2011–12 Pro12
The 2011–12 Pro12 League (also known as the RaboDirect Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League , the second with its current 12-team format, and also the first with RaboDirect as title sponsor.[ 3] [ 4]
The twelve teams competing were the four Irish provinces, Munster , Leinster , Connacht and Ulster ; two Scottish regions, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors ; four Welsh regions, Cardiff Blues , Newport Gwent Dragons , Ospreys and Scarlets ; and two Italian clubs Aironi and Benetton Treviso .
The competition was won by Ospreys, who defeated Leinster in the final 31–30.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Teams
Location of 2011–12 Pro12 teams in Great Britain and Ireland.
Location of 2011–12 Pro12 teams in Italy
Team
Coach
Captain
Stadium
Capacity
Aironi Rowland Phillips Quintin Geldenhuys Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 6,000
Benetton Treviso Franco Smith Antonio Pavanello Stadio Comunale di Monigo 6,700
Cardiff Blues Gareth Baber Justin Burnell Paul Tito Cardiff City Stadium [ a] 26,828
Connacht Eric Elwood Gavin Duffy Galway Sportsgrounds 7,500
Edinburgh Michael Bradley Greig Laidlaw Murrayfield Stadium 67,144[ b]
Glasgow Warriors Sean Lineen Alastair Kellock Firhill Stadium 10,887
Leinster Josef Schmidt Leo Cullen RDS Arena Aviva Stadium 18,500
Munster Tony McGahan Paul O'Connell Thomond Park Musgrave Park 26,500
Newport Gwent Dragons Darren Edwards Tom Willis Rodney Parade 11,676
Ospreys Scott Johnson Alun Wyn Jones Liberty Stadium 20,532
Scarlets Nigel Davies Matthew Rees Parc y Scarlets 14,870
Ulster Brian McLaughlin Johann Muller Ravenhill 12,300
Table
Pro12 Table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
Qualification[ c]
1
Leinster (F)
22
18
1
3
568
326
+242
48
28
5
2
81
Play-off place
2
Ospreys (C)
22
16
1
5
491
337
+154
44
22
2
3
71
3
Munster (SF)
22
14
1
7
489
367
+122
45
27
5
4
67
4
Glasgow Warriors (SF)
22
13
4
5
445
321
+124
34
23
2
3
65
5
Scarlets
22
12
2
8
446
373
+73
43
30
5
5
62
6
Ulster
22
12
0
10
474
424
+50
53
41
5
3
56
7
Cardiff Blues
22
10
0
12
446
460
−14
43
45
5
5
50
8
Connacht
22
7
1
14
321
433
−112
27
36
0
7
37
9
Newport Gwent Dragons
22
7
1
14
370
474
−104
27
41
1
5
36
10
Benetton Treviso
22
7
0
15
419
558
−139
41
57
3
5
36
11
Edinburgh
22
6
1
15
454
588
−134
42
65
2
4
32
12
Aironi
22
4
0
18
289
551
−262
22
54
1
5
22
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source:
RaboDirect PRO12 Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
[ 8] number of matches won;
the difference between points for and points against;
the number of tries scored;
the most points scored;
the difference between tries for and tries against;
the fewest red cards received;
the fewest yellow cards received.(C) Champions; (F) Lost in the final; (SF) Lost in the semi-finals
^ Cardiff Blues played two of their matches back in their traditional Cardiff Arms Park home.^ Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,144, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
^ Qualification for the Heineken Cup is based on each country's allocation, i.e. three highest-ranked Irish teams, three highest-ranked Welsh teams, both Italian teams and both Scottish teams. Because Leinster won the 2012 Heineken Cup Final, Ireland earned an extra Heineken Cup place, which will go to Connacht. Aironi were denied a licence for the 2012–13 season due to financial issues; the newly established Zebre side replaced Aironi in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup.
Fixtures
All times are local.[ 9]
Round 1
Ulster 28 – 14 Report
Edinburgh 15 – 38 Report
(1 BP) Benetton Treviso 9 – 11 Report
Munster 20 – 12 Report
Round 2
Glasgow Warriors 12 – 23 Report
Leinster 31 – 10 Report
(1 BP) Aironi 19 – 25 Report
Connacht 13 – 11 Report
Ospreys 26 – 19 Report
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues 33 – 18 Report
Round 3
Ulster 20 – 3 Report
Edinburgh 19 – 14 Report
(1 BP) Benetton Treviso 27 – 32 Report
(1 BP) Leinster 19 – 23 Report
Newport Gwent Dragons 23 – 14 Report
(1 BP) Munster 35 – 12 Report
Round 4
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues 13 – 18 Report
Connacht 17 – 13 Report
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 13 – 15 Report
Aironi 25 – 19 Report
(1 BP) Scarlets 10 – 15 Report
Round 5
Newport Gwent Dragons 22 – 9 Report
Edinburgh 29 – 14 Report
Ospreys 26 – 21 Report
Benetton Treviso 20 – 10 Report
(1 BP) Leinster 26 – 7 Report
Cardiff Blues 13 – 34 Report
Round 6
(1 BP) Scarlets 33 – 17 Report
Ulster 12 – 23 Report
Glasgow Warriors 24 – 19 Report
(1 BP) Aironi 26 – 37 Report
Leinster 30 – 20 Report
(1 BP) Munster 13 – 17 Report
Round 7
Glasgow Warriors 28 – 17 Report
Edinburgh 28 – 36 Report
(1 BP) Benetton Treviso 50 – 24 Report
Scarlets 24 – 17 Report
(1 BP) Connacht 20 – 26 Report
Round 8
Newport Gwent Dragons P – P Report
Leinster 24 – 19 Report
Aironi 6 – 18 Report
Benetton Treviso 11 – 22 Report
Round 9
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues 38 – 0 Report
Scarlets 22 – 12 Report
Glasgow Warriors 17 – 9 Report
Benetton Treviso 20 – 30 Report
(1 BP) Munster 34 – 17 Report
Round 10
Ulster 24 – 17 Report
(1 BP) Connacht 13 – 15 Report
(1 BP) Edinburgh 50 – 10 Report
(1 BP) Leinster 52 – 9 Report
Ospreys 19 – 13 Report
Newport Gwent Dragons 14 – 14 Report
Round 11
Aironi 27 – 13 Report
Cardiff Blues 28 – 9 Report
Scarlets 22 – 14 Report
(1 BP) Leinster 42 – 13 Report
1872 Cup 1st round
Edinburgh 23 – 23 Report
Round 12
(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons 6 – 10 Report
(1 BP) Ulster 33 – 17 Report
(1 BP) Benetton Treviso 37 – 14 Report
(1 BP) Connacht 13 – 15 Report
Ospreys 17 – 12 Report
1872 Cup 2nd round
Glasgow Warriors 17 – 12 Report
Round 13
Newport Gwent Dragons 21 – 20 Report
Edinburgh 20 – 42 Report
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues 19 – 23 Report
Scarlets 16 – 14 Report
(1 BP) Munster 29 – 11 Report
Round 14
Glasgow Warriors 19 – 9 Report
(1 BP) Leinster 42 – 8 Report
(1 BP) Ulster 30 – 12 Report
Cardiff Blues 22 – 15 Report
(1 BP) Edinburgh 14 – 15 Report
Round 15
Cardiff Blues 21 – 14 Report
Leinster 16 – 13 Report
Benetton Treviso 14 – 35 Report
Connacht 13 – 13 Report
Newport Gwent Dragons 21 – 10 Report
Round 16
(1 BP) Scarlets 34 – 20 Report
Munster 16 – 13 Report
Ulster 15 – 14 Report
Connacht 26 – 13 Report
Glasgow Warriors 10 – 10 Report
(1 BP) Aironi 9 – 10 Report
Round 17
(1 BP) Ospreys 20 – 26 Report
(1 BP) Ulster 38 – 16 Report
(1 BP) Scarlets 38 – 10 Report
(1 BP) Benetton Treviso 13 – 20 Report
Newport Gwent Dragons 14 – 24 Report
Rearranged fixtures
Aironi 21 – 17 Report
Newport Gwent Dragons 18 – 14 Report
Round 18
(1 BP) Leinster 22 – 23 Report
Edinburgh 15 – 29 Report
Glasgow Warriors 29 – 6 Report
(1 BP) Benetton Treviso 23 – 27 Report
Cardiff Blues 14 – 26 Report
(1 BP) Connacht 16 – 20 Report
Round 19
(1 BP) Ulster 45 – 7 Report
Newport Gwent Dragons 19 – 27 Report
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors 31 – 3 Report
Edinburgh 26 – 23 Report
(1 BP) Ospreys 41 – 10 Report
Round 20
(2 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons 32 – 33 Report
(1 BP) Leinster 54 – 13 Report
Connacht 26 – 21 Report
Cardiff Blues 12 – 33 Report
Munster 35 – 29 Report
(1 BP) Aironi 23 – 26 Report
Round 21
(1 BP) Ospreys 31 – 12 Report
Connacht 19 – 16 Report
Scarlets 20 – 20 Report
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues 38 – 13 Report
(1 BP) Benetton Treviso 8 – 13 Report
Round 22
(1 BP) Edinburgh 44 – 21 Report
Glasgow Warriors 24 – 3 Report
(1 BP) Munster 36 – 8 Report
(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons 18 – 22 Report
(1 BP) Scarlets 29 – 20 Report
(1 BP) Aironi 11 – 18 Report
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Final
Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities.
Top points scorers
Top try scorers
2011/2012 Dream Team [ 12]
Broadcasting rights
Setanta Sports Australia broadcasts live RaboDirect Pro12 matches in Australia.
Setanta Sports Asia broadcast live RaboDirect Pro12 matches in Asia also.
Notes
References
External links
Seasons
Celtic League Pro12 Pro14 United Rugby Championship
Teams
Grounds Grand Finals Player movements
