2012–13 Pro12

2012–13 Pro12
Countries Ireland Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Date 31 August 2012 – 25 May 2013
Champions Ireland Leinster (3rd title)
Runners-up Ireland Ulster
Matches played 135
Attendance 1,106,873 (average 8,199 per match)
Tries scored 536 (average 3.97 per match)
Top point scorer Ian Madigan (Leinster)
(186 points)[1]
Top try scorer Tim Visser (Edinburgh)
(11 tries)[2]
Official website
www.rabodirectpro12.com

The 2012–13 Pro12 League (also known as the RaboDirect Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th season of the rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, the third with its current 12-team format, and the second with RaboDirect as title sponsor.

Ospreys were the defending champions, but they failed to qualify for the end-of-season playoffs.

The twelve teams that competed were the four Irish teams, Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster; two Scottish teams, Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors; four Welsh teams, Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets; and two Italian teams, Benetton Treviso and newly created Zebre.

The title was won by Leinster, defeating Ulster 24-18 in the final.[3][4][5][6]

Changes for the season

Italy

Zebre replaced Aironi Rugby after they had their license revoked by the Italian Rugby Federation for financial reasons.[7] Roberto Manghi will become their Head coach for their début season.

Scotland

Big changes for Glasgow Warriors over the off season. A move to Scotstoun from their home of previous seasons, Firhill and head coach Sean Lineen making way for the former Scotland stand-off Gregor Townsend.

Ireland

New Zealander Rob Penney replaced Tony McGahan as director of rugby at Munster and fellow New Zealander Mark Anscombe replaced Brian McLaughlin as head coach of Ulster.[8][9] Also at Munster, Paul O'Connell stepped down as captain, with Doug Howlett announced as his replacement.[10]

Wales

Changes in personnel at the Welsh regions, with Phil Davies taking over the reigns at Cardiff Blues, Steve Tandy replacing Sean Holley as Ospreys head coach and former Ireland captain Simon Easterby succeeding Nigel Davies at the Scarlets, who takes over at Aviva Premiership side Gloucester. Scarlets also announce that Rob McCusker replaces Matthew Rees as captain for the upcoming season.

On 28 August 2012, the Welsh Rugby Union announced a new annual event which will feature all four regions playing in a doubleheader at Millennium Stadium (similar to the long-established London Double Header in the English Premiership). The first of these events will take place on 30 March 2013, and the initial contract will run for four years.[11]

Teams

Team Coach Captain Stadium Capacity
Italy Benetton Treviso South Africa Franco Smith Italy Antonio Pavanello Stadio Comunale di Monigo 6,700
Wales Cardiff Blues Wales Phil Davies Wales Andries Pretorius Cardiff Arms Park 12,500
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 1]
Scotland Glasgow Warriors Scotland Gregor Townsend Scotland Alastair Kellock Scotstoun Stadium 9,708[12]
Ireland Leinster New Zealand Josef Schmidt Ireland Leo Cullen RDS Arena
Aviva Stadium 		18,500 (16,500 seated)
51,700
Ireland Munster New Zealand Rob Penney New Zealand Doug Howlett Thomond Park
Musgrave Park 		26,500 (15,100 seated)
9,251
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons Wales Darren Edwards Wales Lewis Evans Rodney Parade 11,676
Wales Ospreys Wales Steve Tandy Wales Alun Wyn Jones Liberty Stadium 20,532
Wales Scarlets Ireland Simon Easterby Wales Rob McCusker Parc y Scarlets 14,870
Ireland Ulster New Zealand Mark Anscombe South Africa Johann Muller Ravenhill 12,300
Italy Zebre Italy Roberto Manghi Italy Gonzalo Garcia Stadio XXV Aprile[13][lower-alpha 2] 3,500

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 Ulster (RU) 221714577348+22962338381
2 Ireland Leinster (CH) 221705585386+19963469178
3 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (SF) 221606541324+21766309376
4 Wales Scarlets (SF) 221507436406+3041373366
5 Wales Ospreys 221417471342+12948252262
6 Ireland Munster 2211110442389+5346344454
7 Italy Benetton Treviso 2210210414450–3645444250
8 Ireland Connacht 228113358422–6432431338
9 Wales Cardiff Blues 228014348487–13928511538
10 Scotland Edinburgh 227015399504–10535511736
11 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 226016358589–23131721328
12 Italy Zebre 220022291573–28229601910

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[14]

  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.
  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. Leinster won the Amlin Challenge Cup, giving Ireland an extra Heineken Cup place that passed to Connacht.

Updated 17 May 2013. Source: RaboDirect PRO12

    Fixtures

    All times are local.[15]

    Round 1

    31 August 2012
    19:00
    (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 37–6 Italy Zebre
    Try: Tuilagi 14' c
    Harries 19' c
    D. Evans (2) 27' c, 39' c
    Con: Prydie (4/4)
    Pen: Prydie (2/2) 10', 68'
    Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 16'
    		 Report Pen: Orquera (2/3) 23', 38'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,540
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    31 August 2012
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 18–10 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Allen 38' m
    Gilroy 45' c
    Con: O'Connor (1/2)
    Pen: O'Connor (2/5) 11', 80'
    		 Report Try: Seymour 68' c
    Con: Jackson (1/1)
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 21'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 8,108
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    31 August 2012
    20:05
    Benetton Treviso Italy 12–6 Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
    Pen: Burton (4/5) 7', 11', 14', 31'
    		 Report Pen: Biggar (2/5) 18', 46'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    1 September 2012
    17:00
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 9–13 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Pen: Nikora (3/5) 45', 66', 69'
    		 Report Try: Jones 30' c
    Con: Sweeney (1/1)
    Pen: Sweeney (2/2) 20', 25'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 3,869
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
    1 September 2012
    18:30
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 45–20 Ireland Leinster
    Try: S. Williams 14' c
    Li. Williams 26' c
    North (2) 42' m, 73' c
    Fenby (2) 48' c, 76' c
    Murphy 64' m
    Con: Thomas (3/4)
    Priestland (2/3)
    		 Report Try: Toner 62' c
    Madigan 80' c
    Con: Madigan (2/2)
    Pen: Madigan (2/2) 4', 38'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 6,559
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
    1 September 2012
    20:00
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 18–23 Ireland Munster
    Try: T. Visser (3) 13' m, 30' m, 74' m
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 51'
    		 Report Try: Keatley 39' c
    O'Dea 58' c
    Con: Keatley (2/2)
    Pen: Keatley (3/4) 27', 43', 69'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 4,050
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

    Round 2

    7 September 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 19–21 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Cuthbert 50' c
    Con: Halfpenny (1/1)
    Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 23', 34', 38', 57'
    		 Report Try: T. Visser 24' m
    penalty try 60' c
    Con: Laidlaw (1/2)
    Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 3', 53'
    Drop: Laidlaw (1/1) 78'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 7,412
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    7 September 2012
    19:05
    Zebre Italy 17–30 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Pace 44' c
    van Schalkwyk 59' c
    Con: Orquera (2/2)
    Pen: Orquera (1/2) 74'
    		 Report Try: O'Halloran 30' c
    Naoupu 57' c
    McCarthy 80' c
    Con: Nikora (3/3)
    Pen: Nikora (3/3) 11', 39', 51'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 2,025
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    7 September 2012
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 13–18 Wales Scarlets
    Try: Cusiter 76' c
    Con: Weir (1/1)
    Pen: Jackson (2/4) 6', 39'
    		 Report Try: Shingler 23' m
    Fenby 35' m
    North 57' m
    Pen: Priestland (1/5) 44'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 4,348
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    7 September 2012
    20:00
    Munster Ireland 19–6 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: Howlett 6' c
    Con: Keatley (1/1)
    Pen: Keatley (4/4) 14', 24', 30', 51'
    		 Report Pen: Di Bernardo (2/2) 3', 64'
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 15,642
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
    8 September 2012
    18:15
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 45–25 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Conway 7' c
    Marshall 33' c
    Jennings 46' c
    Carr 49' m
    Macken 80' c
    Con: Madigan (3/4)
    Nacewa (1/1)
    Pen: Madigan (4/4) 6', 16', 29', 40'
    		 Report Try: S. Jones 12' c
    Prydie 52' m
    D. Evans 59' c
    Con: Prydie (2/3)
    Pen: Prydie (2/2) 5', 27'
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 15,724
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    8 September 2012
    18:30
    (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 13–16 Ireland Ulster
    Try: Dirksen 24' c
    Con: Morgan (1/1)
    Pen: Morgan (2/3) 47', 53'
    		 Report Try: P. Marshall 75' c
    Con: Jackson (1/1)
    Pen: O'Connor (1/4) 32'
    Jackson (2/2) 56', 68'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 8,566
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

    Round 3

    14 September 2012
    19:05
    Ospreys Wales 10–28 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Evans 51' c
    Con: Biggar (1/1)
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 61'
    		 Report Try: van der Merwe (2) 3' m, 54' c
    Fusaro 28' c
    Con: Weir (2/3)
    Pen: Weir (2/3) 13', 46'
    Jackson (1/1) 75'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 7,159
    Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
    14 September 2012
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 20–19 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
    Try: Payne 51' m
    Pen: Jackson (5/6) 16', 36', 40', 44', 69'
    		 Report Try: Earls 38' c
    Con: Keatley (1/1)
    Pen: Keatley (2/2) 3', 8'
    Drop: Keatley (2/2) 13', 67'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,397
    Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
    14 September 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 41–10 Italy Zebre
    Try: Cox 22' c
    T. Visser (2) 38' c, 80' c
    Ford 43' c
    penalty try 59' c
    Con: Laidlaw (5/5)
    Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 7', 30'
    		 Report Try: Sinoti 69' c
    Con: Halangahu (1/1)
    Pen: Halangahu (1/1) 27'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 3,541
    Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
    15 September 2012
    15:00
    Connacht Ireland 11–24 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Try: Griffin 39' m
    Pen: Nikora (2/2) 10', 61'
    		 Report Try: J. Williams (2) 41' c, 52' m
    North 49' m
    J. Davies 80' c
    Con: Priestland (1/2)
    J. Williams (1/2)
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 4,074
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
    15 September 2012
    18:30
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 5–16 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: S. Jones 39' m
    		 Report Try: Cuthbert 47' c
    Con: Patchell (1/1)
    Pen: Patchell (3/5) 37', 76', 78'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 7,331
    Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
    15 September 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 18–19 Ireland Leinster
    Try: Barbieri 21' m
    Semenzato 77' c
    Con: Burton (1/1)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (1/2) 14'
    Burton (1/1) 66'
    		 Report Try: O'Driscoll 44' c
    Con: J. Sexton (1/1)
    Pen: J. Sexton (3/4) 30', 58', 74'
    Drop: J. Sexton (1/1) 79'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 5,000
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

    Round 4

    21 September 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 16–23 Wales Ospreys
    Try: North 80' c
    Con: Priestland (1/1)
    Pen: Priestland (3/7) 3', 13', 48'
    		 Report Try: R. Jones 72' c
    Dirksen 75' c
    Con: Biggar (2/2)
    Pen: Biggar (3/4) 7', 18', 34'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 14,111
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    21 September 2012
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 27–17 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Lamont 18' m
    Murchie 25' c
    van der Merwe (2) 46' c, 69' m
    Con: Wight (2/3)
    Pen: Wight (1/2) 2'
    		 Report Try: McCrea 31' c
    White 49' c
    Con: Jarvis (2/2)
    Pen: Jarvis (1/2) 40'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 3,646
    Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
    21 September 2012
    20:05
    Zebre Italy P–P Ireland Ulster
    Postponed due to the death of Ulster player Nevin
    Spence in a farming accident on 15 September.[16]
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
    22 September 2012
    18:15
    Leinster Ireland 22–16 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Try: J. Sexton 8' c
    Macken (2) 57' m, 66' c
    Con: J. Sexton (2/3)
    Pen: J. Sexton (1/1) 16'
    		 Report Try: Nel 71' c
    Con: Laidlaw (1/1)
    Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 23', 32', 61'
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 17,794
    Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
    22 September 2012
    18:30
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 34–18 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: Fish 12' c
    Roberts 31' c
    Tovey 68' c
    Ma'afu 80' c
    Con: Patchell (4/4)
    Pen: Patchell (2/4) 10', 44'
    		 Report Try: Barbieri (2) 56' c, 72' m
    Con: Burton (1/2)
    Pen: Burton (2/2) 17', 66'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 8,138
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    22 September 2012
    20:00
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 33–13 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Keatley 2' c
    Ronan 13' c
    Murray 53' m
    Zebo 57' c
    O'Donnell 72' c
    Con: O'Gara (4/5)
    		 Report Try: D. Evans 62' c
    Con: Robling (1/1)
    Pen: Prydie (1/3) 16'
    Robling (1/1) 40'
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 15,064
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

    Round 5

    28 September 2012
    19:00
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 32–12 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Price 40' m
    Pen: Prydie (6/6) 13', 19', 25', 38', 42', 66'
    Drop: S. Jones (3/3) 48', 62', 74'
    		 Report Try: Brown 11' c
    T. Visser 60' m
    Con: Leonard (1/2)
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 5,197
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    28 September 2012
    19:05
    Cardiff Blues Wales 19–48 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Try: Robinson 61' c
    Con: G. Davies (1/1)
    Pen: Tovey (3/3) 2', 9', 19'
    G. Davies (1/1) 47'
    		 Report Try: Allen 18' c
    Williams (2) 29' c, 66' c
    Bowe (2) 48' m, 55' m
    Payne 53' c
    Trimble 77' c
    Con: Jackson (5/7)
    Pen: Jackson (1/3) 13'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 8,217
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    28 September 2012
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 22–19 Italy Zebre (1 BP)
    Try: Swinson 21' c
    van der Merwe 34' m
    Morrison 40' c
    Con: Jackson (2/3)
    Pen: Horne (1/1) 72'
    		 Report Try: Orquera 12' c
    Con: Orquera (1/1)
    Pen: Orquera (3/3) 5', 30', 46'
    Garcia (1/2) 10'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 3,313
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    28 September 2012
    20:00
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 34–6 Ireland Leinster
    Try: McSharry 14' c
    Vainikolo 23' c
    O'Halloran 36' m
    Naoupu 74' m
    Loughney 78' c
    Con: Parks (2/4)
    Nikora (1/1)
    Pen: Parks (1/1) 40'
    		 Report Pen: Madigan (2/3) 5', 17'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 5,813
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    29 September 2012
    18:30
    Ospreys Wales 30–15 Ireland Munster
    Try: Fussell 21' c
    penalty try 54' c
    Hibbard 68' c
    Con: Biggar (3/3)
    Pen: Biggar (3/4) 11', 13', 47'
    		 Report Pen: O'Gara (4/4) 25', 40', 42', 58'
    Keatley (1/1) 66'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 8,652
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    29 September 2012
    19:05
    Benetton Treviso Italy 22–20 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Try: Ghiraldini 29' m
    Semenzato 51' c
    Barbieri 67' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (2/2)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (1/1) 80'
    		 Report Try: Fenby (2) 27' c, 37' c
    Con: Priestland (2/2)
    Pen: Priestland (1/2) 47'
    Drop: Priestland (1/1) 13'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

    Round 6

    5 October 2012
    19:05
    Scarlets Wales 24–13 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Maule 26' c
    Stoddart 70' m
    Con: Thomas (1/1)
    Pen: Thomas (3/6) 16', 34', 38'
    Priestland (1/1) 66'
    		 Report Try: Hughes 63' c
    Con: Prydie (1/1)
    Pen: S. Jones (1/2) 10'
    Prydie (1/1) 60'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 7,863
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    5 October 2012
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 25–0 Ireland Connacht
    Try: penalty try 34' c
    Williams 40' c
    L. Marshall 78' m
    Con: Jackson (2/2)
    Pen: Jackson (2/2) 11', 60'
    		 Report
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,052
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    5 October 2012
    19:05
    Zebre Italy 16–34 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Redolfini 43' c
    Con: Halangahu (1/1)
    Pen: Garcia (1/3) 11'
    Halangahu (2/2) 40', 54'
    		 Report Try: Fussell 28' c
    Thomas 37' m
    Biggar 73' c
    Con: Biggar (2/3)
    Pen: Biggar (5/6) 6', 14', 20', 58', 61'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 2,500
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    5 October 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 22–27 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: T. Visser 34' c
    Jones 57' m
    Fife 78' c
    Con: Laidlaw (2/3)
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 4'
    		 Report Try: penalty try 29' c
    Barbieri (2) 40' c, 55' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (3/3)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (2/4) 38', 48'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 4,079
    Referee: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
    6 October 2012
    18:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales 3–18 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Pen: Halfpenny (1/2) 39'
    		 Report Pen: Horne (6/7) 17', 25', 28', 34', 46', 58'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 7,442
    Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
    6 October 2012
    18:30
    Leinster Ireland 30–21 Ireland Munster
    Try: Strauss 4' c
    Madigan 21' c
    O'Driscoll 53' c
    Con: J. Sexton (3/3)
    Pen: J. Sexton (3/5) 13', 33', 50'
    		 Report Try: P. O'Mahony 6' m
    Murray 67' c
    Con: Keatley (1/1)
    Pen: O'Gara (3/4) 10', 15', 36'
    Aviva Stadium
    Attendance: 46,280
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

    Round 7

    26 October 2012
    19:05
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 19–46 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Try: Tuilagi 29' c
    Con: Prydie (1/1)
    Pen: Prydie (4/5) 2', 10', 35', 52'
    		 Report Try: Court 16' c
    Williams 32' c
    Pienaar 37' m
    Cave 60' c
    Trimble 61' c
    Payne 78' c
    Con: Pienaar (5/6)
    Pen: Pienaar (2/4) 42', 49'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 5,057
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    26 October 2012
    19:35
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 28–29 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
    Try: T. Visser 8' c
    Con: Leonard (1/1)
    Pen: Leonard (7/8) 19', 25', 29', 36', 54', 59', 66'
    		 Report Try: North (2) 14' c, 32' m
    Reynolds 20' c
    G. Davies 40' c
    Con: Thomas (3/4)
    Pen: Priestland (1/1) 78'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 3,754
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    26 October 2012
    19:45
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 29–3 Italy Zebre
    Try: Hanrahan (2) 46' c, 67' c
    Jones 56' c
    O'Dea 76' m
    Con: Keatley (3/4)
    Pen: Keatley (1/2) 26'
    		 Report Pen: Halangahu (1/2) 39'
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 14,738
    Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
    27 October 2012
    14:30
    (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 26–9 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Walker 15' c
    Tipuric 37' m
    Thomas 42' c
    Fotuali'i 72' c
    Con: Biggar (3/4)
    		 Report Pen: Parks (3/4) 31', 34', 52'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 8,231
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    27 October 2012
    18:30
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 59–22 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: Strauss 4' c
    Madigan 7' c
    Heaslip (2) 18' c, 30' c
    D. Kearney 26' c
    Healy 35' m
    Murphy 42' c
    Browne 54' c
    Carr 80' m
    Con: J. Sexton (7/9)
    		 Report Try: Cuthbert 51' m
    Halfpenny 64' c
    James 69' c
    Con: Halfpenny (2/3)
    Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 12'
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 17,236
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    27 October 2012
    19:05
    Benetton Treviso Italy 13–24 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Vosawai 22' c
    Con: Burton (1/1)
    Pen: Burton (1/3) 29'
    Botes (1/1) 63'
    		 Report Try: Seymour (2) 65' c, 69' m
    Con: Wight (1/2)
    Pen: Jackson (3/4) 12', 16', 43'
    Wight (1/1) 57'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

    Round 8

    2 November 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 18–24 Ireland Munster
    Try: Hewitt 46' c
    Jones 64' m
    Con: Sweeney (1/2)
    Pen: Tovey (1/2) 8'
    Sweeney (1/1) 59'
    		 Report Try: O'Donnell (2) 12' c, 61' c
    Laulala 78' c
    Con: O'Gara (3/3)
    Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 29'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 8,064
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
    2 November 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 45–20 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: penalty try 29' c
    Payne (2) 31' c, 66' c
    Pienaar 35' c
    Wilson 57' c
    Gilroy 80' c
    Con: Pienaar (6/6)
    Pen: O'Connor (1/1) 15'
    		 Report Try: Brown (2) 11' c, 37' c
    Con: Hunter (2/2)
    Pen: Hunter (2/2) 20', 42'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 11,078
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    2 November 2012
    19:30
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 37–6 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Murchie 14' c
    Reid 28' c
    Ryder 43' m
    Seymour (2) 62' m, 68' c
    Con: Wight (3/5)
    Pen: Wight (2/2) 5', 34'
    		 Report Pen: Prydie (2/3) 31', 37'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 3,317
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    3 November 2012
    17:00
    Connacht Ireland 18–3 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: Poolman 28' c
    Duffy 74' m
    Con: Parks (1/2)
    Pen: Parks (2/3) 6', 14'
    		 Report Pen: Di Bernardo (1/2) 61'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 4,112
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    3 November 2012
    18:30
    Scarlets Wales 22–13 Italy Zebre
    Try: K. Phillips 73' c
    Con: Thomas (1/1)
    Pen: Thomas (5/6) 36', 48', 54', 67', 78'
    		 Report Try: Pratichetti 61' c
    Con: Halangahu (1/1)
    Pen: Halangahu (2/5) 13', 38'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 5,757
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    4 November 2012
    16:00
    Ospreys Wales 19–10 Ireland Leinster
    Try: Walker 62' c
    Con: Morgan (1/1)
    Pen: Morgan (3/4) 15', 22', 40'
    Drop: Morgan (1/1) 75'
    		 Report Try: Auva'a 8' c
    Con: Madigan (1/1)
    Pen: Madigan (1/3) 4'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 9,246
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

    Round 4 rescheduled match

    18 November 2012
    15:00[17]
    (2 BP) Zebre Italy 25–27 Ireland Ulster
    Try: Tebaldi 11' m
    Halangahu 44' m
    van Schalkwyk (2) 54' m, 65' c
    Con: Halangahu (1/4)
    Pen: Halangahu (1/2) 40'
    		 Report Try: Wallace 58' m
    penalty try 75' c
    Con: O'Connor (1/2)
    Pen: O'Connor (5/5) 10', 27', 34', 48', 63'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 2,550
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

    This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 4, on 21 September 2012 – was postponed due to the death of Ulster player Nevin Spence in a farming accident on 15 September.[16]

    Round 9

    23 November 2012
    19:00
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 14–3 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Leach 37' m
    Pen: Prydie (3/4) 25', 46', 52'
    		 Report Pen: Parks (1/2) 6'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,168
    Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
    23 November 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 15–16 Ireland Ulster
    Try: Williams 8' c
    Nitoglia 40' m
    Con: Di Bernardo (1/2)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (1/3) 28'
    		 Report Try: Nelson 24' c
    Con: O'Connor (1/1)
    Pen: O'Connor (3/4) 20', 49', 58'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referee: Peter Allan (SRU)
    23 November 2012
    19:05
    Edinburgh Scotland 23–13 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Nel 34' m
    Pen: Hunter (6/8) 23', 47', 53', 59', 64', 80'
    		 Report Try: Morgan 37' c
    Con: Morgan (1/1)
    Pen: Morgan (2/2) 16', 31'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 3,128
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    23 November 2012
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 0–6 Ireland Leinster
    Report Pen: Madigan (2/3) 5', 50'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 3,970
    Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
    25 November 2012
    15:00
    (1 BP) Zebre Italy 7–14 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: Pace 18' c
    Con: Halangahu (1/1)
    		 Report Try: Trevett 27' m
    Pen: Sweeney (3/4) 56', 68', 70'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 700
    Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
    25 November 2012
    17:15
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 6–13 Wales Scarlets
    Pen: Keatley (1/1) 23'
    Hanrahan (1/1) 80'
    		 Report Try: Fenby 70' c
    Con: Thomas (1/1)
    Pen: Thomas (2/6) 29', 68'
    Musgrave Park
    Attendance: 6,219
    Referee: Laurent Cardona (FFR)

    Round 10

    30 November 2012
    19:05
    Ospreys Wales 33–12 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: King 12' c
    Fussell 42' c
    Allen 79' c
    Con: Morgan (3/3)
    Pen: Morgan (4/5) 10', 24', 37', 60'
    		 Report Pen: Sweeney (2/2) 26', 39'
    Patchell (2/2) 47', 52'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 8,169
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    1 December 2012
    15:00
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 32–13 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Gori 9' c
    Loamanu (2) 25' m, 42' c
    McLean 39' m
    Botes 72' m
    Con: Di Bernardo (2/5)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (1/1) 12'
    		 Report Try: Prydie 52' c
    Con: Prydie (1/1)
    Pen: Prydie (2/2) 2', 15'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 3,600
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    1 December 2012
    17:00
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 23–24 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Harris-Wright 12' c
    Poolman 69' c
    Con: Parks (2/2)
    Pen: Parks (3/3) 17', 38', 58'
    		 Report Try: T. Visser 5' c
    Scott 35' c
    McInally 65' c
    Con: Laidlaw (3/3)
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 13'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 4,930
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    1 December 2012
    18:00
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 37–7 Italy Zebre
    Try: Conway 26' c
    J. Sexton 34' c
    McFadden (2) 59' c, 78' m
    Healy 69' m
    Con: J. Sexton (2/2)
    McFadden (1/3)
    Pen: J. Sexton (1/1) 25'
    McFadden (1/1) 52'
    		 Report Try: Tebaldi 48' c
    Con: Halangahu (1/1)
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 15,894
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
    1 December 2012
    19:45
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 31–3 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Stander (2) 8' c, 38' c
    O'Donnell 23' c
    penalty try 74' c
    Con: O'Gara (4/4)
    Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 37'
    		 Report Pen: Weir (1/1) 3'
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 15,138
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    2 December 2012
    16:00
    (1 BP) Scarlets Wales 12–19 Ireland Ulster
    Pen: Thomas (4/7) 20', 49', 52', 80'
    		 Report Try: Trimble 28' c
    Con: Jackson (1/1)
    Pen: Jackson (4/5) 9', 33', 43', 58'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 7,089
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

    Round 11

    21 December 2012
    19:05
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 6–9 Wales Scarlets
    Pen: Patchell (2/3) 16', 58'
    		 Report Pen: Thomas (3/6) 5', 10', 40'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 9,872
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    21 December 2012
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 27–19 Ireland Leinster
    Try: Penalty try 37' c
    Williams 44' c
    Trimble 75' c
    Con: Pienaar (3/3)
    Pen: Jackson (1/3) 26'
    Pienaar (1/2) 30'
    		 Report Try: McFadden 78' c
    Con: Madigan (1/1)
    Pen: Madigan (4/5) 12', 19', 34', 43'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,940
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    21 December 2012
    19:35
    Glasgow Warriors Scotland 23–14 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: van der Merwe (2) 7' m, 25' c
    Harley 14' m
    Con: Horne (1/3)
    Pen: Weir (2/3) 67', 72'
    		 Report Try: Francis 50' m
    Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 32', 45'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 6,000
    Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
    22 December 2012
    15:00
    (1 BP) Zebre Italy 3–10 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Pen: Orquera (1/1) 60'
    		 Report Try: Loamanu 43' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (1/1)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (1/5) 76'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Laurent Cardona (FFR)
    22 December 2012
    17:15
    (1 BP) Connacht Ireland 12–16 Ireland Munster
    Pen: Parks (3/4) 11', 24', 45'
    Drop: Parks (1/1) 54'
    		 Report Try: penalty try 37' c
    Con: Keatley (1/1)
    Pen: Keatley (3/3) 17', 40', 42'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 7,789
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

    Welsh Round

    26 December 2012
    14:05
    Cardiff Blues Wales 12–10 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
    Pen: Patchell (4/4) 15', 22', 30', 63'
    		 Report Try: Tuilagi 49' c
    Con: W. Evans (1/1)
    Pen: Robling (1/1) 61'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 10,243
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    26 December 2012
    17:30
    Ospreys Wales 32–3 Wales Scarlets
    Try: penalty try 24' c
    King 48' m
    Fotuali'i 66' m
    Con: Biggar (1/3)
    Pen: Biggar (4/4) 2', 33', 40', 53'
    Drop: Fotuali'i (1/1) 11'
    		 Report Pen: Thomas (1/2) 27'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 19,443
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

    Round 12

    29 December 2012
    15:00
    Benetton Treviso Italy 26–18 Italy Zebre
    Try: Gori 26' c
    Ghiraldini 44' c
    Con: Burton (2/2)
    Pen: Burton (2/2) 22, 40'
    Drop: Burton (2/2) 2', 8'
    		 Report Try: Buso 58' m
    Venditti 79' c
    Con: Tebaldi (1/1)
    Pen: Orquera (1/2) 15'
    Garcia (1/1) 39'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 5,000
    Referee: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
    29 December 2012
    16:05
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 17–21 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Grant 59' c
    T. Visser 76' c
    Con: Laidlaw (2/2)
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 9'
    		 Report Try: Maitland 7' m
    Jackson 29' m
    Pyrgos 55' m
    Pen: Horne (2/2) 37', 40'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 11,225
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
    29 December 2012
    17:30
    Munster Ireland 24–10 Ireland Ulster
    Try: penalty try 33' c
    Zebo 45' c
    P. O'Mahony 50' c
    Con: Keatley (3/3)
    Pen: Keatley (1/1) 3'
    		 Report Try: Birch 80' c
    Con: Olding (1/1)
    Pen: O'Connor (1/2) 22'
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 23,587
    Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
    29 December 2012
    19:45
    Leinster Ireland 17–0 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Madigan 33' c
    McGrath 73' c
    Con: Madigan (2/2)
    Pen: Madigan (1/1) 57'
    		 Report
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 18,500
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    31 December 2012
    16:15
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 3–14 Wales Ospreys
    Pen: Prydie (1/2) 13'
    		 Report Try: Walker 3' c
    Beck 62' c
    Con: Biggar (2/2)
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 7,018
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

    Round 13

    4 January 2013
    19:05
    Ospreys Wales 16–15 Italy Zebre (1 BP)
    Try: Biggar 69' c
    Con: Biggar (1/1)
    Pen: Biggar (3/4) 22', 34', 66'
    		 Report Try: Chillon 28' m
    Tebaldi 72' c
    Con: Halangahu (1/1)
    Pen: Chillon (1/1) 12'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 7,891
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
    4 January 2013
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 47–17 Wales Scarlets
    Try: Diack 44' c
    Williams 56' c
    Trimble 73' c
    penalty try 76' c
    McComb 77' c
    Con: Pienaar (2/2)
    Jackson (3/3)
    Pen: Pienaar (4/4) 23', 34', 38', 48'
    		 Report Try: Turnbull 67' c
    S. Williams 80' c
    Con: Thomas (1/1)
    S. Williams (1/1)
    Pen: Thomas (1/2) 9'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,977
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    4 January 2013
    19:30
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 41–7 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: van der Merwe 25' c
    Hogg (2) 28' c, 77' c
    Seymour 39' c
    Matawalu 74' c
    Con: Jackson (3/3)
    Weir (2/2)
    Pen: Jackson (2/2) 4', 20'
    		 Report Try: Minto 52' c
    Con: Burton (1/1)
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 3,605
    Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)
    4 January 2013
    19:35
    Edinburgh Scotland 16–31 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
    Try: Nel 75' c
    Con: Francis (1/1)
    Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 18', 40'
    Drop: Francis (1/1) 49'
    		 Report Try: penalty try 34' c
    D'Arcy 38' c
    J. Sexton 57' c
    Madigan 67' c
    Con: J. Sexton (4/4)
    Pen: J. Sexton (1/2) 20'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 3,821
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    5 January 2013
    17:00
    Connacht Ireland 30–11 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: penalty try 20' c
    Naoupu 27' c
    Poolman 44' c
    Con: Parks (3/3)
    Pen: Parks (2/2) 3', 8'
    Drop: Parks (1/1) 59'
    		 Report Try: J. Evans 80' m
    Pen: Prydie (2/2) 38', 43'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 4,958
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
    5 January 2013
    19:30
    Munster Ireland 6–17 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 22', 46'
    		 Report Try: O. Williams 43' c
    Copeland 70' c
    Con: Patchell (2/2)
    Pen: Patchell (1/1) 11'
    Musgrave Park
    Attendance: 8,874
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

    Round 14

    8 February 2013
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 12–16 Wales Ospreys
    Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 5', 15', 33'
    Olding (1/1) 65'
    		 Report Try: Bevington 67' c
    Con: Morgan (1/1)
    Pen: Morgan (3/3) 10', 22', 54'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,886
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    8 February 2013
    19:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales 11–26 Ireland Leinster
    Try: Tovey 51' m
    Pen: Patchell (2/4) 13', 59'
    		 Report Try: Boss 37' c
    Murphy 40' c
    Con: Madigan (2/2)
    Pen: Madigan (4/4) 4', 28', 32', 70'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 5,783
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    8 February 2013
    19:30
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 23–14 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: S. Jones 55' c
    Prydie 68' c
    Con: Prydie (2/2)
    Pen: S. Jones (1/6) 30'
    Prydie (2/2) 40', 72'
    		 Report Try: la Grange 6' c
    Giusti 25' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (2/2)
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,212
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    8 February 2013
    19:30
    Scarlets Wales 25–15 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Snyman 53' c
    Con: O. Williams (1/1)
    Pen: O. Williams (6/6) 5', 20', 36', 40', 63', 72'
    		 Report Try: Poolman 1' m
    Swift 76' c
    Con: Nikora (1/1)
    Drop: Parks (1/1) 30'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 5,886
    Referee: Matteo Liperini (FIR)
    9 February 2013
    19:45
    Munster Ireland 30–3 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Stander 68' c
    Sherry 75' m
    Con: Keatley (1/2)
    Pen: Keatley (6/7) 22', 28', 50', 54', 57', 64'
    		 Report Pen: Francis (1/2) 14'
    Musgrave Park
    Attendance: 7,241
    Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
    10 February 2013
    15:05
    Zebre Italy 20–36 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: van Schalkwyk 4' c
    Tebaldi 9' c
    Con: Halangahu (2/2)
    Pen: Halangahu (2/4) 25', 36'
    		 Report Try: McGuigan (2) 7' c, 56' m
    Dunbar 11' c
    Eddie 61' c
    Murchie 75' c
    Con: Wight (2/2)
    Russell (2/3)
    Pen: Wight (1/1) 15'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 1,000
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

    Round 15

    15 February 2013
    19:05
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 3–60 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Pen: Prydie (1/2) 2'
    		 Report Try: Bennett 16' c
    Matawalu 20' c
    Dunbar 37' c
    Paris 60' c
    Swinson (2) 65' c, 75' m
    Strauss 68' c
    Thomson 80' c
    Con: Weir (5/5)
    Wight (2/3)
    Pen: Weir (2/2) 4', 27'
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,311
    Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
    15 February 2013
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 26–3 Italy Zebre
    Try: Herring 8' c
    Diack (2) 40' m, 57' c
    Andrew 73' c
    Con: Pienaar (3/4)
    		 Report Pen: Halangahu (1/2) 34'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,309
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
    15 February 2013
    19:30
    (1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland 16–17 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: Nel 50' c
    Con: Hunter (1/1)
    Pen: Hunter (2/5) 26', 35'
    Leonard (1/1) 58'
    		 Report Try: Paterson 38' m
    Pen: Patchell (4/4) 5', 13', 28', 66'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 3,583
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    15 February 2013
    19:45
    Connacht Ireland 22–10 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Faloon 17' c
    Con: Parks (1/1)
    Pen: Parks (4/5) 7', 32', 47', 75'
    Drop: Parks (1/1) 78'
    		 Report Try: Fotuali'i 13' c
    Con: Morgan (1/1)
    Pen: Morgan (1/1) 69'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 4,680
    Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
    16 February 2013
    17:00
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 40–5 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: Ryan (3) 10' m, 23' c, 46' c
    Cronin (2) 13' c, 27' c
    Auva'a 69' c
    Con: Madigan (4/5)
    McFadden (1/1)
    		 Report Try: Nitoglia 49' m
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 16,208
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    16 February 2013
    18:30
    Scarlets Wales 18–10 Ireland Munster
    Pen: O. Williams (5/7) 13', 19', 39', 50', 57'
    Drop: O. Williams (1/1) 63'
    		 Report Try: Hurley 80' c
    Con: O'Gara (1/1)
    Pen: O'Gara (1/4) 29'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 7,124
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

    Round 16

    22 February 2013
    19:30
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 22–26 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Robinson 21' m
    Copeland 61' m
    Pen: Patchell (4/6) 7', 47', 51', 67'
    		 Report Try: Poolman 2' m
    Faloon (2) 5' c, 64' m
    Con: Nikora (1/3)
    Pen: Nikora (3/3) 31', 56', 73'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 5,236
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    22 February 2013
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 20–14 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Try: Swinson 15' m
    Seymour 28' m
    Murchie 41' m
    Matawalu 73' m
    		 Report Try: Olding 67' m
    Pen: Pienaar (3/5) 6', 18', 49'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 5,613
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    22 February 2013
    20:00
    Ospreys Wales 24–7 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Allen (2) 4' c, 23' c
    Webb 57' c
    Con: Morgan (3/3)
    Pen: Morgan (1/3) 55'
    		 Report Try: Watson 40' c
    Con: Leonard (1/1)
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 5,580
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    23 February 2013
    19:45
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 32–5 Wales Scarlets
    Try: Goodman 33' m
    Dundon 48' c
    Murphy 70' c
    Cooney 80' c
    Con: Madigan (3/3)
    Pen: Goodman (2/4) 3', 31'
    		 Report Try: Fenby 35' m
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 15,627
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    24 February 2013
    15:00
    (1 BP) Benetton Treviso Italy 34–10 Ireland Munster
    Try: Nitoglia 3' c
    Giusti 19' m
    la Grange 34' c
    Semenzato 61' m
    Toniolatti 78' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (3/5)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (1/2) 40'
    		 Report Try: penalty try 49' c
    Con: Keatley (1/1)
    Pen: Keatley (1/2) 24'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 2,200
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
    24 February 2013
    15:05
    (1 BP) Zebre Italy 13–14 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Pratichetti 39' c
    Con: Chillon (1/1)
    Pen: Chillon (2/4) 21', 44'
    		 Report Try: Groves 61' m
    Pen: S. Jones (3/6) 32', 56', 66'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 400
    Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

    Round 17

    1 March 2013
    19:00
    (1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 19–26 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
    Try: I. Jones 41' m
    S. Jones 79' m
    Pen: S. Jones (2/2) 3', 30'
    Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 35'
    		 Report Try: Cronin (2) 2' c, 8' m
    D. Kearney (2) 17' c, 65' c
    Con: Madigan (3/4)
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 4,258
    Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)
    1 March 2013
    19:05
    Scarlets Wales 14–13 Scotland Edinburgh (1 BP)
    Try: Fenby 14' m
    Pen: Thomas (2/2) 3', 52'
    O. Williams (1/4) 67'
    		 Report Try: Fife 22' c
    Con: Leonard (1/1)
    Pen: Leonard (2/3) 19', 44'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 6,314
    Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
    1 March 2013
    19:05
    Ulster Ireland 29–29 Italy Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
    Try: Trimble 19' c
    Olding 33' c
    Con: Jackson (2/2)
    Pen: Jackson (5/7) 28', 47', 56', 70', 78'
    		 Report Try: Budd (3) 40' c, 64' c, 79' m
    Barbieri 51' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (3/4)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (1/1) 4'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,678
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)
    1 March 2013
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 29–13 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: Horne 15' c
    Matawalu (2) 56' c, 64' m
    Weir 60' c
    Con: Weir (3/3)
    Pen: Weir (1/2) 36'
    		 Report Try: Navidi 25' c
    Con: Patchell (1/1)
    Pen: Patchell (2/2) 34', 39'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 3,807
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    1 March 2013
    19:45
    Connacht Ireland 23–19 Italy Zebre (1 BP)
    Try: McKeon 2' c
    Duffy 21' c
    Con: Parks (2/2)
    Pen: Parks (2/2) 47', 80'
    Drop: Parks (1/1) 75'
    		 Report Try: Sarto 31' c
    Con: Buso (1/1)
    Pen: Buso (3/5) 17', 29', 60'
    Garcia (1/1) 71'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 4,856
    Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)
    2 March 2013
    18:30
    Munster Ireland 13–13 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Varley 44' c
    Con: O'Gara (1/1)
    Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 4', 38'
    		 Report Try: J. Thomas 52' c
    Con: Morgan (1/1)
    Pen: Morgan (2/2) 16', 25'
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 17,748
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

    Round 18

    22 March 2013
    19:00
    Zebre Italy 10–24 Wales Scarlets
    Try: van Schalkwyk 13' m
    Venditti 57' m
    		 Report Try: L. Williams 40' m
    Snyman 47' c
    Con: O. Williams (1/2)
    Pen: O. Williams (4/4) 19', 33', 45', 53'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 1,100
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    22 March 2013
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ospreys Wales 52–19 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Fotuali'i 4' c
    Habberfield 7' c
    Beck 21' c
    Isaacs 42' c
    Biggar 64' c
    Arhip 73' c
    Tipuric 76' c
    Con: Biggar (5/5)
    Morgan (2/2)
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 31'
    		 Report Try: D. Evans 47' m
    Faletau 69' m
    Pen: S. Jones (3/5) 13', 35', 55'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 9,935
    Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
    22 March 2013
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 14–8 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Try: McInally 56' m
    Pen: Francis (3/3) 16', 31', 74'
    		 Report Try: Trimble 65' m
    Pen: Jackson (1/4) 40'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 4,714
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    23 March 2013
    17:45
    Munster Ireland 22–0 Ireland Connacht
    Try: O'Connell 11' c
    Varley (2) 14' m, 50' c
    Con: O'Gara (2/3)
    Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 40'
    		 Report
    Musgrave Park
    Attendance: 8,203
    Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
    23 March 2013
    19:30
    Benetton Treviso Italy 26–17 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: Zanni 13' c
    penalty try 58' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (2/2)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (4/6) 35', 39', 68', 77'
    		 Report Try: Hewitt 29' c
    Reed 49' c
    Con: Sweeney (2/2)
    Pen: Sweeney (1/1) 12'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 2,600
    Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)
    23 March 2013
    19:45
    Leinster Ireland 22–17 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
    Try: Madigan 72' c
    Con: Madigan (1/1)
    Pen: Madigan (5/5) 13', 24', 36', 40', 77'
    		 Report Try: Kalman 10' c
    Horne 32' c
    Con: Weir (2/2)
    Pen: Weir (1/1) 19'
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 16,156
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

    Round 19

    29 March 2013
    19:00
    (1 BP) Zebre Italy 7–9 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: van Schalkwyk 30' c
    Con: Orquera (1/1)
    		 Report Pen: Laidlaw (3/5) 5', 40', 45'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 1,800
    Referee: Sean Gallagher (IRFU)
    29 March 2013
    20:05
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 51–24 Ireland Munster
    Try: Maitland 1' c
    Matawalu 28' c
    Jackson 57' c
    Bennett 70' c
    Hogg 74' c
    Barclay 80' c
    Con: Jackson (4/4)
    Weir (2/2)
    Pen: Jackson (3/3) 34', 38', 65'
    		 Report Try: Laulala 10' c
    Kilcoyne 26' c
    Howlett 77' c
    Con: O'Gara (2/2)
    Keatley (1/1)
    Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 49'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 5,692
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    30 March 2013
    18:15
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 18–22 Ireland Ulster
    Pen: Madigan (6/6) 15', 19', 26', 40', 48', 69'
    		 Report Try: Diack 22' m
    Henderson 62' m
    Pen: Pienaar (4/4) 39', 51', 57', 71'
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 18,500
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    30 March 2013
    20:00
    Benetton Treviso Italy P–P Ireland Connacht
    Postponed due to a
    waterlogged pitch.[18]
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

    Judgement Day

    30 March 2013[11]
    14:30
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 20–28 Wales Scarlets
    Try: J. Evans 36' c
    D. Evans 75' c
    Con: Prydie (2/2)
    Pen: Prydie (2/2) 40', 56'
    		 Report Try: North (2) 26' c, 68' m
    J. Davies 66' c
    Con: O. Williams (2/3)
    Pen: O. Williams (3/6) 19', 45', 58'
    Millennium Stadium
    Attendance: 36,174
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    30 March 2013[11]
    17:15
    (1 BP) Cardiff Blues Wales 16–23 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Halfpenny 6' c
    Con: Halfpenny (1/1)
    Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 25', 53', 63'
    		 Report Try: King 20' c
    Spratt 33' c
    Con: Biggar (2/2)
    Pen: Biggar (3/5) 11', 31', 76'
    Millennium Stadium
    Attendance: 36,174
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

    Round 20

    12 April 2013
    19:05
    Scarlets Wales 29–6 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Owens 18' c
    L. Williams 46' c
    Con: O. Williams (2/2)
    Pen: O. Williams (4/5) 4', 14', 51', 60'
    Drop: O. Williams (1/1) 24'
    		 Report Pen: Jackson (2/2) 21', 27'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 6,901
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    12 April 2013
    19:05
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 31–5 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
    Try: Bowe 24' c
    Olding 35' c
    Cave 38' c
    P. Marshall 45' c
    Con: Pienaar (4/4)
    Pen: Pienaar (1/1) 29'
    		 Report Try: Prydie 70' m
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 9,647
    Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)
    12 April 2013
    19:30
    Edinburgh Scotland 24–32 Ireland Connacht
    Pen: Laidlaw (8/9) 6', 16', 26', 29', 36', 54', 60', 69'
    		 Report Try: Kearney 32' c
    Henshaw 76' c
    Con: Parks (2/2)
    Pen: Parks (4/5) 4', 47', 52', 80'
    Duffy (1/1) 40'
    Drop: Parks (1/1) 62'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 4,171
    Referee: Rhys Thomas (WRU)
    13 April 2013
    14:30
    Cardiff Blues Wales 28–13 Italy Zebre
    Try: Patchell 18' c
    Evans 36' m
    Roberts 73' c
    Con: Halfpenny (2/3)
    Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 11', 23', 33'
    		 Report Try: Cristiano 79' c
    Con: Chiesa (1/1)
    Pen: Halangahu (2/3) 3', 28'
    Cardiff Arms Park
    Attendance: 9,769
    Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)
    13 April 2013
    18:30
    (1 BP) Munster Ireland 16–22 Ireland Leinster
    Try: Keatley 21' m
    Jones 27' m
    Pen: Keatley (2/2) 43', 45'
    		 Report Try: O'Driscoll 71' c
    Con: Madigan (1/1)
    Pen: Madigan (5/5) 6', 15', 20', 34', 50'
    Thomond Park
    Attendance: 23,037
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    13 April 2013
    18:30
    Ospreys Wales 28–3 Italy Benetton Treviso
    Try: John 39' m
    Biggar 50' c
    Webb 80' c
    Con: Biggar (2/3)
    Pen: Biggar (3/4) 21', 25', 32'
    		 Report Pen: Botes (1/2) 7'
    Liberty Stadium
    Attendance: 9,138
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

    Round 21

    19 April 2013
    19:00
    Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 30–24 Ireland Munster (2 BP)
    Try: S. Jones 19' c
    Wardle 75' m
    Con: Prydie (1/2)
    Pen: Prydie (5/5) 12', 16', 28', 48', 79'
    Drop: S. Jones (1/1) 40'
    		 Report Try: Butler 13' m
    O'Mahony 58' m
    Stander 65' c
    Murphy 72' c
    Con: Keatley (2/4)
    Rodney Parade
    Attendance: 7,523
    Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)
    19 April 2013
    19:35
    (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 35–17 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Grant (2) 11' c, 30' c
    Maitland 17' m
    Matawalu 56' m
    van der Merwe 80' m
    Con: Weir (2/4)
    Pen: Weir (1/4) 40'
    Horne (1/2) 70'
    		 Report Try: Griffiths 47' c
    Lewis 61' c
    Con: Biggar (2/2)
    Pen: Biggar (1/1) 8'
    Scotstoun
    Attendance: 6,642
    Referee: Peter Allan (SRU)
    19 April 2013
    19:45
    Connacht Ireland 18–34 Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
    Try: Naoupu 3' m
    Vainikolo 17' c
    Con: Parks (1/2)
    Pen: Parks (1/1) 24'
    Nikora (1/1) 49'
    		 Report Try: Olding 9' c
    Trimble 11' m
    Best 32' c
    Bowe 71' c
    Payne 74' m
    Con: Pienaar (3/5)
    Pen: Pienaar (1/3) 29'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 6,463
    Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)
    19 April 2013
    20:30
    Benetton Treviso Italy 30–10 Scotland Edinburgh
    Try: Vosawai 40' c
    Rizzo 60' c
    Favaro 80' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (3/3)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (3/6) 26', 34', 57'
    		 Report Try: Scott 13' c
    Con: Laidlaw (1/1)
    Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 3'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 3,200
    Referee: Mark Patton (IRFU)
    20 April 2013
    18:30
    Scarlets Wales 24–6 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: J. Davies (2) 25' c, 58' c
    L. Williams 66' c
    Con: O. Williams (2/2)
    Priestland (1/1)
    Pen: O. Williams (1/3) 40'
    		 Report Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 18', 35'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 10,427
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    21 April 2013
    16:00
    Zebre Italy 22–41 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
    Try: Sinoti 25' c
    Halangahu 40' c
    Festuccia 73' m
    Con: Halangahu (2/2)
    Pen: Halangahu (1/1) 6'
    		 Report Try: Denton 10' c
    McFadden 15' c
    Carr 46' c
    Ryan 59' c
    Nacewa 61' c
    Con: J. Sexton (5/5)
    Pen: J. Sexton (2/2) 3', 44'
    Stadio Città del Tricolore
    Attendance: 4,700
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

    Round 19 rescheduled match

    26 April 2013
    20:30
    Benetton Treviso Italy 23–23 Ireland Connacht
    Try: Gori 48' c
    penalty try 72' c
    Con: Di Bernardo (2/2)
    Pen: Di Bernardo (3/3) 4', 43', 60'
    		 Report Try: Vainikolo 18' c
    O'Donohoe 80' c
    Con: Parks (2/2)
    Pen: Parks (3/5) 35', 51', 62'
    Stadio Comunale di Monigo
    Attendance: 4,850
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

    This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 19, on 30 March 2013 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[18]

    Round 22

    3 May 2013
    19:45
    Connacht Ireland 3–20 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Pen: Parks (1/2) 39'
    		 Report Try: van der Merwe 16' c
    Maitland 70' c
    Con: Jackson (1/1)
    Hogg (1/1)
    Pen: Hogg (1/1) 66'
    Drop: Jackson (1/1) 12'
    Sportsgrounds
    Attendance: 6,081
    Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
    3 May 2013
    19:45
    Edinburgh Scotland 31–24 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
    Try: Tonks 14' c
    Laidlaw 19' m
    Talei 25' c
    Con: Laidlaw (2/3)
    Pen: Laidlaw (4/5) 35', 40', 51', 54'
    		 Report Try: S. Jones 4' c
    Lydiate 63' c
    Prydie 65' c
    Con: Prydie (3/3)
    Pen: Prydie (1/2) 39'
    Murrayfield
    Attendance: 3,660
    Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
    3 May 2013
    19:45
    (1 BP) Leinster Ireland 37–19 Wales Ospreys
    Try: Conway (3) 7' c, 23' c, 42' c
    Healy 79' c
    Con: J. Sexton (3/3)
    Madigan (1/1)
    Pen: J. Sexton (3/3) 40', 56', 76'
    		 Report Try: Biggar 31' c
    John 37' m
    Isaacs 72' c
    Con: Biggar (2/3)
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 17,583
    Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
    3 May 2013
    19:45
    Scarlets Wales 17–41 Italy Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
    Try: L. Williams 80' m
    Pen: O. Williams (4/5) 3', 13', 18', 32'
    		 Report Try: Barbieri 8' c
    Vosawai 49' c
    Morisi 65' m
    Loamanu 73' c
    Con: Burton (3/4)
    Pen: Burton (5/5) 16', 35', 42', 48', 75'
    Parc y Scarlets
    Attendance: 9,129
    Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
    3 May 2013
    19:45
    (1 BP) Ulster Ireland 37–13 Wales Cardiff Blues
    Try: Pienaar 9' c
    Trimble (2) 43' c, 54' c
    Diack 78' c
    Con: Pienaar (4/4)
    Pen: Pienaar (3/4) 26', 46', 50'
    		 Report Try: Hewitt 4' c
    Con: Patchell (1/1)
    Pen: Patchell (1/2) 21'
    Drop: Patchell (1/1) 28'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,700
    Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
    3 May 2013
    19:45
    (1 BP) Zebre Italy 25–27 Ireland Munster
    Try: Sinoti 13' m
    Venditti 36' m
    Pen: Halangahu (3/4) 2', 24', 59'
    Garcia (2/3) 28', 40'
    		 Report Try: Murphy 5' c
    Butler 17' c
    Botha 65' c
    Con: Keatley (3/3)
    Pen: Keatley (2/4) 42', 58'
    Stadio XXV Aprile
    Attendance: 2,500
    Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

    Play-offs

    Semi-finals

    The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 10/11 May 2013; these followed a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system with the games being played at the home ground of the higher placed teams.[19]

    10 May 2013
    19:45
    Ulster Ireland 28–17 Wales Scarlets
    Try: Bowe 25' c
    Diack 34' m
    Court 43' c
    Con: Pienaar (2/3)
    Pen: Pienaar (3/4) 7', 40', 63'
    		 Report Try: G. Davies 61' c
    Timani 79' c
    Con: O. Williams (2/2)
    Pen: O. Williams (1/2) 5'
    Ravenhill
    Attendance: 10,700
    Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)
    11 May 2013
    19:35
    Leinster Ireland 17–15 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
    Try: Heaslip 27' m
    Pen: J. Sexton (4/6) 12', 32', 63', 70'
    		 Report Try: Matawalu 15' c
    Bennett 75' m
    Con: Hogg (1/2)
    Pen: Hogg (1/1) 25'
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 13,235
    Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)

    Final

    The final was contested on Saturday, 25 May 2013, between the winners of the two semi-finals.

    25 May 2013
    16:45
    Ulster Ireland 18–24 Ireland Leinster
    Pen: Pienaar (6/6) 24', 36', 47', 51', 56', 69'
    		 Report Try: Jennings 3' c
    Heaslip 63' m
    Con: J. Sexton (1/2)
    Pen: J. Sexton (4/5) 8', 34', 40', 45'
    Royal Dublin Society
    Attendance: 19,200
    Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
    FB 15New Zealand Jared Payne
    RW 14Ireland Andrew Trimble
    OC 13Ireland Darren Cave
    IC 12Ireland Stuart Olding  64'
    LW 11Ireland Tommy Bowe
    FH 10Ireland Paddy Jackson
    SH 9 South Africa Ruan Pienaar
    N8 8 New Zealand Nick Williams
    OF 7 Ireland Chris Henry
    BF 6 South Africa Robbie Diack 44' to 54'  64'
    RL 5 Ireland Dan Tuohy
    LL 4 South Africa Johann Muller (c)
    TP 3 New Zealand John Afoa
    HK 2 Ireland Rory Best
    LP 1 Ireland Tom Court  73'
    Replacements:
    HK 16Ireland Rob Herring
    PR 17Ireland Callum Black  73'
    PR 18Ireland Declan Fitzpatrick
    LK 19Ireland Iain Henderson  64'
    FL 20Ireland Mike McComish
    SH 21Ireland Paul Marshall
    CE 22Ireland Mike Allen  64'
    FB 23Ireland Peter Nelson
    Coach:
    New Zealand Mark Anscombe
    FB 15Fiji Isa Nacewa 47' to 57'
    RW 14Ireland Fergus McFadden
    OC 13Ireland Brian O'Driscoll
    IC 12Ireland Ian Madigan
    LW 11Ireland Andrew Conway
    FH 10Ireland Jonathan Sexton
    SH 9 Ireland Isaac Boss
    N8 8 Ireland Jamie Heaslip
    OF 7 Ireland Shane Jennings
    BF 6 Ireland Kevin McLaughlin
    RL 5 Ireland Devin Toner  73'
    LL 4 Ireland Leo Cullen (c)
    TP 3 Ireland Mike Ross  75'
    HK 2 Ireland Richardt Strauss  29'  40'
    LP 1 Ireland Cian Healy  77'
    Replacements:
    HK 16Ireland Sean Cronin  29'  40'
    PR 17Ireland Jack McGrath  77'
    PR 18Ireland Jamie Hagan  75'
    LK 19South Africa Quinn Roux  73'
    FL 20Ireland Rhys Ruddock
    SH 21Ireland John Cooney
    CE 22Ireland Andrew Goodman
    WG 23Ireland David Kearney
    Coach:
    New Zealand Josef Schmidt

    Man of the Match:
    Ireland Shane Jennings (Leinster)

    Touch judges:
    George Clancy (Ireland)
    Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
    Television match official:
    Dermot Moloney (Ireland)

    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 Ireland Ian Madigan Ireland Leinster 186
    2 South Africa Ruan Pienaar Ireland Ulster 172
    3 Wales Tom Prydie Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 170
    4 Wales Dan Biggar Wales Ospreys 168
    5 Ireland Ian Keatley Ireland Munster 142

    Top try scorers

    Rank Player Club Tries[2]
    1 Scotland Tim Visser Scotland Edinburgh 11
    2 Canada DTH van der Merwe Scotland Glasgow Warriors 10
    Ireland Andrew Trimble Ireland Ulster
    4 Wales George North Wales Scarlets 9
    5 Italy Robert Barbieri Italy Benetton Treviso 8

    End of season awards

    Award Winner
    Players' Player of the Season: New Zealand Nick Williams (Ulster)
    Young Player of the Season: Ireland Luke Marshall (Ulster)
    Coach of the Season: Scotland Gregor Townsend (Glasgow)
    Chairman's Award: England Michael Swift (Connacht)
    Golden Boot: Ireland Ian Madigan (Leinster)
    Collision Kings: Scarlets
    Fairplay Award: Ulster
    Straight Talking Award: Wales Alun-Wyn Jones (Ospreys)
    Try of the Season: Ireland Andrew Trimble (Ulster vs Connacht)[20]

    2012/2013 Dream Team[21]

    Pos Player Team
    FB 15 Scotland Stuart Hogg Glasgow
    RW 14 Wales George North Scarlets
    OC 13 Wales Jonathan Davies Scarlets
    IC 12 Ireland Luke Marshall Ulster
    LW 11 Scotland Tim Visser Edinburgh
    FH 10 Ireland Ian Madigan Leinster
    SH 9 Fiji Nikola Matawalu Glasgow
    N8 8 New Zealand Nick Williams Ulster
    OF 7 Wales Justin Tipuric Ospreys
    BF 6 Italy Alessandro Zanni Treviso
    RL 5 Scotland Alastair Kellock Glasgow
    LL 4 Wales Alun-Wyn Jones Ospreys
    TP 3 Wales Adam Jones Ospreys
    HK 2 Italy Leonardo Ghiraldini Treviso
    LP 1 Scotland Ryan Grant Glasgow

    Notes

    1. ↑ 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.
    2. ↑ Zebre also played one of their matches at Stadio del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia.

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    4. ↑ "Leinster hold on to win PRO12 title". ESPN. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
    5. ↑ "Pro12 final: Ulster 18-24 Leinster". BBC Sport. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
    6. ↑ "Schmidt gets perfect send-off as Leinster claim Rabo title in thriller". Irish Independent. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
    7. ↑ "Rugby Union Tournaments | RaboDirect PRO12 | New PRO12 team to be called Zebras". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
    8. ↑ "Gritty Munster off to winning start". Limerick Leader. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
    9. ↑ "Mark Anscombe is named as the new Ulster Head Coach". BBC Sport. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
    10. ↑ "Doug Howlett named as the new captain of Munster". The Score. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
    11. 1 2 3 "Derby Delight at Millennium Stadium" (Press release). Welsh Rugby Union. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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