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.
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.
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
12,464
Edinburgh , Scotland
Glasgow Warriors
Firhill Stadium
10,887
Glasgow , Scotland
Leinster
RDS Arena
18,500
Dublin , Republic of Ireland
Munster
Thomond Park Musgrave Park
26,500
Limerick , Republic of Ireland Cork , Republic of Ireland
Newport Gwent Dragons
Rodney Parade
12,000
Newport , Wales
Ospreys
Liberty Stadium
20,500
Swansea , Wales
Scarlets
Parc y Scarlets Stradey Park
14,870
Llanelli , Wales
Ulster
Ravenhill
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
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)
Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
Results
Round 1
Sportsground
Newport Gwent Dragons 6–12 Report
Rodney Parade
Murrayfield
Ravenhill
Cardiff Blues 16–16 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Welsh Round 1
All-Welsh Round 5 matches played mid-week to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup . Ospreys 32–10 Report
Liberty Stadium
Newport Gwent Dragons 25–27 Report
Rodney Parade
Round 2
Cardiff Blues 16–15 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Glasgow Warriors 18–21 Report
Firhill Stadium
RDS Arena
Stradey Park
Munster 50–6 Report
Musgrave Park
Round 3
Connacht 15–8 Report
Sportsground
Edinburgh 32–12 Report
Murrayfield
Ulster 14–16 Report
Ravenhill
RDS Arena
Munster 28–20 Report
Musgrave Park
Round 4
Cardiff Blues 58–0 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Glasgow Warriors 34–20 Report
Firhill Stadium
Newport Gwent Dragons 11–9 Report
Rodney Parade
Liberty Stadium
RDS Arena
Round 5
Ravenhill
Munster 25–17 Report
Thomond Park Stadium
Sportsground
Round 6
Connacht 14–27 Report
Sportsground
Glasgow Warriors 15–12 Report
Firhill Stadium
Ravenhill
Round 7
Parc y Scarlets
Glasgow Warriors 28–0 Report
Firhill Stadium
Ravenhill
Leinster 29–13 Report
RDS Arena
Welsh Round 2
All-Welsh Round 6 matches played mid-week to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup . Newport Gwent Dragons 30–24 Report
Rodney Parade
Scarlets 27–13 Report
Parc y Scarlets
Round 8
Newport Gwent Dragons 19–21 Report
Rodney Parade
Liberty Stadium
Ravenhill
Sportsground
1872 Cup 1st round
Edinburgh 39–6 Report
Murrayfield
Round 9
Cardiff Blues 12–16 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Scarlets 29–24 Report
Parc y Scarlets
RDS Arena
Thomond Park Stadium
1872 Cup 2nd round
Glasgow Warriors 25–20 Report
Firhill Stadium
Round 10
Sportsground
Liberty Stadium
Glasgow Warriors 20–25 Report
Firhill Stadium
Murrayfield
Leinster 21–20 Report
RDS Arena
Round 11
Cardiff Blues 34–30 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Parc y Scarlets
Musgrave Park
Liberty Stadium
Newport Gwent Dragons 26–16 Report
Rodney Parade
Round 12
Connacht 14–19 Report
Sportsground
Liberty Stadium
Newport Gwent Dragons 9–20 Report
Rodney Parade
Ulster 12–0 Report
Ravenhill
Parc y Scarlets
Round 13
Murrayfield
Glasgow Warriors 13–26 Report
Firhill Stadium
RDS Arena
Round 14
Connacht 39–17 Report
Sportsground
Edinburgh 16–3 Report
Murrayfield
Ravenhill
Scarlets 21–38 Report
Parc y Scarlets
Thomond Park Stadium
Round 15
Glasgow Warriors 19–20 Report
Firhill Stadium
Edinburgh 27–16 Report
Murrayfield
Parc y Scarlets
Thomond Park Stadium
Round 16
Ulster 9–11 Report
Ravenhill
Musgrave Park
Liberty Stadium
Leinster 36–13 Report
RDS Arena
Newport Gwent Dragons 27–14 Report
Rodney Parade
Rearranged fixtures
Ospreys 27–18 Report
Liberty Stadium
Cardiff Blues 26–12 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Round 17
Sportsground
RDS Arena
Edinburgh 43–3 Report
Murrayfield
Ospreys 34–23 Report
Liberty Stadium
Cardiff Blues 20–12 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Rearranged fixture
Cardiff Blues 9–30 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Round 18
Glasgow Warriors 30–9 Report
Firhill Stadium
Thomond Park Stadium
Newport Gwent Dragons 18–9 Report
Rodney Parade
Parc y Scarlets
Cardiff Blues 14–36 Report
Cardiff City Stadium
Leading scorers
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.
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
Broadcast rights
Television rights for the league are split between three broadcasters, BBC Wales , S4C and Setanta Sports . BBC Wales and S4C continues to cover the Pro12 .
Notes
References
^ "Leading Points-Scorers" . RaboDirect PRO12. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
^ "Leading Try-Scorers" . RaboDirect PRO12. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
"Scarlets drop Llanelli from name" . BBC Sport. 11 September 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2008."Ospreys 27-18 Dragons" . BBC Sport . 30 April 2009. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009."John Lacey" . www.pro14rugby.org. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.BBC extends Welsh rugby contract
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