2016 Pro12 Grand Final

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2016 Pro12 Grand Final
Event 2015–16 Pro12
Connacht Leinster
20 10
Date 28 May 2016
Venue Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Man of the Match John Muldoon
Referee Nigel Owens (WRU)
Attendance 34,550
Weather Sunny
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The 2016 Pro12 Grand Final was the final match of the 2015–16 Pro12 season. The 2015–16 season was the second with Guinness as the title sponsor and the seventh ever League Grand Final. The final was played between Leinster and Connacht.

Connacht won their first title, winning on a 20-10 scoreline.[1]

Route to the final

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Main article: 2015–16 Pro12

2016 Playoffs

The semi-finals followed a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system with the games being played at the home ground of the higher placed teams.

20 May 2016
19:45
Leinster Ireland 30–18 Ireland Ulster
Try: Nacewa 4' c
Heaslip 47' c
Cronin 64' c
Con: Sexton (3/3)
Pen: Sexton (3/3) 10', 15', 56'		 Report Try: Gilroy (2) 38' m, 69' c
Con: Pad. Jackson (1/2)
Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/2) 26', 31'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 19,100
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)
21 May 2016
18:30
Connacht Ireland 16–11 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Adeolokun 36' c
Con: MacGinty (1/1)
Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 24', 52', 64'		 Report Try: Nakarawa 48' m
Pen: Weir (2/2) 26', 56'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 7,800
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Build-Up

It was announced on 8 September 2015 that the seventh Guinness Pro12 Grand Final was awarded to BT Murrayfield Stadium,[2] the headquarters [3] of the Scottish Rugby Union in Edinburgh on 8 September 2015 with the final to be played 28 May 2016. This is only the second time that the Pro12 Grand Final had been awarded to a host city after the success of Belfast in hosting the 2015 final.[4]

Connacht, who made the play-offs for the first ever time, are appearing in their first ever Pro12 final, while Leinster will be making their sixth appearance in the final.[5][6] Leinster are favorites to win the game, priced at 4/9 with Paddy Power Bookmakers, while Connacht are priced at 13/8.[7]

The match was be shown live on Sky Sports in Ireland and the UK, and on TG4 in Ireland.

Match

Summary

Connacht full-back Tiernan O'Halloran got the opening try in the 13th minute.[8] Winger Niyi Adeolokun scored a second try midway through the half to give Connacht a 15-0 interval lead. Matt Healy scored Connacht's third try on 57 minutes with Sean Cronin scoring a try for Leinster after 67 minutes.[9] The win was the first major trophy for Connacht in their 121-year history.[10][11][12]

Details

28 May 2016
17:30
Connacht Ireland 20–10 Ireland Leinster
Try: O'Halloran 12' c
Adeolokun 21' m
Healy 56' m
Con: MacGinty (1/3)
Pen: MacGinty (1/2) 27'		 Report Try: Cronin 66' c
Con: Sexton (1/1)
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 43'
Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 34,550
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
FB 15 Ireland Tiernan O'Halloran Substituted off 68' Substituted in 71'
RW 14 Nigeria Niyi Adeolokun
OC 13 Ireland Robbie Henshaw Substituted off 71'
IC 12 New Zealand Bundee Aki
LW 11 Ireland Matt Healy
FH 10 United States AJ MacGinty
SH 9 Ireland Kieran Marmion Substituted off 60'
N8 8 Ireland John Muldoon (c)
OF 7 New Zealand Jake Heenan
BF 6 Ireland Eoin McKeon Substituted off 41'
RL 5 England Aly Muldowney
LL 4 Ireland Ultan Dillane Substituted off 61'
TP 3 Ireland Finlay Bealham
HK 2 New Zealand Tom McCartney Substituted off 71'
LP 1 Ireland Ronan Loughney Substituted off 68'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ireland Dave Heffernan Substituted in 71'
PR 17 Ireland JP Cooney
PR 18 Ireland Rodney Ah You Substituted in 68'
LK 19 Ireland Andrew Browne Substituted in 61'
FL 20 Ireland Sean O'Brien Substituted in 41'
SH 21 Ireland John Cooney Substituted in 60' Substituted off 65'
CE 22 Ireland Shane O'Leary Substituted in 68'
CE 23 Ireland Peter Robb Substituted in 65'
Coach:
Samoa Pat Lam
FB 15 Ireland Rob Kearney Substituted off 60'
RW 14 Ireland Dave Kearney Substituted off 75'
OC 13 Ireland Garry Ringrose
IC 12 New Zealand Ben Te'o
LW 11 Ireland Luke Fitzgerald
FH 10 Ireland Jonathan Sexton
SH 9 Ireland Eoin Reddan Substituted off 57'
N8 8 Ireland Jamie Heaslip (c)
OF 7 Ireland Jordi Murphy
BF 6 Ireland Rhys Ruddock
RL 5 Ireland Mick Kearney Substituted off 16'
LL 4 Ireland Ross Molony Substituted off 62'
TP 3 Ireland Mike Ross Substituted off 41'
HK 2 Ireland Richardt Strauss Substituted off 41'
LP 1 Ireland Jack McGrath Substituted off 71'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ireland Sean Cronin Substituted in 41'
PR 17 Ireland Peter Dooley Substituted in 71'
PR 18 Ireland Tadhg Furlong Substituted in 41'
LK 19 New Zealand Hayden Triggs Substituted in 16'
N8 20 Ireland Jack Conan Substituted in 62'
SH 21 Ireland Luke McGrath Substituted in 57'
FH 22 Ireland Ian Madigan Substituted in 75'
FB 23 South Africa Zane Kirchner Substituted in 60'
Coach:
Ireland Leo Cullen

Man of the Match:
Ireland John Muldoon

Touch judges:
Ian Davies (WRU)
Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Television Match Official:
Jon Mason (WRU)

Post-match

The victorious Connacht Rugby squad were welcomed back to Galway city on 29 May and paraded around the city on an open-topped bus, from outside the Town Hall Theatre in Courthouse Square to Eyre Square and finally to the The Sportsground.[13][14][15]

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