PRO14 plan to finish season over four weekends

Rankings for European qualification next season have already been decided.

Munster's Mike Haley is tackled by Andrew Porter of Leinster at Thomond Park. The final four, as things stand, would result in Leinster v Munster and Edinburgh v Ulster semi-final pairings. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The Guinness PRO14 makes for an unwieldy operation at the best of times but tournament organisers have pulled any numbers of strands together amid a global pandemic and formulated a plan which will see the season restart on August 22 and end on September 12.