# 2015 Pro12 Grand Final

The 2015 Pro12 Grand Final was the final match of the 2014–15 Pro12 season. The 2014–15 season was the first with Guinness as the title sponsor and the sixth ever League Grand Final. The final was played between Glasgow Warriors and Munster.
Glasgow won their first title, winning on a 31–13 scoreline.

## Route to the final
### 2015 play-offs

The semi-finals followed a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 system with the games being played at the home ground of the higher placed teams.
* 22 May 2015 19:45
| Glasgow Warriors | 16–14 | Ulster |
| Try: Van der Merwe 75' c Con: Russell (1/1) Pen: Russell (2/2) 5', 60' Hogg (1/2) 13' | Report | Try: Henry 18' m Pen: Pienaar (3/3) 1', 55', 66' |
* Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
* 23 May 2015 14:30
| Munster | 21–18 | Ospreys |
| Try: Zebo 39' m Hurley 42' m Butler 49' m Pen: Keatley (2/4) 16', 22' | Report | Try: Webb 46' m Hassler 52' c Con: Biggar (1/2) Pen: Biggar (2/2) 13', 66' |
* Thomond Park Attendance: 16,158 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

## Build-up

In January 2015, the tournament organisers confirmed that the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast would host the final. The organisers chose to move away from giving home advantage to the highest placed finisher at the end of the regular season.
Munster were looking to win the title for a fourth time, the last win being in 2011 against Leinster, while Glasgow had never won the title.
The match was shown live on Sky Sports in Ireland and the UK, on TG4 in Ireland and on BBC Two Scotland in Scotland. Both teams received an allocation of 2,000 tickets after the public sale sold out in April.
Conor Murray was an injury doubt to start for Munster after he was forced off in the semi-final with an injury to the medial ligament in his right knee, he may be replaced again by Duncan Williams at scrum-half. Paul O'Connell was expected to play his last game for Munster in the final.

## Match
### Summary

Rob Harley scored the first try for Glasgow in the 9th minute which was converted by Finn Russell. Ian Keatley got the first score for Munster, a penalty in the 23rd minute. Glasgow then scored two tries without reply to lead 21–3 in the 32nd minute and lead 10–21 at half time, Andrew Smith scored the Munster try just before half time. Ian Keatley reduced the lead to 13–21 in the 48th minute with another penalty for Munster but a Finn Russell try and conversion in the 58th minute made the score 13–28 in favor of Glasgow. Another penalty for Glasgow by Duncan Weir with seven minutes to go made the final score 13–31.

### Details

* 30 May 2015 18:30
| Munster | 13–31 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Smith 37' c Con: Keatley (1/1) Pen: Keatley (2/3) 23', 48' | Report | Try: Harley 8' c Van der Merwe 25' c Pyrgos 31' c Russell 58' c Con: Russell (4/4) Pen: Weir (1/1) 73' |
* Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 17,057 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
| FB | 15 | Felix Jones |
| RW | 14 | Keith Earls |
| OC | 13 | Andrew Smith |
| IC | 12 | Denis Hurley (c) |
| LW | 11 | Simon Zebo | 56' |
| FH | 10 | Ian Keatley | 56' |
| SH | 9 | Duncan Williams | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | CJ Stander |
| OF | 7 | Paddy Butler | 10' to 19' | 10' to 19' | 71' |
| BF | 6 | Donnacha Ryan |
| RL | 5 | Paul O'Connell |
| LL | 4 | Billy Holland | 60' |
| TP | 3 | BJ Botha | 60' |
| HK | 2 | Eusebio Guiñazú | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Dave Kilcoyne | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Duncan Casey | 62' |
| PR | 17 | James Cronin | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Stephen Archer | 60' |
| FL | 19 | Sean Dougall | 10' | 19' | 71' |
| N8 | 20 | Jack O'Donoghue | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Cathal Sheridan | 71' |
| FH | 22 | JJ Hanrahan | 56' |
| WG | 23 | Ronan O'Mahony | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Anthony Foley ||
| FB | 15 | Stuart Hogg | 62' |
| RW | 14 | Tommy Seymour |
| OC | 13 | Richie Vernon |
| IC | 12 | Peter Horne |
| LW | 11 | D. T. H. van der Merwe | 70' |
| FH | 10 | Finn Russell | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Henry Pyrgos |
| N8 | 8 | Josh Strauss (c) |
| OF | 7 | Ryan Wilson |
| BF | 6 | Rob Harley | 60' |
| RL | 5 | Jonny Gray |
| LL | 4 | Leone Nakarawa | 66' |
| TP | 3 | Rossouw de Klerk | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Dougie Hall | 62' |
| LP | 1 | Gordon Reid | 77' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Fraser Brown | 62' |
| PR | 17 | Jerry Yanuyanutawa | 77' |
| PR | 18 | Jon Welsh | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Alastair Kellock | 66' |
| FL | 20 | Chris Fusaro | 60' |
| SH | 21 | Nikola Matawalu | 70' |
| FH | 22 | Duncan Weir | 66' |
| WG | 23 | Sean Lamont | 62' |
| Coach: ||
| Gregor Townsend ||
* Man of the Match:
* Leone Nakarawa (Glasgow Warriors)
* Touch judges:
* Ian Davies (WRU)
* Sean Brickell (WRU)
* Television match official:
* Derek Bevan (WRU)