2006–07 Leinster Rugby season
Leinster Rugby 2006–07 rugby season
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The 2006–07 Leinster Rugby season was Leinster's sixth competing in the Celtic League alongside which they competed in the 2006–07 Heineken Cup. The season ended without silverware as the team finished third in the Celtic League[1] and were eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the Heineken Cup. The 2006–07 season was the last in which home Celtic League games were played in Donnybrook (future ties have been played at the larger RDS Arena).[2]
| 2006–07 season | ||||
| Manager |  Michael Cheika | |||
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| Captain |  Brian O'Driscoll | |||
| Celtic League | 3rd | |||
| Heineken Cup | Quarter-finalist | |||
| Top try scorer | All: Shane Horgan (9) | |||
| Top points scorer | All: Felipe Contepomi (258) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 48,000 vs Ulster 31 December 2006 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,750 vs Glasgow Warriors 10 November 2006 | |||
| Average home attendance | 12,808 | |||
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Player transfers
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Players out
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Squad
| Leinster Rugby squad[10] | ||
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Props
Hookers Locks
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Back row Scrum-halves
Fly-halves |
Centres Wings Fullbacks
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| (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. |
Match attendance
Leinster average Celtic League attendance was 12,796[11] (boosted heavily by two games held at Lansdowne Road).
Leinster's tie against Ulster Rugby set a Celtic League record with a sell out attendance of 48,000 at the last ever game at Lansdowne Road.[12]
Celtic League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Under the standard bonus point system, points are awarded as follows:
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| Source: RaboDirect PRO12 Archived 3 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine | |||||||||||||
Results
| 8 September 2006 | Edinburgh |
20 – 14 | Leinster |
Murrayfield | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 2,479 |
| 16 September 2006 | Leinster |
16 – 9 | Cardiff Blues |
Donnybrook | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 5,200 |
| 23 September 2006 | Llanelli Scarlets |
33 – 21 | Leinster |
Stradey Park | |
| 17:30 | Report | Attendance: 6,721 |
| 29 September 2006 | Connacht |
16 – 31 | Leinster |
Sportsground | |
| 18:30 | Report | Attendance: 3,678 |
| 6 October 2006 | Leinster |
27 – 20 | Munster |
Lansdowne Road | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 27,252 |
| 13 October 2006 | Border Reivers |
22 – 19 | Leinster |
Netherdale | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 1,661 |
| 4 November 2006 | Leinster |
35 – 13 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
Donnybrook | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 4,790 |
| 10 November 2006 | Leinster |
38 – 23 | Glasgow Warriors |
Donnybrook | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 3,750 |
| 2 December 2006 | Ulster |
6 – 6 | Leinster |
Ravenhill | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 12,800 |
| 27 December 2006 | Munster |
25 – 11 | Leinster |
Thomond Park | |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 13,200 |
| 31 December 2006 | Leinster |
20 – 12 | Ulster |
Lansdowne Road | |
| 14:00 | Report | Attendance: 48,000 |
| 6 January 2007 | Leinster |
45 – 22 | Ospreys |
Donnybrook | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 6,000 |
| 26 January 2007 | Leinster |
44 – 34 | Llanelli Scarlets |
Donnybrook | |
| 19:40 | Report | Attendance: 5,890 |
| 16 February 2007 | Leinster |
13 – 6 | Edinburgh |
Donnybrook | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 5,340 |
| 24 March 2007 | Leinster |
30 – 21 | Connacht |
Donnybrook | |
| 17:15 | Report | Attendance: 6,500 |
| 6 April 2007 | Glasgow Warriors |
26 – 20 | Leinster |
Hughenden | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 2,121 |
| 13 April 2007 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
22 – 23 | Leinster |
Rodney Parade | |
| 19:10 | Report | Attendance: 5,442 |
| 27 April 2007 | Ospreys |
19 – 17 | Leinster |
Liberty Stadium | |
| 19:10 | Report | Attendance: 10,702 |
| 5 May 2007 | Leinster |
31 – 0 | Border Reivers |
Donnybrook | |
| 19:30 | Report | Attendance: 6,200 |
| 11 May 2007 | Cardiff Blues |
27 – 11 | Leinster |
Cardiff Arms Park | |
| 19:10 | Report | Attendance: 10,320 |
Heineken Cup
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | TB | LB | Pts |
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| Leinster (6) |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 174 | 97 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
 Agen |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
 Gloucester |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 152 | 144 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Edinburgh |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 95 | 180 | −85 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 21 October 2006 | Leinster |
37–20 | Gloucester |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |
| 17:30 | Try: D'Arcy 2' c Contepomi 13' c Keogh 36' c Horgan 61' c Con: Felipe Contepomi (4) Pen: Felipe Contepomi (3) 22', 26', 33' |
Report | Try: Foster 8' c Adams 40+2' c Con: Lamb (2) Pen: Lamb (2) 6', 50' |
Attendance: 22,530 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
| 29 October 2006 | Edinburgh |
25–24 | Leinster |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh | |
| 13:00 | Try: Dewey 68' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (5) 2', 16', 26', 40+5', 78' Drop: Hodge 80+3' |
Report | Try: Dempsey (2) 12' c, 79' c Fitzgerald 47' c Con: Contepomi (3) Pen: Contepomi 4' |
Attendance: 5,867 Referee: Joël Jutge (France) |
| 9 December 2006 | Leinster |
26–10 | Agen |
Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |
| 17:35 | Try: Whitaker 2' m O'Driscoll (3) 12' m, 66' m, 80+5' m Pen: D'Arcy (2) 50', 63' |
Report | Try: Caucaunibuca 69' c Con: Miquel Pen: Miquel 40+2' |
Attendance: 18,652 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
| 16 December 2006 | Agen |
13–25 | Leinster |
Stade Armandie, Agen | |
| 16:30 | Try: Caucaunibuca 34' c Con: Miquel Pen: Miquel (2) 11', 45' |
Report | Try: Heaslip 30' m Hickie 63' c McCormack 80+6' Con: Dempsey Dunne Pen: D'Arcy 15' Drop: Dunne 80+2' |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England) |
| 13 January 2007 | Leinster |
49–10 | Edinburgh |
Donnybrook, Dublin | |
| 17:35 | Try: Kearney 3' c Contepomi 20' c Horgan (3) 44' c, 65' c, 71' c Keogh 63' m Con: Contepomi (5) Pen: Contepomi (3) 32', 35', 56' |
Report | Try: Southwell 24' m Cairns 42' m |
Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
| 19 January 2007 | Gloucester |
19–13 | Leinster |
Kingsholm, Gloucester | |
| 19:30 | Try: Penalty try 19' c Califano 65' m Foster 74' c Con: Walker Lamb |
Report | Try: O'Driscoll 33' c Con: Contepomi Pen: Contepomi (2) 57', 80+11' |
Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |
Quarter-final
| 31 March 2007 | London Wasps |
35–13 | Leinster |
Adams Park, High Wycombe | |
| 17:45 | Tries: Reddan (2) 33' c, 66' c Haskell 42' c Cipriani 50' m Con: King (3) Pen: King (3) 3', 12', 63' |
Report | Try: Whitaker 20' c Con: Contepomi Pen: Contepomi (2) 40', 60' |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales) |