2016–17 Pro12
| 2016–17 Pro12 | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Ireland Italy Scotland Wales |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Attendance | 289,160 (average 8,262 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 40,527 Leinster v Munster (8 October 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,001 Zebre v Glasgow Warriors (8 October 2016) |
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The 2016–17 Pro12 (also known as the Guinness Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) will be the sixteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, and the seventh with its current four-country format. It is the third season to be referred to as the Guinness Pro12.[1][2]
The twelve competing teams are the four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Treviso and Zebre; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. The first stage will involve the twelve teams playing home and away in a league format with the top four sides qualifying for the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be one-legged games with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd and the higher ranked team gaining home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals will proceed to the Pro 12 final which will be played at the Aviva Stadium on 27 May 2017.[3]
Teams
| Team | Coach / Director of Rugby |
Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benetton Treviso
|
 Kieran Crowley
|
Alessandro Zanni
|
Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 6,700 |
| Cardiff Blues
|
 Danny Wilson
|
Gethin Jenkins
|
BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125 |
| Connacht
|
 Pat Lam
|
John Muldoon
|
Galway Sportsgrounds | 8,100 |
| Edinburgh
|
Duncan Hodge (For  Alan Solomons)[a]
|
Grant Gilchrist Stuart McInally
|
Murrayfield Stadium Myreside[b] |
12,464[c] 6,000 |
| Glasgow Warriors
|
Gregor Townsend
|
Jonny Gray Henry Pyrgos
|
Scotstoun Stadium | 10,000 |
| Leinster
|
Leo Cullen
|
 Isa Nacewa
|
RDS Arena Aviva Stadium |
18,500 51,700 |
| Munster
|
Rassie Erasmus
|
Peter O'Mahony
|
Thomond Park Irish Independent Park |
25,600 9,500 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons
|
Kingsley Jones
|
T. Rhys Thomas
|
Rodney Parade | 8,500 |
| Ospreys
|
Steve Tandy
|
Alun Wyn Jones
|
Liberty Stadium | 20,827 |
| Scarlets
|
Wayne Pivac
|
Ken Owens
|
Parc y Scarlets | 14,870 |
| Ulster
|
 Les Kiss
|
Rob Herring Andrew Trimble
|
Kingspan Stadium | 18,196 |
| Zebre
|
Gianluca Guidi
|
George Biagi
|
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000 |
Changes for the season
Ireland
Reigning champions Connacht started the season with a new coaching ticket. Backs and kicking coach Andre Bell left his role to return to his family in New Zealand.[6] Head performance analyst and assistant attack coach Conor McPhillips takes over coaching of the backs, while the team's former head coach Eric Elwood takes over coaching kicking.[7] The close season also saw the departure of the side's all-time record try-scorer Fionn Carr who scored 42 tries over two spells with the province.[8] Connacht's homeground, the Galway Sportsground underwent renovations during the summer, with the addition of a seated stand increasing its capacity to 8,100.[9]
Beaten finalists Leinster also saw changes to their backroom staff, with defence coach Kurt McQuilkin leaving the role for personal reasons in August 2016.[10] Former England head coach Stuart Lancaster joined the province in the role of "senior coach" the following month as McQuilkin's replacement.[11] Leinster also hired World Cup winning former New Zealand head coach Graham Henry as a consultant coach during the off-season.[12] After taking over the captaincy when Kevin McLaughlin was forced to retire, Isa Nacewa was appointed as team captain on a permanent basis ahead of the season opener.[13]
After finishing sixth in the previous season, Munster replaced much of the their coaching staff. Johan "Rassie" Erasmus joins as Director of Rugby from his role as high performance manager with South Africa, while Jacques Nienaber is the new defence coach. Head coach Anthony Foley remained part of the coaching team, but would now focus on lineouts and the breakdown.[14] After CJ Stander deputised as captain for the previous season, Munster announced ahead of the season that Peter O'Mahony would reassume the role when he returned from injury.[15] On 16 October 2016, Anthony Foley died suddenly in the Munster team hotel in Paris while on an away trip to play Racing 92 in the European Champions Cup.[16][17]
Ulster announced in August 2016 that Rory Best was vacating the captaincy of the province. The Ireland captain was replaced in his role by Andrew Trimble, the team's record try-scorer, and Rob Herring, who took on the role in Best's absence the previous season.[18][19]
Italy
After sacking head coach Umberto Casellato during the course of the previous season, Benetton Treviso hired former Canada head coach Kieran Crowley as his replacement.[20] Marius Goosen, who served as coach following Casellato's dismissal, stays with the side as Director of Rugby, the role he held before replacing Casellato.[21]
After finishing ahead of Treviso in the previous season, Zebre will play in top level European competition for the first time since the tournament format was changed at the end of the 2013–14 season.[22] Zebre had the highest amount of changes to their squad in the competition with a total of 29 players either joining or departing the first team.[23]
Scotland
After discussions of a possible move from Murrayfield to Easter Road in 2015 didn't come to fruition,[24][25] it was announced in May 2016 that Edinburgh had agreed a partnership with George Watson's College and would play their home fixtures at the school's 6,000 capacity Myreside venue in the second half of the season. The team will have the option of returning to Murrayfield for larger games. Edinburgh had previously used the ground as a home in its early years as a professional side and played a home match there as recently as the 2015 Six Nations Championship.[26][27] The off-season saw the loss of team captain Mike Coman, who left to join London Irish.[28] With his departure, Grant Gilchrist and Stuart McInally took on the role in a joint capacity.[29] On 28 September 2016, just four games into the season, Alan Solomons resigned as the team's head coach.[30] The departure saw assistant coach Duncan Hodge promoted to acting head coach.[31]
This season will be Gregor Townsend's last in charge of Glasgow Warriors as he will depart at the end of the year to take up the role of Scotland head coach.[32] After serving as the team's sole captain in 2015–16, Jonny Gray will share the role with Henry Pyrgos for the coming season.[33] Following issues with the playing surface at the team's home stadium, Scotstoun, an artificial playing surface was installed at the ground.[34][35]
Wales
Table
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| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munster (RU) |
22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 602 | 316 | +286 | 77 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 86 | ||||
| 2 | Leinster (SF) |
22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 674 | 390 | +284 | 91 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 85 | ||||
| 3 | Scarlets (CH) |
22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 537 | 359 | +178 | 66 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 77 | ||||
| 4 | Ospreys (SF) |
22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 556 | 360 | +196 | 74 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 69 | ||||
| 5 | Ulster |
22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 521 | 371 | +150 | 68 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 68 | ||||
| 6 | Glasgow Warriors |
22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 540 | 464 | +76 | 72 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 58 | ||||
| 7 | Cardiff Blues |
22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 508 | 498 | +10 | 59 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 53 | ||||
| 8 | Connacht |
22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 413 | 498 | −85 | 47 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 44 | ||||
| 9 | Edinburgh |
22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 400 | 491 | −91 | 46 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 31 | ||||
| 10 | Benetton Treviso |
22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 316 | 664 | −348 | 35 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 23 | ||||
| 11 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
22 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 368 | 569 | −201 | 38 | 71 | 1 | 6 | 23 | ||||
| 12 | Zebre |
22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 318 | 773 | −455 | 38 | 105 | 1 | 6 | 19 | ||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[36]
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| Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places and earn a place in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. Yellow background advances to a play-off for a chance to compete in the Champions Cup.[37] (Q) indicates team has qualified for the play-offs and has qualified for the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup. | |||||||||||||||||
Rounds 1 to 22
All times are local.
Round 1
| 2 September 2016 19:35 |
| Leinster | 20–8 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Carbery (2) 2' c, 27' m Tracy 72' m Con: McFadden (1/3) Pen: McFadden (1/1) 32' | Report | Try: Fuser 36' m Pen: Allan (1/2) 51' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 11,217 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| 2 September 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 59–5 | Zebre |
| Try: Parry (3) 7' c, 39' c, 46' c Ashley 12' c Beck 24' c John (2) 58' c, 78' c Howells 74' c Con: S. Davies (8/8) Pen: S. Davies (1/1) 4' | Report | Try: D'Apice 34' m |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,509 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) |
| 2 September 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ulster | 29–8 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Lyttle (2) 21' c, 65' m Stockdale 26' m Pienaar 43' m Herring 71' c Con: Pienaar (2/5) | Report | Try: Howard 11' m Pen: Macleod (1/1) 5' |
| Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 13,789 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR) |
| 3 September 2016 15:00 |
| Scarlets | 13–23 | Munster |
| Try: G. Davies 31' c Con: Patchell (1/1) Pen: Patchell (2/4) 26', 47' | Report | Try: Cronin 18' c O'Mahony 29' c Con: Bleyendaal (2/2) Pen: Bleyendaal (2/3) 37', 53' Keatley (1/1) |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,107 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU) |
| 3 September 2016 17:15 |
| Connacht | 5–41 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Adeolokun 32' m | Report | Try: Seymour (2) 10' m, 36' m Hogg 45' c Swinson 52' c Puafisi 58' c Lamont 70' c Con: Pyrgos (3/5) Rory Clegg (1/1) Pen: Pyrgos (1/1) 24' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 3 September 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 34–16 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Shingler 8' c Penalty try 32' c N. Williams 60' c T. Williams 71' c Con: Shingler (2/2) Anscombe (2/2) Pen: Shingler (2/4) | Report | Try: Rasolea 15' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (3/5) 3', 19', 50' |
| BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 4,807 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU) |
Round 2
| 9 September 2016 19:15 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 11–6 | Zebre (1 BP) |
| Try: Howard 17' m Pen: Macleod (2/2) 29', 35' | Report | Pen: Canna (2/3) 9', 39' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,454 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU) |
| 9 September 2016 19:35 |
| Edinburgh | 20–9 | Scarlets |
| Try: Allen 32' c Bradbury 40' c Con: Weir (2/2) Pen: Weir (2/3) 18', 25' | Report | Pen: Patchell (3/4) 12', 28', 53' |
| BT Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) |
| 9 September 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 23–24 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Conway 9' c Kilcoyne 61' c Con: Keatley (2/2) Pen: Keatley (3/3) 29', 54', 71' | Report | Try: James (2) 7' c, 35' c Fish 67' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) Shingler (1/1) Pen: Anscombe (1/2) 14' |
| Irish Independent Park Attendance: 7,405 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 10 September 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 33–25 | Leinster |
| Try: Seymour (4) 15' m, 53' c, 55' c, 73' c Swinson 31' c Con: Pyrgos (4/5) 31', 53', 55', 73' | Report | Try: R. Kearney 25' c van der Flier 37' c Kirchner 41' m Con: Carbery (2/3) 25', 37' Pen: Carbery (2/2) 44', 63' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,251 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU) |
| 10 September 2016 20:05 |
| Benetton Treviso | 11–22 | Ulster |
| Try: Benvenuti 80' m Pen: Allan (2/2) 29', 37' | Report | Try: Marshall 4' c Herring 54' m Pienaar 58' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) 4', 58' Pen: Pienaar (1/1) 30' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU) |
| 10 September 2016 19:35 |
| Connacht | 11–32 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: McKeon 57' m Pen: Carty (2/2) 20', 46' | Report | Try: Webb (2) 29' c, 74' c Ardron 71' m Hassler 77' c Con: S. Davies (3/4) 29', 74', 77' Pen: S. Davies (2/2) 5', 63' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,749 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
Round 3
| 16 September 2016 19:00 |
| Cardiff Blues | 23–19 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Cuthbert 23' c Lee-Lo 40' c Con: Anscombe (2/2) Pen: Anscombe (2/2) 2', 13' Shingler (1/1) 77' | Report | Try: Hogg 26' c Horne 32' c Price 48' m Con: Clegg (2/3) |
| BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 8,024 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU) |
| 16 September 2016 19:05 |
| Ulster | 19–8 | Scarlets |
| Try: Ludik 18' m Henderson 79' m Pen: Jackson (3/3) 9', 16', 70' | Report | Try: Boyde 74' m Pen: Patchell (1/2) 47' |
| Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 13,663 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| 16 September 2016 19:35 |
| Edinburgh | 20–33 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Try: Allen 1' m Watson 47' c Bradbury 73' m Con: Weir (1/3) Pen: Weir (1/1) 5' | Report | Try: Leavy (2) 12' c, 79' c Ringrose 18' c Nacewa 24' c Gibson-Park 35' m Con: Nacewa (4/5) |
| BT Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,484 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
After 40 minutes of play, the match was "abandoned due to adverse weather conditions causing considerable risk to both the players and spectators". Zebre were leading 22–10 (3 tries to 1) when the match was abandoned. A rescheduled fixture "will be announced in due course."[38]
| 17 September 2016 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons | 16–20 | Munster |
| Try: Amos 32' c Con: O'Brien (1/1) 32' Pen: O'Brien (3/3) 14', 49', 54' | Report | Try: Kleyn 20' c Bohane 56' c Con: Bleyendaal (2/2) 20', 56' Pen: Bleyendaal (2/2) 11', 51' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,841 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU) |
| 17 September 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 64–10 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: John 22' c Parry 30' c Hassler 35' c Evans 37' c Howells 46' m Penalty try 54' c Giles 61' c Fia 67' c Jones 71' c Con: Davies (4/4) 22', 30', 35', 37' Biggar (4/4) 54', 61', 67', 71' Pen: Davies (1/1) 16' | Report | Try: Budd 80' c Con: McKinley (1/1) 80' Pen: Allan (1/1) 18' |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,760 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU) |
Round 4
| 23 September 2016 20:05 |
| Benetton Treviso | 27–11 | Newport Gwent Dragons |
| Try: Benvenuti 26' c Paulo 48' c Fuser 79' c Con: Allan (3/3) 26', 48', 79' Pen: Allan (2/2) 17', 64' | Report | Try: Landman 28' m Pen: O'Brien (2/2) 41', 67' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,800 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU) |
| 23 September 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 17–22 | Ulster |
| Try: Reid 19' c Seymour 57' c Con: Russell (2/2) 19', 57' Pen: Russell (1/1) 48' | Report | Try: Cave 16' m Penalty try 39' c Jackson 62' c Con: Jackson (2/3) 39', 62' Pen: Jackson (1/1) 6' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 23 September 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 31–19 | Ospreys |
| Try: van der Flier (2) 19' c, 46' c Penalty try 34' c Sexton 40' c Con: Sexton (4/4) 19', 34', 40', 46' Pen: Sexton (1/1) 5' | Report | Try: John 53' m Howells 72' c King 74' c Con: Biggar (2/3) 72', 74' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 13,357 Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy) |
| 24 September 2016 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 28–14 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Murray (2) 27' c, 38' c Oliver 42' c O'Callaghan 57' c Con: Bleyendaal (4/4) 27', 38', 42', 57' | Report | Try: Dean 23' c Hardie 67' c Con: Weir (1/1) 23' Kinghorn (1/1) 67' |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 12,826 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| 24 September 2016 17:05 |
| (1 BP) Zebre | 21–23 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: Palazzani 12' m Bisegni 62' m Venditti 75' m Pen: Canna (1/1) 4' Padovani (1/1) 40' | Report | Try: Scully 28' c Morgan 36' m James 46' m Con: Shingler (1/3) 28' Pen: Shingler (2/2) 8', 23' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,100 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
| 24 September 2016 19:35 |
| Scarlets | 17–8 | Connacht |
| Try: Li. Williams (2) 36' c, 66' c Con: Patchell (2/2) 36', 66' Pen: Patchell (1/1) 71' | Report | Try: Adeolokun 22' m Pen: Carty (1/1) 40' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,630 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU) |
Round 5
| 30 September 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Connacht | 28–15 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Adeolokun 9' c Roux 36' m Kelleher 45' m Robb 73' m Con: Carty (1/4) Pen: Carty (2/2) 17', 23' | Report | Try: Gilchrist 19' c Allen 70' m Con: Tovey (1/2) Pen: Tovey (1/1) 5' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,771 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU) |
| 30 September 2016 19:35 |
| Newport Gwent Dragons | 17–26 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Hobbs 42' c Dixon 47' c Con: Macleod (2/2) Pen: Macleod (1/2) 33' | Report | Try: Flynn 28' c Allan 50' c Con: Russell (2/2) Pen: Russell (4/4) 9', 25', 35', 78' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,809 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) |
| 1 October 2016 17:00 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 49–5 | Zebre |
| Try: Sweetnam 2' c Murray 22' c Stander (2) 28' c, 78' c Zebo 31' c Penalty try 52' c Archer 63' c Con: Bleyendaal (4/4) Keatley (3/3) | Report | Try: Di Giulio 71' m |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 11,737 Referee: Dan Jones (WRU) |
| 1 October 2016 18:30 |
| Ulster | 9–7 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Pen: Jackson (3/5) 28', 44', 79' | Report | Try: Smith 5' c Con: Biggar (1/1) |
| Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,767 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| 1 October 2016 20:05 |
| Benetton Treviso | 6–22 | Scarlets |
| Pen: Allan (2/3) | Report | Try: Kruger 54' c Van der Merwe 69' m S. Evans 80' c Con: Patchell (1/2) Thomas (1/1) Pen: Patchell (1/2) 43' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU) |
| 1 October 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff Blues | 13–16 | Leinster |
| Try: Anscombe 31' c Con: Anscombe (1/1) Pen: Anscombe (2/3) 26', 35' | Report | Try: Ruddock 49' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (3/4) 19', 44', 70' |
| BT Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 8,289 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU) |
Round 6
| 7 October 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Connacht | 30–25 | Ulster (1 BP) |
| Try: Carty 2' c Kelleher (2) 23' m, 52' m Connolly 25' c Con: Carty (2/4) Pen: Carty (2/2) 37', 59' | Report | Try: Gilroy 33' m Best 41' c Payne 44' c Con: Jackson (2/3) Pen: Jackson (2/2) 5', 65' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 6,194 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU) |
| 7 October 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 45–10 | Benetton Treviso |
| Try: Hoyland (2) 3' c, 28' m Watson 6' c Bradbury 31' c Brown (2) 46' m, 69' c Kinghorn 80' m Con: Tovey (5/7) | Report | Try: Fuser 43' c Con: Allan (1/1) Pen: Allan (1/1) 20' |
| BT Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,125 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU) |
| 7 October 2016 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 46–24 | Cardiff Blues |
| Try: A. Jones 21' c Walker (2) 27' m, 30' c Arhip 38' m John 40' c Evans 45' m Matavesi 64' c Con: S. Davies (3/6) Biggar (1/1) Pen: S. Davies (1/1) | Report | Try: Dacey 15' c James 62' c Lee-Lo 74' c Con: Anscombe (3/3) Pen: Anscombe (1/1) 10' |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 10,860 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU) |
| 8 October 2016 14:05 |
| Leinster | 25–14 | Munster |
| Try: Nacewa (2) 35' m, 55' c Gibson-Park 68' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 55' Nacewa (1/1) 68' Pen: Sexton (2/2) 6', 10' | Try: O'Mahony 26' c Taute 74' c Con: Bleyendaal (2/2) 26', 74' |
| Aviva Stadium Attendance: 40,527 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU) |
| 8 October 2016 17:05 |
| (1 BP) Zebre | 28–33 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Fabiani 29' m Venditti 55' c van Schalkwyk 74' c Con: Canna (2/3) 55', 74' Pen: Canna (3/3) 2', 18', 80' | Try: S. Lamont (2) 7' m, 46' c Brown 39' c Sarto 52' m Con: Clegg (2/4) 39', 46' Pen: Clegg (3/3) 25', 27', 79' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU) |
| 8 October 2016 19:35 |
| (1BP) Scarlets | 31–27 | Newport Gwent Dragons (2BP) |
| Try: S. Evans (2) 2' c, 65' c Li. Williams 37' c J. Evans 60' c Con: Patchell (4/4) 2', 37', 60', 65' Pen: Patchell (1/1) 54' | Try: Amos 13' c Warren (2) 31' m, 35' m Pretorius 72' c Con: Macleod (1/1) 13' O'Brien (1/1) 72' Pen: Macleod (1/1) 27' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,358 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Judgement Day
Round 21
Round 22
Play-offs
Semi-finals
| 19/20/21 May 2017 |
| 1st | v | 4th |
| TBD |
| 19/20/21 May 2017 |
| 2nd | v | 3rd |
| TBD |
Final
Attendances
By club
- Includes semi-finals but not final at Aviva Stadium
| Club | Home Games |
Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benetton Treviso |
3 | 9,100 | 3,033 | 3,500 | 2,800 | |
| Cardiff Blues |
3 | 21,120 | 7,040 | 8,289 | 4,807 | |
| Connacht |
4 | 23,777 | 5,944 | 6,194 | 5,749 | |
| Edinburgh |
3 | 9,359 | 3,120 | 3,484 | 2,750 | |
| Glasgow Warriors |
2 | 14,602 | 7,301 | 7,351 | 7,251 | |
| Leinster |
3 | 65,101 | 21,700 | 40,527 | 11,217 | |
| Munster |
3 | 31,968 | 10,656 | 12,826 | 7,405 | |
| Newport Gwent Dragons |
3 | 13,104 | 4,368 | 4,809 | 3,841 | |
| Ospreys |
3 | 24,129 | 8,043 | 10,860 | 6,509 | |
| Scarlets |
3 | 18,095 | 6,032 | 6,358 | 5,630 | |
| Ulster |
3 | 43,219 | 14,406 | 15,767 | 13,663 | |
| Zebre |
2 | 4,101 | 2,051 | 2,100 | 2,001 |
Highest attendances
Leading scorers
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.
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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Notes
- ^ Alan Solomons began the tournament as Edinburgh head coach, but stood down on 28 September 2016, and replaced by Duncan Hodge.[4]
- ^ On 10 May 2016, it was announced that Edinburgh will move all their home games to Myreside for the second half of the season, as their new permanent home ground.[5]
- ^ Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,800, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
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