About

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	13	13	0	0	422	202	220	60	27	61
2	DHL Stormers	13	9	3	1	395	279	116	50	33	50
3	Ulster	12	8	4	0	370	261	109	51	32	43
4	Vodacom Bulls	13	8	5	0	406	345	61	51	41	40
5	Glasgow Warriors	12	8	4	0	328	287	41	46	39	39
6	Munster	13	7	6	0	289	228	61	38	29	37
7	Benetton	13	7	6	0	323	370	-47	40	51	34
8	Cell C Sharks	12	7	5	0	325	326	-1	41	42	33
9	Edinburgh	13	5	8	0	340	288	52	51	37	31
10	Connacht	13	6	7	0	271	298	-27	38	41	30
11	Cardiff Rugby	13	6	7	0	284	326	-42	33	43	29
12	Ospreys	13	4	7	2	298	334	-36	38	45	29
13	Emirates Lions	12	5	7	0	265	358	-93	30	49	24
14	Scarlets	13	4	8	1	296	380	-84	35	48	22
15	Dragons RFC	13	3	10	0	289	378	-89	33	47	18
16	Zebre Parma	13	0	13	0	224	465	-241	34	65	7