About
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 |
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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 |
Munster
17 Feb | Thomond Park, Limerick
21:35
Ospreys
Glasgow Warriors
17 Feb | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
21:35
Ulster
Emirates Lions
18 Feb | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg
15:00
Cell C Sharks
Vodacom Bulls
18 Feb | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
17:05
DHL Stormers
Zebre Parma
18 Feb | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
17:05
Connacht