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href="#Broadcast_coverage_history"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Broadcast coverage history</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Broadcast_coverage_history-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Teams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Teams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Teams</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Teams-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Teams subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Teams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Italian_participation_since_2010–11" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Italian_participation_since_2010–11"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Italian participation since 2010–11</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Italian_participation_since_2010–11-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_teams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_teams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Former teams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_teams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_nations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_nations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Other nations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_nations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Current_standings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_standings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Current standings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_standings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle History subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Formative_years_and_the_Welsh-Scottish_League" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Formative_years_and_the_Welsh-Scottish_League"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Formative years and the Welsh-Scottish League</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Formative_years_and_the_Welsh-Scottish_League-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Celtic_League_(2001–2011)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Celtic_League_(2001–2011)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Celtic League (2001–2011)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Celtic_League_(2001–2011)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2001–02" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2001–02"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.1</span> <span>2001–02</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2001–02-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2002–03" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2002–03"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.2</span> <span>2002–03</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2002–03-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2003–04" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2003–04"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.3</span> <span>2003–04</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2003–04-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2004–05" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2004–05"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.4</span> <span>2004–05</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2004–05-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005–06" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005–06"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.5</span> <span>2005–06</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005–06-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2006–07" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2006–07"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.6</span> <span>2006–07</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2006–07-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2007–08" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2007–08"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.7</span> <span>2007–08</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2007–08-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2008–09" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2008–09"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.8</span> <span>2008–09</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008–09-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2009–10" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2009–10"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.9</span> <span>2009–10</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2009–10-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010–11" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010–11"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.10</span> <span>2010–11</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010–11-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Pro12_(2011–2017)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Pro12_(2011–2017)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>The Pro12 (2011–2017)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Pro12_(2011–2017)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2011–12" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011–12"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.1</span> <span>2011–12</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011–12-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2012–13" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2012–13"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.2</span> <span>2012–13</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012–13-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013–14" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–14"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.3</span> <span>2013–14</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–14-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2014–15" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014–15"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.4</span> <span>2014–15</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014–15-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015–16" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015–16"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.5</span> <span>2015–16</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015–16-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2016–17" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2016–17"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3.6</span> <span>2016–17</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2016–17-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Pro14_Championship_(2017–2021)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Pro14_Championship_(2017–2021)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4</span> <span>The Pro14 Championship (2017–2021)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Pro14_Championship_(2017–2021)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2017–18" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017–18"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4.1</span> <span>2017–18</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2017–18-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2018–19" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2018–19"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4.2</span> <span>2018–19</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2018–19-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2019–20" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019–20"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4.3</span> <span>2019–20</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019–20-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020–21" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020–21"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.4.4</span> <span>2020–21</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020–21-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rainbow_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rainbow_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.5</span> <span>Rainbow Cup</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rainbow_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Rugby_Championship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Rugby_Championship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.6</span> <span>United Rugby Championship</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Rugby_Championship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2021–22" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021–22"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.6.1</span> <span>2021–22</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021–22-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2022–23" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2022–23"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.6.2</span> <span>2022–23</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2022–23-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Results-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Results subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-By_year" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_year"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>By year</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_year-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-League" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#League"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.1</span> <span>League</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-League-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Celtic_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Celtic_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.2</span> <span>Celtic Cup</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Celtic_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rainbow_Cup_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rainbow_Cup_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.3</span> <span>Rainbow Cup</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rainbow_Cup_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Regional_Shields" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regional_Shields"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1.4</span> <span>Regional Shields</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regional_Shields-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-By_championship_wins" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_championship_wins"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>By championship wins</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_championship_wins-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-By_country" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_country"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>By country</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_country-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-By_season_and_team_:_URC_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#By_season_and_team_:_URC_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>By season and team : URC era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-By_season_and_team_:_URC_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-'Perfect_Seasons'_and_League-Europe_'doubles'" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#'Perfect_Seasons'_and_League-Europe_'doubles'"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>'Perfect Seasons' and League-Europe 'doubles'</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-'Perfect_Seasons'_and_League-Europe_'doubles'-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Player_of_the_year" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Player_of_the_year"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Player of the year</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attendance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attendance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Attendance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attendance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-List_of_final_venues" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#List_of_final_venues"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>List of final venues</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-List_of_final_venues-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" 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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Annual rugby union competition in Europe and South Africa</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title">United Rugby Championship</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><b>Current season or competition:</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Rugby_football_current_event.svg/30px-Rugby_football_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Rugby_football_current_event.svg/45px-Rugby_football_current_event.svg.png 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data-file-width="311" data-file-height="322" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly known as</th><td class="infobox-data">Pro14<br />Pro12<br />Celtic League</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instituted</th><td class="infobox-data">2001<span class="noprint">; 23 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2001</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="#Teams">16</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nations</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> Ireland (4 teams)<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> Italy (2 teams)<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Scotland (2 teams)<br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> South Africa (4 teams) <br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> Wales (4 teams)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Holders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> (2nd title) <span class="nowrap"> (<a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023–24</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (8 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.unitedrugby.com/">unitedrugby.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United Rugby Championship</b> (<b>URC</b>) is an annual <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. For sponsorship reasons the league is known as the <b>Vodacom United Rugby Championship</b> in South Africa, and the <b>BKT United Rugby Championship</b> in the competition's other territories, the split branding mirroring the format previously adopted in <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a>. The Championship represents the highest level of domestic club or franchise rugby in each of its constituent countries. </p><p>The Championship is one of the three major professional leagues in Europe (along with the English <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> and the French <a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a>), the most successful teams from which go forward to compete in the highest-level continental club competitions, the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Rugby Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a>. Since 2022–23, despite the name, South African teams have been eligible to qualify for European competitions.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The tournament has had a number of names as it has grown, both organisationally and because of sponsors. The current name for the tournament was adopted in 2021, when the league expanded to include four South African teams previously from the <a href="/wiki/SANZAR" class="mw-redirect" title="SANZAR">SANZAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> competition and both sets of naming rights, <b>BKT</b> and <b>Vodacom</b>, were added in the 2022-23 season. </p><p>Beginning with the creation of the <b><a href="/wiki/Welsh%E2%80%93Scottish_League" title="Welsh–Scottish League">Welsh–Scottish League</a></b> in 1999, the league became known as the <b>Celtic League</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when it grew to include teams from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The league was sponsored by Irish <a href="/wiki/Cider" title="Cider">cider</a> makers <a href="/wiki/Magners" title="Magners">Magners</a> from the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Celtic_League" title="2006–07 Celtic League">2006–07</a> season until <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11</a>, and was referred to as the <b>Magner's League</b>. At the start of the 2010–11 season, the league expanded from 10 to 12 teams, adding two Italian teams. </p><p>Following the end of Magners' sponsorship, the league was sponsored by <a href="/wiki/RaboDirect" class="mw-redirect" title="RaboDirect">RaboDirect</a> from <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Pro12" title="2011–12 Pro12">2011–12</a> through to <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Pro12" title="2013–14 Pro12">2013–14</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <b>Pro12</b> name was adopted in 2011 to reflect that the league now included teams from outside the <a href="/wiki/Celtic_nations" title="Celtic nations">Celtic nations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A further expansion to 14 teams (and the subsequent renaming to <b>Pro14</b>) took place from the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Pro14" title="2017–18 Pro14">2017–18</a> season, with two South African teams joining the Championship until the 2019–20 season. The sponsorship deal with <a href="/wiki/Guinness" title="Guinness">Guinness</a> began at the beginning of the 2014–15 season as the <b>Guinness Pro14</b> , and concluded after the <b>Guinness <a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">Pro14 Rainbow Cup</a></b> in July 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the rebranding to the <b>United Rugby Championship</b> or the <b>URC</b> for short, the league formed a new partnership with <a href="/wiki/Roc_Nation" title="Roc Nation">Roc Nation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <b>BKT</b> and <b>Vodacom</b> secured naming rights the following season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tournament_format">Tournament format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Tournament format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_format">Current format</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Current format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a>, the championship season takes place between September and May, with teams split into four regional pools: The <b>Irish Shield</b> pool, the <b>Welsh Shield</b> pool, the <b>South African Shield</b> pool and the <b>Scottish and Italian Shield</b> pool for the purpose of fixture setting. </p><p>Teams play each of the other teams in their pool twice (home and away) and each team from the other pools once (either home or away). This ensures that Irish, South African and Welsh teams each play six derby matches. For Italy and Scotland, their respective clubs play their own nations' sides only twice. All teams are sorted in a single league table. </p><p>This creates an 18-match regular season before the play-offs, essentially a full single round robin with three additional 'derby ties' (or one extra derby and two extra Scottish-Italians ties in that pool). The play-offs are made up of the top eight teams, and consist of a straight knockout tournament. Teams are seeded 1–8 and the lowest-seeded teams receive home advantage. The final is held in a pre-arranged venue. </p><p>Championship points are awarded using the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_bonus_points_system" title="Rugby union bonus points system">bonus points system</a>; 4 points for a win and 2 for a draw. Bonus points can be earned so long as teams either score four or more tries in a game or lose by seven points or fewer – should a team do both, two bonus points are gained. </p><p>As for European qualification, the South African teams are eligible for European competition. As of 2023, the top eight teams qualify for the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">Champions Cup</a>, with the remaining teams qualifying for the <a href="/wiki/EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="EPCR Challenge Cup">Challenge Cup</a>. </p><p>With three fewer regular season fixtures than in the Pro14, but with an extra round of playoffs, the season is truncated slightly to 21 match weeks and thus can still be scheduled to the same time period as previous models of the competition. Clashes between league matches and international weekends in November and during the <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a> have been reduced. </p><p>Due to the travelling distance between Europe and South Africa, home South African games are always played on a Saturday, allowing visiting teams to have a seven-day turnaround between fixtures, including five "clean days" that do not involve any travel. Should the draw see European teams play both South African teams away, the schedule will see the away team play the two matches back-to-back across two weeks, acting as a "mini-tour". </p><p>On 24 September 2021, URC confirmed that the top side in each regional pool after the end of the 18-game regular season would be awarded a trophy, a regional <b>Shield</b>. In Ireland, Wales and South Africa, this shield (the <b>URC</b> <b>Irish Shield</b>, <b>URC</b> <b>Welsh Shield</b> and <b>URC</b> <b>South African Shield</b> respectively) functions as an informal national championship title for the main professional sides, while in Scotland and Italy's shared pool, it will be a joint regional trophy. The concept is comparable to the Divisional Championships in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> which are also loosely geographically based. For the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons, the winners of each Shield were decided on the basis of all 18 regular season games played, and also guaranteed qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup, regardless of their overall league position.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, since the start of the 2023-2024 season, this was no longer the case and the top eight teams in the league would qualify for Europe regardless of Shield position. In addition, the winners of the each Shield would be determined by the games played amongst the teams within their regional group, reaffirming its status as a specifically national championship.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Format_history">Format history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Format history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The league has used a play-off structure since the 2009–10 season to determine the champions, similar to that used in the English Premiership.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the first two seasons there were two groups and a knockout to determine a winner. Starting from the 2003–04 season until the 2008–09 season, the champions were determined from league performance, with all the teams in one league. From the 2017–18 season, the regular season employed a conference structure rather than a single round robin league, with 'derby games' between teams from the same nation being protected, and an expanded playoff structure. This allowed the competition to control the calendar, and control the number of games per team. </p><p>League points are awarded using the bonus points system. Until and including the 2008–09 season, the champions were decided solely on the basis of who finished top of the league table, but since the 2009–10 season, the league champion has been decided by a play-off series, in line with other rugby club competitions such as <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">English Premiership</a>: at the conclusion of the regular season, the top four placed teams enter the semi-final stage, with the winner of the first vs fourth and second vs third play-offs entering the final (known as the "grand final" in <a href="/wiki/2010_Celtic_League_Grand_Final" title="2010 Celtic League Grand Final">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Celtic_League_Grand_Final" title="2011 Celtic League Grand Final">2011</a>). </p><p>Two Italian teams – the former <a href="/wiki/Top12" class="mw-redirect" title="Top12">National Championship of Excellence</a> team <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a>, and a new team, <a href="/wiki/Aironi" title="Aironi">Aironi</a> – joined the league starting with the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11</a> season. Aironi was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Zebre" class="mw-redirect" title="Zebre">Zebre</a> from the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Pro12" title="2012–13 Pro12">2012–13</a> season. Through the 2012–13 season, the Welsh, Irish, Scottish and Italian rugby unions used the league as the sole determinant for <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> qualification, and from <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Pro12" title="2013–14 Pro12">2013–14</a> they use it as the sole means of qualification for the successor to the Heineken Cup, the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a>. </p><p>Two South African teams - <a href="/wiki/Southern_Kings" title="Southern Kings">Southern Kings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)" title="Cheetahs (rugby union)">Cheetahs</a> joined the competition in 2017 to create Pro14, while the four remaining professional franchises stayed in <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a>. The competition adopted a modified two-conference format rather than a full round-robin single table, with extra fixtures to maintain national derby matches. As weaker provinces, both struggled in the three years in which they took part, and were ineligible for European competition. The terminal financial difficulties at Southern Kings, and the COVID-19 pandemic effectively ended their participation in 2020, and there was no South African participation in the 2020 season, although the competition retained the Pro14 name. </p><p>Despite the difficulties, however, the competition proved attractive to the South African Rugby Football Union, due to shared time zones and reduced travelling, and the four major Super Rugby franchises - <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)" title="Lions (United Rugby Championship)">Lions</a> joined the renamed United Rugby Championship the following year, firstly through the transitional <a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">Pro14 Rainbow Cup</a>, held in a split tournament format across Europe and South Africa, and then the United Rugby Championship, this time eligible for European competition. Ironically, Cheetahs, no longer in the URC, were invited to join the European competition as well, along with Georgian side, <a href="/wiki/Black_Lion_(rugby_union)" title="Black Lion (rugby union)">Black Lion</a>. South African team, Stormers, won the first edition of URC in an all South African final, before being runner-up in the second season to Irish side, Munster. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Period </th> <th>Sponsor </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Teams </th> <th>Countries </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap">2001–2002</span> </td> <td rowspan="4">no sponsor </td> <td rowspan="4">Celtic League </td> <td>15 </td> <td rowspan="6">Ireland, Scotland, Wales </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002–2003 </td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–2004 </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–2006 </td> <td rowspan="2">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006–2007 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Magners" title="Magners">Magners</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Magners League </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–2010 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–2011 </td> <td rowspan="3">12 </td> <td rowspan="3">Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RaboDirect" class="mw-redirect" title="RaboDirect">RaboDirect</a> </td> <td>RaboDirect Pro12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–2017 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Guinness" title="Guinness">Guinness</a> </td> <td>Guinness Pro12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–2020 </td> <td rowspan="2">Guinness PRO14 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, Wales </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–2021 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup </td> <td rowspan="3">16 </td> <td rowspan="3">Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, Wales </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vodacom" title="Vodacom">Vodacom</a> (South Africa only)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <p>no sponsor (all other nations) </p> </td> <td>(Vodacom) United Rugby Championship </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022– </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vodacom" title="Vodacom">Vodacom</a> (South Africa only)<br /><a href="/wiki/BKT_Tires" class="mw-redirect" title="BKT Tires">BKT</a> (all other nations)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Vodacom United Rugby Championship <p>BKT United Rugby Championship </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Corporate_organisation">Corporate organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Corporate organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The legal name of the body running the competition is <i>PRO Rugby Championship <a href="/wiki/Designated_activity_company" title="Designated activity company">DAC</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Private_company_limited_by_shares" title="Private company limited by shares">private company limited by shares</a> based in Ireland. The organisation is responsible for running and operating the URC and is currently owned equally by the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Irish Rugby Football Union</a> (IRFU), the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> (SRU) and the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">Welsh Rugby Union</a> (WRU). The <a href="/wiki/Italian_Rugby_Federation" title="Italian Rugby Federation">Italian Rugby Federation</a> (FIR) may become a shareholder subject to it meeting certain conditions. </p><p>The board of Celtic Rugby DAC is made up of representatives from the IRFU, SRU, WRU, ProRugby Wales, the FIR and the South African Rugby Union. The chief executive is Martin Anayi.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020 the championship received an investment from <a href="/wiki/CVC_Capital_Partners" title="CVC Capital Partners">CVC Capital Partners</a> who acquired a 28% share in the championship.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The organisation's headquarters are at Millbank House, <a href="/wiki/Sandyford" title="Sandyford">Sandyford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> 18. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting in the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11</a> season, the League was broadcast live on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Two_Wales" title="BBC Two Wales">BBC Two Wales</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC_Two_Northern_Ireland" title="BBC Two Northern Ireland">BBC Two Northern Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89" title="RTÉ">RTÉ</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish language</a> channel <a href="/wiki/TG4" title="TG4">TG4</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic" title="Scottish Gaelic">Scottish Gaelic</a> channel <a href="/wiki/BBC_Alba" title="BBC Alba">BBC Alba</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh language</a> channel <a href="/wiki/S4C" title="S4C">S4C</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/BBC_Two_Wales" title="BBC Two Wales">BBC Two Wales</a> matches were usually made available to the rest of the United Kingdom via <a href="/wiki/BBC_Red_Button" title="BBC Red Button">BBC Red Button</a>. Complete match replays were also available on the <a href="/wiki/BBC_iPlayer" title="BBC iPlayer">BBC iPlayer</a>. Each broadcaster provided feeds to the others for matches in their home territory. While this meant that the league was now available free to air in the UK and Ireland, in Italy it was only available on a subscription basis in its first year. </p><p>Commencing from the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Pro12" title="2014–15 Pro12">2014–15</a> season, <a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a> became one of the league's broadcast partners, broadcasting 33 live games on a Saturday and also showing both the semi-finals and the final live. Its contract concluded at the end of 2017–18 season. </p><p>Also starting in the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Pro12" title="2014–15 Pro12">2014–15</a> season, Italy's <a href="/wiki/Nuvolari_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuvolari (TV channel)">Nuvolari</a> began broadcasting the games involving the two Italian clubs live on its digital free-to-view channel. <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> matches were also broadcast live on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Scotland" title="BBC Radio Scotland">BBC Radio Scotland</a>. </p><p>From the 2018–19 season, coverage of the tournament was taken over by Premier Sports in the UK, EirSport in Ireland, DAZN in Italy, and Supersport in South Africa. </p><p>Coverage of the tournament can be found in other territories – on <a href="/wiki/BeIN_Sports" title="BeIN Sports">beIN Sports</a> in France, and on various <a href="/wiki/Setanta_Sports" title="Setanta Sports">Setanta Sports</a> channels around the globe (including Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South East Asia and the Middle East), as well as EuroSport. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadcast_coverage_history">Broadcast coverage history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Broadcast coverage history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Current broadcasters: </p> <ul><li>URC TV (Ireland and other countries without broadcaster) (2021–present)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TG4" title="TG4">TG4</a> (Ireland - Irish language) (2001–2004, 2010–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TELEVISION_NEW_ZEALAND" class="mw-redirect" title="TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND">Television New Zealand</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>(2023–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_Sport" title="RTÉ Sport">RTÉ Sport</a> (Ireland) (2010–2014, 2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S4C" title="S4C">S4C</a> (Wales - Welsh language) (2001–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Wales">BBC Wales</a> (2001–2018, 2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Northern_Ireland" title="BBC Northern Ireland">BBC Northern Ireland</a> (2001–2004, 2010–2018, 2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurosport" title="Eurosport">Eurosport</a> (non-Core markets) (2016–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DAZN" title="DAZN">DAZN</a> (Germany) (2018–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FloSports" title="FloSports">FloSports</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (USA) (2022–Present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a> (Latin America) (2022–Present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SuperSport_(South_African_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="SuperSport (South African TV channel)">SuperSport</a> (South Africa) (2017–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viaplay_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Viaplay Sports">Viaplay Sports</a> (UK and Ireland) (UK: 2018–present)<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Ireland: 2021–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Sports_Asia" title="Premier Sports Asia">Premier Sports Asia</a> (2020−)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SKY_Italia" class="mw-redirect" title="SKY Italia">SKY Sport Italy</a> (2003, 2023−)</li></ul> <p>Past broadcasters: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sky_Sports" title="Sky Sports">Sky Sports</a> (2014–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eir_sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Eir sport">eir sport</a> (Ireland) (2018–2021)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setanta_Sports" title="Setanta Sports">Setanta Sports</a> (Live 2004–2010, Highlights 2010–2018)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.therugbychannel.tv/">The Rugby Channel</a> (2016–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BeIN_Sports" title="BeIN Sports">beIN Sports</a> (2014–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Alba" title="BBC Alba">BBC Alba</a> (2010–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Scotland_(TV_channel)" title="BBC Scotland (TV channel)">BBC Scotland</a> (UK)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/STV_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="STV (TV network)">STV</a> (Live 2009–2010, Highlights 2010–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dahlia_TV" title="Dahlia TV">Dahlia TV</a> (2010–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sportitalia" title="Sportitalia">Sportitalia</a> (2012–2013)<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuvolari_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuvolari (TV channel)">Nuvolari</a> (2014–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rai_Sport_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Rai Sport 1">RAI Sport</a> (2011–2012, 2015–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DAZN" title="DAZN">DAZN</a> (Italy, Canada) (2018–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediaset" title="Mediaset">Mediaset</a> (Italy) (2013–2014, 2021−2022)</li> <li><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurosport" class="extiw" title="it:Eurosport">Eurosport Italia</a>: (2016–2018; 2022–2023)<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Setanta_Sports_Asia" title="Setanta Sports Asia">Setanta Sports</a> (Asia) (2011–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> (USA) (2018–2021)<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spark_Sport" class="mw-redirect" title="Spark Sport">Spark Sport</a> (2021-2023)<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>From 2004 to 2009, the Scottish and Irish rights were owned by <a href="/wiki/Setanta_Sports" title="Setanta Sports">Setanta Sports</a>. Setanta closed down in Scotland in 2009, but <a href="/wiki/Setanta_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Setanta Ireland">Setanta Ireland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Setanta_Sports_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Setanta Sports 1">Setanta Sports 1</a> remained available to Irish subscribers. In 2010, <a href="/wiki/RT%C3%89_Sport" title="RTÉ Sport">RTÉ Sport</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC_Northern_Ireland" title="BBC Northern Ireland">BBC Northern Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/TG4" title="TG4">TG4</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="BBC Wales">BBC Wales</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC_Alba" title="BBC Alba">BBC Alba</a> and <a href="/wiki/SKY_Italia" class="mw-redirect" title="SKY Italia">SKY Italia</a> came together to buy the Celtic League broadcasting rights.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 2 May 2013, Sky Sports announced that it had agreed a four-year deal to broadcast 33 live matches each season. This deal commenced at the start of season 2014–15, Sky have 30 exclusive matches but are only allowed to cover one set of fixtures; for instance, only one Leinster v Munster match was live on Sky with the other on TG4.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regional screening of matches continued, BBC Wales show Scrum V Live on Friday Night with S4C covering a match now on Sunday afternoons. BBC Alba also screened matches, with some also available in English on BBC Scotland, although BBC Alba did offer English language commentary via their Red Button service when the match was not shown on BBC Scotland. BBC Northern Ireland screened all Ulster matches not available on Sky Sports. RTÉ Sport dropped their coverage after the 2014 final due to budget cuts, making TG4 the only broadcasters of the competition in the Republic of Ireland. The semi-finals and finals are available to all broadcasters. </p><p>On 31 August 2017, SuperSport announced that it had acquired the rights to broadcast matches within South Africa. </p><p>On 30 April 2018, PRO14 Rugby signed a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Premier_Sports" title="Premier Sports">Premier Sports</a> and <a href="/wiki/FreeSports" class="mw-redirect" title="FreeSports">FreeSports</a> to broadcast every Pro14 game live in high definition across the UK for at least the next three years. The agreement, which came into effect for the 2018–19 season, also saw at least one match per round shown live free-to-air on FreeSports.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The league is based on regionalised, provincial and franchise representation of the participating nations, except for <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> which represents the city of Treviso itself. Benetton was selected for its long history after the project of a second Italian regional team, Praetorians Roma, failed.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South Africa and Ireland use explicitly provincial structures, the former operating on a franchise system. Wales employs a regional structure built on an original club foundation where regions originally represented a combination of local premiership clubs, while Scotland employs the opposite, a 'two city club' system which maps over previous regional teams. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <td> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:31.817%;left:49.956%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Edinburgh"><img alt="Edinburgh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/12px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/16px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:32.34%;left:39.052%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Glasgow Warriors"><img alt="Glasgow Warriors" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/12px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/16px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:81.649%;left:50.346%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cardiff"><img alt="Cardiff" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/12px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/16px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:80.432%;left:52.255%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Dragons"><img alt="Dragons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/12px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/16px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Dragons</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.829%;left:43.018%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ospreys"><img alt="Ospreys" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/12px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/16px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.415%;left:41.125%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Scarlets"><img alt="Scarlets" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/12px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/16px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Kingdom_(without_Northern_Isles)_location_map.svg" title="File:United Kingdom (without Northern Isles) location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location of United Rugby Championship teams in the United Kingdom:<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_008000_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Northern Ireland <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_000080_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/12px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/16px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Scotland <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/12px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/16px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Wales</div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div style="position:relative;width:400px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Italy_North_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="United Rugby Championship is located in Northern Italy"><img alt="United Rugby Championship is located in Northern Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Italy_North_location_map.svg/400px-Italy_North_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Italy_North_location_map.svg/600px-Italy_North_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Italy_North_location_map.svg/800px-Italy_North_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1240" data-file-height="792" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.776%;left:75.498%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Benetton"><img alt="Benetton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:66.862%;left:51.025%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Zebre Parma"><img alt="Zebre Parma" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Zebre_Parma" title="Zebre Parma">Zebre Parma</a></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Italy_North_location_map.svg" title="File:Italy North location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location of United Rugby Championship teams in Italy</div></div></div></div> </td> <td> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:407px"><div style="position:relative;width:405px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Ireland_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="United Rugby Championship is located in Ireland"><img alt="United Rugby Championship is located in Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Provinces_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/405px-Provinces_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="405" height="505" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Provinces_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/608px-Provinces_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Provinces_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/810px-Provinces_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="1807" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:23.264%;left:84.926%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Ulster"><img alt="Ulster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/12px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/16px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:52.75%;left:32.672%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Connacht"><img alt="Connacht" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:51.692%;left:79.509%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Leinster"><img alt="Leinster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:66.496%;left:39.292%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Munster"><img alt="Munster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Provinces_of_Ireland_location_map.svg" title="File:Provinces of Ireland location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location of United Rugby Championship teams on the island of Ireland, in the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">IRFU</a> jurisdiction:<br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_008000_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/8px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/12px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Green_008000_pog.svg/16px-Green_008000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Republic of Ireland <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/12px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/16px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> Northern Ireland</div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:407px"><div style="position:relative;width:405px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Africa_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="United Rugby Championship is located in South Africa"><img alt="United Rugby Championship is located in South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/South_Africa_location_map.svg/405px-South_Africa_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="405" height="347" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/South_Africa_location_map.svg/608px-South_Africa_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/South_Africa_location_map.svg/810px-South_Africa_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:29.502%;left:71.063%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bulls"><img alt="Bulls" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:59.91%;left:87.39%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sharks"><img alt="Sharks" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:32.817%;left:70.121%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lions"><img alt="Lions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)" title="Lions (United Rugby Championship)">Lions</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:90.825%;left:14.351%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Stormers"><img alt="Stormers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Africa_location_map.svg" title="File:South Africa location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location of United Rugby Championship teams in South Africa</div></div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 99%"> <caption>United Rugby Championship clubs </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:20%">Club </th> <th style="width:8%">Established </th> <th style="width:8%">Joined </th> <th style="width:20%">Location </th> <th style="width:25%">Stadium(s) </th> <th style="width:8%">Capacity </th> <th style="width:10%">Titles (last) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> </td> <td>1932 </td> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Treviso" title="Treviso">Treviso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stadio_Comunale_di_Monigo" title="Stadio Comunale di Monigo">Stadio Comunale di Monigo</a> </td> <td>6,700 </td> <td>0* </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loftus_Versfeld_Stadium" title="Loftus Versfeld Stadium">Loftus Versfeld Stadium</a> </td> <td>51,762 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Arms_Park" title="Cardiff Arms Park">Cardiff Arms Park</a> </td> <td>12,125 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> </td> <td>1885 </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Galway" title="Galway">Galway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Galway_Sportsgrounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Galway Sportsgrounds">Galway Sportsgrounds</a> </td> <td>8,100 </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/2016_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2016 Pro12 Grand Final">2016</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Dragons</a></span> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Wales" title="Newport, Wales">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Parade" title="Rodney Parade">Rodney Parade</a> </td> <td>8,700 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a></span> </td> <td>1872 </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby_Stadium" title="Edinburgh Rugby Stadium">Edinburgh Rugby Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,800 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> </td> <td>1872 </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scotstoun_Stadium" title="Scotstoun Stadium">Scotstoun Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,351 </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/2024_United_Rugby_Championship_final" title="2024 United Rugby Championship final">2024</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td> <td>1879 </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a><br /><a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a> </td> <td>51,700<br />18,500 </td> <td>8 (<a href="/wiki/2021_Pro14_Grand_Final" title="2021 Pro14 Grand Final">2021</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)" title="Lions (United Rugby Championship)">Lions</a> </td> <td>1996 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellis_Park_Stadium" title="Ellis Park Stadium">Ellis Park Stadium</a> </td> <td>62,567 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td> <td>1879 </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Limerick" title="Limerick">Limerick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Musgrave_Park,_Cork" title="Musgrave Park, Cork">Musgrave Park</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Thomond_Park" title="Thomond Park">Thomond Park</a> </td> <td>8,008<br />25,600 </td> <td>4 (<a href="/wiki/2023_United_Rugby_Championship_final" title="2023 United Rugby Championship final">2023</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swansea" title="Swansea">Swansea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swansea.com_Stadium" title="Swansea.com Stadium">Swansea.com Stadium</a> </td> <td>20,827 </td> <td>4 (<a href="/wiki/2012_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2012 Pro12 Grand Final">2012</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a></span> </td> <td>2003 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Llanelli" title="Llanelli">Llanelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parc_y_Scarlets" title="Parc y Scarlets">Parc y Scarlets</a> </td> <td>14,870 </td> <td>2 (<a href="/wiki/2017_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2017 Pro12 Grand Final">2017</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a> </td> <td>1995 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durban" title="Durban">Durban</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kings_Park_Stadium" title="Kings Park Stadium">Kings Park Stadium</a> </td> <td>52,000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town_Stadium" title="Cape Town Stadium">Cape Town Stadium</a> </td> <td>55,000 </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship#Championship_Final" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td> <td>1879 </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ravenhill_Stadium" title="Ravenhill Stadium">Ravenhill Stadium</a> </td> <td>18,196 </td> <td>1 (<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Celtic_League" title="2005–06 Celtic League">2006</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Zebre_Parma" title="Zebre Parma">Zebre Parma</a> </td> <td>1973 </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parma" title="Parma">Parma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stadio_Sergio_Lanfranchi" title="Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi">Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi</a> </td> <td>5,000 </td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Rugby</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">Pro14 Rainbow Cup</a>, a transitional 'spring league' conference-based tournament that took place between the Pro14 and URC incarnations of the competition. The victory is recognised as an official URC title for the Italians, the first ever won by a team from that country, but is not recognised as part of the annual continuity of the main tournament league.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Italian_participation_since_2010–11"><span id="Italian_participation_since_2010.E2.80.9311"></span>Italian participation since 2010–11</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Italian participation since 2010–11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Celtic League board met in November 2008 to explore the possibility of Italian participation; the chief executive of the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">Welsh Rugby Union</a>, Roger Lewis, stated that the league was looking "favourably" on Italian participation. Following a 19 December 2008 board meeting of the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Rugby_Federation" title="Italian Rugby Federation">Italian Rugby Federation</a> (FIR) to discuss proposals to improve Italian rugby,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> FIR announced that it would submit a proposal to join the Celtic League. </p><p>FIR had two possibilities – either entering four existing Italian clubs from the <a href="/wiki/Top12" class="mw-redirect" title="Top12">National Championship of Excellence</a> into the league; or creating two teams of Italy-qualified players exclusively for the competition.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 18 July 2009, the FIR announced that <a href="/wiki/Aironi" title="Aironi">Aironi</a> and Praetorians Roma would compete in the Celtic League from the start of the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11</a> season – beating bids from <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a> and Duchi Nord-Ovest. Praetorians would be based in Rome at the <a href="/wiki/Stadio_Flaminio" title="Stadio Flaminio">Stadio Flaminio</a>, while Aironi would be based in Viadana but would play some matches in the city of <a href="/wiki/Reggio_Emilia" title="Reggio Emilia">Reggio Emilia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 2 October 2009, the FIR proposed Benetton Treviso in place of Praetorians Roma.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 January 2010, the FIR declared that they had withdrawn from negotiations with the Celtic League regarding two Italian teams joining the tournament, with the main issue being a €3 million warranty asked for by the league,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but by 7 February, the Italian clubs had come up with the required funding.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 8 March 2010, a deal had been finalised for <a href="/wiki/Aironi" title="Aironi">Aironi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a> to enter the Celtic League from the 2010–11 season, with each team guaranteed a place in the Heineken Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the end of the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Pro12" title="2011–12 Pro12">2011–12</a> season, however, <a href="/wiki/Aironi" title="Aironi">Aironi</a> were no longer available to compete in future competitions as a regional club, as, on 6 April 2012, they were refused a licence to continue on financial grounds.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were replaced by another Italian side, <a href="/wiki/Zebre" class="mw-redirect" title="Zebre">Zebre</a> (now Zebre Parma).<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_teams">Former teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Former teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thirty separate teams have taken part in the various versions of the Championship. Of the fourteen teams no longer involved, nine were Welsh premiership clubs, replaced by five new regions. One of those Welsh regions, two South African franchises, One Scottish region and one Italian franchise make up the rest of the historic teams. Only the four Irish provinces and the original Scottish regions have been ever present (Cardiff Rugby, Scarlets, Ospreys and Dragons have changed their names). Of the fourteen, the nine Welsh clubs and Cheetahs continue to compete in other competitions. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Stadium(s) (capacity) </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Aironi" title="Aironi">Aironi</a> </td> <td>2010–12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Viadana,_Lombardy" title="Viadana, Lombardy">Viadana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stadio_Luigi_Zaffanella" title="Stadio Luigi Zaffanella">Stadio Luigi Zaffanella</a> (6,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Border_Reivers_(rugby_union)" title="Border Reivers (rugby union)">Border Reivers</a> </td> <td>2002–07 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Galashiels" title="Galashiels">Galashiels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Netherdale" title="Netherdale">Netherdale</a> (6,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend Ravens</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brewery_Field" title="Brewery Field">Brewery Field</a> (6,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Caerphilly_RFC" title="Caerphilly RFC">Caerphilly</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caerphilly" title="Caerphilly">Caerphilly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Park_(Caerphilly)" title="Virginia Park (Caerphilly)">Virginia Park</a> (5,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_RFC" title="Cardiff RFC">Cardiff RFC</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Arms_Park" title="Cardiff Arms Park">Cardiff Arms Park</a> (12,500) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Warriors" title="Celtic Warriors">Celtic Warriors</a> </td> <td>2003–04 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Pontypridd" title="Pontypridd">Pontypridd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brewery_Field" title="Brewery Field">Brewery Field</a> (12,000)<br /><a href="/wiki/Sardis_Road" title="Sardis Road">Sardis Road</a> (8,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)" title="Cheetahs (rugby union)">Cheetahs</a> </td> <td>2017–20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bloemfontein" title="Bloemfontein">Bloemfontein</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_State_Stadium" title="Free State Stadium">Free State Stadium</a> (48,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ebbw_Vale_RFC" title="Ebbw Vale RFC">Ebbw Vale</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ebbw_Vale" title="Ebbw Vale">Ebbw Vale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Cross_Park" title="Eugene Cross Park">Eugene Cross Park</a> (8,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Llanelli_RFC" title="Llanelli RFC">Llanelli</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Llanelli" title="Llanelli">Llanelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stradey_Park" title="Stradey Park">Stradey Park</a> (10,800) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Neath_RFC" title="Neath RFC">Neath</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neath" title="Neath">Neath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Gnoll" title="The Gnoll">The Gnoll</a> (6,000) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Newport_RFC" title="Newport RFC">Newport</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Wales" title="Newport, Wales">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Parade" title="Rodney Parade">Rodney Parade</a> (11,676) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pontypridd_RFC" title="Pontypridd RFC">Pontypridd</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontypridd" title="Pontypridd">Pontypridd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sardis_Road" title="Sardis Road">Sardis Road</a> (7,861) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Southern_Kings" title="Southern Kings">Southern Kings</a> </td> <td>2017−20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Elizabeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Elizabeth">Port Elizabeth</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Mandela_Bay_Stadium" title="Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium">Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium</a> (48,459) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a> </td> <td>2001–03 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Swansea" title="Swansea">Swansea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Helen%27s_Rugby_and_Cricket_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground">St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground</a> (4,500) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Notes: </p> <ul><li>Before <a href="/wiki/Introduction_of_regional_rugby_union_teams_in_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales">regionalisation</a>, Wales was represented by nine <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Premier_Division" title="Welsh Premier Division">Welsh Premiership</a> clubs from 2001 to 2003. Following this they were replaced with five regional clubs, of which <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Warriors" title="Celtic Warriors">Celtic Warriors</a> only lasted a single season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Border_Reivers_(rugby_union)" title="Border Reivers (rugby union)">Border Reivers</a>, added in 2002, were disbanded by the Scottish Rugby Union in 2007 as part of cost-cutting measures.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aironi" title="Aironi">Aironi</a> was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Zebre_Parma" title="Zebre Parma">Zebre</a> in 2012, meaning that the number of Italian teams remained at two.</li> <li>The two South African clubs <a href="/wiki/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)" title="Cheetahs (rugby union)">Cheetahs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southern_Kings" title="Southern Kings">Southern Kings</a> exited the league in 2020 as a result of travel restrictions due to 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mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_nations">Other nations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Other nations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the successful negotiations with Italy,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> talks were held intermittently with South Africa about the possible expansion of the Pro12.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SA_S14_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SA_S14-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 24-team Rainbow Cup involving 11 Celtic, 9 South African and 4 Italian teams was announced in 2005,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the idea was abandoned because of financial issues on the European end of the deal<sup id="cite_ref-SA_S14_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SA_S14-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and changes in the leadership of the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Rugby_Union" title="South African Rugby Union">South African Rugby Union</a> (SARU). </p><p><a href="/wiki/London_Welsh" class="mw-redirect" title="London Welsh">London Welsh</a> expressed interest in 2006 in joining the Celtic League if promotion and relegation were to be removed from the <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">English Premiership</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2009, South Africa was rumoured to be negotiating entry of its current <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> teams into the Celtic League, to take effect when the media contract between <a href="/wiki/SANZAAR" title="SANZAAR">SANZAR</a> and <a href="/wiki/News_Corporation_(1980%E2%80%932013)" class="mw-redirect" title="News Corporation (1980–2013)">News Corporation</a> expires after the 2010 season;<sup id="cite_ref-SA_S14_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SA_S14-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> these rumours were immediately denied by SA Rugby, the commercial arm of SARU.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the end, nothing came of these rumours, and the competition remained a strictly European affair. </p><p>In a 2016 interview with <i><a href="/wiki/The_Irish_Times" title="The Irish Times">The Irish Times</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">IRFU</a> CEO Philip Browne indicated that the Pro12 was seriously considering establishing a <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">US</a> franchise on <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">the country's Atlantic coast</a> in the near future, seeing the recent growth of the sport in the US as an opportunity to help close some of the financial gap between Pro12 and Europe's two major domestic leagues, the English Premiership and France's <a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a>. Browne added that Pro12 was also looking to expand further into Continental Europe by teaming with major <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> clubs, some of which already have rugby sections.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2016, Pro12 officials began talks with the unions of both Canada and the United States about expansion before the end of the decade, with interest in putting teams on the east coasts of both countries.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2016, it emerged that Vancouver and Houston may be target cities, primarily due to weather considerations, though the distance from the other teams may make that more of a challenge.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the North American plan remains active, media attention turned in 2017 toward a new possibility of South African teams entering the competition. Following the decision of <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> organiser <a href="/wiki/SANZAAR" title="SANZAAR">SANZAAR</a> to drop three teams from the competition (two from South Africa), multiple media reports indicated that the two likeliest South African sides to be axed, the <a href="/wiki/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)" title="Cheetahs (rugby union)">Cheetahs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southern_Kings" title="Southern Kings">Southern Kings</a>, could be added to Pro12 as early as the 2017–18 season.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A later <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> report indicated that the Cheetahs and Kings would be added once their removal from Super Rugby was formally announced on 7 July, though neither Celtic Rugby Limited, the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Rugby_Union" title="South African Rugby Union">South African Rugby Union</a>, nor the two teams would comment on the report.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A week after the Cheetahs and Kings' departure from Super Rugby was confirmed, the BBC reported that Celtic Rugby Limited was expected to officially add those teams at the organisation's next board meeting on 18 July.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While no announcement came on that date, media in both South Africa and Britain reported that SARU's chief executive was at Celtic Rugby's headquarters in Dublin to finalise the addition of the Cheetahs and Kings, with <a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a> calling the expansion "the worst kept secret in rugby".<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The addition of the two South African teams was officially confirmed on 1 August 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Southern Kings entered liquidation in September 2020 and therefore withdrew from the league.<sup id="cite_ref-SK_liquid_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SK_liquid-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2020, the league confirmed they were looking for a replacement team for Southern Kings and possible expansion to more teams in South Africa to enter the league in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-SK_liquid_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SK_liquid-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that month, SA rugby voted that their Super Rugby sides (<a href="/wiki/Lions_(Super_Rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lions (Super Rugby)">Lions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a>) would enter the Pro 14 to replace the liquidated Kings and the Cheetahs, who were withdrawn before the 2021 season.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_standings">Current standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Current standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The most recent regular season began on 15 September 2023. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="15"> <table style="border-width:0;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:20%;border:0px"> </td> <td style="border:0px"><b><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023–24 United Rugby Championship</a></b><br /><small></small> </td> <td style="width:20%;border:0px;text-align:right"><small class="editlink noprint plainlinksneverexpand"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship_table&action=watch">watch</a> · <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship_table&action=edit">edit</a> · <a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship_table" title="Template talk:2023–24 United Rugby Championship table">discuss</a></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:15px"> </th> <th style="width:220px">Team </th> <th style="width:25px">P </th> <th style="width:25px">W </th> <th style="width:25px">D </th> <th style="width:25px">L </th> <th style="width:25px">PF </th> <th style="width:25px">PA </th> <th style="width:30px">PD </th> <th style="width:18px">TF </th> <th style="width:20px">TA </th> <th style="width:15px"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Try bonus">TB</span> </th> <th style="width:15px"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Losing bonus">LB</span> </th> <th style="width:20px">Pts </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#d8ffeb"> <td>1</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>483</td> <td>318</td> <td>+165</td> <td>65</td> <td>38</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>68</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#d8ffeb"> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> <b>(RU)</b> </td> <td>18</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>639</td> <td>433</td> <td>+206</td> <td>85</td> <td>54</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>66</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#d8ffeb"> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>554</td> <td>350</td> <td>+204</td> <td>81</td> <td>43</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>65</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#d8ffeb"> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> <b>(CH)</b> </td> <td>18</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>519</td> <td>353</td> <td>+166</td> <td>76</td> <td>35</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>65</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#d8ffeb"> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>468</td> <td>348</td> <td>+120</td> <td>58</td> <td>45</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>59</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#d8ffeb"> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>437</td> <td>409</td> <td>+28</td> <td>53</td> <td>55</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>54</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#d8ffeb"> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>411</td> <td>400</td> <td>+11</td> <td>51</td> <td>56</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>54</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ffcccc"> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>414</td> <td>449</td> <td>–35</td> <td>53</td> <td>53</td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>50</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)" title="Lions (United Rugby Championship)">Lions</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>526</td> <td>398</td> <td>+128</td> <td>67</td> <td>50</td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>50</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, 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/></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>404</td> <td>432</td> <td>–28</td> <td>51</td> <td>57</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>45</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>13</td> <td>384</td> <td>410</td> <td>–26</td> <td>50</td> <td>51</td> <td>4</td> <td>10</td> <td><b>32</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>313</td> <td>575</td> <td>–262</td> <td>37</td> <td>77</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>27</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ffffcc"> <td>14</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>343</td> <td>431</td> <td>–88</td> <td>47</td> <td>55</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>25</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dragons_RFC" title="Dragons RFC">Dragons</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>15</td> <td>300</td> <td>611</td> <td>–311</td> <td>36</td> <td>84</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>16</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td style="text-align:left"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Zebre_Parma" title="Zebre Parma">Zebre Parma</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>16</td> <td>345</td> <td>643</td> <td>–298</td> <td>42</td> <td>94</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15"><small>If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:</small><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ol><li><small>number of matches won;</small></li> <li><small>the difference between points for and points against;</small></li> <li><small>the number of tries scored;</small></li> <li><small>the most points scored;</small></li> <li><small>the difference between tries for and tries against;</small></li> <li><small>the fewest red cards received;</small></li> <li><small>the fewest yellow cards received.</small></li></ol> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0px"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green background</span> indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the <a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup">2024–25 European Champions Cup</a></small><br /> <p><small><span style="background:#ffcccc">Pink background</span> indicates teams that are in play-off places and earn a place in the <a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup">2024–25 European Challenge Cup</a> </small><br /> <small><span style="background:#ffff9f">Yellow background</span> indicates the team that won the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_EPCR_Challenge_Cup" title="2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup">2023–24 European Challenge Cup</a> and thus qualify for the 2024–25 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place</small><br /> <small><span style="background:#f9f9f9">Plain background</span> indicates teams that earn a place in the 2024–25 European Challenge Cup.</small> <br /><small><b>Q</b>: qualified for play-offs.</small> <small><b>H</b>: home field advantage secured for quarter-and semi-final. <b>h</b>: home field advantage secured for quarter-final</small> <small><b>X</b>: cannot reach play-offs.</small> <small><b>E</b>: qualified for Champions Cup.</small> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-roman"> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formative_years_and_the_Welsh-Scottish_League">Formative years and the Welsh-Scottish League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Formative years and the Welsh-Scottish League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Welsh%E2%80%93Scottish_League" title="Welsh–Scottish League">Welsh–Scottish League</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pan-Celticism" title="Pan-Celticism">Pan-Celtic</a> tournaments were proposed throughout the early professional era, with the creation of the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">Heineken Cup</a> in 1995 demonstrating that inter-domestic competitions were financially viable. From 1995 onwards, the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">Welsh Rugby Union</a> (WRU), <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> (SRU) and <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Irish Rugby Football Union</a> (IRFU) discussed a number of Celtic league and cup competitions, discussions were also held with the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">Rugby Football Union</a> (RFU) to form a British & Irish league. These discussions would eventually lead the WRU and the RFU to establish the <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Welsh_Cup" title="Anglo-Welsh Cup">Anglo-Welsh Cup</a> in 2005, and all four unions to establish the <a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Cup" title="British and Irish Cup">British and Irish Cup</a> in 2009. </p><p>The first material steps toward a Celtic league were taken before the 1999–2000 season, when the Scottish districts <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> were formally invited to join the fully professional <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Premier_Division" title="Welsh Premier Division">Welsh Premier Division</a>, creating the <a href="/wiki/Welsh%E2%80%93Scottish_League" title="Welsh–Scottish League">Welsh–Scottish League</a>. By 2001, an agreement was made with the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">Irish Rugby Football Union</a> (IRFU) to bring in the four Irish provinces. The 2001–02 season saw additional matches and a new league structure played alongside the continuing Welsh–Scottish League and the Inter-Provincial Championship in Ireland. The new format was named the <b>Celtic League</b>. The Celtic League had developed by 2005, and the tournament became the sole professional league in Ireland and Scotland (the Anglo-Welsh Cup and semi-pro <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh Premiership">Welsh Premiership</a> continued in Wales) and had entirely replaced both the Welsh–Scottish League, and the Inter-Provincial Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Celtic_League_(2001–2011)"><span id="Celtic_League_.282001.E2.80.932011.29"></span>Celtic League (2001–2011)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Celtic League (2001–2011)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2001–02"><span id="2001.E2.80.9302"></span>2001–02</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2001–02"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Celtic_League" title="2001–02 Celtic League">2001–02 Celtic League</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Celticleague.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Celticleague.png" decoding="async" width="214" height="70" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="70" /></a><figcaption>The Celtic League Logo</figcaption></figure> <p>The first full season of a pan-Celtic competition saw 15 teams compete: the four Irish provinces (<a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a>), two Scottish teams (<a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh Reivers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a>) and all nine Welsh professional teams (<a href="/wiki/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caerphilly_RFC" title="Caerphilly RFC">Caerphilly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_RFC" title="Cardiff RFC">Cardiff RFC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ebbw_Vale_RFC" title="Ebbw Vale RFC">Ebbw Vale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Llanelli_RFC" title="Llanelli RFC">Llanelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Neath_RFC" title="Neath RFC">Neath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newport_RFC" title="Newport RFC">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pontypridd_RFC" title="Pontypridd RFC">Pontypridd</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a>). </p><p>Played alongside each country's own domestic competitions, the teams were split into two groups (of eight and seven) and played a series of <a href="/wiki/Round-robin_tournament" title="Round-robin tournament">round-robin</a> matches with each team playing the other only once. The top four teams from each group proceeded into the <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">knock-out</a> phase until a champion was found. Clashes between teams in the Welsh–Scottish League also counted towards the new competition. </p><p>The 2001–02 competition was dominated by the Irish teams with all four sides reaching the last eight, three progressing to the semi-finals, and the thrilling final played at Lansdowne Road contested between Leinster and Munster with Leinster running out 24–20 winners.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2002–03"><span id="2002.E2.80.9303"></span>2002–03</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2002–03"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Celtic_League" title="2002–03 Celtic League">2002–03 Celtic League</a></div> <p>Champions Leinster failed to make the quarter-final stage in 2003. In their absence, Munster went on to win the competition by beating Connacht 33–3 in the quarter-finals, Ulster 42–10 in the semi-finals, and Neath 37–17 in the final played in Cardiff.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The format of the Celtic League remained the same for the second season, but saw the addition of a third Scottish district, the newly re-established <a href="/wiki/Border_Reivers_(rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Reivers (rugby)">Scottish Borders</a>. However, the Welsh-Scottish league structure ended permanently in 2002, allowing for the expansion of the Celtic league format in the following season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2003–04"><span id="2003.E2.80.9304"></span>2003–04</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2003–04"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Celtic_League" title="2003–04 Celtic League">2003–04 Celtic League</a></div> <p>A major change in Celtic League came before the start of the 2003–04 season. The Welsh Rugby Union voted to create five new regional sides (<a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Warriors" title="Celtic Warriors">Celtic Warriors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Llanelli Scarlets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Neath–Swansea Ospreys</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Newport Gwent Dragons</a>). It was agreed that the Celtic League would become the sole professional league of the three countries, incorporating the four Irish, three Scottish and five new Welsh professional teams. </p><p>Reformatted into a traditional league competition (<a href="/wiki/Round-robin_tournament" title="Round-robin tournament">double round-robin</a> style, all clubs play each other twice, once home, once away), which meant that a season long 22-round match program was launched, and with a new strength in depth due to the amalgamation of Welsh teams and the continuing strengthening of Irish and Scottish teams through the re-signing and retention of star players, the league has been in rugby terms a success. Also introduced for the 2003–04 season was the Celtic Cup, a straight knock-out cup competition between the 12 Celtic League teams. </p><p>However, the unfortunate timing of the league's launch and poor organisation of a working calendar meant that first the <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003 Rugby World Cup</a> and later the <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations Championship</a> prevented many of the league's top stars from playing in over half the games. This caused the league to struggle commercially, especially regarding the newly adopted regions in <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> where the game has always traditionally been played on a club basis, not having the regional histories of Ireland or <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. The season ended with the Llanelli Scarlets running out as eventual winners, four points ahead of Ulster.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2004–05"><span id="2004.E2.80.9305"></span>2004–05</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2004–05"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Celtic_League" title="2004–05 Celtic League">2004–05 Celtic League</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">Welsh Rugby Union</a> controversially purchased and liquidated the <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Warriors" title="Celtic Warriors">Celtic Warriors</a> so that the 2004–05 season saw eleven teams compete in the Celtic League.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new format took the league into what many saw as a make-or-break season,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> clear of massive distractions such as the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a>. With the Welsh regions partly embedded, the signs were that the Celtic League would be a competition that could continue. It was suggested that Italian sides might join an expanded Celtic League, an idea that eventually happened in 2010. </p><p>The league format was further refined at the end of the 2003–04 season, with the participants better managing the dates of the matches so as to not interfere with the national squad set-ups and to make the league more commercially viable. The league was played until April, and then the Celtic Cup was contested among the top eight teams. </p><p>The 2004–05 season was the first season that Ireland agreed to use the Celtic League standings to determine which provinces would enter the <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Irish_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Irish Rugby Football Union">IRFU</a> had previously classed Connacht as a "development" team and so nominated Leinster, Munster and Ulster over Connacht. The IRFU also insisted on International squad training sessions taking precedence over Celtic League matches, with Irish provinces (especially Munster and Leinster) occasionally fielding virtual second teams for Celtic League games. Some claimed this had the effect of devaluing the competition. However, despite this approach, Munster finished second and Leinster third, with Munster winning the Celtic Cup. The Ospreys topped the league table, making it two in a row for Welsh regional sides.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2005–06"><span id="2005.E2.80.9306"></span>2005–06</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 2005–06"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Celtic_League" title="2005–06 Celtic League">2005–06 Celtic League</a></div> <p>In 2005, there were discussions over a potential <a href="/wiki/Anglo-Welsh_Cup" title="Anglo-Welsh Cup">Anglo-Welsh Cup</a> competition which some saw as undermining the Celtic League. Despite Welsh assurances that the proposed Anglo-Welsh tournament would not interfere with their commitments to either the Celtic League in its present format or an expanded 'Rainbow League', the WRU made arrangements to play games on five weekends that clashed with Celtic League fixtures. The SRU and IRFU then threatened to expel the Welsh sides from the Celtic League in June 2005. It was proposed that the competition would continue as a Scottish and Irish affair for the 2005–06 season, with the possible addition of four Italian sides and the re-admittance of Welsh sides for the 2006–07 season. However a deal was reached that allowed for the Celtic League to continue with the Anglo-Welsh cup fixtures involving Welsh clubs rescheduled. </p><p>Despite these problems, the league enjoyed its most successful season, with the record attendance at a Celtic League match being broken four times, from 12,436 at the match between the Cardiff Blues and the Newport Gwent Dragons in December to 15,327 for the match between the Cardiff Blues and Leinster at the Millennium Stadium. The total attendances for the season were up nearly 50,000 at 571,331 compared to 521,449 for the previous season. </p><p>The league went down to the last round with Ulster and Leinster both in contention. Following Leinster's victory over Edinburgh and with Ulster losing against the Ospreys, it looked like the cup would go to Dublin but <a href="/wiki/David_Humphreys_(rugby_union)" title="David Humphreys (rugby union)">David Humphreys</a> kicked a last-minute drop goal from 40 metres to clinch the game and the league for Ulster.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2006–07"><span id="2006.E2.80.9307"></span>2006–07</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 2006–07"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Celtic_League" title="2006–07 Celtic League">2006–07 Celtic League</a></div> <p>In May 2006, <i><a href="/wiki/Magners_Irish_Cider" class="mw-redirect" title="Magners Irish Cider">Magners Irish Cider</a></i> were named as the competition sponsors for the next five seasons, and the league was renamed as the <i>Magners League</i>. Although known as Bulmers Irish Cider in the Republic of Ireland, the Magners brand name was used there for the league.<sup id="cite_ref-magners_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-magners-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sponsorship followed on from Magners' previous sponsorship deals with <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wasps_RFC" title="Wasps RFC">London Wasps</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> announced that the Borders territory would be disbanded from the end of the 2006–07 season. It may be revived when the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Rugby Union">Scottish Rugby Union</a> debt decreases enough to make it financially viable along with a possible fourth Scottish territory (four professional teams being the original plan for the SRU) with Falkirk, Stirling or a London-based team being possible locations; or even the <a href="/wiki/Caledonia_Reds" title="Caledonia Reds">Caledonia Reds</a>, the forgotten Scottish region. In the meantime Scotland would have only two professional teams based in Edinburgh and Glasgow.<sup id="cite_ref-borders_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-borders-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The league's record attendance was smashed in this season with a full house at <a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Road" title="Lansdowne Road">Lansdowne Road</a> (48,000) for Leinster v Ulster. This was the last game in the stadium prior to its demolition, and was billed as "The Last Stand". </p><p>The league was won by the Ospreys on the final day of fixtures. The Blues' home win over Leinster allowed the Ospreys to top the league by a single point and take the title with an away win at Borders.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2007–08"><span id="2007.E2.80.9308"></span>2007–08</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2007–08"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Celtic_League" title="2007–08 Celtic League">2007–08 Celtic League</a></div> <p>Only ten teams competed in the 2007–08 season, after the Borders were disbanded at the end of the 2006–07 season. Glasgow Warriors moved their home games to <a href="/wiki/Firhill_Stadium" title="Firhill Stadium">Firhill</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After missing out on the title on the last day for the previous two seasons, Leinster finally won the 2007–08 title with one game remaining. They had been runaway leaders for much of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2008 it was announced that the Celtic League was to introduce a play-off system commencing in the 2009–10 season to determine the winner, thus generating a greater climax to the season and bringing it in line with other major leagues such as the English Premiership and French Top 14.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008–09"><span id="2008.E2.80.9309"></span>2008–09</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 2008–09"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Celtic_League" title="2008–09 Celtic League">2008–09 Celtic League</a></div> <p>The 2008–09 season was decided quite early in the season as <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> claimed the title without playing, as they were preparing for their Heineken Cup semi-final against <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>. The final challenge from <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> was snuffed out when the Dragons denied them a bonus point win on 30 April. Munster had led pretty much from the start of the season with a team largely captained by <a href="/wiki/Mick_O%27Driscoll" title="Mick O'Driscoll">Mick O'Driscoll</a> showing Munster's squad depth. Munster lost only four games, three to the other Irish teams, including a double loss to <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a>. <a href="/wiki/Felipe_Contepomi" title="Felipe Contepomi">Felipe Contepomi</a> finished as league top scorer for Leinster, the year they went on to win the Heineken Cup. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2009–10"><span id="2009.E2.80.9310"></span>2009–10</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 2009–10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Celtic_League" title="2009–10 Celtic League">2009–10 Celtic League</a></div> <p>The 2009–10 season was the last 10-team league as the Italian teams joined in 2010–11. The league was one of the most competitive in years with perennial wooden-spooners <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> challenging <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> all the way for the third Irish <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> spot. Ulster needed a superb away <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_bonus_points_system" title="Rugby union bonus points system">bonus point</a> win at <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> to seal it, ending Edinburgh's own play-off hopes. <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> had a disappointing campaign as typical Welsh underdogs the Dragons had a great season, eventually finishing mid table and comfortably qualifying for the Heineken Cup. Luckily for the Scarlets, Cardiff Blues won the <a href="/wiki/European_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Challenge Cup">Amlin Cup</a> and thereby earned Wales an extra Heineken Cup place. 2009–10 was also the first time a play-off was used to decide the champion, previously the top team at the end of the season was champion. The Scottish teams and particularly Glasgow came of age and had a fine season, finishing third in the end. </p><p>The four qualifiers for the play-offs were <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> in that order, each country having at least one team. In the semi-finals Leinster defeated Munster at the RDS,<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after Ospreys overcame Glasgow in Swansea. In the <a href="/wiki/2010_Celtic_League_Grand_Final" title="2010 Celtic League Grand Final">2010 Celtic League Grand Final</a> at the RDS in Dublin the Ospreys shocked Leinster, winning the title 17–12 with their first win in Dublin in five years.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010–11"><span id="2010.E2.80.9311"></span>2010–11</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: 2010–11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11 Celtic League</a></div> <p>The 2010–11 saw the introduction of the two Italian sides, <a href="/wiki/Aironi" title="Aironi">Aironi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a>. In the new 12 team format, the play-offs came down to Munster hosting the Ospreys in one semi-final, and Leinster hosting Ulster in the other. </p><p>The two home sides went on to win their respective matches and the final was held in Thomond Park, home of Munster rugby, where they defeated Leinster (who had just been crowned champions of Europe a week earlier). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Pro12_(2011–2017)"><span id="The_Pro12_.282011.E2.80.932017.29"></span>The Pro12 (2011–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: The Pro12 (2011–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011–12"><span id="2011.E2.80.9312"></span>2011–12</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 2011–12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Pro12" title="2011–12 Pro12">2011–12 Pro12</a></div> <p>The 2011–12 season saw a re-branding of the competition as the <a href="/wiki/Rabobank" title="Rabobank">RaboDirect</a> Pro12. <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> were the runaway winners of the regular season, with a 10-point cushion over the <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> in second.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The top four were <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Warriors</a> in that order. Ospreys easily overcame Munster at home in the first semi-final in Swansea<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Leinster beat the Glasgow Warriors in the <a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS</a> after giving up a strong lead.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the final, also held at the RDS, Leinster were aiming to become the first Celtic League team to complete a domestic and European double, after beating Ulster the previous week in the Heineken Cup final. After trailing for most of the game, Ospreys took a late lead through a try by Shane Williams. Dan Biggar then landed a difficult conversion to give Ospreys their fourth title by a single point, 31–30.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After two years in the competition <a href="/wiki/Aironi" title="Aironi">Aironi</a> played their final match, as their licence to compete was revoked by the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Rugby_Federation" title="Italian Rugby Federation">FIR</a> for financial reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012–13"><span id="2012.E2.80.9313"></span>2012–13</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: 2012–13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Pro12" title="2012–13 Pro12">2012–13 Pro12</a></div> <p>With the demise of Aironi they were replaced with a new FIR controlled team to be based in <a href="/wiki/Parma" title="Parma">Parma</a> called <a href="/wiki/Zebre" class="mw-redirect" title="Zebre">Zebre</a>, near the Aironi base in <a href="/wiki/Viadana,_Lombardy" title="Viadana, Lombardy">Viadana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Welsh clubs chose to operate under a new self-imposed salary cap, which led to a number of departures from the Welsh teams as they strove to balance their books.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some high-profile Welsh players moved to the French <a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a>, but other Pro12 teams also benefited with the likes of <a href="/wiki/Casey_Laulala" title="Casey Laulala">Casey Laulala</a> going to <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sean_Lamont" title="Sean Lamont">Sean Lamont</a> to <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> from <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Parks" title="Dan Parks">Dan Parks</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> to <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bowe" title="Tommy Bowe">Tommy Bowe</a> from <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> back to <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a>. </p><p>Ulster topped the table in the regular season, with Leinster, Glasgow and Scarlets completing the top 4 in that order. They then went on to comfortably beat Scarlets 28–17 in Belfast, while Leinster were hard pressed by Glasgow in a tense 17–15 win for the hosts. In the final (held in the R.D.S. due to redevelopment of Ravenhill) Leinster prevailed 24–18 to win their 3rd title. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013–14"><span id="2013.E2.80.9314"></span>2013–14</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: 2013–14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Pro12" title="2013–14 Pro12">2013–14 Pro12</a></div> <p>Rabo Direct announced that this was to be their last season as sponsors. This, combined with the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the future of the European Cup, meant that there were concerns over the future commercial viability of the tournament. However, despite all off-field issues it was a successful season with a new high for both total attendance and for a single game (51,700 for Leinster v Munster). </p><p>In the end Leinster topped the table, having led for most of the season. Glasgow had a late surge to finish 2nd overtaking Munster and Ulster in the process. All four teams showed they were worthy contenders in the next round with Leinster needing to score a late try to beat Ulster 13–9 in Dublin while Glasgow just got past Munster in Scotstoun by one point to win 16–15. The final in the R.D.S. was also a close game for most of the match with Leinster forced to defend for long periods. However they eventually pulled clear, adding two late scores which made the final result look somewhat lopsided at 34–12. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014–15"><span id="2014.E2.80.9315"></span>2014–15</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: 2014–15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Pro12" title="2014–15 Pro12">2014–15 Pro12</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Rabobank" title="Rabobank">RaboDirect</a> title sponsor was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Guinness_Brewery" title="Guinness Brewery">Guinness</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the <a href="/wiki/Heineken_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Heineken Cup">Heineken Cup</a> being replaced by the 20-team <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a> in the 2014–15 season, the Pro12 table had a greater impact on qualification. Under the previous format, the Pro12 provided a minimum of 10 teams, with Scotland and Italy providing two teams each, and Ireland and Wales both providing three. The new system saw a total of seven teams, with one place now being reserved for the highest-finishing Pro12 team from each of four participating countries and three other qualifiers based solely on league position. The other teams were entered in the new second-tier competition, the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="European Rugby Challenge Cup">European Rugby Challenge Cup</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> were the defending champions having beaten <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> in the previous season's <a href="/wiki/2014_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2014 Pro12 Grand Final">playoff final</a>, to become the first team in the league to successfully retain the trophy.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leinster were unable to defend their title as they failed to qualify for the end-of-season playoffs for the top four teams after the regular season. Glasgow Warriors finished the regular season on top of the table, and were crowned champions for the first time, beating second seeded team <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> 31–13 in the final.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, the Warriors became the first Scottish team to win a professional trophy, beating <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a>'s appearance in the final of the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015–16"><span id="2015.E2.80.9316"></span>2015–16</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: 2015–16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Pro12" title="2015–16 Pro12">2015–16 Pro12</a></div> <p>With the <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a> taking place during the opening months of the season, changes were made to the usual fixture schedule to minimise the effect on teams who released players to take part. The low number of games in the opening weeks of the season led to fixture congestion at the end of the tournament, with each team playing a game every weekend for 16 weeks straight from October 2015 to January 2016, including European matches. </p><p>As in the previous season, qualification to the <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Champions Cup</a> was guaranteed to the top team from each country participating in the league, with the three highest placed team's not already qualified also earning a berth. Unlike in the previous season where the 20th tournament spot was decided by a play-off involving teams from the Pro12, France's <a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a> and the <a href="/wiki/English_Premiership_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="English Premiership (rugby union)">English Premiership</a>, due to fixture congestion from the World Cup, the final spot in the tournament was reserved for the winner of the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_European_Rugby_Challenge_Cup" title="2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup">2015 European Challenge Cup</a> if not already qualified. </p><p>The delayed start to the season, and absence of established international players during international Test and <a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a> windows, arguably gave some advantage to 'lesser' teams, and <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a>, coached by <a href="/wiki/Pat_Lam" title="Pat Lam">Pat Lam</a>, duly led the league for much of the season. Despite not ultimately finishing top of the league, they converted their form into a maiden championship title in the post-league play-off matches, including a home semi-final victory over reigning champions <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a>, and the Pro12 Final against league-topping <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> at the neutral venue of <a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016–17"><span id="2016.E2.80.9317"></span>2016–17</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: 2016–17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Pro12" title="2016–17 Pro12">2016–17 Pro12</a></div> <p>Despite losing their first three matches, the Scarlets finished third in the league. They became the first team in the Pro 12's history to win an away semi-final, beating Leinster 27–15 at the <a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a>, before beating league-topping Munster 46–22 at the <a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a>. Scarlets wing <a href="/wiki/Steff_Evans" title="Steff Evans">Steff Evans</a> ended up as the league's top try scorer with 11 tries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Pro14_Championship_(2017–2021)"><span id="The_Pro14_Championship_.282017.E2.80.932021.29"></span>The Pro14 Championship (2017–2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: The Pro14 Championship (2017–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017–18"><span id="2017.E2.80.9318"></span>2017–18</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: 2017–18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Pro14" title="2017–18 Pro14">2017–18 Pro14</a></div> <p>Big changes happened this season with the addition of two South African teams and a change from a league format of home and away to a conference structure championship. The 14 teams were split into two conferences of seven teams each. They play each team in their own conference twice (12 games) and each team in the other conference once (7 games), plus two derby games against the team(s) in the other conference from their own country, making 21 matches in total. The team that finishes top in each conference qualifies directly, one for each of the semi-finals, while the teams that finish second and third in each conference qualify as the four quarter-finalists to determine the other two semi-finalists. </p><p>Leinster would regain the title at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and would become the first <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pro14</a> side to ever win a European and Domestic double, they did so by beating previous holders Scarlets in a high scoring affair, 40-32. The two sides had already met in the European Semi-Final only a few weeks prior to the playoff final in very similar circumstances, at the same stadium and with much of the same lineup either side. It was Leinsters fifth domestic title. <sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018–19"><span id="2018.E2.80.9319"></span>2018–19</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: 2018–19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Pro14" title="2018–19 Pro14">2018–19 Pro14</a></div> <p>The two conference format continued this season. The top three eligible European teams in each conference automatically qualified for following year's Champions Cup. The fourth ranked eligible team in each conference met in a play-off match with the winner taking the seventh Champions Cup place. As Leinster lost the Champions Cup final on 11 May 2019, Ospreys hosted Scarlets in the play-off on 18 May 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Clarification_on_European_Play-Off_Game_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clarification_on_European_Play-Off_Game-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ospreys secured the sole Wales Champions Cup place for following season by defeating Scarlets 21-10.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pro14 final was played between <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> and was played at <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Park" title="Celtic Park">Celtic Park</a> in Glasgow.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leinster won the game 18–15 to retain the title.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019–20"><span id="2019.E2.80.9320"></span>2019–20</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: 2019–20"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Pro14" title="2019–20 Pro14">2019–20 Pro14</a></div> <p>All teams played their normal schedule until round 13 after which an additional two rounds of derby matches were played by the 12 European teams.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Southern Kings announced in August 2020 that they had voluntarily withdrawn from the league for the remainder of 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The top four eligible European teams in both conferences automatically qualify for the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup. (The South African teams did not compete in the Champions Cup.) Qualification was based on league position after round 13. The grand final match was due to be held at <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_City_Stadium" title="Cardiff City Stadium">Cardiff City Stadium</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, on 19 March 2020, Celtic Rugby DAC cancelled the event due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pro14_August_Return_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pro14_August_Return-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The re-arranged match took place on 12 September 2020 at the <a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a> between defending champions <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leinster won the match 27–5 to defend their title and complete a hat-trick of title wins.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2020–21"><span id="2020.E2.80.9321"></span>2020–21</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: 2020–21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Pro14" title="2020–21 Pro14">2020–21 Pro14</a></div> <p>Twelve teams competed in this season — four Irish teams: <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a>; two Italian teams: <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zebre" class="mw-redirect" title="Zebre">Zebre</a>; two Scottish teams: <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a>; and four Welsh teams: <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardiff Blues">Cardiff Blues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Dragons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a>. Neither of the two South African teams competed this season, with the <a href="/wiki/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)" title="Cheetahs (rugby union)">Cheetahs</a> unable to compete due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Kings" title="Southern Kings">Southern Kings</a> having entered into voluntary liquidation due to heavy financial losses.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to the delays experienced during the 2019–20 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season started later than usual on 2 October 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leinster won their fourth consecutive Pro14 title and 8th overall defeating Munster in the grand final on 27 March.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rainbow_Cup">Rainbow Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Rainbow Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">Pro14 Rainbow Cup</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Pro14" title="2020–21 Pro14">2020–21 Pro14</a> was reduced to twelve teams as the two South African teams - the <a href="/wiki/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)" title="Cheetahs (rugby union)">Cheetahs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southern_Kings" title="Southern Kings">Southern Kings</a> - were not allowed to travel internationally in 2020 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. In September 2020, the Southern Kings ceased operations and the <a href="/wiki/South_African_Rugby_Union" title="South African Rugby Union">South African Rugby Union</a> council began exploring the possibility of the four South African former <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> teams - the <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lions_(Super_Rugby)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lions (Super Rugby)">Lions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> - joining an expanded Pro14.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> PRO14 Rugby announced in December 2020 that the 2020–21 Pro14 regular season would conclude after 16 rounds, and the top team from each conference would advance to a <a href="/wiki/2021_Pro14_Grand_Final" title="2021 Pro14 Grand Final">final</a> in March 2021. The <i>Pro14 Rainbow Cup</i> then commenced in April and introduced the four new South African teams.<sup id="cite_ref-Pro14_Rainbow_Cup_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pro14_Rainbow_Cup-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first-placed teams from each tournament, <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a>, played in the final in Treviso.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benetton won 35–8 in front of their home crowd for a historic first win of an international competition for any Italian club.<sup id="cite_ref-gazzetta_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gazzetta-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Rugby_Championship">United Rugby Championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: United Rugby Championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2021–22"><span id="2021.E2.80.9322"></span>2021–22</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: 2021–22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22 United Rugby Championship</a></div> <p>The tournament consisted of 18 rounds. There were four regional pools: The Irish Shield pool (featuring the four Irish teams), the Welsh Shield pool (featuring the four Welsh teams), the South African Shield pool (featuring the four South African teams) and the Scottish/Italian 'Azzurri/Blue' Shield pool (featuring the two Italian and two Scottish sides). Teams play six matches against their regional pool rivals home and away. The remaining twelve matches are made up by a single round robin, consisting of an even number of six home and six away matches against all the sides from the other pools.<sup id="cite_ref-Format_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Format-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first United Rugby Championship Final was an all-South African derby, ensuring the first ever South African winner of the tournament, the <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> having narrowly missed out on winning the transitional <a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">Pro14 Rainbow Cup</a> competition. It also marked the first time in the history of the competition that a Grand final play-off match has not included at least one Irish province, a run of 14 finals.<sup id="cite_ref-RTE_Sport_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_Sport-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> 18–13 in <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town_Stadium" title="Cape Town Stadium">Cape Town</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RTE_Sport_120-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RTE_Sport-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022–23"><span id="2022.E2.80.9323"></span>2022–23</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: 2022–23"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23 United Rugby Championship</a></div> <p>The tournament consisted of 21 rounds; 18 rounds of regular season play, followed by three rounds of play-offs. The <a href="/wiki/2023_United_Rugby_Championship_final" title="2023 United Rugby Championship final">final</a>, held on 27 May 2023, saw <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> defeat defending champions the <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> by a score of 19–14.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since its inception, the competition has been dominated by Irish teams; in 21 years of the competition, Ireland has provided 13 of the champions, and 13 runners-up. The dominant team in this era has been <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>, who have appeared in eleven out of 15 playoff finals, been both a winner and runner up in the 'round-robin' era, and have won 8 league titles in total, including 'four in a row' between 2017 and 2022. The two closest rivals to this dominance have been domestic and European rivals <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> with three titles and six runners-up spots, and Welsh flagship <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> with two titles in the round-robin era and two in the play-offs era. <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> (twice, once as Llanelli Scarlets, once as Scarlets), <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> have also taken home the title. The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22 tournament</a> marked the first title won by a South African team: the <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a>. That year's competition also featured the first grand final not to contain a single Irish team as the losing finalists, the <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a>, were also South African.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No Italian side has yet reached an ordinary league final. The best play-off performance from the nation was a single quarter-final appearance: in 2019 for <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Rugby</a> for Italy. Benetton did however emerge as champions of the Covid-affected transitional championship, the <a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">Pro14 Rainbow Cup</a>, which was designed to introduce the former Super Rugby sides to European rugby competition. Although not treated as a championship in the ordinary lineal line, the 2021 Rainbow Cup is considered an official URC competition, along with the defunct Celtic Cup knockout tournament. As such, every country in the competition has at least once taken home league-wide silverware. </p><p>As of 2022, four <b>Regional Shields</b> will also be awarded annually. The inaugural winners of the Irish, Welsh, South African and Scottish-Italian URC Shields were Leinster, Ospreys, Stormers and Edinburgh respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_year">By year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: By year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="League">League</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below are the list of champions, runners-up and table toppers each season. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Teams</th> <th>Winner</th> <th>Runner-up</th> <th>Table Toppers </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:center">Play-offs winner crowned champion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Celtic_League" title="2001–02 Celtic League">2001–02</a></td> <td align="center">15</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (1)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (1)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 21 pts<sup id="cite_ref-pools_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pools-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Celtic_League" title="2002–03 Celtic League">2002–03</a></td> <td align="center">16</td> <td><b> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (1)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Neath_RFC" title="Neath RFC">Neath</a> (1)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a>: 28 pts<sup id="cite_ref-pools_126-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pools-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:center">Round-robin leader crowned champion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Celtic_League" title="2003–04 Celtic League">2003–04</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Llanelli Scarlets</a> (1)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> (1)</td> <td rowspan="6" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Celtic_League" title="2004–05 Celtic League">2004–05</a></td> <td align="center">11</td> <td><b> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> (1)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Celtic_League" title="2005–06 Celtic League">2005–06</a></td> <td align="center">11</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> (1)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Celtic_League" title="2006–07 Celtic League">2006–07</a></td> <td align="center">11</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> (2)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Celtic_League" title="2007–08 Celtic League">2007–08</a></span></td> <td align="center">10</td> <td><b> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (2)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> (2) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Celtic_League" title="2008–09 Celtic League">2008–09</a></td> <td align="center">10</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (2)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="text-align:center">Play-offs winner crowned champion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Celtic_League" title="2009–10 Celtic League">2009–10</a></td> <td align="center">10</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> (3)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (2)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 55 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (3)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (3)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a>: 83 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Pro12" title="2011–12 Pro12">2011–12</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> (4)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (4)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 81 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Pro12" title="2012–13 Pro12">2012–13</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (3)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> (2)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a>: 81 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Pro12" title="2013–14 Pro12">2013–14</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="Leinster rugby">Leinster</a> (4)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> (1)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 82 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Pro12" title="2014–15 Pro12">2014–15</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> (1)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="Munster rugby">Munster</a> (3)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a>: 75 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Pro12" title="2015–16 Pro12">2015–16</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> (1)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (5)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 73 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Pro12" title="2016–17 Pro12">2016–17</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> (2)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (4)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a>: 86 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Pro14" title="2017–18 Pro14">2017–18</a></td> <td align="center">14</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (5)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> (1)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a>: 76 pts<sup id="cite_ref-pools_126-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pools-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Pro14" title="2018–19 Pro14">2018–19</a></td> <td align="center">14</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (6)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> (2)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a>: 81 pts<sup id="cite_ref-pools_126-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pools-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Pro14" title="2019–20 Pro14">2019–20</a></td> <td align="center">14</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (7)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> (3)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 69 pts<sup id="cite_ref-pools_126-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pools-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Pro14" title="2020–21 Pro14">2020–21</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (8)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (5)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 71 pts<sup id="cite_ref-pools_126-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pools-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a></td> <td align="center">16</td> <td><b> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> (1) </b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> (1)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 67 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a></td> <td align="center">16</td> <td><b> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (4)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> (1)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a>: 79 pts </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023–24</a></td> <td align="center">16</td> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> (2)</b></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> (2)</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a>: 68 pts </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>* in progress</small> </p> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Celtic_Cup">Celtic Cup</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Celtic Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Celtic Cup (rugby union)">Celtic Cup</a></b> was a short-lived <a href="/wiki/Single_elimination" class="mw-redirect" title="Single elimination">single elimination</a> knock-out competition, held alongside the Celtic League. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Teams</th> <th>Winner</th> <th>Runner-up </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Celtic Cup (rugby union)">2003−04</a></td> <td align="center">12</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Celtic Cup (rugby union)">2004–05</a></td> <td align="center">8</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Llanelli Scarlets</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rainbow_Cup_2">Rainbow Cup</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Rainbow Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">Pro14 Rainbow Cup</a></b> was a one-off 'transitional' or 'Spring Season' tournament created to facilitate the integration of the four South African sides into the United Rugby Championship. ahead of the 2021–22 season. For the first time, an Italian team and a South African team reached the final of an official Celtic League/Pro Rugby competition, with <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Treviso</a> winning Italy's first-ever trophy at Pro Rugby level. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Teams</th> <th>Winner</th> <th>Runner-up </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">2021</a></td> <td align="center">16</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Regional_Shields">Regional Shields</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Regional Shields"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From the 2021–2022 season, a trophy will be awarded to each team that finishes top of its regional 'pool' (with Scottish and Italian teams sharing a trophy). The <b>Irish Shield</b>, <b>Welsh Shield</b>, <b>South African Shield</b> and <b>Scottish-Italian Shield</b> champions will also receive guaranteed entry to the following season's <a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="European Rugby Champions Cup">European Rugby Champions Cup</a>, regardless of position in the overall table. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th width="90"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span><br />Irish Shield </th> <th width="90"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span><br />Welsh Shield </th> <th width="140"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><small><br />South African<br />Shield</small> </th> <th width="140"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <br /><small>Scottish-Italian Shield</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023–24</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (3)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> (2)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow</a> (2) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_championship_wins">By championship wins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: By championship wins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><big>Team</big> </th> <th colspan="4"><big>Championships</big> </th> <th colspan="4"><big>Regional Shields</big> </th> <th colspan="4"><big>Secondary titles</big> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Titles </th> <th>Years </th> <th>RU </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Shields </th> <th>Years </th> <th>RU </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Cups </th> <th>Years </th> <th>RU </th> <th>Years </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a></b> <br /><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="8/8 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="8/8 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span> <br />🛡️🛡️🛡️ </td> <td align="center"><b><big>8</big></b> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Celtic_League" title="2001–02 Celtic League">2001–02</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Celtic_League" title="2007–08 Celtic League">2007–08</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Pro12" title="2012–13 Pro12">2012–13</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Pro12" title="2013–14 Pro12">2013–14</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Pro14" title="2017–18 Pro14">2017–18</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Pro14" title="2018–19 Pro14">2018–19</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Pro14" title="2019–20 Pro14">2019–20</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Pro14" title="2020–21 Pro14">2020–21</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><big>5</big> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Celtic_League" title="2005–06 Celtic League">2005–06</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Celtic_League" title="2009–10 Celtic League">2009–10</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Pro12" title="2011–12 Pro12">2011–12</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Pro12" title="2015–16 Pro12">2015–16</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>3</big></b> </td> <td><small><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span>: <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023-24</a></small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a></b> <br /><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/4 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/4 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Celtic-knot-insquare.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Celtic-knot-insquare.svg/15px-Celtic-knot-insquare.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Celtic-knot-insquare.svg/23px-Celtic-knot-insquare.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Celtic-knot-insquare.svg/30px-Celtic-knot-insquare.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>4</big></b> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Celtic_League" title="2002–03 Celtic League">2002–03</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Celtic_League" title="2008–09 Celtic League">2008–09</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11</a>,</small> <p><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship"><small>2022–23</small></a> </p> </td> <td align="center"><big>5</big> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Celtic_League" title="2001–02 Celtic League">2001–02</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Celtic_League" title="2004–05 Celtic League">2004–05</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Pro12" title="2014–15 Pro12">2014–15</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Pro12" title="2016–17 Pro12">2016–17</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Pro14" title="2020–21 Pro14">2020–21</a></small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Celtic Cup (rugby union)"><small>2004–05 Celtic Cup</small></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="nowrap"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a><sup id="cite_ref-neath_127-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-neath-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></b><br /><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/4 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/4 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><br /> 🛡️🛡️ </td> <td align="center"><b><big>4</big></b> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Celtic_League" title="2004–05 Celtic League">2004–05</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Celtic_League" title="2006–07 Celtic League">2006–07</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Celtic_League" title="2009–10 Celtic League">2009–10</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Pro12" title="2011–12 Pro12">2011–12</a></small> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>2</big></b> </td> <td><small><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span>: <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023-24</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship"><small>2022–23</small></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a></b> <br /><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="1/1 star"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="1/1 star"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="1/1 star"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="1/1 star"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><br />🛡️🛡️ </td> <td align="center"><b><big>2</big></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Pro12" title="2014–15 Pro12"><small>2014–15</small></a>, <a href="/wiki/2023-24_United_Rugby_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 United Rugby Championship"><small>2023-24</small></a> </td> <td align="center"><big>2</big> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Pro12" title="2013–14 Pro12">2013–14</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Pro14" title="2018–19 Pro14">2018–19</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>2</big></b> </td> <td><small><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><b>/</b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span>: <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023–24</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship"><small>2021–22</small></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a></b> <br /><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="2/2 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="2/2 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>2</big></b> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Celtic_League" title="2003–04 Celtic League">2003–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Pro12" title="2016–17 Pro12">2016–17</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Pro14" title="2017–18 Pro14"><small>2017–18</small></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>2</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship"><small>2021–22</small></a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship"><small>2023–24</small></a> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Celtic Cup (rugby union)"><small>2004–05 Celtic Cup</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a></b> <br /><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="1/1 star"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="1/1 star"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Celtic-knot-insquare-transp.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Celtic-knot-insquare-transp.png/15px-Celtic-knot-insquare-transp.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Celtic-knot-insquare-transp.png/23px-Celtic-knot-insquare-transp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Celtic-knot-insquare-transp.png/30px-Celtic-knot-insquare-transp.png 2x" data-file-width="610" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Celtic_League" title="2005–06 Celtic League"><small>2005–06</small></a> </td> <td align="center"><big>3</big> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Celtic_League" title="2003–04 Celtic League">2003–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Pro12" title="2012–13 Pro12">2012–13</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Pro14" title="2019–20 Pro14">2019–20</a></small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>3</big> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023-24</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Celtic Cup (rugby union)"><small>2003–04 Celtic Cup</small></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a></b> <br /><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="1/1 star"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="1/1 star"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><br />🛡️🛡️ </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship"><small>2021–22</small></a> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship"><small>2022–23</small></a> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>2</big></b> </td> <td><small><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>: <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship"><small>2023–24</small></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a></b> <br /><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="1/1 star"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="1/1 star"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/10px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/15px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/20px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Pro12" title="2015–16 Pro12"><small>2015–16</small></a> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a></b><br />🛡️ </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>2</big> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Celtic_League" title="2006–07 Celtic League">2006–07</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Celtic_League" title="2007–08 Celtic League">2007–08</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><small><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span>: <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a></small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a></b><br />🛡️ </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>2</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship"><small>2021–22</small></a>, <a href="/wiki/2023-24_United_Rugby_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 United Rugby Championship"><small>2023-24</small></a> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><small><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>: <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023–24</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><big>2</big> </td> <td><small><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a></small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup"><small>2021 Pro14 Rainbow Cup</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="nowrap"> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a></span></b><br />🛡️ </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Celtic_League" title="2008–09 Celtic League"><small>2008–09</small></a> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><small><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><b>/</b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span>: <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a></small> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Celtic Cup (rugby union)"><small>2003–04 Celtic Cup</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Neath_RFC" title="Neath RFC">Neath</a><sup id="cite_ref-neath_127-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-neath-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b></i> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><big>1</big> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Celtic_League" title="2002–03 Celtic League"><small>2002–03</small></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a></b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rainbow_Emoji.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Rainbow_Emoji.png/15px-Rainbow_Emoji.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Rainbow_Emoji.png/23px-Rainbow_Emoji.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Rainbow_Emoji.png/30px-Rainbow_Emoji.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>2</big></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2023–24 United Rugby Championship">2023–24</a> </td> <td align="center"><b><big>1</big></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup"><small>2021 Pro14 Rainbow Cup</small></a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_country">By country</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: By country"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country </th> <th>Titles </th> <th>Teams </th> <th>Runners-up </th> <th>Teams </th> <th>Secondary Titles </th> <th>Teams </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> Ireland </td> <td align="center">14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby"><b>Leinster</b></a> (8), <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (4), <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> (1) </td> <td align="center">13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> (5), <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> (5), <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> (3) </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>Celtic Cup - Ulster (1), Munster (1) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> Wales </td> <td align="center">6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> (4), <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> (2) </td> <td align="center">4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Neath_RFC" title="Neath RFC">Neath</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> (1) </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Scotland</span> </td> <td align="center">2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> (2) </td> <td align="center">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> (1), <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> (2) </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> South Africa </td> <td align="center">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> (1) </td> <td align="center">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> (2), <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> (1) </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> Italy </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>Pro14 Rainbow Cup - <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_season_and_team_:_URC_era">By season and team : URC era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: By season and team : URC era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 99%"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:20%">Club </th> <th style="width:8%"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021-22</a> </th> <th style="width:8%"><a href="/wiki/2022-23_United_Rugby_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2022-23 United Rugby Championship">2022-23</a> </th> <th style="width:8%"><a href="/wiki/2023-24_United_Rugby_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2023-24 United Rugby Championship">2023-24</a> </th> <th style="width:8%"><a href="/wiki/2024-25_United_Rugby_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2024-25 United Rugby Championship">2024-25</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">13 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">11 </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> </td> <td bgcolor="silver"><b>RU</b> </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td bgcolor="silver"><b>RU</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">14 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">10 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">12 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">11 </td> <td bgcolor="ddddff">SF </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">11 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Dragons</a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">15 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">15 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">15 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">12 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">10 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td bgcolor="gold"><b>CH</b> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ddddff">SF </td> <td bgcolor="ddddff">SF </td> <td bgcolor="ddddff">SF </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championship)" title="Lions (United Rugby Championship)">Lions</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">12 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">9 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td bgcolor="gold"><b>CH</b> </td> <td bgcolor="ddddff">SF </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">9 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">13 </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">10 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">14 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">13 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">14 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> </td> <td bgcolor="gold"><b>CH</b> </td> <td bgcolor="silver"><b>RU</b> </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ddddff">SF </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td bgcolor="ddffdd">QF </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Zebre_Parma" title="Zebre Parma">Zebre Parma</a> </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">16 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">16 </td> <td bgcolor="ffdddd">16 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="'Perfect_Seasons'_and_League-Europe_'doubles'"><span id=".27Perfect_Seasons.27_and_League-Europe_.27doubles.27"></span>'Perfect Seasons' and League-Europe 'doubles'</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: 'Perfect Seasons' and League-Europe 'doubles'"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Only one team has achieved the feat of winning every match during a season of the competition, <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster Rugby</a>, who have achieved the '<b>perfect season</b>' twice; <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Celtic_League" title="2001–02 Celtic League">2001-02</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Pro14" title="2019–20 Pro14">2019-20</a>. </p><p>Leinster are also the only team from the competition to achieve a domestic and European <b>double</b>, winning a 'minor double' with the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Pro12" title="2012–13 Pro12">2012–13 Pro12 title</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_European_Challenge_Cup" title="2012–13 European Challenge Cup">2012–13 European Challenge Cup</a>, before claiming the 'full double' of the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Pro14" title="2017–18 Pro14">2017–18 Pro14</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_European_Rugby_Champions_Cup" title="2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup">2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>URC clubs have won the Champions Cup on seven occasions, Leinster four times, <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> twice and <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster once.</a> The Challenge Cup has come back to the league four times, once with Leinster, twice with <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Rugby</a> and once with <a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_of_the_year">Player of the year</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Player of the year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Player of the Year </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2009–10<sup id="cite_ref-2010_POY_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010_POY-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bowe" title="Tommy Bowe">Tommy Bowe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2010–11<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ruan_Pienaar" title="Ruan Pienaar">Ruan Pienaar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2011–12 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><img alt="Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>* <a href="/wiki/Tim_Visser" title="Tim Visser">Tim Visser</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2012–13<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Williams_(rugby_union)" title="Nick Williams (rugby union)">Nick Williams</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2013–14 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Biggar" title="Dan Biggar">Dan Biggar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2014–15 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Rhys_Webb" title="Rhys Webb">Rhys Webb</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2015–16<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>† <a href="/wiki/Bundee_Aki" title="Bundee Aki">Bundee Aki</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2016–17<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Piutau" title="Charles Piutau">Charles Piutau</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2017–18<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Tadhg_Beirne" title="Tadhg Beirne">Tadhg Beirne</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2018–19<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji"><img alt="Fiji" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/23px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/35px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Fiji.svg/46px-Flag_of_Fiji.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Viliame_Mata" title="Viliame Mata">Viliame Mata</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2019–20<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span>‡ <a href="/wiki/Duhan_van_der_Merwe" title="Duhan van der Merwe">Duhan van der Merwe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2020–21<sup id="cite_ref-Coetzee_POY_138-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coetzee_POY-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Marcell_Coetzee" title="Marcell Coetzee">Marcell Coetzee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2021–22<sup id="cite_ref-Roos_POY_139-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roos_POY-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Evan_Roos" title="Evan Roos">Evan Roos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2022–23<sup id="cite_ref-Sheehan_POY_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheehan_POY-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Sheehan_(rugby_union)" title="Dan Sheehan (rugby union)">Dan Sheehan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">2023–24<sup id="cite_ref-Crowley_POY_141-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crowley_POY-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Crowley" title="Jack Crowley">Jack Crowley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="font-size:80%"> <sup>*</sup> During the 2011–12, Visser had not yet qualified to represent Scotland. He became Scottish-qualified in June 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-Visser_residency_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Visser_residency-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="font-size:80%"> †During the 2015–16 season, Aki was not yet Irish-qualified. He debuted for Ireland in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-Aki_residency_143-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aki_residency-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="font-size:80%"> ‡During the 2019–20 season, Duhan van der Merwe was not yet Scottish-qualified. He qualified to play for Scotland in the summer of 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-Van_der_merwe_residency_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Van_der_merwe_residency-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Career">Career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Bold</b> indicates active player in United Rugby Championship </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Most tries </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Clubs </th> <th>Tries </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bowe" title="Tommy Bowe">Tommy Bowe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td align="center">67 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center" rowspan="3">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Visser" title="Tim Visser">Tim Visser</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td align="center">58 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D._T._H._van_der_Merwe" title="D. T. H. van der Merwe">D. T. H. van der Merwe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> </td> <td align="center">58 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Craig_Gilroy" title="Craig Gilroy">Craig Gilroy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td> <td align="center">58 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Steff_Evans" title="Steff Evans">Steff Evans</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> </td> <td align="center">51 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Trimble" title="Andrew Trimble">Andrew Trimble</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td> <td align="center">50 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Evans_(rugby_union)" title="Dan Evans (rugby union)">Dan Evans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Dragons</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td align="center">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Kearney" title="Dave Kearney">Dave Kearney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td> <td align="center">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_James_(rugby_union,_born_1987)" title="Tom James (rugby union, born 1987)">Tom James</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> </td> <td align="center">45 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">10 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Davies_(rugby_union,_born_1990)" title="Gareth Davies (rugby union, born 1990)">Gareth Davies</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> </td> <td align="center">43 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Most points </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Clubs </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Parks" title="Dan Parks">Dan Parks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> </td> <td align="center">1,582 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Biggar" title="Dan Biggar">Dan Biggar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td align="center">1,573 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Keatley" title="Ian Keatley">Ian Keatley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> </td> <td align="center">1,534 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Davies_(rugby_union)" title="Sam Davies (rugby union)">Sam Davies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Dragons</a> </td> <td align="center">1,003 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Tovey" title="Jason Tovey">Jason Tovey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Dragons</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td align="center">998 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronan_O%27Gara" title="Ronan O'Gara">Ronan O'Gara</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td> <td align="center">940 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Weir" title="Duncan Weir">Duncan Weir</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td align="center">920 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Sexton" title="Johnny Sexton">Johnny Sexton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster Rugby</a> </td> <td align="center">887 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" rowspan="2">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felipe_Contepomi" title="Felipe Contepomi">Felipe Contepomi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td> <td align="center">877 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Carty_(rugby_union)" title="Jack Carty (rugby union)">Jack Carty</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> </td> <td align="center">877 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Most appearances </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Clubs </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Appearances">Apps</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Muldoon_(rugby_union,_born_1982)" title="John Muldoon (rugby union, born 1982)">John Muldoon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> </td> <td align="center">254 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Josh_Turnbull" title="Josh Turnbull">Josh Turnbull</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> </td> <td align="center">235 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Keatley" title="Ian Keatley">Ian Keatley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connacht_Rugby" title="Connacht Rugby">Connacht</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> </td> <td align="center">215 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Evans_(rugby_union)" title="Dan Evans (rugby union)">Dan Evans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Dragons</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td align="center">210 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Archer" title="Stephen Archer">Stephen Archer</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td> <td align="center">207 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center" rowspan="2">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross_Ford" title="Ross Ford">Ross Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Border_Reivers_(rugby_union)" title="Border Reivers (rugby union)">Border Reivers</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td align="center">206 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Harley" title="Rob Harley">Rob Harley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> </td> <td align="center">206 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Rees" title="Matthew Rees">Matthew Rees</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pontypridd_RFC" title="Pontypridd RFC">Pontypridd</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Warriors" title="Celtic Warriors">Celtic Warriors</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> </td> <td align="center">202 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Barclay_(rugby_union)" title="John Barclay (rugby union)">John Barclay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td align="center">199 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Holland" title="Billy Holland">Billy Holland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td> <td align="center">196 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><i>Updated as of 29 May 2023</i><sup id="cite_ref-Pro12_Stats_145-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pro12_Stats-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> <i>Statistics do not include those from Celtic Cup or Rainbow Cup matches.</i> </p> <ul><li>Most successful kicks: 397 – <a href="/wiki/Dan_Parks" title="Dan Parks">Dan Parks</a>, Glasgow, Cardiff Blues and Connacht</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season">Season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Most tries </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Club </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Tries </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Stewart_(rugby_union)" title="Tom Stewart (rugby union)">Tom Stewart</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td> <td>2022–23 </td> <td align="center">16 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Visser" title="Tim Visser">Tim Visser</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td>2010–11 </td> <td align="center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rabz_Maxwane" title="Rabz Maxwane">Rabz Maxwane</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cheetahs_(rugby_union)" title="Cheetahs (rugby union)">Cheetahs</a> </td> <td>2019–20 </td> <td align="center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Matthews" title="Johnny Matthews">Johnny Matthews</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a> </td> <td>2023–24 </td> <td align="center">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Visser" title="Tim Visser">Tim Visser</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td>2011–12 </td> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steff_Evans" title="Steff Evans">Steff Evans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a> </td> <td>2016–17 </td> <td align="center">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Robinson_(rugby_union)" title="Jamie Robinson (rugby union)">Jamie Robinson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Rugby" title="Cardiff Rugby">Cardiff Blues</a> </td> <td>2003–04 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Morgan_(rugby_union)" title="Kevin Morgan (rugby union)">Kevin Morgan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Newport Gwent Dragons</a> </td> <td>2004–05 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aled_Brew" title="Aled Brew">Aled Brew</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dragons_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragons (rugby union)">Newport Gwent Dragons</a> </td> <td>2010–11 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhys_Webb" title="Rhys Webb">Rhys Webb</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td>2014–15 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Daly_(rugby_union)" title="Barry Daly (rugby union)">Barry Daly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td> <td>2017–18 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Darcy_Graham" title="Darcy Graham">Darcy Graham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a> </td> <td>2022–23 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Akker_van_der_Merwe" title="Akker van der Merwe">Akker van der Merwe</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bulls_(rugby_union)" title="Bulls (rugby union)">Bulls</a> </td> <td>2023–24 </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Most points </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Club </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Points </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felipe_Contepomi" title="Felipe Contepomi">Felipe Contepomi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster</a> </td> <td>2005–06 </td> <td align="center">287 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neil_Jenkins" title="Neil Jenkins">Neil Jenkins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Warriors" title="Celtic Warriors">Celtic Warriors</a> </td> <td>2003–04 </td> <td align="center">273 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Henson" title="Gavin Henson">Gavin Henson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Neath-Swansea Ospreys</a> </td> <td>2003–04 </td> <td align="center">265 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Biggar" title="Dan Biggar">Dan Biggar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td>2011–12 </td> <td align="center">257 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Biggar" title="Dan Biggar">Dan Biggar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td>2010–11 </td> <td align="center">248 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Bowen" title="Gareth Bowen">Gareth Bowen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Llanelli Scarlets</a> </td> <td>2003–04 </td> <td align="center">240 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Humphreys_(rugby_union)" title="David Humphreys (rugby union)">David Humphreys</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a> </td> <td>2005–06 </td> <td align="center">229 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Keatley" title="Ian Keatley">Ian Keatley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a> </td> <td>2010–11 </td> <td align="center">224 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Biggar" title="Dan Biggar">Dan Biggar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a> </td> <td>2013–14 </td> <td align="center">219 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manie_Libbok" title="Manie Libbok">Manie Libbok</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a> </td> <td>2022–23 </td> <td align="center">217 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><i>Updated as 29 May 2023</i><sup id="cite_ref-season_try_scorers_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-season_try_scorers-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Most successful kicks: 99 – <a href="/wiki/Neil_Jenkins" title="Neil Jenkins">Neil Jenkins</a>, Celtic Warriors, 2003–04</li> <li>Most appearances: 24 – <a href="/wiki/Rob_Harley" title="Rob Harley">Rob Harley</a>, Glasgow, 2013–14; <a href="/wiki/Finlay_Bealham" title="Finlay Bealham">Finlay Bealham</a>, Connacht, 2015–16; <a href="/wiki/Hadleigh_Parkes" title="Hadleigh Parkes">Hadleigh Parkes</a>, Scarlets, 2016–17<sup id="cite_ref-Pro12_Stats_145-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pro12_Stats-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attendance">Attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Season </th> <th scope="col">Total </th> <th scope="col">Average </th> <th scope="col">Highest </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Celtic_League" title="2001–02 Celtic League">2001–02</a></td> <td>252,213</td> <td>4,504</td> <td align="left">30,000 (Leinster v Munster, Final, 15 December 2001)<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Figs2001_148-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Figs2001-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Celtic_League" title="2002–03 Celtic League">2002–03</a></td> <td>308,374</td> <td>4,895</td> <td align="left">30,076 (Munster v Neath, Final, 1 February 2003)<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Figs2002_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Figs2002-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Celtic_League" title="2003–04 Celtic League">2003–04</a></td> <td>501,875</td> <td>3,802</td> <td align="left">12,000 (Ulster v Leinster, Round 21, 7 May 2004)<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Decline1_152-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Decline1-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Celtic_League" title="2004–05 Celtic League">2004–05</a></td> <td>470,446</td> <td>4,277</td> <td align="left">10,500 (Dragons v Cardiff Blues, Round 13, 27 December 2004)<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Celtic_League" title="2005–06 Celtic League">2005–06</a></td> <td>571,331</td> <td>5,194</td> <td align="left">15,327 (Cardiff Blues v Leinster, Round 16, 14 May 2006)<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Celtic_League" title="2006–07 Celtic League">2006–07</a></td> <td>661,163</td> <td>6,011</td> <td align="left">48,000 (Leinster v Ulster, Round 12, 31 December 2006)<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LastStand_157-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LastStand-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Celtic_League" title="2007–08 Celtic League">2007–08</a></td> <td>609,015</td> <td>6,767</td> <td align="left">18,500 (Leinster v Munster, Round 15, 12 April 2008)<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Celtic_League" title="2008–09 Celtic League">2008–09</a></span></td> <td>731,328</td> <td>8,126</td> <td align="left">26,043 (Munster v Leinster, Connacht and Ospreys in Rounds 15, 16 and 18)<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Celtic_League" title="2009–10 Celtic League">2009–10</a></td> <td>818,181</td> <td>8,798</td> <td align="left">25,623 (Munster v Leinster, Round 15, 2 April 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Celtic_League" title="2010–11 Celtic League">2010–11</a></td> <td>1,019,634</td> <td>7,553</td> <td align="left">50,645 (Leinster v Munster, Round 5, 2 October 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-First_163-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Decline2_164-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Decline2-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Pro12" title="2011–12 Pro12">2011–12</a></td> <td>1,042,374</td> <td>7,721</td> <td align="left">48,365 (Leinster v Munster, Round 8, 4 November 2011)<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Pro12" title="2012–13 Pro12">2012–13</a></td> <td>1,106,873</td> <td>8,199</td> <td align="left">46,280 (Leinster v Munster, Round 6, 6 October 2012)<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Pro12" title="2013–14 Pro12">2013–14</a></td> <td>1,107,707</td> <td>8,205</td> <td align="left">51,700 (Leinster v Munster, Round 18, 29 March 2014)<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Pro12" title="2014–15 Pro12">2014–15</a></td> <td>1,159,127</td> <td>8,586</td> <td align="left">52,762 (Cardiff Blues v Ospreys / Dragons v Scarlets, Round 20, 25 April 2015)<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Judgement_169-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judgement-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Pro12" title="2015–16 Pro12">2015–16</a></td> <td>1,144,802</td> <td>8,480</td> <td align="left">68,262 (Cardiff Blues v Ospreys / Dragons v Scarlets, Round 21, 30 April 2016)<sup id="cite_ref-Judgement_169-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judgement-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Record_170-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Record-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Pro12" title="2016–17 Pro12">2016–17</a></td> <td>1,184,091</td> <td>8,771</td> <td align="left">60,642 (Cardiff Blues v Ospreys / Dragons v Scarlets, Round 20, 15 April 2017)<sup id="cite_ref-Judgement_169-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judgement-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Pro14" title="2017–18 Pro14">2017–18</a></td> <td>1,301,321</td> <td>8,561</td> <td align="left">62,338 (Cardiff Blues v Ospreys / Dragons v Scarlets, Round 21, 28 April 2018)<sup id="cite_ref-Judgement_169-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judgement-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Pro14" title="2018–19 Pro14">2018–19</a></td> <td>1,252,435</td> <td>8,240</td> <td align="left">51,297 (Dragons v Scarlets / Cardiff Blues v Ospreys, Round 21, 27 April 2019)<sup id="cite_ref-Judgement_169-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judgement-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Pro14" title="2019–20 Pro14">2019–20</a></td> <td>652,443</td> <td>7,331</td> <td align="left">27,437 (Edinburgh v Glasgow, Round 9, 28 December 2019)<sup id="cite_ref-Covid2020_171-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Covid2020-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Pro14" title="2020–21 Pro14">2020–21</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td align="left">N/A<sup id="cite_ref-Covid2021_172-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Covid2021-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2021–22 United Rugby Championship">2021–22</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td align="left">32,411 (Leinster v Munster (Round 18, 21 May 2022)<sup id="cite_ref-LEI_MUN_22_173-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LEI_MUN_22-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_United_Rugby_Championship" title="2022–23 United Rugby Championship">2022–23</a></td> <td>1,632,114</td> <td>10,809</td> <td align="left">56,344 (Stormers v Munster, Grand Final, 27 May 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-final_stormers_174-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-final_stormers-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="border:0"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Figs2001-148"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Figs2001_148-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Figures for 2001–02 are incomplete. <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-Figs2002-150"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Figs2002_150-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Figures for 2002–03 are incomplete. <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-Decline1-152"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Decline1_152-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The 2003–04 season was the first that did not include a knockout stage so no showpiece final and hence a decline in average attendance. <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-LastStand-157"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LastStand_157-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This was the final rugby match at <a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Road" title="Lansdowne Road">Lansdowne Road</a> before it was redeveloped as the <a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-First-163"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-First_163-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The first senior match to take place at the <a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-Decline2-164"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Decline2_164-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The decline in average attendance following the 2009–10 season coincided with the entry of two Italian teams into the Pro12. <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-Judgement-169"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Judgement_169-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Judgement_169-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Judgement_169-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Judgement_169-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Judgement_169-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">These matches comprised the annual <a href="/wiki/Judgement_Day_(rugby_union)" title="Judgement Day (rugby union)">Judgement Day</a> double-header at the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a>. <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-Record-170"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Record_170-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Record match attendance in league history. <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-Covid2020-171"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Covid2020_171-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The season was suspended in March 2020 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. The league restarted in August 2020 in a truncated format, without fans in attendance. The only exception to this was Edinburgh vs Glasgow on 28 August 2020 which allowed 700 fans to attend. <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> <li id="cite_note-Covid2021-172"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Covid2021_172-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The season was played behind closed doors due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </span></li> </ol></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_final_venues">List of final venues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: List of final venues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 2002 to 2003 and from 2010 to 2014, the higher ranked team in the final were the hosting team. Between 2003 and 2010, no play-off was held and final standings determined the champion. However, from the 2014–15 Pro12 season onward, a pre-determined stadium was chosen at the start of the season that would host the final. In 2021–22, the inaugural United Rugby Championship season, the competition reverted to the highest seeded team hosting the final. </p><p>With 5 finals, <a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a>, the home stadium of <a href="/wiki/Leinster_Rugby" title="Leinster Rugby">Leinster Rugby</a>, has hosted the final most often. Of the five participating nations, only Italy have not yet hosted a linear final, although <a href="/wiki/Benetton_Rugby" title="Benetton Rugby">Benetton Rugby</a> did host the transitional Pro14 Rainbow Cup final in their stadium, <a href="/wiki/Stadio_Comunale_di_Monigo" title="Stadio Comunale di Monigo">Stadio Comunale di Monigo</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season</th> <th>Stadium</th> <th>Attendance</th> <th>City </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Celtic_League" title="2001–02 Celtic League">2001–02</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Road" title="Lansdowne Road">Lansdowne Road</a></td> <td align="center">30,000</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Celtic_League" title="2002–03 Celtic League">2002–03</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">30,076</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales"><img alt="Wales" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/23px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/35px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Wales.svg/46px-Flag_of_Wales.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Celtic_League_Grand_Final" title="2010 Celtic League Grand Final">2009–10</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a></td> <td align="center">19,500</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Celtic_League_Grand_Final" title="2011 Celtic League Grand Final">2010–11</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomond_Park" title="Thomond Park">Thomond Park</a></td> <td align="center">26,100</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Limerick" title="Limerick">Limerick</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2012 Pro12 Grand Final">2011–12</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a></td> <td align="center">18,500</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2013 Pro12 Grand Final">2012–13</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a></td> <td align="center">19,200</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2014 Pro12 Grand Final">2013–14</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a></td> <td align="center">19,200</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2015 Pro12 Grand Final">2014–15</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ravenhill_Stadium" title="Ravenhill Stadium">Ravenhill Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">17,057</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Belfast" title="Belfast">Belfast</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2016 Pro12 Grand Final">2015–16</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">34,550</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Pro12_Grand_Final" title="2017 Pro12 Grand Final">2016–17</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">44,558</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Pro14_Grand_Final" title="2018 Pro14 Grand Final">2017–18</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">46,092</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Pro14_Grand_Final" title="2019 Pro14 Grand Final">2018–19</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Park" title="Celtic Park">Celtic Park</a></td> <td align="center">47,125</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Pro14_Grand_Final" title="2020 Pro14 Grand Final">2019–20</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aviva_Stadium" title="Aviva Stadium">Aviva Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">0<sup id="cite_ref-Covid_175-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Covid-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Pro14_Grand_Final" title="2021 Pro14 Grand Final">2020–21</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/RDS_Arena" title="RDS Arena">RDS Arena</a></td> <td align="center">0<sup id="cite_ref-Covid_175-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Covid-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland"><img alt="Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/23px-IRFU_flag.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/35px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/IRFU_flag.svg/45px-IRFU_flag.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dublin" title="Dublin">Dublin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_United_Rugby_Championship_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 United Rugby Championship Final">2021–22</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town_Stadium" title="Cape Town Stadium">Cape Town Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">31,000</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_United_Rugby_Championship_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 United Rugby Championship Final">2022–23</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town_Stadium" title="Cape Town Stadium">Cape Town Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">56,334</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2024_United_Rugby_Championship_Final&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2024 United Rugby Championship Final (page does not exist)">2023–24</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loftus_Versfeld_Stadium" title="Loftus Versfeld Stadium">Loftus Versfeld Stadium</a></td> <td align="center">55,000</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Rugby_Championship&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 May</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Sky+Sports&rft.atitle=Stormers+14-19+Munster%3A+Irish+province+claim+URC+title+vs+Stormers+in+Cape+Town+for+first+silverware+since+2011&rft.date=2023-05-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Frugby-union%2Fstormers-vs-munster%2F105572&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+Rugby+Championship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-124"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-124">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/65735178">"United Rugby Championship Grand Final: Stormers 14-19 Munster - Late converted try seals win for Irish province"</a>. <i>BBC Sport</i>. 27 May 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 May</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BBC+Sport&rft.atitle=United+Rugby+Championship+Grand+Final%3A+Stormers+14-19+Munster+-+Late+converted+try+seals+win+for+Irish+province&rft.date=2023-05-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Frugby-union%2F65735178&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUnited+Rugby+Championship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-125"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-125">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The 2006–07 Celtic League season ended with Welsh champions and runners-up, but the competition had no play-off stage in that season.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pools-126"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pools_126-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pools_126-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pools_126-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pools_126-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pools_126-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pools_126-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Competition took place in pools in this season; this team ended the regular season with the most points across the pools</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-neath-127"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-neath_127-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-neath_127-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Ospreys team was originally formed by two major welsh clubs, <a href="/wiki/Neath_RFC" title="Neath RFC">Neath</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swansea_RFC" title="Swansea RFC">Swansea</a>. Before Osprey's creation, Neath were runners-up in an early edition of the tournament in their own right.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-128"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-128">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSkippers2020" class="citation web cs1">Skippers, David (29 August 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.planetrugby.com/incredible-leinster-complete-perfect-season-in-pro14">"Incredible Leinster complete perfect season in PRO14"</a>. <i>PlanetRugby</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Lions (United Rugby Championship)">Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munster_Rugby" title="Munster Rugby">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ospreys_(rugby_union)" title="Ospreys (rugby union)">Ospreys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scarlets" title="Scarlets">Scarlets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharks_(rugby_union)" title="Sharks (rugby union)">Sharks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stormers" title="Stormers">Stormers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Rugby" title="Ulster Rugby">Ulster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zebre_Parma" title="Zebre Parma">Zebre Parma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#003665; color: white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 cyan, inset -1px -1px 0 cyan;">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bridgend_Ravens" title="Bridgend Ravens">Bridgend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caerphilly_RFC" 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">Men's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland national rugby union team">Men's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_A_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland A national rugby union team">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_B_national_rugby_union_team" title="Scotland B national rugby union team">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Club_XV" title="Scotland Club XV">Scotland Club XV</a></li> <li><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_at_the_Rugby_World_Cup" title="Scotland at the Rugby World Cup">World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Nations_Championship" title="Six Nations Championship">Six Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens" title="Rugby World Cup Sevens">Rugby World Cup Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Sevens" title="Scotland Sevens">Sevens World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens_at_the_Commonwealth_Games" title="Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sevens_Grand_Prix_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sevens Grand Prix Series">Sevens Grand Prix Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">Professional Club</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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(rugby union)">Premiership</a></i></li> <li><i>National League: <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_League_Division_One" title="Scottish National League Division One">Division 1</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_League_Division_Two" title="Scottish National League Division Two">Division 2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_League_Division_Three" title="Scottish National League Division Three">Division 3</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Regional_League_(rugby_union)" title="Scottish Regional League (rugby union)">Regional Leagues</a> - <a href="/wiki/Caledonia_Regional_Leagues_(Rugby_Union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Caledonia Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)">Caledonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Regional_Leagues_(Rugby_Union)" class="mw-redirect" title="East Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)">East</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Regional_Leagues_(Rugby_Union)" class="mw-redirect" title="West Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)">West</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_League" title="Border League">Border League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Inter-District_Championship" title="Scottish Inter-District Championship">Inter-District Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Scottish Cup (rugby union)">Scottish Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Womens_Premiership_(rugby_union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Womens Premiership (rugby union)">Scottish Womens Premiership</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">Junior rugby</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Age-grade Championships: <a href="/wiki/2016_Scottish_Rugby_U-20_Championship" title="2016 Scottish Rugby U-20 Championship">U20</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borders_Competitions" title="Borders Competitions">Borders Competitions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Schools%27_Cup" title="Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup">Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grampian_Alliance_League" title="Grampian Alliance League">Grampian Alliance League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Alliance_League" title="Highland Alliance League">Highland Alliance League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Championship_Leagues" title="Scottish Championship Leagues">Championship League A and B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Unofficial_Championship" title="Scottish Unofficial Championship">Scottish Unofficial Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Women%27s_Rugby_Union" title="Scottish Women's Rugby Union">Scottish Women's Rugby Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">Teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">Professional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Rugby" title="Edinburgh Rugby">Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Warriors" title="Glasgow Warriors">Glasgow Warriors</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Reivers_(rugby_union)" title="Border Reivers (rugby union)">Border Reivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caledonia_Reds" title="Caledonia Reds">Caledonia Reds</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#003876; color:white;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_rugby_union_in_Scotland" title="History of rugby union in Scotland">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_rugby_union_system" title="Scottish rugby union system">League System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scotland_national_rugby_union_players" title="List of Scotland national rugby union players">Scotland international players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scotland_B_national_rugby_union_players" title="List of Scotland B national rugby union players">Scotland 'B' international players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murrayfield_Stadium" title="Murrayfield Stadium">Murrayfield Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Sevens" title="Scotland Sevens">Scotland Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borders_Sevens_Circuit" title="Borders Sevens Circuit">Borders Sevens Circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose_Sevens" title="Melrose Sevens">Melrose Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose_Cup" title="Melrose Cup">Melrose Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Scottish_F.C." title="London Scottish F.C.">London Scottish F.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_Cup" title="Calcutta Cup">Calcutta Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centenary_Quaich" title="Centenary Quaich">Centenary Quaich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auld_Alliance_Trophy" title="Auld Alliance Trophy">Auld Alliance Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doddie_Weir_Cup" title="Doddie Weir Cup">Doddie Weir Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuttitta_Cup" title="Cuttitta Cup">Cuttitta Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopetoun_Cup" title="Hopetoun Cup">Hopetoun Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Horn_Trophy" title="Douglas Horn Trophy">Douglas Horn Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Rugby_Academy" title="Scottish Rugby Academy">Scottish Rugby Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_District_rugby_structure" title="Scottish District rugby structure">Scottish District rugby structure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Macphail_Scholarship" title="John Macphail Scholarship">John Macphail Scholarship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Top-level_rugby_union_club_competitions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby_Americas" title="Super Rugby Americas">Super Rugby Americas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby_Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Rugby Pacific">Super Rugby Pacific</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">United Rugby Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Domestic</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Argentina <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Nacional_de_Clubes" title="Nacional de Clubes">Nacional de Clubes</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Torneo_de_la_URBA" title="Torneo de la URBA">Torneo de la URBA</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Torneo_del_Interior" title="Torneo del Interior">Torneo del Interior</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>Australia <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Australian_club_championship_rugby_union" title="Australian club championship rugby union">Australian Club Championship</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_club_rugby_union_competitions" title="List of Australian club rugby union competitions">Provincial Club Competitions</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>England <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship" title="RFU Championship">Championship</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby_Cup" title="Premiership Rugby Cup">Premiership Rugby Cup</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/RFU_Championship_Cup" title="RFU Championship Cup">RFU Championship Cup</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>France <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Top_14" title="Top 14">Top 14</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Pro_D2" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby Pro D2">Pro D2</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Championnat_F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral_Nationale" title="Championnat Fédéral Nationale">Championnat Fédéral Nationale</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>Ireland <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_League_(rugby_union)" title="All-Ireland League (rugby union)">All-Ireland League</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/All-Ireland_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="All-Ireland Cup (rugby union)">All-Ireland Cup</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Top12" class="mw-redirect" title="Top12">Serie A Elite</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Coppa_Italia_(rugby_union)" title="Coppa Italia (rugby union)">Serie A Elite Cup</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>Japan <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Japan_Rugby_League_One" title="Japan Rugby League One">Japan Rugby League One</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Top_Challenge_League" title="Top Challenge League">Top Challenge League</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Top_League_Champions_Cup" title="Top League Champions Cup">Top League Champions Cup</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/All-Japan_Rugby_Football_Championship" title="All-Japan Rugby Football Championship">All-Japan Rugby Football Championship</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>New Zealand <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/National_Provincial_Championship_(2006%E2%80%93present)" title="National Provincial Championship (2006–present)">National Provincial Championship</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Heartland_Championship" title="Heartland Championship">Heartland Championship</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>Scotland <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Super_Series_(Scottish_rugby_union_competition)" title="Super Series (Scottish rugby union competition)">Super 6</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Premiership_(rugby_union)" title="Scottish Premiership (rugby union)">Scottish Premiership</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/1872_Cup" title="1872 Cup">1872 Cup</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>South Africa <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Currie_Cup" title="Currie Cup">Currie Cup</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/SA_Cup" title="SA Cup">SA Cup</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Gold_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Gold Cup (rugby union)">Gold Cup</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/Varsity_Rugby" title="Varsity Rugby">Varsity Cup</a></small></li></ul></li> <li>Wales <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Premier_Division" title="Welsh Premier Division">Welsh Premier Division</a></small></li> <li><small><a href="/wiki/WRU_Challenge_Cup" title="WRU Challenge Cup">WRU Challenge Cup</a></small></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Welsh_Cup" title="Anglo-Welsh Cup">Anglo-Welsh Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Provincial_Championship" title="Australian Provincial Championship">Australian Provincial Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_and_Irish_Cup" title="British and Irish Cup">British and Irish Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campeonato_Argentino" title="Campeonato Argentino">Campeonato Argentino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Cup_(rugby_union)" title="Celtic Cup (rugby union)">Celtic Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Challenge_Yves_du_Manoir" title="Challenge Yves du Manoir">Challenge Yves du Manoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Club_Rugby_League" title="Continental Club Rugby League">Continental Club Rugby League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coppa_Italia_(rugby_union)" title="Coppa Italia (rugby union)">Coppa Italia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Rugby_Continental_Shield" title="European Rugby Continental Shield">European Rugby Continental Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Rapid_Rugby" title="Global Rapid Rugby">Global Rapid Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IRFU_Interprovincial_Championship" title="IRFU Interprovincial Championship">Irish Interprovincial Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Company_Rugby_Football_Championship" title="Japan Company Rugby Football Championship">Japan Company Rugby Football Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_Championship" title="National Rugby Championship">National Rugby Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro14_Rainbow_Cup" title="Pro14 Rainbow Cup">Pro14 Rainbow Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Knockout_Cup" title="RFU Knockout Cup">RFU Knockout Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Challenge_(South_Africa)" title="Rugby Challenge (South Africa)">Rugby Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Inter-District_Championship" title="Scottish Inter-District Championship">Scottish Inter-District Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Pacific_Championship" title="South Pacific Championship">South Pacific Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh%E2%80%93Scottish_League" title="Welsh–Scottish League">Welsh–Scottish League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other nations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kenya_Cup" title="Kenya Cup">Kenya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Rugby" title="Major League Rugby">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campeonato_Brasileiro_de_Rugby" class="mw-redirect" title="Campeonato Brasileiro de Rugby">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campeonato_Uruguayo_de_Rugby" title="Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campeonato_Nacional_de_Clubes_(Venezuela)" title="Campeonato Nacional de Clubes (Venezuela)">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Premiership_(rugby_union)" title="Hong Kong Premiership (rugby union)">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All_India_%26_South_Asia_Rugby_Tournament" title="All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysia_Rugby_League_Premier" title="Malaysia Rugby League Premier">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korea_Super_Rugby_League" title="Korea Super Rugby League">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Rugby_Championship" title="Sri Lanka Rugby Championship">Sri Lanka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1._Rugby_Bundesliga" title="1. 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