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2020–21 Pro14
Countries Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Date2 October 2020 – 28 March 2021
ChampionsLeinster (8th title)
Runners-upMunster
Matches played96
Tries scored511
(average 5.3 per match)
Top point scorerIreland John Cooney
(Ulster)
115 points
Top try scorerSouth Africa Marcell Coetzee
(Ulster)
Ireland Scott Penny
(Leinster)
Ireland Alex Wootton
(Connacht)
9 tries
Official website
www.pro14rugby.org

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]

Teams

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Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams:
Location of Italian teams:
Conference A; Conference B
Team Coach /
Director of Rugby 		Captain Stadium/

Stadia

Capacity
Italy Benetton New Zealand Kieran Crowley South Africa Dewaldt Duvenage Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 6,700
Wales Cardiff Blues Wales Dai Young (interim) Wales Ellis Jenkins Cardiff Arms Park 12,125
Ireland Connacht Australia Andy Friend Australia Jarrad Butler Galway Sportsgrounds 8,129
Wales Dragons England Dean Ryan Wales Rhodri Williams Rodney Parade 8,700
Scotland Edinburgh England Richard Cockerill Scotland Stuart McInally Murrayfield Stadium 67,144[a]
Scotland Glasgow Warriors England Danny Wilson Scotland Fraser Brown
Scotland Ryan Wilson 		Scotstoun Stadium 7,351
Ireland Leinster Ireland Leo Cullen Ireland Johnny Sexton RDS Arena
Aviva Stadium 		18,500
51,700
Ireland Munster South Africa Johann van Graan Ireland Peter O'Mahony Thomond Park
Irish Independent Park 		25,600[b]
8,008
Wales Ospreys England Toby Booth Wales Justin Tipuric Liberty Stadium 20,827
Wales Scarlets New Zealand Glenn Delaney Wales Ken Owens Parc y Scarlets 14,870
Ireland Ulster England Dan McFarland Ireland Iain Henderson Kingspan Stadium 18,196
Italy Zebre Ireland Michael Bradley Italy Tommaso Castello Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 5,000

Competition format

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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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See also: List of 2020–21 Pro14 transfers

Ireland

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Italy

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Scotland

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South Africa

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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

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Table

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2020–21 Pro14 table view · watch · edit · discuss
Conference A
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1 Ireland Leinster (CH) 16 14 0 2 576 285 +291 82 33 14 1 71
2 Ireland Ulster 16 14 0 2 469 263 +206 65 34 8 0 64
3 Wales Ospreys 16 8 0 8 301 318 -17 34 39 1 3 36
4 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 16 6 0 10 335 377 -42 40 47 2 4 30
5 Wales Dragons 16 6 0 10 215 394 -79 36 50 2 3 29
6 Italy Zebre 16 4 0 12 237 508 -271 22 69 0 1 17
Conference B
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1 Ireland Munster (RU) 16 14 0 2 413 250 +163 49 26 7 2 64
2 Ireland Connacht 16 8 0 8 396 353 +43 53 36 7 6 45
3 Wales Scarlets 16 8 0 8 319 333 -14 36 38 3 4 39
4 Wales Cardiff Blues 16 8 0 8 265 284 -19 30 32 3 1 36
5 Scotland Edinburgh 16 5 1 10 247 344 -97 29 43 1 4 29*
6 Italy Benetton 16 0 1 15 252 415 -164 34 53 1 6 7*
* Cancelled fixture: Edinburgh awarded four match points.
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[14]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams that will compete in the Pro14 Final, and also earn a place in the 2021–22 European Champions Cup

Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2021–22 European Champions Cup
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2021–22 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

Match summary

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Rounds 1 to 16

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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.[15] 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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2 October 2020
19:00
Zebre Italy6–16Wales Cardiff Blues
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: George Clancy
2 October 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland35–24Italy Benetton
Try: Hume 8' c
Moore 11' c
Lowry 28' c
Coetzee 46' c
McBurney 73' c
Con: Cooney (4) 9' 12' 30' 47'
Johnston 74'		Report
Highlights		Try: Ruzza 23' c
Garbisi 32' c
Steyn 38' c
Con: Garbisi (3) 24' 33' 39'
Pen: Garbisi 43'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Adam Jones
2 October 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland35–5Wales Dragons
RDS Arena
Referee: Andrea Piardi
3 October 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales27–30Ireland Munster
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Sam Grove-White
3 October 2020
17:15
Connacht Ireland28–24Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Craig Evans
3 October 2020
19:35
Edinburgh Scotland10–25Wales Ospreys
Murrayfield
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 2

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9 October 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Dragons Wales26–18Italy Zebre
Rodney Parade
Referee: Chris Busby
10 October 2020
17:15
Ospreys Wales12–24Ireland Ulster
Pen: Myler (4) 21' 40+1' 57' 65'Report
Highlights		Try: Stockdale 7' c
Coetzee 48' c
Cooney 72'
Con: Cooney (3) 8' 49' 73'
Pen: Cooney 31'
Liberty Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson
10 October 2020
18:15
Benetton Italy25–37Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
10 October 2020
19:35
Munster Ireland25–23Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
Thomond Park
Referee: Nigel Owens
10 October 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales29–7Ireland Connacht
Rodney Parade
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
11 October 2020
17:15
Glasgow Warriors Scotland20–7Wales Scarlets
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 3

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23 October 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland63–8Italy Zebre
RDS Arena
Referee: Craig Evans
23 October 2020
21:15
(1 BP) Benetton Italy3–10Wales Scarlets
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Andrew Brace
24 October 2020
17:30
Ospreys Wales23–15Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Liberty Stadium
Referee: George Clancy
25 October 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland40–17Wales Dragons
Try: Coetzee 4' c
O'Sullivan 13' c
Reidy 26' c
Ludik (2) 31' c 38' c
O'Connor 66'
Con: Cooney (5) 5' 15' 27' 32' 39'		Report
Highlights		Try: Hewitt 60' c
Roberts 80' c
Con: Davies (2) 61' 80+1'
Pen: Davies 9'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
25 October 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland26–37Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
Murrayfield
Referee: Adam Jones
26 October 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Munster Ireland38–27Wales Cardiff Blues
Thomond Park
Referee: Andrea Piardi

Round 4

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1 November 2020
14:00
Dragons Wales16–28Ireland Munster
Rodney Parade
Referee: Aled Evans
1 November 2020
18:45
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales3–6Scotland Edinburgh
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Nigel Owens
2 November 2020
18:00
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales7–11Ireland Ulster
Try: Lee-Lo 22' c
Con: Evans 23'		Report
Highlights		Try: Lowry 40+1'
Pen: Cooney (2) 16' 64'
Rodney Parade
Referee: Adam Jones
2 November 2020
20:15
Zebre Italy23–17Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
2 November 2020
20:15
Glasgow Warriors Scotland19–32Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Duncan McClement

Round 5

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8 November 2020
15:00
Ospreys Wales7–26Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Liberty Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White
8 November 2020
17:15
Scarlets Wales18–17Italy Zebre (1 BP)
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Craig Evans
9 November 2020
19:45
Edinburgh Scotland18–0Wales Cardiff Blues
Murrayfield
Referee: Andrew Brace
9 November 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland40–15Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Andrew 11' c
Coetzee 24' c
Carter 36' c
Cooney 40+2' c
Reidy 49'
Faddes 55' c
Con: Cooney (5) 12' 25' 37' 40+3' 56'		Report
Highlights		Try: Ioane 4' c
Stewart 60'
Con: Horne 4'
Pen: Horne 20'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Nigel Owens

Round 6

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14 November 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland14–20Wales Scarlets
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Sam Grove-White
15 November 2020
14:45
(1 BP) Munster Ireland38–22Wales Ospreys
Thomond Park
Referee: George Clancy
16 November 2020
19:00
Zebre Italy14–57Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Bruno 10' c
Casilio 53' c
Con: Rizzi 10'
Pescetto 54'		Report
Highlights		Try: Coetzee (4) 5' c 24' c 35' c 58
Moore 28'
Johnston 45' c
Marshall 49' c
McIlroy 74'
Shanahan 79' c
Con: Johnston (6) 6' 25' 36' 47' 50' 80'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
16 November 2020
19:45
Cardiff Blues Wales22–5Italy Benetton
Rodney Parade
Referee: Frank Murphy
16 November 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland50–10Scotland Edinburgh
RDS Arena
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 7

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22 November 2020
13:45
Ospreys Wales24–22Italy Benetton (1 BP)
St. Helen's
Referee: Aled Evans
22 November 2020
15:30
Zebre Italy12–47Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Daniel Jones
22 November 2020
17:15
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland40–5Wales Cardiff Blues
RDS Arena
Referee: Mike Adamson
22 November 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland24–22Wales Scarlets (2 BP)
Try: Lyttle 6'
Moore 30' c
Reidy 39' c
Treadwell 64' c
Con: Cooney (2) 32' 40'
Johnston 65'		Report
Highlights		Try: Asquith 17' c
Conbeer 41'
Evans 54'
Price 76' c
Con: O'Brien (2) 18', 77'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Andrea Piardi
23 November 2020
20:15
Glasgow Warriors Scotland13–27Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 8

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29 November 2020
17:00
(1 BP) Benetton Italy19–26Wales Dragons
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Sean Gallagher
29 November 2020
19:35
Cardiff Blues Wales10–19Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Rodney Parade
Referee: Frank Murphy
30 November 2020
20:15
Edinburgh Scotland14–43Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Blain (2) 32' c 44' c
Con: Chamberlain (2) 34' 45'		Report
Highlights		Try: Moore 2' c
Andrew (3) 18' 72' 80@1'
Cooney (2) 23' c 66' c
Murphy 59' c
Con: Cooney (4) 3' 24' 60' 68'
BT Murrayfield
Referee: Craig Evans
30 November 2020
20:15
(1 BP) Munster Ireland52–3Italy Zebre
Thomond Park
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 4 (rescheduled match)

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4 December 2020
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland31–14Italy Benetton
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Eoghan Cross

Round 6 (rescheduled match)

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5 December 2020
19:15
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland22–23Wales Dragons
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Chris Busby

Round 9

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26 December 2020
15:00
(1 BP) Dragons Wales12–13Wales Cardiff Blues
Rodney Parade
Referee: Craig Evans
26 December 2020
17:15
(1 BP) Ospreys Wales14–16Wales Scarlets
Parc y Scarlets[c]
Referee: Adam Jones
27 December 2020
19:35
Connacht Ireland19–32Ireland Ulster
Try: Carty 20' c
Porch 27' c
Daly 61'
Con: Carty (2) 21' 28'		Report
Highlights		Try: Murphy 48' c
Timoney 53' c
Con: Madigan (2) 49' 55'
Pen: Madigan (6) 2' 10' 24' 65' 74' 78'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Sean Gallagher

Round 10

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1 January 2021
17:15
Scarlets Wales20–3Wales Dragons
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Nigel Owens
1 January 2021
19:35
Cardiff Blues Wales3–17Wales Ospreys
Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
2 January 2021
14:00
Benetton Italy15–24Italy Zebre
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Andrea Piardi
2 January 2021
17:15
Ulster Ireland15–10Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Faddes 6'
McIlroy 16' c
Con: Cooney 17'
Pen: Cooney 28'		Report
Highights		Try: Sweetnam 80+2'
Con: Crowley 80+4'
Pen: Healy 12'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson
2 January 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland24–35Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
RDS Arena
Referee: Chris Busby

1872 Cup 1st round

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2 January 2021
15:00
Edinburgh Scotland10–7Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
BT Murrayfield
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 9 (rescheduled match)

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9 January 2021
14:00
Zebre Italy22–18Italy Benetton (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Federico Vedovelli

Round 11

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8 January 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland24–12Ireland Ulster
Try: Kearney 22'
Cronin 43' c
Henshaw 52'
Tracy 73' c
Con: Sexton 44'
Byrne 75'		Report
Highlights		Pen: Cooney (4) 14' 34' 40' 69'
RDS Arena
Referee: Andrew Brace
9 January 2021
17:15
Dragons Wales20–28Wales Ospreys
Rodney Parade
Referee: Daniel Jones
9 January 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland10–16Ireland Munster
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Frank Murphy
9 January 2021
19:35
Cardiff Blues Wales29–20Wales Scarlets
Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 9 (rescheduled match)

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1872 Cup 2nd round

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16 January 2021
17:15
Glasgow Warriors Scotland23–22Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson

Round 14 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
22 January 2021
20:00
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales10–13Wales Cardiff Blues
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Adam Jones

Round 11 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
23 January 2021
14:00
Zebre Italy10–26Scotland Edinburgh
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 9 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
23 January 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Munster Ireland10–13Ireland Leinster
Thomond Park
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 8 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
24 January 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland20–26Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 5 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
30 January 2021
18:00
(1 BP) Benetton Italy16–18Ireland Munster
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Andrea Piardi

Round 8 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
30 January 2021
19:35
Scarlets Wales25–52Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Mike Adamson

Round 5 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
5 February 2021
19:35
Dragons Wales20–30Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
Rodney Parade
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 12

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19 February 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland13–19Ireland Ulster
Try: Seiuli 76' c
Con: Thompson 77'
Pen: Hastings (2) 36' 50'		Report
Highlights		Try: Lowry 39' c
Gilroy 55'
Timoney 62' c
Con: Cooney (2) 40' 63'
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Ben Blain
19 February 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Dragons Wales29–35Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Rodney Parade
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
20 February 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales41–17Italy Benetton
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Daniel Jones
20 February 2021
17:15
Ospreys Wales10–0Italy Zebre
Liberty Stadium
Referee: Nigel Owens
20 February 2021
19:35
Edinburgh Scotland10–22Ireland Munster
Murrayfield
Referee: Mike Adamson
20 February 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland32–17Wales Cardiff Blues
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Andrew Brace

Round 13

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26 February 2021
17:30
(1 BP) Benetton Italy17–19Ireland Connacht
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Marius Mitrea
26 February 2021
20:00
Cardiff Blues Wales11–20Ireland Munster
Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Adam Jones
26 February 2021
20:00
Ulster Ireland21–7Wales Ospreys
Try: Cooney 37' c
Andrew 53' c
Con: Cooney (2) 39' 54'		Report
Highlights		Try: Giles 1' c
Con: Myler 3'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Sean Gallagher
27 February 2021
12:00
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland25–27Wales Scarlets
Murrayfield
Referee: Ben Blain
27 February 2021
17:15
Zebre Italy26–15Wales Dragons
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
28 February 2021
17:30
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland40–21Scotland Glasgow Warriors
RDS Arena
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 14

[edit]
5 March 2021
19:35
Munster Ireland20–17Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
Thomond Park
Referee: Chris Busby
6 March 2021
13:00
Zebre Italy20–31Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Andrea Piardi
6 March 2021
19:35
Ospreys Wales20–31Wales Dragons (1 BP)
Brewery Field
Referee: Craig Evans
6 March 2021
19:35
Ulster Ireland19–38Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Coetzee 8' c
Baloucoune 13'
Timoney 72' c
Con: Cooney 10'
Lowry 73'		Report
Highlights		Try: Bent 24' c
Van der Flier 27' c
E. Byrne 36' c
Ruddock 56' c
Sheehan 78' c
Con: R. Byrne (5) 25' 28' 38' 57' 79'
Pen: R. Byrne 4'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy
7 March 2021
15:15
Edinburgh ScotlandCancelled
0–0		Italy Benetton
Murrayfield

Round 15

[edit]
12 March 2021
17:45
Zebre Italy31–48Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Referee: Marius Mitrea
12 March 2021
20:00
(1 BP) Munster Ireland28–10Wales Scarlets
Thomond Park
Referee: Sean Gallagher
12 March 2021
20:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland30–25Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Sam Grove-White
13 March 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Dragons Wales22–26Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Griffiths 55' c
Dyer 73'
Holmes 77' c
Con: Davies 55'
Lewis 77'
Pen: Davies 34'		Report
Highlights		Try: Mathewson 13' c
Moore (2) 20' c 60' c
Andrew 49'
Con: Lowry (3) 14' 22' 61'
Millennium Stadium[17]
Referee: Adam Jones
13 March 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland14–15Scotland Edinburgh
Galway Sportsgrounds
Referee: Chris Busby
14 March 2021
13:00
Benetton Italy14–29Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 16

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19 March 2021
18:00
(1 BP) Munster Ireland31–17Italy Benetton
Thomond Park
Referee: Hollie Davidson
19 March 2021
20:15
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland49–3Italy Zebre
Try: Andrew 12' c
Lowry 38' c
Baloucoune 42 c
Murphy (2) 44' c 60' c
Lyttle 66' c
Roberts 78' c
Con: Cooney (4) 14' 39' 43' 45'
Lowry (3) 61' 67' 79'		Report
Highlights		Pen: Paolo Pescetto 15'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Andrew Brace
19 March 2021
20:15
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland19–24Wales Ospreys
RDS Arena
Referee: Chris Busby
21 March 2021
15:00
Dragons Wales26–17Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Millennium Stadium[17]
Referee: Daniel Jones
22 March 2021
20:00
(1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales34–15Scotland Edinburgh
Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Nigel Owens
22 March 2021
20:00
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales41–36Ireland Connacht (2 BP)
Parc y Scarlets
Referee: Ben Whitehouse

Round 11 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
27 March 2021
13:45
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland46–25Italy Benetton (1 BP)
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy

Round 7 (rescheduled match)

[edit]
28 March 2021
14:00
Dragons Wales24–17Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
Millennium Stadium[17]
Referee: Craig Evans

Play-offs

[edit]

Final

[edit]
Main article: 2021 Pro14 Grand Final
27 March 2021
17:00
Leinster Ireland16–6Ireland Munster
RDS Arena
Referee: Mike Adamson

Referees

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Pro14 2018–19 14-man referee elite squad: (number of matches refereed):[18]

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

Attendances by club

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Club Home
games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Italy Benetton 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Wales Cardiff Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Ireland Connacht 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Wales Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Scotland Edinburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Ireland Leinster 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Ireland Munster 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Wales Ospreys 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Wales Scarlets 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Ireland Ulster 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Italy Zebre 0 0 0 0 0 0%

Highest attendances

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End of Season Awards

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PRO14 Dream Team

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The 2020–21 Pro14 Dream team is:[19]

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

Award winners

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The 2020–21 Pro14 award winners were:[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

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

Leading scorers

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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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,144, only the lower section of the East Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
  2. ^ Thomond Park's official capacity is 25,600 but can be expanded up to 26,276 with temporary seating.
  3. ^ Although this fixture will count as an Ospreys home match, the match was played at Parc y Scarlets. The Liberty Stadium was unavailable due to urgent work needed to relay the playing surface.[16]

References

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  3. ^ "Southern Kings go into voluntary liquidation". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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  12. ^ "Twickenham Stadium to host 2021 EPCR finals". European Professional Club Rugby. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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  15. ^ "Prime Time: Monday Night Rugby Comes to the Guinness PRO14". www.pro14.rugby. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Parc y Scarlets to host Boxing Day derby". Scarlets. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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  19. ^ "The Media Votes are in - Who made the Guinness PRO14 Dream Team?". Pro14. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Coetzee Named Guinness PRO14 Players' Player of the Season". Pro14. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  21. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Scott Penny named Next-Gen Star of the Season". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  22. ^ "Medics Recognised with 2021 Guinness PRO14 Chairman's Award". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  23. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Gilbert Golden Boot". Pro14. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  24. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Three Players win Top-Try Scorer Title". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  25. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Brok Harris takes Tackle Machine accolade". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  26. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Chris Cloete awarded Turnover King". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  27. ^ "PRO14 Awards: Ashton Hewitt scoops Ironman award". Pro14. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Players". Pro14. 28 March 2021.
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