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VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

The DHL Stormers were crowned champions of the inaugural Vodacom United Rugby Championship after they beat fellow-SA team the Vodacom Bulls in a pulsating Grand Final in Cape Town in June 2022. Two other teams from South Africa, the Emirates Lions and Cell C Sharks, were joined by 12 clubs from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales this brand new competition that kicked off in September 2021. Previously, it was called the PRO12 and later PRO14. The new season will start later in 2022, with all the teams again split into four conferences, with home and away matches against all the competing sides part of the schedule.

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	18	13	5	0	546	276	270	69	28	66
2	DHL Stormers	19	13	4	2	482	324	158	62	37	65
3	Ulster	18	12	6	0	412	297	115	52	34	59
4	Vodacom Bulls	19	11	8	0	531	406	125	68	44	59
5	Cell C Sharks	18	11	6	1	510	365	145	60	43	57
6	Munster	18	11	7	0	524	341	183	63	30	56
7	Edinburgh	18	10	7	1	421	318	103	55	37	54
8	Glasgow Warriors	18	10	8	0	409	376	33	53	44	50
9	Ospreys	18	10	8	0	422	474	-52	46	62	46
10	Scarlets	18	8	10	0	494	534	-40	65	73	45
11	Connacht	18	9	9	0	399	502	-103	51	67	41
12	Emirates Lions	18	8	10	0	408	450	-42	48	55	41
13	Benetton	18	6	11	1	425	501	-76	53	67	35
14	Cardiff	18	7	11	0	369	577	-208	41	72	32
15	Dragons RFC	18	2	15	1	305	547	-242	36	71	19
16	Zebre Parma	18	1	17	0	261	630	-369	32	90	9