About
Irish side Munster, who dethroned the DHL Stormers in a pulsating Vodacom United Rugby Championship Grand Final in Cape Town on 27 May 2023, will start the defence of their title on the weekend of 21/22 October, when the new season kicks off. In 2022, the Capetonians 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. Previously, it was called the PRO12 and later PRO14. The 2023/24 season wiil conclude on 22 June 2024 with the Grand Final. All the teams are again split into four conferences.
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 |
Leinster
|
13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 415 | 220 | 195 | 60 | 27 | 54 |
2 |
Glasgow Warriors
|
14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 386 | 234 | 152 | 58 | 23 | 53 |
3 |
Vodacom Bulls
|
13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 434 | 299 | 135 | 56 | 36 | 45 |
4 |
Munster
|
13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 318 | 221 | 97 | 42 | 27 | 43 |
5 |
DHL Stormers
|
13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 316 | 252 | 64 | 40 | 33 | 39 |
6 |
Ulster
|
14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 321 | 305 | 16 | 39 | 41 | 39 |
7 |
Benetton
|
13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 250 | 257 | -7 | 27 | 35 | 37 |
8 |
Ospreys
|
13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 290 | 264 | 26 | 38 | 31 | 35 |
9 |
Edinburgh
|
13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 277 | 298 | -21 | 30 | 38 | 34 |
10 |
Connacht
|
13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 285 | 293 | -8 | 33 | 39 | 34 |
11 |
Emirates Lions
|
13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 367 | 290 | 77 | 48 | 36 | 34 |
12 |
Cardiff Rugby
|
14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 304 | 309 | -5 | 39 | 37 | 25 |
13 |
Hollywoodbets Sharks
|
14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 259 | 317 | -58 | 35 | 40 | 18 |
14 |
Scarlets
|
13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 184 | 436 | -252 | 22 | 59 | 16 |
15 |
Dragons RFC
|
13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 439 | -234 | 25 | 60 | 15 |
16 |
Zebre Parma
|
13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 262 | 439 | -177 | 34 | 64 | 15 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Leinster
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 63 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 14 |
2 |
Ulster
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 76 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
3 |
Connacht
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 85 | 73 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
4 |
Munster
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 73 | -31 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Glasgow Warriors
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 14 |
2 |
Benetton
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 105 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
3 |
Edinburgh
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 79 | -4 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
4 |
Zebre Parma
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 91 | -34 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Vodacom Bulls
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 96 | 63 | 20 | 10 | 20 |
2 |
DHL Stormers
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 129 | -5 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
3 |
Emirates Lions
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 118 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
4 |
Hollywoodbets Sharks
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 145 | -71 | 9 | 18 | 3 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ospreys
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 61 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
2 |
Cardiff Rugby
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 117 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
3 |
Scarlets
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 117 | -25 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
4 |
Dragons RFC
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 88 | -25 | 6 | 13 | 9 |
Emirates Lions
20 Apr | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
15:00
Leinster
Benetton
20 Apr | Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
15:00
Dragons RFC
Vodacom Bulls
20 Apr | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
17:05
Munster
DHL Stormers
20 Apr | DHL Stadium, Cape Town
19:15
Ospreys
Connacht
20 Apr | Dexcom Stadium, Galway
20:35
Zebre Parma