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.
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
FB 15 Simon Zebo RW 14 Andrew ConwayOC 13 Francis Saili IC 12 Rory Scannell LW 11 Keith EarlsFH 10 Tyler BleyendaalSH 9 Conor Murray N8 8 CJ Stander OF 7 Tommy O'Donnell BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c)RL 5 Billy Holland LL 4 Donnacha RyanTP 3 John Ryan HK 2 Niall Scannell LP 1 Dave Kilcoyne Substitutions:HK 16 Rhys Marshall PR 17 Brian Scott PR 18 Stephen Archer FL 19 Jean Deysel FL 20 Jack O'Donoghue SH 21 Duncan Williams FH 22 Ian Keatley CE 23 Jaco Taute Coach: Rassie Erasmus FB 15 Johnny McNichollRW 14 Liam WilliamsOC 13 Jonathan DaviesIC 12 Scott WilliamsLW 11 Steff Evans FH 10 Rhys Patchell SH 9 Gareth Davies N8 8 John Barclay (c) OF 7 James DaviesBF 6 Aaron ShinglerRL 5 Tadhg BeirneLL 4 Lewis Rawlins TP 3 Samson Lee HK 2 Ryan Elias LP 1 Rob Evans Substitutions:HK 16 Emyr Phillips PR 17 Wyn Jones PR 18 Werner Kruger LK 19 David Bulbring FL 20 Will Boyde SH 21 Jonathan Evans CE 22 Hadleigh Parkes WG 23 D. T. H. van der Merwe Coach: Wayne Pivac Man of the Match: Aaron Shingler (Scarlets)
Touch judges: David Wilkinson (Ireland) Ian Davies (Wales) Television match official: Neil Paterson (Scotland)
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