19:05	Glasgow Warriors	22 – 19	Leinster (1 BP)	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Tim Hayes
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Tim Hayes

3 September 2010 19:05	Ulster	27 – 26	Ospreys (1 BP)	Ravenhill Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Peter Allan
		Report		Ravenhill Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Peter Allan

4 September 2010 17:30	(1 BP) Connacht	40 – 17	Newport Gwent Dragons	Sportsground Attendance: 1,371 Referee: James Jones
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,371 Referee: James Jones

4 September 2010 18:30	(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	34 – 23	Edinburgh	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,542 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
		Report

4 September 2010 19:05	Benetton Treviso	34 – 28	Scarlets (1 BP)	Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: David Wilkinson
		Report

4 September 2010 19:30	(1 BP) Munster	33 – 17	Aironi	Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,426 Referee: Graham Knox
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,426 Referee: Graham Knox

Round 2

10 September 2010 19:05	(1 BP) Edinburgh	13 – 16	Munster	Murrayfield Attendance: 3,419 Referee: James Jones
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 3,419 Referee: James Jones

10 September 2010 19:05	(1 BP) Ospreys	32 – 16	Benetton Treviso	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,724 Referee: Dudley Phillips
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,724 Referee: Dudley Phillips

11 September 2010 15:00	(1 BP) Scarlets	35 – 33	Connacht (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,436 Referee: Neil Paterson
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,436 Referee: Neil Paterson

11 September 2010 18:30	(1 BP) Leinster	34 – 23	Cardiff Blues	RDS Arena Attendance: 15,890 Referee: Andy MacPherson
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 15,890 Referee: Andy MacPherson

11 September 2010 19:05	(1 BP) Aironi	15 – 22	Ulster	Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Attendance: 4,453 Referee: Stefano Penne
		Report

12 September 2010 16:10	Newport Gwent Dragons	23 – 11	Glasgow Warriors	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Carlo Damasco
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,028 Referee: Carlo Damasco

Round 3

17 September 2010 19:30	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	17 – 19	Connacht	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Leighton Hodges
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,049 Referee: Leighton Hodges

17 September 2010 20:05	(1 BP) Scarlets	49 – 10	Aironi	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,123 Referee: John Lacey
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,123 Referee: John Lacey

17 September 2010 20:05	Ulster	29 – 21	Edinburgh	Ravenhill Attendance: 7,461 Referee: Alan Falzone
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 7,461 Referee: Alan Falzone

18 September 2010 18:30	(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	43 – 21	Newport Gwent Dragons	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 11,194 Referee: Nigel Owens
		Report

18 September 2010 19:05	Benetton Treviso	29 – 13	Leinster	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Peter Allan
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Peter Allan

18 September 2010 20:00	Munster	22 – 10	Ospreys	Thomond Park Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Neil Paterson
		Report		Thomond Park Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Neil Paterson

Round 4

24 September 2010 19:05	Benetton Treviso	7 – 19	Cardiff Blues	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Andrew McMenemy
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Andrew McMenemy

24 September 2010 19:05	(1 BP) Edinburgh	32 – 24	Leinster	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Tim Hayes
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,923 Referee: Tim Hayes

24 September 2010 19:05	Newport Gwent Dragons	14 – 27	Scarlets	Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,118 Referee: James Jones
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,118 Referee: James Jones

24 September 2010 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	29 – 43	Munster (1 BP)	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Carlo Damasco
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,432 Referee: Carlo Damasco

25 September 2010 18:30	(1 BP) Ospreys	38 – 6	Aironi	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,289 Referee: Andy Macpherson
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,289 Referee: Andy Macpherson

25 September 2010 19:30	Connacht	15 – 15	Ulster	Sportsground Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Alain Rolland
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 3,761 Referee: Alain Rolland

Round 5

30 September 2010 19:05	Cardiff Blues	22 – 6	Connacht	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 11,058 Referee: Andy Macpherson
		Report

1 October 2010 19:05	Benetton Treviso	20 – 13	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 4,800
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 4,800

1 October 2010 19:05	Ulster	19 – 17	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	Ravenhill Attendance: 7,822
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 7,822

2 October 2010 19:05	(1 BP) Aironi	9 – 10	Edinburgh	Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 4,053
		Report		Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 4,053

2 October 2010 19:30	Leinster	13 – 9	Munster (1 BP)	Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,645 Referee: Jérôme Garces
		Report		Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,645 Referee: Jérôme Garces

2 October 2010 20:10	(1 BP) Scarlets	18 – 21	Ospreys	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 13,707 Referee: Nigel Owens
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 13,707 Referee: Nigel Owens

Round 6

22 October 2010 19:05	Edinburgh	21 – 16	Ulster (1 BP)	Murrayfield Attendance: 3,195 Referee: James Jones
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 3,195 Referee: James Jones

22 October 2010 19:45	(1 BP) Munster	39 – 13	Benetton Treviso	Thomond Park Attendance: 17,104 Referee: David Jones
		Report		Thomond Park Attendance: 17,104 Referee: David Jones

22 October 2010 20:05	(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	10 – 16	Scarlets	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Tim Hayes
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,026 Referee: Tim Hayes

23 October 2010 18:05	Connacht	6 – 18	Leinster	Sportsground Attendance: 4,582 Referee: George Clancy
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 4,582 Referee: George Clancy

23 October 2010 18:30	Newport Gwent Dragons	36 – 5	Aironi	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,033 Referee: Andrew McMenemy
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,033 Referee: Andrew McMenemy

24 October 2010 16:10	Glasgow Warriors	31 – 23	Ospreys	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,554 Referee: David Wilkinson
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,554 Referee: David Wilkinson

Round 7

29 October 2010 19:05	Aironi	3 – 20	Cardiff Blues	Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Graham Knox
		Report		Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Graham Knox

29 October 2010 19:05	Ulster	6 – 16	Munster	Ravenhill Attendance: 10,750 Referee: Alan Lewis
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 10,750 Referee: Alan Lewis

29 October 2010 20:05	Scarlets	18 – 14	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,149 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,149 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

30 October 2010 18:05	Leinster	19 – 18	Edinburgh (1 BP)	RDS Arena Attendance: 16,786 Referee: Carlo Damasco
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 16,786 Referee: Carlo Damasco

30 October 2010 18:30	(1 BP) Ospreys	16 – 21	Newport Gwent Dragons	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Dave Pearson
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Dave Pearson

30 October 2010 19:05	Benetton Treviso	24 – 17	Connacht	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tim Hayes
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tim Hayes

Round 8

5 November 2010 19:05	Edinburgh	21 – 9	Benetton Treviso	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,422
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,422

5 November 2010 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	33 – 8	Aironi	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,078
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,078

19 November 2010 19:00	Connacht	15 – 16	Ospreys	Sportsground Attendance: 2,035
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 2,035

19 November 2010 19:05	Leinster	27 – 6	Newport Gwent Dragons	RDS Arena Attendance: 10,390 Referee: Stefano Penne
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 10,390 Referee: Stefano Penne

21 November 2010 15:45	Cardiff Blues	15 – 37	Ulster	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,202
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,202

21 November 2010 17:35	Munster	27 – 26	Scarlets	Musgrave Park Attendance: 5,324 Referee: James Jones
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 5,324 Referee: James Jones

Round 9

26 November 2010 19:05	Benetton Treviso	9 – 19	Ulster	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 3,000
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 3,000

26 November 2010 19:05	Edinburgh	24 – 19	Connacht (1 BP)	Murrayfield Attendance: 1,707
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 1,707

26 November 2010 19:05	Newport Gwent Dragons	20 – 6	Munster	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Alan Falzone
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,079 Referee: Alan Falzone

27 November 2010 13:30	(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	38 – 6	Glasgow Warriors	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Dudley Phillips
		Report

27 November 2010 19:05	Aironi	17 – 34	Scarlets (1 BP)	Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andy MacPherson
		Report

28 November 2010 17:00	Ospreys	19 – 15	Leinster (1 BP)	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: David Wilkinson
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: David Wilkinson

Round 10

3 December 2010 19:00	Connacht	P – P	Aironi	Sportsground
				Sportsground

3 December 2010 19:05	Scarlets	17 – 17	Leinster	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Nigel Owens
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Nigel Owens

3 December 2010 19:05	Ulster	P – P	Newport Gwent Dragons	Ravenhill
				Ravenhill

3 December 2010 19:30	Glasgow Warriors	P – P	Benetton Treviso	Firhill Stadium
				Firhill Stadium

4 December 2010 17:00	Munster	16 – 9	Cardiff Blues	Thomond Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alain Rolland
		Report		Thomond Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alain Rolland

4 December 2010 18:30	Ospreys	33 – 16	Edinburgh	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,158 Referee: James Jones
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,158 Referee: James Jones

Round 11

24 December 2010 14:30	Benetton Treviso	15 – 10	Aironi	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Carlo Damasco
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Carlo Damasco

26 December 2010 16:10	Ospreys	60 – 17	Scarlets	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,151
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,151

26 December 2010 17:00	Connacht	12 – 16	Munster	Sportsground Attendance: 4,795
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 4,795

27 December 2010 15:20	Newport Gwent Dragons	P – P	Cardiff Blues	Rodney Parade
				Rodney Parade

27 December 2010 16:00	Ulster	13 – 30	Leinster	Ravenhill Attendance: 11,426
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 11,426

27 December 2010 19:05	Glasgow Warriors	30 – 18	Edinburgh	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,062
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,062

Round 12

31 December 2010 14:05	Cardiff Blues	27 – 25	Ospreys	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,160
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,160

31 December 2010 14:30	Aironi	15 – 16	Benetton Treviso	Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Attendance: 4,127
		Report		Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Attendance: 4,127

1 January 2011 17:30	Leinster	30 – 8	Connacht	RDS Arena Attendance: 17,136
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 17,136

1 January 2011 18:30	Scarlets	21 – 15	Newport Gwent Dragons	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,671
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,671

1 January 2011 19:30	Munster	35 – 10	Ulster	Thomond Park Attendance: 22,000
		Report		Thomond Park Attendance: 22,000

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

Round 13

6 January 2011 19:35	Newport Gwent Dragons	17 – 16	Connacht (1 BP)	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,117 Referee: Alan Lewis
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,117 Referee: Alan Lewis

7 January 2011 19:05	(1 BP) Ulster	32 – 13	Benetton Treviso	Ravenhill Attendance: 6,651 Referee: Leighton Hodges
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 6,651 Referee: Leighton Hodges

7 January 2011 19:30	Cardiff Blues	24 – 13	Aironi	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,523 Referee: Peter Allan
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,523 Referee: Peter Allan

7 January 2011 19:35	Leinster	15 – 10	Ospreys (1 BP)	RDS Arena Attendance: 14,876 Referee: Nigel Owens
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 14,876 Referee: Nigel Owens

8 January 2011 18:30	(1 BP) Edinburgh	16 – 21	Scarlets	Murrayfield Attendance: 1,673 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 1,673 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

8 January 2011 19:30	Munster	22 – 20	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)	Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,500
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,500

Round 14

10 February 2011 19:05	Leinster	21 – 16	Aironi	RDS Arena Attendance: 9,790 Referee: Nigel Owens
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 9,790 Referee: Nigel Owens

11 February 2011 19:35	Glasgow Warriors	15 – 26	Cardiff Blues	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,917 Referee: Dudley Phillips
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,917 Referee: Dudley Phillips

12 February 2011 14:00	Newport Gwent Dragons	30 – 22	Edinburgh	Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Alan Falzone
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,277 Referee: Alan Falzone

12 February 2011 19:35	Connacht	17 – 13	Scarlets	Sportsground Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Andrew McMenemy
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,135 Referee: Andrew McMenemy

13 February 2011 14:00	Benetton Treviso	19 – 18	Munster	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 3,500
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 3,500

13 February 2011 17:10	Ospreys	23 – 22	Ulster	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,802 Referee: Neil Patterson
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,802 Referee: Neil Patterson

Round 15

18 February 2011 19:00	(1 BP) Connacht	37 – 8	Glasgow Warriors	Sportsground Attendance: 1,268
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,268

18 February 2011 19:05	(1 BP) Scarlets	16 – 18	Ulster	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,463 Referee: Andy Macpherson
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,463 Referee: Andy Macpherson

18 February 2011 19:50	Munster	23 – 13	Edinburgh	Thomond Park Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nigel Owens
		Report

19 February 2011 17:30	Benetton Treviso	18 – 34	Ospreys (1 BP)	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 4,200 Referee: John Lacey
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 4,200 Referee: John Lacey

19 February 2011 18:30	Cardiff Blues	11 – 3	Leinster	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 10,741 Referee: Carlo Damasco
		Report

20 February 2011 17:30	Aironi	3 – 18	Newport Gwent Dragons	Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Neil Paterson
		Report		Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Neil Paterson

Round 16

24 February 2011 19:35	Scarlets	11 – 3	Edinburgh	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,857 Referee: Dudley Phillips
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,857 Referee: Dudley Phillips

25 February 2011 19:05	Ulster	32 – 13	Cardiff Blues	Ravenhill Attendance: 8,383 Referee: James Jones
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 8,383 Referee: James Jones

25 February 2011 19:10	Leinster	30 – 5	Benetton Treviso	RDS Arena Attendance: 10,236 Referee: Neil Hennessy
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 10,236 Referee: Neil Hennessy

25 February 2011 19:50	Glasgow Warriors	16 – 16	Newport Gwent Dragons	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

27 February 2011 14:00	Aironi	10 – 20	Munster	Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 1,500
		Report		Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 1,500

27 February 2011 14:30	Ospreys	33 – 18	Connacht	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,851 Referee: Stefano Penne
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,851 Referee: Stefano Penne

Round 17

4 March 2011 19:00	Connacht	31 – 25	Benetton Treviso	Sportsground Attendance: 1,563
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,563

4 March 2011 19:05	Ulster	23 – 10	Aironi	Ravenhill Attendance: 7,700
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 7,700

4 March 2011 19:30	Edinburgh	11 – 16	Cardiff Blues	Murrayfield Attendance: 1,776
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 1,776

4 March 2011 19:35	Leinster	26 – 15	Scarlets	RDS Arena Attendance: 11,976 Referee: Andy Macpherson
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 11,976 Referee: Andy Macpherson

5 March 2011 17:30	Ospreys	37 – 6	Glasgow Warriors	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,642
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,642

5 March 2011 19:30	Munster	38 – 17	Newport Gwent Dragons	Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,213
		Report		Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,213

Rearranged fixtures

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

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

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

Round 18

25 March 2011 19:05	(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	15 – 16	Munster	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 11,112 Referee: Alan Lewis
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 11,112 Referee: Alan Lewis

25 March 2011 20:05	(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	19 – 22	Ulster	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,715 Referee: David Jones
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,715 Referee: David Jones

26 March 2011 17:30	Aironi	25 – 13	Connacht	Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,700
		Report		Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,700

26 March 2011 18:30	Edinburgh	23 – 16	Ospreys (1 BP)	Murrayfield Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Dudley Phillips
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Dudley Phillips

27 March 2011 14:30	Newport Gwent Dragons	16 – 26	Leinster	Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Andy MacPherson
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Andy MacPherson

27 March 2011 17:35	Scarlets	22 – 16	Benetton Treviso (1 BP)	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,943 Referee: John Lacey
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,943 Referee: John Lacey

Round 19

1 April 2011 19:05	Ulster	20 – 18	Scarlets (1 BP)	Ravenhill Attendance: 8,646 Referee: Graham Knox
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 8,646 Referee: Graham Knox

1 April 2011 19:45	Connacht	27 – 23	Edinburgh (1 BP)	Sportsground Attendance: 1,586
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,586

2 April 2011 15:30	(1 BP) Aironi	16 – 17	Glasgow Warriors	Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,700
		Report		Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 2,700

2 April 2011 18:30	Ospreys	21 – 21	Cardiff Blues	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 11,619 Referee: Christophe Berdos
		Report

2 April 2011 19:30	Munster	24 – 23	Leinster (1 BP)	Thomond Park Attendance: 25,923 Referee: Andrew Small
		Report		Thomond Park Attendance: 25,923 Referee: Andrew Small

3 April 2011 14:45	(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	33 – 10	Benetton Treviso	Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,051 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,051 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon

Round 20

15 April 2011 19:05	Newport Gwent Dragons	32 – 28	Ospreys	Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,496
		Report		Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,496

15 April 2011 19:45	Connacht	12 – 26	Cardiff Blues	Sportsground Attendance: 1,856
		Report		Sportsground Attendance: 1,856

15 April 2011 19:50	Edinburgh	32 – 15	Aironi	Murrayfield Attendance: 1,565
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 1,565

16 April 2011 15:00	Benetton Treviso	19 – 16	Glasgow Warriors	Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 4,000
		Report		Stadio di Monigo Attendance: 4,000

16 April 2011 18:15	Scarlets	6 – 13	Munster	Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,108
		Report		Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,108

16 April 2011 20:00	Leinster	34 – 26	Ulster	RDS Arena Attendance: 17,670
		Report		RDS Arena Attendance: 17,670

Round 21

21 April 2011 19:05	Cardiff Blues	29 – 9	Benetton Treviso	Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 9,372
		Report		Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 9,372

22 April 2011 19:05	Ulster	27 – 16	Connacht	Ravenhill Attendance: 9,239
		Report		Ravenhill Attendance: 9,239

22 April 2011 19:30	Edinburgh	27 – 15	Newport Gwent Dragons	Murrayfield Attendance: 2,935
		Report		Murrayfield Attendance: 2,935

22 April 2011 20:05	Glasgow Warriors	29 – 37	Scarlets	Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,873
		Report		Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,873

23 April 2011 14:30	Aironi	8 – 20	Leinster	Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 4,000
		Report		Stadio Zaffanella Attendance: 4,000

23 April 2011 18:30	Ospreys	20 – 22	Munster	Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,481
		Report		Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,481

Rearranged fixture

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

Round 22

6 May 2011 19:05	Leinster	38 – 3	Glasgow Warriors	RDS Arena Referee: James Jones
		Report		RDS Arena Referee: James Jones

6 May 2011 19:05	Munster	22 – 6	Connacht	Thomond Park
		Report		Thomond Park

6 May 2011 19:05	Newport Gwent Dragons	13 – 20	Ulster	Rodney Parade
		Report		Rodney Parade

6 May 2011 19:05	Scarlets	38 – 23	Cardiff Blues	Parc y Scarlets
		Report		Parc y Scarlets

6 May 2011 20:05	Aironi	10 – 12	Ospreys	Stadio Zaffanella
		Report		Stadio Zaffanella

6 May 2011 20:05	Benetton Treviso	31 – 6	Edinburgh	Stadio di Monigo
		Report		Stadio di Monigo

Playoffs

Semi-finals

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

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

Grand Final

Main article: 2011 Magners League Grand Final

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

Transfers in

Player	From	To	Source
Dan Parks	Glasgow Warriors	Cardiff Blues	BBC
Isaac Boss	Ulster Rugby	Leinster Rugby	Irish Independent
Ed O'Donoghue	Ulster Rugby	Leinster Rugby	Leinster Rugby Website
Heinke van der Merwe	Golden Lions	Leinster Rugby	Leinster Rugby Website

Transfers out

Player	From	To	Source
Dan Parks	Glasgow Warriors	Cardiff Blues	BBC
Girvan Dempsey	Leinster	Retiring	BBC
Bernard Jackman	Leinster	Retiring	The Irish Times
David Moore	Leinster	NEC Harlequins
Malcolm O'Kelly	Leinster	Retiring	BBC
Ben Prescott	Leinster	Northampton Saints
CJ van der Linde	Leinster	Cheetahs	Irish Independent
Isaac Boss	Ulster	Leinster	Irish Independent

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

Player	Team	Points
Dan Biggar	Ospreys	248
Ian Keatley	Connacht	224
Ronan O'Gara	Munster	183
Daniel Parks	Cardiff Blues	158
Rhys Priestland	Scarlets	158
Jason Tovey	Newport Gwent Dragons	142
Isa Nacewa	Leinster	140
Chris Paterson	Edinburgh	133

^[9]

Top try scorers

Player	Team	Tries
Tim Visser	Edinburgh	14
Aled Brew	Newport Gwent Dragons	12
Jonathan Davies	Scarlets	9
DTH van der Merwe	Glasgow Warriors	9
Doug Howlett	Munster	8
Richard Fussell	Ospreys	8
Craig Gilroy	Ulster	8
Shane Horgan	Leinster	8

^[10]

References

^ BBC Sport
^ BBC Sport
^ "Munster win Magners League final to lay ghost of Leinster double". Guardian. 30 May 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/may/30/munster-magners-league-final-leinster. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
^ "Munster 19-9 Leinster". BBC Sport. 30 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/13565913.stm. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
^ BBC Sport
^ Ospreys punished for Ulster postponement - BBC Sport
^ BBC Sport - Ospreys Magners League point deduction suspended
^ Magners League
^ "Points". itsrugby.co.uk. http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/stats-magnersleague-2010.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
^ "Tries". itsrugby.co.uk. http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/stats-magnersleague-2010.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30.

Match Attendance

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


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