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2013 Pro12 Grand Final

2013 Pro12 Grand Final
Event 2012–13 Pro12
Date 25 May 2013
Venue RDS Arena, Dublin
Man of the Match Shane Jennings
Referee John Lacey (IRFU)
Attendance 19,200
Weather Sunny
2012
2014

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 Jonathan 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.

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.

Man of the Match:
Ireland Shane Jennings (Leinster)

Touch judges:
George Clancy (Ireland)
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Television match official:
Dermot Moloney (Ireland)


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