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VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

Irish giants Leinster beat the Vodacom Bulls in the Grand Final in Dublin on 14 June 2025 to claim their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship title since the 2020/21 season. It was the Bulls' second successive final, after they were beaten by the Glasgow Warriors in the 2024 finale. In 2022, the DHL Stormers became the first holders of the title by beating the 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 Hollywoodbets Sharks won the SA Shield in 2025.

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	DHL Stormers	15	11	4	0	402	272	130	51	36	51
2	Leinster	15	10	5	0	390	320	70	58	44	51
3	Glasgow Warriors	14	10	4	0	354	241	113	53	33	50
4	Lions	15	9	5	1	475	397	78	65	59	48
5	Ulster	15	9	6	0	420	315	105	60	44	47
6	Munster	15	9	6	0	324	319	5	48	43	46
7	Cardiff Rugby	15	9	6	0	290	295	-5	42	42	46
8	Vodacom Bulls	15	9	6	0	444	347	97	65	50	45
9	Connacht	15	8	7	0	369	350	19	51	49	44
10	Ospreys	15	6	7	2	314	342	-28	47	53	34
11	Hollywoodbets Sharks	15	6	8	1	339	369	-30	51	48	34
12	Edinburgh	15	5	10	0	300	370	-70	47	56	28
13	Benetton	15	5	8	2	272	376	-104	33	52	28
14	Scarlets	15	4	10	1	285	375	-90	41	54	23
15	Dragons RFC	15	2	10	3	281	404	-123	37	60	21
16	Zebre Parma	14	2	12	0	246	413	-167	33	59	14