| 2011–12 Celtic League | |
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| Countries | Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
| Date | September 2011 - May 2012 |
| Matches played | 129 |
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The ongoing 2011–12 RaboDirect PRO12 is the 11th season of the competition originally known as the Celtic League, the second with its current 12-team format, and the first with RaboDirect as title sponsor.[1][2]
The twelve teams competing are 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 Italian franchises Aironi and Benetton Treviso.
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| Team | Coach | Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Aironi | Rowland Phillips | Quintin Geldenhuys | Stadio Luigi Zaffanella Stadio Giglio |
6,000 29,546 |
| Benetton Treviso | Franco Smith | Antonio Pavanello | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 6,700 |
| Cardiff Blues | Gareth Baber / Justin Burnell | Paul Tito | Cardiff City Stadium | 26,828 |
| Connacht | Eric Elwood | Gavin Duffy | Galway Sportsgrounds | 7,500 |
| Edinburgh | Michael Bradley | Greig Laidlaw | 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) 9,251 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | Darren Edwards | 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 | Johann Muller | Ravenhill Stadium | 12,300 |
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||
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| 1 | Leinster | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 323 | 199 | +124 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 44 | ||||
| 2 | Ospreys | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 187 | +66 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 38 | ||||
| 3 | Glasgow Warriors | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 237 | 198 | +39 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||||
| 4 | Munster | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 248 | 203 | +45 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 33 | ||||
| 5 | Cardiff Blues | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 250 | 229 | +21 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 30 | ||||
| 6 | Scarlets | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 212 | 191 | +21 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 30 | ||||
| 7 | Benetton Treviso | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 258 | 241 | +17 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 28 | ||||
| 8 | Ulster | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 226 | 233 | -7 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||||
| 9 | Edinburgh | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 270 | 281 | -11 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||||
| 10 | Connacht | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 160 | 227 | -67 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 17 | ||||
| 11 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 164 | 239 | -75 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| 12 | Aironi | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 163 | 336 | -173 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
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If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
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| Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. Qualification for Heineken Cup is based on each country's allocation, i.e. three highest-ranked Irish teams, three highest-ranked Welsh teams, both Italian teams and both Scottish teams.
Updated 1 January 2012. Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Notes: |
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