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4 unusual facts about Celtic League


Celtic League

Celtic League (rugby union), the original name of the rugby union competition now known as the RaboDirect Pro12 and known from 2006–11 as the Magners League

Cornish National Liberation Army

The arrests were strongly criticised by many, including the Celtic League as being completely spurious.

Jeremy Staunton

He enjoyed five successful seasons with Munster, playing in both the fly-half and full back positions, helping Munster to win the Celtic League in February 2002.

Rhys M. Thomas

The 2004–05 season saw Thomas establish himself as a regular in the Dragons squad, making 27 appearances and scoring two tries, as the team finished in 4th place in the Celtic League.


Pat Bridson

Patricia ('Pat') Bridson (also known by the Manx form of her name, Padraigin Mylevreeshey) is the former editor of Carn magazine, the official journal of the Celtic League.

Rugby Viadana

Aironi was based at Viadana's home ground and represented a number of regional teams in the multi-national Celtic League.

Scottish rugby union system

With the advent of professionalism in 1995 the Scottish Rugby Union decided that existing club sides would be unable to compete with their wealthier English and French counterparts in new cross-border tournaments such as the European Cup and Celtic League.


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Bridgend Ravens

They were however not without their problems, on the field despite not being able to field their international players for long periods during the season (due to 2003 Rugby World Cup and 2004 Six Nations Championship), the side were competitive, finishing 4th in the Celtic League and going very close to making the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup.