Clinical Kirchner leads Leinster to title It was a solemn farewell for Brian O’Driscoll but an electric Zane Kirchner ensured the Leinster legend bowed out with back-to-back RaboDirect PRO12 titles. O’Driscoll, playing in his last professional match, was forced off the pitch early on at a sun-soaked RDS but Kirchner lifted Leinster spirits with a […]
2014 RABODIRECT PRO12 FINAL SOLD OUT RaboDirect PRO12 have announced that the 2014 Final is now sold out. The Final will mark Glasgow Warriors’ first appearance as a finalist in this competition and will see approximately 2000 fans travel from Scotland to support their team. In addition, the remaining tickets have been snapped up by […]
NIGEL OWENS TO REFEREE 2014 RABODIRECT PRO12 FINAL Top referee Nigel Owens (WRU) has been appointed to take charge of this year’s RaboDirect PRO12 Final in what will be his 111th competition game and second Final in charge following Munster v Ospreys at Thomond Park, 28 May 2011. The Welshman has plenty of big match […]
RABODIRECT PRO12 – RECORD CROWDS FOR FINAL STAGES The RaboDirect PRO12 Play-Offs saw record attendances, up 18% on last year, as Leinster and Glasgow Warriors secured their place in the 2014 Final. On Friday night, a record 10,000 capacity crowd turned up to Scotstoun to see the Warriors edge past Munster 16-15 in a classic […]
Tom Court Disciplinary Hearing Tom Court, the Ulster prop forward, appeared today before an independent PRO12 Disciplinary Committee in Neath, South Wales, having been dismissed with a red card in the RaboDirect PRO12 match between Ulster and Leinster at Ravenhill on Friday 2 May 2014. The Disciplinary Committee, chaired by Simon Thomas, alongside Terry Vaux […]
With one round to go of the 2013-2014 RaboDirect PRO12 regular season, like for like crowd attendances are already up on the 2012-13 campaign. And with plenty still to play for in the forthcoming final weekend, the figure is set to increase. The final identity of the top two teams is still to be confirmed […]
RaboDirect PRO12 Previews Round 21 For immediate release: Monday 28 April 2014 Issued on behalf of RaboDirect PRO12 The May Day weekend should provide some of the most intense scrutiny of the RaboDirect PRO12 tables during the season, with almost every team still having something to play for at the start of the round. The […]
EUROPEAN QUALIFICATION ADDS EXTRA SPICE TO RABODIRECT PRO12 The announcement that only the top Irish, Italian, Scottish and Welsh sides plus the next best three teams in the RaboDirect PRO12 table will qualify for the new European Rugby Champions Cup, has added intrigue and further spice into the 2013/14 campaign. David Jordan, Tournament Director said: […]