2012–13 Pro12

2012–13 Pro12
2012–13 Pro12
Countries	Ireland; Italy; Scotland; Wales
Date	31 August 2012 – 25 May 2013
Champions	Leinster (3rd title)
Runners-up	Ulster
Matches played	135
Attendance	1,106,873 ; (average 8,199 per match)
Tries scored	536 ; (average 4 per match)
Top point scorer	Ian Madigan (Leinster); (186 points)
Top try scorer	Tim Visser (Edinburgh); (11 tries)
Official website
	www.rabodirectpro12.com
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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 licence revoked by the Italian Rugby Federation for financial reasons.^[7] Roberto Manghi will become their Head coach for their début season.

Scotland

Ahead of this season Glasgow Warriors moved home, leaving their previous home of Firhill in the Maryhill area of the city for the smaller Scotstoun Stadium. They also came into the season with a new head coach, with former Scotland stand-off Gregor Townsend replacing Sean Lineen.

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] In Munster, Paul O'Connell stood down as captain, with Doug Howlett announced as his replacement.^[10]

Wales

The Welsh regions saw a number of changes in coaching personnel, as Phil Davies took over the reins at Cardiff Blues, Steve Tandy replaced Sean Holley as Ospreys head coach and former Ireland international Simon Easterby succeeding Nigel Davies at the Scarlets, after he departed to take over at English Premiership side Gloucester. Scarlets also announced that Rob McCusker would replace Matthew Rees as captain.

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 took place on 30 March 2013, with an initial contract set to run for four years.^[11]

Teams

Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster Edinburgh Glasgow Warriors Blues Dragons Ospreys Scarlets class=notpageimage\| Location of 2012–13 Pro12 teams in Great Britain and Ireland.	Benetton Zebre class=notpageimage\| Location of 2012–13 Pro12 teams in Italy
Winners; 2nd–4th place; Other teams.

Team	Coach	Captain	Stadium	Capacity
Benetton Treviso	Franco Smith	Antonio Pavanello	Stadio Comunale di Monigo	6,700
Cardiff Blues	Phil Davies	Andries Pretorius	Cardiff Arms Park	12,500
Connacht	Eric Elwood	Gavin Duffy	Galway Sportsgrounds	7,500
Edinburgh	Michael Bradley	Greig Laidlaw	Murrayfield Stadium	67,144^[a]
Glasgow Warriors	Gregor Townsend	Alastair Kellock	Scotstoun Stadium	9,708^[12]
Leinster	Josef Schmidt	Leo Cullen	RDS Arena Aviva Stadium	18,500 51,700
Munster	Rob Penney	Doug Howlett	Thomond Park Musgrave Park	26,500 9,251
Newport Gwent Dragons	Darren Edwards	Lewis Evans	Rodney Parade	11,676
Ospreys	Steve Tandy	Alun Wyn Jones	Liberty Stadium	20,532
Scarlets	Simon Easterby	Rob McCusker	Parc y Scarlets	14,870
Ulster	Mark Anscombe	Johann Muller	Ravenhill	12,300
Zebre	Roberto Manghi	Gonzalo Garcia	Stadio XXV Aprile^[13]^[b]	3,500

Table

Pro12 table

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Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

1

Ulster (RU)

22

17

1

4

577

348

+229

62

33

8

3

81

2

Leinster (CH)

22

17

0

5

585

386

+199

63

46

9

1

78

3

Glasgow Warriors (SF)

22

16

0

6

541

324

+217

66

30

9

3

76

4

Scarlets (SF)

22

15

0

7

436

406

+30

41

37

3

66

5

Ospreys

22

14

1

7

471

342

+129

48

25

2

62

6

Munster

22

11

1

10

442

389

+53

46

34

4

54

7

Benetton Treviso

22

10

2

10

414

450

–36

45

44

4

2

50

8

Connacht

22

8

1

13

358

422

–64

32

43

1

3

38

9

Cardiff Blues

22

8

0

14

348

487

–139

28

51

1

5

38

10

Edinburgh

22

7

0

15

399

504

–105

35

51

1

7

36

11

Newport Gwent Dragons

22

6

0

16

358

589

–231

31

72

1

3

28

12

Zebre

22

0

22

291

573

–282

29

60

1

9

10

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

number of matches won;
the difference between points for and points against;
the number of tries scored;
the most points scored;
the difference between tries for and tries against;
the fewest red cards received;
the fewest 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	37–6	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^[16]	Pen: Orquera (2/3) 23', 38'

Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

31 August 2012
19:05

Ulster	18–10	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Allen 38' m Gilroy 45' c Con: O'Connor (1/2) Pen: O'Connor (2/5) 11', 80'	Report^[17]	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	12–6	Ospreys (1 BP)
Pen: Burton (4/5) 7', 11', 14', 31'	Report^[18]	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	9–13	Cardiff Blues
Pen: Nikora (3/5) 45', 66', 69'	Report^[19]	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	45–20	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^[20]	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	18–23	Munster
Try: T. Visser (3) 13' m, 30' m, 74' m Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 51'	Report^[21]	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	19–21	Edinburgh
Try: Cuthbert 50' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) Pen: Halfpenny (4/4) 23', 34', 38', 57'	Report^[22]	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	17–30	Connacht
Try: Pace 44' c van Schalkwyk 59' c Con: Orquera (2/2) Pen: Orquera (1/2) 74'	Report^[23]	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	13–18	Scarlets
Try: Cusiter 76' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Jackson (2/4) 6', 39'	Report^[24]	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	19–6	Benetton Treviso
Try: Howlett 6' c Con: Keatley (1/1) Pen: Keatley (4/4) 14', 24', 30', 51'	Report^[25]	Pen: Di Bernardo (2/2) 3', 64'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 15,642
Referee: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)

8 September 2012
18:15

(1 BP) Leinster	45–25	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^[26]	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	13–16	Ulster
Try: Dirksen 24' c Con: Morgan (1/1) Pen: Morgan (2/3) 47', 53'	Report^[27]	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	10–28	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Evans 51' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (1/1) 61'	Report^[28]	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	20–19	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Payne 51' m Pen: Jackson (5/6) 16', 36', 40', 44', 69'	Report^[29]	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	41–10	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^[30]	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	11–24	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Griffin 39' m Pen: Nikora (2/2) 10', 61'	Report^[31]	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	5–16	Cardiff Blues
Try: S. Jones 39' m	Report^[32]	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	18–19	Leinster
Try: Barbieri 21' m Semenzato 77' c Con: Burton (1/1) Pen: Di Bernardo (1/2) 14' Burton (1/1) 66'	Report^[33]	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	16–23	Ospreys
Try: North 80' c Con: Priestland (1/1) Pen: Priestland (3/7) 3', 13', 48'	Report^[34]	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	27–17	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^[35]	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	P–P	Ulster
	Postponed due to the death of Ulster player Nevin Spence in a farming accident on 15 September.^[36]

Stadio XXV Aprile
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

22 September 2012
18:15

Leinster	22–16	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^[37]	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	34–18	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^[38]	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	33–13	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^[39]	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	32–12	Edinburgh
Try: Price 40' m Pen: Prydie (6/6) 13', 19', 25', 38', 42', 66' Drop: S. Jones (3/3) 48', 62', 74'	Report^[40]	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	19–48	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^[41]	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	22–19	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^[42]	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	34–6	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^[43]	Pen: Madigan (2/3) 5', 17'

Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 5,813
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

29 September 2012
18:30

Ospreys	30–15	Munster
Try: Fussell 21' c penalty try 54' c Hibbard 68' c Con: Biggar (3/3) Pen: Biggar (3/4) 11', 13', 47'	Report^[44]	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	22–20	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^[45]	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	24–13	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^[46]	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	25–0	Connacht
Try: penalty try 34' c Williams 40' c L. Marshall 78' m Con: Jackson (2/2) Pen: Jackson (2/2) 11', 60'	Report^[47]

Ravenhill
Attendance: 10,052
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

5 October 2012
19:05

Zebre	16–34	Ospreys
Try: Redolfini 43' c Con: Halangahu (1/1) Pen: Garcia (1/3) 11' Halangahu (2/2) 40', 54'	Report^[48]	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	22–27	Benetton Treviso
Try: T. Visser 34' c Jones 57' m Fife 78' c Con: Laidlaw (2/3) Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 4'	Report^[49]	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	3–18	Glasgow Warriors
Pen: Halfpenny (1/2) 39'	Report^[50]	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	30–21	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^[51]	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	19–46	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Tuilagi 29' c Con: Prydie (1/1) Pen: Prydie (4/5) 2', 10', 35', 52'	Report^[52]	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	28–29	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: T. Visser 8' c Con: Leonard (1/1) Pen: Leonard (7/8) 19', 25', 29', 36', 54', 59', 66'	Report^[53]	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	29–3	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^[54]	Pen: Halangahu (1/2) 39'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,738
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

27 October 2012
14:30

(1 BP) Ospreys	26–9	Connacht
Try: Walker 15' c Tipuric 37' m Thomas 42' c Fotuali'i 72' c Con: Biggar (3/4)	Report^[55]	Pen: Parks (3/4) 31', 34', 52'

Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 8,231
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

27 October 2012
18:30

(1 BP) Leinster	59–22	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^[56]	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	13–24	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Vosawai 22' c Con: Burton (1/1) Pen: Burton (1/3) 29' Botes (1/1) 63'	Report^[57]	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	18–24	Munster
Try: Hewitt 46' c Jones 64' m Con: Sweeney (1/2) Pen: Tovey (1/2) 8' Sweeney (1/1) 59'	Report^[58]	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	45–20	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^[59]	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	37–6	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^[60]	Pen: Prydie (2/3) 31', 37'

Scotstoun
Attendance: 3,317
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

3 November 2012
17:00

Connacht	18–3	Benetton Treviso
Try: Poolman 28' c Duffy 74' m Con: Parks (1/2) Pen: Parks (2/3) 6', 14'	Report^[61]	Pen: Di Bernardo (1/2) 61'

Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

3 November 2012
18:30

Scarlets	22–13	Zebre
Try: K. Phillips 73' c Con: Thomas (1/1) Pen: Thomas (5/6) 36', 48', 54', 67', 78'	Report^[62]	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	19–10	Leinster
Try: Walker 62' c Con: Morgan (1/1) Pen: Morgan (3/4) 15', 22', 40' Drop: Morgan (1/1) 75'	Report^[63]	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^[64]

(2 BP) Zebre	25–27	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^[65]	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.^[36]

Round 9

23 November 2012
19:00

Newport Gwent Dragons	14–3	Connacht
Try: Leach 37' m Pen: Prydie (3/4) 25', 46', 52'	Report^[66]	Pen: Parks (1/2) 6'

Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini (FIR)

23 November 2012
19:05

(1 BP) Benetton Treviso	15–16	Ulster
Try: Williams 8' c Nitoglia 40' m Con: Di Bernardo (1/2) Pen: Di Bernardo (1/3) 28'	Report^[67]	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	23–13	Ospreys
Try: Nel 34' m Pen: Hunter (6/8) 23', 47', 53', 59', 64', 80'	Report^[68]	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	0–6	Leinster
	Report^[69]	Pen: Madigan (2/3) 5', 50'

Scotstoun
Attendance: 3,970
Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

25 November 2012
15:00

(1 BP) Zebre	7–14	Cardiff Blues
Try: Pace 18' c Con: Halangahu (1/1)	Report^[70]	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	6–13	Scarlets
Pen: Keatley (1/1) 23' Hanrahan (1/1) 80'	Report^[71]	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	33–12	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^[72]	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	32–13	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^[73]	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	23–24	Edinburgh
Try: Harris-Wright 12' c Poolman 69' c Con: Parks (2/2) Pen: Parks (3/3) 17', 38', 58'	Report^[74]	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	37–7	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^[75]	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	31–3	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^[76]	Pen: Weir (1/1) 3'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 15,138
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

2 December 2012
16:00

(1 BP) Scarlets	12–19	Ulster
Pen: Thomas (4/7) 20', 49', 52', 80'	Report^[77]	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	6–9	Scarlets
Pen: Patchell (2/3) 16', 58'	Report^[78]	Pen: Thomas (3/6) 5', 10', 40'

Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 9,872
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

21 December 2012
19:05

Ulster	27–19	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^[79]	Try: McFadden 78' c Con: Madigan (1/1) Pen: Madigan (4/5) 12', 19', 34', 43'

Ravenhill
Attendance: 10,940
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

22 December 2012
15:00

(1 BP) Zebre	3–10	Benetton Treviso
Pen: Orquera (1/1) 60'	Report^[80]	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	12–16	Munster
Pen: Parks (3/4) 11', 24', 45' Drop: Parks (1/1) 54'	Report^[81]	Try: penalty try 37' c Con: Keatley (1/1) Pen: Keatley (3/3) 17', 40', 42'

Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 7,789
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

1872 Cup 1st round

21 December 2012
19:35

Glasgow Warriors	23–14	Edinburgh
Try: Van der Merwe (2) 7' m, 25' c Harley 14' m Con: Horne (1/3) Pen: Weir (2/3) 67', 72'	Report^[82]	Try: Francis 50' m Pen: Laidlaw (3/3) 32', 45'

Scotstoun
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

Welsh Round

26 December 2012
14:05

Cardiff Blues	12–10	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Pen: Patchell (4/4) 15', 22', 30', 63'	Report^[83]	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	32–3	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^[84]	Pen: Thomas (1/2) 27'

Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 19,443
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 12

29 December 2012
15:00

Benetton Treviso	26–18	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^[85]	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
17:30

Munster	24–10	Ulster
Try: penalty try 33' c Zebo 45' c P. O'Mahony 50' c Con: Keatley (3/3) Pen: Keatley (1/1) 3'	Report^[86]	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	17–0	Connacht
Try: Madigan 33' c McGrath 73' c Con: Madigan (2/2) Pen: Madigan (1/1) 57'	Report^[87]

Royal Dublin Society
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

31 December 2012
16:15

Newport Gwent Dragons	3–14	Ospreys
Pen: Prydie (1/2) 13'	Report^[88]	Try: Walker 3' c Beck 62' c Con: Biggar (2/2)

Rodney Parade
Attendance: 7,018
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

1872 Cup 2nd round

29 December 2012
16:05

(1 BP) Edinburgh	17–21	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Grant 59' c T. Visser 76' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) Pen: Laidlaw (1/2) 9'	Report^[89]	Try: Maitland 7' m Jackson 29' m Pyrgos 55' m Pen: Horne (2/2) 37', 40'

Murrayfield
Attendance: 11,225
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

Round 13

4 January 2013
19:05

Ospreys	16–15	Zebre (1 BP)
Try: Biggar 69' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (3/4) 22', 34', 66'	Report^[90]	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	47–17	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^[91]	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	41–7	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^[92]	Try: Minto 52' c Con: Burton (1/1)

Scotstoun
Attendance: 3,605
Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

4 January 2013
19:35

Edinburgh	16–31	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Nel 75' c Con: Francis (1/1) Pen: Laidlaw (2/2) 18', 40' Drop: Francis (1/1) 49'	Report^[93]	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	30–11	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^[94]	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	6–17	Cardiff Blues
Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 22', 46'	Report^[95]	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	12–16	Ospreys
Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 5', 15', 33' Olding (1/1) 65'	Report^[96]	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	11–26	Leinster
Try: Tovey 51' m Pen: Patchell (2/4) 13', 59'	Report^[97]	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	23–14	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^[98]	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	25–15	Connacht
Try: Snyman 53' c Con: O. Williams (1/1) Pen: O. Williams (6/6) 5', 20', 36', 40', 63', 72'	Report^[99]	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	30–3	Edinburgh
Try: Stander 68' c Sherry 75' m Con: Keatley (1/2) Pen: Keatley (6/7) 22', 28', 50', 54', 57', 64'	Report^[100]	Pen: Francis (1/2) 14'

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

10 February 2013
15:05

Zebre	20–36	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: van Schalkwyk 4' c Tebaldi 9' c Con: Halangahu (2/2) Pen: Halangahu (2/4) 25', 36'	Report^[101]	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	3–60	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Pen: Prydie (1/2) 2'	Report^[102]	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	26–3	Zebre
Try: Herring 8' c Diack (2) 40' m, 57' c Andrew 73' c Con: Pienaar (3/4)	Report^[103]	Pen: Halangahu (1/2) 34'

Ravenhill
Attendance: 10,309
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

15 February 2013
19:30

(1 BP) Edinburgh	16–17	Cardiff Blues
Try: Nel 50' c Con: Hunter (1/1) Pen: Hunter (2/5) 26', 35' Leonard (1/1) 58'	Report^[104]	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	22–10	Ospreys
Try: Faloon 17' c Con: Parks (1/1) Pen: Parks (4/5) 7', 32', 47', 75' Drop: Parks (1/1) 78'	Report^[105]	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	40–5	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^[106]	Try: Nitoglia 49' m

Royal Dublin Society
Attendance: 16,208
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

16 February 2013
18:30

Scarlets	18–10	Munster
Pen: O. Williams (5/7) 13', 19', 39', 50', 57' Drop: O. Williams (1/1) 63'	Report^[107]	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	22–26	Connacht
Try: Robinson 21' m Copeland 61' m Pen: Patchell (4/6) 7', 47', 51', 67'	Report^[108]	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	20–14	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Swinson 15' m Seymour 28' m Murchie 41' m Matawalu 73' m	Report^[109]	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	24–7	Edinburgh
Try: Allen (2) 4' c, 23' c Webb 57' c Con: Morgan (3/3) Pen: Morgan (1/3) 55'	Report^[110]	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	32–5	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^[111]	Try: Fenby 35' m

Royal Dublin Society
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

24 February 2013
15:00

(1 BP) Benetton Treviso	34–10	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^[112]	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	13–14	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Pratichetti 39' c Con: Chillon (1/1) Pen: Chillon (2/4) 21', 44'	Report^[113]	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	19–26	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^[114]	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	14–13	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Fenby 14' m Pen: Thomas (2/2) 3', 52' O. Williams (1/4) 67'	Report^[115]	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	29–29	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^[116]	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	29–13	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^[117]	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	23–19	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^[118]	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	13–13	Ospreys
Try: Varley 44' c Con: O'Gara (1/1) Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 4', 38'	Report^[119]	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	10–24	Scarlets
Try: van Schalkwyk 13' m Venditti 57' m	Report^[120]	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	52–19	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^[121]	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	14–8	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: McInally 56' m Pen: Francis (3/3) 16', 31', 74'	Report^[122]	Try: Trimble 65' m Pen: Jackson (1/4) 40'

Murrayfield
Attendance: 4,714
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

23 March 2013
17:45

Munster	22–0	Connacht
Try: O'Connell 11' c Varley (2) 14' m, 50' c Con: O'Gara (2/3) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 40'	Report^[123]

Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,203
Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU)

23 March 2013
19:30

Benetton Treviso	26–17	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^[124]	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	22–17	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Madigan 72' c Con: Madigan (1/1) Pen: Madigan (5/5) 13', 24', 36', 40', 77'	Report^[125]	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	7–9	Edinburgh
Try: van Schalkwyk 30' c Con: Orquera (1/1)	Report^[126]	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	51–24	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^[127]	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	18–22	Ulster
Pen: Madigan (6/6) 15', 19', 26', 40', 48', 69'	Report^[128]	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	P–P	Connacht
	Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[129]

Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)

Judgement Day

30 March 2013^[11]
14:30

Newport Gwent Dragons	20–28	Scarlets
Try: J. Evans 36' c D. Evans 75' c Con: Prydie (2/2) Pen: Prydie (2/2) 40', 56'	Report^[130]	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	16–23	Ospreys
Try: Halfpenny 6' c Con: Halfpenny (1/1) Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 25', 53', 63'	Report^[131]	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	29–6	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^[132]	Pen: Jackson (2/2) 21', 27'

Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,901
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

12 April 2013
19:05

(1 BP) Ulster	31–5	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^[133]	Try: Prydie 70' m

Ravenhill
Attendance: 9,647
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

12 April 2013
19:30

Edinburgh	24–32	Connacht
Pen: Laidlaw (8/9) 6', 16', 26', 29', 36', 54', 60', 69'	Report^[134]	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	28–13	Zebre
Try: Patchell 18' c Evans 36' m Roberts 73' c Con: Halfpenny (2/3) Pen: Halfpenny (3/3) 11', 23', 33'	Report^[135]	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	16–22	Leinster
Try: Keatley 21' m Jones 27' m Pen: Keatley (2/2) 43', 45'	Report^[136]	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	28–3	Benetton Treviso
Try: John 39' m Biggar 50' c Webb 80' c Con: Biggar (2/3) Pen: Biggar (3/4) 21', 25', 32'	Report^[137]	Pen: Botes (1/2) 7'

Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,138
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 21

19 April 2013
19:00

Newport Gwent Dragons	30–24	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^[138]	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	35–17	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^[139]	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	18–34	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Naoupu 3' m Vainikolo 17' c Con: Parks (1/2) Pen: Parks (1/1) 24' Nikora (1/1) 49'	Report^[140]	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	30–10	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^[141]	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	24–6	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^[142]	Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 18', 35'

Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 10,427
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

21 April 2013
16:00

Zebre	22–41	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Sinoti 25' c Halangahu 40' c Festuccia 73' m Con: Halangahu (2/2) Pen: Halangahu (1/1) 6'	Report^[143]	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	23–23	Connacht
Try: Gori 48' c penalty try 72' c Con: Di Bernardo (2/2) Pen: Di Bernardo (3/3) 4', 43', 60'	Report^[144]	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.^[129]

Round 22

3 May 2013
19:45

Connacht	3–20	Glasgow Warriors
Pen: Parks (1/2) 39'	Report^[145]	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	31–24	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^[146]	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	37–19	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^[147]	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	17–41	Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
Try: L. Williams 80' m Pen: O. Williams (4/5) 3', 13', 18', 32'	Report^[148]	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	37–13	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^[149]	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	25–27	Munster
Try: Sinoti 13' m Venditti 36' m Pen: Halangahu (3/4) 2', 24', 59' Garcia (2/3) 28', 40'	Report^[150]	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.^[151]

10 May 2013
19:45

Ulster	28–17	Scarlets
Try: Bowe 25' c Diack 34' m Court 43' c Con: Pienaar (2/3) Pen: Pienaar (3/4) 7', 40', 63'	Report^[152]	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	17–15	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Heaslip 27' m Pen: J. Sexton (4/6) 12', 32', 63', 70'	Report^[153]	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	18–24	Leinster
Pen: Pienaar (6/6) 24', 36', 47', 51', 56', 69'	Report^[154]	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	15	Jared Payne
RW	14	Andrew Trimble
OC	13	Darren Cave
IC	12	Stuart Olding		64'
LW	11	Tommy Bowe
FH	10	Paddy Jackson
SH	9	Ruan Pienaar
N8	8	Nick Williams
OF	7	Chris Henry
BF	6	Robbie Diack	44' to 54'	64'
RL	5	Dan Tuohy
LL	4	Johann Muller (c)
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2012–13 Pro12
Countries	Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
Date	31 August 2012 – 25 May 2013
Champions	Leinster (3rd title)
Runners-up	Ulster
Matches played	135
Attendance	1,106,873 (average 8,199 per match)
Tries scored	536 (average 4 per match)
Top point scorer	Ian Madigan (Leinster) (186 points)^[1]
Top try scorer	Tim Visser (Edinburgh) (11 tries)^[2]
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2012–13 Pro12

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Italy

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Ireland

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Teams

Table

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 4 rescheduled match

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

1872 Cup 1st round

Welsh Round

Round 12

1872 Cup 2nd round

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Judgement Day

Round 20

Round 21

Round 19 rescheduled match

Round 22

Play-offs

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