About
Irish giants Leinster beat the Vodacom Bulls in the Grand Final in Dublin on 14 June 2025 to claim their first Vodacom United Rugby Championship title since the 2020/21 season. It was the Bulls' second successive final, after they were beaten by the Glasgow Warriors in the 2024 finale. In 2022, the DHL Stormers became the first holders of the title by beating the 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 Hollywoodbets Sharks won the SA Shield in 2025.
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 |
![]() Cardiff Rugby
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 68 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 16 |
2 |
![]() DHL Stormers
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 10 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
3 |
![]() Munster
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 60 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
4 |
![]() Vodacom Bulls
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 126 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
5 |
![]() Glasgow Warriors
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 35 | 63 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
6 |
![]() Ulster
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
7 |
![]() Zebre Parma
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 72 | -19 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
8 |
![]() Benetton
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 98 | -26 | 9 | 15 | 9 |
9 |
![]() Edinburgh
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 51 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
10 |
![]() Connacht
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 57 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
11 |
![]() Leinster
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 79 | -17 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
12 |
![]() Ospreys
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 79 | -5 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
13 |
![]() Dragons RFC
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 132 | -77 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
14 |
![]() Hollywoodbets Sharks
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 83 | -42 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
15 |
![]() Lions
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 96 | -41 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
16 |
![]() Scarlets
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 68 | -47 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() Leinster
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
![]() Connacht
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
![]() Ulster
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 |
![]() Munster
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() Edinburgh
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 31 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
2 |
![]() Zebre Parma
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
3 |
![]() Benetton
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 57 | -41 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
4 |
![]() Glasgow Warriors
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() Lions
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
![]() Hollywoodbets Sharks
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
![]() DHL Stormers
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 |
![]() Vodacom Bulls
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() Cardiff Rugby
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
2 |
![]() Dragons RFC
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
3 |
![]() Ospreys
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 |
![]() Scarlets
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lions
18 Oct | Ellis Park, Johannesburg
13:45
Scarlets
Hollywoodbets Sharks
18 Oct | Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
16:00
Ulster
Leinster
18 Oct | TBC
18:15
Munster
Ospreys
18 Oct | TBC
20:45
Glasgow Warriors
Zebre Parma
18 Oct | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma
20:45
DHL Stormers
Glasgow Warriors
24 Oct | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
20:45
Vodacom Bulls
Lions
25 Oct | Ellis Park, Johannesburg
13:45
Ulster
Hollywoodbets Sharks
25 Oct | Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban
16:00
Scarlets