2011–12 Pro12

2011–12 Pro12
Countries Ireland Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Date 2 September 2011 – 27 May 2012
Champions Wales Ospreys (4th title)
Runners-up Ireland Leinster
Matches played 135
Attendance 1,042,374 (average 7,721 per match)
Tries scored 484 (average 3.585 per match)
Top point scorer Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
(257 points)[1]
Top try scorer Tim Visser (Edinburgh)
(13 tries)[2]
Official website
www.rabodirectpro12.com

The 2011–12 Pro12 League (also known as the RaboDirect Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, the second with its current 12-team format, and also the first with RaboDirect as title sponsor.[3][4]

The twelve teams competing were the four Irish provinces, Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster; two Scottish regions, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors; four Welsh regions, Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets; and two Italian clubs Aironi and Benetton Treviso.

The competition was won by Ospreys, who defeated Leinster in the final 31–30.[5][6][7]

Teams

Team Coach Captain Stadium Capacity
Italy Aironi Wales Rowland Phillips Italy Quintin Geldenhuys Stadio Luigi Zaffanella 6,000
Italy Benetton Treviso South Africa Franco Smith Italy Antonio Pavanello Stadio Comunale di Monigo 6,700
Wales Cardiff Blues Wales Gareth Baber
Wales Justin Burnell
New Zealand Paul Tito Cardiff City Stadium[lower-alpha 1] 26,828
Ireland Connacht Ireland Eric Elwood Ireland Gavin Duffy Galway Sportsgrounds 7,500
Scotland Edinburgh Ireland Michael Bradley Scotland Greig Laidlaw Murrayfield Stadium 12,464[lower-alpha 2]
Scotland Glasgow Warriors Scotland Sean Lineen Scotland Alastair Kellock Firhill Stadium 10,887
Ireland Leinster New Zealand Josef Schmidt Ireland Leo Cullen RDS Arena
Aviva Stadium
18,500 (16,500 seated)
51,700
Ireland Munster Australia Tony McGahan Ireland Paul O'Connell Thomond Park
Musgrave Park
26,500 (15,100 seated)
9,251
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons Wales Darren Edwards New Zealand Tom Willis Rodney Parade 11,676
Wales Ospreys Australia Scott Johnson Wales Alun Wyn Jones Liberty Stadium 20,532
Wales Scarlets Wales Nigel Davies Wales Matthew Rees Parc y Scarlets 14,870
Ireland Ulster Ireland Brian McLaughlin South Africa Johann Muller Ravenhill 12,300

Table

Pro12 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Ireland Leinster (F) 221813568326+24248285281
2 Wales Ospreys (C) 221615491337+15444222371
3 Ireland Munster (SF) 221417489367+12245275467
4 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (SF) 221345445321+12434232365
5 Wales Scarlets 221228446373+7343305562
6 Ireland Ulster 2212010474424+5053415356
7 Wales Cardiff Blues 2210012446460−1443455550
8 Ireland Connacht 227114321433−11227360737
9 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 227114370474−10427411536
10 Italy Benetton Treviso 227015419558−13941573536
11 Scotland Edinburgh 226115454588−13442652432
12 Italy Aironi 224018289551−26222541522

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[8]

  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 number of red cards received;
  7. the fewest number of yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places. Qualification for the Heineken Cup is based on each country's allocation, i.e. three highest-ranked Irish teams, three highest-ranked Welsh teams, both Italian teams and both Scottish teams. Because Leinster won the 2012 Heineken Cup Final, Ireland earned an extra Heineken Cup place, which will go to Connacht. Aironi were denied a licence for the 2012–13 season due to financial issues; the newly established Zebre side replaced Aironi in the Pro12 and Heineken Cup.

Updated 5 May 2012. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

    Fixtures

    All times are local.[9]

    Round 1

    2 September 2011
    19:05
    Ospreys Wales 27 – 3 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 5,424
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
    2 September 2011
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 28 – 14 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 6,296
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    2 September 2011
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 15 – 38 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 2,431
    Referee: Leo Colgan
    3 September 2011
    15:00
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 9 – 11 Ireland Connacht
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 3,100
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    3 September 2011
    19:45
    Munster Ireland 20 – 12 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Musgrave Park, Cork
    Attendance: 7,252
    Referee: Stefano Penne
    4 September 2011
    16:00
    Scarlets Wales 32 – 9 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 6,493
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy

    Round 2

    9 September 2011
    19:30
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 12 – 23 Ireland Munster
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 2,914
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    9 September 2011
    19:35
    Leinster Ireland 31 – 10 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 14,362
    Referee: Andrew Macpherson
    10 September 2011
    15:00
    (1 BP) Aironi Italy 19 – 25 Ireland Ulster
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Neil Hennessy
    10 September 2011
    15:15
    Connacht Ireland 13 – 11 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 3,408
    Referee: Marius Mitrea
    10 September 2011
    18:30
    Ospreys Wales 26 – 19 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 5,179
    Referee: David Wilkinson
    11 September 2011
    15:45
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 33 – 18 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 4,847
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy

    Round 3

    16 September 2011
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 20 – 3 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 6,555
    Referee: James Jones
    16 September 2011
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 19 – 14 Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 2,364
    Referee: Alan Falzone
    17 September 2011
    15:00
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 27 – 32 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Neil Hennessy
    17 September 2011
    18:00
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 19 – 23 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 14,686
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy
    17 September 2011
    18:30
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 23 – 14 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 4,197
    Referee: Leo Colgan
    17 September 2011
    19:45
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 35 – 12 Wales Scarlets
    Report
    Musgrave Park, Cork
    Attendance: 7,648
    Referee: Andrew Macpherson

    Round 4

    23 September 2011
    19:05
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 13 – 18 Ireland Munster
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 5,466
    Referee: David Wilkinson
    23 September 2011
    19:30
    Connacht Ireland 17 – 13 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 3,706
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    23 September 2011
    19:30
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 13 – 15 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 2,864
    Referee: Alan Falzone
    24 September 2011
    15:00
    Aironi Italy 25 – 19 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 2,500
    Referee: Peter Allan
    24 September 2011
    18:30
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 10 – 15 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 8,823
    Referee: John Lacey
    25 September 2011
    16:30
    Ospreys Wales 32 – 14 Ireland Ulster
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 5,590
    Referee: Dudley Phillips

    Round 5

    30 September 2011
    19:05
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 22 – 9 Ireland Ulster
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 4,554
    Referee: Neil Paterson
    30 September 2011
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 29 – 14 Ireland Munster
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 3,467
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    30 September 2011
    19:30
    Ospreys Wales 26 – 21 Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 5,726
    Referee: Stefano Penne
    1 October 2011
    15:00
    Benetton Treviso Italy 20 – 10 Wales Scarlets
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 3,200
    Referee: David Wilkinson
    1 October 2011
    18:00
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 26 – 7 Italy Aironi
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 14,920
    Referee: Marius Mitrea
    1 October 2011
    18:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales 13 – 34 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 8,198
    Referee: John Lacey

    Round 6

    7 October 2011
    19:05
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 33 – 17 Scotland Edinburgh
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 6,188
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    7 October 2011
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 12 – 23 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 7,372
    Referee: Stefano Penne
    7 October 2011
    19:30
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 24 – 19 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 2,705
    Referee: Marius Mitrea
    8 October 2011
    15:00
    (1 BP) Aironi Italy 26 – 37 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Neil Hennessy
    8 October 2011
    17:00
    Leinster Ireland 30 – 20 Ireland Connacht
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 15,220
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
    8 October 2011
    19:30
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 13 – 17 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Thomond Park, Limerick
    Attendance: 16,599
    Referee: James Jones

    Round 7

    28 October 2011
    19:05
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 28 – 17 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 3,443
    Referee: Carlo Damasco
    28 October 2011
    19:35
    Edinburgh Scotland 28 – 36 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 3,580
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    28 October 2011
    20:30
    Munster Ireland 18 – 6 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Musgrave Park, Cork
    Attendance: 8,742
    Referee: Peter Allan
    29 October 2011
    15:00
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 50 – 24 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 4,700
    Referee: John Lacey
    29 October 2011
    15:00
    Scarlets Wales 24 – 17 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 7,075
    Referee: Alan Falzone
    29 October 2011
    18:00
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 20 – 26 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 3,996
    Referee: Neil Paterson

    Round 8

    4 November 2011
    19:05
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales P – P Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    4 November 2011
    20:00
    Leinster Ireland 24 – 19 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
    Report
    Aviva Stadium, Dublin
    Attendance: 48,365
    Referee: Pascal Gauzere
    5 November 2011
    14:30
    Aironi Italy 6 – 18 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 2,200
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    5 November 2011
    15:00
    Benetton Treviso Italy 11 – 22 Scotland Edinburgh
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referee: Andrew Macpherson
    5 November 2011
    17:35
    Ulster Ireland 22 – 3 Ireland Connacht
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 6,887
    Referee: John Lacey
    5 November 2011
    18:30
    Ospreys Wales 9 – 9 Wales Scarlets
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 12,332
    Referee: Mathieu Raynal

    Round 9

    24 November 2011
    19:30
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 38 – 0 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 4,557
    Referee: Leo Colgan
    25 November 2011
    19:05
    Scarlets Wales 22 – 12 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 7,950
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    25 November 2011
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 17 – 9 Ireland Ulster
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 3,940
    Referee: Stefano Penne
    26 November 2011
    15:00
    Benetton Treviso Italy 20 – 30 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 4,600
    Referee: George Clancy
    26 November 2011
    18:30
    Connacht Ireland 6 – 17 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 4,107
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy
    26 November 2011
    20:30
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 34 – 17 Scotland Edinburgh
    Report
    Thomond Park, Limerick
    Attendance: 18,200
    Referee: Neil Paterson

    Round 10

    2 December 2011
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 24 – 17 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 8,117
    Referee: Alain Rolland
    2 December 2011
    19:30
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 13 – 15 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 3,614
    Referee: Neil Hennessy
    2 December 2011
    19:30
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 50 – 10 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 4,403
    Referee: John Lacey
    2 December 2011
    20:05
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 52 – 9 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 16,347
    Referee: Andrew Macpherson
    3 December 2011
    18:30
    Ospreys Wales 19 – 13 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 5,783
    Referee: Peter Allan
    4 December 2011
    16:30
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 14 – 14 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 5,273
    Referee: David Wilkinson

    Round 11

    23 December 2011
    19:00
    Aironi Italy 27 – 13 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 3,326
    Referee: Carlo Damasco
    23 December 2011
    19:35
    Cardiff Blues Wales 28 – 9 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 10,660
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    26 December 2011
    14:05
    Scarlets Wales 22 – 14 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 14,756
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    26 December 2011
    17:30
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 42 – 13 Ireland Ulster
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 18,500
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
    26 December 2011
    17:35
    Edinburgh Scotland 23 – 23 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 13,246
    Referee: Neil Paterson
    26 December 2011
    19:45
    Munster Ireland 24 – 9 Ireland Connacht
    Report
    Thomond Park, Limerick
    Attendance: 21,030
    Referee: Dudley Phillips

    Round 12

    30 December 2011
    19:05
    (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 6 – 10 Wales Scarlets
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 7,571
    Referee: Neil Hennessy
    30 December 2011
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 33 – 17 Ireland Munster
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 11,379
    Referee: Alain Rolland
    31 December 2011
    15:00
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 37 – 14 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 4,200
    Referee: Stefano Penne
    1 January 2012
    17:00
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 13 – 15 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 6,582
    Referee: John Lacey
    1 January 2012
    17:35
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 17 – 12 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 8,852
    Referee: Peter Allan
    1 January 2012
    18:30
    Ospreys Wales 17 – 12 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 11,186
    Referee: Nigel Owens

    Round 13

    6 January 2012
    19:05
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 21 – 20 Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 6,897
    Referee: James Jones
    6 January 2012
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 20 – 42 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 3,792
    Referee: George Clancy
    7 January 2012
    16:35
    Aironi Italy 20 – 6 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 2,500
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy
    7 January 2012
    18:15
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 19 – 23 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 9,390
    Referee: Marius Mitrea
    7 January 2012
    18:15
    Scarlets Wales 16 – 14 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 9,869
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    7 January 2012
    20:15
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 29 – 11 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Thomond Park, Limerick
    Attendance: 16,816
    Referee: Nigel Owens

    Round 14

    9 February 2012
    19:05
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 19 – 9 Wales Scarlets
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 2,665
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    9 February 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 42 – 8 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 15,648
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    10 February 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 30 – 12 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 7,435
    Referee: Carlo Damasco
    10 February 2012
    19:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales 22 – 15 Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
    Report
    Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
    Attendance: 8,000
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy
    10 February 2012
    19:35
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 14 – 15 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 3,209
    Referee: Leo Colgan
    12 February 2012
    15:00
    Aironi Italy P – P Ireland Munster
    Report

    Round 15

    17 February 2012
    19:05
    Cardiff Blues Wales 21 – 14 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Report
    Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
    Attendance: 9,154
    Referee: George Clancy
    17 February 2012
    19:30
    Ospreys Wales 23 – 7 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 5,554
    Referee: Marius Mitrea
    17 February 2012
    19:35
    Leinster Ireland 16 – 13 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 16,683
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    18 February 2012
    16:15
    Benetton Treviso Italy 14 – 35 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 4,200
    Referee: Neil Hennessy
    18 February 2012
    17:30
    Connacht Ireland 13 – 13 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 4,189
    Referee: Peter Allan
    18 February 2012
    18:30
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 21 – 10 Scotland Edinburgh
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 5,130
    Referee: Alan Falzone

    Round 16

    23 February 2012
    19:35
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 34 – 20 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 6,594
    Referee: Stefano Penne
    24 February 2012
    19:05
    Munster Ireland 16 – 13 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
    Report
    Thomond Park, Limerick
    Attendance: 16,000
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    24 February 2012
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 15 – 14 Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 8,131
    Referee: Neil Hennessy
    24 February 2012
    19:30
    Connacht Ireland 26 – 13 Scotland Edinburgh
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 4,324
    Referee: Carlo Damasco
    25 February 2012
    18:00
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 10 – 10 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 3,115
    Referee: John Lacey
    26 February 2012
    16:30
    (1 BP) Aironi Italy 9 – 10 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 2,712
    Referee: Leo Colgan

    Round 17

    2 March 2012
    19:00
    Aironi Italy 6 – 22 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 2,100
    Referee: Andrew Macpherson
    2 March 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 20 – 26 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 5,782
    Referee: Neil Paterson
    2 March 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 38 – 16 Scotland Edinburgh
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 8,044
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    2 March 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 38 – 10 Ireland Connacht
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 7,534
    Referee: Marius Mitrea
    3 March 2012
    16:30
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 13 – 20 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: David Wilkinson
    3 March 2012
    18:30
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 14 – 24 Ireland Munster
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 6,012
    Referee: Carlo Damasco

    Rearranged fixtures

    11 March 2012
    15:00
    Aironi Italy 21 – 17 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: David Wilkinson

    15 March 2012
    19:05
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 18 – 14 Wales Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 7,821
    Referee: Leighton Hodges

    Round 18

    23 March 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 22 – 23 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 18,300
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
    23 March 2012
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 15 – 29 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 4,459
    Referee: John Lacey
    23 March 2012
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 29 – 6 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 4,110
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    24 March 2012
    16:15
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 23 – 27 Ireland Ulster
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 4,200
    Referee: Leighton Hodges
    24 March 2012
    18:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales 14 – 26 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 8,337
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    24 March 2012
    19:45
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 16 – 20 Ireland Munster
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 7,022
    Referee: Neil Paterson

    Round 19

    30 March 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 45 – 7 Italy Aironi
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 10,125
    Referee: Neil Paterson
    30 March 2012
    19:15
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 19 – 27 Ireland Connacht
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 6,297
    Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini
    30 March 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 31 – 3 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 4,224
    Referee: George Clancy
    30 March 2012
    19:35
    Edinburgh Scotland 26 – 23 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 2,969
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
    31 March 2012
    18:30
    (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 41 – 10 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 7,514
    Referee: Alain Rolland
    31 March 2012
    19:30
    Munster Ireland 9 – 18 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Thomond Park, Limerick
    Attendance: 26,500
    Referee: Nigel Owens

    Round 20

    13 April 2012
    19:30
    (2 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 32 – 33 Italy Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 5,168
    Referee: James Matthews
    13 April 2012
    19:45
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 54 – 13 Scotland Edinburgh
    Report
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 16,224
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
    14 April 2012
    17:15
    Connacht Ireland 26 – 21 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 5,017
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    14 April 2012
    18:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales 12 – 33 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 8,396
    Referee: George Clancy
    14 April 2012
    19:15
    Munster Ireland 35 – 29 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Report
    Musgrave Park, Cork
    Attendance: 8,742
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    15 April 2012
    15:05
    (1 BP) Aironi Italy 23 – 26 Wales Scarlets
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 3,300
    Referee: John Lacey

    Round 21

    20 April 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 31 – 12 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Report
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 14,478
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    20 April 2012
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 8 – 16 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Ravenhill, Belfast
    Attendance: 10,500
    Referee: John Lacey
    21 April 2012
    17:00
    Connacht Ireland 19 – 16 Italy Aironi (1 BP)
    Report
    Galway Sportsgrounds, Galway
    Attendance: 5,216
    Referee: Ian Davies
    21 April 2012
    18:30
    Scarlets Wales 20 – 20 Ireland Munster
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 10,741
    Referee: Alain Rolland
    22 April 2012
    14:05
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 38 – 13 Scotland Edinburgh
    Report
    Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
    Attendance: 3,580
    Referee: Dudley Phillips
    22 April 2012
    15:05
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 8 – 13 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Report
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
    Attendance: 4,200
    Referee: Leighton Hodges

    Round 22

    5 May 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 44 – 21 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Report
    Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
    Attendance: 2,855
    Referee: Mark Patton
    5 May 2012
    19:30
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 24 – 3 Ireland Connacht
    Report
    Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
    Attendance: 5,374
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon
    5 May 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 36 – 8 Ireland Ulster
    Report
    Thomond Park, Limerick
    Attendance: 19,362
    Referee: Alain Rolland
    5 May 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 18 – 22 Ireland Leinster
    Report
    Rodney Parade, Newport
    Attendance: 8,038
    Referee: Marius Mitrea
    5 May 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 29 – 20 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Report
    Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
    Attendance: 13,047
    Referee: Nigel Owens
    5 May 2012
    20:30
    (1 BP) Aironi Italy 11 – 18 Wales Ospreys
    Report
    Stadio Luigi Zaffanella, Viadana
    Attendance: 4,000
    Referee: Neil Paterson

    Playoffs

    Semi-finals

    11 May 2012
    19:35
    Ospreys Wales 45 – 10 Ireland Munster
    Try: Biggar 12' c
    Fotuali'i 40' c
    Dirksen 55' m
    Bishop 63' c
    Webb 71' c
    Con: Biggar (4/5)
    Pen: Biggar (4/4) 8', 22', 30', 49'
    Report Try: Keatley 3' c
    Con: Keatley (1/1)
    Pen: Keatley (1/1) 20'
    Liberty Stadium, Swansea
    Attendance: 10,026
    Referee: Alain Rolland

    12 May 2012
    19:35
    Leinster Ireland 19 – 15 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: D. Kearney 66' c
    Con: Sexton (1/1)
    Pen: Sexton (4/4) 7', 23', 38', 63'
    Report Try: Hall 77' m
    Hogg 80' c
    Con: Jackson (1/2)
    Pen: Weir (1/3) 9'
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 15,113
    Referee: George Clancy

    Final

    27 May 2012
    16:00
    Leinster Ireland 30 – 31 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Cronin 26' c
    Nacewa (2) 35' c, 61' c
    Con: Sexton (3/3)
    Pen: Sexton (3/4) 11', 44', 51'
    Report Try: Beck 42' c
    Williams (2) 59' m, 78' c
    Con: Biggar (2/3)
    Pen: Biggar (4/4) 8', 22', 34', 73'
    RDS Arena, Dublin
    Attendance: 18,500
    Referee: Romain Poite
    15 Ireland Rob Kearney
    14 Ireland Fergus McFadden
    13 Ireland Brian O'Driscoll
    12 Ireland Gordon D'Arcy
    11 Fiji Isa Nacewa
    10 Ireland Jonathan Sexton
    9 Ireland Eoin Reddan
    8 Ireland Jamie Heaslip
    7 Ireland Shane Jennings
    6 Ireland Kevin McLaughlin
    5 Ireland Devin Toner
    4 Ireland Leo Cullen (c)
    3 Ireland Mike Ross
    2 Ireland Sean Cronin
    1 South Africa Heinke van der Merwe
    Replacements:
    16 South Africa Richardt Strauss
    17 Ireland Cian Healy
    18 Ireland John Cooney
    19 New Zealand Nathan White
    20 Ireland Dominic Ryan
    21 New Zealand Brad Thorn
    22 Ireland Ian Madigan
    23 Ireland Dave Kearney
    Coach:
    New Zealand Joe Schmidt
    15 Wales Richard Fussell
    14 South Africa Hanno Dirksen
    13 Wales Andrew Bishop
    12 Wales Ashley Beck
    11 Wales Shane Williams
    10 Wales Dan Biggar
    9 Wales Rhys Webb
    8 Wales Joe Bearman
    7 Wales Justin Tipuric
    6 Wales Ryan Jones
    5 Wales Ian Evans
    4 Wales Alun Wyn Jones (c)
    3 Wales Adam Rhys Jones
    2 Wales Richard Hibbard
    1 Wales Paul James
    Replacements:
    16 Wales James King
    17 Wales Ryan Bevington
    18 Samoa Kahn Fotuali'i
    19 Wales Scott Baldwin
    20 Wales Aaron Jarvis
    21 Wales Tom Smith
    22 Wales Matthew Morgan
    23 Wales Tom Isaacs
    Coach:
    Sean Holley

    Leading scorers

    Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under IRB eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-IRB nationalities.

    Top points scorers

    Rank Player Club Points[1]
    1 Wales Dan Biggar Wales Ospreys 257
    2 Scotland Duncan Weir Scotland Glasgow Warriors 198
    3 Ireland Ian Keatley Ireland Munster 187
    4 Scotland Greig Laidlaw Scotland Edinburgh 171
    5 Italy Kris Burton Italy Benetton Treviso 154

    Top try scorers

    Rank Player Club Tries[2]
    1 Netherlands Tim Visser[lower-alpha 3] Scotland Edinburgh 13
    2 Wales Alex Cuthbert Wales Cardiff Blues 10
    3 Ireland Simon Zebo Ireland Munster 8
    4 Ireland Ian Madigan Ireland Leinster 7
    5 South Africa Hanno Dirksen[lower-alpha 4] Wales Ospreys 6

    Broadcasting rights

    Setanta Sports Australia broadcasts live RaboDirect Pro12 matches in Australia. Setanta Sports Asia broadcast live RaboDirect Pro12 matches in Asia also.

    Notes

    1. Cardiff Blues played two of their matches back in their traditional Cardiff Arms Park home.
    2. Although Murrayfield's full capacity is 67,800, only the lower section of the West Stand, with a capacity of 12,464, is generally opened for Edinburgh fixtures.
    3. Tim Visser did not qualify for Scotland until June 2012.[10]
    4. Hanno Dirksen will qualify for Wales in 2014.[11]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Leading Points-Scorers". RaboDirect Pro12. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
    2. 1 2 "Leading Try-Scorers". RaboDirect Pro12. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
    3. BBC News
    4. "Dutch bank to replace Magners as sponsors of Celtic League from next season". Daily Telegraph. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
    5. "Super Shane leads Ospreys to PRO12 glory". ESPNscrum (ESPN Inc.). 27 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
    6. Pope, Bruce (27 May 2012). "RaboDirect Pro12 Final: Leinster 30-31 Ospreys". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
    7. Ward, Tony (28 May 2012). "No complaints as Ospreys time run to perfection". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 29 May 2012.
    8. Competition Rule 3.5 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro12. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
    9. "2011–2012 RaboDirect PRO12 Fixtures & Results". Pro12. Celtic Rugby. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
    10. Hannan, Martin (10 July 2011). "Scottish cap is in Tim Visser's sights". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
    11. "BBC Sport - Ospreys wing Hanno Dirksen reveals his Wales ambitions".

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