2021–22 United Rugby Championship
| 2021–22 United Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Ireland Italy Scotland South Africa Wales |
| Date | 24 September 2021 – 18 June 2022 |
| Champions | Stormers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bulls |
| Matches played | 151 |
| Highest attendance | 32,411 Leinster vs. Munster (21 May 2022) |
| Tries scored | 906 (average 6 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Chris Smith (Bulls) 153 |
| Top try scorer | Leolin Zas (Stormers) Marcell Coetzee (Bulls) 11 |
| Official website | |
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The 2021–22 United Rugby Championship was the twenty-first season of the professional rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League. It was the first season that the competition is referred to as the United Rugby Championship, having previously been known as the Pro14.
Sixteen teams competed in this season – four Irish teams: Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster; two Italian teams: Benetton and Zebre Parma; two Scottish teams: Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors (with Scottish and Italian teams in a shared regional pool); four South African teams: Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers; and four Welsh teams: Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. It is the first season in which URC Regional Shields (Irish, Welsh, South African and Scottish-Italian) will be awarded as separate trophies to the leading sides in each nation or region.