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The 2020–21 PRO14 (also known as the Guinness PRO14 for sponsorship reasons) was the twentieth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It was the fourth season to be referred to as the PRO14 (the competition was named the Pro12 immediately prior to the addition of two South African teams).[1][2]

2020–21 Pro14
Countries Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Date2 October 2020 – 28 March 2021
ChampionsLeinster (8th title)
Runners-upMunster
Matches played96
Tries scored511
(average 5.3 per match)
Top point scorerIreland John Cooney
(Ulster)
115 points
Top try scorerSouth Africa Marcell Coetzee
(Ulster)
Ireland Scott Penny
(Leinster)
Ireland Alex Wootton
(Connacht)
9 tries
Official website
www.pro14rugby.org

Twelve teams competed in this season — four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Benetton and Zebre; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. Neither of the two South African teams competed this season, with the Cheetahs unable to compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Southern Kings having entered into voluntary liquidation due to heavy financial losses.[3]

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.[4] Leinster were the defending champions, having defeated Ulster 27–5 in the 2019–20 final to defend their title and complete a hat-trick of title wins.[5]

It was won by Leinster who defeated Munster in the final on 27 March, it was their fourth consecutive Pro14 title and 8th overall.[6][7]

On 23 December 2020 it was announced that the 2020-21 PRO14 season would conclude on 27 March 2021 after 16 rounds, and will be followed by the Pro14 Rainbow Cup, a competition featuring the four former South African Super Rugby sides, the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers. The Rainbow Cup would consist of two dual tournaments; one for the northern hemisphere teams and one for the four South African teams. The northern hemisphere tournament will run from 23 April to 19 June 2021.[8]

Teams

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Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams:
Location of Italian teams:
  Conference A;   Conference B
Team Coach /
Director of Rugby 		Captain Stadium/

Stadia

Capacity
  Benetton   Kieran Crowley   Dewaldt Duvenage Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 6,700
  Cardiff Blues   Dai Young (interim)   Ellis Jenkins Cardiff Arms Park 12,125
  Connacht   Andy Friend   Jarrad Butler Galway Sportsgrounds 8,129
  Dragons   Dean Ryan   Rhodri Williams Rodney Parade 8,700
  Edinburgh   Richard Cockerill   Stuart McInally Murrayfield Stadium 67,144[a]
  Glasgow Warriors   Danny Wilson   Fraser Brown
  Ryan Wilson 		Scotstoun Stadium 7,351
  Leinster   Leo Cullen   Johnny Sexton RDS Arena
Aviva Stadium 		18,500
51,700
  Munster   Johann van Graan   Peter O'Mahony Thomond Park
Irish Independent Park 		25,600[b]
8,008
  Ospreys   Toby Booth   Justin Tipuric Liberty Stadium 20,827
  Scarlets   Glenn Delaney   Ken Owens Parc y Scarlets 14,870
  Ulster   Dan McFarland   Iain Henderson Kingspan Stadium 18,196
  Zebre   Michael Bradley   Tommaso Castello Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 5,000

Competition format

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League Stage

The twelve teams were split into two conferences of six teams, with each conference featuring two teams from Ireland and Wales plus one team from Italy and Scotland.[9] To ensure a competitive balance, the teams were distributed approximately evenly between the conferences based upon their performance in the previous season.[10]

The regular season consisted of 16 rounds, a home-and-away double round robin with same conference opponents (10 matches), and a home or away tie against each team in the other conference (6 matches). This represented a reduction from previous years, due to a delayed start and in order to make space for the PRO14 Rainbow Cup to be played following the conclusion of the season, which will introduce former Super Rugby teams into the Pro14 competitions.[8]

Final

The top-ranked team in each conference met in the final on 27 March 2021.

Champions Cup Qualification

The organiser of the European Rugby Champions Cup, EPCR, has not yet confirmed the format for the 2021–22 tournament. If the usual qualification rules apply, at least seven PRO14 teams would qualify. The top three teams in each conference would qualify automatically. Previously, the winner of a playoff match between the fourth-ranked eligible teams in each conference became the seventh qualifying team. However, the organiser has confirmed that no play-off game will be used for European qualification this season and that rankings after round 16 will be used to determine which teams will qualify.[11] The seventh qualifying team would be the fourth-ranked team which accumulated the most match points.

It is unclear if there will be any further qualifiers as it will influenced by the format of the 2021-22 tournament and, potentially, the final placings in the 2020-21 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. In April 2021 EPCR confirmed a 24 team tournament featuring the top 8 teams.[12]

Team changes

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See also: List of 2020–21 Pro14 transfers

Ireland

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Italy

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Scotland

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South Africa

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Southern Kings entered liquidation in September 2020 and withdrew from the league, while the Cheetahs did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a vote by the South African Rugby Union, the four former South African Super Rugby sides, the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers, are likely to join an expanded tournament beginning in the 2021–22 season.[13] The future of the Cheetahs is in doubt and they will likely be withdrawn from the PRO14.

Wales

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Table

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2020–21 Pro14 table view · watch · edit · discuss
Conference A
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1   Leinster (CH) 16 14 0 2 576 285 +291 82 33 14 1 71
2   Ulster 16 14 0 2 469 263 +206 65 34 8 0 64
3   Ospreys 16 8 0 8 301 318 -17 34 39 1 3 36
4   Glasgow Warriors 16 6 0 10 335 377 -42 40 47 2 4 30
5   Dragons 16 6 0 10 215 394 -79 36 50 2 3 29
6   Zebre 16 4 0 12 237 508 -271 22 69 0 1 17
Conference B
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1   Munster (RU) 16 14 0 2 413 250 +163 49 26 7 2 64
2   Connacht 16 8 0 8 396 353 +43 53 36 7 6 45
3   Scarlets 16 8 0 8 319 333 -14 36 38 3 4 39
4   Cardiff Blues 16 8 0 8 265 284 -19 30 32 3 1 36
5   Edinburgh 16 5 1 10 247 344 -97 29 43 1 4 29*
6   Benetton 16 0 1 15 252 415 -164 34 53 1 6 7*
* Cancelled fixture: Edinburgh awarded four match points.
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[14]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams that will compete in the Pro14 Final, and also earn a place in the 2021–22 European Champions Cup

Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2021–22 European Champions Cup
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2021–22 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

Match summary

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Rounds 1 to 16

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Fixtures for the first 11 rounds of matches were announced on 23 September 2020. Several matches were scheduled on Monday nights to avoid clashes with the extended international calendar.[15] The remaining fixtures for rounds 12 to 16 were confirmed on 25 January 2021.[11]

All times are local.

Round 1

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2 October 2020
19:00
Zebre  6–16  Cardiff Blues
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: George Clancy
2 October 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Ulster  35–24  Benetton
Try: Hume 8' c
Moore 11' c
Lowry 28' c
Coetzee 46' c
McBurney 73' c
Con: Cooney (4) 9' 12' 30' 47'
Johnston 74'		Report
Highlights		Try: Ruzza 23' c
Garbisi 32' c
Steyn 38' c
Con: Garbisi (3) 24' 33' 39'
Pen: Garbisi 43'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Adam Jones
2 October 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Leinster  35–5  Dragons
RDS Arena
Referee: Andrea Piardi
3 October 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Scarlets  27–30  Munster
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Sam Grove-White
3 October 2020
17:15
Connacht  28–24  Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Craig Evans
3 October 2020
19:35
Edinburgh  10–25  Ospreys
Murrayfield
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 2

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9 October 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Dragons  26–18  Zebre
Rodney Parade
Referee: Chris Busby
10 October 2020
17:15
Ospreys  12–24  Ulster
Pen: Myler (4) 21' 40+1' 57' 65'Report
Highlights		Try: Stockdale 7' c
Coetzee 48' c
Cooney 72'
Con: Cooney (3) 8' 49' 73'
Pen: Cooney 31'
Liberty Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson
10 October 2020
18:15
Benetton  25–37  Leinster (1 BP)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
10 October 2020
19:35
Munster  25–23  Edinburgh (1 BP)
Thomond Park
Referee: Nigel Owens
10 October 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues  29–7  Connacht
Rodney Parade
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
11 October 2020
17:15
Glasgow Warriors  20–7  Scarlets
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 3

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23 October 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Leinster  63–8  Zebre
RDS Arena
Referee: Craig Evans
23 October 2020
21:15
(1 BP) Benetton  3–10  Scarlets
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Andrew Brace
24 October 2020
17:30
Ospreys  23–15  Glasgow Warriors
Liberty Stadium
Referee: George Clancy
25 October 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Ulster  40–17  Dragons
Try: Coetzee 4' c
O'Sullivan 13' c
Reidy 26' c
Ludik (2) 31' c 38' c
O'Connor 66'
Con: Cooney (5) 5' 15' 27' 32' 39'		Report
Highlights		Try: Hewitt 60' c
Roberts 80' c
Con: Davies (2) 61' 80+1'
Pen: Davies 9'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
25 October 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh  26–37  Connacht (1 BP)
Murrayfield
Referee: Adam Jones
26 October 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Munster  38–27  Cardiff Blues
Thomond Park
Referee: Andrea Piardi

Round 4

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1 November 2020
14:00
Dragons  16–28  Munster
Rodney Parade
Referee: Aled Evans
1 November 2020
18:45
(1 BP) Scarlets  3–6  Edinburgh
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Nigel Owens
2 November 2020
18:00
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues  7–11  Ulster
Try: Lee-Lo 22' c
Con: Evans 23'		Report
Highlights		Try: Lowry 40+1'
Pen: Cooney (2) 16' 64'
Rodney Parade
Referee: Adam Jones
2 November 2020
20:15
Zebre  23–17  Ospreys (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
2 November 2020
20:15
Glasgow Warriors  19–32  Leinster (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Duncan McClement

Round 5

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8 November 2020
15:00
Ospreys  7–26  Leinster (1 BP)
Liberty Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White
8 November 2020
17:15
Scarlets  18–17  Zebre (1 BP)
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Craig Evans
9 November 2020
19:45
Edinburgh  18–0  Cardiff Blues
Murrayfield
Referee: Andrew Brace
9 November 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Ulster  40–15  Glasgow Warriors
Try: Andrew 11' c
Coetzee 24' c
Carter 36' c
Cooney 40+2' c
Reidy 49'
Faddes 55' c
Con: Cooney (5) 12' 25' 37' 40+3' 56'		Report
Highlights		Try: Ioane 4' c
Stewart 60'
Con: Horne 4'
Pen: Horne 20'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Nigel Owens

Round 6

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14 November 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht  14–20  Scarlets
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Sam Grove-White
15 November 2020
14:45
(1 BP) Munster  38–22  Ospreys
Thomond Park
Referee: George Clancy
16 November 2020
19:00
Zebre  14–57  Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Bruno 10' c
Casilio 53' c
Con: Rizzi 10'
Pescetto 54'		Report
Highlights		Try: Coetzee (4) 5' c 24' c 35' c 58
Moore 28'
Johnston 45' c
Marshall 49' c
McIlroy 74'
Shanahan 79' c
Con: Johnston (6) 6' 25' 36' 47' 50' 80'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
16 November 2020
19:45
Cardiff Blues  22–5  Benetton
Rodney Parade
Referee: Frank Murphy
16 November 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Leinster  50–10  Edinburgh
RDS Arena
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 7

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22 November 2020
13:45
Ospreys  24–22  Benetton (1 BP)
St. Helen's
Referee: Aled Evans
22 November 2020
15:30
Zebre  12–47  Connacht (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Daniel Jones
22 November 2020
17:15
(1 BP) Leinster  40–5  Cardiff Blues
RDS Arena
Referee: Mike Adamson
22 November 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Ulster  24–22  Scarlets (2 BP)
Try: Lyttle 6'
Moore 30' c
Reidy 39' c
Treadwell 64' c
Con: Cooney (2) 32' 40'
Johnston 65'		Report
Highlights		Try: Asquith 17' c
Conbeer 41'
Evans 54'
Price 76' c
Con: O'Brien (2) 18', 77'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Andrea Piardi
23 November 2020
20:15
Glasgow Warriors  13–27  Munster (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 8

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29 November 2020
17:00
(1 BP) Benetton  19–26  Dragons
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Sean Gallagher
29 November 2020
19:35
Cardiff Blues  10–19  Glasgow Warriors
Rodney Parade
Referee: Frank Murphy
30 November 2020
20:15
Edinburgh  14–43  Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Blain (2) 32' c 44' c
Con: Chamberlain (2) 34' 45'		Report
Highlights		Try: Moore 2' c
Andrew (3) 18' 72' 80@1'
Cooney (2) 23' c 66' c
Murphy 59' c
Con: Cooney (4) 3' 24' 60' 68'
BT Murrayfield
Referee: Craig Evans
30 November 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Munster  52–3  Zebre
Thomond Park
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 4 (rescheduled match)

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4 December 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht  31–14  Benetton
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Eoghan Cross

Round 6 (rescheduled match)

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5 December 2020
19:15
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors  22–23  Dragons
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Chris Busby

Round 9

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26 December 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Dragons  12–13  Cardiff Blues
Rodney Parade
Referee: Craig Evans
26 December 2020
17:15
(1 BP) Ospreys  14–16  Scarlets
Parc y Scarlets[c]
Referee: Adam Jones
27 December 2020
19:35
Connacht  19–32  Ulster
Try: Carty 20' c
Porch 27' c
Daly 61'
Con: Carty (2) 21' 28'		Report
Highlights		Try: Murphy 48' c
Timoney 53' c
Con: Madigan (2) 49' 55'
Pen: Madigan (6) 2' 10' 24' 65' 74' 78'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Sean Gallagher

Round 10

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1 January 2021
17:15
Scarlets  20–3  Dragons
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Nigel Owens
1 January 2021
19:35
Cardiff Blues  3–17  Ospreys
Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
2 January 2021
14:00
Benetton  15–24  Zebre
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Andrea Piardi
2 January 2021
17:15
Ulster  15–10  Munster (1 BP)
Try: Faddes 6'
McIlroy 16' c
Con: Cooney 17'
Pen: Cooney 28'		Report
Highights		Try: Sweetnam 80+2'
Con: Crowley 80+4'
Pen: Healy 12'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson
2 January 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Leinster  24–35  Connacht (1 BP)
RDS Arena
Referee: Chris Busby

1872 Cup 1st round

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2 January 2021
15:00
Edinburgh  10–7  Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
BT Murrayfield
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 9 (rescheduled match)

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9 January 2021
14:00
Zebre  22–18  Benetton (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Federico Vedovelli

Round 11

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8 January 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Leinster  24–12  Ulster
Try: Kearney 22'
Cronin 43' c
Henshaw 52'
Tracy 73' c
Con: Sexton 44'
Byrne 75'		Report
Highlights		Pen: Cooney (4) 14' 34' 40' 69'
RDS Arena
Referee: Andrew Brace
9 January 2021
17:15
Dragons  20–28  Ospreys
Rodney Parade
Referee: Daniel Jones
9 January 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht  10–16  Munster
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Frank Murphy
9 January 2021
19:35
Cardiff Blues  29–20  Scarlets
Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 9 (rescheduled match)

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1872 Cup 2nd round

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16 January 2021
17:15
Glasgow Warriors  23–22  Edinburgh (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson

Round 14 (rescheduled match)

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22 January 2021
20:00
(1 BP) Scarlets  10–13  Cardiff Blues
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 11 (rescheduled match)

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23 January 2021
14:00
Zebre  10–26  Edinburgh
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 9 (rescheduled match)

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23 January 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Munster  10–13  Leinster
Thomond Park
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 8 (rescheduled match)

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24 January 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Connacht  20–26  Ospreys (1 BP)
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 5 (rescheduled match)

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30 January 2021
18:00
(1 BP) Benetton  16–18  Munster
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Andrea Piardi

Round 8 (rescheduled match)

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30 January 2021
19:35
Scarlets  25–52  Leinster (1 BP)
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Mike Adamson

Round 5 (rescheduled match)

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5 February 2021
19:35
Dragons  20–30  Connacht (1 BP)
Rodney Parade
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 12

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19 February 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors  13–19  Ulster
Try: Seiuli 76' c
Con: Thompson 77'
Pen: Hastings (2) 36' 50'		Report
Highlights		Try: Lowry 39' c
Gilroy 55'
Timoney 62' c
Con: Cooney (2) 40' 63'
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Ben Blain
19 February 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Dragons  29–35  Leinster (1 BP)
Rodney Parade
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
20 February 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Scarlets  41–17  Benetton
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Daniel Jones
20 February 2021
17:15
Ospreys  10–0  Zebre
Liberty Stadium
Referee: Nigel Owens
20 February 2021
19:35
Edinburgh  10–22  Munster
Murrayfield
Referee: Mike Adamson
20 February 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht  32–17  Cardiff Blues
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 13

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26 February 2021
17:30
(1 BP) Benetton  17–19  Connacht
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Marius Mitrea
26 February 2021
20:00
Cardiff Blues  11–20  Munster
Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Adam Jones
26 February 2021
20:00
Ulster  21–7  Ospreys
Try: Cooney 37' c
Andrew 53' c
Con: Cooney (2) 39' 54'		Report
Highlights		Try: Giles 1' c
Con: Myler 3'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Sean Gallagher
27 February 2021
12:00
(1 BP) Edinburgh  25–27  Scarlets
Murrayfield
Referee: Ben Blain
27 February 2021
17:15
Zebre  26–15  Dragons
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
28 February 2021
17:30
(1 BP) Leinster  40–21  Glasgow Warriors
RDS Arena
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 14

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5 March 2021
19:35
Munster  20–17  Connacht (1 BP)
Thomond Park
Referee: Chris Busby
6 March 2021
13:00
Zebre  20–31  Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Andrea Piardi
6 March 2021
19:35
Ospreys  20–31  Dragons (1 BP)
Brewery Field
Referee: Craig Evans
6 March 2021
19:35
Ulster  19–38  Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Coetzee 8' c
Baloucoune 13'
Timoney 72' c
Con: Cooney 10'
Lowry 73'		Report
Highlights		Try: Bent 24' c
Van der Flier 27' c
E. Byrne 36' c
Ruddock 56' c
Sheehan 78' c
Con: R. Byrne (5) 25' 28' 38' 57' 79'
Pen: R. Byrne 4'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy
7 March 2021
15:15
Edinburgh  Cancelled
0–0		  Benetton
Murrayfield

Round 15

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12 March 2021
17:45
Zebre  31–48  Leinster (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Marius Mitrea
12 March 2021
20:00
(1 BP) Munster  28–10  Scarlets
Thomond Park
Referee: Sean Gallagher
12 March 2021
20:00
Glasgow Warriors  30–25  Ospreys (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White
13 March 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Dragons  22–26  Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Griffiths 55' c
Dyer 73'
Holmes 77' c
Con: Davies 55'
Lewis 77'
Pen: Davies 34'		Report
Highlights		Try: Mathewson 13' c
Moore (2) 20' c 60' c
Andrew 49'
Con: Lowry (3) 14' 22' 61'
Millennium Stadium[17]
Referee: Adam Jones
13 March 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht  14–15  Edinburgh
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Chris Busby
14 March 2021
13:00
Benetton  14–29  Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 16

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19 March 2021
18:00
(1 BP) Munster  31–17  Benetton
Thomond Park
Referee: Hollie Davidson
19 March 2021
20:15
(1 BP) Ulster  49–3  Zebre
Try: Andrew 12' c
Lowry 38' c
Baloucoune 42 c
Murphy (2) 44' c 60' c
Lyttle 66' c
Roberts 78' c
Con: Cooney (4) 14' 39' 43' 45'
Lowry (3) 61' 67' 79'		Report
Highlights		Pen: Paolo Pescetto 15'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Andrew Brace
19 March 2021
20:15
(1 BP) Leinster  19–24  Ospreys
RDS Arena
Referee: Chris Busby
21 March 2021
15:00
Dragons  26–17  Glasgow Warriors
Millennium Stadium[17]
Referee: Daniel Jones
22 March 2021
20:00
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues  34–15  Edinburgh
Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Nigel Owens
22 March 2021
20:00
(1 BP) Scarlets  41–36  Connacht (2 BP)
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

Round 11 (rescheduled match)

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27 March 2021
13:45
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors  46–25  Benetton (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 7 (rescheduled match)

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28 March 2021
14:00
Dragons  24–17  Edinburgh (1 BP)
Millennium Stadium[17]
Referee: Craig Evans

Play-offs

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Final

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Main article: 2021 Pro14 Grand Final
27 March 2021
17:00
Leinster  16–6  Munster
RDS Arena
Referee: Mike Adamson

Referees

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Pro14 2018–19 14-man referee elite squad: (number of matches refereed):[18]

Note: Additional referees are used throughout the season, selected from a select development squad.

Attendances by club

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Club Home
games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
  Benetton 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Cardiff Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Connacht 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Edinburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Glasgow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Leinster 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Munster 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Ospreys 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Scarlets 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Ulster 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  Zebre 0 0 0 0 0 0%

Highest attendances

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End of Season Awards

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PRO14 Dream Team

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The 2020–21 Pro14 Dream team is:[19]

Pos Player Team
FB 15   Michael Lowry   Ulster
RW 14   Alex Wootton   Connacht
OC 13   Huw Jones   Glasgow Warriors
IC 12   Damian de Allende   Munster
LW 11   Dave Kearney   Leinster
FH 10   Jack Carty   Connacht
SH 9   John Cooney   Ulster
N8 8   Marcell Coetzee   Ulster
OF 7   Scott Penny   Leinster
BF 6   Josh Turnbull   Cardiff Blues
RL 5   Gavin Thornbury   Connacht
LL 4   Billy Holland   Munster
TP 3   Michael Bent   Leinster
HK 2   Kevin O'Byrne   Munster
LP 1   Eric O'Sullivan   Ulster

Award winners

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The 2020–21 Pro14 award winners were:[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

Award Winner
Players' Player of the Season   Marcell Coetzee (Ulster)
Next-Gen Star of the Season   Scott Penny (Leinster)
Chairman's Award   Dr. Vincenzo Ieracitano (FIR)
  Dr. Rod McLoughlin (IRFU)
  Dr. Michael Dunlop (Edinburgh)
  Dr. James Robson (SRU)
  Clint Readhead (SARU)
  Prav Mathema (WRU)
Golden Boot   Stephen Myler (Ospreys)
Top Try Scorer   Marcell Coetzee (Ulster)
  Scott Penny (Leinster Rugby)
  Alex Wootton (Conancht)
Tackle Machine   Brok Harris (Dragons)
Turnover King   Chris Cloete (Munster)
Ironman Award   Ashton Hewitt (Dragons)

Leading scorers

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Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Notes

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  1. ^ Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,144, only the lower section of the East Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
  2. ^ Thomond Park's official capacity is 25,600 but can be expanded up to 26,276 with temporary seating.
  3. ^ Although this fixture will count as an Ospreys home match, the match was played at Parc y Scarlets. The Liberty Stadium was unavailable due to urgent work needed to relay the playing surface.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "RaboDirect to pull sponsorship of Pro12". The Score. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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  3. ^ "Southern Kings go into voluntary liquidation". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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  6. ^ "Leinster 16-6 Munster: Holders secure fourth straight Pro14 title by seeing off Irish rivals". BBC Sport. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  11. ^ a b "Confirmed: Every Fixture for the Final Chapter of the Guinness PRO14". Pro14.rugby. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Twickenham Stadium to host 2021 EPCR finals". European Professional Club Rugby. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  13. ^ "SARU members vote to seek northern hemisphere future". SA Rugby. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  14. ^ Competition Rule 3.1.4 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro14. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Prime Time: Monday Night Rugby Comes to the Guinness PRO14". www.pro14.rugby. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Parc y Scarlets to host Boxing Day derby". Scarlets. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Dragons make three-game Pro14 Principality Stadium move". BBC Sport. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Guinness Pro14 Elite Referee Squad named for the 2017/18 Season". Pro14. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  19. ^ "The Media Votes are in - Who made the Guinness PRO14 Dream Team?". Pro14. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Coetzee Named Guinness PRO14 Players' Player of the Season". Pro14. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  21. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Scott Penny named Next-Gen Star of the Season". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Medics Recognised with 2021 Guinness PRO14 Chairman's Award". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  23. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Gilbert Golden Boot". Pro14. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  24. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Three Players win Top-Try Scorer Title". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  25. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Brok Harris takes Tackle Machine accolade". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  26. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Chris Cloete awarded Turnover King". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  27. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Ashton Hewitt scoops Ironman award". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Players". Pro14. 28 March 2021.
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