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VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

Scottish side Glasgow Warriors dethroned Munster from Ireland as champions of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship after they beat the Vodacom Bulls in the Grand Final in Pretoria on 22 June 2024. In 2022, the DHL Stormers became the first holders of the title by beating fellow-SA team the Vodacom Bulls in the final. Four teams from South Africa, the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions and Hollywoodbets Sharks, are joined by 12 clubs from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales this competition that first kicked off in September 2021. All the teams are split into four conferences and the Vodacom Bulls won the SA Shield in 2024. Previously, it was called the PRO12 and later PRO14.

The history

The Championship originated in 1999 when the Welsh and Scottish unions created a competition for their teams, and in 2001 four Irish provinces were added to create the Celtic League. The ambition amongst the three unions in 2001 was to create a vibrant and competitive professional club competition that would provide their players with the best preparation for Test level rugby. In 2010, two Italian teams were welcomed as the competition began to look boldly towards a more diverse future – this was reflected in the name change to PRO12 in later seasons. In a historic move in 2017, the Championship expanded to South Africa and, in keeping with its cross-border DNA, added the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings to become a cross-hemisphere club rugby tournament known as the PRO14.

Pos	Team	PL	W	L	D	PF	PA	DIFF	TF	TA	PTS
1	Munster	18	13	4	1	483	318	165	65	38	68
2	Vodacom Bulls	18	13	5	0	639	433	206	85	54	66
3	Leinster	18	13	5	0	554	350	204	81	43	65
4	Glasgow Warriors	18	13	5	0	519	353	166	77	35	65
5	DHL Stormers	18	12	6	0	468	348	120	58	45	59
6	Ulster	18	11	7	0	437	409	28	53	55	54
7	Benetton	18	11	6	1	411	400	11	51	56	54
8	Ospreys	18	10	8	0	414	449	-35	56	57	50
9	Emirates Lions	18	9	9	0	526	398	128	67	50	50
10	Edinburgh	18	11	7	0	416	397	19	47	52	49
11	Connacht	18	9	9	0	404	432	-28	51	57	45
12	Cardiff Rugby	18	4	13	1	389	414	-25	50	51	32
13	Scarlets	18	5	13	0	313	575	-262	37	77	27
14	Hollywoodbets Sharks	18	4	14	0	343	431	-88	47	55	25
15	Dragons RFC	18	3	15	0	300	611	-311	36	84	16
16	Zebre Parma	18	1	16	1	345	643	-298	42	94	15