2016–17 Pro12
| 2016–17 Pro12 | |
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| Countries |
 Ireland Italy Scotland Wales
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| Matches played | 120 |
| Attendance | 1,002,802 (average 8,357 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 60,642 Cardiff Blues v Ospreys (15 April 2017) Newport-Gwent Dragons v Scarlets (15 April 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,240 Zebre v Munster (25 March 2017) |
| Tries scored | 566 (average 4.717 per match) |
| Top point scorer |
Steven Shingler 128 pts |
| Top try scorer |
Ronan O'Mahony 9 tries |
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The 2016–17 Pro12 (also known as the Guinness Pro12 for sponsorship reasons) is the sixteenth season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League, and the seventh with its current four-country format. It is the third season to be referred to as the Guinness Pro12.
The twelve competing teams are the four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Treviso and Zebre; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors and four Welsh teams: Cardiff Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. The first stage involves the 12 teams playing home and away in a league format with the top four sides qualifying for the semi-finals. The semi-finals will be one-off matches with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd, with the higher ranked team receiving home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals will proceed to the Pro 12 final which will be played at the Aviva Stadium on 27 May 2017.
Reigning champions Connacht started the season with a new coaching team. Backs and kicking coach Andre Bell left his role to return to his family in New Zealand. Head performance analyst and assistant attack coach Conor McPhillips takes over coaching of the backs, while the team's former head coach Eric Elwood takes over coaching kicking. The close season also saw the departure of the side's all-time record try-scorer Fionn Carr who scored 42 tries over two spells with the province. Connacht's homeground, the Galway Sportsground underwent renovations during the summer, with the addition of a seated stand increasing its capacity to 8,100.
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