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
← ← Rainbow Cup
2020–21

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 (with Scottish and Italian teams in a shared regional pool); four South African teams: Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. It is the first season in which URC Regional Shields (Irish, Welsh, South African and Scottish-Italian) will be awarded as separate trophies to the leading sides in each nation or region.

Format[]

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' Shield 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 a single round robin, consisting of an even number of six home and six away matches against all the 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 EPRC 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[]

United Rugby Championship[]

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 Ireland Jack Carty 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[]

2021–22 United Rugby Championship is located in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Connacht
Connacht
Leinster
Leinster
Munster
Munster
Ulster
Ulster
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Glasgow Warriors
Cardiff
Cardiff
Dragons
Dragons
Ospreys
Ospreys
Scarlets
Location of United Rugby Championship teams in Britain and Ireland.
2021–22 United Rugby Championship is located in Northern Italy
Benetton
Benetton
Zebre Parma
Location of United Rugby Championship teams in Italy
Location of United Rugby Championship teams teams in South Africa

Tables[]

URC - Regional Shields Pools Tables[]

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 · · · discuss
Irish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Ireland Leinster 7 6 0 1 219 85 +134 31 10 5 0 29
2 Ireland Ulster 8 5 0 3 182 133 +49 24 16 4 2 26
3 Ireland Munster 7 5 0 2 175 107 +68 23 9 3 1 24
4 Ireland Connacht 8 4 0 4 206 179 +27 27 25 3 1 20
Scottish/Italian Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Scotland Edinburgh 8 6 1 1 205 124 +81 28 16 6 1 33
2 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 8 5 0 3 198 157 +41 26 17 4 2 26
3 Italy Benetton 8 4 0 4 180 192 –12 23 28 3 2 21
4 Italy Zebre Parma 6 0 0 6 66 200 –134 8 29 1 0 1
South African Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 South Africa Lions 5 2 0 3 107 120 –13 11 16 2 1 11
2 South Africa Sharks 5 2 0 3 115 129 –14 11 15 0 1 9
3 South Africa Stormers 5 1 1 3 79 103 –24 9 13 0 1 7
4 South Africa Bulls 5 1 0 4 65 131 –66 5 13 0 1 5
Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Wales Ospreys 9 5 0 4 180 219 -39 15 28 1 1 22
2 Wales Scarlets 6 3 0 3 142 179 -37 18 25 3 1 16
3 Wales Cardiff 6 3 0 3 130 148 -18 13 15 1 1 14
4 Wales Dragons 7 1 0 6 131 174 -43 15 19 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[]

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 · · discuss
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Ireland Ulster 10 7 0 3 241 160 +81 28 17 5 2 35
2 Scotland Edinburgh 9 6 1 2 224 147 +77 31 16 6 2 34
3 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 9 6 0 3 240 177 +63 32 19 5 2 31
4 Ireland Leinster 8 6 0 2 246 114 +132 34 12 5 1 30
5 Ireland Munster 8 6 0 2 209 124 +85 28 11 4 1 29
6 Wales Ospreys 10 6 0 4 203 238 –35 17 31 1 1 26
7 Italy Benetton 9 4 1 4 193 205 –12 18 24 2 2 22
8 Ireland Connacht 10 4 0 6 238 253 -15 29 29 3 1 20
9 Wales Cardiff 7 4 0 3 159 175 –16 16 18 1 1 18
10 South Africa Stormers 8 3 2 3 171 181 –10 20 22 1 1 18
11 South Africa Sharks 8 3 1 4 194 208 –14 20 55 1 1 16
12 South Africa Bulls 8 3 0 5 146 184 –38 15 18 2 2 16
13 Wales Scarlets 7 3 0 4 157 206 –49 20 29 3 1 16
14 South Africa Lions 8 2 0 6 167 222 –55 17 28 3 1 12
15 Wales Dragons 8 1 1 6 144 187 –43 15 20 2 3 11
16 Italy Zebre Parma 7 0 0 7 83 234 –151 8 29 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
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 .

Match summary[]

Round 1[]

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][a]
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[]

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'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,400[18]
Referee: Sam Grove-White
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][a]
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[]

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'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5,895[26]
Referee: Andrea Piardi
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[]

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'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,300[30]
Referee: Andrew Brace
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'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6,002[33]
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
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][a]
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[]

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
Ma. 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
Menoncello 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
3 December 2021
19:00
Sharks South Africa 30–16 South Africa Bulls
Try: Am 53' c
Van Vuuren 71' m
Con: Chamberlain 54'
Pen: Chamberlain (6) 20', 33', 42', 52', 59', 67'
 Report Try: D. Kriel 23' c
Con: Steyn 24'
Pen: Steyn (3) 30', 37', 57'
Kings Park Stadium
Referee: Jaco Peyper
4 December 2021
17:00
Stormers South Africa 19–37 South Africa Lions (1 BP)
Try: Ungerer 27' c
Senatla 31' m
Venter 77' c
Con: Libbok 28'
Swiel 78'
 Report Try: Horn (2) 11' c, 79' c
Warner 45' c
V. Tshituka 56' c
Con: Zeilinga (4) 11', 45', 56', 80'
Pen: Zeilinga (3) 15', 39', 69'
Cape Town Stadium
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round 6[]

26 November 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland 46–18 Wales Ospreys
Try: Hansen 3' m
Bolton 14' m
McNulty 23' m
Arnold 43' c
Blade 70' c
Fitzgerald 78' c
Con: Carty (3) 44', 71', 79'
Pen: Carty 13'
 Report Try: Morgan 17' m
Hawkins 50' c
Con: Myler 51'
Pen: Myler (2) 10', 36'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 5,025[42]
Referee: Ben Blain
27 November 2021
13:00
Benetton Italy 19–18 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Smith 1' m
Pettinelli 21' m
Pen: Marin (3) 32', 63', 80+3'
 Report Try: Dempsey 7' m
Darge 34' c
Con: Thompson 35'
Pen: Thompson (2) 19', 45'
27 November 2021
17:15
Dragons Wales 14–30 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: S. Davies 23' c
Holmes 33' c
Con: S. Davies (2) 24', 34'
 Report Try: Boffelli 3' c
Moyano (2) 19' m, 37' m
Hoyland 80+1' c
Con: Kinghorn (2) 4', 80+2'
Pen: Kinghorn (2) 57', 69'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,552[14]
Referee: Mike Adamson
27 November 2021
20:00
Leinster Ireland 10–20 Ireland Ulster
Try: Henshaw 51' c
Con: R. Byrne 51'
Pen: R. Byrne 65'
 Report Try: Jones 16' c
Hume 79' c
Con: Cooney 17'
Doak 80'
Pen: Cooney 48'
Doak 68'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,625[43]
Referee: Frank Murphy
11 March 2022
17:10
Sharks South Africa v Wales Scarlets
Kings Park Stadium
12 March 2022
14:05
Bulls South Africa v Ireland Munster
13 March 2022
14:00
Lions South Africa v Wales Cardiff
Ellis Park Stadium
13 March 2022
Stormers South Africa v Italy Zebre Parma
Cape Town Stadium

Round 7[]

3 December 2021
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 24–10 Italy Benetton
Try: Graham 14' m
Boffelli 22' m
Kinghorn 46' c
McInally 68' c
Con: Kinghorn (2) 47', 70'
 Report Try: Zuliani 60' c
Con: Marin 61'
Pen: Marin 9'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5,438 [44]
Referee: Adam Jones
3 December 2021
19:45
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland 47–19 Ireland Connacht
Try: Ruddock 23' c
Ringrose 33' c
Sheehan 40' m
Larmour 42' c
Doris 50' c
Baird 59' c
Deegan 75' c
Con: R. Byrne (6) 24', 34', 43', 50', 59', 76'
 Report Try: Hansen 14' m
Arnold 29' c
Oliver 62' c
Con: Carty (2) 30', 63'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,127[45]
Referee: Chris Busby
4 December 2021
15:00
Ospreys Wales 19–13 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Morris 32' c
Con: Myler 34'
Pen: Myler (4) 18', 36', 60', 66'
 Report Try: Penalty try 15'
Pen: Cooney (2) 20', 53'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,695[46]
Referee: Sam Grove-White
4 December 2021
17:15
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 33–14 Wales Dragons
Try: Tuipulotu 16' c
Steyn 26' m
Dempsey 40' c
Price 59' c
Matthews 71' c
Con: Thompson (4) 17', 40+1', 61', 72'
 Report Try: Shipp 66' c
Doge 76' c
Con: S. Davies (2) 66', 77'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,543[47]
Referee: Frank Murphy
18 March 2022
17:10
Bulls South Africa v Wales Scarlets
19 March 2022
12:00
Lions South Africa v Ireland Munster
Ellis Park Stadium
19 March 2022
16:30
Sharks South Africa v Italy Zebre Parma
Kings Park Stadium
20 March 2022
12:00
Stormers South Africa v Wales Cardiff
Cape Town Stadium

Round 8[]

24 December 2021
17:00
Zebre Parma Italy 14–39 Italy Benetton (1 BP)
Try: Boni 64' c
Bisegni 67' c
Con: Canna 64'
O'Malley 67'
 Report Try: Ruzza 17' c
Pettinelli 32' c
Menoncello 35' c
Brex 55' c
Marin 72' m
Con: Smith (4) 18', 33', 35', 57'
Pen: Smith (2) 5', 53'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,500 [48]
Referee: Andrea Piardi
22 January 2022
13:00
(1 BP) Lions South Africa 37–47 South Africa Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Warner 7' c
Simelane 10' m
Schoeman 51' c
Van der Merwe 60' m
Van den Berg 69' c
Con: Zeilinga (2) 8', 52'
Swanepoel 71'
Pen: Zeilinga (2) 25', 29'
 Report Try: Fassi 15' c
Mapimpi (3) 19' m, 39' c, 54' c
Van Vuuren 32' m
Am 80' c
Con: Chamberlain (3) 17', 40', 55'
Díaz Bonilla 80+1'
Pen: Chamberlain (2) 7', 44'
Díaz Bonilla 57'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
22 January 2022
15:05
(2 BP) Bulls South Africa 26–30 South Africa Stormers (1 BP)
Try: Grobbelaar 43' c
Tambwe (2) 52' c, 56' c
Louw 63' m
Con: Smith 45'
Steyn (2) 53', 56'
 Report Try: Senatla (2) 7' m, 30' c
Jantjies 66' m
De Wet 77' c
Con: Libbok (2) 32', 78'
Pen: Libbok (2) 12', 27'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 2,000 [49]
Referee: Jaco Peyper
4 February 2022
20:15
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland 32–12 Ireland Connacht
Try: Jones 14' c
D. Moore 21' c
Baloucoune (2) 42' c, 80+4' m
Con: Doak (3) 16', 22', 43'
Pen: Doak (2) 54', 75'
 Report Try: McNulty 25' m
Wootton 47' c
Con: Fitzgerald 48'
Kingspan Stadium
Referee: Andrew Brace
11 February 2022
18:00
Leinster Ireland v Scotland Edinburgh
RDS Arena
11 February 2022
20:15
Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Ireland Munster
9 April 2022
14:10
Cardiff Wales v Wales Scarlets
Cardiff Arms Park
TBC
Ospreys Wales v Wales Dragons

Round 9[]

1 January 2022
17:15
Connacht Ireland 10–8 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Aki 58' c
Con: Fitzgerald 59'
Pen: Carty 15'
 Report Try: Conway 23' m
Pen: Healy 18'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 3,064[50]
Referee: Chris Busby
1 January 2022
17:15
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales 22–19 Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: G. Davies 10' c
St. Evans 53' m
McNicholl (2) 66' m, 78' m
Con: D. Jones 11'
 Report Try: Webb (2) 21' c, 57' c
L. Morgan 30' m
Con: J. Thomas (2) 22', 58'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Adam Jones
5 February 2022
13:00
Bulls South Africa 21–13 South Africa Lions
Try: Coetzee 25' c
Grobbelaar 39' c
Arendse 49' c
Con: Steyn (3) 26', 40', 50'
 Report Try: Schoeman 72' c
Con: Swanepoel 73'
Pen: Swanepoel (2) 3', 8'
5 February 2022
15:05
Stormers South Africa 20–10 South Africa Sharks
Try: Senatla 37' c
Smith 52' c
Con: Libbok (2) 38', 54'
Pen: Libbok (2) 49', 70'
 Report Try: Williams 63' c
Con: Chamberlain 64'
Pen: Díaz Bonilla 20'
Cape Town Stadium
Referee: AJ Jacobs
12 March 2022
19:35
Ulster Ireland v Ireland Leinster
Kingspan Stadium
18 March 2022
19:35
Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Scotland Edinburgh
TBC
Benetton Italy v Italy Zebre Parma
TBC
Dragons Wales v Wales Cardiff

Round 10[]

8 January 2022
15:00
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 34–10 Wales Cardiff
Try: Moyano 5' c
Boffelli 9' m
Bennett (2) 31' c, 74' c
Lang 40' m
Con: Boffelli (2) 6', 32'
Van der Walt 75'
Pen: Boffelli 18'
 Report Try: Lane 62' c
Con: Evans 62'
Pen: Priestland 26'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Frank Murphy
8 January 2022
17:15
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 38–19 Wales Ospreys
Try: Forbes 22' c
Tuipulotu (2) 27' c, 62' c
McKay 48' c
Brown 73' c
Con: Thompson (4) 24', 29', 50', 63'
Weir 74'
Pen: Thompson 8'
 Report Try: D. Evans 71' c
Con: Anscombe 71'
Pen: Anscombe (4) 3', 11', 26', 31'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Chris Busby
8 January 2022
19:35
Munster Ireland 18–13 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Haley 61' m
Kendellen 76' c
Con: Healy 77'
Pen: Crowley (2) 33', 40+1'
 Report Try: Herring 8' c
Con: Cooney 10'
Pen: Doak (2) 43', 57'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 5,000[a]
Referee: Mike Adamson
25 February 2022
17:30
Zebre Parma Italy v South Africa Bulls
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
25 February 2022
19:35
Leinster Ireland v South Africa Lions
RDS Arena
26 February 2022
13:00
Connacht Ireland v South Africa Stormers
26 February 2022
15:05
Benetton Italy v South Africa Sharks
TBC
Scarlets Wales v Wales Dragons
Parc y Scarlets

Round 11[]

28 January 2022
19:35
Dragons Wales 13–13 Italy Benetton
Try: Moriarty 44' c
Con: S. Davies 45'
Pen: S. Davies (2) 42', 62'
 Report Try: Els 23' c
Con: Albornoz 24'
Pen: Albornoz (2) 13', 47'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3,571 [51]
Referee: Andrew Brace
28 January 2022
19:35
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland 27–15 Wales Scarlets
Try: Curtis 35' c
Carter 53' m
Milasinovich 66' c
Gilroy 68' m
Con: Doak (2) 36', 67'
Pen: Doak 4'
 Report Try: Lee 29' c
Mathias 62' m
Con: D. Jones 30'
Pen: D. Jones 10'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 9,542 [52]
Referee: Jaco Peyper
29 January 2022
13:00
Lions South Africa 10–34 South Africa Bulls (1 BP)
Try: Kriel 57' c
Con: Swanepoel 58'
Pen: Zeilinga 7'
 Report Try: Grobbelaar 17' c
Papier 32' c
Botha 53' c
Vorster 75' c
Con: Steyn (4) 18', 33', 54', 76'
Pen: Steyn (2) 2', 12'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
29 January 2022
14:55
Connacht Ireland 20–42 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Arnold 13' c
Boyle 43' c
Con: Forde (2) 14', 44'
Pen: Forde (2) 42', 51'
 Report Try: McLean (2) 3' m, 60' m
Steyn (2) 19' c, 63' c
Brown 36' m
Matthews 80+1' c
Con: Weir (3) 21', 64', 80+2'
Pen: Weir (2) 46', 74'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,527 [53]
Referee: Nic Berry
29 January 2022
15:05
Sharks South Africa 22–22 South Africa Stormers
Try: Am 4' m
Mapimpi 46' m
Pen: Chamberlain (3) 26', 51', 65'
Drop: Chamberlain 40'
 Report Try: Willemse 53' m
Penalty try (2) 69', 80+2'
Pen: Libbok 22'
Kings Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,000 [54]
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
29 January 2022
17:00
Zebre Parma Italy 17–34 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Cronjé 40' c
Laloifi 80+1' c
Con: O'Malley 40+1'
Rizzi 80+2'
Pen: O'Malley 45'
 Report Try: O'Donoghue 22' m
Goggin 29' c
F. Wycherley 37' c
J. Wycherley 67' c
Barron 72' m
Con: Flannery (3) 30', 38', 67'
Pen: Crowley 19'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,000 [55]
Referee: Craig Evans
29 January 2022
17:15
Ospreys Wales 23–19 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Protheroe 44' c
Parry 55' c
Con: Myler (2) 45', 57'
Pen: Myler (3) 30', 69', 75'
 Report Try: Venter (3) 22' c, 26' c, 60' m
Con: Van der Walt (2) 23', 27'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 4,558 [56]
Referee: Andrea Piardi
29 January 2022
19:35
Cardiff Wales 29–27 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Lane 21' c
Amos 71' c
Con: Evans (2) 23', 72'
Pen: Evans (4) 20', 43', 49', 80+3'
Thomas 30'
 Report Try: A. Byrne 24' c
Tracy 53' c
Penny 60' c
Con: R. Byrne (3) 25', 54', 61'
Pen: R. Byrne (2) 3', 75'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,846 [57]
Referee: Mike Adamson

Round 12[]

12 February 2022
13:00
Lions South Africa v South Africa Stormers
Ellis Park Stadium
12 February 2022
15:05
Bulls South Africa v South Africa Sharks
18 February 2022
19:35
Cardiff Wales v Italy Zebre Parma
Cardiff Arms Park
19 February 2022
15:00
Munster Ireland v Scotland Edinburgh
Thomond Park
19 February 2022
17:00
Leinster Ireland v Wales Ospreys
RDS Arena
19 February 2022
19:35
Scarlets Wales v Ireland Connacht
Parc y Scarlets
19 February 2022
19:35
Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Italy Benetton
20 February 2022
14:00
Dragons Wales v Ireland Ulster

Round 13[]

4 March 2022
19:35
Ulster Ireland v Wales Cardiff
Ravenhill Stadium
4 March 2022
19:35
Edinburgh Scotland v Ireland Connacht
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
5 March 2022
12:55
Benetton Italy v Ireland Leinster
5 March 2022
15:00
Munster Ireland v Wales Dragons
Thomond Park
5 March 2022
17:15
Scarlets Wales v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Parc y Scarlets
6 March 2022
14:00
Ospreys Wales v Italy Zebre Parma
9 April 2022
13:00
Stormers South Africa v South Africa Bulls
Cape Town Stadium
9 April 2022
15:05
Sharks South Africa v South Africa Lions
Kings Park Stadium

Round 14[]

25 March 2022
16:00
Lions South Africa v Wales Ospreys
Ellis Park Stadium
25 March 2022
19:35
Munster Ireland v Italy Benetton
Musgrave Park
26 March 2022
13:00
Stormers South Africa v Ireland Ulster
Cape Town Stadium
26 March 2022
13:00
Zebre Parma Italy v Wales Scarlets
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
26 March 2022
15:05
Sharks South Africa v Scotland Edinburgh
Kings Park Stadium
26 March 2022
17:15
Bulls South Africa v Wales Dragons
26 March 2022
17:15
Cardiff Wales v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Cardiff Arms Park
26 March 2022
19:35
Connacht Ireland v Ireland Leinster

Round 15[]

1 April 2022
18:30
Sharks South Africa v Wales Dragons
Kings Park Stadium
1 April 2022
19:35
Glasgow Warriors Scotland v Italy Zebre Parma
2 April 2022
13:00
Bulls South Africa v Ireland Ulster
2 April 2022
13:00
Benetton Italy v Ireland Connacht
2 April 2022
15:05
Lions South Africa v Scotland Edinburgh
Ellis Park Stadium
2 April 2022
17:15
Stormers South Africa v Wales Ospreys
Cape Town Stadium
2 April 2022
19:00
Leinster Ireland v Ireland Munster
RDS Arena
2 April 2022
19:35
Scarlets Wales v Wales Cardiff
Parc y Scarlets

Round 16[]

22 April 2022
17:15
Stormers South Africa v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Cape Town Stadium
22 April 2022
19:35
Ulster Ireland v Ireland Munster
Ravenhill Stadium
22 April 2022
19:45
Edinburgh Scotland v Italy Zebre Parma
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
23 April 2022
13:00
Bulls South Africa v Italy Benetton
23 April 2022
15:00
Dragons Wales v Wales Scarlets
TBC
23 April 2022
15:05
Lions South Africa v Ireland Connacht
Ellis Park Stadium
23 April 2022
17:15
Sharks South Africa v Ireland Leinster
Kings Park Stadium
23 April 2022
17:15
Cardiff Wales v Wales Ospreys
TBC

Round 17[]

29 April 2022
18:00
Bulls South Africa v Scotland Glasgow Warriors
29 April 2022
19:35
Munster Ireland v Wales Cardiff
Musgrave Park
30 April 2022
13:00
Lions South Africa v Italy Benetton
Ellis Park Stadium
30 April 2022
15:05
Sharks South Africa v Ireland Connacht
Kings Park Stadium
30 April 2022
15:05
Zebre Parma Italy v Wales Dragons
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
30 April 2022
16:15
Stormers South Africa v Ireland Leinster
Cape Town Stadium
30 April 2022
17:15
Ospreys Wales v Wales Scarlets
30 April 2022
19:35
Edinburgh Scotland v Ireland Ulster
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium

Attendances by club[]

Club Home
games 		Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Italy Benetton 0 0 0 0 0 0%
South Africa Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Wales Cardiff 4 29,372 7,343 8,194 5,292 60.56%
Ireland Connacht 5 24,080 4,816 9,875 3,007 38.77%
Wales Dragons 4 22,671 5,668 6,398 5,043 65.15%
Scotland Edinburgh 4 22,665 5,666 6,002 5,330 72.64%
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Ireland Leinster 4 58,449 14,612 19,419 10,400 62.13%
South Africa Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Ireland Munster[a] 4 43,192 10,798 17,198 5,000 42.18%
Wales Ospreys 4 22,426 5,607 5,767 5,286 26.92%
Wales Scarlets 3 20,234 6,745 7,824 6,074 45.36%
South Africa Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0%
South Africa Stormers 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Ireland Ulster 3 31,994 10,665 11,412 10,000 58.61%
Italy Zebre Parma 5 7,700 1,540 2,000 1,300 30.80%

Highest attendances[]

Date Game Stadium Attendance
25 September 2021 Leinster (h) v Bulls Aviva Stadium 19,419

Referees[]

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 5 February 2022.

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Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Reduced stadium capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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