The FRU’s guide to the Rainbow Cup and PRO16

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The worst kept secret in rugby is out as the PRO14 has announced that we will be losing two South African sides and gaining four in a new look competition that will begin in April, acting as a ‘taster’ for the upcoming Lions Tour.

The Vodacom Bulls, Emirates Lions, Cell C Sharks and DHL Stormers will be included in a new, one-off competition called the Rainbow Cup beginning at the end of a shortened PRO14 season with the final concluding in June.

2020-21 Season

There will be a big asterix at however wins the final PRO14 campaign. After 16 rounds, the regular season will finish on March 20th with the final taking place on March 27th.

The final will consist of the top two teams in each conference with Munster seemingly with already one foot in it, sitting 12 points ahead of Connacht at the top of Conference B.

For Ulster, it’s a shootout with Leinster to win Conference A with the . . .

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