2017–18 Pro14

The 2017–18 PRO14 (also known as the Guinness PRO14 for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It is the first season to be referred to as the Guinness PRO14 Championship, with the addition of two South African teams.

2017–18 Pro14
Countries	Ireland Italy Scotland South Africa Wales
Date	1 September 2017 – 26 May 2018
Champions	Leinster Rugby (5th title)
Runners-up	Scarlets
Matches played	152
Attendance	1,301,321 (average 8,561 per match)
Highest attendance	62,338 – Judgement Day (28 April 2018)
Lowest attendance	1,000 – Zebre v Cardiff Blues (25 February 2018)
Tries scored	898 (average 5.9 per match)
Top point scorer	John Cooney (Ulster) (160 points)
Top try scorer	Barry Daly (Leinster) (12 tries)
Official website
www.pro14rugby.org

Fourteen 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; two South African teams: Cheetahs and the Southern Kings; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets.

Scarlets came into the new season as defending champions, and for the second season reached the PRO14 final. Leinster, however, won the 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, only the sixth team to do so, and the first from the PRO14 Championship.

Teams

Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams: Ulster Connacht Leinster Munster Glasgow Warriors Edinburgh Scarlets Ospreys Dragons Cardiff	Location of Italian teams: Benetton Zebre Parma Location of South African teams: Southern Kings Cheetahs
Conference A; Conference B; Champions.

Team	Coach / Director of Rugby	Captain	Stadium/s	Capacity
Benetton	Kieran Crowley	Dean Budd	Stadio Comunale di Monigo	6,700
Cardiff Blues	Danny Wilson	Gethin Jenkins	Cardiff Arms Park	12,125
Cheetahs	Rory Duncan	Francois Venter	Free State Stadium	48,000
Connacht	Kieran Keane	John Muldoon	Galway Sportsgrounds	8,100
Dragons	Bernard Jackman	Cory Hill	Rodney Parade Eugene Cross Park	8,700 8,000
Edinburgh	Richard Cockerill	Fraser McKenzie	New Myreside Murrayfield Stadium	5,500 67,144
Glasgow Warriors	Dave Rennie	Ryan Wilson	Scotstoun Stadium	7,351
Leinster	Leo Cullen	Isa Nacewa	RDS Arena Aviva Stadium	18,500 51,700
Munster	Johann van Graan	Peter O'Mahony	Thomond Park Irish Independent Park	25,600 8,008
Ospreys	Allen Clarke	Alun Wyn Jones	Liberty Stadium	20,827
Scarlets	Wayne Pivac	Ken Owens	Parc y Scarlets	14,870
Southern Kings	Deon Davids	Mike Willemse	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Wolfson Stadium Outeniqua Park	48,459 10,000 7,500
Ulster	Jono Gibbes	Rory Best	Kingspan Stadium	18,196
Zebre	Michael Bradley	George Biagi Tommaso Castello	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Stadio Tommaso Fattori	5,000 10,000

Changes for the season

See also: List of 2017–18 Pro14 transfers

1. On 18 May 2017, European Professional Club Rugby announced key changes to how PRO14 teams qualify for the European Rugby Champions Cup. At the end of the 2017–18 season, the top seven eligible teams qualified for the 2018–19 European Rugby Champions Cup, regardless of their country of origin (previously the seven qualifiers included at least one team from each of Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales). The two South African teams are not eligible to qualify for EPCR tournaments.
2. On 30 June 2017, BBC Wales reported that the two South African teams being dropped from the Super Rugby competition, the Cheetahs and Southern Kings, would be immediately added to Pro12. The two teams, the South African Rugby Union and Pro12 organiser Celtic Rugby Limited refused to comment on the report. However, their involvement was confirmed on 1 August 2017.

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. The regular season will be made up of 21 rounds –

• 12 home and 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 –
  • 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

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. This is the first year in which there will be two quarter-finals prior to the semi-finals and final.

Qualification For Champions Cup

The South African teams cannot compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top three eligible 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

In February 2017, Connacht announced that New Zealander Kieran Keane, Chiefs attack coach, had signed a three-year contract to become their new head coach, replacing Pat Lam who moved to Bristol. Following Keane's appointment, existing forwards coach Jimmy Duffy signed an extension to his deal and academy manager Nigel Carolan was promoted to backs coach, leaving his post as head coach of the Ireland under-20s to take the role. In May 2017, Peter Wilkins joined from Edinburgh as defence coach.

In March 2017, Leinster confirmed that all four of their current coaches had extended their terms with the province. Head coach Leo Cullen, senior coach Stuart Lancaster, backs coach Girvan Dempsey and scrum coach John Fogarty signed contracts to take them through to summer 2019.

In June 2017, after many weeks of media speculation, Munster confirmed that director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and defence coach Jacques Nienaber would leave their roles with the province and return to South Africa on 31 December 2017, to take over the national team. In the same month coaches Jerry Flannery and Felix Jones extended their contracts with the province by two years, expanding their roles to forwards coach, and backline and attack coach respectively. Team manager Niall O'Donovan also signed a new three-year contract. Johann van Graan, the Springboks forwards coach, was named as the new head coach in September 2017, and started his appointment ahead of Round 9 of the tournament.

In February 2017, Ulster announced that New Zealander Jono Gibbes, former Leinster and then-Clermont Auvergne forwards coach, would be joining the province as their new head coach on a two-year contract working under existing director of rugby Les Kiss. It was also announced that former Wales and Lions scrum-half Dwayne Peel had joined as an assistant coach. In June 2017, Ulster added former Leinster hooker and Grenoble coach Aaron Dundon as their Scrum Coach. Kiss left his post on 31 January 2018 by mutual agreement with the province, with Gibbes assuming all coaching responsibility of the team for the remainder of the season.

Italy

Ahead of the new season, Benetton Treviso changed their name, becoming just Benetton. In July 2017, New Zealand-born flanker Dean Budd was named as team captain replacing Alessandro Zanni.

In July 2017, Zebre announced that a new company had been formed, named Zebre Rugby Club, to take the second Italian place in the Pro14 ahead of the 2017–18 season. This followed an earlier announcement from the Italian Rugby Federation that Zebre intended to withdraw from the league due to major financial complications. However, with the formation of the new company, the club will now remain in Parma. Former Connacht and Edinburgh coach Michael Bradley was appointed as Zebre's new head coach. In addition to the change of coach, Zebre saw a change to the captaincy with Tommaso Castello serving as co-captain with the previous season's skipper George Biagi.

Scotland

In February 2017, Edinburgh announced that former Leicester Tigers coach Richard Cockerill would be taking over as their new director of rugby from the start of the season. Then acting head coach Duncan Hodge returned to his usual role of Backs Coach. Magnus Bradbury was named as the new team captain at the start of the season, replacing the joint captains from the previous season, Grant Gilchrist and Stuart McInally. Bradbury was stripped of his captaincy in October 2017 due to off-field discipline issues, and replaced in the role by Fraser McKenzie.

In August 2016, Glasgow Warriors announced that Dave Rennie, then coach of Super Rugby side Chiefs, would replace Gregor Townsend as head coach from the beginning of the 2017–18 season. This followed the news that Townsend was leaving the club to become the Scottish national team's new head coach. Scottish international Ryan Wilson was announced as the side's new captain in August 2017, replacing Jonny Gray and Henry Pyrgos.

South Africa

On 1 August 2017, it was announced that the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings would join the Pro12, forming the Pro14. They join following their removal from the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition.

Cheetahs' coaching structure was altered following the move north, with Rory Duncan becoming the team's head coach and Franco Smith taking on the role of director of rugby. During the 2017 Super Rugby season the roles had been reversed. The move will see Duncan take charge of the first team, with Smith focusing on development of junior players and coaches, which will allow him to remain involved with South Africa at international level. The Cheetahs are captained by Niell Jordaan.

Southern Kings preparation for the season was disrupted by the loss of a number of players prior to the confirmation of the side's admission to the competition. Among the players lost was regular captain Lionel Cronje. To fill out the squad, a number of players were signed on loan deals from South African Super Rugby sides. On 28 August, head coach Deon Davids appointed hooker Mike Willemse as the team's captain for their first ever tour in the competition.

Wales

In August 2017, Cardiff Blues added former players Nicky Robinson and Richie Rees to their backroom staff. They join as kicking coach and backs coach respectively.

On 20 June 2017, it was announced that, following a vote in March 2017 to allow the takeover of the club and Rodney Parade by the Welsh Rugby Union, Newport Gwent Dragons would be dropping "Newport Gwent" from its name and would be known simply as Dragons with immediate effect. A new crest was also unveiled. This followed the replacement of Kingsley Jones as head coach with Bernard Jackman earlier in the month. In August 2017, South African Hendré Marnitz, then head coach of Currie Cup side Blue Bulls, was confirmed as the Dragons' defence coach for the upcoming season. In the same month, Barry Maddocks was appointed as the Dragons' skills coach.

Ospreys came into the season with Steve Tandy as head coach. Tandy was sacked in January 2018, following a poor run of results in the league and in Europe. The team's forwards coach, former Ulster and Ireland player Allen Clarke, was named as his replacement on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.

Champions Scarlets came into the season largely unchanged. Their most significant loss was Wales and Lions fullback Liam Williams, who joined Saracens in the Premiership. Fellow Lion, Leigh Halfpenny was signed from Toulon as a replacement.

Table

2017–18 Pro14 tables
Conference A
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Glasgow Warriors (SF)	21	15	1	5	614	366	+248	81	38	12	2	76
2	Munster (SF)	21	13	1	7	568	361	+207	78	42	10	5	69
3	Cheetahs (QF)	21	12	0	9	609	554	+55	75	68	10	5	63
4	Cardiff Blues	21	11	0	10	502	482	+20	56	59	5	5	54
5	Ospreys	21	9	0	12	390	487	−97	44	60	5	3	44
6	Connacht	21	7	0	14	445	477	−32	53	54	5	6	39
7	Zebre	21	7	0	14	408	593	–185	50	78	4	4	36
Conference B
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	PTS
1	Leinster (CH)	21	14	1	6	601	374	+227	83	46	10	2	70
2	Scarlets (RU)	21	14	1	6	528	365	+163	69	43	9	3	70
3	Edinburgh (QF)	21	15	0	6	494	375	+119	62	44	7	1	68
4	Ulster (PO)	21	12	2	7	538	482	+56	68	61	8	2	62
5	Benetton	21	11	0	10	415	451	−36	51	55	6	5	55
6	Dragons	21	2	2	17	378	672	−294	43	94	4	4	20
7	Southern Kings	21	1	0	20	378	829	−451	48	119	4	3	11
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order - number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams that competed in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup (excluding South African teams who are ineligible) Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Champions Cup, including the winner of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference Yellow background indicates the loser of the play-off between the two fourth-ranked European teams in each conference, that earned a place in the 2018–19 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2018–19 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

2017–18 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	—	25–20	36–30	19–20	25–18	23–26	37–8	31–25	43–29	10–20			11–14	35–17
	CHE	29–27	—	26–25	26–29	17–19	44–25	54–39			33–13	45–24	38–19	28–21
	CON	15–17	23–15	—	12–18	20–16	26–15	11–19			22–29	32–10	47–10		44–16
	GLA	40–16	37–23	35–22	—	37–10	31–10	68–7	37–21		17–0	43–13	31–21
	MUN	39–16	51–18	39–13	21–10	—	36–10	33–5	34–3	49–6			24–34	19–7	24–24
	OSP	29–28	27–26	39–10	6–47	16–21	—	22–13		28–14		26–12	32–18	18–19
	ZEB	7–10	23–24	24–10	20–40	19–36	37–14	—	16–20	34–32				10–41	27–23
Conference B	BEN		27–21	19–22			16–6	27–14	—	29–27	13–24	31–3	10–36	22–12	14–21
								17–22
	DRA	17–22	17–29	21–8	15–15		9–22		15–18	—	12–25	29–13	16–39	8–33	32–32
	EDI				18–17	12–6	37–10	16–15	17–20	35–18	—	37–7	29–24	52–14	20–32
					24–19
	KIN	12–45	21–45			22–39		17–43	35–36	45–13	21–48	—	10–31	30–34	36–43
			20–29
	LEI	37–9		21–18		23–17		41–6	15–17	54–10	21–13	64–7	—	20–13	38–7
	SCA	30–17		36–27	26–8		12–9		20–8	47–13	28–8	57–10	10–10	—	34–10
	ULS		42–19	16–8	36–15	24–17	8–0		23–22	52–25	16–17	59–10	10–25	27–20	—

Conference stage

All times are local.

Round 1

1 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	34–3	Benetton
Try: Kleyn (2) 8' c, 48' c Bleyendaal 13' m Sweetnam 26' m Wootton 30' m A. Conway 34' m Con: Bleyendaal (2/6) 9', 49'	Report	Pen: Banks (1/1) 19'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 7,854 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

1 September 2017 19:35

Cardiff Blues	10–20	Edinburgh
Try: Navidi 35' c Con: Evans (1/1) 36' Pen: Evans (1/1) 47'	Report	Try: Kinghorn 11' c Dean 56' c Con: Weir (2/2) 12', 58' Pen: Weir (2/2) 27', 51'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,145 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

1 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	42–19	Cheetahs
Try: Bowe 18' m O'Connor 26' c McCloskey 29' c Piutau 32' m Ludik 41' m Nelson 74' c Con: Cooney (2/5) 27', 30' Nelson (1/1) 75' Pen: Cooney (2/2) 8', 55'	Report	Try: Blommetjies 15' c Mapimpi 20' c Petersen 49' m Con: Small-Smith (2/3) 17', 22'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 14,448 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

2 September 2017 14:30

Ospreys	22–13	Zebre
Try: Giles (2) 2' m, 78' c Fia 40' c Con: Hook (1/2) 40' S. Davies (1/1) 78' Pen: Hook (1/1) 20'	Report	Try: Canna 69' c Con: Canna (1/1) 71' Pen: Canna (2/3) 8', 41'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,826 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

2 September 2017 15:15

Dragons	16–39	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 73' Pen: Henson (3/3) 10', 33', 44'	Report	Try: Gibson-Park 22' c Penalty try 41' Larmour 46' m Leavy 65' c Marsh 75' c Con: R. Byrne (2/3) 23', 65' Marsh (1/1) 76' Pen: R. Byrne (2/2) 16', 39'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,133 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

2 September 2017 17:30

(1 BP) Scarlets	57–10	Southern Kings
Try: McNicholl (2) 8' m, 73' c Halfpenny 22' c Patchell 46' c Ball 50' c Phillips 62' c Parkes 69' c S. Evans 77' c Con: Halfpenny (3/4) 23', 47', 51' Patchell (4/4) 63', 69', 74', 78' Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 36'	Report	Try: Penxe 11' c Con: Coleman (1/1) 12' Pen: Coleman (1/1) 34'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,108 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

2 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Connacht	12–18	Glasgow Warriors
Pen: J. Carty (4/4) 1', 19', 40', 60'	Report	Try: Price 47' c L. Jones 71' m Con: P. Horne (1/2) 48' Pen: P. Horne (2/3) 11', 45'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,017 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Round 2

8 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	37–9	Cardiff Blues
Try: Tracy 32' c Cronin 67' c B. Daly 73' c McCarthy 75' c Con: R. Byrne (4/4) 33', 68', 74', 76' Pen: R. Byrne (3/5) 40', 44', 59'	Report	Pen: Shingler (3/3) 15', 27', 41'

RDS Arena Attendance: 13,535 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

8 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	35–18	Dragons
Try: Kinghorn 29' c Hidalgo-Clyne 46' c Rasolea 68' m Fruean 75' c Con: Weir (3/4) 30', 47', 76' Pen: Weir (3/3) 22', 26', 66'	Report	Pen: Henson (5/5) 10', 40', 54', 59', 64' Drop: Henson (1/1) 14'

Myreside Stadium Attendance: 3,324 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

9 September 2017 15:15

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	31–10	Ospreys
Try: Dunbar (2) 15' c, 77' c Sarto 51' c Ashe 59' c Con: Russell (4/4) 16', 53', 60', 78' Pen: Russell (1/1) 18'	Report	Try: Evans 21' c Con: S. Davies (1/1) 21' Pen: S. Davies (1/2) 40'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

9 September 2017 18:05

(1 BP) Benetton	14–21	Ulster
Try: Ruzza 64' c, McKinley 70' c Con: McKinley (2/2) 65', 72'	Report	Try: Trimble (2) 8' c, 23' c Stockdale 60' c Con: Cooney (3/3) 9', 24', 61'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

9 September 2017 17:15

(1 BP) Munster	51–18	Cheetahs
Try: O'Donnell 6' c Wootton (4) 19' c, 34' m, 54' m, 60' c Kleyn 48' m Farrell 50' c Zebo 71' m Con: Keatley (4/8) 7', 20', 50', 61' Pen: Keatley (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Small-Smith 41' m H. Venter 80' c Con: Petzer (1/2) 80' Pen: Petzer (2/2) 15', 24'

Thomond Park Attendance: 15,144 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

9 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Connacht	32–10	Southern Kings
Try: Farrell 14' c E. Masterson 33' c Dillane 40' c Leader 69' m Con: J. Carty (3/3) 15', 34', 40' Pen: J. Carty (2/2) 26', 47'	Report	Try: B. Klaasen 31' m Pupuma 77' m

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,104 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

9 September 2017 20:35

Zebre	10–41	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Bellini 78' c Con: Canna (1/1) 79' Pen: Canna (1/2) 3'	Report	Try: McNicholl 9' c S. Evans 48' c Asquith 63' m Beirne 69' c A. Davies 75' c Con: Patchell (4/5) 10', 48', 70', 76' Pen: Patchell (2/2) 5', 27'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,800 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 3

15 September 2017 19:30

Dragons	21–8	Connacht
Try: Amos 1' m Dee 18' c Con: Henson (1/2) 19' Pen: Henson (3/4) 23', 27', 36'	Report	Try: Roux 52' m Pen: J. Carty (1/1) 6'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,069 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

15 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	17–20	Benetton
Try: Dean (2) 17' c, 24' c Con: Weir (2/2) 19', 25' Pen: Weir (1/2) 55'	Report	Try: Esposito (2) 28' c, 51' c Con: McKinley (2/2) 29', 52' Pen: McKinley (2/2) 39', 47'

Myreside Stadium Attendance: 3,395 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

15 September 2017 19:35

Ulster	27–20	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Stockdale 63' m Andrew 75' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 77' Pen: Cooney (4/4) 18', 31', 33', 51' Lealiifano (1/1) 71'	Report	Try: McNicholl 60' c J. Davies 67' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 62', 68' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 3', 57'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 12,712 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

16 September 2017 14:15

Southern Kings	10–31	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Nel 75' c Con: Dukisa (1/1) 76' Pen: Banda (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Reid 8' c O'Loughlin 42' m Conan 47' c Carbery 51' c D. Kearney 71' m Con: R. Byrne (3/5) 9', 48', 53'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

16 September 2017 15:15

(1 BP) Ospreys	16–21	Munster
Try: Hook 11' c Con: S. Davies (1/1) 12' Pen: S. Davies (3/3) 43', 56', 63'	Report	Try: Kleyn 19' c Sweetnam 36' m Con: Bleyendaal (1/2) 20' Pen: Bleyendaal (3/5) 9', 50', 76'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,302 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

16 September 2017 19:30

(1 BP) Cheetahs	54–39	Zebre (1 BP)
Try: Mapimpi (2) 18' m, 44' c Small-Smith 27' c Obi 31' c Van Jaarsveld (2) 51' c, 59' c Meyer 66' c Petersen 72' c Con: Stapelberg (7/8) 28', 32', 46', 52', 60', 67', 73'	Report	Try: Biagi 15' m Meyer 36' c Bellini 56' c Afamasaga 63' c Bisegni 78' c Con: Canna (1/2) 37' Violi (2/2) 57', 64' Palazzani (1/1) 79' Pen: Canna (2/4) 2', 9'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,982 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

16 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	19–20	Glasgow Warriors
Try: James 7' c Con: Shingler (1/1) 8' Pen: Shingler (4/5) 12', 25', 41', 47'	Report	Try: Pyrgos 30' c L. Jones 42' c Con: Russell (2/2) 31', 43' Pen: Russell (2/2) 16', 67'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,374 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

Round 4

22 September 2017 20:00

(1 BP) Cheetahs	38–19	Leinster
Try: Small-Smith 36' c Van Jaarsveld 43' m Nché 55' c Obi 80' c Con: Stapelberg (3/4) 37', 56', 80' Pen: Stapelberg (4/4) 1', 9', 19', 25'	Report	Try: B. Daly (3) 5' m, 59' c, 72' c Con: R. Byrne (2/3) 60', 73'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,980 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

22 September 2017 20:35

Benetton	16–6	Ospreys
Try: Minto 1' c Con: McKinley (1/1) 2' Pen: McKinley (2/2) 10', 23' Banks (1/1) 78'	Report	Pen: Biggar (1/1) 5' S. Davies (1/1) 29'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

22 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	37–10	Munster
Try: Sarto 3' c L. Jones 35' c Grigg 44' c Cummings 62' c Con: Russell (4/4) 4', 37', 45', 64' Pen: Russell (3/3) 9', 34', 55'	Report	Try: R. Scannell 14' m Farrell 47' m

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

22 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	52–25	Dragons
Try: McCloskey 2' m Nelson 11' c Penalty try 19' Timoney (2) 24' c, 48' c Herbst 28' c Stockdale 43' m Shanahan 62' c Con: Nelson (4/6) 12', 25', 29', 49' Herron (1/1) 63'	Report	Try: Buckley 34' c Blacker 56' c Talbot-Davies 79' m Con: Jones (1/1) 34' O'Brien (1/2) 57' Pen: Jones (2/2) 6', 15'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 12,291 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

23 September 2017 15:15

(1 BP) Connacht	15–17	Cardiff Blues
Try: Leader 59' m Delahunt 74' c Con: Leader (1/1) 75' Pen: Ronaldson (1/1) 10'	Report	Try: Halaholo (2) 37' c, 77' c Con: Shingler (1/1) 38' Evans (1/1) 79' Pen: Shingler (1/1) 63'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,659 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

23 September 2017 19:35

Southern Kings	17–43	Zebre (1 BP)
Try: Masimla 50' c Pupuma 56' c Con: De Wet (2/2) 52', 57' Pen: De Wet (1/1) 9'	Report	Try: Castello 3' c Bellini 4' m Giammarioli 20' c Boni 47' c Bisegni 66' c Sarto 78' c Con: Canna (4/5) 3', 22', 48', 67' Bordoli (1/1) 79' Pen: Canna (1/1) 27'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 4,062 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

23 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets	28–8	Edinburgh
Try: Patchell 19' c G. Davies 30' c Kruger 46' c Shingler 62' c Con: Halfpenny (4/4) 21', 32', 47', 63'	Report	Try: Harries 38' m Pen: Weir (1/1) 35'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 8,088 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 5

29 September 2017 17:00

(1 BP) Cheetahs	44–25	Ospreys
Try: Van Jaarsveld (2) 7' m, 18' c Mapimpi (2) 39' c, 69' m Schoeman 56' c Venter 80' c Con: Stapelberg (3/5) 19', 40', 57' Small-Smith (1/1) 80' Pen: Stapelberg (2/2) 10', 50'	Report	Try: Webb 23' c Fonotia 31' c Evans 72' m Con: Biggar (2/3) 24', 32' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 38', 47'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,589 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

29 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	37–21	Benetton
Try: Seymour 9' c Harley 25' c P. Horne 53' c Johnson 80' c Con: P. Horne (3/3) 9', 25', 54' Thomson (1/1) 80' Pen: P. Horne (2/2) 16', 49' Thomson (1/1) 71'	Report	Try: Lazzaroni 56' m Ruzza 67' c Con: Banks (1/2) 68' Pen: Banks (3/4) 22', 28', 40'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

29 September 2017 19:35

Leinster	21–13	Edinburgh
Try: Murphy 11' c Carbery 40' c Gibson-Park 73' c Con: Sexton (2/2) 13', 40' R. Byrne (1/1) 74'	Report	Try: Tovey 29' c Con: Tovey (1/1) 30' Pen: Tovey (2/2) 4', 10'

RDS Arena Attendance: 13,213 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

29 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets	36–27	Connacht
Try: McNicholl 7' c S. Evans 17' m Patchell 24' c Halfpenny 38' c Beirne 77' c Con: Halfpenny (4/5) 8', 26', 39', 79' Pen: Halfpenny (1/2) 57'	Report	Try: J. Carty 9' c O'Halloran (2) 30' c, 73' m Kelleher 35' m Con: J. Carty (2/4) 10', 31' Pen: J. Carty (1/2) 22'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,693 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

30 September 2017 13:30

(1 BP) Munster	39–16	Cardiff Blues
Try: Murray 12' c Ryan 51' c Hanrahan (2) 55' c, 71' c Copeland 67' c Con: Keatley (4/5) 13', 52', 56', 68' Pen: Keatley (2/2) 28', 35'	Report	Try: Turnbull 23' c Con: Evans (1/1) 24' Pen: Evans (3/3) 7', 19', 30'

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,558 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

30 September 2017 15:35

Zebre	27–23	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Licata 47' c Bellini 52' c Giammarioli 71' c Con: Canna (1/1) 49' Violi (2/2) 53', 73' Pen: Canna (2/4) 3', 21'	Report	Try: Trimble 16' c Cave 78' c Con: Cooney (1/1) 18' Cave (1/1) 78' c Pen: Cooney (3/3) 32', 39', 62'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

30 September 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Dragons	29–13	Southern Kings
Try: Amos (2) 5' c, 36' c Dee (2) 32' m, 41' c Con: Henson (3/4) 6', 38', 43' Pen: Henson (1/2) 15'	Report	Try: Ntsila 56' c Con: De Wet (1/1) 57' Pen: De Wet (2/2) 3', 20'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,299 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Round 6

6 October 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	43–29	Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Dacey 6' c Morgan (2) 44' c, 72' c James 60' m Cuthbert 65' c Evans 69' c Con: Evans (5/6) 7', 45', 66', 70', 73' Pen: Evans (1/2) 25'	Report	Try: Warren 2' c Dee 10' c Gasson 31' c Fairbrother 79' m Con: Henson (3/3) 3', 11', 32' Pen: Henson (1/1) 48'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 8,178 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

6 October 2017 20:35

(1 BP) Cheetahs	26–29	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Petersen 11' c Specman 39' c Con: Stapelberg (2/2) 12', 40' Pen: Stapelberg (4/4) 28', 57', 65', 75'	Report	Try: Gibbins (2) 32' c, 52' c Pyrgos 69' c Harley 76' m Con: Russell (3/4) 33', 54', 70' Pen: Russell (1/1) 2'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,964 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

6 October 2017 19:35

Edinburgh	16–15	Zebre (1 BP)
Try: McInally 28' c Con: Weir (1/1) 28' Pen: Tovey (1/1) 8' Weir (2/2) 56', 69'	Report	Try: Meyer 20' m Violi 61' c Con: Violi (1/1) 62' Pen: Violi (1/1) 67'

Myreside Stadium Attendance: 3,674 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

6 October 2017 19:35

Ulster	16–8	Connacht
Try: Stockdale 56' c Con: Cooney (1/1) 56' Pen: Cooney (3/3) 28', 44', 53'	Report	Try: McCartney 35' m Pen: J. Carty (1/1) 49'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 14,363 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

7 October 2017 14:00

Leinster	23–17	Munster (1 BP)
Try: O'Loughlin (2) 16' c, 34' c Con: Sexton (2/2) 17', 35' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 43', 51, 54'	Report	Try: Keatley 26' c Earls (2) 47' m, 79' m Con: Keatley (1/1) 27'

Aviva Stadium Attendance: 46,374 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

7 October 2017 20:00

(1 BP) Benetton	31–3	Southern Kings
Try: Esposito (2) 31' m, 74' m Barbini 45' m Traorè 80' c Con: McKinley (1/2) 80' Pen: Banks (3/3) 10', 21', 25'	Report	Pen: De Wet (1/1) 38'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

7 October 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Ospreys	18–19	Scarlets
Pen: Biggar (6/) 16', 34', 41', 47', 56', 66'	Report	Try: G. Davies (2) 42' m, 50' c Lee 61' c Con: Patchell (2/3) 50', 62'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 12,093 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 7

27 October 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Ospreys	28–14	Dragons
Try: Biggar 23' m Parry 33' m Leonard 63' m Fia 70' c Con: Biggar (1/4) 70' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 37', 42'	Report	Try: Brown 29' c Dee 51' c Con: Henson (2/2) 30', 52'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,442 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

27 October 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	43–13	Southern Kings
Try: Hogg 1' m Matawalu 31' c Grigg 34' c Fagerson 58' m M. Smith 65' c G. Horne 71' c Turner 80' c Con: Hastings (2/4) 32', 34' Jackson (3/3) 66', 72', 80'	Report	Try: Nel 75' c Con: Zono (1/1) 75' Pen: Banda (2/2) 12', 21'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

27 October 2017 19:35

Connacht	20–16	Munster (1 BP)
Try: O'Halloran 22' c Farrell 66' c Con: J. Carty (1/1) 22' Ronaldson (1/1) 67' Pen: J. Carty (2/3) 39', 50'	Report	Try: Zebo 3' c Con: Keatley (1/1) 4' Pen: Keatley (2/2) 16', 30' Hanrahan (1/1) 65'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 7,089 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

28 October 2017 15:00

Benetton	13–24	Edinburgh
Try: Esposito 54' c Con: McKinley (1/1) 56' Pen: McKinley (2/3) 35, 40'	Report	Try: Hidalgo-Clyne 3' c Fife (2) 58' c, 72' c Con: Tovey (3/3) 4', 59', 73' Pen: Tovey (1/2) 63'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

28 October 2017 18:30

Ulster	10–25	Leinster
Try: Reidy 27' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 28' Pen: Lealiifano (1/1) 6'	Report	Try: Larmour 15' c L. McGrath (2) 58' m, 78' c Con: R. Byrne (1/2) 15' Marsh (1/1) 78' Pen: R. Byrne (2/3) 30', 37'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,631 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

28 October 2017 20:00

(1 BP) Zebre	23–24	Cheetahs
Try: Minozzi 17' c Fabiani 53' c Con: Canna (2/2) 18', 54' Pen: Canna (3/3) 9', 14', 27'	Report	Try: Mapimpi (2) 6' m, 58' c Con: Zeilinga (1/1) 60' Pen: Stapelberg (3/3) 3', 44', 49' Zeilinga (1/2) 80'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

28 October 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets	30–17	Cardiff Blues
Try: Parkes 6' m Elias 32' c J. Evans 60' m S. Evans 69' c Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 34' Patchell (1/2) 70' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 1', 14'	Report	Try: Halaholo 52' c L. Williams 58' c Con: Shingler (2/2) 53', 59' Pen: Evans (1/1) 5'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,003 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

Round 8

3 November 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	31–21	Leinster
Try: G. Horne (2) 6', 21' c Grigg (2) 14' c, 23' c Con: P. Horne (4/4) 8', 15', 21', 24' Pen: P. Horne (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Gibson-Park 4' c O'Loughlin 10' c A. Byrne 46' c Con: R. Byrne (3/3) 5', 12', 47'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

3 November 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	49–6	Dragons
Try: R. Scannell 20' c Zebo 28' c O'Donoghue 47' c Sweetnam 57' c Arnold (2) 63' c, 77' c O'Byrne 69' c Con: Hanrahan (7/7) 21', 30', 48', 58', 64', 70', 78'	Report	Pen: O'Brien (2/2) 24', 41'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

3 November 2017 19:35

Scarlets	20–8	Benetton
Try: D. Jones 12' c Williams 67' c Con: D. Jones (2/2) 13', 68' Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 4', 32'	Report	Try: McKinley 43' m Con: McKinley (1/1) 16'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 8,007 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

4 November 2017 15:00

(2 BP) Southern Kings	36–43	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: B. Klaasen (2) 3' m, 62' c Penxe (2) 6' c, 73' c Makase 28' c Con: Zono (3/4) 7', 29', 63' Coleman (1/1) 74' Pen: Zono (1/1) 23'	Report	Try: Reidy 18' m Andrew (2) 26' m, 49' m Cooney 53' c Trimble 68' c Ross 72' c Diack 75' c Con: Cooney (1/4) 54' Lealiifano (3/3) 69', 72', 76'

Wolfson Stadium Attendance: 2,836 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

4 November 2017 17:30

(1 BP) Edinburgh	37–10	Ospreys
Try: Kinghorn 28' c Fowles 41' c Tovey 54' c Bradbury 80' c Con: Tovey (4/4) 29', 42', 55', 80' Pen: Tovey (3/4) 16', 31', 36'	Report	Try: Arhip 11' c Con: S. Davies (1/1) 12' Pen: S. Davies (1/1) 22'

Myreside Stadium Attendance: 3,793 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

4 November 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	37–8	Zebre
Try: L. Williams 5' m Halaholo 19' c Rees 50' m Morgan 61' c James 66' c Con: Shingler (3/5) 20', 62', 68' Pen: Shingler (2/2) 24', 28'	Report	Try: Palazzani 75' m Pen: Canna (1/1) 9'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,381 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

4 November 2017 19:35

Connacht	23–15	Cheetahs
Try: Adeolokun 12' c McCartney 48' c Con: Ronaldson (1/1) 13' J. Carty (1/1) 49' Pen: Ronaldson (2/3) 5', 29' Crosbie (1/1) 73'	Report	Try: S. Venter 67' m Mapimpi 75' c Con: Zeilinga (1/2) 76' Pen: Stapelberg (1/2) 40'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

Round 9

24 November 2017 17:30

(1 BP) Cheetahs	33–13	Edinburgh
Try: Barry 26' c Bernardo 36' c Pokomela 59' c Mapimpi 73' m Meyer 80' c Con: Zeilinga (4/5) 27', 37', 60', 80'	Report	Try: Hidalgo-Clyne 47' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 47' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 43', 49'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

24 November 2017 19:05

Ulster	23–22	Benetton (1 BP)
Try: Bowe 17' c Trimble 77' c Con: Cooney (1/1) 18' Lealiifano (1/1) 78' Pen: Cooney (2/3) 22', 31' Lealiifano (1/1) 63'	Report	Try: Barbieri 55' c Con: Allan (1/1) 57' Pen: Allan (4/5) 4', 12', 38', 51' Banks (1/1) 72'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 14,544 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

24 November 2017 19:35

Cardiff Blues	36–30	Connacht (2 BP)
Try: Robinson 17' c Morgan 52' c Lane 60' c Con: Evans (1/1) 18' Anscombe (2/2) 53', 61' Pen: Evans (3/3) 15', 23', 37' Anscombe (2/2) 73', 80'	Report	Try: Adeolokun 29' c Delahunt (2) 55' m, 70' m Muldoon 75' c Con: J. Carty (1/2) 30' Crosbie (1/2) 76' Pen: J. Carty (2/2) 12', 33'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,042 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

24 November 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	54–10	Dragons
Try: Gibson-Park 17' c Nacewa (2) 27' c, 51' c J. Murphy 31' c Deegan 32' c Penalty try 48' Larmour 70' c O'Loughlin 75' m Con: R. Byrne (5/5) 17', 28', 31', 34', 53' Marsh (1/2) 70'	Report	Try: Benjamin 11' c Con: Henson (1/1) 12' Drop: Henson (1/1) 2'

RDS Arena Attendance: 10,354 Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

26 November 2017 13:00

Ospreys	6–47	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Pen: S. Davies (2/2) 2', 29'	Report	Try: Hastings 13' c G. Horne (2) 26' c, 53' c Cummings 42' m Turner 46' c Thomson 76' c Sarto 80' c Con: Hastings (6/7) 13', 27', 47', 54', 77', 80'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 4,362 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

26 November 2017 13:00

(2 BP) Southern Kings	30–34	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Makase 9' m Penxe 16' m Du Toit 41' c H. Klaasen 65' c Con: Zono (1/3) 42' Coleman (1/1) 66' Pen: Zono (2/2) 25', 40'	Report	Try: Beirne 4' c Nicholas 50' c Kruger 56' c D. Jones 69' c Con: D. Jones (4/4) 5', 52', 57', 70' Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 34', 61'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 3,619 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

26 November 2017 13:30

Zebre	19–36	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Bisegni 35' c Sarto 40' c Venditti 68' m Con: Palazzani (2/3) 36', 40'	Report	Try: R. Scannell 17' c Hart 24' c Wootton (2) 51' m, 55' c Nash 80' c Con: Hanrahan (4/5) 18', 25', 56', 80' Pen: Hanrahan (1/3) 9'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

Round 10

1 December 2017 19:15

Southern Kings	21–48	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: H. Klaasen 21' c Van Schalkwyk 80' m Con: Coleman (1/1) 23' Pen: Coleman (3/3) 12', 29', 38'	Report	Try: McKenzie 2' c Mata 5' m Gilchrist 18' c Fife 59' m Hidalgo-Clyne (3) 70' c, 72' c, 77' c Con: Van der Walt (2/4) 4', 19' Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 70', 73', 77' Pen: Van der Walt (1/1) 10'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

1 December 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	40–16	Cardiff Blues
Try: Johnson 18' c Dunbar 31' c Jackson 54' c Vunisa 67' c Sarto 76' m Matawalu 79' c Con: P. Horne (5/6) 19', 32', 55', 67', 80'	Report	Try: Cook 6' c Con: Evans (1/1) 8' Pen: Evans (3/3) 1', 22', 47'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

1 December 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Dragons	32–32	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Screech 19' c Hewitt (2) 27' m, 77' m Belcher 66' m O'Brien 71' c Con: Henson (2/5) 20', 72' Pen: Henson (1/1) 24'	Report	Try: Gilroy (2) 9' m, 54' c Penalty try 32' L. Marshall 41' m Lealiifano 80' m Con: Lealiifano (1/4) 56' Pen: Lealiifano (1/1) 4'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

2 December 2017 14:15

Zebre	24–10	Connacht
Try: Meyer 67' c Venditti 76' m Con: Canna (1/2) 68' Pen: Canna (3/4) 10', 40', 61' Drop: Canna (1/1) 74'	Report	Try: Farrell 43' c Con: Crosbie (1/1) 44' Pen: J. Carty (1/2) 66'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

2 December 2017 16:30

Benetton	10–36	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Brex 56' c Con: Allan (1/1) 57' Pen: Allan (1/1) 8'	Report	Try: Lowe (2) 16' c, 68' c Murphy 32' c Ringrose 60' c L. McGrath 64' m Con: R. Byrne (4/5) 17', 33', 61', 70' Pen: R. Byrne (1/1) 25'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,700 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

2 December 2017 17:30

(1 BP) Munster	36–10	Ospreys
Try: Arnold 17' c Sweetnam 22' c Cloete 29' c R. Scannell 42' c O'Donoghue 55' m Con: Keatley (4/5) 18', 23', 30', 43' Pen: Keatley (1/1) 4'	Report	Try: Hassler 38' m W. Jones 70' m

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

2 December 2017 19:35

Cheetahs	28–21	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Small-Smith 24' c Barry (2) 58' c, 67' m Con: Zeilinga (2/3) 25', 59' Pen: Zeilinga (3/4) 6', 15', 34'	Report	Try: JA. Davies 36' m Nicholas 62' c Con: D. Jones (1/2) 62' Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 4', 18' Prydie (1/1) 75'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

Round 11

23 December 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Benetton	27–14	Zebre
Try: Esposito (2) 17' m, 63' m Faiva 41' c Gori 69' c Con: Banks (1/3) 41' McKinley (1/1) 71' Pen: Banks (1/1) 47'	Report	Try: Bisegni 49' m Pen: Violi (1/1) 32' Canna (2/2) 44', 60'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

23 December 2017 19:35

(1 BP) Connacht	44–16	Ulster
Try: E. Masterson 2' m Aki 7' c O'Halloran 24' m Dillane (2) 54' c, 75' c Butler 59' c Con: J. Carty (4/6) 8', 56', 61', 76' Pen: J. Carty (2/2) 40', 47'	Report	Try: Gilroy 65' m Lyttle 79' m Pen: Cooney (2/2) 23', 32'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 7,629 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

26 December 2017 14:00

(1 BP) Dragons	17–22	Cardiff Blues
Try: Fairbrother 64' c Penalty try 73' Con: Henson (1/1) 65' Pen: Henson (1/2) 39'	Report	Try: Summerhill 35' m Lee-Lo 50' c James 59' c Con: Anscombe (2/3) 51', 60' Pen: Anscombe (1/3) 27'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 8,722 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

26 December 2017 15:15

(1 BP) Munster	24–34	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Murray 17' m Keatley 45' c Conway (2) 48' c, 76' m Con: Keatley (2/3) 46', 49'	Report	Try: Leavy 8' c Penalty try 20' Henshaw 22' c Larmour 69' c Con: R. Byrne (3/3) 9', 24', 70' Pen: R. Byrne (2/2) 1', 12'

Thomond Park Attendance: 26,267 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

26 December 2017 17:35

Scarlets	12–9	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: S. Evans 17' m Macleod 80' c Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 80'	Report	Pen: S. Davies (3/3) 36', 50', 61'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 14,509 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

1872 Cup 1st round

23 December 2017 17:10

Edinburgh	18–17	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Fowles 60' c Dean 78' m Con: Van der Walt (1/2) 61' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 17', 50'	Report	Try: H. Jones 1' c Cummings 55' c Con: P. Horne (1/1) 2' Russell (1/1) 56' Pen: P. Horne (1/1) 47'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 23,833 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

Round 12

30 December 2017 15:00

(1 BP) Zebre	16–20	Benetton
Try: Bellini 49' c Con: Violi (1/1) 50' Pen: Canna (2/3) 2', 39' Violi (1/1) 67'	Report	Try: Hayward 44' c Budd 69' c Con: Banks (1/1) 46' McKinley (1/1) 70' Pen: Banks (2/2) 7', 34'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 4,000 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

31 December 2017 15:15

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	11–14	Scarlets
Try: E. Jenkins 20' m Pen: Anscombe (2/2) 7', 28'	Report	Try: Prydie 12' c Patchell 43' c Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 14', 45'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 11,700 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

31 December 2017 17:35

Dragons	9–22	Ospreys
Pen: Robson (3/3) 7', 24', 34'	Report	Try: Baldwin 4' c Allen 11' m S. Davies 56' c Con: Biggar (2/3) 5', 57' Pen: Biggar (1/1) 30'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,519 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

1 January 2018 15:15

Leinster	21–18	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Deegan 28' m L. McGrath 60' c Con: Sexton (1/2) 61' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 6', 25', 49'	Report	Try: Bealham 38' c Healy 68' m Con: J. Carty (1/2) 39' Pen: J. Carty (2/2) 1', 34'

RDS Arena Attendance: 17,112 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

1 January 2018 17:35

(1 BP) Ulster	24–17	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Cave 57' c Gilroy (2) 61' m, 73' c Lyttle 79' m Con: Cooney (2/4) 58', 74'	Report	Try: N. Scannell (2) 13' m, 24' m Penalty try 33'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,594 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

1872 Cup 2nd round

30 December 2017 15:15

Glasgow Warriors	17–0	Edinburgh
Try: L. Jones 80' m Pen: Russell (4/4) 5', 42', 57', 73'	Report

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

Round 13

5 January 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets	47–13	Dragons
Try: JA. Davies 16' c Prydie 27' m D. Jones 30' c A. Davies 51' c Shingler 53' c Boyde 61' c G.R. Jones 65' c Con: D. Jones (4/5) 17', 31', 51', 54' Patchell (2/2) 63', 66'	Report	Try: Pretorius 73' c Con: O'Brien (1/1) 74' Pen: Robson (1/1) 13' Meyer (1/2) 37'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,347 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

5 January 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	37–7	Southern Kings
Try: Gilchrist 27' m Kinghorn 30' c Van der Merwe 57' c Fenton 70' c Fife 78' m Con: Van der Walt (3/5) 31', 58', 70' Pen: Van der Walt (2/2) 21', 49'	Report	Try: Dukisa 73' c Con: Dukisa (1/1) 75'

Myreside Stadium Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

6 January 2018 14:15

(1 BP) Benetton	27–21	Cheetahs (1 BP)
Try: Ioane 38' m Faiva 58' m Ruzza (2) 62' c, 67' c Con: Banks (2/4) 62', 69' Pen: Banks (1/2) 44'	Report	Try: Mohojé (2) 45' c, 77' m Con: Zeilinga (1/1) 47' Pen: Zeilinga (3/3) 8', 17', 31'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

6 January 2018 15:15

(1 BP) Ospreys	29–28	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: Hassler 21' c Webb (2) 25' c, 51' c Tipuric 62' m Con: Biggar (3/4) 22', 26', 52' Pen: Biggar (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: N. Williams 16' m Lane 70' c Smith 74' c Con: Anscombe (2/3) 71', 75' Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 1', 24', 31'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,489 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

6 January 2018 16:30

Zebre	20–40	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Giammarioli 9' c Mbanda 42' m D'Apice 60' m Con: Canna (1/2) 10' Pen: Violi (1/1) 33'	Report	Try: Fagerson 6' c L. Jones (2) 20' c, 53' c Penalty try 28' G. Horne 40' m Grigg 62' c Con: Russell (4/5) 7', 20', 54', 63'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

6 January 2018 17:35

(1 BP) Leinster	38–7	Ulster
Try: Larmour (2) 5' c, 66' m B. Daly 15' m McFadden (2) 47' c, 51' c Sexton 81' c Con: R. Byrne (3/4) 6', 48', 53' Sexton (1/2) 82'	Report	Try: Stockdale 72' c Con: Cooney (1/1) 74'

RDS Arena Attendance: 17,373 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

6 January 2018 19:45

(1 BP) Munster	39–13	Connacht
Try: O'Shea 19' c Conway 53' c Earls 59' m Murray (2) 63' c, 69' c Con: Keatley (4/5) 20', 54', 64', 70' Pen: Keatley (2/2) 30', 50'	Report	Try: McCartney 77' c Con: Ronaldson (1/1) 78' Pen: J. Carty (2/2) 2', 24'

Thomond Park Attendance: 18,604 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

South African derbies

These are round 11 and round 12 matches which are scheduled after the normal round dates.

13 January 2018 17:00

Southern Kings	21–45	Cheetahs (1 BP)
Try: Penxe 7' c Bredenkamp 52' c Penalty try 70' Con: Zono (2/2) 9', 53'	Report	Try: Blommetjies 5' c Lee (3) 19' c, 42' c, 73' c S. Venter 31' c Du Toit 76' c Con: Zeilinga (6/6) 6', 20', 32', 43', 74', 77' Pen: Zeilinga (1/1) 13'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 6,711 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

20 January 2018 17:00

(1 BP) Cheetahs	45–24	Southern Kings
Try: Lee (2) 19' c, 34' c Cassiem 25' c Nché 44' c Mapimpi 48' c S. Venter 52' c Con: Zeilinga (6/6) 21', 26', 34', 45', 49', 53' Pen: Zeilinga (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Vulindlu 10' c Ferreira 31' c Burger 72' c Con: Dukisa (2/2) 11', 32' Van Rensburg (1/1) 72' Pen: Dukisa (1/1) 36'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,522 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

Round 14

9 February 2018 19:35

Connacht	26–15	Ospreys
Try: E. Masterson 40' c Farrell 68' c Con: Ronaldson (2/2) 40', 69' Pen: Ronaldson (4/5) 9', 23' 53', 75'	Report	Try: Howells 18' m Morgan-Williams 71' c Con: S. Davies (1/2) 72' Pen: S. Davies (1/3) 62'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,242 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

9 February 2018 19:35

Dragons	15–15	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Belcher 1' m Rosser 37' c Con: Kirchner (1/2) 38' Pen: Kirchner (1/2) 36'	Report	Try: Thomson 14' m G. Horne 23' c Con: Hastings (1/1) 24' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 19'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

9 February 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	29–24	Leinster (2 BP)
Try: Crosbie 12' c Fowles 15' m McCallum 40+2' m Van der Merwe 59' m Bennett 78' c Con: Van der Walt (1/2) 13' Hidalgo-Clyne (1/2) 79'	Report	Try: Deegan 3' c Fardy 24' c B. Daly (2) 33' m, 64' m Con: R. Byrne (2/4) 5', 25'

Myreside Stadium Attendance: 3,930 Referee: Paul Williams (NZR)

9 February 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	59–10	Southern Kings
Try: Gilroy (3) 6' c, 38' c, 54' m McCloskey 17' c McPhillips 42' c Lyttle (2) 49' c, 58' m Treadwell 73' c Cave 76' c Con: Cooney (7/9) 7', 18', 39', 43', 50', 74', 77'	Report	Try: H. Klaasen 70' c Con: Van Rensburg (1/1) 70'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 13,759 Referee: Joy Neville (IRFU)

10 February 2018 19:35

Cardiff Blues	25–20	Cheetahs (1 BP)
Try: Lee-Lo 17' c E. Jenkins 24' m N. Williams 53' c Con: Evans (2/3) 18', 54' Pen: Evans (2/3) 36', 69'	Report	Try: Nché 4' c Cassiem 56' c Con: Zeilinga (2/2) 4', 57' Pen: Zeilinga (2/2) 14', 44'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,703 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

10 February 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	33–5	Zebre
Try: Arnold (2) 25' m, 73' c Scott 36' c Copeland 55' c R. Scannell 57' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) 37' Keatley (3/3) 56', 58', 74'	Report	Try: Palazzani 52' m

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,412 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

11 February 2018 13:05

(1 BP) Benetton	22–12	Scarlets
Try: Ioane (3) 24' m, 37' m, 50' c Zanon 65' m Con: Tebaldi (1/2) 52'	Report	Try: Baldwin 62' c Beirne 76' m Con: Jones (1/2) 63'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,000 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 15

16 February 2018 19:35

Connacht	11–19	Zebre
Try: Leader 72' m Pen: Ronaldson (2/3) 16', 40'	Report	Try: Giammarioli 18' c Di Giulio 46' m De Marchi 64' c Con: Canna (2/3) 19', 65'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

16 February 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	37–23	Cheetahs
Try: Matawalu 12' c Jackson 19' m Halanukonuka 50' m G. Horne 57' c Pyrgos 68' c Con: Hastings (3/5) 13', 58', 69' Pen: Hastings (2/2) 34', 67'	Report	Try: Jaer 8' c Blommetjies 63' c Con: Marais (2/2) 9', 64' Pen: Marais (3/3) 40', 45', 53'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

16 February 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Ospreys	26–12	Southern Kings
Try: Habberfield 12' c Penalty try (2) 65', 76' Hassler 78' m Con: S. Davies (1/2) 12'	Report	Try: Makase 20' c Willemse 31' m Con: Du Toit (1/2) 21'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 4,673 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

16 February 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	16–17	Edinburgh
Try: Cooney 8' c Con: Cooney (1/1) 9' Pen: Cooney (3/3) 42', 55', 66'	Report	Try: Harries 33' c Carmichael 62' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 35', 63' Drop: Weir (1/1) 80'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 14,497 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

17 February 2018 15:15

Leinster	20–13	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Lowe (2) 18' m, 34' m L. McGrath 40' c Con: Frawley (1/1) 41' Pen: Frawley (1/1) 69'	Report	Try: McNicholl 9' c Con: Jones (1/1) 11' Pen: Jones (2/3) 57', 80'

RDS Arena Attendance: 14,916 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

17 February 2018 17:30

Cardiff Blues	25–18	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Cook 18' m L. Williams 23' c Lane 26' c Con: Evans (2/3) 24', 27' Pen: Evans (2/2) 67', 75'	Report	Try: Cloete 33' m Fitzgerald 52' c Con: Keatley (1/2) 53' Pen: Keatley (1/2) 43' Bleyendaal (1/1) 80+1'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,086 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

18 February 2018 15:30

(1 BP) Dragons	15–18	Benetton
Try: Rosser 1' m Belcher (2) 6' m, 35' m	Report	Try: Sgarbi 7' c Ioane 13' m Con: McKinley (1/2) 9' Pen: Banks (2/2) 56', 65'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,779 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

Round 16

23 February 2018 19:00

Munster	21–10	Glasgow Warriors
Try: N. Scannell 24' c Cronin 48' m Con: Bleyendaal (1/2) 24' Pen: Bleyendaal (3/4) 10', 34', 61'	Report	Try: G. Horne 46' c Con: Hastings (1/1) 47' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 42'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

23 February 2018 19:30

Dragons	12–25	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Landman (2) 51' c, 67' m Con: Jones (1/1) 52'	Report	Try: Cochrane 24' c Dean 43' m Weir 72' m Fenton 80' m Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/2) 25' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 3'

Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 4,052 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

23 February 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	64–7	Southern Kings
Try: B. Byrne (2) 3' c, 27' c McCarthy (2) 10' c, 47' c B. Daly (2) 17' m, 64' m D. Kearney 22' c Frawley 33' c Lowe 53' m Larmour 75' c Con: Frawley (7/10) 4', 11', 22', 28', 34', 48', 75'	Report	Try: Willemse 14' c Con: Du Toit (1/1) 15'

RDS Arena Attendance: 10,215 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU)

24 February 2018 12:00

(1 BP) Benetton	19–22	Connacht
Try: Tebaldi 35' c Ioane 58' m Fuser 80' c Con: Banks (2/3) 37', 80'	Report	Try: Bealham 43' m Butler 61' c Griffin 73' c Con: Carty (2/3) 62', 74' Pen: Carty (1/2) 70'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

24 February 2018 17:30

Ospreys	27–26	Cheetahs (2 BP)
Try: Beck 42' c S. Cross 53' c Phillips 78' c Con: S. Davies (3/3) 43', 54', 79' Pen: S. Davies (2/2) 40', 68'	Report	Try: Van Jaarsveld 9' m Hugo 14' c Lee 45' c Barry 56' c Con: N. Marais (3/4) 15', 47', 56'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

24 February 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Scarlets	34–10	Ulster
Try: Nicholas 43' c Conbeer 57' c Asquith 64' c Beirne 76' c Con: Jones (4/4) 44', 58', 65', 76' Pen: Jones (2/2) 9', 55'	Report	Try: McCloskey 2' c Con: Cooney (1/1) 3' Pen: Cooney (1/1) 50'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,941 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

25 February 2018 13:00

(1 BP) Zebre	7–10	Cardiff Blues
Try: Venditti 35' c Con: Palazzani (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Lane 27' c Con: Evans (1/1) 28' Pen: Evans (1/2) 39'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

Round 17

All games scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom and Italy were postponed over 28 February and 1 March due to a cold weather wave resulting in sub-zero temperatures, and potential inability for air travel. The Scarlets–Leinster match was moved to the following weekend, being played on 9 March, whilst the Edinburgh–Munster and Cardiff Blues–Benetton games were rescheduled to 16 March. The Ulster–Glasgow Warriors game was moved to the weekend of 20/21/22 April, whilst the Zebre–Ospreys game was postponed to a yet to be determined date.

2 March 2018 17:35

(1 BP) Southern Kings	45–13	Dragons
Try: Vulindlu (2) 33' c, 41' c Banda 39' c Lerm 45' c Volmink 66' c De Wee 76' c Con: Coleman (6/6) 34', 40', 41', 46', 67', 77' Pen: Coleman (1/1) 51'	Report	Try: Jones 26' c Con: Jones (1/1) 26' Pen: Jones (2/2) 5', 38'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 4,574 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

2 March 2018 19:35

Cardiff Blues	Postponed	Benetton

Cardiff Arms Park Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

2 March 2018 19:35

Edinburgh	Postponed	Munster

Murrayfield Stadium Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

2 March 2018 19:35

Ulster	Postponed	Glasgow Warriors

Kingspan Stadium Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

3 March 2018 15:15

Scarlets	Postponed	Leinster

Parc y Scarlets Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

3 March 2018 17:30

Zebre	Postponed	Ospreys

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

3 March 2018 17:35

Cheetahs	26–25	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Cassiem 3' c Maxwane 60' c Con: N. Marais (2/2) 4', 61' Pen: N. Marais (4/5) 9', 17', 24', 79'	Report	Try: Healy (2) 14' c, 20' m Griffin 57' c Con: J. Carty (2/3) 15', 58' Pen: J. Carty (2/3) 38', 42'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,095 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

Round 17 rescheduled matches

9 March 2018 19:35

Scarlets	10–10	Leinster
Try: Asquith 64' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) 65' Pen: D. Jones (1/3) 80'	Report	Try: E. Byrne 44' c Con: R. Byrne (1/1) 45' Pen: R. Byrne (1/1) 72'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,108 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

• Match rescheduled from 3 March 2018.

16 March 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	31–25	Benetton (1 BP)
Try: Lane 27' c Robinson 30' c E. Jenkins 48' c N. Williams 53' c Con: Evans (4/4) 28', 31', 48', 54' Pen: Evans (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Bronzini 34' c Ioane 49' c Baravalle 79' c Con: Banks (1/1) 35' McKinley (1/2) 51' Pen: Banks (2/2) 3', 14'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,782 Referee: John Lacey IRFU)

• Match rescheduled from 2 March 2018.

16 March 2018 19:35

Edinburgh	12–6	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Van der Merwe (2) 35' m, 56' c Con: Van der Walt (1/2) 57'	Report	Pen: Hanrahan (2/2) 19', 49'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,089 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

• Match rescheduled from 2 March 2018.

Round 18

23 March 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Connacht	22–29	Edinburgh
Try: O'Halloran 11' c Farrell 16' c Bealham 65' m Con: J. Carty (2/2) 12', 17' Pen: J. Carty (1/2) 39'	Report	Try: Fife 1' m Van der Merwe 22' m Weir 72' c Con: Weir (1/1) 73' Pen: Van der Walt (1/1) 7' Weir (3/3) 61', 70', 80'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,048 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

23 March 2018 19:35

Dragons	17–29	Cheetahs (1 BP)
Try: Hewitt 11' c Dee 70' c Con: Robson (2/2) 13', 71' Drop: Robson (1/1) 27'	Report	Try: Maxwane (2) 41' c, 61' m Zeilinga 48' c Blommetjies 72' c Con: N. Marais (2/3) 41', 49' Zeilinga (1/1) 73' Pen: N. Marais (1/1) 18'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,406 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

23 March 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	68–7	Zebre
Try: Van der Merwe (2) 7' c, 26' c Jackson (2) 11' c, 38' m Penalty try 23' Pyrgos 32' c L. Jones 41' c Fagerson 51' c Gibbins 57' c Masaga 65' c Con: A. Hastings (8/9) 8', 12', 27', 33', 42', 53', 59', 66'	Report	Try: Canna 49' c Con: Canna (1/1) 50'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Craig Evans (WRU)

24 March 2018 13:00

(2 BP) Southern Kings	35–36	Benetton (1 BP)
Try: Vulindlu 9' c Masimla 17' c Lerm 36' c Penalty try 57' B. Klaasen 72' c Con: Coleman (2/2) 10', 18' Banda (2/2) 38', 73'	Report	Try: Baravalle 2' m Lazzaroni 5' c Banks 21' c Iannone 28' c Steyn 49' c Con: Banks (4/5) 6', 22', 29', 50' Pen: Banks (1/1) 64'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 4,913 Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)

24 March 2018 15:15

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	35–17	Ulster
Try: Evans 1' c Scully 12' c Dacey 56' m D. Lewis 80' c Con: Evans (4/5) 2', 13', 62', 80' Pen: Evans (2/2) 40', 70'	Report	Try: Shanahan 78' m Pen: Cooney (4/5) 5', 38', 45', 52'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,763 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

24 March 2018 17:30

Munster	19–7	Scarlets
Try: Hart 27' m Copeland 47' c Wootton 77' c Con: Keatley (2/3) 47', 77'	Report	Try: A. Davies 6' c Con: Patchell (1/1) 7' c Pen: Patchell (0/1)

Thomond Park Attendance: 14,215 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

24 March 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Ospreys	32–18	Leinster
Try: Evans (2) 12' c, 24' m Habberfield 37' c Tipuric 48' c Con: Biggar (3/4) 13', 38', 49' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 61', 80'	Report	Try: B. Daly 39' m O'Loughlin 52' c Con: R. Byrne (0/1) Carbery (1/1) 53' Pen: R. Byrne (1/1) 7' Carbery (1/1) 57'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,816 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 19

6 April 2018 19:35

Edinburgh	20–32	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Weir 30' c Penalty try 57' Con: Weir (1/1) 31' Pen: Weir (2/2) 9', 15'	Report	Try: Cave 12' c Piutau 19' m Cooney 23' c Henderson 78' c Con: Cooney (3/4) 13', 25', 79' Pen: Cooney (2/2) 50', 64'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,989 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

6 April 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Ospreys	39–10	Connacht
Try: Hassler 14' c Evans 26' c Otten 52' c Beck 60' c Dirksen 66' m Con: Biggar (4/5) 15', 27', 52', 61' Pen: Biggar (2/2) 2', 9'	Report	Try: Ronaldson 21' c Con: Ronaldson (1/1) 22' Pen: J. Carty (1/2) 39'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,092 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

7 April 2018 14:00

(1 BP) Leinster	41–6	Zebre
Try: Lowe (2) 12' c, 68' m O'Loughlin 34' m Deegan (2) 40' m, 59' m Abdaladze 71' c B. Byrne 76' m Con: R. Byrne (3/7) 13', 60', 73'	Report	Pen: Canna (2/2) 33', 51'

RDS Arena Attendance: 10,115 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

7 April 2018 16:15

Scarlets	26–8	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Patchell (2) 27' m, 78' c G. Davies 54' m Con: Halfpenny (1/3) 80' Pen: Halfpenny (3/4) 33', 53', 59'	Report	Try: Pyrgos 61' m Pen: P. Horne (1/2) 42'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 10,076 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

7 April 2018 17:00

(1 BP) Benetton	29–27	Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Ruzza 1' c Ioane 23' m Allan 27' c Tebaldi 40' c Con: Allan (3/4) 2', 29', 40' Pen: Tebaldi (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Hill 53' c Rosser 61' c Edwards 65' c Con: Robson (3/3) 54', 62', 67' Pen: Robson (2/2) 8', 15'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

7 April 2018 18:15

(1 BP) Cheetahs	29–27	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: Maxwane (2) 13' m, 38' c Venter 23' c Penalty try 80' Con: N. Marais (2/3) 25', 40' Pen: N. Marais (1/1) 6'	Report	Try: Lane 48' c Halaholo 58' c Lee-Lo 67' c Con: Shingler (3/3) 49', 59', 68' Pen: Shingler (2/2) 2', 20'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 5,269 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

7 April 2018 18:35

Southern Kings	22–39	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Ntsila 26' c Greeff 30' m Makase 74' c Con: Banda (2/3) 28', 75' Pen: Banda (1/2) 35'	Report	Try: N. Scannell 37' m Nash 40' m Stander 47' c Goggin 53' m Marshall 68' c Kilcoyne 71' c Con: Keatley (3/6) 48', 68', 72' Pen: Keatley (1/1) 16'

Outeniqua Park Attendance: 6,318 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

Round 20

13 April 2018 18:35

(1 BP) Cheetahs	17–19	Munster
Try: Blommetjies 10' c Meyer 28' c Con: Goosen (2/2) 11', 29' Pen: Goosen (1/1) 40'	Report	Try: Murray 36' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 36' Pen: Hanrahan (3/3) 44', 52', 61' Murray (1/1) 65'

Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,869 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

13 April 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	35–22	Connacht
Try: Hogg 3' c Dunbar 26' c Brown 40' c Pyrgos 43' m Con: P. Horne (3/4) 4', 27', 40' Pen: P. Horne (3/3) 7', 13', 21'	Report	Try: Bealham 1' m Blade 67' c Penalty try 75' Con: J. Carty (1/2) 68' Pen: J. Carty (1/1) 24'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

13 April 2018 19:35

Ulster	8–0	Ospreys
Try: Stockdale 79' m Pen: Cooney (1/1) 6'	Report

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 13,267 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

14 April 2018 16:00

(1 BP) Zebre	34–32	Dragons (2 BP)
Try: Violi 5' c Castello 45' c D'Apice 50' m Meyer 55' m Canna 70' c Con: Canna (3/5) 6', 46', 71' Pen: Canna (1/1) 17'	Report	Try: Rosser (3) 12' m, 18' c, 33' c C. Davies 40' c Con: Robson (3/4) 19', 34', 40' Pen: Robson (2/3) 47', 66'

Stadio Tommaso Fattori Attendance: 5,862 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

14 April 2018 15:15

(1 BP) Edinburgh	52–14	Scarlets
Try: Kinghorn 6' m Van der Merwe (2) 8' c, 45' c Hidalgo-Clyne 18' c Bradbury 23' c Crosbie 57' c Bennett 75' c Fowles 80' m Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (5/6) 9', 19', 24', 46', 58' Weir (1/2) 76'	Report	Try: Varndell 27' c D. Jones 32' c Con: D. Jones (2/2) 28', 33'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,849 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

14 April 2018 18:35

Southern Kings	12–45	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: Dukisa 47' c Welemu 68' m Con: Banda (1/1) 48'	Report	Try: Cuthbert 1' c Davies 6' c Turnbull 24' c Halaholo 31' c Myhill (2) 37' m, 54' m Scully 42' c Con: Evans (5/7) 2', 7', 25', 32', 43'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)

14 April 2018 19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	15–17	Benetton
Try: Strauss 6' c B. Daly 40' m Con: Carbery (1/2) 7' Pen: Carbery (1/1) 57'	Report	Try: Bigi 10' m Ruzza 49' m Allan 53' c Con: Allan (1/1) 54'

RDS Arena Attendance: 12,586 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Round 17 rescheduled match

21 April 2018 18:45

(1 BP) Zebre	37–14	Ospreys
Try: Biagi 6' m Bellini (3) 11' m, 13' m, 66' m Bisegni 22' c Di Giulio 72' c Con: Canna (2/6) 23', 72' Pen: Canna (1/1) 54'	Report	Try: Cross 30' c Morgan-Williams 73' c Con: S. Davies (2/2) 31', 74'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

• Match rescheduled from 3 March 2018.

21 April 2018 18:05

(1 BP) Ulster	36–15	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Cooney 11' c Timoney (2) 54' c, 82' m Reidy 60' m Con: Cooney (1/1) 12' McPhillips (1/2) 56' Pen: Cooney (3/3) 4', 39', 40' McPhillips (1/1) 68'	Report	Try: Gibbins (2) 21' c, 46' m Con: Russell (1/2) 21' Pen: Russell (1/1) 18'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,186 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

• Match rescheduled from 2 March 2018.

Round 21

28 April 2018 13:00

Southern Kings	20–29	Cheetahs (1 BP)
Try: Dukisa 4' c H. Klaasen 42' c Con: Banda (2/2) 5', 43' Pen: Banda (2/2) 14', 22'	Report	Try: Schoeman 18' c N. Marais 28' m Cassiem 39' c Venter 52' c Con: N. Marais (3/4) 19', 40', 53' Pen: N. Marais (1/1) 2'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 4,179 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni (SARU)

28 April 2018 16:00

(1 BP) Benetton	17–22	Zebre
Try: Sgarbi (2) 22' c, 47' c Con: Allan (2/2) 24', 49' Pen: Allan (1/1) 52'	Report	Try: Sisi 40' c Canna 44' m Con: Canna (1/1) 40' Pen: Violi (4/4) 32', 54', 63', 75'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

28 April 2018 15:05

(1 BP) Connacht	47–10	Leinster
Try: Adeolokun (2) 2' c, 41' m O'Halloran 28' c Marmion (2) 32' c, 49' c Aki 70' c Blade 75' c Con: J. Carty (4/5) 4', 28', 32', 50' Ronaldson (1/1) 71' Muldoon (1/1) 76'	Report	Try: B. Daly 53' c Con: Carbery (1/1) 54' Pen: Carbery (1/2) 12'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

28 April 2018 17:35

Munster	24–24	Ulster
Try: Williams 1' c Scott 26' c Copeland 48' c Con: Hanrahan (3/3) 2', 28', 49' Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 67'	Report	Try: McCloskey 4' c Best (2) 32' c, 40' c Con: McPhillips (3/3) 5', 34', 40' Pen: McPhillips (1/1) 15'

Thomond Park Attendance: 16,178 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Judgement Day

Main article: Judgement Day

28 April 2018 15:05

Dragons	8–33	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Rosser 62' m Pen: Robson (1/1) 22'	Report	Try: Elias 5' c Penalty try 46' Beirne (2) 50' m, 55' c S. Evans 74' c Con: Halfpenny (3/4) 6', 56', 75'

Principality Stadium Attendance: 62,338 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

28 April 2018 17:35

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	23–26	Ospreys
Try: Anscombe 23' c Smith 29' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) 24', 30' Pen: Anscombe (3/4) 13', 37', 67'	Report	Try: A.W. Jones 17' c Biggar 54' c Con: Biggar (2/2) 18', 55' Pen: Biggar (3/4) 2', 32', 73' Drop: Biggar (1/1) 77'

Principality Stadium Attendance: 62,338 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

1872 Cup 3rd round

28 April 2018 19:45

Edinburgh	24–19	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Johnstone 18' c Lay 34' c van der Merwe 40'c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 19', 36', 40+2' Pen: Weir (1/1) 66'	Report	Try: van der Merwe (2) 11' c, 68' m Gibbins Con: Russell (2/3) 12', 22'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 25,353 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

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
					Glasgow Warriors	13
	Scarlets	43			Scarlets	28
	Cheetahs	8							Scarlets	32
									Leinster	40
					Leinster	16
	Munster	20			Munster	15
	Edinburgh	16

Quarter-finals

5 May 2018 15:15

Munster	20–16	Edinburgh
Try: Marshall 8' c Earls 42' c Con: Hanrahan (2/2) 9', 43' Pen: Hanrahan (2/3) 51', 72'	Report	Try: Fowles 58' c Con: Van der Walt (1/1) 59' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 18', 24', 55'

Thomond Park Attendance: 10,205 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

5 May 2018 18:35

Scarlets	43–8	Cheetahs
Try: S. Evans (2) 5' c, 36' c Halfpenny 16' c Prydie 44' c J.M. Davies 54' c J. Evans 60' m Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 6', 17' Patchell (3/4) 37', 44', 56' Pen: Halfpenny (1/2) 15'	Report	Try: Blommetjies 75' m Pen: Goosen (1/1) 21'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,105 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Semi-finals

18 May 2018 19:45

Glasgow Warriors	13–28	Scarlets
Try: Gray 59' m Grigg 72' m Con: Russell (0/2) Pen: Russell (1/1) 13'	Report	Try: Patchell 3' c G. Davies 16' c R. Evans 31' c Owens 47' c Con: Patchell (4/4) 4', 17', 32', 48'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

19 May 2018 15:15

Leinster	16–15	Munster
Try: Conan 7' c Con: Carbery (1/1) 7' Pen: R. Byrne (1/3) 20' Carbery (1/2) 76'	Report	Try: Earls 43' m Grobler 78' c Con: Keatley (1/2) 78' Pen: Hanrahan (1/2) 18'

RDS Arena Attendance: 18,930 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

Final

Main article: 2018 Pro14 Grand Final

26 May 2018 18:00

Leinster	40–32	Scarlets
Try: Toner 29' m Lowe 40'+2 c Cronin 51' c Larmour 57' m Conan 68' c Con: Sexton (2/4) 40'+4, 53' Carbery (1/1) 69' Pen: Sexton (3/3) 6', 15', 24'	Report	Try: McNicholl (3) 34' m, 64' c, 80' c Kruger 78' c Con: Halfpenny (2/3) 64', 80'+1 D. Jones (1/1) 78' Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 8', 12'

Aviva Stadium Attendance: 46,092 Referee: Stuart Berry (SARU)

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

Ulster had home advantage against Ospreys by virtue of finishing with the greater number of points accumulated during the PRO14 regular league (62, as opposed to Ospreys’ 44). The match was played on Sunday 20 May, at the Kingspan Stadium.

20 May 2018 15:05

Ulster	35–17	Ospreys
Try: Gilroy (2) 34' m, 41' c Treadwell 52' c Stockdale 72' c Con: Cooney (3/4) 42', 53', 73' Pen: Cooney (3/3) 26', 64', 70'	Report	Try: A. W. Jones 15' c Dirksen 61' m Biggar 77' m Con: Biggar (1/3) 16'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 7,014 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Referees

On 30 August, a 13-man referee elite squad was announced by Elite Referee Manager Greg Garner (number of matches refereed):

• Mike Adamson (SRU) – (8)
• Stuart Berry (SARU) – (0)
• Andrew Brace (IRFU) – (23)
• George Clancy (IRFU) – (89)
• Ian Davies (WRU) – (64)
• Quinton Immelman (SARU) – (0)
• Dan Jones (WRU) – (8)
• John Lacey (IRFU) – (63)
• Marius Mitrea (FIR) – (68)
• Frank Murphy (IRFU) – (5)
• Nigel Owens (WRU) – (152)
• Ben Whitehouse (WRU) – (33)
• David Wilkinson (IRFU) – (51)

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

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 league structure of the Pro 14, some teams only 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
Benetton	11	39,200	3,564	5,000	2,100	53%
Cardiff Blues	11	125,492	11,408	62,338	4,703	55%
Cheetahs	11	66,554	6,050	13,982	3,457	13%
Connacht	10	58,329	5,833	8,129	4,017	72%
Dragons	11	113,953	10,359	62,338	3,779	62%
Edinburgh	11	83,529	7,594	25,353	3,300	44%
Glasgow Warriors	11	83,510	7,592	10,000	7,351	100%
Leinster	11	184,723	16,793	46,374	10,115	76%
Munster	12	159,461	13,288	26,267	7,854	74%
Ospreys	10	69,937	6,994	12,093	3,842	34%
Scarlets	11	98,985	8,999	14,509	6,941	61%
Southern Kings	10	43,350	4,335	6,711	2,836	20%
Ulster	11	161,292	14,663	17,631	12,291	81%
Zebre	10	29,262	2,926	5,862	1,000	53%

End of Season Awards

PRO14 Dream Team

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.

Pos		Player	Team
FB	15	Blair Kinghorn	Edinburgh
RW	14	Jordan Larmour	Leinster
OC	13	Nick Grigg	Glasgow
IC	12	Hadleigh Parkes	Scarlets
LW	11	James Lowe	Leinster
FH	10	Rhys Patchell	Scarlets
SH	9	John Cooney	Ulster
N8	8	Jack Conan	Leinster
OF	7	Callum Gibbins (c)	Glasgow
BF	6	Aaron Shingler	Scarlets
RL	5	Tadhg Beirne	Scarlets
LL	4	Scott Fardy	Leinster
TP	3	Andrew Porter	Leinster
HK	2	Torsten van Jaarsveld	Cheetahs
LP	1	Rob Evans	Scarlets

Award winners

Award	Winner
Players' Player of the Season	Tadhg Beirne (Scarlets)
Young Player of the Season	Jordan Larmour (Leinster)
Coach of the Season	Leo Cullen (Leinster)
Chairman's Award	Ed Jackson (Dragons)
Golden Boot	Fred Zeilinga (Cheetahs)
Fairplay Award	Scarlets

Leading scorers

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	John Cooney	Ulster	175
2	Carlo Canna	Zebre	132
3	Jack Carty	Connacht	131
4	Jarrod Evans	Cardiff Blues	127
5	Ross Byrne	Leinster	116

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Barry Daly	Leinster	12
2	Craig Gilroy	Ulster	10
	Makazole Mapimpi	Cheetahs	10
4	George Horne	Glasgow Warriors	9
	Johnny McNicholl	Scarlets	9

External links

• Official website