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VODACOM UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

Scottish side Glasgow Warriors dethroned Munster from Ireland as champions of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship after they beat the Vodacom Bulls in the Grand Final in Pretoria on 22 June 2024. In 2022, the DHL Stormers became the first holders of the title by beating fellow-SA team the Vodacom Bulls in the final. Four teams from South Africa, the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions and Hollywoodbets Sharks, are joined by 12 clubs from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales this competition that first kicked off in September 2021. All the teams are split into four conferences and the Vodacom Bulls won the SA Shield in 2024. Previously, it was called the PRO12 and later PRO14.

The history

The Championship originated in 1999 when the Welsh and Scottish unions created a competition for their teams, and in 2001 four Irish provinces were added to create the Celtic League. The ambition amongst the three unions in 2001 was to create a vibrant and competitive professional club competition that would provide their players with the best preparation for Test level rugby. In 2010, two Italian teams were welcomed as the competition began to look boldly towards a more diverse future – this was reflected in the name change to PRO12 in later seasons. In a historic move in 2017, the Championship expanded to South Africa and, in keeping with its cross-border DNA, added the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings to become a cross-hemisphere club rugby tournament known as the PRO14.

Pos	Team	PL	W	L	D	PF	PA	DIFF	TF	TA	PTS
1	Leinster	13	12	1	0	380	187	193	54	26	58
2	Glasgow Warriors	13	9	4	0	381	249	132	57	32	49
3	Vodacom Bulls	13	9	4	0	337	269	68	44	31	45
4	Hollywoodbets Sharks	13	9	4	0	348	343	5	45	50	44
5	Cardiff Rugby	13	6	6	1	283	338	-55	43	46	35
6	Munster	13	6	7	0	312	322	-10	49	45	34
7	Ospreys	13	6	6	1	301	298	3	40	39	33
8	DHL Stormers	13	6	7	0	301	310	-9	38	39	33
9	Ulster	13	6	7	0	303	324	-21	43	45	32
10	Benetton	13	6	6	1	272	335	-63	34	46	32
11	Edinburgh	13	5	8	0	313	321	-8	43	45	31
12	Connacht	13	5	8	0	317	339	-22	48	44	31
13	Emirates Lions	13	6	7	0	297	289	8	38	40	30
14	Scarlets	13	5	7	1	288	284	4	32	40	28
15	Zebre Parma	13	5	8	0	230	303	-73	29	43	27
16	Dragons RFC	13	1	12	0	256	408	-152	31	57	9