2018–19 Pro14

2018–19 Pro14
Countries Ireland Ireland
Italy Italy
Scotland Scotland
South Africa South Africa
Wales Wales
Date 31 August 2018 – 25 May 2019
Matches played 42
Attendance 335,063
(average 7,978 per match)
Highest attendance 50,120
Leinster v Munster (6 October 2018)
Lowest attendance 2,200
Benetton v Kings (6 October 2018)
Tries scored 244
(average 5.8 per match)
Top point scorer Jack Carty (Connacht)
(46 points)
Top try scorer George North (Ospreys)
(3 tries)
Official website
www.pro14rugby.org

The 2018–19 Pro14 (also known as the Guinness Pro14 for sponsorship reasons) is the eighteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It is the second 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 competing 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.

Leinster came into the new season as defending champions, having won the previous season's final at the Aviva Stadium to take their fifth title in the competition's various iterations and seal a domestic league and European Cup double, becoming only the sixth team to do so and the first from the Pro14.[3]

Teams

Location of 2018–19 Pro14 teams in Great Britain and Ireland.
Location of 2018–19 Pro14 teams in Italy
Location of 2018–19 Pro14 teams in South Africa
Conference A; Conference B.
Team Coach /
Director of Rugby		 Captain Stadium/s Capacity
Italy Benetton New Zealand Kieran Crowley Italy Dean Budd Stadio Comunale di Monigo 6,700
Wales Cardiff Blues Australia John Mulvihill Wales Ellis Jenkins Cardiff Arms Park 12,125
South Africa Cheetahs South Africa Franco Smith South Africa Oupa Mohojé Free State Stadium 48,000
Ireland Connacht Australia Andy Friend Australia Jarrad Butler Galway Sportsgrounds 8,100
Wales Dragons Ireland Bernard Jackman Wales Cory Hill Rodney Parade 8,700
Scotland Edinburgh England Richard Cockerill Scotland Stuart McInally BT Murrayfield Stadium 67,144[lower-alpha 1]
Scotland Glasgow Warriors New Zealand Dave Rennie New Zealand Callum Gibbins
Scotland Ryan Wilson		 Scotstoun Stadium 7,351
Ireland Leinster Ireland Leo Cullen Ireland Jonathan 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
8,008
Wales Ospreys Ireland Allen Clarke Wales Justin Tipuric Brewery Field
Liberty Stadium		 8,000[lower-alpha 2]
20,827
Wales Scarlets New Zealand Wayne Pivac Wales Ken Owens Parc y Scarlets 14,870
South Africa Southern Kings South Africa Deon Davids South Africa Mike Willemse Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
NMU Stadium		 48,459
15,000
Ireland Ulster England Dan McFarland Ireland Rory Best Kingspan Stadium 18,196
Italy Zebre Ireland Michael Bradley Italy Tommaso Castello Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 5,000

Format

League Stage

The fourteen teams will be 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.[5] The regular season will be 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[6][7] –
    • Each Irish team will play the two Irish teams in the other conference, one at home and one away
    • Each Welsh team will play the two Welsh teams in the other conference, one at home and one away
    • Each Italian team will play the Italian team in the other conference twice, home and away
    • Each Scottish team will play the Scottish team in the other conference twice, home and away
    • Each South African team will play the South African team in the other conference twice, home and away

To ensure a competitive balance, the teams are distributed evenly between the conferences based upon their union ranking from the season before.[8]

League Play-Offs

The first-placed team 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.[9]

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 qualified for following year's Champions Cup. The fourth ranked eligible team in each conference met in a play-off match with the winner taking the seventh Champions Cup place.

Team changes

Ireland

Connacht will come into the new season with a new head coach, after removing Kieran Keane from his position one year into a three-year deal.[10][11] Former Australia sevens coach Andy Friend was named as his replacement in May 2018, joining on a three-year contract.[12] The team will also have a new captain for the season, following the retirement of John Muldoon, record-holder for appearances both for Connacht and in the league.[13] In August 2018, Jarrad Butler was named as his replacement.[14]

Like Connacht, Leinster will have a new captain for the season. Isa Nacewa retired at the end of the 2017–18 season, after leading the province to an unprecedented Pro14-Champions Cup double.[15][16] The team's all-time leading scorer Jonathan Sexton was named as captain in August 2018, with Rhys Ruddock as his vice-captain.[17] The team will also have a new backs coach following the departure of Girvan Dempsey, who signed with English Premiership side Bath in May 2018.[18] Former player Felipe Contepomi was announced as his replacement in June 2018. He joins from the Argentine Rugby Union where he had been serving both as part of the coaching staff of Super Rugby side, the Jaguares, and as head coach of Argentina XV, the country's second tier international side.[19]

Munster will play in the league without their all-time leading try scorer Simon Zebo. It was announced in October 2017 that he would leave the province at the end of the 2017–18 season.,[20] with French Top 14 side Racing 92 later being confirmed as his next club.[21]

Following the departure of Les Kiss as the provinces director of rugby in January 2018,[22] Ulster confirmed in March 2018 that then-head coach Jono Gibbes would leave the province at the end of the season.[23] In April 2018, the province announced that Scotland forwards coach Dan McFarland would be their new head coach, with the former Connacht and Glasgow assistant signing a three-year contract.[24] However the Scottish Rugby Union have insisted that McFarland must serve the nine-month notice period in his contract before joining Ulster, which would leave the province without a head coach until January 2019.[25] Also joining the coaching staff is long-serving squad member and Ireland international Jared Payne, who was forced to retire in May 2018 due to a head injury suffered on the 2017 Lions tour. The province announced that he would serve as their new defence coach.[26] Banbridge head coach Daniel Soper was confirmed as Ulster's skills coach in June 2018.[27] In July 2018, it was announced that Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby would work with the Ulster coaches on an interim basis ahead of McFarland's arrival.[28]

Italy

Having served as one of the team's co-captain's, Italy centre Tommaso Castello was named as the Zebre skipper for the season.[29] He had previously shared the captaincy with George Biagi.[30]

Scotland

After spending much of the previous two seasons playing in the 5,500-capacity Myreside Stadium, Edinburgh announced in February 2018 that they would be returning permanently to Murrayfield, their previous home.[31] Due to the stadium's larger size making it inappropriate for permanent use, the Scottish Rugby Union have announced plans to develop another, smaller ground with a capacity of 7,800 in the grounds of Murrayfield, on what are now training pitches.[32] It is estimated that the development will cost the Union in the region of £5 million.[33]

South Africa

The Cheetahs will have a new captain for the 2018–19 season. It was announced in March 2018 that incumbent captain Francois Venter would leave the team at the end of the season, joining English side Worcester Warriors.[34]

Wales

Cardiff Blues confirmed in September 2017 that then-head coach Danny Wilson would leave the club at the end of the 2017–18 season,[35] with John Mulvihill being announced as their new head coach on a three-year contract in March 2018.[36] Also departing the club is the team's most-capped player, Taufaʻao Filise. The Tongan international prop made his last appearance for the region in the final of the 2017–18 Challenge Cup, before retiring.[37] In July 2018, Ellis Jenkins was named as the new team captain, replacing previous season's skipper Gethin Jenkins. Both players are also part of a 10-man "leadership group" within the squad.[38]

The Ospreys will be coached in the new season by Allen Clarke. He had started the previous season as the team's forwards coach, before being promoted to head coach on an interim basis in January 2018 following the sacking of Steve Tandy. In April 2018, it was announced that Clarke would take the job on a permanent basis and had signed a three-year contract.[39] For the first time in eight seasons, the side will come into the campaign with a new captain, with Justin Tipuric replacing Alun Wyn Jones in the role.[40]

This will be Wayne Pivac's final season in charge of the Scarlets, as it was announced in July 2018 that he will succeed Warren Gatland as Wales head coach. Pivac will take up the role following the 2019 World Cup.[41]

Table

2018–19 Pro14 Table
Conference A
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6501197119+7828145025
2Wales Ospreys 540112594+3114121017
3Ireland Munster 530217482+922593015
4Ireland Connacht 6303126112+1414131215
5Wales Cardiff Blues 5203142120+2215162313
6Italy Zebre 620492146−5412172010
7South Africa Cheetahs 6015119236−1171732215
Conference B
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP PTS
1Ireland Leinster 540115775+822183120
2Scotland Edinburgh 6303134139−514192216
3Ireland Ulster 6312134174–4014211116
4Wales Scarlets 5302148112+3619122115
5Italy Benetton 5203117138−2116162111
6Wales Dragons 520383129−46920019
7South Africa Southern Kings 510497169−721322217
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -[42]
  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 compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the 2019–20 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 2019–20 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 2019–20 European Champions Cup
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2019–20 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (QF) Losing quarter-finalists. (PO) Champions Cup play-off winners.

    Match summary

    2018–19 Pro14 match summary
    Home / Away Conference A Conference B
    BLU CHE CON GLA MUN OSP ZEB BEN DRA EDI KIN LEI SCA ULS
    Conference A BLU —24–21Rd 14Rd 1537–13Rd 21Rd 8Rd 11Rd 1732–33Rd 18
    CHE Rd 7—Rd 1024–52Rd 8Rd 19Rd 14Rd 9Rd 202 Feb39–39
    Rd 21
    CON Rd 20Rd 15—26–27Rd 13Rd 1732–13Rd 18Rd 83–2033–20Rd 12
    GLA Rd 9Rd 18Rd 16—25–10Rd 1436–829–13Rd 12Rd 10Rd 19
    Rd 21
    MUN Rd 1938–0Rd 21Rd 7—49–13Rd 18Rd 10Rd 15Rd 1264–7
    OSP Rd 1346–14Rd 7Rd 8Rd 16—Rd 1027–10Rd 1817–13Rd 11Rd 15
    ZEB 26–24Rd 13Rd 19Rd 17Rd 98–22—Rd 11Rd 732–16Rd 15
    Rd 21
    Conference B BEN 27–25Rd 13Rd 20Rd 12—Rd 16Rd 17Rd 6Rd 7Rd 15Rd 8
    DRA Rd 6Rd 14Rd 1216–517–21—Rd 927–22Rd 10Rd 21Rd 17
    EDI Rd 1637–2117–10Rd 1131–30Rd 15—Rd 13Rd 18Rd 8Rd 20
    KIN 19 JanRd 938–28Rd 20Rd 10Rd 19Rd 14—Rd 8Rd 77–28
    LEI Rd 17Rd 11Rd 20Rd 6Rd 9Rd 1952–1031–7Rd 16—Rd 14Rd 13
    SCA Rd 12Rd 16Rd 17Rd 6Rd 2038–29Rd 13Rd 1954–1423–21—Rd 9
    ULS Rd 1015–22Rd 11Rd 16Rd 14Rd 730–29Rd 18Rd 2115–13—

    Conference Rounds 1 to 21

    All times are local.

    Round 1

    31 August 2018
    19:35
    (2 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 32–33 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
    Try: Lee-Lo (2) 10' m, 48' c
    Harries (2) 37' c, 44' c
    Con: Evans (3/4) 38', 46', 49'
    Pen: Evans (2/2) 4', 70'
    		 Report[43] Try: Tracy 26' m
    B. Byrne (2) 52' m, 77' c
    Gibson-Park 66' c
    Con: R. Byrne (2/4) 67', 78'
    Pen: R. Byrne (2/2) 21', 40'
    McFadden (1/1) 32'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 9,284
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    31 August 2018
    19:35
    Ospreys Wales 17–13 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Try: North (2) 58' c, 68' c
    Con: S. Davies (2/2) 59', 69'
    Pen: Price (1/2) 32'
    		 Report[44] Try: Kinghorn 75' c
    Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 76'
    Pen: Hickey (2/2) 30', 54'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 6,609
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    31 August 2018
    20:35
    (1 BP) Zebre Italy 32–16 South Africa Southern Kings
    Try: Fabiani 4' c
    Bellini 36' c
    Tuivaiti 54' c
    Tauyavuca 79' m
    Con: Canna (3/4) 5', 37', 56'
    Pen: Canna (2/2) 14', 67'
    		 Report[45] Try: Botha 15' c
    Con: Banda (1/1) 16'
    Pen: Banda (3/3) 49', 52', 59'
    Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
    1 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 26–27 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Kelleher 14' c
    Bealham 21' c
    Con: J. Carty (2/2) 16', 22'
    Pen: J. Carty (4/5) 11', 34', 40', 42'
    		 Report[46] Try: Seymour 1' m
    Turner 17' c
    Wilson 31' m
    Ashe 64' c
    Con: P. Horne (1/3) 18'
    Hogg (1/1) 65'
    Drop: Hogg (1/1) 73'
    Galway Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 5,329
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    1 September 2018
    17:15
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 38–0 South Africa Cheetahs
    Try: R. Scannell 15' m
    Kilcoyne 30' c
    O'Donnell 52' m
    Hanrahan 65' c
    O'Callaghan 70' c
    Sweetnam 72' c
    Con: Hanrahan (4/6) 31', 66', 71', 73'
    		 Report[47]
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 12,265
    Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)
    1 September 2018
    17:15
    Ulster Ireland 15–13 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Pen: Cooney (5/7) 12', 16', 24', 58', 79'
    		 Report[48] Try: Patchell 6' c
    Con: Patchell (1/1) 7'
    Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 54', 61'
    Kingspan Stadium
    Attendance: 11,882
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    1 September 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Dragons Wales 17–21 Italy Benetton
    Try: Howells 1' c
    R. Williams 74' c
    Con: Henson (1/1) 1'
    Lewis (1/1) 74'
    Pen: Henson (1/1) 44'
    		 Report[49] Try: Zanni (2) 5' m, 55' m
    Steyn 51' m
    Pen: Allan (2/2) 28', 32'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,613
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

    Round 2

    7 September 2018
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 25–10 Ireland Munster
    Try: Gibbins 22' m
    Hogg 28' c
    Ashe 36' c
    Con: Hogg (2/2) 29', 36'
    Pen: Horne (1/2) 14'
    Hogg (1/1) 72'
    		 Report[50] Try: Marshall 69' c
    Con: Carbery (1/1) 70'
    Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 43'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 7,351
    Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
    7 September 2018
    19:35
    Ulster Ireland 30–29 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Try: Addison 53' c
    Cooney 60' c
    Gilroy 67' c
    Con: Cooney (3/3) 54', 62', 69'
    Pen: Cooney (3/3) 20', 26', 81'
    		 Report[51] Try: Brown 14' c
    Johnstone 46' c
    Con: Hickey (2/2) 15', 48'
    Pen: Hickey (5/5) 3', 9', 22', 56', 79'
    Kingspan Stadium
    Attendance: 11,994
    Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)
    8 September 2018
    15:00
    Dragons Wales 27–22 South Africa Southern Kings (2 BP)
    Try: Griffiths 3' c
    Wainwright 13' c
    Lewis 66' c
    Con: Lewis (3/3) 4', 14', 67'
    Pen: Lewis (2/4) 21', 62'
    		 Report[52] Try: Willemse 27' m
    Basson 30' m
    Masimla 55' c
    Penxe 79' m
    Con: Banda (1/4) 56'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,012
    Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
    8 September 2018
    17:15
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 32–13 Italy Zebre
    Try: Boyle (2) 8' c, 20' c
    Blade 47' m
    Griffin 59' m
    Adeolokun 69' m
    Con: J. Carty (2/5) 8', 21'
    Pen: J. Carty (1/2) 2'
    		 Report[53] Try: Bisegni 78' c
    Con: Brummer (1/1) 78'
    Pen: Canna (2/2) 25', 52'
    Galway Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 4,056
    Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
    8 September 2018
    17:30
    (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 46–14 South Africa Cheetahs
    Try: A. Jones (2) 7' c, 77' m
    Otten 27' c
    North 36' m
    Jeffries 58' c
    Tipuric (2) 62' c, 72' m
    Con: S. Davies (4/7) 8', 27', 59', 63'
    Pen: S. Davies (1/1) 40'
    		 Report[54] Try: Wiese 17' c
    Maxwane 69' c
    Con: Schoeman (2/2) 18', 69'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 6,155
    Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
    8 September 2018
    19:35
    Scarlets Wales 23–21 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
    Try: Owens 11' c
    G. Davies 68' c
    Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 12', 69'
    Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 34', 50', 63'
    		 Report[55] Try: McFadden 24' c
    Lowe 42' c
    Ruddock 74' c
    Con: R. Byrne (3/3) 25', 43', 74'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 7,258
    Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
    8 September 2018
    20:35
    Benetton Italy 27–25 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
    Try: Allan 28' c
    Steyn 50' c
    Ioane 80+3' c
    Con: Allan (3/3) 28', 51', 80+4'
    Pen: Allan (2/4) 11', 54'
    		 Report[56] Try: Penalty try 33'
    Pen: Evans (3/5) 20', 37', 41'
    Anscombe (3/3) 57', 68', 72'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 2,400
    Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

    Round 3

    14 September 2018
    19:35
    Edinburgh Scotland 17–10 Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
    Try: Van der Merwe 25' c
    Schoeman 55' c
    Con: Van der Walt (2/2) 26', 55'
    Pen: Van der Walt (1/1) 41'
    		 Report[57] Try: Adeolokun 61' c
    Con: J. Carty (1/1) 62'
    Pen: J. Carty (1/1) 75'
    BT Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 5,239
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    14 September 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 49–13 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Penalty try 15'
    Carbery 21' c
    J. Cronin 27' c
    Marshall (2) 41' c, 42' c
    Botha 45' c
    Sweetnam 62' c
    Con: Carbery (5/5) 22', 28', 42', 43', 45'
    Keatley (1/1) 63'
    		 Report[58] Try: L. Morgan 60' c
    Con: S. Davies (1/1) 61'
    Pen: S. Davies (2/2) 20', 26'
    Irish Independent Park
    Attendance: 8,008
    Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)
    15 September 2018
    17:15
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 52–10 Wales Dragons
    Try: Cronin 9' c
    van der Flier 44' c
    Gibson-Park (2) 45' c, 57' c
    Larmour 48' c
    Furlong 63' c
    Fardy 76' c
    Con: Sexton (6/6) 10', 45', 46', 49', 58', 64'
    Reid (1/1) 77'
    Pen: Sexton (1/1) 30'
    		 Report[59] Try: J. Williams 59' c
    Con: Robson (1/1) 60'
    Pen: J. Lewis (1/1) 42'
    RDS Arena
    Attendance: 13,976
    Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
    15 September 2018
    17:15
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 38–29 Italy Benetton (1 BP)
    Try: G. Davies (2) 4' c, 34' m
    Fonotia 11' m
    McNicholl 59' c
    Kennedy 63' c
    Prydie 80' c
    Con: Halfpenny (4/6) 4', 60', 64', 80'
    		 Report[60] Try: Quaglio 9' c
    Ferrari 14' c
    Ioane 41' m
    Allan 45' c
    Con: Allan (3/4) 10', 16', 46'
    Pen: Allan (1/2) 69'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 7,180
    Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)
    15 September 2018
    19:30
    (1 BP) Cheetahs South Africa 24–52 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Small-Smith 8' m
    Jaer (2) 11' c, 54' m
    Lee 29' c
    Con: Janse van Rensburg (1/1) 12'
    Schoeman (1/3) 30'
    		 Report[61] Try: Hastings 1' c
    Price (2) 24' c, 45' c
    Seymour 41' c
    Van der Merwe 41' c
    Gibbins 64' c
    G. Horne 75' c
    Con: Hastings (7/7) 2', 25', 42', 45', 51', 65', 76'
    Pen: Hastings (1/1) 61'
    Toyota Stadium
    Attendance: 4,700
    Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
    15 September 2018
    20:35
    (1 BP) Zebre Italy 26–24 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
    Try: Canna 14' c
    Meyer 64' c
    Brummer 71' c
    Fabiani 78' m
    Con: Canna (3/4) 16', 65', 72'
    		 Report[62] Try: Robinson 1' c
    Dacey 4' c
    Anscombe 10' c
    Con: Anscombe (3/3) 2', 5', 10'
    Pen: Anscombe (1/2) 53'
    Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
    Attendance: 2,500
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    16 September 2018
    13:15
    Southern Kings South Africa 7–28 Ireland Ulster
    Try: Willemse 42' c
    Con: Banda (1/1) 43'
    		 Report[63] Try: Coetzee 60' c
    Kernohan 66' m
    A. Curtis 80' c
    Con: Burns (1/2) 61'
    Nelson (1/1) 80'
    Pen: Cooney (3/3) 4', 9', 26'
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Attendance: 5,096
    Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

    Round 4

    21 September 2018
    19:15
    (1 BP) Cheetahs South Africa 39–39 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Try: Olivier 1' c
    Small-Smith 37' c
    Dweba 52' m
    Du Toit 63' c
    Maxwane 74' c
    Con: Schoeman (3/4) 2', 38', 64'
    Fouché (1/1) 74'
    Pen: Schoeman (1/1) 18'
    Fouché (1/1) 78'
    		 Report[64] Try: Shanahan (2) 3' c, 21' c
    Stewart 67' m
    Penalty try 73'
    Speight 80' c
    Con: Burns (3/4) 4', 22', 80'
    Pen: Burns (2/2) 45', 55'
    Toyota Stadium
    Attendance: 5,063
    Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
    21 September 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 37–13 Ireland Munster
    Try: N. Williams 6' c
    T. Williams (2) 16' c, 76' c
    Halaholo 44' c
    Con: Anscombe (4/4) 7', 17', 45', 77'
    Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 52', 63', 70'
    		 Report[65] Try: Conway (2) 10' m, 13' c
    Pen: Carbery (1/1) 23'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 7,284
    Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
    22 September 2018
    15:00
    (1 BP) Southern Kings South Africa 38–28 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Penxe 5' c
    Du Toit (2) 9' c, 71' c
    Van Rooyen 18' c
    Klaasen 52' c
    Con: Banda (5/5) 6', 10', 18', 52', 72'
    Pen: Banda (1/2) 40'
    		 Report[66] Try: Grigg 59' c
    Van der Merwe (2) 63' c, 80' c
    Brown 76' c
    NMU Stadium
    Attendance: 3,160
    Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
    22 September 2018
    17:15
    Connacht Ireland 33–20 Wales Scarlets
    Try: Farrell 4' c
    Kelleher 25' c
    Adeolokun 74' c
    Con: J. Carty (3/3) 5', 26', 76'
    Pen: J. Carty (4/4) 16', 40', 62', 69'
    		 Report[67] Try: McNicholl 28' c
    Prydie 71' c
    Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 8'
    Patchell (1/1) 71'
    Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 8', 20'
    Galway Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 5,839
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    22 September 2018
    17:15
    Dragons Wales 16–5 Italy Zebre
    Try: Robson 13' m
    Howells 40' m
    Pen: Robson (1/2) 4'
    J. Williams (1/1) 43'
    		 Report[68] Try: Bellini 21' m
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,104
    Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)
    22 September 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 31–7 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: McFadden 15' c
    Lowe 37' m
    Larmour 49' c
    Sexton 63' c
    Ringrose 78' m
    Con: Sexton (3/4) 16', 50', 65'
    		 Report[69] Try: Bradbury 44' c
    Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 45'
    RDS Arena
    Attendance: 13,476
    Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)
    22 September 2018:
    19:35
    Ospreys Wales 27–10 Italy Benetton
    Try: D. Evans 32' c
    Tipuric 43' c
    S. Davies 71' c
    Con: S. Davies (3/3) 33', 44', 72'
    Pen: S. Davies (2/2) 12', 58'
    		 Report[70] Try: Steyn 53' c
    Con: McKinley (1/1) 55'
    Pen: Rizzi (1/3) 22'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 6,405
    Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

    Round 5

    28 September 2018
    19:35
    Cardiff Blues Wales 24–21 South Africa Cheetahs (1 BP)
    Try: Lee-Lo 25' c
    L. Williams 64' c
    Robinson 69' c
    Con: Anscombe (3/3) 26', 65', 70'
    Pen: Anscombe (1/2) 38'
    		 Report[71] Try: Steenkamp 18' c
    Maxwane 49' c
    van Rensburg 58' c
    Con: Schoeman (3/3) 19', 50', 59'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 6,187
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    28 September 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 31–30 Italy Benetton (2 BP)
    Try: Scott 17' c
    van der Merwe 20' c
    Kinghorn 34' c
    Fife 47' c
    Con: Hickey (4/4) 18', 21', 35', 49'
    Pen: Hickey (1/2) 4'
    		 Report[72] Try: Sperandio (3) 23' m, 51' m, 60' m
    Fuser 40' c
    Barbini 71' m
    Con: Allan (1/3) 40'
    Pen: Allan (1/1) 1'
    BT Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 4,392
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    29 September 2018
    16:00
    Zebre Italy 8–22 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Tuivaiti 70' m
    Pen: Canna (1/1) 35'
    		 Report[73] Try: Morgan 13' c
    Con: S. Davies (1/1) 13'
    Pen: S. Davies (4/4) 2', 40', 54', 74'
    Drop: S. Davies (1/1) 29'
    Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)
    29 September 2018
    17:15
    Connacht Ireland 3–20 Ireland Leinster
    Pen: J. Carty (1/1) 2'
    		 Report[74] Try: Ringrose 40' c
    Cronin 55' c
    Con: Sexton (2/2) 41', 56'
    Pen: Sexton (2/2) 34', 40'
    Galway Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 8,129
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    29 September 2018
    18:30
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 54–14 South Africa Southern Kings
    Try: J. Davies (2) 9' c, 24' c
    Asquith 15' c
    Nicholas 42' c
    Davis 58' c
    Gardiner 65' m
    S. Evans 72' c
    Hardy 80' c
    Con: Patchell (5/5) 10', 16', 24', 43', 59'
    O'Brien (2/3) 74', 80'
    		 Report[75] Try: Basson (2) 20' c, 33' c
    Con: Banda (2/2) 21', 34'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 7,529
    Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
    29 September 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 29–13 Wales Dragons
    Try: Kebble 4' c
    L. Jones (2) 37' m, 41' m
    H. Jones 54' m
    Dunbar 77' c
    Con: Hastings (2/5) 5', 78'
    		 Report[76] Try: Warren 45' c
    Con: Lewis (1/1) 46'
    Pen: Robson (2/2) 7', 20'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 7,135
    Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)
    29 September 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 64–7 Ireland Ulster
    Try: Goggin (2) 5' c, 37' c
    O'Donnell (2) 8' c, 30' m
    O'Mahony 50' c
    Carbery 62' c
    Arnold 66' c
    Earls 70' c
    Wootton 77' c
    Con: Carbery (5/6) 5', 9', 37', 51', 63'
    Keatley (3/3) 67', 71', 78'
    Pen: Carbery (1/1) 16'
    		 Report[77] Try: Cave 46' c
    Con: Burns (1/1) 47'
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 13,907
    Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

    Round 6

    5 October 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 37–21 South Africa Cheetahs
    Try: Toolis 20' c
    Graham 38' c
    Mata 64' c
    Ritchie 77' c
    Con: Hickey (4/4) 21', 40', 65', 79'
    Pen: Hickey (3/3) 4', 9', 52'
    		 Report[78] Try: Lee 35' c
    Maxwane (2) 42' c, 48' c
    Con: Schoeman (3/3) 36', 44', 49'
    BT Murrayfield Stadium
    Attendance: 4,555
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    5 October 2018
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 36–8 Italy Zebre
    Try: H. Jones 5' c
    Turner 54' c
    Peterson 63' c
    G. Horne 65' c
    P. Horne 75' m
    Con: Hastings (4/5) 6', 56', 64', 66'
    Pen: Hastings (1/1) 38'
    		 Report[79] Try: Tauyavuca 34' m
    Pen: Violi (1/1) 43'
    Scotstoun Stadium
    Attendance: 7,174
    Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)
    5 October 2018
    19:35
    Ulster Ireland 15–22 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Stockdale 23' m
    Timoney 79' c
    Con: Cooney (1/2) 79'
    Pen: Cooney (1/2) 52'
    		 Report[80] Try: O'Halloran 5' c
    Aki 72' m
    Con: J. Carty (1/2) 6'
    Pen: J. Carty (1/1) 67'
    Kingspan Stadium
    Attendance: 13,109
    Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
    6 October 2018
    15:00
    Scarlets Wales 20–17 Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
    Report[81]
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 12,012
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    6 October 2018
    17:15
    Dragons Wales 15–23 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report[82]
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 7,376
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    6 October 2018
    18:00
    Leinster Ireland 30–22 Ireland Munster
    Report[83]
    Aviva Stadium
    Attendance: 50,120
    Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
    6 October 2018
    20:00
    (1 BP) Benetton Italy 28–5 South Africa Southern Kings
    Report[84]
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 2,200
    Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

    Round 7

    26 October 2018
    20:00
    Zebre Italy v Scotland Edinburgh
    26 October 2018
    19:55
    Ulster Ireland v Wales Dragons
    26 October 2018
    20:05
    Ospreys Wales v Ireland Connacht
    27 October 2018
    18:15
    Cheetahs South Africa v Wales Cardiff Blues
    27 October 2018
    17:15
    Munster Ireland v Scotland Glasgow Warriors

    Round 8

    2 November 2018
    19:35
    Edinburgh Scotland v Wales Scarlets
    2 November 2018
    19:35
    Ospreys Wales v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    3 November 2018
    16:00
    Benetton Italy v Ireland Ulster
    3 November 2018
    17:15
    Connacht Ireland v Wales Dragons
    4 November 2018
    14:45
    Cardiff Blues Wales v Italy Zebre
    4 November 2018
    16:45
    Cheetahs South Africa v Ireland Munster

    Round 9

    23 November 2018
    19:35
    Leinster Ireland v Wales Ospreys
    23 November 2018
    19:35
    Scarlets Wales v Ireland Ulster
    24 November 2018
    14:30
    Cheetahs South Africa v Italy Benetton
    25 November 2018
    16:30
    Zebre Italy v Ireland Munster
    25 November 2018
    17:30
    Dragons Wales v Scotland Edinburgh

    Round 10

    30 November 2018
    19:35
    Munster Ireland v Scotland Edinburgh
    30 November 2018
    19:35
    Ospreys Wales v Italy Zebre
    1 December 2018
    17:00
    Cheetahs South Africa v Ireland Connacht
    1 December 2018
    15:00
    Ulster Ireland v Wales Cardiff Blues
    1 December 2018
    17:15
    Dragons Wales v Ireland Leinster

    Round 11

    21 December 2018
    19:35
    Ulster Ireland v Ireland Munster
    22 December 2018
    15:00
    Ospreys Wales v Wales Scarlets
    22 December 2018
    17:15
    Cardiff Blues Wales v Wales Dragons
    22 December 2018
    19:45
    Leinster Ireland v Ireland Connacht
    22 December 2018
    TBA
    Zebre Italy v Italy Benetton

    Round 12

    28 December 2018
    19:35
    Connacht Ireland v Ireland Ulster
    29 December 2018
    15:00
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Scotland Edinburgh
    29 December 2018
    17:15
    Munster Ireland v Ireland Leinster
    29 December 2018
    17:15
    Scarlets Wales v Wales Cardiff Blues
    29 December 2018
    TBA
    Benetton Italy v Italy Zebre
    30 December 2018
    15:00
    Dragons Wales v Wales Ospreys

    Round 13

    5 January 2019
    17:15
    Leinster Ireland v Ireland Ulster
    5 January 2019
    17:15
    Scarlets Wales v Wales Dragons
    5 January 2019
    19:35
    Connacht Ireland v Ireland Munster
    6 January 2019
    13:00
    Zebre Italy v South Africa Cheetahs
    4/5/6 January 2019
    TBA
    Ospreys Wales v Wales Cardiff Blues

    Round 11 Catch up

    Round 14

    25 January 2019
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Wales Ospreys
    25 January 2019
    19:35
    Leinster Ireland v Wales Scarlets
    25 January 2019
    19:35
    Ulster Ireland v Italy Benetton
    26 January 2019
    15:00
    Cheetahs South Africa v Italy Zebre
    26 January 2019
    15:00
    Dragons Wales v Ireland Munster
    26 January 2019
    17:15
    Cardiff Blues Wales v Ireland Connacht

    Round 12 Catch up

    2 February 2019
    16:00
    Cheetahs South Africa v South Africa Southern Kings

    Round 15

    15 February 2019
    19:35
    Edinburgh Scotland v Wales Dragons
    16 February 2019
    16:00
    Zebre Italy v Ireland Leinster
    16 February 2019
    18:15
    Benetton Italy v Wales Scarlets
    16 February 2019
    17:30
    Connacht Ireland v South Africa Cheetahs
    15/16/17 February 2019
    TBA
    Ospreys Wales v Ireland Ulster

    Round 16

    22 February 2019
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Ireland Connacht
    22 February 2019
    19:35
    Ospreys Wales v Ireland Munster
    22 February 2019
    19:55
    Leinster Ireland v South Africa Southern Kings
    23 February 2019
    14:00
    Benetton Italy v Wales Dragons
    23 February 2019
    19:35
    Ulster Ireland v Italy Zebre
    24 February 2019
    TBA
    Scarlets Wales v South Africa Cheetahs

    Round 17

    1 March 2019
    19:35
    Leinster Ireland v South Africa Cheetahs
    2 March 2019
    14:45
    Connacht Ireland v Wales Ospreys
    2 March 2019
    17:00
    Scarlets Wales v Ireland Munster
    3 March 2019
    15:00
    Dragons Wales v Ireland Ulster

    Round 18

    22/23/24 March 2019
    Cardiff Blues Wales v Wales Scarlets
    22/23/24 March 2019
    Connacht Ireland v Italy Benetton
    22/23/24 March 2019
    Edinburgh Scotland v Ireland Leinster
    22/23/24 March 2019
    Munster Ireland v Italy Zebre
    22/23/24 March 2019
    Ospreys Wales v Wales Dragons
    22/23/24 March 2019
    Ulster Ireland v South Africa Southern Kings

    Round 19

    5/6/7 April 2019
    Cheetahs South Africa v Wales Ospreys
    5/6/7 April 2019
    Leinster Ireland v Italy Benetton
    5/6/7 April 2019
    Scarlets Wales v Scotland Edinburgh

    Round 20

    12/13/14 April 2019
    Cheetahs South Africa v Wales Dragons
    12/13/14 April 2019
    Edinburgh Scotland v Ireland Ulster
    12/13/14 April 2019
    Leinster Ireland v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    12/13/14 April 2019
    Scarlets Wales v Italy Zebre

    Round 21

    26/27/28 April 2019
    Cardiff Blues Wales v Wales Ospreys
    26/27/28 April 2019
    Cheetahs South Africa v South Africa Southern Kings
    26/27/28 April 2019
    Dragons Wales v Wales Scarlets
    TBA
    26/27/28 April 2019
    Munster Ireland v Ireland Connacht
    26/27/28 April 2019
    Ulster Ireland v Ireland Leinster
    26/27/28 April 2019
    Zebre Italy v Italy Benetton

    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 play each other to determine the other two semi-finalists with the team ranked second having home advantage.

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

    Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Pro14 Final
                       
          Conference A Winner  
    Conference B 2nd     Quarter-Final Winner  
    Conference A 3rd       Semi-Final Winner
        Semi-Final Winner
          Conference B Winner
    Conference A 2nd     Quarter-Final Winner  
    Conference B 3rd  

    Final

    The 2018–19 Guinness Pro14 Grand Final will be held at Celtic Park in Glasgow. The stadium, which is home to Scottish football giants and former European Cup winners Celtic F.C., has a capacity of over 60,000.

    Play-off for the 7th Champions Cup place

    The South African teams cannot compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top three eligible teams in each conference automatically qualify for the following year's Champions Cup. The fourth ranked eligible teams in each conference meet in a match played at the home stadium of the team with the most regular league points. The winners take the seventh Champions Cup place.

    Referees

    Pro14 2018–19 14-man referee elite squad: (number of matches refereed):[85]

    Note: Additional referees are used throughout the season, selected from a select development squad that includes; Craig Evans (2) and Adam Jones (0) – both WRU, Sam Grove-White (1) – SRU and Joy Neville (1) – IRFU

    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
    Italy Benetton24,6002,3002,4002,20034%
    Wales Cardiff Blues322,7557,5859,2846,18763%
    South Africa Cheetahs29,7634,8825,0634,70010%
    Ireland Connacht423,3535,8388,1294,05672%
    Wales Dragons420,1055,0267,3764,01258%
    Scotland Edinburgh314,1864,7295,2394,3927%
    Scotland Glasgow Warriors321,6607,2207,3517,13598%
    Ireland Leinster377,57225,85750,12013,47682%
    Ireland Munster334,18011,39313,9078,00867%
    Wales Ospreys319,1696,3906,6096,15531%
    Wales Scarlets433,9798,49512,0127,18057%
    South Africa Southern Kings28,2564,1285,0963,16016%
    Ireland Ulster336,98512,32813,10911,88268%
    Italy Zebre38,5002,8333,0002,50057%


    Notes

    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. ↑ On 17 September 2018, it was announced that due to a clash of fixtures between the Ospreys and Swansea City, and a potential short-turn around, Ospreys moved their fixture from the Liberty Stadium to Bridgend's Brewery Field.[4]

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