# 2017 Pro12 Grand Final

The 2017 Pro12 Grand Final was the final match of the 2016–17 Pro12 season. The 2016–17 season was the third with Guinness as the title sponsor and the eighth ever League Grand Final. The final was played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The game was contested by Scarlets and Munster with Scarlets winning 46–22.

## Route to the final
### 2017 Playoffs

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.
* 19 May 2017 19:45
| Leinster | 15–27 | Scarlets |
| Try: Ringrose 23' c Conan 63' m Con: Nacewa (1/2) 24' Pen: Nacewa (1/1) 19' | Report | Try: S. Evans 8' c Shingler 25' c G. Davies 29' c Con: Patchell (3/3) 9', 25', 30' Pen: L. Williams (2/2) 69', 79' |
* RDS Arena, Dublin Attendance: 15,861 Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
* 20 May 2017 18:15
| Munster | 23–3 | Ospreys |
| Try: Saili 26' m Zebo 61' c Conway 75' m Con: Bleyendaal (1/3) 62' Pen: Bleyendaal (2/2) 67', 41'+3 | Report | Pen: Biggar (1/2) 8' |
* Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 18,332 Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

## Pre-match

The match was shown live on Sky Sports in Ireland and the UK, and on TG4 in Ireland, and on BBC Cymru Wales in Wales. Munster wore navy for the final with the Scarlets in red following a coin toss that took place in advance of the semi-finals. On 23 May it was announced that referee Nigel Owens would take charge of the final. It was the fifth final that he has refereed.

## Match
### Summary

Scarlets were dominant in the first half and had a 29–10 lead at the break after scoring four tries. They went on to add another two in the second half with Munster adding two late consolation tries.

### Details

* 27 May 2017 18:15
| Munster | 22–46 | Scarlets |
| Try: Bleyendaal 40' c Conway 75' m Earls 78' c Con: Bleyendaal (1/1) 41' Keatley (1/2) 78' Pen: Bleyendaal (1/1) 7' | Report | Try: L. Williams 9' m S. Evans 20' c G. Davies 27' c Beirne 31' c Van der Merwe 70' c Ja. Davies 80' c Con: Patchell (3/4) 21', 28', 32' L. Williams (2/2) 72', 80+1' Pen: Patchell (2/2) 19', 45' |
* Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 44,558 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
| Munster | Scarlets |
| FB | 15 | Simon Zebo | 60' |
| RW | 14 | Andrew Conway |
| OC | 13 | Francis Saili | |
| IC | 12 | Rory Scannell | 27' |
| LW | 11 | Keith Earls |
| FH | 10 | Tyler Bleyendaal |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray | 71' |
| N8 | 8 | CJ Stander |
| OF | 7 | Tommy O'Donnell | 44' |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony (c) |
| RL | 5 | Billy Holland | 52' |
| LL | 4 | Donnacha Ryan |
| TP | 3 | John Ryan | 45' |
| HK | 2 | Niall Scannell | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Dave Kilcoyne | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Rhys Marshall | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Brian Scott | 67' |
| PR | 18 | Stephen Archer | 45' |
| FL | 19 | Jean Deysel | 44' |
| FL | 20 | Jack O'Donoghue | 52' |
| SH | 21 | Duncan Williams | 71' |
| FH | 22 | Ian Keatley | 60' |
| CE | 23 | Jaco Taute | 27' |
| Coach: ||
| Rassie Erasmus ||
| FB | 15 | Johnny McNicholl |
| RW | 14 | Liam Williams |
| OC | 13 | Jonathan Davies |
| IC | 12 | Scott Williams |
| LW | 11 | Steff Evans | 57' |
| FH | 10 | Rhys Patchell | 54' |
| SH | 9 | Gareth Davies | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | John Barclay (c) | 61' |
| OF | 7 | James Davies |
| BF | 6 | Aaron Shingler |
| RL | 5 | Tadhg Beirne |
| LL | 4 | Lewis Rawlins | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Samson Lee | 27' |
| HK | 2 | Ryan Elias | 71' |
| LP | 1 | Rob Evans | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Emyr Phillips | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Wyn Jones | 51' |
| PR | 18 | Werner Kruger | 27' |
| LK | 19 | David Bulbring | 61' |
| FL | 20 | Will Boyde | 61' |
| SH | 21 | Jonathan Evans | 51' |
| CE | 22 | Hadleigh Parkes | 54' |
| WG | 23 | D. T. H. van der Merwe | 57' |
| Coach: ||
| Wayne Pivac ||
* Man of the Match:
* Aaron Shingler (Scarlets)
* Touch judges:
* David Wilkinson (Ireland)
* Ian Davies (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Neil Paterson (Scotland)