2011 Celtic League Grand Final
Event | 2010–11 Celtic League | ||||||
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Date | 28 May 2011 | ||||||
Venue | Thomond Park, Limerick | ||||||
Man of the Match | David Wallace[1] | ||||||
Referee | Nigel Owens (WRU) | ||||||
Attendance | 26,100 | ||||||
Weather | Dry | ||||||
The 2010-11 Celtic League Grand Final was the final match of the
Background and Build Up
2010-11 was the tenth Celtic League season and the fifth and final season with
All tickets for the final sold out.[10][11] The match was shown live on TV in Ireland by
Route to the final
2010-11 Final Table
Under the standard bonus point system, points were 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 | |
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1 | Munster | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 474 | 321 | +153 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 79 |
2 | Leinster | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 457 | 333 | +124 | 46 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 65 |
3 | Ulster | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 460 | 405 | +55 | 41 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 63 |
4 | Cardiff Blues
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21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 456 | 354 | +102 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 60 |
5 | Ospreys | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 541 | 408 | +133 | 56 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 59 |
6 | Scarlets | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 465 | 430 | +35 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 57 |
7 | Newport Gwent Dragons
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21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 431 | 442 | −11 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
8 | Edinburgh | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 415 | 429 | −14 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 43 |
9 | Connacht | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 388 | 437 | −49 | 32 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 39 |
10 | Benetton Treviso | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 343 | 496 | −153 | 26 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
11 | Glasgow Warriors | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 398 | 505 | −107 | 33 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 33 |
12 | Aironi | 21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 237 | 505 | −268 | 20 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
Correct as of 30 April 2011 |
Previous 2010-11 Celtic League meetings
2 October 2010 19:30 |
Leinster | 13 – 9 | Munster (1 BP) |
Report |
Aviva Stadium Attendance: 50,645 Referee: Jérôme Garces |
2 April 2011 19:30 |
Munster | 24 – 23 | Leinster (1 BP) |
Report |
Thomond Park Attendance: 25,923 Referee: Andrew Small |
2011 Playoffs
Semi-finals
13 May 2011 19:05 |
Leinster | 18 – 3 | Ulster |
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 |
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 |
Match
Summary
Ronan O'Gara converted a Doug Howlett try after twelve minutes before Johnny Sexton responded with a penalty for Leinster after twenty nine minutes to leave Munster 7-3 ahead at half time.[13] The Munster try, which Howlett scored in the corner was the first Munster scored against Leinster since 2009. In the second half Donncha O'Callaghan was sin-binned for not rolling away and Sexton scored from the resulting penalty. After sixty six minutes O'Gara found Keith Earls with a cross-field kick to the corner which the winger caught before stretching to ground the ball with one hand. Munster were awarded a penalty try with one minute remaining, which O'Gara converted to leave the final score at 19–9.[14][15]
Details
28 May 2011 17:05 |
Munster | 19 – 9 | Leinster |
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 |
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Touch judges:
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Reaction
Leinster coach
References
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