2019 Pro14 Grand Final

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2019 Pro14 Grand Final
Event2018–19 Pro14
Glasgow Warriors Leinster
Scotland Ireland
15 18
Date25 May 2019
VenueCeltic Park, Glasgow
Man of the MatchIreland Cian Healy
RefereeNigel Owens (WRU)
Attendance47,128
WeatherRaining
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The 2019 Pro14 Grand Final was the final match of the 2018–19 Pro14 season. The 2018–19 season is the fifth with Guinness as the title sponsor, the tenth with a Grand Final and the second season with 14 teams, following the admission of two South African teams. The final was played between Glasgow Warriors and Leinster and was played at the 60,000 seater, Celtic Park in Glasgow, home to Scottish football giants and former European Cup winners Celtic.[1][2][3] Leinster won the game 18–15 to retain the title.[4][5]

Route to the final[]

Main article: 2018–19 Pro14

The top side from each of the two conferences are given a bye to the semi-finals and have home advantage. Teams placed second and third in opposite conferences meet in the two quarter-finals to determine the other two semi-finalists with the teams ranked second having home advantage.

The play-offs are scheduled in the four weeks after the regular season has been completed.

Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Pro14 Final
                   
      Scotland Glasgow Warriors (A1) 50  
Ireland Ulster (B2) 21     Ireland Ulster (B2) 20  
Ireland Connacht (A3) 13       Scotland Glasgow Warriors 15
    Ireland Leinster 18
      Ireland Leinster (B1) 24
Ireland Munster (A2) 15     Ireland Munster (A2) 9  
Italy Benetton (B3) 13  

Quarter-finals[]

4 May 2019
15:00
Munster Ireland 15–13 Italy Benetton
Pen: Bleyendaal (2/2) 22', 43'
Hanrahan (3/3) 62', 65', 76'
 Report Try: Ratuva Tavuyara 39' c
Con: Allan (1/1) 40'
Pen: Allan (2/2) 25', 59'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 10,042
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
4 May 2019
17:35
Ulster Ireland 21–13 Ireland Connacht
Try: Timoney 14' m
Coetzee 77' c
Con: Burns (1/1) 78'
Pen: Cooney (3/3) 4', 40', 61'
 Report Try: Aki 54' c
Con: J. Carty (1/1) 55'
Pen: J. Carty (2/3) 29', 67'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 15,215
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Semi-finals[]

17 May 2019
19:35
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 50–20 Ireland Ulster
Try: Seymour (2) 2' c, 54' m
Price 16' c
Harley 38' c
Steyn 58' c
P. Horne 67' c
G. Horne 75' c
Con: Hastings (6/7) 3', 18', 39', 58', 68', 76'
Pen: Hastings (1/1) 28'
 Report Try: Coetzee 60' m
Herring 71' c
Lowry 79' m
Con: Burns (1/3) 71'
Pen: Cooney (1/1) 30'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
18 May 2019
14:30
Leinster Ireland 24–9 Ireland Munster
Try: Cronin 54' c
Lowe 79' m
Con: R. Byrne (1/1) 55'
Pen: R. Byrne (4/4) 2', 34', 40'+6, 45'
 Report Pen: Carbery (3/3) 5', 24', 50'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 18,977
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

Pre-match[]

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen caused a media stir ahead of the final when he commented that all the Glasgow Warriors players were Rangers fans, and that Leinster would get support from Celtic fans as they (Leinster) were an Irish team. Some quarters reacted angrily to Cullen's comments, as they were seen as being provocative and sectarian, given the Catholic–Protestant history between Rangers and Celtic. Cullen appeared to make the remarks jokingly, but nonetheless he apologised for any offence given in a press conference held the day before the final.[6]

Final[]

Summary[]

Details[]

25 May 2019
18:30 BST UTC+1
Glasgow Warriors 15–18 Leinster
Try: M. Fagerson 13' c
Stewart 74' m
Con: Hastings (1/2) 14'
Pen: Hastings (1/1) 22'
 Report Try: Ringrose 15' m
Healy 27' c
Con: Sexton (1/2) 29'
Pen: Sexton (2/3) 35', 51'
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 47,128
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Glasgow Warriors
Leinster
FB 15 Scotland Stuart Hogg Substituted off 65'
RW 14 Scotland Tommy Seymour
OC 13 Scotland Kyle Steyn Temporarily suspended from 49' to 59' 49' to 59'
IC 12 Scotland Sam Johnson Substituted off 55'
LW 11 Canada D. T. H. van der Merwe
FH 10 Scotland Adam Hastings
SH 9 Scotland Ali Price Substituted off 57'
N8 8 Scotland Matt Fagerson
OF 7 New Zealand Callum Gibbins (c) Substituted off 78'
BF 6 Scotland Rob Harley Substituted off 51'
RL 5 Scotland Jonny Gray
LL 4 Scotland Scott Cummings
TP 3 Scotland Zander Fagerson Substituted off 66'
HK 2 Scotland Fraser Brown Substituted off 25'
LP 1 Scotland Jamie Bhatti Substituted off 51'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Scotland Grant Stewart Substituted in 25'
PR 17 Scotland Oli Kebble Substituted in 51'
PR 18 Tonga Siua Halanukonuka Substituted in 66'
FL 19 Scotland Ryan Wilson Substituted in 51'
FL 20 Scotland Tom Gordon Substituted in 78'
SH 21 Scotland George Horne Substituted in 57'
CE 22 Scotland Peter Horne Substituted in 55'
CE 23 Scotland Huw Jones Substituted in 65'
Coach:
New Zealand Dave Rennie
FB 15 Ireland Rob Kearney Temporarily suspended from 65' to 75' 65' to 75'
RW 14 Ireland Jordan Larmour
OC 13 Ireland Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Ireland Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Ireland James Lowe
FH 10 Ireland Jonathan Sexton (c) Substituted off 73'
SH 9 Ireland Luke McGrath Substituted off 76'
N8 8 Ireland Jack Conan
OF 7 Ireland Josh van der Flier Substituted off 73'
BF 6 Ireland Rhys Ruddock Substituted off 78'
RL 5 Ireland James Ryan
LL 4 Australia Scott Fardy
TP 3 Ireland Tadhg Furlong Substituted off 63'
HK 2 Ireland Seán Cronin Substituted off 63'
LP 1 Ireland Cian Healy Substituted off 62'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ireland Bryan Byrne Substituted in 63'
PR 17 Ireland Ed Byrne Substituted in 62'
PR 18 Ireland Andrew Porter Substituted in 63'
LK 19 Ireland Ross Molony Substituted in 78'
FL 20 Ireland Max Deegan Substituted in 73'
SH 21 Ireland Nick McCarthy Substituted in 76'
CE 22 Ireland Ross Byrne Substituted in 73'
WG 23 Ireland Rory O'Loughlin
Coach:
Ireland Leo Cullen

Man of the Match:
Ireland Cian Healy

Touch judges:
Mike Adamson (SRU)
John Lacey (IRFU)
Television Match Official:
Ian Davies (WRU)

References[]

  1. ^ "Glasgow Warriors 50-20 Ulster". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Leinster 24-9 Munster". BBC Sport. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Pro14: Celtic Park to stage 2018-19 final". BBC Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Leinster ruin Stuart Hogg's farewell to claim Pro14 title against Glasgow". The Guardian. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Glasgow Warriors 15-18 Leinster: Holders win Pro14 final at Celtic Park". BBC Sport. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ "'For any individuals that I did offend, I apologise to them' - Cullen". The42. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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