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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]

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]

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Teams

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Stadia

Capacity
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Aviva Stadium
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Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Liberty Stadium 20,827
Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Parc y Scarlets 14,870
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Competition format

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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Ireland

Italy

Scotland

South Africa

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

Table

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Match summary

Rounds 1 to 16

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.[14] 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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Round 6

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Play-offs

Final

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Referees

Pro14 2018–19 14-man referee elite squad: (number of matches refereed):[15]

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

Attendances by club

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

Highest attendances

End of Season Awards

PRO14 Dream Team

The 2020–21 Pro14 Dream team is:[16]

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

Award winners

The 2020–21 Pro14 award winners were:[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

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

Leading scorers

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.

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Most points

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Rank Player Club Points
1 Шаблон:Flagicon John Cooney Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster 115
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Davies Шаблон:Flagicon Dragons 113
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Carty Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht 102
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Jarrod Evans Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues 94
Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Myler Шаблон:Flagicon Ospreys
6 Шаблон:Flagicon Harry Byrne Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster 91
7 Шаблон:Flagicon JJ Hanrahan Шаблон:Flagicon Munster 85
8 Шаблон:Flagicon Ben Healy Шаблон:Flagicon Munster 77
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Antonio Rizzi Шаблон:Flagicon Zebre 68
10 Шаблон:Flagicon Jaco van der Walt Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh 66

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Most tries

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Rank Player Club Tries
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Marcell Coetzee Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster 9
Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Penny Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster
Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Wootton Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Gavin Coombes Шаблон:Flagicon Munster 8
Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Kearney Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster
6 Шаблон:Flagicon John Andrew Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster 7
Шаблон:Flagicon Luke McGrath Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster
8 Шаблон:Flagicon Dane Blacker Шаблон:Flagicon Scarlets 6
Шаблон:Flagicon Jonah Holmes Шаблон:Flagicon Dragons
Шаблон:Flagicon Cian Kelleher Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster
Шаблон:Flagicon Stewart Moore Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster
Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Sheehan Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster

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Notes

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References

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External links

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