Английская Википедия:2019–20 Pro14

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The 2019–20 PRO14 (also known as the Guinness PRO14 for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It was the third season to be referred to as the PRO14 (the competition was named the Pro12 immediately prior to the addition of two South African teams).

Fourteen 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; two South African teams: Cheetahs and the Southern Kings; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets.

On 12 March 2020, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It restarted on 22 August in a truncated format.

It was won by Leinster, their third consecutive Pro14 title, and the second occasion on which they had achieved a Perfect season by winning every match - a feat achieved by no other team in the competition's history.

Teams

Файл:Yellow pog.svg Conference A; Файл:Blue pog.svg Conference B.

Team	Coach / Director of Rugby	Captain	Stadium/ Stadia	Capacity
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso	Шаблон:Sort
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Cardiff Arms ParkШаблон:Efn	12,125
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Free State Stadium	48,000
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Galway SportsgroundsШаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Sort
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Rodney Parade	Шаблон:Sort
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144Шаблон:Efn
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort	Scotstoun StadiumШаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Sort
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	RDS Arena Aviva Stadium	18,500 51,700
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Thomond Park Irish Independent ParkШаблон:Efn	25,600Шаблон:Efn 8,008
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Liberty StadiumШаблон:Efn	20,827
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Parc y Scarlets	14,870
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort (interim)	Шаблон:Sort	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	48,459
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Kingspan StadiumШаблон:Efn	18,196
Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Stadio Sergio LanfranchiШаблон:Efn	5,000

Competition format

League Stage

The fourteen teams are split into two conferences of seven teams, with each conference featuring two teams from Ireland and Wales plus one team from Italy, Scotland and South Africa. To ensure a competitive balance, the teams are distributed approximately evenly between the conferences based upon their performance in the previous season.

The regular season was due to be made up of 21 rounds. The original schedule was planned as follows –
6 home and 6 away games against each team in their own conference
7 games, either home or away, against the teams in the other conference
2 additional regional derbies

• Each Irish team plays the two Irish teams in the other conference, one at home and one away
• Each Welsh team plays the two Welsh teams in the other conference, one at home and one away
• The two Italian teams play each other twice, home and away
• The two Scottish teams play each other twice, home and away
• The two South African teams play each other twice, home and away

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

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. The Southern Kings announced in August 2020 that they had voluntarily withdrawn from the league for the remainder of 2020 and therefore there will not be South African derbies.

League Play-Offs

The first and second placed teams in each conferences will meet in the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-finals will then meet in the grand final.

Champions Cup Qualification

The top four eligible European teams in both conferences automatically qualify for the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup. (The South African teams do not compete in the Champions Cup.) Qualification is based on league position after round 13.

Team changes

Ireland

Connacht underwent a rebranding during the off-season, updating their team crest in the process. During the course of the season, the planned redevelopment of the Sportsground was boosted by the commitment of €20 million from the Irish government.

Leinster's highest profile departure in the off-season was Seán O'Brien, who made over 100 appearances and was the side's former vice-captain. With captain Johnny Sexton and vice-captain Rhys Ruddock missing the start of the season due to the World Cup, Scott Fardy served as team captain in the opening rounds.

Munster's backs coach Felix Jones and forwards coach Jerry Flannery left the province when their contracts expired in June 2019. Former attack coach for the Australian national team, Stephen Larkham, was signed by the province as a senior coach ahead of the season, while Graham Rowntree joined as their new forwards coach after the completion of his duties with Georgia at the World Cup. The team's regular captain, Peter O'Mahony, missed the opening rounds of the tournament due to the World Cup, during which time Billy Holland captained the side.

Long-serving Ulster captain Rory Best announced in April 2019 that he would retire from rugby after the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Iain Henderson replaced Best as captain. With Henderson unavailable in the opening rounds due to the World Cup, the side was captained by Rob Herring. Herring was later called up to the World Cup as an injury replacement, and the captaincy went to Billy Burns.

South Africa

Cheetahs announced in June 2019 that Hawies Fourie had replaced Franco Smith as their head coach.

Wales

Then-Crusaders assistant coach Brad Mooar was confirmed as Wayne Pivac's replacement as Scarlets head coach in December 2018, with Pivac leaving the region to take over from Warren Gatland as Wales' head coach after the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Scarlets also appointed then-Highlanders defence coach and former London Irish head coach Glenn Delaney as their new defence coach, replacing the outgoing Byron Hayward.

Dragons announced the departure of head coach Bernard Jackman in December 2018, with Ceri Jones replacing Jackman on an interim basis for the remainder of the 2018–19 season, before the region confirmed in May 2019 that Dean Ryan would join in the newly created director of rugby position.

Conference Rounds 1 to 13

All times are local.

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Round 11

• Postponed due to bad weather. Game to be rescheduled for 6 March 2020.

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Round 13

• Postponed due to coronavirus fears. Awarded as a 0–0 draw

• Postponed due to coronavirus fears. Awarded as a 0–0 draw

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Round 11 (rescheduled game)

• Rescheduled from 15 February 2020.

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Play-offs

<section begin=Playoffs /> In a change to the normal format, the top two sides from each of the two conferences met in the two semi-finals to determine the finalists. The quarter-finals featuring the second and third teams in each conference were scrapped for the 2019–20 season.

Semi-finals

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Attendances by club

• Includes quarter-finals and semi-finals – the final is not included as it is held at a neutral venue. Due to the Conference A & B structure of 21 rounds in the Pro14, some teams played 10 league home games during the league stage, while others played 11. Does not include European Champions Cup play-off game.

Club	Home games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Шаблон:Flagicon Benetton	6	24,863	4,144	5,000	3,676	62%
Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues	6	46,202	7,700	12,125	5,190	64%
Шаблон:Flagicon Cheetahs	4	21,756	5,439	7,832	4,528	12%
Шаблон:Flagicon Connacht	6	35,700	5,950	8,129	4,512	73%
Шаблон:Flagicon Dragons	7	28,159	4,023	6,421	1,857	46%
Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh	7	58,529	8,361	27,437	4,221	12%
Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors	7	47,991	6,856	7,351	6,203	93%
Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	7	90,431	12,919	18,300	7,967	70%
Шаблон:Flagicon Munster	7	86,880	12,411	26,267	6,854	75%
Шаблон:Flagicon Ospreys	7	34,679	4,954	6,664	2,347	33%
Шаблон:Flagicon Scarlets	7	50,613	7,230	13,682	5,639	49%
Шаблон:Flagicon Southern Kings	5	13,815	2,763	4,316	1,500	6%
Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster	7	96,725	13,818	17,483	10,975	76%
Шаблон:Flagicon Zebre	6	16,100	2,683	4,000	2,000	54%

Highest attendances

Date	Game	Stadium	Attendance
28 December 2019	Edinburgh (H) v Glasgow Warriors	Murrayfield Stadium	27,437
28 December 2019	Munster (H) v Leinster	Thomond Park	26,267
4 January 2020	Leinster (H) v Connacht	RDS Arena	18,300
27 December 2019	Ulster (H) v Connacht	Ravenhill Stadium	17,483
4 January 2020	Ulster (H) v Munster	Ravenhill Stadium	17,461
20 December 2019	Leinster (H) v Ulster	RDS Arena	16,375
9 November 2019	Munster (H) v Ulster	Thomond Park	14,436
22 February 2020	Ulster (H) v Cheetahs	Ravenhill Stadium	13,829
26 December 2019	Scarlets (H) v Ospreys	Parc y Scarlets	13,682
29 February 2020	Munster (H) v Scarlets	Thomond Park	13,554

End of Season Awards

PRO14 Dream Team

The 2019–20 Pro14 Dream Team is:

Pos		Player	Team
FB	15	Шаблон:Flagicon Blair Kinghorn	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh
RW	14	Шаблон:Flagicon Monty Ioane	Шаблон:Flagicon Benetton
OC	13	Шаблон:Flagicon Rey Lee-Lo	Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues
IC	12	Шаблон:Flagicon Stuart McCloskey	Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster
LW	11	Шаблон:Flagicon Duhan van der Merwe	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh
FH	10	Шаблон:Flagicon Jaco van der Walt	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh
SH	9	Шаблон:Flagicon John Cooney	Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster
N8	8	Шаблон:Flagicon Viliame Mata	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh
OF	7	Шаблон:Flagicon Will Connors	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster
BF	6	Шаблон:Flagicon Max Deegan	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster
RL	5	Шаблон:Flagicon Grant Gilchrist	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh
LL	4	Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Fardy	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster
TP	3	Шаблон:Flagicon Leon Brown	Шаблон:Flagicon Dragons
HK	2	Шаблон:Flagicon Joseph Dweba	Шаблон:Flagicon Cheetahs
LP	1	Шаблон:Flagicon Pierre Schoeman	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh

Award winners

The 2019–20 Pro14 season award winners are:

Award	Winner
Players' Player of the Season	Шаблон:Flagicon Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh)
Young Player of the Season	Шаблон:Flagicon Caelan Doris (Leinster)
Coach of the Season	Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Cockerill (Edinburgh)
Golden Boot	Шаблон:Flagicon JJ Hanrahan (Munster)
Top Try Scorer	Шаблон:Flagicon Rhyno Smith (Cheetahs)
Tackle Machine	Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Boyle (Connacht)
Turnover King	Шаблон:Flagicon Josh Macleod (Scarlets)
Iron Man	Шаблон:Flagicon Matthew Screech (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.

Most points

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Шаблон:Flagicon JJ Hanrahan	Шаблон:Flagicon Munster	124
2	Шаблон:Flagicon John Cooney	Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster	105
3	Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Davies	Шаблон:Flagicon Dragons	94
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Ross Byrne	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	93
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Jaco van der Walt	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh	86
6	Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Keatley	Шаблон:Flagicon Benetton	82
7	Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Jones	Шаблон:Flagicon Scarlets	74
8	Шаблон:Flagicon Ruan Pienaar	Шаблон:Flagicon Cheetahs	73
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Jarrod Evans	Шаблон:Flagicon Cardiff Blues	72
10	Шаблон:Flagicon Luke Price	Шаблон:Flagicon Ospreys	65

Most tries

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Шаблон:Flagicon Rhyno Smith	Шаблон:Flagicon Cheetahs	10
2	Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Kearney	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	9
	Шаблон:Flagicon Steff Evans	Шаблон:Flagicon Scarlets	9
4	Шаблон:Flagicon Rónan Kelleher	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	8
5	Шаблон:Flagicon Joseph Dweba	Шаблон:Flagicon Cheetahs	7
	Шаблон:Flagicon George Horne	Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors	7
	Шаблон:Flagicon Duhan van der Merwe	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh	7
	Шаблон:Flagicon James Lowe	Шаблон:Flagicon Leinster	7
9	Шаблон:Flagicon Taine Basham	Шаблон:Flagicon Dragons	6
	Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Bennett	Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh	6
	Шаблон:Flagicon Arno Botha	Шаблон:Flagicon Munster	6
	Шаблон:Flagicon Matt Faddes	Шаблон:Flagicon Ulster	6
	Шаблон:Flagicon Hame Faiva	Шаблон:Flagicon Benetton	6

External links

• Official website