Celtic League
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The Celtic League was a professional rugby union competition featuring top provincial and regional teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and later Italy, which evolved into what is now known as the United Rugby Championship.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celtic League 2002–03 | 1 |
| Celtic League 2005–06 | 1 |
| Celtic League 2008–09 | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional sports league
ⓘ
rugby union competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guinness PRO12
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guinness PRO14 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magners League NERFINISHED ⓘ RaboDirect Pro12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| competitionType | cross-border league ⓘ |
| confederation | European Professional Club Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | United Rugby Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredTeamsFrom |
Irish provinces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian professional teams ⓘ Scottish professional teams ⓘ Welsh regions ⓘ |
| format |
league
ⓘ
play-offs ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Irish Rugby Football Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Rugby Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh Rugby Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| initialParticipatingCountries |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterExpandedToInclude | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingCountries | 4 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Celtic Rugby Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | provide professional competition for Celtic nations' teams ⓘ |
| professionalEra | post-1995 rugby union era ⓘ |
| qualificationFor |
European Rugby Champions Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Pro12
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pro14 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Rugby Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Guinness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magners NERFINISHED ⓘ RaboDirect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| succeededBy | United Rugby Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Celtic League 2002–03
this entity surface form:
Celtic League 2008–09
this entity surface form:
Celtic League 2005–06