Pro12 2016/17

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Pro12 2016/17
master Scarlets (2nd title)
Champions Cup Munster Rugby ,
Leinster Rugby ,
Scarlets ,
Ospreys ,
Ulster Rugby ,
Glasgow Warriors ,
Benetton Rugby Treviso
Heineken Cup Munster Rugby ,
Leinster Rugby ,
Scarlets ,
Ospreys ,
Ulster Rugby ,
Glasgow Warriors ,
Benetton Rugby Treviso
Teams 12
countries IrelandIreland Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
ItalyItaly 
ScotlandScotland 
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
Games 132 + 3 play-off games
Points 5,753  (ø 42.61 per game)
tries 716  (ø 5.3 per game)
spectator 1,184,091  (ø 8,771 per game)
Most of the points WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Rhys Patchell , Scarlets (145)
Most attempts WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Steffan Evans , Scarlets (13)
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Pro 12 2016/17 marks the 16th season of the international rugby union championship Pro12 (also called Guinness Pro 12 for sponsorship reasons ). It comprised 22 match days (one preliminary and one second round) and began on September 2, 2016. Four teams each from Ireland and Wales and two teams each from Italy and Scotland were involved . The four best-placed teams qualified for two semi-finals, the semi-final winners played to participate in the final, which took place on May 27, 2017. The defending champion was the Irish team Connacht Rugby .

table

  • Participation in the semi-finals and qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup 2017/18
  • Qualification for European Rugby Champions Cup; best team in each country qualifies
  • Play-off for participation in the European Rugby Champions Cup

    • M = last year's champion

    team Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
    points     		Diff. Bonus
    points     		Table
    points
    01. IrelandIreland Munster rugby 22nd 19th 0 3 602: 316 + 286 10 86
    02. IrelandIreland Leinster rugby 22nd 18th 0 4th 674: 390 + 284 13 85
    03. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Scarlets 22nd 17th 0 5 537: 359 + 178 9 77
    04th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ospreys 22nd 14th 0 8th 556: 360 + 196 13 69
    05. IrelandIreland Ulster rugby 22nd 14th 1 7th 521: 371 + 150 10 68
    06th ScotlandScotland Glasgow Warriors 22nd 11 0 11 540: 464 + 76 14th 58
    07th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues 22nd 11 1 10 508: 498 + 10 7th 53
    08th. IrelandIreland Connacht Rugby (M) 22nd 9 0 13 413: 498 - 85 8th 44
    09. ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby 22nd 6th 0 16 400: 491 - 91 7th 31
    10. ItalyItaly Benetton Rugby Treviso 22nd 5 0 17th 316: 664 - 348 3 23
    11. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons 22nd 4th 0 18th 368: 569 - 201 7th 23
    12. ItalyItaly Zebra 22nd 3 0 19th 318: 773 - 455 7th 19th

    The points are distributed as follows:

    • 4 points if you win
    • 2 points if there is a tie
    • 0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
    • 1 bonus point for four or more attempts , regardless of the final score
    • 1 bonus point for a loss of seven or less points

    Playoffs

    Semifinals
    May 19, 2017
    7:45 pm WEST     		IrelandIreland Leinster rugby 15:27 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Scarlets RDS Arena , Dublin
    Spectators: 15,861
    Referee: Marius Mitrea ( Italy )
    Attempts: Ringrose 23rd.
    Conan 63rd.
    Elevations: Nacewa (1/2)
    Penalty kicks : Nacewa (1/1) 19.
    		 (10:21)
    report     		Attempts: S. Evans 8th.
    Shingler 25th.
    G. Davies 29th.
    Increases: Patchell (3/3)
    Penalties: L. Williams (2/2) 69., 79.
    May 20, 2017
    6:15 pm WEST     		IrelandIreland Munster rugby 23: 3 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ospreys Thomond Park , Limerick
    Spectators: 18,332
    Referee: Luke Pearce ( England )
    Attempts: Saili 26. n.erh.
    Zebo 61st received
    Conway 75th received
    Elevations: Bleyendaal (1/3)
    Penalty kicks : Bleyendaal (2/2) 67th, 41st + 3 '
    		 (8: 3)
    Report     		Penalty kicks: Biggar (1/2) 8.
    final
    May 27, 2017
    6:15 pm CEST     		IrelandIreland Munster rugby 22:46 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Scarlets Aviva Stadium , Dublin
    Spectators: 44,558
    Referee: Nigel Owens ( Wales )
    Attempts: Bleyendaal 40th received
    Conway 75th received
    Earls 78th
    increases: Bleyendaal (1/1)
    Keatley (1/2)
    Penalty kicks : Bleyendaal (1/1) 7.
    		 (10:29)
    report     		Attempts: L. Williams 9th n.erh.
    S. Evans 20. Received
    G. Davies 27. Received
    Beirne 31. Received
    van der Merwe 70. Received
    Yes. Davies 80th
    increases: Patchell (3/4)
    L. Williams (2/2)
    Penalty kicks : Patchell (2/2) 19th, 45th

    statistics

    Most attempts made
    Surname tries team
    1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Steffan Evans 13 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Scarlets
    2. IrelandIreland Andrew Conway 9 IrelandIreland Munster rugby
    IrelandIreland Ronan O'Mahony 9 IrelandIreland Munster rugby
    IrelandIreland Jacob Stockdale 9 IrelandIreland Ulster rugby
    Most points scored
    Surname Points tries Increases Penalties Dropkicks team
    1. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Rhys Patchell 145 2 36 20th 1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Scarlets
    2. New ZealandNew Zealand Tyler Bleyendaal 144 1 47 15th 0 IrelandIreland Munster rugby
    3. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Angus O'Brien 131 1 18th 27 3 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Newport Gwent Dragons
    4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Steven Shingler 128 3 25th 21st 0 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff Blues
    5. ScotlandScotland Duncan Weir 116 1 15th 27 0 ScotlandScotland Edinburgh rugby

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