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The first-placed teams from each tournament, [[Benetton Rugby | Benetton]] and [[Bulls (rugby union) |Bulls]], played in the final in Treviso.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy to Host Historic 'North v South' Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final in Treviso|url=https://www.pro14.rugby/latest/news/italy-to-host-historic-north-v-south-guinness-pro14-rainbow-cup-final-in-treviso|access-date=2021-05-28|website=www.pro14.rugby|language=en}}</ref> Benetton won 35-8 in front of their home crowd for a historic first win of an international competition for any Italian club.<ref name = "gazzetta">{{Cite web|title=Capolavoro Treviso! 35-8 ai Bulls, la Rainbow Cup è italiana|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/19-06-2021/capolavoro-treviso-35-8-bulls-rainbow-cup-italiana-4102121537483.shtml|access-date=2021-06-19|website=gazzetta.it|language=it}}</ref> |
The first-placed teams from each tournament, [[Benetton Rugby | Benetton]] and [[Bulls (rugby union) |Bulls]], played in the final in Treviso.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Italy to Host Historic 'North v South' Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final in Treviso|url=https://www.pro14.rugby/latest/news/italy-to-host-historic-north-v-south-guinness-pro14-rainbow-cup-final-in-treviso|access-date=2021-05-28|website=www.pro14.rugby|language=en}}</ref> Benetton won 35-8 in front of their home crowd for a historic first win of an international competition for any Italian club.<ref name = "gazzetta">{{Cite web|title=Capolavoro Treviso! 35-8 ai Bulls, la Rainbow Cup è italiana|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Rugby/19-06-2021/capolavoro-treviso-35-8-bulls-rainbow-cup-italiana-4102121537483.shtml|access-date=2021-06-19|website=gazzetta.it|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/57530513|title=Pro14 Rainbow Cup final: Benetton 35-8 Bulls - hosts win first major title|date=19 June 2021|work=BBC Sport|accessdate= 2 July 2021}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:15, 2 July 2021
Pro14 Rainbow Cup | |
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Countries | Ireland Italy Scotland Wales South Africa |
Date | 23 April 2021 – 19 June 2021 |
Champions | Benetton (1st title) |
Runners-up | Bulls |
Matches played | 40 |
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The Pro14 Rainbow Cup (also known as the Guinness Pro14 Rainbow Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a professional rugby union end-of-season cup competition played in 2021 that consisted of two separate tournaments: the Rainbow Cup for twelve European clubs and the Rainbow Cup SA for four South African clubs. The winners of each competition then played a final match to determine the overall winner.
Background
The 2020–21 Pro14 was reduced to twelve teams as the two South African teams - the Cheetahs and Southern Kings - were not allowed to travel internationally in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2020, the Southern Kings ceased operations and the South African Rugby Union council began exploring the possibility of the four South African former Super Rugby teams - the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers - joining an expanded Pro14.[1]
PRO14 Rugby announced in December 2020 that the 2020–21 Pro14 regular season would conclude after 16 rounds, and the top team from each conference would advance to a final in March 2021. The Pro14 Rainbow Cup would then commence in April and will introduce the four new South African teams.[2]
With South Africa hosting the British & Irish Lions tour in July–August 2021, the tournament would also serve as a warm-up event for the British, Irish and South African players hoping to be involved in the tour.[2]
Due to several issues surrounding travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic, it was announced in April 2021 that the Rainbow Cup would adopt a dual tournament format and there would no cross-hemisphere fixtures.[3]
Format
The competition format has changed several times but is currently due to consist of two separate tournaments running side by side. In the northern hemisphere's Rainbow Cup, the 12 Pro14 teams in Europe will compete from 23 April until 12 June 2021. There will be 6 match weekends over an 8 week period with each team receiving one additional bye week.
In the southern hemisphere's Rainbow Cup SA, each of the four teams will play each other twice, a total of six rounds to be played between 1 May and 12 June 2021. There will be one fallow week in which each team will receive a bye week.[3][4]
A final between the best placed Northern and Southern Hemisphere teams will follow both tournaments on 19 June.[5]
Law variations
The Rainbow Cup will see three law variations trialled: Replacement for a red carded player after 20 minutes, Captain's Challenge and Goal-line dropouts. The replacement for a red carded player after 20 minutes will allow a side who has had a player sent-off to replace them with one of their named substitutes after a period of 20 minutes. A captain's challenge, similar to those used successfully in cricket and tennis, will allow each team one referral per match which can be used in one of three scenarios: a decision occurring in the final five minutes of a match, an offence in the build up to a try being scored or an act of foul play. Goal-line dropouts will be used if the ball is held-up over the line, knock-ons that occur in goal or when the ball is grounded by the defending team in the in-goal area after a kick through. All these law variations have previously been trialled in both Super Rugby Aotearoa and Super Rugby AU.[6]
Teams
PRO14 Rainbow Cup
Team | Country | Coach / Director of Rugby |
Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
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Benetton | Italy | Kieran Crowley | Dewaldt Duvenage | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 6,700 |
Cardiff Blues | Wales | Dai Young | Ellis Jenkins | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125 |
Connacht | Ireland | Andy Friend | Jarrad Butler | Galway Sportsgrounds | 8,129 |
Dragons | Wales | Dean Ryan | Rhodri Williams | Rodney Parade | 8,700 |
Edinburgh | Scotland | Richard Cockerill | Stuart McInally | Murrayfield Stadium | 67,144 |
Glasgow Warriors | Scotland | Danny Wilson | Fraser Brown Ryan Wilson |
Scotstoun Stadium | 7,351 |
Leinster | Ireland | Leo Cullen | Jonathan Sexton | RDS Arena | 18,500 |
Munster | Ireland | Johann van Graan | Peter O'Mahony | Thomond Park | 25,600 |
Ospreys | Wales | Toby Booth | Justin Tipuric | Liberty Stadium | 20,827 |
Scarlets | Wales | Glenn Delaney | Ken Owens | Parc y Scarlets | 14,870 |
Ulster | Ireland | Dan McFarland | Iain Henderson | Ravenhill Stadium | 18,196 |
Zebre | Italy | Michael Bradley | Tommaso Castello | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000 |
PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA
Team | Country | Coach / Director of Rugby |
Captain | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bulls | South Africa | Jake White | Duane Vermeulen | Loftus Versfeld | 51,762 |
Lions | South Africa | Ivan van Rooyen | Dan Kriel | Ellis Park Stadium | 62,567 |
Sharks | South Africa | Sean Everitt | Lukhanyo Am | Kings Park Stadium | 52,000 |
Stormers | South Africa | John Dobson | Steven Kitshoff | Cape Town Stadium | 55,000 |
Tables
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Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts | |||||
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1 | Benetton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 78 | +47 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22** | ||||
2 | Munster | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 75 | +95 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||||
3 | Glasgow Warriors | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 117 | +4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 19 | ||||
4 | Leinster | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 87 | +37 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||
5 | Cardiff Blues | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 123 | +1 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||
6 | Connacht | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 133 | –24 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||
7 | Scarlets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 110 | 115 | –5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 13* | ||||
8 | Ospreys | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 88 | +15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11** | ||||
9 | Edinburgh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 140 | –14 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||
10 | Ulster | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 116 | –31 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8* | ||||
11 | Dragons | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 117 | 156 | –39 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||
12 | Zebre | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 174 | -86 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
* Cancelled fixture: Scarlets awarded four match points. ** Cancelled fixture: Benetton awarded four match points. | |||||||||||||||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[7]
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Green background (row 1) is the play-off places and earn a place in the final against the 1st placed Rainbow Cup SA team.
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Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts | |||||
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1 | Bulls | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 117 | +66 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | ||||
2 | Stormers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 137 | 143 | –6 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 17* | ||||
3 | Sharks | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 179 | –26 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||
4 | Lions | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 127 | 161 | –34 | 16 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8* | ||||
* Cancelled fixture: Stormers awarded four match points. | |||||||||||||||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[8]
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Green background (row 1) is the play-off places and earn a place in the final against the 1st placed Rainbow Cup team from Europe.
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PRO14 Rainbow Cup
All kickoff times are local.
League stage
Round 1
24 April 2021 14:00 |
(1 BP) Benetton | 46–19 | Glasgow Warriors |
Stadio Comunale di Monigo Referee: Marius Mitrea |
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Bye/s: Edinburgh, Leinster, Ospreys, Zebre |
Round 5
Bye/s: Benetton, Dragons, Munster, Scarlets |
Round 6
Bye/s: Cardiff Blues, Connacht, Glasgow Warriors, Ulster |
PRO14 Rainbow Cup SA
All kickoff times are local.
League stage
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Final
The first-placed teams from each tournament, Benetton and Bulls, played in the final in Treviso.[9] Benetton won 35-8 in front of their home crowd for a historic first win of an international competition for any Italian club.[10][11]
19 June 2021 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
Benetton | 35 – 8 | Bulls |
Try: Ioane 5' m Els 31' m Penalty try 40' Lamaro 42' c Padovani 57' m Con: Garbisi (1/4) 43' Pen: Garbisi (2/3) 20', 47' | Report | Try: Tambwe 26' m Con: Smith (0/1) Pen: Smith (1/1) 30' |
Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1250[10] Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
References
- ^ "Guinness PRO14 & Rainbow Cup - Questions & Answers". GuinnessPro14. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Guinness PRO14 to Conclude in March Ahead of Rainbow Cup with South Africa's Super Teams". GuinnessPro14. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Dual Tournament Approach to Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup". www.pro14.rugby. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ https://www.pro14.rugby/latest/news/revised-pro14-rainbow-cup-sa-schedule-confirmed [bare URL]
- ^ "Europe to host Pro14 Rainbow Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Law Trials confirmed for Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup". Pro14. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Competition Rule 3.1.4 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro14. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Competition Rule 3.1.4 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro14. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Italy to Host Historic 'North v South' Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup Final in Treviso". www.pro14.rugby. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ a b "Capolavoro Treviso! 35-8 ai Bulls, la Rainbow Cup è italiana". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Pro14 Rainbow Cup final: Benetton 35-8 Bulls - hosts win first major title". BBC Sport. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
Notes
- ^ Ulster Rugby returned several positive COVID-19 tests and were therefore unable to field a team.
Scarlets awarded four match points. - ^ Ospreys returned several positive COVID-19 tests and were therefore unable to field a team.
Benetton awarded four match points. - ^ Lions returned several positive COVID-19 tests and were therefore unable to field a team.
Stormers awarded four match points.
External links
- Articles with bare URLs for citations from May 2021
- 2020–21 Pro14
- 2020–21 in European rugby union leagues
- United Rugby Championship seasons
- 2020–21 in Irish rugby union
- 2020–21 in Italian rugby union
- 2020–21 in Scottish rugby union
- 2020–21 in Welsh rugby union
- 2020 in South African rugby union
- 2021 in South African rugby union
- Current rugby union seasons