# 2006–07 Celtic League

The 2006–07 Celtic League (known as the 2006–07 Magners League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth Celtic League season and the first with Magners as title sponsor. The season commenced on 1 September and was completed on 12 May.
The teams competing remained the same as the previous season with four Irish provinces; Munster, Leinster, Connacht and 2005–06 champions Ulster, three Scottish regions; Edinburgh, Border Reivers and Glasgow Warriors and four Welsh regions; Llanelli Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Ospreys and Newport Gwent Dragons.
The league was won for the second time in three seasons by the Ospreys, with a final-day win over the Borders, playing their last match, as the Scottish Rugby Union had announced that the Borders would not exist in the following season. Cardiff Blues finished second, making this the only season of the tournament (as of 2021) in which no Irish team made the top two of the United Rugby Championship and predecessor tournaments.

## Teams

* ConnachtLeinsterMunsterUlsterEdinburghGlasgow WarriorsBorder ReiversBluesDragonsOspreysScarletsclass=notpageimage| Location of 2006–07 Celtic League teams in Great Britain and Ireland.
* Winners; 2nd–4th place; Other teams.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City, Area |
| Border Reivers | Netherdale | 6,000 | Galashiels, Scotland |
| Cardiff Blues | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,500 | Cardiff, Wales |
| Connacht | Galway Sportsgrounds | 5,500 | Galway, Republic of Ireland |
| Edinburgh | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Glasgow Warriors | Hughenden Stadium | 6,000 | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Leinster | Donnybrook Stadium | 6,500 | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Llanelli Scarlets | Stradey Park | 10,800 | Llanelli, Wales |
| Munster | Thomond Park Musgrave Park | 13,200 8,300 | Limerick, Republic of Ireland Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | Rodney Parade | 12,000 | Newport, Wales |
| Ospreys | Liberty Stadium | 20,500 | Swansea, Wales |
| Ulster | Ravenhill | 12,800 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |

## Pre-season

Ulster began the season as the reigning champions whilst Munster are Heineken Cup champions of the 2005–06 season. Prior to the season commencing it was announced by the Irish Rugby Football Union that some of their internationals were to be rested during part of the season as the Rugby World Cup takes place at the end. This would include the first four matches of the season, to allow for recovery from the June internationals. Those who did not play much during the internationals may return sooner. Major signings during the off-season include Justin Marshall for the Ospreys and Stephen Jones for the Scarlets. The free weekend scheme, where each team that did not compete in a match on a weekend due to the odd number of teams in the league would receive 4 points, was scrapped.

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts |
| 1 | Ospreys | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 461 | 374 | +87 | 49 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
| 2 | Cardiff Blues | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 447 | 327 | +120 | 53 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
| 3 | Leinster | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 472 | 376 | +96 | 54 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 61 |
| 4 | Llanelli Scarlets | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 490 | 417 | +73 | 61 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 57 |
| 5 | Ulster | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 423 | 310 | +113 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 55 |
| 6 | Munster | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 379 | 294 | +85 | 37 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
| 7 | Glasgow Warriors | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 434 | 419 | +15 | 42 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 49 |
| 8 | Edinburgh | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 335 | 423 | −88 | 31 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Newport Gwent Dragons | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 353 | 362 | −9 | 36 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Connacht | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 326 | 474 | −148 | 30 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Border Reivers | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 201 | 545 | −344 | 16 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 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 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine ||||||||||||||

## Results
### Round 1

* 1 September 2006 19:10
| Cardiff Blues | 22 – 13 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 8,687
* 1 September 2006 19:30
| Border Reivers | 15 – 29 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,303
* 1 September 2006 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 23 – 24 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 1,653
* 2 September 2006 17:30
| Ospreys | 17 – 11 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,067
* 2 September 2006 19:30
| Ulster | 31 – 16 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 8,265

### Round 2

* 8 September 2006 18:30
| Connacht | 15 – 10 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,587
* 8 September 2006 19:10
| Llanelli Scarlets | 31 – 17 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 6,366
* 8 September 2006 19:30
| Edinburgh | 20 – 14 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 2,479
* 9 September 2006 17:30
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 25 – 32 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,114
* 9 September 2006 19:30
| Munster | 9 – 8 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 6,138

### Welsh Round 1

* All-Welsh Round 5 matches played early to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
* 12 September 2006 19:10
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 22 – 23 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,574
* 13 September 2006 19:35
| Ospreys | 18 – 16 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 10,020

### Round 3

* 15 September 2006 18:30
| Connacht | 15 – 37 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,765
* 15 September 2006 19:10
| Ospreys | 30 – 13 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,507
* 15 September 2006 19:30
| Edinburgh | 20 – 15 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 3,129
* 15 September 2006 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 24 – 13 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 2,295
* 16 September 2006 19:30
| Leinster | 16 – 9 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 5,200

### Round 4

* 22 September 2006 18:30
| Connacht | 22 – 22 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,065
* 22 September 2006 18:40
| Cardiff Blues | 27 – 9 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,326
* 22 September 2006 19:30
| Border Reivers | 8 – 20 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,088
* 22 September 2006 19:30
| Ulster | 43 – 7 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 10,804
* 23 September 2006 17:30
| Llanelli Scarlets | 33 – 21 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 6,721

### Round 5

* 29 September 2006 18:30
| Connacht | 16 – 31 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 3,678
* 29 September 2006 19:30
| Edinburgh | 14 – 9 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 4,342
* 30 September 2006 19:30
| Munster | 21 – 13 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,000

### Round 6

* 6 October 2006 18:30
| Connacht | 17 – 24 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,687
* 6 October 2006 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 25 – 0 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 1,967
* 6 October 2006 19:30
| Leinster | 27 – 20 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Lansdowne Road Attendance: 27,252

### Round 7

* 13 October 2006 18:30
| Connacht | 16 – 9 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,356
* 13 October 2006 19:10
| Ospreys | 26 – 9 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,288
* 13 October 2006 19:30
| Border Reivers | 22 – 19 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,661
* 13 October 2006 19:30
| Munster | 10 – 21 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 8,000
* 14 October 2006 17:30
| Ulster | 32 – 12 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 9,979

### Round 8

* 3 November 2006 19:10
| Edinburgh | 13 – 23 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 3,083
* 3 November 2006 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 39 – 34 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 1,574
* 3 November 2006 19:30
| Ulster | 32 – 8 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 10,452
* 4 November 2006 19:30
| Leinster | 35 – 13 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 4,790
* 5 November 2006 17:30
| Llanelli Scarlets | 25 – 12 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 5,563

### Round 9

* 10 November 2006 19:10
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 17 – 10 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,846
* 10 November 2006 19:30
| Border Reivers | 13 – 19 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,103
* 10 November 2006 19:30
| Leinster | 38 – 23 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 3,750
* 18 November 2006 17:30
| Cardiff Blues | 15 – 13 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,309
* 25 November 2006 19:30
| Munster | 25 – 20 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 6,254

### Round 10

* 1 December 2006 19:30
| Edinburgh | 17 – 3 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 2,133
* 2 December 2006 19:30
| Ulster | 6 – 6 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 12,800
* 3 December 2006 17:00
| Munster | 13 – 0 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 5,300

### Round 11

* 22 December 2006 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 34 – 27 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 2,613
* 23 December 2006 17:30
| Cardiff Blues | 30 – 24 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 11,976
* This match was postponed from Round 6 to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
* 26 December 2006 16:10
| Ospreys | 50 – 24 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,520
* 26 December 2006 17:30
| Ulster | 20 – 10 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 12,143
* 27 December 2006 15:00
| Munster | 25 – 11 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 13,200
* 27 December 2006 15:10
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 14 – 13 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 10,000

### Round 12

* 29 December 2006 19:30
| Border Reivers | 19 – 20 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,542
* 31 December 2006 14:00
| Leinster | 20 – 12 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Lansdowne Road Attendance: 48,000
* 31 December 2006 14:10
| Ospreys | 12 – 6 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,304
* 31 December 2006 16:00
| Connacht | 8 – 14 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 4,560
* 1 January 2007 16:10
| Cardiff Blues | 29 – 10 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 10,480

### Round 13

* 5 January 2007 19:10
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 19 – 12 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,352
* 5 January 2007 19:30
| Edinburgh | 24 – 14 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 2,137
* 6 January 2007 17:30
| Cardiff Blues | 36 – 15 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,169
* 6 January 2007 17:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 8 – 19 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 2,799
* 6 January 2007 19:30
| Leinster | 45 – 22 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 6,000

### Round 14

* 26 January 2007 19:30
| Edinburgh | 49 – 31 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 1,824
* 26 January 2007 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 22 – 3 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 1,562
* 26 January 2007 19:30
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 48 – 0 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,986
* 26 January 2007 19:40
| Leinster | 44 – 34 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 5,890
* 27 January 2007 17:30
| Ospreys | 29 – 22 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,077

### Round 15

* 16 February 2007 19:10
| Ulster | 14 – 7 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 9,237
* 16 February 2007 19:30
| Border Reivers | 0 – 36 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,485
* 16 February 2007 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 30 – 14 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 1,825
* 16 February 2007 19:30
| Leinster | 13 – 6 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 5,340
* 17 February 2007 17:30
| Ospreys | 31 – 10 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,499

### Round 16

* 2 March 2007 18:30
| Connacht | 20 – 17 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,240
* 2 March 2007 19:30
| Edinburgh | 12 – 30 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 2,335
* 2 March 2007 19:30
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 13 – 3 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,656
* 2 March 2007 19:40
| Munster | 12 – 19 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,000
* 3 March 2007 17:30
| Llanelli Scarlets | 17 – 11 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 5,641

### Round 17

* 23 March 2007 19:10
| Llanelli Scarlets | 35 – 11 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 6,320
* 23 March 2007 19:30
| Border Reivers | 10 – 3 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,444
* 23 March 2007 19:30
| Ulster | 21 – 24 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 12,900
* 24 March 2007 17:15
| Leinster | 30 – 21 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 6,500

### Round 18

* 6 April 2007 19:10
| Llanelli Scarlets | 53 – 11 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 5,437
* 6 April 2007 19:30
| Edinburgh | 30 – 20 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 2,261
* 6 April 2007 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 26 – 20 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 2,121
* 7 April 2007 17:30
| Ospreys | 20 – 12 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,295
* 7 April 2007 18:30
| Connacht | 16 – 16 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,536

### Round 19

* 13 April 2007 18:30
| Connacht | 23 – 40 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Sportsground Attendance: 1,331
* 13 April 2007 19:10
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 22 – 23 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,442
* 13 April 2007 19:30
| Border Reivers | 9 – 33 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 3,252
* 14 April 2007 16:10
| Cardiff Blues | 48 – 0 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,527
* 14 April 2007 19:30
| Munster | 20 – 0 | Llanelli Scarlets |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,500

### Rescheduled matches

* These match were rescheduled to allow Cardiff and Ospreys to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup semi-finals.
* 20 April 2007 19:10
| Cardiff Blues | 20 – 17 | Ulster |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,354
* 24 April 2007 19:35
| Llanelli Scarlets | 6 – 19 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 10,102

### Round 20

* 27 April 2007 19:10
| Ospreys | 19 – 17 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Liberty Stadium Attendance: 10,702
* 27 April 2007 19:30
| Border Reivers | 14 – 41 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,238
* 27 April 2007 19:30
| Ulster | 10 – 24 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 8,056
* 28 April 2007 17:00
| Munster | 15 – 7 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 4,517
* 29 April 2007 16:10
| Llanelli Scarlets | 42 – 17 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 5,108

### Rescheduled Match

* All-Welsh match rescheduled to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
* 1 May 2007 19:10
| Cardiff Blues | 31 – 20 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 9,326

### Round 21

* 4 May 2007 19:10
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 23 – 0 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,322
* 4 May 2007 19:30
| Edinburgh | 9 – 35 | Munster |
| | Report | |
* Murrayfield Attendance: 3,129
* 4 May 2007 19:30
| Glasgow Warriors | 29 – 26 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Hughenden Attendance: 2,486
* 5 May 2007 17:30
| Llanelli Scarlets | 38 – 10 | Cardiff Blues |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 7,506
* 5 May 2007 19:30
| Leinster | 31 – 0 | Border Reivers |
| | Report | |
* Donnybrook Attendance: 6,200

### Rescheduled Match

* All-Welsh match rescheduled to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
* 8 May 2007 19:35
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 13 – 27 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,438

### Round 22

* 11 May 2007 19:10
| Cardiff Blues | 27 – 11 | Leinster |
| | Report | |
* Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 10,320
* 11 May 2007 19:10
| Llanelli Scarlets | 19 – 10 | Connacht |
| | Report | |
* Stradey Park Attendance: 5,204
* 11 May 2007 19:30
| Ulster | 16 – 10 | Edinburgh |
| | Report | |
* Ravenhill Attendance: 7,429
* 12 May 2007 17:30
| Border Reivers | 16 – 24 | Ospreys |
| | Report | |
* Netherdale Attendance: 1,837
* 12 May 2007 17:30
| Munster | 38 – 20 | Glasgow Warriors |
| | Report | |
* Musgrave Park Attendance: 3,311

## 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.

## Broadcast rights

Television rights for the league are split between three broadcasters, BBC Wales, S4C and Setanta Sports. At the start of the season it was announced that the BBC Wales and S4C had extended their contract to show Celtic League until the end of the 2009/10 season.