2015 Pro12 Grand Final
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| Event | 2014–15 Pro12 | ||||||
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| Date | 30 May 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Kingspan Stadium, Belfast | ||||||
| Referee | Nigel Owens (WRU) | ||||||
| Attendance | 17,057 | ||||||
| Weather | Overcast | ||||||
The 2015 Pro12 Grand Final was the final match of the 2014–15 Pro12 season. The 2014–15 season was the first with Guinness as the title sponsor and the sixth ever League Grand Final. The final was played between Glasgow Warriors and Munster.[1][2]
Glasgow won their first title, winning on a 31–13 scoreline.[3][4][5]
2015 play-offs
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.
| 22 May 2015 19:45 |
Glasgow Warriors  | 16–14 |  Ulster |
| Try: Van der Merwe 75' c Con: Russell (1/1) Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 60' Hogg (1/2) 13' | Report[6] | Try: Henry 18' m Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 1', 55', 66' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU) |
Build-up
In January 2015, the tournament organisers confirmed that the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast would host the final. The organisers chose to move away from giving home advantage to the highest placed finisher at the end of the regular season.[8][9]
Munster were looking to win the title for a fourth time, the last win being in 2011 against Leinster, while Glasgow had never won the title.[10][11]
The match was shown live on Sky Sports in Ireland and the UK, on TG4 in Ireland and on BBC Two Scotland in Scotland.[12] Both teams received an allocation of 2,000 tickets after the public sale sold out in April.[13] [14]
Conor Murray was an injury doubt to start for Munster after he was forced off in the semi-final with an injury to the medial ligament in his right knee, he may be replaced again by Duncan Williams at scrum-half.[15][16] Paul O'Connell was expected to play his last game for Munster in the final.[17]
