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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	Glasgow Warriors	18	13	5	0	479	338	141	72	48	65
2	Leinster	18	12	6	0	515	370	145	77	51	63
3	DHL Stormers	18	12	5	1	504	344	160	63	48	60
4	Vodacom Bulls	18	12	6	0	566	406	160	82	59	59
5	Munster	18	11	7	0	396	376	20	59	51	55
6	Cardiff Rugby	18	11	7	0	353	372	-19	52	52	55
7	Lions	18	10	7	1	532	473	59	73	70	54
8	Connacht	18	10	8	0	442	395	47	62	56	54
9	Ulster	18	9	8	1	494	420	74	72	60	52
10	Hollywoodbets Sharks	18	8	9	1	467	428	39	71	57	46
11	Ospreys	18	7	9	2	376	454	-78	55	69	39
12	Edinburgh	18	7	11	0	362	439	-77	57	66	38
13	Benetton	18	6	10	2	327	493	-166	41	71	33
14	Scarlets	18	4	12	2	361	460	-99	52	63	28
15	Dragons RFC	18	3	11	4	350	481	-131	46	71	28
16	Zebre Parma	18	2	16	0	312	587	-275	43	85	15