RaboDirect PRO12: Semi-Finals Preview

Three Irish provinces and a Scottish team will be contesting the RaboDirect PRO12’s knockout stages over the coming weeks, beginning with two mouth-watering semi-final clashes.

PRO 12 PLAY-OFFS: GLASGOW v MUNSTER VIDEO PREVIEW

PRO12 PLAY-OFFS: LEINSTER v ULSTER VIDEO PREVIEW

Glasgow Warriors host Munster on Friday night at Scotstoun Stadium and defending champions Leinster, in a repeat of last year’s final, face Ulster at the RDS the following evening.

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All four teams have reached this stage of the competition before, but only Leinster have appeared in each year’s play-offs since their inception as the way of deciding the PRO12 champions.
 
Of the four contenders only Ulster have dropped lower than the top five throughout the season. Top seeds Leinster took over pole position after round 16 and have not relinquished it since.

Glasgow have won the most number of games throughout the regular season (18), while Ulster equal the record along with Connacht, for picking up the least disciplinary points and taking a share of the Specsavers Fairplay award.
 
The winners of the two semi-finals will go forward to contest the PRO12 final which is scheduled for Saturday, May 31 (kick-off 6.15pm).

RABODIRECT PRO12 – SEMI-FINALS:

Friday, May 16 –

GLASGOW WARRIORS (2nd) v MUNSTER (3rd), Scotstoun Stadium, 7.35pm (live TG4/BBC ALBA/S4C)

Saturday, May 17 –

LEINSTER (1st) v ULSTER (4th), the RDS, 7pm (live RTÉ Two/BBC 2 Northern Ireland/S4C)