2019–20 Pro14

2019–20 Pro14
Countries	Ireland; Italy; Scotland; South Africa; Wales
Date	27 September 2019 – ?
Official website
	www.pro14rugby.org
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Pro14 (also known as the Guinness Pro14 for sponsorship reasons) will be the nineteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It will be 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).^[1]^[2]

Fourteen teams are scheduled to compete 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.

Teams

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Conference A; Conference B.

Team	Coach / Director of Rugby	Captain	Stadium/s	Capacity
Benetton	Kieran Crowley	Dean Budd	Stadio Comunale di Monigo	6,700
Cardiff Blues	John Mulvihill	Ellis Jenkins	Cardiff Arms Park	12,125
Cheetahs	Franco Smith	Oupa Mohojé	Free State Stadium	48,000
Connacht	Andy Friend	Jarrad Butler	Galway Sportsgrounds	8,129
Dragons	Ceri Jones^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Cory Hill	Rodney Parade	8,700
Edinburgh	Richard Cockerill	Stuart McInally	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Glasgow Warriors	Dave Rennie	Callum Gibbins Ryan Wilson	Scotstoun Stadium	7,351
Leinster	Leo Cullen	Jonathan Sexton	RDS Arena Aviva Stadium	18,500 51,700
Munster	Johann van Graan	Peter O'Mahony	Thomond Park Irish Independent Park	25,600^{[lower-alpha 3]} 8,008
Ospreys	Allen Clarke	Justin Tipuric	Liberty Stadium Brewery Field	20,827 8,000^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Scarlets		Ken Owens	Parc y Scarlets	14,870
Southern Kings	Deon Davids		Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium NMU Stadium	48,459 15,000
Ulster	Dan McFarland		Kingspan Stadium	18,196
Zebre	Michael Bradley	Tommaso Castello	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Stadio Luigi Zaffanella^[5]	5,000 6,000

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.^[6] The regular season is made up of 21 rounds –

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^[7]^[8] –
- 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
- Each Italian team plays the Italian team in the other conference twice, home and away
- Each Scottish team plays the Scottish team in the other conference twice, home and away
- Each South African team plays the South African team in the other conference twice, home and away

To ensure a competitive balance, the teams are distributed approximately evenly between the conferences based upon their performance in the previous season.^[9]

League Play-Offs

The first-placed teams in each conference are given a bye to the semi-finals with the second and third placed teams in each conference meeting in two quarter-finals for the two remaining semi-final places.^[10]

Qualification For Champions Cup

The South African teams cannot compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top three eligible European teams in each conference automatically qualify for following year's Champions Cup. The fourth ranked eligible team in each conference meet in a play-off match with the winner taking the seventh Champions Cup place.

Team changes

Ireland

Italy

Scotland

South Africa

Wales

Table

2019–20 Pro14 Table

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Conference A

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS

1 Cardiff Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 Cheetahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 Connacht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 Glasgow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 Munster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 Ospreys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Zebre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Conference B

Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS

1 Benetton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 Edinburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 Leinster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

5 Scarlets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 Southern Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Ulster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -^[11]

number of matches won
the difference between points for and points against
the number of tries scored
the most points scored
the difference between tries for and tries against
the fewest red cards received
the fewest yellow cards received

Green background indicates teams that compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup
(excluding South African teams who are ineligible)
Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup
Yellow background indicates the fourth-ranked eligible teams in each conference that play-off against each other for the seventh place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners. (q) Qualified for Pro14 play-offs. (Q) Qualified for Pro14 play-off semi-finals. (e) Cannot reach play-offs.

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Match summary

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Conference Rounds 1 to 21

All times are local.

Fixtures for the 2019–20 Pro14 have not yet been announced.

Play-offs

The top side from each of the two conferences are given a bye to the semi-finals and have home advantage. Teams placed second and third in opposite conferences meet in the two quarter-finals to determine the other two semi-finalists with the teams ranked second having home advantage.

The play-offs are scheduled in the four weeks after the regular season has been completed.

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Final

Play-off for the 7th Champions Cup place

South African teams cannot compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup as it is restricted to European teams. The top three eligible teams in each conference automatically qualify for the following year's Champions Cup. The seventh Champions Cup place is allocated to the winners of the playoff match between the fourth ranked eligible teams in each conference played at the home of the team with the most regular league points.

Referees

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
Benetton	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Cardiff Blues	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Cheetahs	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%
Southern Kings	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Ulster	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Zebre	0	0	0	0	0	0%

Highest attendances

End of Season Awards

PRO14 Dream Team

Pos		Player	Team
FB	15
RW	14
OC	13
IC	12
LW	11
FH	10
SH	9
N8	8
OF	7
BF	6
RL	5
LL	4
TP	3
HK	2
LP	1

Award winners

Award	Winner
Players' Player of the Season
Young Player of the Season
Coach of the Season
Chairman's Award
Golden Boot
Top Try Scorer
Fairplay Award
Try of the Season

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.

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1
2
3
4
5

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1
2
3
4
5

Top try assists scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1
2
3
4
5

Notes

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References

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External links

Official website

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2019–20 Pro14

Contents

Teams

Format

Team changes

Ireland

Italy

Scotland

South Africa

Wales

Table

Match summary

Conference Rounds 1 to 21

Play-offs

Final

Play-off for the 7th Champions Cup place

Referees

Attendances by club

Highest attendances

End of Season Awards

PRO14 Dream Team

Award winners

Leading scorers

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

Top try assists scorers

Notes

References

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2019–20 Pro14
Countries	Ireland Italy Scotland South Africa Wales
Date	27 September 2019 – ?
Official website
www.pro14rugby.org
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