2021–22 United Rugby Championship

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2021–22 United Rugby Championship
CountriesIreland Ireland
Italy Italy
Scotland Scotland
South Africa South Africa
Wales Wales
Date24 September 2021 – 23/24/25 June 2022
Matches played32
Tries scored171
(average 5.3 per match)
Official website
unitedrugby.com

The 2021–22 United Rugby Championship is the twenty-first season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It is the first season that the competition is referred to as the United Rugby Championship, having previously been known as the Pro14.[1]

Sixteen teams compete in this season — four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Benetton and Zebre Parma; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors; four South African teams: Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets.

Format[edit]

The tournament consists of 18 rounds. There are four regional pools: The Irish Shield pool (featuring the four Irish teams), the Welsh Shield pool (featuring the four Welsh teams), the South African Shield pool (featuring the four South African teams) and the Scottish/Italian 'Azzurri/Blue' pool (featuring the two Italian and two Scottish sides). Teams play six matches against their regional pool rivals home and away. The remaining twelve matches are made up by an even number of home and away matches against sides from the other pools.[2] There is only one main league table (the conference system used in previous Pro14 years has been dropped). The top eight sides in the table will qualify for the quarter finals, followed by semi-finals and a grand final, with teams seeded 1 to 4 with home advantage for the lowest seeded side.[2]

A total of eight sides qualify for the following season's Heineken Cup, while the remaining eight sides will play in the European Rugby Challenge Cup. All points won in the competition will contribute to rankings in the regional pools, with the top side in each regional pool automatically qualifying for the Heineken Cup. The remaining four places will then go to the highest ranked teams in the main table (who haven't already qualified). A similar format was used to determine playoff contenders in the Super Rugby competition. This will see the South African sides in the competition qualifying for a European competition for the first time (subject to finalisation of contract terms), as previous South African participants - the Cheetahs and Southern Kings - were ineligible for European competitions.[3]

Teams[edit]

United Rugby Championship[edit]

Team Country Coach /
Director of Rugby 		Captain Stadium Capacity
Benetton Italy Italy Italy Marco Bortolami South Africa Dewaldt Duvenage
Italy Michele Lamaro 		Stadio Comunale di Monigo 5,000
Bulls South Africa South Africa South Africa Jake White South Africa Marcell Coetzee Loftus Versfeld 51,762
Cardiff Wales Wales Wales Dai Young Wales Josh Turnbull Cardiff Arms Park 12,125
Connacht Ireland Ireland Australia Andy Friend Australia Jarrad Butler Galway Sportsgrounds 8,129
Dragons Wales Wales England Dean Ryan Wales Rhodri Williams Rodney Parade 8,700
Edinburgh Scotland Scotland Scotland Mike Blair Scotland Grant Gilchrist
Scotland Stuart McInally 		Edinburgh Rugby Stadium 7,800
Glasgow Warriors Scotland Scotland England Danny Wilson Scotland Fraser Brown
Scotland Ryan Wilson 		Scotstoun Stadium 7,351
Leinster Ireland Ireland Ireland Leo Cullen Ireland Jonathan Sexton RDS Arena 18,500
Lions South Africa South Africa South Africa Ivan van Rooyen South Africa Burger Odendaal Ellis Park Stadium 62,567
Munster Ireland Ireland South Africa Johann van Graan Ireland Peter O'Mahony Thomond Park
Musgrave Park 		25,600
8,008
Ospreys Wales Wales England Toby Booth Wales Justin Tipuric Swansea.com Stadium 20,827
Scarlets Wales Wales Wales Dwayne Peel Wales Jonathan Davies Parc y Scarlets 14,870
Sharks South Africa South Africa South Africa Sean Everitt South Africa Lukhanyo Am
South Africa Phepsi Buthelezi 		Kings Park Stadium 52,000
Stormers South Africa South Africa South Africa John Dobson South Africa Salmaan Moerat
South Africa Ernst van Rhyn 		Cape Town Stadium 55,000
Ulster Ireland Ireland England Dan McFarland Ireland Iain Henderson Ravenhill Stadium 18,196
Zebre Parma Italy Italy Ireland Michael Bradley Italy Giulio Bisegni Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 5,000

Locations[edit]

Location of United Rugby Championship teams in Britain and Ireland.
Location of United Rugby Championship teams in Italy
Location of United Rugby Championship teams teams in South Africa

Tables[edit]

Regional Shields Pools Tables[edit]

The Regional Shield pools of the regular season are the primary mechanism by which teams qualify for European competition, with the 'Shield winner' of each regional pool guaranteed qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup, ensuring at least one South African, one Welsh and one Irish side qualify for the premier European competition. As Scotland and Italy are sharing a single regional pool, at least one team from those two countries combined is also guaranteed entry, but neither country individually is so guaranteed.

The remaining four places will be awarded to those with the four best overall regular season records, regardless of which pool they take part in. As such, it is possible that a team will qualify for the ERCC without reaching the URC play-offs by topping its pool, but finishing ninth or lower overall; conversely, it is also possible that a team could win the entire URC championship from seventh or eighth seed in the overall championship table, but fail to qualify for the ERCC because teams below them topped their respective pools. Since each pool has only four teams, this means in effect that the top 6 in the overall table are guaranteed entry into the Champions Cup, with the final two places dependent on the placement of the two lowest ranked pool shield winners.[4]

2021–22 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools view · watch · edit · discuss
Irish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Ireland Leinster 5 5 0 0 162 46 +116 22 5 4 0 24
2 Ireland Ulster 5 4 0 1 136 86 +45 20 11 4 0 20
3 Ireland Munster 5 4 0 1 149 84 +65 19 9 3 0 19
4 Ireland Connacht 5 2 0 3 131 106 +25 16 13 2 1 11
Scottish/Italian Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Scotland Edinburgh 5 3 1 1 117 90 +27 15 10 3 1 18
2 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 5 3 0 2 109 105 +4 14 12 2 1 15
3 Italy Benetton 5 2 0 3 112 136 –24 15 18 2 2 12
4 Italy Zebre Parma 5 0 0 5 52 159 –107 6 24 1 0 1
South African Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 South Africa Stormers 4 1 1 2 80 86 –6 9 12 0 1 7
2 South Africa Lions 4 1 0 3 70 101 –31 7 13 1 1 6
3 South Africa Sharks 4 1 0 3 85 114 –29 9 15 0 1 5
4 South Africa Bulls 4 1 0 3 49 101 –52 4 13 0 1 5
Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Wales Ospreys 5 4 0 1 105 100 +5 8 11 1 0 17
2 Wales Cardiff 5 3 0 2 120 114 +6 12 10 1 1 14
3 Wales Scarlets 5 2 0 3 120 160 –40 13 21 2 1 11
4 Wales Dragons 5 1 0 4 117 97 +20 9 9 2 3 9
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[5]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates Shield winner teams guaranteed a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup

United Rugby Championship Table[edit]

The overall United Rugby Championship table is the central pillar of the regular season, and the mechanism by which the teams qualifying for the Championship play-off bracket are decided. The top eight teams in the table at the end of the regular season, regardless of regional pool, qualify for the play-off quarter-finals, seeded in the order they finished the regular season.

2021–22 United Rugby Championship watch · edit · discuss
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Ireland Leinster 5 5 0 0 162 46 +116 22 5 4 0 24
2 Ireland Ulster 5 4 0 1 136 86 +45 20 11 4 0 20
3 Ireland Munster 5 4 0 1 149 84 +65 19 9 3 0 19
4 Scotland Edinburgh 5 3 1 1 117 90 +27 15 10 3 1 18
5 Wales Ospreys 5 4 0 1 105 100 +5 8 11 1 0 17
6 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 5 3 0 2 109 105 +4 14 12 2 1 15
7 Wales Cardiff 5 3 0 2 120 114 +6 12 10 1 1 14
8 Italy Benetton 5 2 0 3 112 136 –24 15 18 2 2 12
9 Ireland Connacht 5 2 0 3 131 106 +25 16 13 2 1 11
10 Wales Scarlets 5 2 0 3 120 160 –40 13 21 2 1 11
11 Wales Dragons 5 1 0 4 117 97 +20 9 9 2 3 9
12 South Africa Stormers 4 1 1 2 80 86 –6 9 12 0 1 7
13 South Africa Lions 4 1 0 3 70 101 –31 7 13 1 1 6
14 South Africa Sharks 4 1 0 3 85 114 –29 9 15 0 1 5
15 South Africa Bulls 4 1 0 3 49 101 –52 4 13 0 1 5
16 Italy Zebre Parma 5 0 0 5 52 159 –107 6 24 1 0 1
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]
  1. number of matches won;
  2. number of matches drawn;
  3. the difference between points for and points against;
  4. the number of tries scored;
  5. the most points scored;
  6. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  7. the fewest red cards received;
  8. the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background indicates teams that are playoff places that top their regional pools and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup

Blue background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool but are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup
Pink background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool but are in play-off places, and earn a place in the 2022–23 European Rugby Challenge Cup
Yellow background indicates teams that top their regional pool and thus currently in a qualification place in the 2022–23 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2022–23 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Match summary[edit]

Round 1[edit]

24 September 2021
17:35
(1 BP) Zebre Parma Italy 26–38 South Africa Lions (1 BP)
Try: Canna 52' c
Penalty try 57'
Boni 62' c
Fabiani 65' m
Con: Canna (2) 52', 63'
 Report Try: Ulengo 11' c
Odendaal 16' c
Maxwane (2) 20' c, 22' c
Visagie 33' c
Con: Hendrikse (5) 12', 17', 20', 23', 34'
Pen: Hendrikse 43'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 2,000[7]
Referee: Chris Busby
24 September 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland 35–29 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (2 BP)
Try: Roberts 23' c
Moore 44' c
Timoney 49' c
Doak 60' c
Con: Cooney 24'
Doak (3) 45', 50', 61'
 Report Try: G. Horne 15' m
Matthews 40' +3 c
Penalty try 55'
Dobie 65' c
Con: Thompson (2) 40' +4, 66'
Pen: Weir 27'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[8]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
24 September 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Cardiff Wales 33–21 Ireland Connacht
Try: Amos 10' c
Halaholo 39' c
Lane (2) 51' c, 70' m
Belcher 74' c
Con: Evans 11'
L. Williams (3) 40', 52', 72'
 Report Try: Marmion (2) 13' c, 80' +1 m
Con: Carty 14'
Pen: Carty (3) 4', 37', 58'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,292[9]
Referee: Andrea Piardi
25 September 2021
13:00
Benetton Italy 22–18 South Africa Stormers (1 BP)
Try: Lucchesi 16' c
Nemer 59' c
Menoncello 71' m
Con: Albornoz (2) 17', 60'
Pen: Albornoz 63'
 Report Try: Pretorius 2' m
Nel 44' c
Con: Libbok 45'
Pen: Libbok (2) 23', 38'
25 September 2021
17:15
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland 31–3 South Africa Bulls
Try: Van der Flier 7' c
Porter 13' c
Tracy 57' c
R. Byrne 70' c
Con: Sexton (3) 9', 15', 59'
R. Byrne 71'
Pen: Sexton 5'
 Report Pen: Goosen 22'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 19,419[11]
Referee: Mike Adamson
25 September 2021
17:15
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 26–22 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Kinghorn 25' c
Bennett 35' c
Graham (2) 39' m, 58' c
Con: Kinghorn (3) 26', 35', 59'
 Report Try: R. Evans 12' m
Hardy 51' c
McNicholl 66' c
Con: D. Jones 52'
Costelow 67'
Pen: D. Jones 38'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5,330[12]
Referee: Andrew Brace
25 September 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Munster Ireland 42–17 South Africa Sharks
Try: Zebo (2) 6' m, 80' m
Casey 36' m
Coombes (2) 44' c, 51' c
Cloete 78' c
Con: Carbery (2) 45', 52'
Healy 79'
Pen: Carbery 29'
Healy 69'
 Report Try: Chamberlain 57' c
Penxe 71' c
Con: Bosch (2) 57', 71'
Pen: Bosch 32'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 11,000[13]
Referee: Craig Evans
26 September 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Dragons Wales 23–27 Wales Ospreys
Try: Lewis 4' c
R. Williams 77' c
Con: S. Davies (2) 6', 77'
Pen: S. Davies (2) 12', 21'
Drop: S. Davies 27'
 Report Try: Collins (2) 18' c, 52' c
L. Morgan 62' c
Con: Anscombe (3) 19', 53', 64'
Pen: Anscombe (2) 29', 44'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,398[14]
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 2[edit]

1 October 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland 34–7 South Africa Bulls
Try: O'Halloran 16' c
Daly (2) 45' c, 80' +1 m
Hansen 49' m
Farrell 72' c
Con: Carty (3) 17', 46', 73'
Pen: Carty 34'
 Report Try: Gqobka 2' c
Con: Goosen 3'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 3,007[15]
Referee: Ben Blain
1 October 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales 36–13 South Africa Lions
Try: R. Evans 5' c
Rogers (2) 19' c, 70' m
St. Evans 79' m
Con: Costelow (2) 6', 20'
Pen: Costelow (4) 29', 39', 63', 67'
 Report Try: Schoeman 60' c
Con: Hendrikse 61'
Pen: Hendrikse (2) 14', 33'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 7,824[16]
Referee: Andrea Piardi
2 October 2021
13:00
Benetton Italy 28–27 Scotland Edinburgh (2 BP)
Try: Lucchesi (2) 5' m, 71' c
Ioane 33' c
Con: Albornoz 35'
Marin 73'
Pen: Albornoz 22'
Marin 58'
Drop: Marin 80' +5
 Report Try: Nel 17' c
Vellacott (2) 25' c, 29' m
McInally 50' m
Con: Van der Walt (2) 18', 26'
Pen: Van der Walt 75'
2 October 2021
15:00
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 35–24 South Africa Sharks
Try: Thompson 2' c
Wilson 14' c
Bhatti 20' c
Forbes (2) 36' c, 43' c
Tuipulotu 49' m
Con: Thompson (5) 3', 14', 21', 38', 44'
 Report Try: Roets 26' c
Du Toit 58' c
N. Mchunu 74' c
Con: Bosch (2) 26', 59'
Pienaar 75'
Pen: Bosch 40' +1
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,449[17]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
2 October 2021
17:15
Zebre Parma Italy 3–36 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Pen: Rizzi 34'
 Report Try: McIlroy (2) 21' m, 40' m
Addison 47' c
Hume 57' m
Timoney (2) 63' c, 79' c
Con: Burns 48'
Doak 64'
Lowry 80'
2 October 2021
19:35
Ospreys Wales 18–14 Wales Cardiff (1 BP)
Pen: Anscombe (6) 2', 15', 28', 38', 52', 64'
 Report Try: Adams 19' c
Lane 45' c
Con: Priestland (2) 19', 46'
2 October 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Munster Ireland 34–18 South Africa Stormers
Try: O'Donoghue (2) 40' +1 c, 56' m
Kleyn 46' c
Scannell 51' m
Snyman 68' c
Con: Carbery (2) 42', 47'
Healy 69'
Pen: Healy 80' +1
 Report Try: Gelant 9' m
Zas 20' c
Libbok 25' c
Con: Libbok 22'
Pen: Gelant 30'
Swiel 66'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,723[20]
Referee: Andrew Brace
3 October 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Dragons Wales 6–7 Ireland Leinster
Pen: S. Davies (2) 63', 66'
 Report Try: Deegan 14' c
Con: R. Byrne 15'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,043[21]
Referee: AJ Jacobs

Round 3[edit]

8 October 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland 28–8 Italy Benetton
Try: Gilroy 23' c
Doak (2) 27' c, 78' c
Herring 34' c
Con: Doak (4) 24', 28', 35', 79'
 Report Try: Ratuva Tavuyara 59' m
Pen: Marin 8'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 10,582[22]
Referee: AJ Jacobs
8 October 2021
19:35
Ospreys Wales 13–27 South Africa Sharks
Try: Thomas 74' c
Con: Myler 75'
Pen: Anscombe (2) 3', 17'
 Report Try: Ward 42' c
Potgieter 59' m
Con: Pienaar 43'
Pen: Pienaar (2) 68', 78'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,286[23]
Referee: Frank Murphy
9 October 2021
13:00
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland 43–7 Italy Zebre Parma
Try: Penny 2' m
Larmour 13' m
A. Byrne (2) 39' m, 49' c
E. Byrne 43' c
Cronin 46' c
Kelleher 64' c
Con: Sexton (4) 44', 47', 50', 65'
 Report Try: Bruno 67' c
Con: Pescetto 68'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,400[24]
Referee: Sam Grove-White
9 October 2021
15:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 13–9 South Africa Lions (1 BP)
Try: Bhatti 3' c
Con: Thompson 3'
Pen: Thompson (2) 16', 72'
 Report Pen: Viljoen (3) 6', 28', 43'
9 October 2021
17:15
Connacht Ireland 22–35 Wales Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Hansen 58' m
Fitzgerald 72' m
Pen: Carty (4) 3', 14', 31', 34'
 Report Try: Holmes (2) 27' m, 65' c
J. Williams 47' c
Doge 52' c
Con: S. Davies (3) 48', 53', 66'
Pen: S. Davies (3) 18', 62', 75'
9 October 2021
17:15
Edinburgh Scotland 20–20 South Africa Stormers
Try: Graham 3' c
Vellacott 6' c
Con: Van der Walt (2) 4', 8'
Pen: Van der Walt (2) 28', 36'
 Report Try: Gelant 9' c
De Wet 33' c
Con: Swiel (2) 10', 34'
Pen: Swiel (2) 13', 39'
9 October 2021
19:35
Cardiff Wales 19–29 South Africa Bulls
Try: Screech 18' c
Con: Priestland 19'
Pen: Priestland (4) 5', 11', 34', 73'
 Report Try: Louw 43' c
Tambwe 61' c
Con: Smith (2) 44', 61'
Pen: Smith (5) 26', 49', 64', 72', 77'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 7,725[27]
Referee: Chris Busby
10 October 2021
14:00
Scarlets Wales 13–43 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: McNicholl 29'
Con: Costelow 30'
Pen: Costelow (2) 17', 34'
 Report Try: O'Sullivan 4' c
Coombes (2) 23' c, 59' c
Nash 36' m
Loughman 44' c
Cloete 62' c
Con: Healy (5) 5', 25', 45', 60', 64'
Pen: Healy 11'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,336[28]
Referee: Ben Blain

Round 4[edit]

15 October 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland 26–10 South Africa Lions
Try: Timoney (2) 4' m, 67' c
Hume 35' c
Mat. Rea 48' c
Con: Doak (3) 36', 49', 68'
 Report Try: Pienaar 17' c
Con: Viljoen 18'
Pen: Viljoen 40'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 11,412[29]
Referee: Mike Adamson
15 October 2021
19:35
Dragons Wales 10–24 South Africa Stormers
Try: Lewis 22' c
Con: S. Davies 23'
Pen: S. Davies 28'
 Report Try: Zas (2) 64' m, 79' c
Con: Libbok 80' +1
Pen: Libbok (4) 16', 38', 42', 74'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,678[14]
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
16 October 2021
13:00
Zebre Parma Italy 6–17 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Pen: Canna (2) 21', 33'
 Report Try: Bean 5' c
Tuipulotu 29' c
Con: Weir (2) 6', 30'
Pen: Weir 66'
16 October 2021
15:00
(2 BP) Benetton Italy 26–29 Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: Lucchesi 6' c
Smith 52' c
Ioane 60' m
Menoncello 68' c
Con: Albornoz 7'
Coetzee (2) 53', 68'
 Report Try: Nagy 33' m
Roots 36' c
Webb (2) 43' c, 48' c
Con: Myler (3) 38', 44', 49'
Pen: Myler 77'
16 October 2021
17:15
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland 50–15 Wales Scarlets
Try: Kelleher 24' m
Porter 29' c
Doris 46' c
Healy 61' c
Sheehan (2) 70' c, 77' c
Con: Sexton 31'
Frawley 46'
R. Byrne (3) 62', 70', 78'
Pen: Sexton 8'
 Report Try: McNicholl 18' m
Lezana 49' c
Con: D. Jones 50'
Pen: Costelow 2'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,005[32]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
16 October 2021
17:15
Edinburgh Scotland 17–10 South Africa Bulls (1 BP)
Try: Immelman 8' m
Pen: Van der Walt (3) 29', 33', 36'
Bennett 74'
 Report Try: Coetzee 70' c
Con: Steyn 71'
Pen: Smith 21'
16 October 2021
19:35
Munster Ireland 20–18 Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Cloete 39' c
Barron 78' c
Con: Carbery (2) 40', 80'
Pen: Carbery (2) 49', 59'
 Report Try: Boyle 53' m
Carty 69' c
Con: Carty 70'
Pen: Carty (2) 3', 10'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 17,198[34]
Referee: Chris Busby
16 October 2021
19:35
Cardiff Wales 23–17 South Africa Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Morgan 10' c
Halaholo 27' c
Con: Priestland (2) 11', 28'
Pen: Priestland (3) 7', 68', 77'
 Report Try: Du Toit 31' c
Potgieter 71' c
Con: Bosch 32'
Chamberlain 72'
Pen: Chamberlain 42'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 8,161[35]
Referee: Gareth Newman

Round 5[edit]

22 October 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales 34–28 Italy Benetton (2 BP)
Try: R. Evans 17' c
Blacker (2) 19' c, 65' c
M. Jones 55' c
Con: D. Jones (3) 18', 20', 56'
O'Brien 65'
Pen: D. Jones 50'
O'Brien 71'
 Report Try: Duvenage 29' c
Gallo (2) 44' c, 58' c<brMenoncello 73' c
Con: Smith (4) 30', 43', 59', 72'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,074[36]
Referee: Chris Busby
22 October 2021
19:35
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 15–31 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Dempsey 39' c
Bean 80' m
Con: Thompson 40'
Pen: Thompson 52'
 Report Try: Kelleher 7' c
Keenan 28' c
A. Byrne 52' c
Sheehan 61' c
Con: R. Byrne (4) 9', 29', 54', 62'
Pen: R. Byrne 5'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 7,246[37]
Referee: Craig Evans
23 October 2021
13:00
Zebre Parma Italy 10–27 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Bruno 16' c
Con: Canna 17'
Pen: Rizzi 64'
 Report Try: Blain 33' m
McInally 53' m
Venter 60' c
Vellacott 80' +2 c
Con: Kinghorn (2) 60', 80' +3
Pen: Kinghorn 5'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,500 [38]
Referee: Frank Murphy
23 October 2021
17:15
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland 36–11 Ireland Ulster
Try: Murray 11' c
Hansen (2) 25' c, 80' +2 c
Porch 62' m
Kilgallen 65' c
Con: Carty (4) 13', 25', 66', 80' +3
Pen: Carty 28'
 Report Try: Roberts 68' m
Pen: Doak (2) 5', 17'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 9,875[39]
Referee: Andrew Brace
23 October 2021
17:15
Cardiff Wales 31–29 Wales Dragons (2 BP)
Try: L. Williams 22' c
Amos 38' m
Penalty try 50'
Con: Evans 23'
Pen: Evans (4) 7', 27', 56', 59'
 Report Try: T. Davies 3' c
Doge 18' c
Dyer 61' m
Maksymiw 80' +1 c
Con: S. Davies (3) 3', 18', 80' +2
Pen: S. Davies 54'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 8,194[40]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
23 October 2021
19:35
Ospreys Wales 18–10 Ireland Munster
Pen: Myler (6) 2', 32', 36', 46', 64', 72'
 Report Try: Casey 54' c
Con: Crowley 55'
Pen: Crowley 6'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,678[41]
Referee: Hollie Davidson
4 February 2022
Lions South Africa v South Africa Sharks
4 February 2022
Stormers South Africa v South Africa Bulls

Round 6[edit]

26 November 2021
19:35
Connacht Ireland v Wales Ospreys
27 November 2021
13:00
Stormers South Africa v Italy Zebre Parma
27 November 2021
13:00
Benetton Italy v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
27 November 2021
15:30
Sharks South Africa v Wales Scarlets
27 November 2021
17:15
Dragons Wales v Scotland Edinburgh
27 November 2021
17:45
Bulls South Africa v Ireland Munster
27 November 2021
20:00
Leinster Ireland v Ireland Ulster
28 November 2021
14:00
Lions South Africa v Wales Cardiff

Round 7[edit]

3 December 2021
17:35
Bulls South Africa v Wales Scarlets
3 December 2021
19:35
Edinburgh Scotland v Italy Benetton
3 December 2021
19:45
Leinster Ireland v Ireland Connacht
4 December 2021
13:00
Sharks South Africa v Italy Zebre Parma
4 December 2021
15:00
Ospreys Wales v Ireland Ulster
4 December 2021
15:30
Lions South Africa v Ireland Munster
4 December 2021
17:15
Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Wales Dragons
4 December 2021
17:45
Stormers South Africa v Wales Cardiff

Round 8[edit]

24 December 2021
17:00
Zebre Parma Italy v Italy Benetton
26 December 2021
15:00
Cardiff Wales v Wales Scarlets
26 December 2021
17:15
Ulster Ireland v Ireland Connacht
26 December 2021
17:15
Ospreys Wales v Wales Dragons
26 December 2021
19:35
Munster Ireland v Ireland Leinster
27 December 2021
19:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Scotland Edinburgh
12 February 2022
Bulls South Africa v South Africa Sharks
12 February 2022
Stormers South Africa v South Africa Lions

Round 9[edit]

1 January 2022
15:00
Dragons Wales v Wales Cardiff
1 January 2022
17:15
Connacht Ireland v Ireland Munster
1 January 2022
17:15
Scarlets Wales v Wales Ospreys
1 January 2022
19:35
Ulster Ireland v Ireland Leinster
2 January 2022
13:00
Benetton Italy v Italy Zebre Parma
2 January 2022
14:00
Edinburgh Scotland v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
19 March 2022
Lions South Africa v South Africa Bulls
19 March 2022
Sharks South Africa v South Africa Stormers

Round 10[edit]

7 January 2022
19:35
Leinster Ireland v South Africa Lions
8 January 2022
13:00
Benetton Italy v South Africa Sharks
8 January 2022
15:00
Zebre Parma Italy v South Africa Bulls
8 January 2022
15:00
Edinburgh Scotland v Wales Cardiff
8 January 2022
17:00
Connacht Ireland v South Africa Stormers
8 January 2022
17:15
Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Wales Ospreys
8 January 2022
19:35
Munster Ireland v Ireland Ulster
8 January 2022
19:35
Scarlets Wales v Wales Dragons

Round 11[edit]

28 January 2022
16:00
Bulls South Africa v South Africa Lions
28 January 2022
16:00
Stormers South Africa v South Africa Sharks
28 January 2022
17:00
Zebre Parma Italy v Ireland Munster
28 January 2022
18:00
Connacht Ireland v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
28 January 2022
18:00
Dragons Wales v Italy Benetton
28 January 2022
18:00
Ulster Ireland v Wales Scarlets
28 January 2022
18:00
Ospreys Wales v Scotland Edinburgh
28 January 2022
18:00
Cardiff Wales v Ireland Leinster

Round 12[edit]

18 February 2022
16:00
Lions South Africa v South Africa Stormers
18 February 2022
16:00
Sharks South Africa v South Africa Bulls
18 February 2022
18:00
Scarlets Wales v Ireland Connacht
18 February 2022
18:00
Leinster Ireland v Wales Ospreys
18 February 2022
18:00
Cardiff Wales v Italy Zebre Parma
18 February 2022
18:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Italy Benetton
18 February 2022
18:00
Dragons Wales v Ireland Ulster
19 February 2022
09:00
Munster Ireland v Scotland Edinburgh

Referees[edit]

The following referees have officiated at least one match during the 2021–22 season. Numbers in brackets denote the number of matches officiated during 2021–22. Correct as on fixtures played on 23 October 2021.

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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