# 2013 Pro12 Grand Final

The 2013 Pro12 Grand Final was the final match of the 2012–13 Pro12 season. The 2012–13 season was the second with RaboDirect as title sponsor and the fourth ever League Grand Final. Leinster won the game 24–18 against Ulster.
The win for Leinster ended a run of three successive league final losses. A Shane Jennings try in the first half helped Leinster to a 16-6 half-time lead, with Jamie Heaslip getting the second try in the second half.
It was Johnny Sexton's final match for Leinster before joining Racing Métro, and also coach Joe Schmidt's last match before taking over as head coach of the Irish rugby team.

## Route to the final
### 2013 Playoffs

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.
* 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 | 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 | 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)

## Match
### Details

* 25 May 2013 16:45
| Ulster | 18–24 | Leinster |
| Pen: Pienaar (6/6) 24', 36', 47', 51', 56', 69' | Report | 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) |
| TP | 3 | John Afoa |
| HK | 2 | Rory Best |
| LP | 1 | Tom Court | | 73' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Rob Herring |
| PR | 17 | Callum Black | | 73' |
| PR | 18 | Declan Fitzpatrick |
| LK | 19 | Iain Henderson | | 64' |
| FL | 20 | Mike McComish |
| SH | 21 | Paul Marshall |
| CE | 22 | Mike Allen | | 64' |
| FB | 23 | Peter Nelson |
| Coach: ||
| Mark Anscombe ||
| FB | 15 | Isa Nacewa |
| RW | 14 | Fergus McFadden |
| OC | 13 | Brian O'Driscoll |
| IC | 12 | Ian Madigan |
| LW | 11 | Andrew Conway |
| FH | 10 | Johnny Sexton |
| SH | 9 | Isaac Boss |
| N8 | 8 | Jamie Heaslip |
| OF | 7 | Shane Jennings |
| BF | 6 | Kevin McLaughlin |
| RL | 5 | Devin Toner | 73' |
| LL | 4 | Leo Cullen (c) |
| TP | 3 | Mike Ross | 75' |
| HK | 2 | Richardt Strauss | 29' | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Cian Healy | 77' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seán Cronin | 29' | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Jack McGrath | 77' |
| PR | 18 | Jamie Hagan | 75' |
| LK | 19 | Quinn Roux | 73' |
| FL | 20 | Rhys Ruddock |
| SH | 21 | John Cooney |
| CE | 22 | Andrew Goodman |
| WG | 23 | David Kearney |
| Coach: ||
| Josef Schmidt ||
* Man of the Match:
* Shane Jennings (Leinster)
* Touch judges:
* George Clancy (Ireland)
* Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
* Television match official:
* Dermot Moloney (Ireland)