2020 Pro14 Grand Final

The 2020 Pro14 Grand Final was the final match of the 2019–20 Pro14 season. The 2019–20 season was the sixth with Guinness as the title sponsor, the eleventh with a grand final and the third season with 14 teams, following the admission of two Italian teams. The match was planned to be held at Cardiff City Stadium,[1] however, on 19 March 2020, Celtic Rugby DAC cancelled the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] The re-arranged match took place on 12 September 2020 at the Aviva Stadium between defending champions Leinster and Ulster.[4][5] Leinster won the match 27–5 to defend their title and complete a hat-trick of title wins.[6]

2020 Pro14 Grand Final
Event2019–20 Pro14
Leinster Ulster
27 5
Date12 September 2020
VenueAviva Stadium, Dublin
Man of the Match Josh van der Flier
RefereeAndrew Brace (IRFU)
Attendance0[lower-alpha 1]

Route to the final
Main article: 2019–20 Pro14

The top two sides from each of the two conferences met in the semi-finals, with the higher placed team having home advantage. Teams placed second and third in opposite conferences would have met in the two quarter-finals, but this was scrapped this year.[3] The play-offs took place immediately following the final round of derby fixtures.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September 2020
 
 
 Leinster (A1)13
 
12 September 2020
 
 Munster (B2)3
 
 Leinster27
 
5 September 2020
 
 Ulster5
 
 Edinburgh (B1)19
 
 
 Ulster (A2)22
 

Semi-finals
4 September 2020
19:35
Leinster 13–3 Munster
Try: R. Kelleher 27' c
Con: Sexton (1/1) 28'
Pen: Sexton (2/3) 40', 67'
 Report Pen: Hanrahan (1/3) 5'
5 September 2020
19:35
Edinburgh 19–22 Ulster
Try: McInally 14' m
Graham 46' c
Dean 57' c
Con: Van der Walt (2/3) 47', 59'
 Report Try: Lyttle 54' c
Herring 62' m
Andrew 75' c
Con: Burns (1/2) 55'
Madigan (1/1) 76'
Pen: Madigan (1/1) 80'

Pre-match

The match was televised free-to-air by TG4 in the Republic of Ireland, and on BBC in Northern Ireland. It was also shown on Eir Sport.[7]

Final

Details
12 September 2020
19:35
Leinster 27–5 Ulster
Try: Lowe 12' c
Henshaw 45' c
Doris 71' c
Con: R. Byrne (2/2) 14', 47'
Sexton (1/1) 72'
Pen: R. Byrne (2/2) 26', 44'
 Report Try: Hume 3' m
Leinster
Ulster
FB15 Jordan Larmour
RW14 Hugo Keenan
OC13 Garry Ringrose (c) 67'
IC12 Robbie Henshaw
LW11 James Lowe
FH10 Ross Byrne 59'
SH9 Jamison Gibson-Park 59'
N88 Jack Conan
OF7 Josh van der Flier 72'
BF6 Caelan Doris
RL5 James Ryan 62'
LL4 Devin Toner
TP3 Andrew Porter 62'
HK2 Rónan Kelleher 59'
LP1 Cian Healy 52'
Substitutions:
HK16 James Tracy 59'
PR17 Ed Byrne 52'
PR18 Michael Bent 62'
LK19 Scott Fardy 62'
FL20 Will Connors 72'
SH21 Luke McGrath 59'
FH22 Jonathan Sexton 59'
CE23 Rory O'Loughlin 67'
Coach:
Leo Cullen
FB15 Michael Lowry
RW14 Rob Lyttle
OC13 James Hume
IC12 Stuart McCloskey
LW11 Jacob Stockdale
FH10 Billy Burns 54'
SH9 Alby Mathewson 47'
N88 Marcell Coetzee 47'
OF7 Sean Reidy
BF6 Matty Rea 55'
RL5 Iain Henderson (c) 47'
LL4 Alan O'Connor
TP3 Tom O'Toole 55'
HK2 Rob Herring 20' 34' 72'
LP1 Eric O'Sullivan 47'
Substitutions:
HK16 John Andrew 20' 34' 72'
PR17 Jack McGrath 47'
PR18 Marty Moore 55'
LK19 Sam Carter 47'
BR20 Jordi Murphy 55'
SH21 John Cooney 47'
FH22 Ian Madigan 54'
BR23 Nick Timoney 47'
Coach:
Dan McFarland

Man of the Match:
Josh van der Flier

Assistant referees:
George Clancy (IRFU)
Frank Murphy (IRFU)
Television match official:
Brian MacNiece (IRFU)

Notes
  1. This game was played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.

References
  1. "Warburton: Cardiff Will Be 'Electric' For 2020 Guinness PRO14 Final". GuinnessPro14. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. "Coronavirus: Pro14 final cancelled due to coronavirus". BBC Sport. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. "Pro14 to return in August with derbies". BBC Sport. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. "Pro14 semi-final: Leinster 13-3 Munster - reigning champions book final place". BBC Sport. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. "Edinburgh 19-22 Ulster: Richard Cockerill says hosts 'got what we deserved'". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. "Leinster recover from slow start to land their third PRO14 title in a row". The42. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. "Leinster v Ulster: Kick-off time, TV details, team news and more". The Irish Times. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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