2006–07 Leinster Rugby season

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]

Leinster Rugby

2006–07 season
Manager	Michael Cheika
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
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2005–06 2007–08 →

Match attendance

Leinster average Celtic League attendance was 12,796^[3] (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.^[4]

2006–07 Celtic League Fixtures

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Match Report
8 September 2006	Edinburgh	20	Leinster	14	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	[1]
16 September 2006	Leinster	16	Cardiff Blues	9	Donnybrook, Dublin	[2]
23 September 2006	Llanelli Scarlets	33	Leinster	21	Stradey Park, Llanelli	[3]
29 September 2006	Connacht	16	Leinster	31	Sportsground, Galway	[4]
6 October 2006	Leinster	27	Munster	20	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	[5]
13 October 2006	Border Reivers	22	Leinster	19	Netherdale, Galashiels	[6]
4 November 2006	Leinster	35	Newport Gwent Dragons	13	Donnybrook, Dublin	[7]
10 November 2006	Leinster	38	Glasgow Warriors	23	Donnybrook, Dublin	[8]
2 December 2006	Ulster	6	Leinster	6	Ravenhill, Belfast	[9]
27 December 2006	Munster	25	Leinster	11	Thomond Park, Limerick	[10]
31 December 2006	Leinster	20	Ulster	12	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	[11] 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
6 January 2007	Leinster	44	Ospreys	22	Donnybrook, Dublin	[12]
26 January 2007	Leinster	44	Llanelli Scarlets	34	Donnybrook, Dublin	[13]
16 February 2007	Leinster	13	Edinburgh	6	Donnybrook, Dublin	[14]
24 March 2007	Leinster	30	Connacht	21	Donnybrook, Dublin	[15]
6 April 2007	Glasgow Warriors	26	Leinster	20	Hughenden, Glasgow	[16]
13 April 2007	Newport Gwent Dragons	22	Leinster	23	Rodney Parade, Newport	[17]
27 April 2007	Ospreys	19	Leinster	17	Liberty Stadium	[18]
5 May 2007	Leinster	31	Border Reivers	0	Donnybrook, Dublin	[19]
11 May 2007	Cardiff Blues	27	Leinster	11	The Arms Park, Cardiff	[20]

2006/07 Heineken Cup Fixtures/Results

Round	Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Score	Venue	Match Report
Round 1	21 October 2006	Leinster	37	Gloucester	20	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	^[5]
Round 2	29 October 2006	Edinburgh	25	Leinster	24	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	[21] 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
Round 3	9 December 2006	Leinster	26	Agen	10	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	[22] 2007-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
Round 4	16 December 2006	Agen	13	Leinster	25	Stade Armandie, Agen	[23] 2007-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
Round 5	13 January 2007	Leinster	39	Edinburgh	10	Donnybrook, Dublin	[24] 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
Round 6	19 January 2007	Gloucester	19	Leinster	13	Kingsholm, Gloucester	[25] 2007-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
Quarter-final	31 March 2007	London Wasps	35	Leinster	13	Adams Park, High Wycombe	[26] 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine

See also

• 2006–07 Celtic League
• 2006–07 Heineken Cup

References

1. . Archived from the original on 13 May 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
2. "Leinster Rugby : Fixtures & Results". from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
3. . Archived from the original on 1 April 2012.
4. "Leinster 20-12 Ulster". 1 January 2007 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
5. "European Rugby Cup : Leinster off to flying start". from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2009.