Andy Irvine, Chairman of the RaboDirect PRO12 today launched this year’s competition in Belfast at the Titanic Experience in the presence of Belfast City dignitaries and all 12 Clubs’ captains and coaches.
This year’s competition will kick on the 6th of September with Scarlets playing the current champions Leinster. The 22 rounds of competition will be followed by play-offs for the top 4 teams and a final to be held on May 31st 2014.
Commenting at the Launch, Andy Irvine noted the continued growth of the competition over the last number of years with 4.3% increase in match attendance last season and increase TV viewership with figures in excess of 1.2 million. The recently launched RaboDirect PRO12 YouTube channel also experienced remarkable traffic with close to a million views.
“We are proud of our competition” said Andy Irvine, “And would like to thank RaboDirect for their sponsorship over the last couple of years. Their support and enthusiasm has been key in growing the PRO12 and we are looking forward to another season of growth and development.”
“Our competition is a breeding ground for developing young players and exciting open rugby which last season saw 526 tries . . .
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