2015–16 Pro12

2015–16 Pro12
Countries	Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
Date	5 September 2015 – 28 May 2016
Champions	Connacht (1st title)
Runners-up	Leinster
Matches played	135
Attendance	1,144,802 (average 8,480 per match)
Highest attendance	68,262 Cardiff v. Ospreys (30 April 2016) Dragons v. Scarlets (30 April 2016)
Lowest attendance	1,000 Treviso v. Munster (28 February 2016)
Tries scored	613 (average 4.541 per match)
Top point scorer	Rhys Patchell (Cardiff) (174 points)
Top try scorer	Craig Gilroy (Ulster) Matt Healy (Connacht) (10 tries)
Official website
www.pro12rugby.com
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The 2015–16 Pro12 (also known as the Guinness Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, and the sixth with its current four-country format. it was the second season to be referred to as the Guinness Pro12.

The twelve competing teams were the four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Benetton Treviso and Zebre; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. The first stage involved the twelve teams playing home and away in a league format with the top four sides qualifying for the semi-finals. The semi finals were one legged affairs with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd and the higher ranked team gaining home advantage. The winners of the semi finals proceeded to the Pro12 final, held at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Glasgow were the defending champions having beaten Munster 31–13 in the previous season's play-off final, taking their first Pro12 title. They were unable to defend their title, after losing 16–11 to Connacht in the play-off semi-final. Connacht – who qualified for the play-offs for the first time – then proceeded to defeat Leinster 20–10 in the final, to become the seventh team to win the league title. Connacht had one of the top try scorers for the season, as Matt Healy and along with Ulster's Craig Gilroy, each scored 10 tries during the season. Rhys Patchell of Cardiff Blues was the competition's top points scorer, with 174.

Changes for the season

See also: List of 2015–16 Pro12 transfers

All countries

With the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place during the opening months of the season, changes were made to the usual fixture schedule to minimise the effect on teams who released players to take part. The low number of games in the opening weeks of the season led to fixture congestion at the end of the tournament, with team playing a game every weekend for 16 weeks straight from October 2015 to January 2016, including European matches.

As in the previous season, qualification to the Champions Cup was guaranteed to the top team from each country participating in the league, with the three highest placed team's not already qualified also earning a berth. Unlike in the previous season where the 20th tournament spot was decided by a play-off involving teams from the Pro12, France's Top 14 and the English Premiership, due to fixture congestion from the World Cup, the final spot in the tournament was reserved for the winner of the 2015 Challenge Cup if not already qualified.

Ireland

Connacht came into the season without their long-serving forwards coach Dan McFarland, following his move to Glasgow Warriors. McFarland had been with Connacht as a player and later coach since 2000. It was also the team's first season in the competition without Michael Swift, their former captain who retired as the record holder for appearances both in the league and for the province.

Following a disappointing 2014–15 season, Leinster terminated the contract of head coach Matt O'Connor. Former captain and previous season's forwards coach Leo Cullen was initially named as temporary head coach following the dismissal, before being named to the position permanently on a two-year deal. With the previous season's captain Jamie Heaslip missing the start of the season to play for Ireland at the World Cup, Kevin McLaughlin was named captain of the team. After suffering a concussion in the first game of the season however, McLaughlin was forced to retire from the game, and was replaced in the role by Isa Nacewa who rejoined Leinster after returning from retirement. The season also saw the departure of Gordon D'Arcy, record holder for appearances for the province. D'Arcy had announced his intention to retire after the World Cup earlier in the year, but ultimately didn't make the final Irish squad and played with Leinster until the conclusion of the tournament.

Munster captain Peter O'Mahony missed the early season due to the World Cup, and suffered a serious injury in Ireland's game against France. South Africa-born player CJ Stander, who became Irish-qualified during the course of the season, served as captain in his place. The close season also saw the departure of long-serving players Donncha O'Callaghan and Paul O'Connell, both of whom had played for the province since before the league's foundation. O'Callaghan, the province's record holder for appearances, was released from the final year of his contract to join newly promoted English Premiership side Worcester Warriors. Like O'Callaghan, O'Connell was released from the final year of his contract on request. He agreed a deal to join Toulon after the World Cup on a two year deal, but an injury suffered at the tournament ultimately forced him to retire from the game before he could play for them.

Over a year after the departures of David Humphreys and Mark Anscombe, Les Kiss took over as Ulster Director of Rugby in October 2015. Neil Doak, who had served as head coach while Kiss continued in his role as Ireland defence coach, remained on the coaching staff working under him. With Rory Best away at the World Cup during the start of the season, Rob Herring was named captain on an interim basis.

Italy

Benetton Treviso's captain Antonio Pavanello departed at the end of the previous season. Alessandro Zanni was named as his replacement, with Davide Giazzon and Edoardo Gori as his vice-captains. With all three players away representing Italy in the World Cup, the role was taken by Alberto De Marchi for the early part of the tournament. Umberto Casellato was the team coach at the beginning of the season but was sacked in January 2016, being replaced with Marius Goosen.

At the start of the season George Biagi replaced Marco Bortolami as Zebre's captain. Following the replacement of head coach Andrea Cavinato with Víctor Jiménez during the course of the previous season, Gianluca Guidi entered the tournament as the team's new coach.

Scotland

It was reported during the summer of 2015 that Edinburgh may play some of their home games in Hibernian F.C.'s Easter Road during the season with a view to a permanent ground sharing deal. This is due to Murrayfield Stadium having a capacity of over 67,000 while Edinburgh's home games draw average home crowds of around 4,000. No deal was finalised however, and all of the team's home games were again played at Murrayfield.

Reigning champions Glasgow Warriors came into the season without an appointed captain, following the retirement of Alastair Kellock. Gregor Townsend named Peter Murchie as captain for the duration of the World Cup, with the intention of naming a permanent successor after his international players had returned. In November 2015, it was announced that Jonny Gray would take over the captaincy. During the season, Glasgow were forced to play some home matches in the Pro12 and Champions Cup in Kilmarnock F.C.'s Rugby Park due to heavy rainfall making Scotstoun unplayable.

Wales

Following the departure of Director of Rugby Mark Hammett in February 2015, for personal reasons, Cardiff Blues appointed Danny Wilson their head coach ahead of the new season, replacing caretakers Dale McIntosh and Paul John. The new season also saw veteran prop Gethin Jenkins named captain, replacing Matthew Rees. With Jenkins away at the World Cup with Wales, Josh Navidi captained the team in their early games.

Newport Gwent Dragons captain Lee Byrne was forced to retire in April 2015 after he failed to recover from a shoulder injury. It was announced in July 2015 that Welsh international T. Rhys Thomas would captain the side for the 2015–16 season.

Ospreys captain Alun Wyn Jones missed the start of the season while playing for Wales at the World Cup. In his absence, the side was captained by Lloyd Ashley. Ashley had previously taken on the role at under-age level and in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.

Both Scarlets captain Ken Owens and vice-captain Scott Williams went to the World Cup with Wales, missing the opening rounds of the league. New Zealand born centre Hadleigh Parkes captained the side until their return.

Teams

Team	Coach / Director of Rugby	Captain	Stadium	Capacity
Benetton Treviso	Marius Goosen (For Umberto Casellato)	Alessandro Zanni	Stadio Comunale di Monigo	6,700
Cardiff Blues	Danny Wilson	Gethin Jenkins	BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park	12,500
Connacht	Pat Lam	John Muldoon	Galway Sportsgrounds	9,500
Edinburgh	Alan Solomons	Mike Coman	Murrayfield Stadium	12,464
Glasgow Warriors	Gregor Townsend	Jonny Gray	Scotstoun Stadium Rugby Park	10,000 17,921
Leinster	Leo Cullen	Isa Nacewa	RDS Arena Aviva Stadium	18,500 51,700
Munster	Anthony Foley	CJ Stander	Thomond Park Irish Independent Park	25,630 9,251
Newport Gwent Dragons	Lyn Jones	T. Rhys Thomas	Rodney Parade	8,800
Ospreys	Steve Tandy	Alun Wyn Jones	Liberty Stadium	20,827
Scarlets	Wayne Pivac	Ken Owens	Parc y Scarlets	14,870
Ulster	Les Kiss	Rory Best	Kingspan Stadium	18,196
Zebre	Gianluca Guidi	George Biagi	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi	5,000

Table

2015–16 Pro12
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Leinster (RU)	22	16	0	6	458	290	+168	51	27	6	3	73
2	Connacht (CH)	22	15	0	7	507	406	+101	60	46	8	5	73
3	Glasgow Warriors (SF)	22	14	1	7	557	380	+177	68	37	8	6	72
4	Ulster (SF)	22	14	0	8	488	307	+181	61	29	8	5	69
5	Scarlets	22	14	0	8	477	458	+19	45	54	2	5	63
6	Munster	22	13	0	9	459	417	+42	56	36	6	5	63
7	Cardiff Blues	22	11	0	11	542	461	+81	62	53	5	7	56
8	Ospreys	22	11	1	10	490	455	+35	55	49	6	3	55
9	Edinburgh	22	11	0	11	405	366	+39	41	36	2	8	54
10	Newport Gwent Dragons	22	4	0	18	353	492	−139	33	57	0	10	26
11	Zebre	22	5	0	17	308	718	−410	35	99	3	1	24
12	Benetton Treviso	22	3	0	19	320	614	−294	35	79	0	8	20
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: 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 number of red cards received; the fewest number of yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) were play-off places, and earned places in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earned places in the European Rugby Champions Cup. To facilitate the 2015 Rugby World Cup, there were no play-offs for the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup; the 20th place went to the winner of the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup if not already qualified. Because Challenge Cup winner Montpellier qualified via the Top 14, its place passed to the top team from that league not already qualified. Plain background indicates teams that earned a place in the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Fixtures

All times are local.

Round 1

4 September 2015 19:30

Connacht	29–23	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Fox-Matamua 25' m Poolman 49' m Carr 77' c Con: Carty (1/3) Pen: Carty (4/4) 7', 8', 21', 68'	Report	Try: Pretorius 41' c J. Thomas 75' c Con: Tovey (2/2) Pen: Tovey (2/2) 28', 56' Prydie (1/1) 80'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 3,624 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

4 September 2015 19:35

Edinburgh	16–9	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Hoyland (2) 54' m, 78' m Pen: Fowles (1/3) 24' Cuthbert (1/2) 70'	Report	Pen: Nacewa (3/5) 16', 57', 72'

Meggetland Attendance: 2,479 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

4 September 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	28–6	Ospreys
Try: Herring 5' m McCloskey 26' c Herbst 52' m L. Marshall 78' m Con: McCloskey (1/3) Pen: McCloskey (2/2) 9', 47'	Report	Pen: S. Davies (2/3) 20', 35'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 13,544 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

5 September 2015 17:15

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	10–16	Scarlets
Try: Cusack 45' m G. Bryce 79' m	Report	Try: A. Shingler 4' m Parkes 19' m Pen: D. Jones (2/3) 28', 54'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,562 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

5 September 2015 19:45

Munster	18–13	Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
Try: Stander (2) 46' m, 53' c Con: Keatley (1/2) Pen: Keatley (2/3) 6', 25'	Report	Try: Budd 10' c Con: Hayward (1/1) Pen: Hayward (2/3) 71', 80'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 5,425 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

6 September 2015 14:30

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	61–13	Zebre
Try: Navidi (2) 20' m, 40' m James 33' m Summerhill (2) 36' m, 60' c Patchell (3) 42' c, 49' m, 52' m Turnbull (3) 71' c, 75' m, 80' m Con: Patchell (1/7) G. Davies (1/1) Fish (1/3)	Report	Try: Beyers 57' c Con: Beyers (1/1) Pen: Azzolini (2/2) 11', 23'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 3,658 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Round 2

11 September 2015 19:05

Newport Gwent Dragons	13–0	Zebre
Try: Jackson 28' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (2/2) 11', 25'	Report

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

11 September 2015 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	33–32	Connacht (2 BP)
Try: G. Bryce 30' c Cummings 35' c Harley 41' c Con: Clegg (3/3) Pen: Clegg (4/4) 10', 22', 27', 68'	Report	Try: Jo. Cooney 46' c penalty try 56' c Poolman 59' m Fox-Matamua 75' c Con: Carty (3/4) Pen: Carty (2/2) 7', 39'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,267 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

12 September 2015 15:00

Scarlets	22–12	Ulster
Try: Parkes 45' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) Pen: D. Jones (4/5) 2', 18', 24', 62' Thomas (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Scholes 54' m penalty try 71' c Con: McCloskey (1/2)

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,061 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

12 September 2015 17:10

(1 BP) Benetton Treviso	24–27	Edinburgh
Try: Pratichetti 40' c Naude 41' m Con: Hayward (1/2) Pen: Hayward (4/4) 24', 29', 38', 56'	Report	Try: Burleigh 4' c Hoyland 12' c Beard 33' c Con: Tonks (3/3) Pen: Tonks (2/4) 25', 72'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

12 September 2015 17:15

Leinster	23–15	Cardiff Blues
Try: Conan 16' c penalty try 76' c Con: Nacewa (2/2) Pen: Nacewa (3/5) 13', 46', 66'	Report	Pen: Patchell (5/5) 3', 7', 33', 51', 56'

RDS Arena Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

13 September 2015 14:30

(1 BP) Ospreys	18–20	Munster
Pen: S. Davies (6/6) 9', 35', 40', 46', 62', 70'	Report	Try: Fitzgerald 52' c Stander 79' c Con: Bleyendaal (1/1) Keatley (1/1) Pen: Bleyendaal (2/2) 12', 31'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,107 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 3

2 October 2015 18:00

Edinburgh	20–9	Ospreys
Try: Burleigh 37' c Andress 73' c Con: Tonks (1/1) Cuthbert (1/1) Pen: Tonks (2/2) 47', 63'	Report	Pen: S. Davies (3/5) 4', 17', 40'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 2,475 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

2 October 2015 18:00

Munster	23–21	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: O'Callaghan 28' c Botha 66' c Con: Keatley (2/2) Pen: Keatley (3/4) 19', 40', 77'	Report	Pen: Clegg (6/7) 12', 32', 38', 51', 55', 60' Drop: Clegg (1/1) 74'

Thomond Park Attendance: 11,713 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

2 October 2015 18:05

(1 BP) Ulster	48–7	Benetton Treviso
Try: Tuohy 6' c Reidy 21' c P. Marshall 33' m Gilroy (2) 39' m, 62' c Browne 55' c Stevenson 76' c Con: McCloskey (3/5) Nelson (2/2) Pen: McCloskey (1/2) 11'	Report	Try: Christie 46' c Con: Hayward (1/1)

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 14,398 Referee: Lloyd Linton (SRU)

3 October 2015 14:30

(1 BP) Leinster	37–13	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Nacewa (2) 26' c, 35' c Ringrose 64' c Marsh 67' c Con: McFadden (3/3) Nacewa (1/1) Pen: McFadden (3/3) 12', 16', 53'	Report	Try: Pretorius 22' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (2/2) 15', 56'

RDS Arena Attendance: 10,400 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

3 October 2015 17:00

(1 BP) Connacht	36–31	Cardiff Blues (2 BP)
Try: Marmion 10' c Fox-Matamua 22' c Poolman 26' m O'Halloran 57' c Muldowney 64' c Con: Carty (4/5) Pen: Carty (1/2) 79'	Report	Try: Summerhill 7' c Turnbull 33' c Fish 48' c Hobbs 80' c Con: Patchell (3/3) G. Davies (1/1) Pen: Patchell (1/2) 40'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

4 October 2015 14:00

Zebre	8–20	Scarlets
Try: Bellini 28' m Pen: Padovani (1/4) 10'	Report	Try: J. Davies 43' m Pen: D. Jones (3/3) 26', 33', 47' S. Shingler (2/3) 64', 67'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 4

16 October 2015 19:30

(1 BP) Connacht	34–15	Zebre
Try: Healy 7' c Marmion 21' c E. McKeon 27' m Ronaldson 39' c Buckley 48' m Con: Ronaldson (3/5) Pen: Ronaldson (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Berryman 35' c Meyer 78' m Con: Padovani (1/1) Pen: Padovani (1/1) 10'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

16 October 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	29–15	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Fusaro 35' c Fagerson 54' c Bulumakau 69' m Favaro 79' c Con: Clegg (3/4) Pen: Clegg (1/2) 12'	Report	Try: Landman 23' c Hewitt 72' m Con: Tovey (1/2) Pen: Tovey (1/2) 40'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,641 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

16 October 2015 19:35

Scarlets	25–14	Leinster
Try: J. Davies 8' m Van der Merwe (2) 32' c, 52' c Con: S. Shingler (2/3) Pen: S. Shingler (2/2) 3', 61'	Report	Try: Nacewa 62' c Tracy 78' c Con: McFadden (2/2)

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

16 October 2015 19:45

Edinburgh	16–10	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Watson 54' c Con: Tonks (1/1) Pen: Tonks (3/4) 5', 17', 65'	Report	Try: Reidy 44' c Con: Nelson (1/1) Pen: Nelson (1/1) 24'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,324 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

17 October 2015 13:30

(1 BP) Munster	35–27	Cardiff Blues
Try: Sherry (2) 27' c, 52' c Keatley 36' c Coghlan 61' c Conway 72' c Con: Keatley (5/5)	Report	Try: Knoyle 23' c R. Smith 40' c Isaacs 42' c Con: Patchell (3/3) Pen: Patchell (2/5) 15', 69'

Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,124 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

17 October 2015 14:30

(1 BP) Benetton Treviso	22–25	Ospreys
Try: Ambrosini 23' m Hayward 73' c Bigi 80' c Con: Hayward (2/3) Pen: Hayward (1/3) 2'	Report	Try: D. Evans 18' m John 29' c S. Davies 63' c Con: S. Davies (2/3) Pen: S. Davies (2/5) 53', 76'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

Round 5

23 October 2015 19:05

Scarlets	25–22	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Van der Merwe 41' m T. Williams 53' m Pen: S. Shingler (5/6) 27', 40', 60', 77', 80'	Report	Try: Conway 25' c Con: Keatley (1/1) Pen: Keatley (4/6) 5', 29', 48', 72' Drop: Keatley (1/2) 58'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,466 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

23 October 2015 19:15

Newport Gwent Dragons	19–12	Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
Try: Cudd 23' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (4/4) 2', 28', 44', 59'	Report	Pen: Hayward (4/5) 12', 32', 41', 47'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,940 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

23 October 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	24–17	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: Trimble 18' m P. Marshall 40' c Williams 45' c McCloskey 49' m Con: Humphreys (2/4)	Report	Try: Navidi 56' m Pen: Patchell (4/4) 3', 22', 36', 72'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,886 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

23 October 2015 19:45

Leinster	23–18	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: L. McGrath 42' c penalty try 64' c Con: McFadden (2/2) Pen: McFadden (3/4) 16', 21', 80'	Report	Try: Fagerson 13' c Naiyaravoro 48' m Con: Weir (1/2) Pen: Weir (2/3) 26', 34'

RDS Arena Attendance: 11,089 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

24 October 2015 13:30

(1 BP) Ospreys	16–21	Connacht
Try: Baker 14' m Tipuric 68' m Pen: S. Davies (2/5) 2', 56'	Report	Try: Healy 27' m Aki 43' c Con: Ronaldson (1/1) Pen: Carty (2/4) 10', 19' Ronaldson (1/1) 77'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,893 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

24 October 2015 14:30

Zebre	19–11	Edinburgh
Try: Berryman 54' c Con: Canna (1/1) Pen: Canna (4/5) 10', 19', 26', 59'	Report	Try: Watson 37' m Pen: Fowles (2/3) 8', 33'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

Round 6

30 October 2015 18:00

(1 BP) Munster	32–28	Ulster (2 BP)
Try: Conway 16' c Copeland 29' c Van den Heever 33' m Hurley 60' m Zebo 65' m Con: Keatley (2/5) Pen: Keatley (1/1) 49'	Report	Try: Gilroy (2) 2' m, 26' m Williams 38' m Tuohy 67' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/4) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 20' Drop: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 45'

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,039 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

30 October 2015 18:00

(1 BP) Scarlets	25–15	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: J. Davies (2) 9' c, 65' m John (2) 18' m, 58' m Con: Thomas (1/4) Pen: Thomas (1/1) 48'	Report	Try: Tovey 36' m Pretorius 71' c Con: Tovey (1/2) Pen: Tovey (1/3) 24'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,952 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

31 October 2015 14:00

(1 BP) Zebre	26–15	Cardiff Blues
Try: Van Zyl 3' m Van Schalkwyk (2) 15' c, 75' c Meyer 28' c Con: Canna (3/4)	Report	Try: Thomas 7' m James 57' c Con: Patchell (1/2) Pen: Patchell (1/2) 33'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,634 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

31 October 2015 18:45

Connacht	14–9	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: O'Halloran 9' m Pen: Carty (3/5) 7', 44', 55'	Report	Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 15', 53' Kinghorn (1/1) 37'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 3,834 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

1 November 2015 14:30

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	31–19	Ospreys
Try: Lamont 29' m Peterson 50' c Allan 63' m Naiyaravoro 80' m Con: Weir (1/4) Pen: Weir (3/4) 2', 43', 55'	Report	Try: Baker 73' c Con: Biggar (1/1) Pen: Biggar (4/5) 6', 13', 37', 46'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,650 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

1 November 2015 16:00

Benetton Treviso	3–27	Leinster (1 BP)
Pen: Hayward (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: J. McGrath 3' c Nacewa 40' m Conan 56' m Te'o 61' c Con: Sexton (1/1) McFadden (1/3) Pen: McFadden (1/1) 33'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

Round 7

6 November 2015 19:30

Connacht	33–19	Benetton Treviso
Try: Henshaw 42' c McCartney 52' c Healy 75' c Con: Ronaldson (3/3) Pen: Ronaldson (4/5) 3', 20', 36', 72'	Report	Try: Hayward (2) 26' m, 47' c Gori 80' c Con: Hayward (2/3)

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

6 November 2015 19:35

Leinster	19–15	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Ross 44' c Con: Madigan (1/1) Pen: Madigan (4/4) 10', 19', 28', 59'	Report	Try: Parkes 3' c G. Owen 24' m Con: D. Jones (1/2) Pen: D. Jones (1/1) 33'

RDS Arena Attendance: 14,743 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

7 November 2015 14:30

(1 BP) Ospreys	36–3	Zebre
Try: Spratt 8' m Jos. Matavesi 16' c Walker (2) 24' m, 62' c Tipuric 55' m Parry 71' c Con: Biggar (2/5) S. Davies (1/1)	Report	Pen: Canna (1/2) 30'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,236 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

7 November 2015 15:00

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	30–35	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: G. Evans 30' m penalty try 78' c Con: J. Evans (1/1) Pen: Patchell (6/6) 7', 12', 19', 37', 58', 63'	Report	Try: Nakarawa 25' m Naiyaravoro 38' c Grant 68' c Gray 73' c Con: Russell (3/4) Pen: Russell (3/3) 5', 41', 75'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,704 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

7 November 2015 17:15

(1 BP) Edinburgh	14–16	Munster
Try: Helu 46' m Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 10', 39', 56'	Report	Try: J. Ryan 7' c Con: Keatley (1/1) Pen: Keatley (3/4) 29', 61', 67'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,981 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

8 November 2015 14:30

(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	12–19	Ulster
Pen: D. Jones (3/3) 10', 16', 19' Tovey (1/1) 62'	Report	Try: P. Marshall 50' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (4/5) 25', 34', 69', 71'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,483 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 8

27 November 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	32–13	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Nel 18' c Dickinson 59' c Brown 72' m Scott 76' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) Kinghorn (1/1) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 6', 27'	Report	Try: Cudd 80' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 15', 34'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,294 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

27 November 2015 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	13–6	Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
Try: Ashe 72' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Russell (1/1) 3' Weir (1/1) 78'	Report	Pen: Hayward (2/4) 9', 32'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,634 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

27 November 2015 19:35

Leinster	8–3	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Cronin 36' m Pen: Sexton (1/1) 5'	Report	Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/2) 13'

RDS Arena Attendance: 15,552 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

28 November 2015 15:00

Ospreys	13–6	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: A. Jones 57' c Con: S. Davies (1/1) Pen: S. Davies (2/4) 69', 77'	Report	Pen: J. Evans (2/3) 6', 50'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,920 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

28 November 2015 17:15

(1 BP) Munster	12–18	Connacht
Try: N. Scannell 20' m penalty try 65' c Con: Keatley (1/2)	Report	Try: O'Halloran 17' c Aki 77' m Con: Ronaldson (1/2) Pen: Ronaldson (2/3) 11', 58'

Thomond Park Attendance: 15,143 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

29 November 2015 14:30

Scarlets	20–12	Zebre
Try: Parkes 7' c A. Davies 11' c Con: Thomas (2/2) Pen: Thomas (1/1) 21' S. Shingler (1/3) 76'	Report	Try: Van Schalkwyk (2) 49' m, 59' c Con: Canna (1/2)

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,504 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 9

4 December 2015 19:05

Cardiff Blues	20–16	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Vosawai 5' c James 54' c Con: Patchell (2/2) Pen: Patchell (2/3) 25', 63'	Report	Try: Porter 12' m E. McKeon 21' m Pen: Porter (1/1) 26' Carty (1/1) 66'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,824 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

4 December 2015 19:35

Ulster	14–7	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: penalty try 4' c Scholes 10' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2)	Report	Try: Du Preez 47' c Con: Cuthbert (1/1)

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 12,640 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

5 December 2015 15:00

(1 BP) Benetton Treviso	20–22	Scarlets
Try: Christie (2) 5' c, 72' m Gori 58' m Con: Hayward (1/3) Pen: Hayward (1/2) 34'	Report	Try: Allen (2) 10' c, 51' c Van der Merwe 26' m Con: Thomas (2/3) Pen: S. Shingler (1/1) 76'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

5 December 2015 15:00

Glasgow Warriors	P–P	Leinster
	Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Scotstoun Stadium Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

6 December 2015 15:00

Zebre	22–39	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: Van Zyl (2) 4' c, 74' c Violi 40' m Con: Violi (1/1) Padovani (1/1) Pen: Canna (1/2) 44'	Report	Try: Hassler 13' c Walker 34' m Tipuric (2) 36' c, 56' c Spratt 60' c Con: S. Davies (4/5) Pen: S. Davies (2/2) 29', 46'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,308 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

6 December 2015 14:30

Newport Gwent Dragons	22–6	Munster
Try: Landman 77' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) Pen: D. Jones (3/4) 1', 30', 64' Tovey (1/1) 80' Drop: D. Jones (1/3) 43'	Report	Pen: R. Scannell (2/2) 13', 38'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,571 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Round 10

26 December 2015 14:05

(1 BP) Scarlets	26–27	Ospreys
Try: Barclay 10' c A. Davies 34' c Con: Thomas (2/2) Pen: Thomas (4/4) 17', 23', 42', 51'	Report	Try: Dirksen 27' c A. Jones 40' c Walker 57' c Con: Biggar (3/3) Pen: Biggar (2/3) 13', 21'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 14,568 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

26 December 2015 18:00

(1 BP) Connacht	3–10	Ulster
Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 63'	Report	Try: Williams 76' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 32'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,876 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

27 December 2015 15:00

Zebre	28–25	Benetton Treviso (1 BP)
Try: Canna 20' c Biagi 68' m Van Schalkwyk 80' c Con: Canna (1/1) Haimona (1/2) Pen: Canna (3/3) 13', 17', 34'	Report	Try: Hayward 58' m Gega 66' c Zanusso 75' c Con: Hayward (2/3) Pen: Hayward (2/2) 15', 53'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 4,509 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

27 December 2015 15:05

Edinburgh	23–11	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Scott 12' c Hardie 69' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 30', 50', 59'	Report	Try: Bennett 6' m Pen: Russell (2/2) 47', 56'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 23,642 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

27 December 2015 15:05

(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	20–21	Cardiff Blues
Try: Hewitt 9' m Pen: D. Jones (3/3) 39', 42', 60' Tovey (1/1) 71' Drop: D. Jones (1/2) 6'	Report	Try: penalty try 65' c James 73' m Con: Patchell (1/2) Pen: Patchell (3/3) 13', 22', 79'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 8,226 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

27 December 2015 17:15

Munster	7–24	Leinster
Try: Copeland 37' c Con: R. Scannell (1/1)	Report	Try: Nacewa 3' c J. McGrath 54' c Kirchner 80' c Con: Madigan (3/3) Pen: Madigan (1/1) 14'

Thomond Park Attendance: 25,600 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 11

1 January 2016 14:00

Ospreys	12–7	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: D. Evans 23' m Dirksen 34' c Con: S. Davies (1/2)	Report	Try: Jackson 65' c Con: Tovey (1/1)

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,247 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

1 January 2016 17:00

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	29–27	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Allen 15' c Fish 49' m Dacey 57' c Cuthbert 76' c Con: Patchell (3/4) Pen: Patchell (1/1) 2'	Report	Try: Owens 6' c Van der Merwe 11' c G. Davies 65' c Con: Thomas (3/3) Pen: Thomas (2/2) 17', 27

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 11,720 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

1 January 2016 17:00

Leinster	13–0	Connacht
Try: Van der Flier 60' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 14' Madigan (1/1) 74'	Report

RDS Arena Attendance: 14,297 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

2 January 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Ulster	7–9	Munster
Try: Ludik 23' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1)	Report	Pen: Keatley (2/2) 8', 60' Drop: Keatley (1/1) 57'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,211 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

2 January 2016 17:15

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	11–14	Edinburgh
Try: Bennett 31' m Pen: Weir (2/2) 5', 54'	Report	Try: Burleigh 74' m Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 16', 25', 67'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

3 January 2016 14:30

Benetton Treviso	8–18	Zebre
Try: Smylie 73' m Pen: Hayward (1/2) 12'	Report	Try: Burgess 33' m Toniolatti 75' c Con: Padovani (1/1) Pen: Canna (1/1) 4' Padovani (1/1) 55'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 12

8 January 2016 19:30

Edinburgh	28–13	Benetton Treviso
Try: Hoyland (2) 12' c, 80' m penalty try 58' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 7', 46', 50'	Report	Try: McLean 64' c Con: Ambrosini (1/1) Pen: Ambrosini (2/2) 17', 24'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,159 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

8 January 2016 19:35

Ulster	P–P	Newport Gwent Dragons

Kingspan Stadium

8 January 2016 19:45

Ospreys	9–22	Leinster
Pen: Biggar (2/4) 24', 55' Drop: Biggar (1/2) 14'	Report	Try: D. Kearney (2) 17' c, 76' c Reid 65' m Con: Sexton (2/3) Pen: Sexton (1/1) 27'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,340 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

9 January 2016 14:30

Zebre	P–P	Glasgow Warriors

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

9 January 2016 17:15

Cardiff Blues	P–P	Munster

Cardiff Arms Park

10 January 2016 14:30

Scarlets	21–19	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: S. Evans 45' c Collins 60' m Con: Thomas (1/2) Pen: Thomas (2/2) 36', 43' S. Shingler (1/1) 78'	Report	Try: Healy 25' c Con: Ronaldson (1/1) Pen: Ronaldson (2/2) 23', 48' Carty (2/2) 67', 77'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,888 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

Round 13

29 January 2016 19:05

Newport Gwent Dragons	23–13	Leinster
Try: Hewitt 3' c Tovey 32' c Con: Tovey (2/2) Pen: Tovey (2/2) 69', 79' Drop: Tovey (1/1) 36'	Report	Try: L. McGrath 14' c Con: McFadden (1/1) Pen: McFadden (2/2) 10', 45'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,303 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

30 January 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Zebre	12–16	Munster
Pen: Haimona (4/5) 12', 15', 19', 29'	Report	Try: Chisholm 5' c Con: Keatley (1/1) Pen: Keatley (2/4) 21', 36' Drop: Keatley (1/1) 71'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

30 January 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Connacht	30–17	Scarlets
Try: Heenan (2) 21' m, 36' m Buckley 51' c Ah You 63' c Con: Carty (2/4) Pen: Carty (2/3) 8', 47'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 44' c G. Owen 73' c Con: Thomas (2/2) Pen: Thomas (1/1) 43'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,292 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

30 January 2016 18:00

Benetton Treviso	13–32	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Steyn 77' c Con: Hayward (1/1) Pen: Hayward (2/2) 32', 48'	Report	Try: Reidy 52' c Cave 57' c Scholes 62' c Olding 71' m Con: Humphreys (2/2) Olding (1/2) Pen: Humphreys (2/2) 10', 38'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

30 January 2016 17:15

Cardiff Blues	10–3	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Fish 1' c Con: Patchell (1/1) Pen: Patchell (1/3) 15'	Report	Pen: Fowles (1/1) 21'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,058 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

31 January 2016 14:30

Ospreys	20–20	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Walker 23' c D. Evans 68' c Con: S. Davies (2/2) Pen: S. Davies (2/4) 19', 43'	Report	Try: Hughes 26' c Reid 53' c Con: Weir (2/2) Pen: Weir (2/4) 3', 7'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,239 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

Round 12 rescheduled match

5 February 2016 19:35

Ulster	17–15	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Reidy 24' c penalty try 52' c Con: Humphreys (1/1) Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/2) 77'	Report	Try: Hughes 16' c Meyer 46' m Con: O'Brien (1/2) Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 4'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 13,768 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.

Round 14

11 February 2016 19:30

(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	21–26	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Hughes 15' m Hewitt 26' c Con: O'Brien (1/1) Pen: Tovey (1/1) 9' O'Brien (2/2) 44', 56'	Report	Try: Healy 13' c O'Halloran 21' c Masterson 65' m Aki 68' c Con: Ronaldson (3/4)

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,128 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

12 February 2016 19:30

(1 BP) Leinster	52–0	Zebre
Try: Triggs 9' c Nacewa 18' c L. McGrath 36' c A. Byrne 38' m Murphy 59' m Cronin 69' c Ringrose 72' c Kelleher 76' c Con: Nacewa (3/4) Marsh (3/4)	Report

RDS Arena Attendance: 8,612 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

12 February 2016 19:30

Ulster	13–10	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Black 52' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 22' Pad. Jackson (1/1) 66'	Report	Try: Jones 9' m Naiyaravoro 80' m

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,477 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

12 February 2016 20:15

Scarlets	22–21	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Allen 5' c Con: S. Shingler (1/1) Pen: S. Shingler (1/1) 17' A. Thomas (4/4) 23', 46', 53', 76'	Report	Try: Du Preez 57' m A. Toolis 73' c Con: Tonks (1/2) Pen: Fowles (2/3) 20', 42' Tonks (1/1) 66'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,569 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

13 February 2016 13:30

Benetton Treviso	13–7	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: penalty try 47' c Con: Hayward (1/1) Pen: Hayward (2/2) 8', 22'	Report	Try: Scully 34' c Con: Patchell (1/1)

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

14 February 2016 17:00

(1 BP) Munster	17–21	Ospreys
Try: Williams 11' c Saili 26' m Copeland 50' m Con: Keatley (1/3)	Report	Try: S. Davies 24' c Watkin 59' m Con: S. Davies (1/2) Pen: S. Davies (3/4) 37', 55', 77'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 7,791 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Round 15

19 February 2016 19:10

Benetton Treviso	19–17	Newport Gwent Dragons (1 BP)
Try: Esposito 2' c Paulo 40' c Nitoglia 45' m Con: Hayward (2/3)	Report	Try: Amos 9' c Hill 60' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 35'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

19 February 2016 19:05

Ospreys	27–13	Edinburgh
Try: Underhill 34' c Otten 76' m Con: S. Davies (1/2) Pen: S. Davies (5/5) 13', 24', 45', 62', 71'	Report	Try: Dell 25' c Con: Tonks (1/1) Pen: Tonks (2/4) 11', 17'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,264 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

19 February 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	27–24	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Puafisi (2) 4' c, 7' c Weir 43' m G. Bryce 70' m Con: Weir (2/4) Pen: Weir (1/3) 62'	Report	Try: Kilcoyne (2) 11' c, 23' c Sherry 63' c Con: Keatley (3/3) Pen: Keatley (1/1) 17'

Rugby Park Attendance: 7,212 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

20 February 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	13–14	Leinster
Try: Navidi 75' c Con: Patchell (1/1) Pen: Anscombe (2/3) 3', 43'	Report	Try: Nacewa 57' m Pen: Madigan (3/4) 6', 40', 49'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,321 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

20 February 2016 17:30

(1 BP) Zebre	34–51	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Meyer 37' c Haimona 45' c Van Schalkwyk 53' c Ruzza 69' c Con: Haimona (4/4) Pen: Haimona (2/2) 13', 19'	Report	Try: Healy (3) 16' c, 43' c, 47' c Marmion 21' c Adeolokun (2) 57' c, 66' c Con: Ronaldson (3/3) MacGinty (3/3) Pen: Ronaldson (1/2) 4' MacGinty (2/2) 64', 72'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

21 February 2016 14:30

(1 BP) Ulster	20–21	Scarlets
Try: Gilroy 20' c L. Marshall 36' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 63' Drop: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 16'	Report	Try: Collins (2) 4' m, 23' c Con: Thomas (1/2) Pen: Thomas (3/4) 14', 46', 49'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,201 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Round 16

25 February 2016 19:05

(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	15–18	Glasgow Warriors
Pen: O'Brien (5/6) 3', 13', 16', 27', 48'	Report	Try: Dunbar 42' c Weir 72' m Con: Weir (1/2) Pen: Weir (2/3) 10', 25'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

27 February 2016 19:35

Connacht	30–22	Ospreys
Try: Aki 1' c MacGinty 11' c Healy 51' c Con: Ronaldson (3/3) Pen: Ronaldson (3/4) 28', 58', 67'	Report	Try: John 13' m Baker 25' c Webb 55' c Con: S. Davies (2/3) Pen: S. Davies (1/1) 4'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,279 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

28 February 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Benetton Treviso	13–16	Munster
Try: Barbieri 25' c Con: Hayward (1/1) Pen: Hayward (2/2) 52', 64'	Report	Try: Van den Heever 11' m Saili 57' m Pen: Keatley (2/2) 68', 75'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

28 February 2016 14:05

Edinburgh	24–23	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Burleigh 11' c B. Toolis 68' m Con: Kinghorn (1/2) Pen: Kinghorn (4/4) 5', 22', 40', 42'	Report	Try: Parkes 15' m J. Davies 26' m S. Evans 35' c Con: Thomas (1/3) Pen: Thomas (2/4) 7', 14'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,618 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

28 February 2016 14:30

Cardiff Blues	23–13	Ulster
Try: Patchell 72' c Summerhill 77' c Con: Patchell (2/2) Pen: Patchell (3/5) 40', 42', 65'	Report	Try: Gilroy 45' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/4) 31', 36'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,279 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

28 February 2016 16:00

Zebre	10–27	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Ruzza 72' c Con: McKinley (1/1) Pen: McKinley (1/1) 28'	Report	Try: L. McGrath 5' m D. Ryan 17' c A. Byrne 51' c Leavy 78' m Con: Nacewa (2/4) Pen: Nacewa (1/1) 46'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,430 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Round 17

4 March 2016 19:05

Scarlets	24–15	Benetton Treviso
Try: S. Evans (2) 13' c, 71' c J. Davies 18' c Con: Thomas (2/2) D. Jones (1/1) Pen: D. Jones (1/1) 67'	Report	Try: Barbieri (2) 55' m, 59' c Con: Hayward (1/2) Pen: Hayward (1/2) 21'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,236 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

4 March 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	23–28	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Dean 43' m Hoyland 51' c Du Preez 59' m Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/3) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) 68', 80'	Report	Try: MacGinty 20' c Heenan 32' c Aki 45' c E. McKeon 72' c Con: Ronaldson (3/3) MacGinty (1/1)

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

4 March 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	32–0	Zebre
Try: Williams (2) 10' c, 29' c Browne 62' m P. Marshall 77' c Con: Pad. Jackson (3/4) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/2) 4', 8'	Report

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,726 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

5 March 2016 15:00

Leinster	19–16	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: Leavy 15' c Con: Madigan (1/1) Pen: Madigan (4/5) 20', 28', 32', 65'	Report	Try: Baker 60' c Con: S. Davies (1/1) Pen: S. Davies (3/3) 3', 46', 67'

RDS Arena Attendance: 10,897 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

5 March 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	26–5	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Kilcoyne (2) 18' m, 43' c R. Scannell 32' c Cronin 77' c Con: Keatley (2/3) J. Holland (1/1)	Report	Try: Amos 46' m

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,552 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

6 March 2016 14:30

Glasgow Warriors	27–20	Cardiff Blues (1 BP)
Try: Reid 9' c Swinson 40' c Favaro 74' c Con: Weir (3/3) Pen: Weir (2/2) 6', 20'	Report	Try: Fish 72' m E. Jenkins 79' c Cook 80' m Con: Patchell (1/3) Pen: Patchell (1/1) 56'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,492 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 12 rescheduled match

18 March 2016 19:15

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	37–28	Munster
Try: Cook 32' c Rees 49' c G. Smith 54' c Patchell 73' c Con: Patchell (4/4) Pen: Patchell (2/2) 10', 43' J. Evans (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Sweetnam 6' m Sherry 52' c O'Donoghue 78' c Con: Keatley (1/2) J. Holland (1/1) Pen: Keatley (2/2) 3', 46' J. Holland (1/1) 67'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,017 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.

Round 9 rescheduled match

18 March 2016 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	12–6	Leinster (1 BP)
Pen: Clegg (4/4) 14', 17', 50', 58'	Report	Pen: Nacewa (2/3) 3', 30'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 9, on 5 December 2015 – was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Round 18

25 March 2016 19:00

(1 BP) Munster	47–0	Zebre
Try: penalty try (2) 11' c, 73' c R. O'Mahony 26' c Zebo (2) 47' c, 53' c Stander 55' m Murray 64' c Con: J. Holland (5/5) Murray (1/2)	Report

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,063 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

25 March 2016 19:05

(1 BP) Cardiff Blues	56–8	Benetton Treviso
Try: E. Jenkins 7' c Navidi 32' c Lee-Lo 42' m Dacey 54' m Vosawai 70' c James 73' c Fish 76' m Patchell 78' c Con: Anscombe (3/5) J. Evans (2/3) Pen: Anscombe (2/2) 16', 64'	Report	Try: Lazzaroni 61' m Pen: Hayward (1/1) 14'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,258 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

25 March 2016 19:35

Glasgow Warriors	27–17	Ulster
Try: Hogg 58' m Seymour 61' c Con: Russell (1/2) Pen: Russell (4/6) 23', 28', 39', 72' Hogg (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Henderson 3' c McCloskey 44' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (1/1) 34'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

26 March 2016 15:00

Ospreys	16–25	Scarlets
Try: Jos. Matavesi 15' c Con: S. Davies (1/1) Pen: S. Davies (3/3) 27', 31', 71'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 29' c Con: D. Jones (1/1) Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 6', 36' Thomas (4/5) 63', 67', 75', 80'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 12,051 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

26 March 2016 17:15

Connacht	7–6	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Marmion 13' c Con: MacGinty (1/1)	Report	Pen: Madigan (2/2) 41', 62'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 7,300 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

27 March 2016 14:30

(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	15–16	Edinburgh
Try: Amos (2) 41' c, 53' m Con: D. Jones (1/2) Pen: D. Jones (1/2) 38'	Report	Try: Watson 44' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) Pen: Kinghorn (1/2) 17' Hidalgo-Clyne (2/4) 30', 40'

Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,352 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 19

1 April 2016 19:05

(1 BP) Newport Gwent Dragons	20–26	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: Amos (2) 9' m, 44' m Meyer 67' c Con: Meyer (1/1) Pen: Meyer (1/1) 28'	Report	Try: Hassler 3' m Webb 18' c D. Evans 40' c Underhill 50' c Con: Biggar (3/4)

Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,413 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

1 April 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	29–0	Zebre
Try: Hoyland (2) 51' c, 56' c Hidalgo-Clyne 68' c A. Toolis 80' m Con: Tovey (3/4) Pen: Tovey (1/1) 13'	Report

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,799 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

1 April 2016 19:35

Ulster	18–10	Connacht
Try: R. Best 27' m Gilroy 43' c Con: Pad. Jackson (1/2) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/2) 5', 12'	Report	Try: Blade 54' c Con: O'Leary (1/1) Pen: O'Leary (1/2) 40'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,224 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

2 April 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Scarlets	22–28	Cardiff Blues
Try: Barclay 70' c Con: Thomas (1/1) Pen: D. Jones (4/4) 14', 17', 29', 47' Thomas (1/1) 55'	Report	Try: L. Williams 9' c James 23' m Anscombe 61' c Con: Anscombe (2/3) Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 8', 36', 53'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,456 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

2 April 2016 17:30

Benetton Treviso	16–38	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Esposito 35' c Con: Hayward (1/1) Pen: Hayward (3/3) 14', 18', 39'	Report	Try: Gray 11' c Horne 28' c Favaro 42' c Hogg 59' m Hart 67' m Malcolm 73' c Con: Russell (4/6)

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

2 April 2016 17:30

Leinster	16–13	Munster (1 BP)
Try: Sexton 36' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (3/3) 27', 50', 63'	Report	Try: J. Holland 47' c Con: J. Holland (1/1) Pen: J. Holland (2/2) 12', 31'

Aviva Stadium Attendance: 43,108 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Round 12 rescheduled match

8 April 2016 19:30

Zebre	14–43	Glasgow Warriors
Try: L. Sarto 3' c Palazzani 20' c Con: Canna (2/2)	Report	Try: Brown 16' c Price 46' c Dunbar 51' c Horne (2) 57' c, 77' m Naiyaravoro 72' m Yanuyanutawa 75' m Con: Weir (3/3) Russell (1/4)

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

This match – originally scheduled to be held during Round 12, on 8 January 2016 – was postponed due to a European Rugby Champions Cup fixture rearrangement that occurred as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.

Round 20

15 April 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	30–23	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: L. McGrath 43' c Van der Flier 50' c McFadden (2) 56' m, 63' m Con: Madigan (2/4) Pen: Madigan (2/2) 7', 11'	Report	Try: Brown 46' m Allen 60' c Kennedy 70' m Con: Tovey (1/3) Pen: Tovey (1/1) 3' Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 78'

RDS Arena Attendance: 10,233 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

15 April 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Ospreys	47–10	Benetton Treviso
Try: D. Evans (2) 8' c, 75' c Baker 21' c Watkin 26' c Cracknell 53' c Dirksen 54' m John 79' c Con: Biggar (6/7)	Report	Try: Sgarbi 66' c Con: Christie (1/1) Pen: Hayward (1/1) 13'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,455 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

16 April 2016 15:15

Scarlets	10–46	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: L. Williams 30' c Con: S. Shingler (1/1) Pen: S. Shingler (1/1) 2'	Report	Try: Russell (2) 6' c, 25' m Jones (2) 37' m, 73' m Pyrgos 41' c Bennett 58' c Seymour 64' c Con: Russell (4/7) Pen: Russell (1/1) 18'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 8,165 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

16 April 2016 17:00

Zebre	17–47	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Palazzani 6' c Beyers 59' c Con: Canna (2/2) Pen: Canna (1/1) 18'	Report	Try: Pienaar 2' c Bowe (2) 12' c, 78' c Gilroy 24' c Payne (3) 39' m, 42' c, 51' c Con: Pad. Jackson (3/4) Pienaar (2/2) Olding (1/1)

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

16 April 2016 19:15

(1 BP) Connacht	35–14	Munster
Try: Adeolokun (2) 36' c, 54' m penalty try 40' c Bealham 65' c Con: O'Leary (3/4) Pen: O'Leary (3/3) 8', 18', 80'	Report	Try: Zebo 10' c Sherry 23' c Con: J. Holland (2/2)

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 7,786 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

17 April 2016 14:30

Cardiff Blues	28–8	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Turnbull 7' m Lee-Lo 39' c Anscombe 79' c Con: Anscombe (2/3) Pen: Anscombe (3/3) 12', 28', 51'	Report	Try: Pretorius 32' m Pen: D. Jones (1/1) 18'

Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 8,203 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

Round 21

29 April 2016 19:30

Benetton Treviso	22–21	Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Morisi 19' m Steyn 22' c penalty try 45' c Con: Hayward (2/3) Pen: Hayward (1/1) 80'	Report	Try: Parata 11' c Carr 14' c Robb 52' c Con: Jo. Cooney (3/3)

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)

29 April 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors	70–10	Zebre
Try: Nakarawa (3) 15' c, 42' c, 52' c Ashe 23' c G. Bryce (2) 30' c, 36' c Naiyaravoro 33' c Peterson 63' c Price 65' c Weir 73' c Con: Weir (10/10)	Report	Try: Van Zyl 17' m Boni 38' m

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

29 April 2016 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	27–19	Edinburgh
Try: R. Scannell 6' c Zebo 27' m Conway 33' m Saili 76' c Con: J. Holland (2/4) Pen: J. Holland (1/1) 21'	Report	Try: Tovey 18' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (3/4) 14', 37', 43' Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 64'

Irish Independent Park Attendance: 8,200 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

30 April 2016 15:00

Ulster	30–6	Leinster
Try: penalty try 18' c Payne 57' c Pad. Jackson 78' c Con: Pad. Jackson (2/2) P. Marshall (1/1) Pen: Pad. Jackson (3/3) 11', 54', 70'	Report	Pen: Sexton (2/2) 27', 36'

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,332 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Judgement Day

Main article: Judgement Day (rugby union)

30 April 2016 14:00

Cardiff Blues	27–40	Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: Summerhill 41' m Navidi 62' c Con: Anscombe (1/2) Pen: Anscombe (5/5) 10', 30', 36', 49', 72'	Report	Try: King 24' c Dirksen (2) 53' m, 58' c Underhill 69' c Webb (2) 74' c, 78' c Con: Biggar (5/6)

Millennium Stadium Attendance: 68,262 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

30 April 2016 17:00

Newport Gwent Dragons	20–34	Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Warren 22' c Hughes 67' c Con: O'Brien (2/2) Pen: O'Brien (2/3) 26', 31'	Report	Try: S. Williams 8' c S. Shingler 13' c S. Evans 45' c G. Davies 74' c Con: S. Shingler (4/4) Pen: S. Shingler (2/2) 24', 29'

Millennium Stadium Attendance: 68,262 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

Notes

• The 68,262 crowd for the two matches, was a Judgement Day and Pro12 match record.

Round 22

7 May 2016 15:00

Connacht	14–7	Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Aki 18' c O'Halloran 59' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) O'Leary (1/1)	Report	Try: Reid 46' c Con: Russell (1/1)

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 7,786 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

7 May 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Edinburgh	17–21	Cardiff Blues
Try: Watson 15' m Scott 19' c Brown 38' m Con: Tovey (1/3)	Report	Try: Lee-Lo 30' c Dolan 62' c G. Smith 65' c Con: Anscombe (3/3)

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,962 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

7 May 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Leinster	50–19	Benetton Treviso
Try: Sexton 8' m Strauss (2) 20' m, 26' c J. McGrath 45' c Nacewa 50' c Murphy 56' m Reid 63' c Ringrose 80' c Con: Sexton (1/3) Nacewa (4/5)	Report	Try: Lazzaroni 61' c Muccignat 72' m Bacchin 77' c Con: Hayward (2/3)

RDS Arena Attendance: 10,083 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)

7 May 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Munster	31–15	Scarlets
Try: Saili 13' c R. Scannell (2) 25' c, 78' c R. O'Mahony 59' m Stander 68' m Con: J. Holland (3/5)	Report	Pen: S. Shingler (5/5) 9', 21', 28', 37', 64'

Thomond Park Attendance: 18,929 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

7 May 2016 15:00

(1 BP) Ospreys	26–46	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Biggar 11' c Jos. Matavesi 35' c Grabham (2) 65' m, 74' c Con: Biggar (3/4)	Report	Try: Pad. Jackson 16' c R. Best 26' c Trimble 39' c Henry 55' c Olding 68' c Van der Merwe 76' m Con: Pad. Jackson (5/6) Pen: Pad. Jackson (2/2) 41', 58'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,923 Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)

7 May 2016 16:00

(1 BP) Zebre	47–22	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Fabiani 7' c Van Zyl 17' c L. Sarto 58' c Postiglioni 62' c Haimona 64' c Con: Canna (5/5) Pen: Canna (4/4) 12', 38', 40', 46'	Report	Try: Landman (2) 53' c, 71' c Amos 80' m Con: G. Jones (2/3) Pen: O'Brien (1/1) 1'

Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,650 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Play-offs

Semi-finals

20 May 2016 19:45

Leinster	30–18	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)

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21 May 2016 18:30

Connacht	16–11	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)

Final

Main article: 2016 Pro12 Grand Final

28 May 2016 17:30

Connacht	20–10	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)

Attendances

Reference:

By club

• Includes semi-finals but not final at Murrayfield

Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Benetton Treviso	11	36,300	3,300	5,000	1,000	49%
Cardiff Blues	11	130,304	11,846	68,262	3,658	53%
Connacht	12	65,288	5,441	7,800	3,274	57%
Edinburgh	11	60,317	5,483	23,642	2,475	36%
Glasgow Warriors	11	74,858	6,805	8,000	6,267	64%
Leinster	12	181,414	15,118	43,108	8,612	69%
Munster	11	138,579	12,598	25,600	5,425	66%
Newport Gwent Dragons	11	121,363	11,033	68,262	4,128	63%
Ospreys	11	94,675	8,607	12,051	7,236	41%
Scarlets	11	80,878	7,353	14,568	5,236	49%
Ulster	11	168,407	15,310	17,332	12,640	84%
Zebre	11	26,131	2,376	4,509	1,500	48%

Highest attendances

Home club	Away club	Stadium	Attendance
Judgement Day		Millennium Stadium	68,262
Leinster	Munster	Aviva Stadium	43,108
Munster	Leinster	Thomond Park	25,600
Edinburgh	Glasgow	Murrayfield Stadium	23,642
Leinster	Ulster	RDS Arena	19,100
Munster	Scarlets	Thomond Park	18,929
Ulster	Leinster	Kingspan Stadium	17,332
Ulster	Munster	Kingspan Stadium	17,211
Ulster	Glasgow	Kingspan Stadium	16,477
Ulster	Connacht	Kingspan Stadium	16,224
Ulster	Cardiff	Kingspan Stadium	15,886
Ulster	Zebre	Kingspan Stadium	15,726
Leinster	Ulster	RDS Arena	15,552
Ulster	Scarlets	Kingspan Stadium	15,201
Munster	Connacht	Thomond Park	15,143
Leinster	Scarlets	RDS Arena	14,743
Scarlets	Ospreys	Parc y Scarlets	14,568
Ulster	Benetton Treviso	Kingspan Stadium	14,398
Leinster	Connacht	RDS Arena	14,297

Leading scorers

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

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Rhys Patchell	Cardiff Blues	174
2	Jayden Hayward	Benetton Treviso	155
3	Sam Davies	Ospreys	152
4	Paddy Jackson	Ulster	144
5	Ian Keatley	Munster	124

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Craig Gilroy	Ulster	10
	Matt Healy	Connacht
3	Isa Nacewa	Leinster	9
4	Damien Hoyland	Edinburgh	8
5	Hallam Amos	Newport Gwent Dragons	7
	D. T. H. van der Merwe	Scarlets

External links

• Official website
• 2015–16 Pro12 at ESPN