Event 2012–13 Pro12 Venue RDS Arena, Dublin Referee John Lacey (IRFU) | Date 25 May 2013 Man of the Match Shane Jennings Attendance 19,200 | |
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.
2013 Playoffs
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.