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2010 Celtic League Grand Final

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{{Infobox football match

| title = 2009-10 Celtic League Grand Final

| image =

| event = 2009–10 Celtic League

| team1 = Leinster

| team1association = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union|size=30px}}

| team1score = 12

| team2 = Ospreys

| team2association = {{flagicon|WAL|size=30px}}

| team2score = 17

| details =

| date = 29 May 2010

| stadium = RDS Arena

| city = Dublin

| man_of_the_match1a = Lee Byrne

| referee = Chris White (RFU)

| Result = 12–17

| attendance = 19,850

| weather = Dry

| previous =

| next = 2011

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/may/30/leinster-ospreys-magners-league-final|title=Ospreys swoop for Magners crown to lift Welsh spirits|date=30 May 2010|work=The Guardian (London)|accessdate=29 March 2012 }}

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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/8713104.stm|title=Leinster 12–17 Ospreys|date=2010-05-29|work=BBC Sport|first=Richard|last=Petrie|accessdate=2012-03-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/rabo-direct-pro-12/2010/0529/265834-magnersleague_final/|title=As It Happened: Leinster 12-17 Ospreys|date=20 August 2010|work=RTÉ Sport|accessdate=29 March 2012 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/7783749/Leinster-12-Ospreys-17-match-report.html|title=Leinster 12 Ospreys 17: match report|date=29 May 2010|work=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=29 March 2012 }}

Route to the final

=2009–10 Final Table=

:

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|+ Key to colours

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| Top four teams advance to playoffs.

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width="20"|

!width="200"|Team

!width="20"|Pld

!width="20"|W

!width="20"|D

!width="20"|L

!width="20"|PF

!width="20"|PA

!width="30"|PD

!width="20"|TF

!width="20"|TA

!width="20"|Try bonus

!width="20"|Losing bonus

!width="20"|Pts

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|1

align=left|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Leinster

| 18

1305359295+6427291255
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|2

align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ospreys

| 18

1116384298+8637263352
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|3

align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow Warriors

| 18

1125390321+6931242151
bgcolor=#d8ffeb

|4

align=left|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Munster

| 18

909319282+3733203645
5align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff Blues

| 18

1008349315+3433282244
6align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Edinburgh

| 18

8010385391−640404541
7align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} Newport Gwent Dragons

| 18

819333378−4532373239
8align=left|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Ulster

| 18

7110357370−1339354236
9align=left|{{flagicon|WAL}} Scarlets

| 18

5013361382−2135351829
10align=left|{{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Connacht

| 18

5112254459−20520530426

{{-}}

=2010 Playoffs=

=Semi-finals=

{{rugbybox

| date = 14 May 2010

| time = 19:05

| home = Ospreys {{flagicon|WAL}}

| score = 20 – 5

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100519131132/http://www.magnersleague.com/matchcentre/5262.php Report]

| away = {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow Warriors

| try1 = Williams 9' c
Hook 54' c

| con1 = Biggar (2/2)

| pen1 = Biggar (2) 51', 79'

| drop1 =

| try2 = Thomson 42' m

| con2 =

| pen2 =

| drop2 =

| stadium = Liberty Stadium

| attendance = 7,079

| referee = George Clancy }}

{{rugbybox

| date = 15 May 2010

| time = 20:00

| home = Leinster {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}}

| score = 16 – 6

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100519151654/http://www.magnersleague.com/matchcentre/5268.php Report]

| away = {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} Munster

| try1 = Kearney 44' c

| con1 = Sexton

| pen1 = Sexton (3) 18', 50', 58'

| drop1 =

| try2 =

| con2 =

| pen2 = O'Gara 29'

| drop2 = O'Gara 41'

| stadium = RDS Arena

| attendance = 19,750

| referee = Nigel Owens }}

Match

=Summary=

First-half Ospreys tries from Tommy Bowe after 20 minutes and Lee Byrne after 35 minutes which were both converted put the Ospreys 14–3 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 14–6 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 17–12, but that was enough for the Ospreys to hold and become the first side to win the title for the third time.

=Details=

{{rugbybox

| date = 29 May 2010

| time = 18:30

| home = Leinster {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}}

| score = 12–17

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100915162428/http://www.magnersleague.com/matchcentre/5329.php Report]

| away = {{flagicon|WAL}} Ospreys

| try1 =

| con1 =

| pen1 = Sexton (4) 23', 45', 62' ,71'

| drop1 =

| try2 = Bowe 20' c
Byrne 35' c

| con2 = Biggar (2/2)

| pen2 = Biggar 48'

| drop2 =

| stadium = RDS Arena

| attendance = 19,850

| referee = Chris White }}

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{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
15Rob Kearney
14Shane Horgan
13Brian O'Driscoll
12Gordon D'Arcy
11Isa Nacewa
10Johnny Sexton
9Eoin Reddan
8Jamie Heaslip
7Shane Jennings (c)
6Kevin McLaughlin
5Malcolm O'Kelly
4Nathan Hines
3CJ van der Linde
2John Fogarty
1Stan Wright
colspan=3|Replacements:
16Richardt Strauss
17Cian Healy
18Trevor Hogan
19Stephen Keogh
20Paul O'Donohoe
21Fergus McFadden
22Girvan Dempsey
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"| Michael Ceika
colspan="4"|

|valign="top" width="50%"|

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
width="25"|width="25"|
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
colspan=3|Replacements:
16Ed Shervington
17Ryan Bevington
18Ian Gough
19Filo Tiatia
20Jamie Nutbrown
21Gareth Owen
22Nikki Walker
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"| 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."{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/116540.html|title=Holley savours "special" night|date=29 May 2010|work=ESPN Scrum|accessdate=29 March 2012 }}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/100752.html 2010 Celtic League Grand Final Coverage at ESPN]

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