2005–06 Celtic League

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The 2005–06 Celtic League was the fifth Celtic League season, and the third following the introduction of regional rugby in Wales. Eleven teams, from three countries participated. The final table was dominated by the Irish, with the top three spots taken by Ulster, Leinster and Munster respectively. The 2005–06 season was the first (and last) season for which the "free weekend" was awarded points for. Due to the odd number of teams participating, for every round of fixtures, one team has a so-called "free weekend". Each time this occurred, the team was awarded four points, so although at the end of the season it did not alter the positions (each team has a guaranteed 8 points), the table is skewed during the season according to the fixtures.

2005–06 Celtic League
CountriesIreland Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
ChampionsIreland Ulster (1st title)
Runners-upIreland Leinster
Matches played110
Attendance571,331
(average 5,194 per match)
Tries scored484
(average 4.4 per match)
Top point scorerFelipe Contepomi (Leinster)
(287 points)[1]
Top try scorerTommy Bowe (Ulster)
Jason Forster (Newport Gwent Dragons)
(10 tries)[2]
Official website
www.rabodirectpro12.com

Teams

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Location of 2005–06 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[a] 12,500 Cardiff, Wales
  Connacht Galway Sportsgrounds 5,500 Galway, Republic of Ireland
  Edinburgh Gunners Murrayfield Stadium 67,800[b] Edinburgh, Scotland
  Glasgow Warriors Firhill Stadium
Hughenden Stadium[c]
10,887
6,000
Glasgow, Scotland
  Leinster Donnybrook Stadium[d] 6,500 Dublin, Republic of Ireland
  Llanelli Scarlets Stradey Park[e] 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

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1   Ulster 20 15 1 4 510 347 +163 49 31 3 2 75
2   Leinster 20 14 0 6 545 427 +118 59 45 8 2 74
3   Munster 20 12 0 8 439 372 +67 49 42 7 3 66
4   Cardiff Blues 20 11 0 9 475 389 +86 51 38 6 5 63
5   Edinburgh Gunners 20 11 0 9 418 415 +3 48 45 5 3 60
6   Llanelli Scarlets 20 10 1 9 418 402 +16 49 37 3 4 57
7   Ospreys 20 11 0 9 381 409 −28 33 38 1 2 55
8   Newport Gwent Dragons 20 7 0 13 355 456 −101 40 51 2 7 45
9   Border Reivers 20 7 0 13 386 501 −115 39 59 1 7 44
10   Connacht 20 6 0 14 325 466 −141 28 51 1 4 37
11   Glasgow Warriors 20 5 0 15 371 439 −68 39 47 2 7 37
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)

Due to the uneven number of participating teams, each team had two free weekends and were awarded 4 match points each time.

Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 22 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine

Results

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Round 1

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2 September 2005
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets  15–21  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,688
2 September 2005
19:10
Munster  9–7  Border Reivers
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 3,500
2 September 2005
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  15–21  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 2,034
3 September 2005
14:30
Connacht  13–9  Cardiff Blues
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,800
4 September 2005
17:10
Ospreys  22–20  Leinster
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,131

Round 2

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9 September 2005
19:10
Cardiff Blues  22–25  Ulster
Try: Morgan
Con: Robinson
Pen: Robinson (5)
Report[3]Try: Bowe
Con: David Humphreys
Pen: David Humphreys (5)
Drop: David Humphreys
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,784
Referee: Rob Dickson
10 September 2005
16:00
Edinburgh Gunners  34–3  Connacht
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 1,813
10 September 2005
17:00
Leinster  26–21  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 3,700
10 September 2005
18:00
Munster  37–10  Ospreys
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,700
11 September 2005
16:00
Border Reivers  15–24  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 850

Welsh Round 1

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  • All-Welsh Round 5 matches played mid-week to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
13 September 2005
19:35
Ospreys  15–9  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,749
14 September 2005
19:10
Cardiff Blues  20–16  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,254

Round 3

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16 September 2005
19:10
Leinster  33–14  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 3,700
16 September 2005
19:30
Ulster  30–23  Edinburgh Gunners
Try: Bowe
Trimble
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (6)
Report[4]Try: Dewey
Leonelli
Con: Paterson (2)
Pen: Paterson (2)
Drop: Paterson
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,799
Referee: Phil Fear
17 September 2005
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets  25–17  Connacht
Report
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,042
17 September 2005
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  32–10  Munster
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,884
18 September 2005
16:00
Border Reivers  16–6  Ospreys
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,023

Round 4

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23 September 2005
19:10
Munster  14–13  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000
24 September 2005
14:30
Connacht  15–17  Border Reivers
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 650
24 September 2005
17:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  19–22  Ulster
Try: Gough
Con: Warlow
Pen: Warlow (3)
Drop: Warlow
Report[5]Try: N. Best (2)
Trimble
Con: Wallace (2)
Pen: Wallace
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,112
24 September 2005
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  23–28  Cardiff Blues
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,404
25 September 2005
15:00
Edinburgh Gunners  24–18  Ospreys
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,471

Round 5

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30 September 2005
19:30
Edinburgh Gunners  28–12  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,502
1 October 2005
14:00
Connacht  19–44  Munster
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,300
1 October 2005
17:30
Leinster  30–23  Ulster
Try: Hickie
Potts
Con: Contemomi
Pen: Contemomi (6)
Report[6]Try: Wallace
Best
Con: David Humphreys (2)
Pen: David Humphreys (3)
Donnybrook
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Olan Trevor

Round 6

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7 October 2005
19:10
Ulster  36–10  Connacht
Try: R. Best
Bowe
Topping
McCullough
Trimble
Con: Humphreys (2)
Cunningham
Wallace
Pen: Cunningham
Report[7]Try: Matthews
Con: Robinson
Pen: Warwick
Ravenhill
Attendance: 9,546
Referee: Alain Rolland
7 October 2005
19:30
Border Reivers  23–11  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 2,646
9 October 2005
15:00
Munster  33–9  Leinster
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,500

Round 7

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14 October 2005
19:10
Ospreys  18–17  Connacht
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,511
14 October 2005
19:30
Edinburgh Gunners  17–15  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,460
15 October 2005
17:30
Leinster  34–15  Cardiff Blues
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 7,000
15 October 2005
19:30
Border Reivers  0–27  Ulster
Report[8]Try: Topping
N. Best
Boss
Con: Humphreys (3)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,857
Referee: Phil Fear
16 October 2005
16:10
Llanelli Scarlets  24–20  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,333

Round 8

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4 November 2005
19:10
Ulster  12–20  Ospreys
Pen: Steinmetz (4)Report[9]Try: Spice
Pen: Connor (4)
Drop: Connor
Ravenhill
Attendance: 9,310
Referee: Ian Heard
4 November 2005
19:30
Cardiff Blues  16–18  Munster
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,107
4 November 2005
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  30–15  Connacht
Report
Hughenden
Attendance: 1,518
6 November 2005
15:00
Leinster  13–27  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 1,700
6 November 2005
16:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  20–16  Border Reivers
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,551

Round 9

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3 December 2005
14:00
Connacht  9–21  Leinster
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,250
3 December 2005
19:10
Munster  17–20  Ulster
Try: D. Wallace
Flannery
Con: O'Gara (2)
Drop: O'Gara
Report[10]Try: Bowe
Andrew Trimble
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alain Rolland
4 December 2005
15:00
Glasgow Warriors  46–6  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Firhill
Attendance: 2,003

Welsh Round 2

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  • All-Welsh Round 9 matches postponed to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
22 December 2005
19:35
Ospreys  9–28  Cardiff Blues
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 11,016
23 December 2005
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  16–28  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,763

Round 10

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26 December 2005
15:00
Edinburgh Gunners  30–25  Border Reivers
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,818
26 December 2005
17:00
Ulster  19–24  Leinster
Try: Bowe
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (4)
Report[11]Try: D'Arcy
Dempsey
Con: Contepomi
Pen: Contepomi (4)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: George Clancy
27 December 2005
16:10
Cardiff Blues  41–23  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 12,488
27 December 2005
19:35
Munster  36–17  Connacht
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 8,000

Round 11

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31 December 2005
13:00
Leinster  35–23  Munster
Report
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,135
31 December 2005
14:00
Border Reivers  24–13  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 2,107
31 December 2005
14:00
Connacht  22–12  Ulster
Try: Slemen
Lacey
McPhillips
Con: Slemen (2)
Pen: Slemen
Report[12]Pen: Humphreys (4)
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Alan Lewis
1 January 2006
15:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  24–14  Ospreys
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,115
2 January 2006
16:10
Llanelli Scarlets  32–13  Cardiff Blues
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 9,364

Round 12

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6 January 2006
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  27–19  Connacht
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,773
7 January 2006
15:30
Ulster  25–23  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Humphreys
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (6)
Report[13]Try: Hamilton
Morrison
Con: Parks (2)
Pen: Parks (3)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 6,487
Referee: Phil Fear
7 January 2006
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets  20–18  Leinster
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,126
7 January 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Gunners  17–18  Munster
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,525
8 January 2006
16:00
Border Reivers  26–23  Cardiff Blues
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 3,879

Round 13

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27 January 2006
19:10
Cardiff Blues  9–13  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,943
27 January 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  8–22  Ospreys
Report
Old Anniesland
Attendance: 1,335
27 January 2006
19:30
Leinster  62–14  Border Reivers
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 4,125
27 January 2006
19:30
Ulster  30–13  Llanelli Scarlets
Try: Howe
Maxwell
Con: Steinmetz
Pen: Steinmetz (6)
Report[14]Try: James
Con: Davies (2)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,986
Referee: Peter Allan
28 January 2006
17:30
Munster  10–8  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 5,000

Round 14

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17 February 2006
19:10
Ospreys  22–18  Border Reivers
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,573
17 February 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Gunners  23–31  Ulster
Try: Hodge
Penalty try
Con: Hodge (2)
Pen: Hodge (3)
Report[15]Try: Maxwell (2)
Boss
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (4)
Murrayfield
Attendance: 3,559
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse
18 February 2006
14:30
Connacht  33–19  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,300
18 February 2006
15:30
Munster  20–26  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000
18 February 2006
17:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  31–18  Leinster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,117

Round 15

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3 March 2006
19:10
Cardiff Blues  40–14  Ospreys
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 7,165
3 March 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  8–20  Border Reivers
Report
Firhill
Attendance: 1,406
3 March 2006
19:35
Ulster  27–3  Munster
Try: Bowe
Steinmetz
McMillan
Wilson
Harrison
Con: Humphreys
Report[16]Pen: Burke
Ravenhill
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Alain Rolland
5 March 2006
17:15
Leinster  16–13  Connacht
Report
Donnybrook
Attendance: 3,573

Round 16

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24 March 2006
19:10
Cardiff Blues  31–3  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 4,508
24 March 2006
19:30
Border Reivers  9–11  Connacht
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 702
25 March 2006
15:30
Ulster  24–17  Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Bowe
Humphreys
Cunningham
Con: Humphreys (3)
Pen: Humphreys
Report[17]Try: Jones
Luscombe
Con: Warlow (2)
Pen: Warlow
Ravenhill
Attendance: 7,546
26 March 2006
16:10
Ospreys  24–17  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,413

Round 10 rescheduled match

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31 March 2006
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets  30–17  Ospreys
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 10,832

Round 17

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7 April 2006
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  23–17  Munster
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,433
7 April 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Gunners  10–21  Cardiff Blues
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,304
7 April 2006
21:00
Border Reivers  34–35  Leinster
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,307
8 April 2006
17:30
Ospreys  16–13  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 4,000

Round 18

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14 April 2006
19:10
Leinster  30–22  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 7,250
15 April 2006
14:30
Connacht  15–10  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,800
15 April 2006
17:30
Cardiff Blues  46–11  Border Reivers
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,500
15 April 2006
17:30
Glasgow Warriors  18–27  Ulster
Try: Beattie
O'Hare
Con: Parks
Pen: Parks (2)
Report[18]Try: Harrison
Boss
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (5)
Firhill
Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Tim Hayes
15 April 2006
19:30
Munster  36–15  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 9,000

Welsh Round 3

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  • All-Welsh Round 6 matches played mid-week to allow Welsh teams to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.
18 April 2006
19:10
Ospreys  25–13  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 15,183
19 April 2006
19:35
Newport Gwent Dragons  13–18  Cardiff Blues
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 7,113

Round 15 rescheduled match

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22 April 2006
17:30
Llanelli Scarlets  36–17  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,500

Round 19

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28 April 2006
19:10
Newport Gwent Dragons  32–18  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,850
28 April 2006
19:30
Border Reivers  25–41  Munster
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,266
28 April 2006
19:30
Edinburgh Gunners  35–18  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,122
29 April 2006
17:30
Cardiff Blues  30–12  Connacht
Report
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,423
29 April 2006
19:35
Leinster  38–21  Ospreys
Report
Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 6,455

Round 20

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5 May 2006
18:30
Connacht  16–22  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 2,100
5 May 2006
19:10
Ospreys  27–10  Munster
Report
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,843
5 May 2006
21:00
Ulster  26–17  Cardiff Blues
Try: Wilson
Penalty try
Con: Humphreys (2)
Pen: Humphreys (4)
Report[19]Try: Robinson
Pen: Macleod (4)
Ravenhill
Attendance: 9,617
Referee: Andy Ireland
6 May 2006
16:10
Llanelli Scarlets  30–26  Border Reivers
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,033
7 May 2006
19:30
Glasgow Warriors  18–21  Leinster
Report
Firhill
Attendance: 1,129

Round 16 rescheduled match

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9 May 2006
19:05
Llanelli Scarlets  18–6  Munster
Report
Stradey Park
Attendance: 5,754

Round 21

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12 May 2006
18:30
Connacht  16–44  Ospreys
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,500
12 May 2006
19:10
Glasgow Warriors  17–10  Llanelli Scarlets
Report
Firhill
Attendance: 1,014
12 May 2006
19:30
Ulster  63–17  Border Reivers
Try: Bowe (2)
Wallace
Maxwell (2)
Wilson
Trimble (2)
Ferris
Con: Humphreys (6)
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Report[20]Try: Moffat
Danielli
Con: MacRae (2)
Pen: MacRae
Ravenhill
Attendance: 8,932
Referee: James Jones
13 May 2006
17:30
Newport Gwent Dragons  11–37  Edinburgh Gunners
Report
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,637
14 May 2006
18:10
Cardiff Blues  40–31  Leinster
Report
Millennium Stadium
Attendance: 15,327

Round 17 rescheduled match

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  • This match was postponed from the weekend of 9 April to allow Llanelli Scarlets to play in the Anglo-Welsh Cup Final.
19 May 2006
19:10
Llanelli Scarlets  12–12  Ulster
Try: John (2)
Con: Evans
Report[21]Try: Bowe
Maxwell
Con: Humphreys
Stradey Park
Attendance: 6,425
Referee: Graeme Hannah

Round 22

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26 May 2006
18:30
Connacht  33–7  Glasgow Warriors
Report
Sportsground
Attendance: 1,100
26 May 2006
19:10
Edinburgh Gunners  8–31  Leinster
Report
Murrayfield
Attendance: 2,364
26 May 2006
19:10
Ospreys  17–19  Ulster
Try: Spice
Vaughton
Con: Henson (2)
Pen: Henson
Report[22]Try: McCullough
Con: Humphreys
Pen: Humphreys (2)
Drop: Humphreys
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,316
Referee: David Changeleng
26 May 2006
19:30
Border Reivers  43–5  Newport Gwent Dragons
Report
Netherdale
Attendance: 1,233
27 May 2006
17:30
Munster  37–8  Cardiff Blues
Report
Thomond Park
Attendance: 13,200

Leading scorers

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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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Cardiff Blues played their final home game of the season in the Millennium Stadium.
  2. ^ Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,800, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
  3. ^ Glasgow Warriors also played one home game at Old Anniesland.
  4. ^ Leinster also played two of the home games in the RDS Arena and another two in Lansdowne Road.
  5. ^ Llanelli Scarlets played one of their home games at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham.
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References

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  2. ^ a b "Leading Try-Scorers". RaboDirect PRO12. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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  14. ^ "Ulster cement top four spot", Pro12 Rugby, 27 January 2006
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  16. ^ "Bonus point win sees Ulster go top", Pro12 Rugby, 3 March 2006
  17. ^ "Ulster win takes them back to the top", Pro12 Rugby, 25 March 2006
  18. ^ "Ulster maintain title push", Pro12 Rugby, 15 April 2006
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  20. ^ "Ulster smash Reivers and go top", Pro12 Rugby, 12 May 2006
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