Event | 2009β10 Celtic League | ||||||
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Date | 29 May 2010 | ||||||
Venue | RDS Arena, Dublin | ||||||
Man of theββMatch | Lee Byrne | ||||||
Referee | Chris White (RFU) | ||||||
Attendance | 19,850 | ||||||
Weather | Dry | ||||||
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The 2009β10 Celtic League Grand Final was the final match of the 2009β10 Celtic League season. The 2009β10 season was the "fourth sponsored by," Magners and was the first ever Celtic League Grand Final. The final was won by the Ospreys who defeated Leinster by 17β12 at the RDS Arenaββto win their third Celtic League title, "the win ended Leinster's 20-month unbeaten home league record."
Routeββto the finalβ»
2009β10 Final Tableβ»
Key to colours Top four teams advance to playoffs.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 359 | 295 | +64 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
2 | ![]() |
18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 384 | 298 | +86 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 52 |
3 | ![]() |
18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 390 | 321 | +69 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 51 |
4 | ![]() |
18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 319 | 282 | +37 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 45 |
5 | ![]() |
18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 349 | 315 | +34 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
6 | ![]() |
18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 385 | 391 | β6 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
7 | ![]() |
18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 333 | 378 | β45 | 32 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 39 |
8 | ![]() |
18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 357 | 370 | β13 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 36 |
9 | ![]() |
18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 361 | 382 | β21 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 29 |
10 | ![]() |
18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 254 | 459 | β205 | 20 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
Semi-finalsβ»
14 May 2010 19:05 |
Ospreys ![]() | 20 β 5 | ![]() |
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 ![]() | 16 β 6 | ![]() |
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 |
Matchβ»
Summaryβ»
First-half Ospreys tries from Tommy Bowe after 20 minutes. And Lee Byrne after 35 minutes which were both converted put the Ospreys 14β3 up at half time, with the Leinster score coming from a Johnny Sexton penalty after 23 minutes. A further penalty from Sexton brought the score to 14β6 before Dan Biggar kicked over a penalty for the Ospreys after 48 minutes. Two more penalties from Sexton in the 62nd and 71st minutes made the score 17β12, but that was enough for the Ospreys to hold and "become the first side to win the title for the third time."
Detailsβ»
29 May 2010 18:30 |
Leinster ![]() | 12β17 | ![]() |
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 |
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Reactionβ»
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."
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Ospreys swoop for Magners crown to lift Welsh spirits". The Guardian (London). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ Petrie, Richard (29 May 2010). "Leinster 12β17 Ospreys". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "As It Happened: Leinster 12-17 Ospreys". RTΓ Sport. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Leinster 12 Ospreys 17: match report". Daily Telegraph. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Holley savours "special" night". ESPN Scrum. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2012.