# 2020 Pro14 Grand Final

The 2020 Pro14 Grand Final was the final match of the 2019–20 Pro14 season. The 2019–20 season was the sixth with Guinness as the title sponsor, the eleventh with a grand final and the third season with 14 teams, following the admission of two Italian teams. The match was planned to be held at Cardiff City Stadium, however, on 19 March 2020, Celtic Rugby DAC cancelled the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The re-arranged match took place on 12 September 2020 at the Aviva Stadium between defending champions Leinster and Ulster. Leinster won the match 27–5 to defend their title and complete a hat-trick of title wins.

## Route to the final

The top two sides from each of the two conferences met in the semi-finals, with the higher placed team having home advantage. Teams placed second and third in opposite conferences would have met in the two quarter-finals, but this was scrapped this year. The play-offs took place immediately following the final round of derby fixtures.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 4 September 2020 | 4 September 2020 |
| Leinster (A1) | 13 |
| Leinster (A1) | 13 | 12 September 2020 | 12 September 2020 |
| Munster (B2) | 3 | 12 September 2020 | 12 September 2020 |
| Munster (B2) | 3 | Leinster | 27 |
| 5 September 2020 | 5 September 2020 | | Leinster | 27 |
| 5 September 2020 | 5 September 2020 | Ulster | 5 |
| Edinburgh (B1) | 19 | Ulster | 5 |
| Ulster (A2) | 22 | | |

### Semi-finals

* 4 September 2020 19:35
| Leinster | 13–3 | Munster |
| Try: R. Kelleher 27' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 28' Pen: Sexton (2/3) 40', 67' | Report | Pen: Hanrahan (1/3) 5' |
* Aviva Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
* 5 September 2020 19:35
| Edinburgh | 19–22 | Ulster |
| Try: McInally 14' m Graham 46' c Dean 57' c Con: Van der Walt (2/3) 47', 59' | Report | Try: Lyttle 54' c Herring 62' m Andrew 75' c Con: Burns (1/2) 55' Madigan (1/1) 76' Pen: Madigan (1/1) 80' |
* Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

## Pre-match

The match was televised free-to-air by TG4 in the Republic of Ireland, and on BBC in Northern Ireland. It was also shown on Eir Sport.

## Final
### Details

* 12 September 2020 19:35
| Leinster | 27–5 | Ulster |
| Try: Lowe 12' c Henshaw 45' c Doris 71' c Con: R. Byrne (2/2) 14', 47' Sexton (1/1) 72' Pen: R. Byrne (2/2) 26', 44' | Report | Try: Hume 3' m |
* Aviva Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
| Leinster | Ulster |
| FB | 15 | Jordan Larmour |
| RW | 14 | Hugo Keenan |
| OC | 13 | Garry Ringrose (c) | 67' |
| IC | 12 | Robbie Henshaw |
| LW | 11 | James Lowe |
| FH | 10 | Ross Byrne | 59' |
| SH | 9 | Jamison Gibson-Park | 59' |
| N8 | 8 | Jack Conan |
| OF | 7 | Josh van der Flier | 72' |
| BF | 6 | Caelan Doris |
| RL | 5 | James Ryan | 62' |
| LL | 4 | Devin Toner |
| TP | 3 | Andrew Porter | 62' |
| HK | 2 | Rónan Kelleher | 59' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 52' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | James Tracy | 59' |
| PR | 17 | Ed Byrne | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Michael Bent | 62' |
| LK | 19 | Scott Fardy | 62' |
| FL | 20 | Will Connors | 72' |
| SH | 21 | Luke McGrath | 59' |
| FH | 22 | Johnny Sexton | 59' |
| CE | 23 | Rory O'Loughlin | 67' |
| Coach: ||
| Leo Cullen ||
| FB | 15 | Michael Lowry |
| RW | 14 | Rob Lyttle |
| OC | 13 | James Hume |
| IC | 12 | Stuart McCloskey |
| LW | 11 | Jacob Stockdale |
| FH | 10 | Billy Burns | 54' |
| SH | 9 | Alby Mathewson | 47' |
| N8 | 8 | Marcell Coetzee | 47' |
| OF | 7 | Sean Reidy |
| BF | 6 | Matty Rea | 55' |
| RL | 5 | Iain Henderson (c) | 47' |
| LL | 4 | Alan O'Connor |
| TP | 3 | Tom O'Toole | 55' |
| HK | 2 | Rob Herring | 20' | 34' | 72' |
| LP | 1 | Eric O'Sullivan | 47' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | John Andrew | 20' | 34' | 72' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 47' |
| PR | 18 | Marty Moore | 55' |
| LK | 19 | Sam Carter | 47' |
| BR | 20 | Jordi Murphy | 55' |
| SH | 21 | John Cooney | 47' |
| FH | 22 | Ian Madigan | 54' |
| BR | 23 | Nick Timoney | 47' |
| Coach: ||
| Dan McFarland ||
* Man of the Match:
* Josh van der Flier
* Assistant referees:
* George Clancy (IRFU)
* Frank Murphy (IRFU)
* Television match official:
* Brian MacNiece (IRFU)