2015 Pro12 Grand Final

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2015 Pro12 Grand Final
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Event2014–15 Pro12
Munster Glasgow Warriors
Ireland Scotland
13 31
Date30 May 2015
VenueKingspan Stadium, Belfast
RefereeNigel Owens (WRU)
Attendance17,057
WeatherOvercast
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The 2015 Pro12 Grand Final was the final match of the 2014–15 Pro12 season. The 2014–15 season was the first with Guinness as the title sponsor and the sixth ever League Grand Final. The final was played between Glasgow Warriors and Munster.[1][2]

Glasgow won their first title, winning on a 31–13 scoreline.[3][4][5]

Route to the final[]

Main article: 2014–15 Pro12

2015 Play-offs[]

The semi-finals followed a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system with the games being played at the home ground of the higher placed teams.

22 May 2015
19:45
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 16–14 Ireland Ulster
Try: Van der Merwe 75' c
Con: Russell (1/1)
Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 60'
Hogg (1/2) 13'
 Report[6] Try: Henry 18' m
Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 1', 55', 66'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
23 May 2015
14:30
Munster Ireland 21–18 Wales Ospreys
Try: Zebo 39' m
Hurley 42' m
Butler 49' m
Pen: Keatley (2/4) 16', 22'
 Report[7] Try: Webb 46' m
Hassler 52' c
Con: Biggar (1/2)
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 13', 66'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 16,158
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Build-up[]

In January 2015, the tournament organisers confirmed that the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast would host the final. The organisers chose to move away from giving home advantage to the highest placed finisher at the end of the regular season.[8][9]

Munster were looking to win the title for a fourth time, the last win being in 2011 against Leinster, while Glasgow had never won the title.[10][11]

The match was shown live on Sky Sports in Ireland and the UK, on TG4 in Ireland and on BBC Two Scotland in Scotland.[12] Both teams received an allocation of 2,000 tickets after the public sale sold out in April.[13] [14]

Conor Murray was an injury doubt to start for Munster after he was forced off in the semi-final with an injury to the medial ligament in his right knee, he may be replaced again by Duncan Williams at scrum-half.[15][16] Paul O'Connell was expected to play his last game for Munster in the final.[17]

Match[]

Summary[]

Rob Harley scored the first try for Glasgow in the 9th minute which was converted by Finn Russell. Ian Keatley got the first score for Munster, a penalty in the 23rd minute. Glasgow then scored two try's without reply to lead 21-3 in the 32nd minute and lead 10-21 at half time, Andrew Smith scored the Munster try just before half time. Ian Keatley reduced the lead to 13-21 in the 48th minute with another penalty for Munster but a Finn Russell try and conversion in the 58th minute made the score 13-28 in favor of Glasgow. Another penalty for Glasgow by Duncan Weir with seven minutes to go made the final score 13-31.

Details[]

30 May 2015[18]
18:30[18]
Munster Ireland 13–31 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Smith 37' c
Con: Keatley (1/1)
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 23', 48'
 Report[19] Try: Harley 8' c
Van der Merwe 25' c
Pyrgos 31' c
Russell 58' c
Con: Russell (4/4)
Pen: Weir (1/1) 73'
Kingspan Stadium[18]
Attendance: 17,057
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
FB 15 Ireland Felix Jones
RW 14 Ireland Keith Earls
OC 13 Australia Andrew Smith
IC 12 Ireland Denis Hurley (c)
LW 11 Ireland Simon Zebo Substituted off 56'
FH 10 Ireland Ian Keatley Substituted off 56'
SH 9 Ireland Duncan Williams Substituted off 71'
N8 8 Ireland CJ Stander
OF 7 Ireland Paddy Butler Sent to blood bin 10' to 19' Substituted off 71'
BF 6 Ireland Donnacha Ryan
RL 5 Ireland Paul O'Connell
LL 4 Ireland Billy Holland Substituted off 60'
TP 3 South Africa BJ Botha Substituted off 60'
HK 2 Argentina Eusebio Guiñazú Substituted off 62'
LP 1 Ireland Dave Kilcoyne Substituted off 62'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ireland Duncan Casey Substituted in 62'
PR 17 Ireland James Cronin Substituted in 62'
PR 18 Ireland Stephen Archer Substituted in 60'
FL 19 Ireland Sean Dougall Substituted in 10' Substituted off 19' Substituted in 71'
N8 20 Ireland Jack O'Donoghue Substituted in 60'
SH 21 Ireland Cathal Sheridan Substituted in 71'
FH 22 Ireland JJ Hanrahan Substituted in 56'
WG 23 Ireland Ronan O'Mahony Substituted in 56'
Coach:
Ireland Anthony Foley
FB 15 Scotland Stuart Hogg Substituted off 62'
RW 14 Scotland Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Scotland Richie Vernon
IC 12 Scotland Peter Horne
LW 11 Canada D. T. H. van der Merwe Substituted off 70'
FH 10 Scotland Finn Russell Substituted off 66'
SH 9 Scotland Henry Pyrgos
N8 8 Scotland Josh Strauss (c)
OF 7 Scotland Ryan Wilson
BF 6 Scotland Rob Harley Substituted off 60'
RL 5 Scotland Jonny Gray
LL 4 Fiji Leone Nakarawa Substituted off 66'
TP 3 South Africa Rossouw de Klerk Substituted off 52'
HK 2 Scotland Dougie Hall Substituted off 62'
LP 1 Scotland Gordon Reid Substituted off 77'
Replacements:
HK 16 Scotland Fraser Brown Substituted in 62'
PR 17 Fiji Jerry Yanuyanutawa Substituted in 77'
PR 18 Scotland Jon Welsh Substituted in 52'
LK 19 Scotland Alastair Kellock Substituted in 66'
FL 20 Scotland Chris Fusaro Substituted in 60'
SH 21 Fiji Nikola Matawalu Substituted in 70'
FH 22 Scotland Duncan Weir Substituted in 66'
WG 23 Scotland Sean Lamont Substituted in 62'
Coach:
Scotland Gregor Townsend

Man of the Match:
Fiji Leone Nakarawa (Glasgow Warriors)

Touch judges:
(WRU)
(WRU)
Television match official:
Derek Bevan (WRU)

References[]

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  12. ^ "BBC Two Scotland - Schedules, Saturday 30 May 2015". BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Ticket Update: Guinness PRO12 Final". Munster Rugby. 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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  15. ^ "Munster sweating on Conor Murray's fitness but good news for Simon Zebo and Peter O'Mahony". Irish Independent. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Peter O'Mahony: I'm ready for Belfast showdown". Irish Examiner. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Anthony Foley calls on Munster players not to get emotional about Paul O'Connell departure". Irish Independent. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  18. ^ a b c "Ulster to host Pro12 final at Kingspan Stadium in May". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Russell guides Glasgow Warriors to historic title : Guinness PRO12 : Match Centre". archive.org. 30 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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