2010 Celtic League Grand Final

2009-10 Celtic League Grand Final
Event 2009–10 Celtic League
Leinster Ospreys
Ireland Wales
12 17
Date 29 May 2010
Venue RDS Arena, Dublin
Man of the Match Lee Byrne
Referee Chris White (RFU)
Attendance 19,850
Weather Dry

The 2009–10 Celtic League Grand Final was the final match of the 2009–10 Celtic League season. The 2009–10 season was the fourth sponsored by Magners and was the first ever Celtic League Grand Final.[1] The final was won by the Ospreys who defeated Leinster by 17–12 at the RDS Arena to win their third Celtic League title, the win ended Leinster's 20-month unbeaten home league record.[2][3][4]

Route to the final

2009–10 Final Table

Key to colours
     Top four teams advance to playoffs.
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1Ireland Leinster 181305359295+6427291255
2Wales Ospreys 181116384298+8637263352
3Scotland Glasgow Warriors 181125390321+6931242151
4Ireland Munster 18909319282+3733203645
5Wales Cardiff Blues 181008349315+3433282244
6Scotland Edinburgh 188010385391−640404541
7Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 18819333378−4532373239
8Ireland Ulster 187110357370−1339354236
9Wales Scarlets 185013361382−2135351829
10Ireland Connacht 185112254459−20520530426

Semi-finals

14 May 2010
19:05
Ospreys Wales 20 – 5 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Williams 9' c
Hook 54' c
Con: Biggar (2/2)
Pen: Biggar (2) 51', 79'
 Report Try: Thomson 42' m
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,079
Referee: George Clancy
15 May 2010
20:00
Leinster Ireland 16 – 6 Ireland Munster
Try: Kearney 44' c
Con: Sexton
Pen: Sexton (3) 18', 50', 58'
 Report Pen: O'Gara 29'
Drop: O'Gara 41'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 19,750
Referee: Nigel Owens

Match

Summary

First half tries from Tommy Bowe after twenty minutes and Lee Byrne after thirty five minutes which were both converted put the Ospreys 3–14 up at half time, with the Leinster score coming from a Jonathan Sexton penalty after twenty three minutes. A further penalty from Sexton brought the score to 6-14 before Dan Biggar kicked over a penalty for the Ospreys after forty eight minutes. Two more penalties from Sexton in the sixty second and seventy first minutes made the score 12–17, but that was enough for the Ospreys to hold and become the first side to win the title for the third time.

Details

29 May 2010
18:30
Leinster Ireland 12 – 17 Wales Ospreys
Pen: Sexton (4) 23', 45', 62' ,71'
 Report Try: Bowe 20' c
Byrne 35' c
Con: Biggar (2/2)
Pen: Biggar 48'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 19,850
Referee: Chris White
15Rob Kearney
14Shane Horgan
13Brian O'Driscoll
12Gordon D'Arcy
11Isa Nacewa
10Jonathan Sexton
9Eoin Reddan
8Jamie Heaslip
7Shane Jennings (c)
6Kevin McLaughlin
5Malcolm O'Kelly
4Nathan Hines
3CJ van der Linde
2John Fogarty
1Stan Wright
Replacements:
16Richardt Strauss
17Cian Healy
18Trevor Hogan
19Stephen Keogh
20Paul O'Donohoe
21Fergus McFadden
22Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Michael Ceika
15Lee Byrne
14Tommy Bowe
13Andrew Bishop
12James Hook
11Shane Williams
10Dan Biggar
9Mike Phillips
8Ryan Jones (c)
7Marty Holah
6Jerry Collins
5Jonathan Thomas
4Alun Wyn Jones
3Adam Rhys Jones
2Huw Bennett
1Paul James
Replacements:
16Ed Shervington
17Ryan Bevington
18Ian Gough
19Filo Tiatia
20Jamie Nutbrown
21Gareth Owen
22Nikki Walker
Coach:
Scott Johnson

Reaction

Ospreys head coach Sean Holley reacted to the win saying "it's a special night, I wouldn't say it was our best performance, but certainly one of our most courageous and determined." "Leinster are pretty outstanding in defence, and it's the end of a long, hard season, I'm not that surprised (we cut through them), because we have some great talent." Departing Leinster coach Michael Cheika reacted to the loss by saying "Ospreys deserved the win but we're disappointed with ourselves. We didn't play well, we tried to fight our way back into the game, but we made too many mistakes. We probably just weren't accurate in the defensive section or where we needed to be in the team."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Ospreys swoop for Magners crown to lift Welsh spirits". The Guardian (London). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Petrie, Richard (2010-05-29). "Leinster 12–17 Ospreys". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  3. ↑ "As It Happened: Leinster 12-17 Ospreys". RTÉ Sport. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "Leinster 12 Ospreys 17: match report". Daily Telegraph. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Holley savours "special" night". ESPN Scrum. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
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