Change of code with Celtic Park in line to stage Guinness Pro14 final

Celtic Park could host next season’s Guinness Pro14 final, as tournament organisers seek to widen the competition’s appeal.

A decision is expected in the coming weeks but the 60,000-capacity Glasgow stadium looks like being confirmed as the venue for the showpiece.

The stadium has never before hosted a rugby union fixture, but was the venue in 1909 for a rugby league match between Australia and England.

Pro14 chiefs are also looking to host the final in South

Africa, after the 2017/18 competition was expanded to include Southern Kings, of Port Elizabeth and the Bloemfontein-based Cheetahs.

Seven of the eight Pro14 finals staged since the playoff system was brought in in 2009/10 have taken place in Ireland, with the 2015/16 final between Connacht and Leinster played at BT Murrayfield.

This season’s final will be held for a second successive year at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, on 26 May.