2022–23 United Rugby Championship
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| 2022–23 United Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Ireland Italy  Scotland  South Africa  Wales |
| Date | 16 September 2022 – 27 May 2023 |
| Champions | Munster (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Stormers |
| Matches played | 151 |
| Attendance | 1,633,458 (average 10,818 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 56,344 Stormers vs Munster (27 May 2023) |
| Official website | |
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The 2022–23 United Rugby Championship was the 22nd season of the professional rugby union competition United Rugby Championship. It began on 16 September 2022 and ended on 27 May 2023.[1] For sponsorship reasons it was known in South Africa as Vodacom United Rugby Championship or Vodacom URC, while in the Northern Hemisphere it was known as the BKT United Rugby Championship or BKT URC.
The final which was held on 27 May 2023 was between defending champions the Stormers and Munster with Munster winning 19–14.[2][3]
Format[edit]
The tournament consists of 21 rounds; 18 rounds of regular season play, followed by three rounds of play-offs.
There are four regional pools: The Irish Shield pool (featuring the four Irish teams), the Welsh Shield pool (featuring the four Welsh teams), the South African Shield pool (featuring the four South African teams) and the Scottish/Italian 'Azzurri/Blue' Shield pool (featuring the two Italian and two Scottish sides). The pools serve three functions; they guarantee a full slate of derby matches for each team, they are the primary route for qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup, and they award a minor Regional Shield trophy to the top team in each pool, which thereby functions as a national championship in three of the four pools, and a cross-border regional championship in the Scottish-Italian pool.
Teams play six matches against their regional pool rivals home and away. The remaining twelve matches are made up by a single round robin, consisting of an even number of six home and six away matches against all the sides from the other pools.[4]
For the Championship itself, there is only one main league table (the conference system used in previous Pro14 years has been dropped). The top eight sides in the table will qualify for the quarter finals, followed by semi-finals and a grand final, with teams seeded 1 to 4 with home advantage for the lowest seeded side. The Regional Shield pools have no direct link to the play-offs and by extension the Championship itself, and it is technically possible to win a Regional Shield but not contest the play-offs, as the Welsh sides showed in 2023.[4]
A total of eight sides will qualify for the following season's European Rugby Champions Cup, but by a slightly different distribution method than the play-offs, while the remaining eight sides will qualify for the EPCR Challenge Cup. All points won in the competition contributed to rankings in the regional pools, with the top side in each regional pool automatically qualifying for the European Rugby Champions Cup. The remaining four places then go to (if not already qualified) the winners of the URC, the European Champions Cup and the European Challenge Cup, (if either or both of the European champions is a URC team that is not already qualified as URC Champion or URC Regional Shield winner) followed then by the highest ranked teams in the main table (who haven't already qualified by other means). A similar format was used to determine playoff contenders in the Super Rugby competition.[5]
Teams[edit]
United Rugby Championship[edit]
Locations[edit]
| Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams: | Location of Italian teams: Location of South African teams: |
Regional Pools and European qualification[edit]
The Regional pools of the regular season are the primary mechanism by which teams qualify for European competition, with the 'winner' of each regional pool guaranteed qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup, ensuring at least one South African, one Welsh and one Irish side qualify for the premier European competition. As Scotland and Italy are sharing a single regional pool, at least one team from those two countries combined is also guaranteed entry, but neither country individually is so guaranteed. The remaining four places will be awarded to those with the four best overall regular season records, regardless of which pool they take part in. As such, it is possible that a team will qualify for the ERCC without reaching the URC play-offs by topping its pool, but finishing ninth or lower overall. If the club that wins the URC championship has not qualified for the Champions Cup on the above criteria, it will qualify instead of the last of the qualified teams that did not win its pool. The same will apply if a URC team wins the 2022-2023 Champions Cup or Challenge Cup and qualifies for the 2023-2024 Champions Cup without having qualified by its league position.[8]
Priority order for European Champions Cup Qualification is therefore :
- 2022–23 United Rugby Championship champion
- the four URC Shield winners (if not already qualified as URC Champion)
- the European Rugby Champions Cup champion (if a URC team but not already qualified as above)
- the European Rugby Challenge Cup champion (if a URC team but not already qualified as above)
- the next highest-ranked teams during regular season play not already qualified as above, until eight overall qualifiers have been selected (between 1 and 4 can qualify under this head).
In theory, a team as high as third overall could therefore fail to qualify for the Champions Cup if it fails to win any of the four available titles (URC, its Regional Shield, Champions or Challenge Cup), and they are all won by much lower ranked URC teams, while the team in last place, if it wins a European competition, can qualify for the following year's Champions Cup. In practice, a team may qualify from an overall 9th or 10th position as the shield winner in a weak regional pool, but the emphasis on derby matches, and the points available in them, tend to ensure that the lowest placed shield winner cannot finish lower than tenth.
All 16 teams, however, are guaranteed entry into one of the two competitions. The lowest a team can finish overall while winning its URC shield and qualifying for the Champions Cup is thirteenth.
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| Irish Shield | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leinster (S) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 580 | 363 | +217 | 84 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 79 | ||||
| 2 | Ulster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 554 | 378 | +176 | 79 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 68 | ||||
| 3 | Munster | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 470 | 357 | +113 | 61 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 55 | ||||
| 4 | Connacht | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 456 | 426 | +30 | 64 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 50 | ||||
| Scottish/Italian Shield | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | |||||
| 1 | Glasgow Warriors (S) | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 498 | 403 | +95 | 72 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| 2 | Benetton | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 440 | 533 | –93 | 56 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| 3 | Edinburgh | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 466 | 467 | -1 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 38 | ||||
| 4 | Zebre Parma | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 343 | 734 | –391 | 50 | 105 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| South African Shield | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | |||||
| 1 | Stormers (S) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 531 | 391 | +140 | 69 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 68 | ||||
| 2 | Bulls | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 613 | 448 | +165 | 78 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 53 | ||||
| 3 | Sharks | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 486 | 480 | +6 | 63 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 48 | ||||
| 4 | Lions | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 454 | 538 | –84 | 55 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 45 | ||||
| Welsh Shield | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TBP | LBP | Pts | |||||
| 1 | Cardiff (S) | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 425 | 470 | –45 | 52 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 44 | ||||
| 2 | Ospreys | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 400 | 514 | –114 | 52 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 35 | ||||
| 3 | Scarlets | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 435 | 506 | –71 | 55 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 34 | ||||
| 4 | Dragons | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 391 | 534 | –143 | 46 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 24 | ||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[9]
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| Green background indicates teams currently leading the Regional Shield, and leading the race for a place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup (S) indicates teams has won the Regional Shield, and thus guaranteed a place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup | |||||||||||||||||
The following teams have therefore confirmed their qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup for the 2023-24 season as URC Champions:
The following teams have confirmed their qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup for the 2023-24 season upon winning their URC Regional Shield:
Leinster, as the URC Irish Shield winner
Stormers, as the URC South African Shield winner
Glasgow Warriors, as the URC Scottish-Italian Shield Winner
Cardiff, as the URC Welsh Shield winner
As no URC team won a European trophy (Leinster and Glasgow being runners up in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup respectively), the reserved places for the winners of those competitions is ignored.
The overall champion and four shield winners are therefore joined by the following teams, who claim the final three places in the Champions Cup:
As Cardiff, the URC Welsh shield winner, sit below eighth in the overall standings, the eighth placed team, Sharks, could not qualify by League standings, despite finishing in eighth place. By losing their URC quarter-final, Sharks were therefore the eighth and final team eliminated from contention for a spot in the 2023-24 European Rugby Champions Cup.
Ulster Rugby, Munster Rugby and Bulls qualified through their league placings at the end of the regular season. Connacht also qualified for the European Rugby Champions Cup by league placing following the elimination of Sharks, the only remaining team that could deny them the final spot by winning the URC Championship.
Munster 'upgraded' their qualification route by winning the URC Championship itself, which technically takes priority over league placing (or winning the Regional Shield), but as they had already secured the place through league placing, it did not materially alter the overall list of qualifiers.
Zebre Parma, Dragons, Scarlets, Ospreys, Edinburgh Rugby, Benetton, Lions and Sharks have qualified for the European Rugby Challenge Cup for 2023-24. For the second season, only the Welsh Shield winner gains Champions Cup qualification from among the Welsh sides, and no Italian side qualify for the Champions Cup.
URC League standings[edit]
The overall United Rugby Championship table is the central pillar of the regular season, and the mechanism by which the teams qualifying for the Championship play-off bracket are decided. The top eight teams in the table at the end of the regular season, regardless of regional pool, qualify for the play-off quarter-finals, seeded in the order they finished the regular season.
The season concluded with seven of the play-off contenders from last season making the knock-out stages for a second time, with only Connacht, replacing Edinburgh, entering the post-season for the first time. All four Irish provinces qualified for the knock-out rounds. For the second year, no Welsh or Italian team qualified for the final stages, Benetton being the last Welsh or Italian side eliminated on the final day of the regular season.
Leinster Rugby topped the regular season standings for the fourth successive time, and the tenth time in total, both a record. They have confirmed home advantage and first seeding for the whole play-offs. Ulster Rugby have confirmed home advantage for a quarter-final and semi-final. As the final will be held in the Aviva Stadium, neither side will need to leave Ireland to win the competition.
Glasgow Warriors and Stormers as guaranteed fourth and third placed team, have home advantage for the quarter-finals only.
Leinster, Ulster, Glasgow, Stormers, Munster and the Bulls have qualified for the 2023–24 Champions Cup by virtue of their league position. Cardiff Rugby have also qualified as the highest-placed Welsh team.
The remaining position went to Connacht after the Sharks were eliminated from the Championship playoffs.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Pts | |||||
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| 1 | Leinster | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 580 | 363 | +217 | 82 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 79 | ||||
| 2 | Ulster | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 554 | 378 | +176 | 79 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 68 | ||||
| 3 | Stormers (RU) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 531 | 391 | +140 | 69 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 68 | ||||
| 4 | Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 498 | 403 | +95 | 72 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| 5 | Munster (CH) | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 470 | 357 | +113 | 61 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 55 | ||||
| 6 | Bulls | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 613 | 448 | +165 | 78 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 53 | ||||
| 7 | Connacht | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 456 | 426 | +30 | 64 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 50 | ||||
| 8 | Sharks | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 486 | 480 | +6 | 63 | 61 | 8 | 2 | 48 | ||||
| 9 | Lions | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 454 | 538 | –84 | 55 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 45 | ||||
| 10 | Cardiff | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 425 | 470 | –45 | 52 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 44 | ||||
| 11 | Benetton | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 440 | 533 | –93 | 56 | 74 | 8 | 1 | 41 | ||||
| 12 | Edinburgh | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 466 | 467 | –1 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 38 | ||||
| 13 | Ospreys | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 400 | 514 | –114 | 52 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 35 | ||||
| 14 | Scarlets | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 435 | 506 | –71 | 55 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 34 | ||||
| 15 | Dragons | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 391 | 534 | –143 | 46 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 24 | ||||
| 16 | Zebre Parma | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 343 | 734 | –391 | 50 | 105 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[10]
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| Green background indicates teams that are playoff places that top their regional pools and earn a place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup Blue background indicates teams that did not top their regional pool but are in play-off places and earn a place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup | |||||||||||||||||
Regular season[edit]
Round 1[edit]
| 16 September 2022 18:30 |
| (1 BP) Benetton | 33–11 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Padovani 21' Lucchesi 36' Mendy (2) 42' 79' Con: Smith (2) 43' 80' Pen: Smith (3) 12' 47' 57' | Report[11] | Try: Z. Fagerson 60' Pen: Horne (2) 16' 42' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 1,971 Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 17 September 2022 14:00 |
| (2 BP) Zebre Parma | 29–33 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Try: Kriel 28' Bruno 32' Gesi 48' Pelser 55' Smith 69' Con: Eden (2) 55' 70' | Report[12] | Try: McGrath 5' Ruddock (2) 20' 25' Jenkins 36' Kearney 60' Con: R. Byrne (4) 5' 20' 26' 37' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000[13] Referee: Ben Blain |
| 17 September 2022 15:05 |
| Cardiff | 20–13 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Llewellyn 3' Dacey 37' Summerhill 77' Con: Evans 38' Pen: Evans 68' | Report[14] | Try: O'Sullivan 62' Con: Crowley 63' Pen: Healy (2) 17' 30' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,434[15] Referee: Mike Adamson |
| 17 September 2022 16:05 |
| Lions | 15–31 | Bulls |
| Try: F. Horn 33' Louw 43' Con: Hendrikse 44' Pen: Hendrikse 7' | Report[16] | Try: Coetzee 3' Hendricks 22' Wessels 72' Con: C. Smith 3' Steyn 72' Pen: C. Smith (4) 20' 47' 59' 65' |
| Emirates Airline Park Attendance: 6,720 Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 17 September 2022 17:15 |
| Scarlets | 23–23 | Ospreys |
| Try: J. Williams 53' Costelow 65' Con: Costelow (2) 54' 65' Pen: Costelow (3) 13' 42' 44' | Report[17] | Try: Anscombe 5' R. Davies 81' Con: Anscombe 6' Walsh 82' Pen: Anscombe (3) 9' 17' 47' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 9,582[18] Referee: Adam Jones |
| 17 September 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ulster | 36–10 | Connacht |
| Try: Marshall 27' Stewart 37' Doak 50' S. Moore 63' Reid 75' Con: Doak (4) 28' 38' 52' 76' Pen: Doak 44' | Report[19] | Try: Blade 70' Con: Hawkshaw 71' Pen: Fitzgerald 41' |
| Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 10,858[20] Referee: Eoghan Cross |
| 17 September 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 44–6 | Dragons |
| Try: Vellacott 27' Young 34' Graham (2) 41' 49' Hoyland 53' Kinghorn 60' Dean 62' Con: Bennett (3) 27' 50' 63' Pen: Bennett 40' | Report[21] | Pen: Hanrahan (2) 2' 12' |
| The DAM Health Stadium Attendance: 5,196[22] Referee: Andrea Piardi |
Round 2[edit]
| 23 September 2022 14:30 |
| (2 BP) Zebre Parma | 37–42 | Sharks (1 BP) |
| Try: Bigi 42' Gesi 44' Fox-Matamua 50' Venditti 71' Trulla Con: Eden (3) 43' 45' 72' Pen: Eden (2) 14' 78' | Report[24] | Try: Hugo 9' Van Vuuren 17' Kok 22' Janse van Rensburg 26' Jooste 67' Con: Chamberlain (4) 11' 18' 23' 27' Pen: Chamberlain (3) 42' 62' 78' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000[25] Referee: Craig Evans |
| 23 September 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 52–24 | Cardiff |
| Try: F. Brown (2) 22' 51' Forbes 24' M. Fagerson 29' Horne 41' Z. Fagerson 46' Gordon 64' McDowall 73' Con: Horne (6) 23' 26' 30' 42' 47' 65' | Report[26] | Try: Adams 15' Dacey 43' Belcher 69' Con: Evans (2) 17' 44' Priestland 70' Pen: Evans 36' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 5,790[27] Referee: Chris Busby |
| 23 September 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 42–10 | Benetton |
| Try: Sheehan (4) 5' 16' 28' 52' Van der Flier 46' McGrath 71' Con: Frawley (3) 7' 17' 29' R. Byrne (3) 47' 53' 73' | Report[28] | Try: Albanese 57' Con: Da Re 58' Pen: Da Re 22' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 13,881[13] Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 2. 24 September 2022 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Scarlets | 39–55 | Ulster (1 BP) |
| Try: J. Davies 16' Conbeer 20' Fifita 41' D. Hughes (2) 54' 62' Con: Costelow (3) 19' 42' 54' Patchell 63' Pen: Costelow 24' Patchell 67' | Report[29] | Try: O'Connor 5' M. Moore 14' Cooney (2) 33' 57' Marcus Rea 41' Burns 48' O'Toole 77' Con: Cooney (7) 6' 15' 34' 42' 49' 58' 78' Pen: Cooney (2) 43' 74' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,171[18] Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 24 September 2022 13:30 |
| Bulls | 33–31 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Grobbelaar 11' Louw 18' Hendricks 40' Jacobs Con: C. Smith (2) 12' 42' Pen: C. Smith (2) 5' 50' Steyn 79' | Report[30] | Try: Savala 23' Graham (3) 31' 46' 52' Hoyland 69' Con: Bennett (3) 25' 32' 69' |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 8,225 Referee: Adam Jones |
| 24 September 2022 13:30 |
| (1 BP) Stormers | 38–15 | Connacht |
| Try: Roos 3' Venter 61' Dayimani 67' Theunissen 83' Con: Libbok (3) 5' 63' 84' Pen: Libbok (4) 12' 26' 44' 54' | Report[31] | Try: Tierney-Martin 38' Aungier 70' Con: Hawkshaw 70' Pen: Fitzgerald 7' |
| Danie Craven Stadium Attendance: 9,358 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
| 24 September 2022 19:35 |
| Ospreys | 27–28 | Lions |
| Try: Giles (2) 12' 16' Webb 32' Lake 52' Con: Walsh (2) 12' 16' Pen: Walsh 60' | Report[32] | Try: Horn 18' Nohamba 48' Van der Merwe 70' Con: Lombard (2) 19' 71' Pen: Lombard (3) 6' 38' 56' |
| Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 4,052[33] Referee: Eoghan Cross |
| 25 September 2022 15:00 |
| Dragons | 23–17 | Munster |
| Try: Dyer 71' Pen: Hanrahan (6) 9' 15' 22' 26' 34' 80' | Report[34] | Try: Archer 36' Healy 39' Con: Healy (2) 36' 40' Pen: Healy 2' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,269[15] Referee: Sam Grove-White |
Round 3[edit]
| 30 September 2022 18:30 |
| (1BP) Bulls | 28–14 | Connacht |
| Try: Arendse 6' Burger (2) 9' 45' Coetzee 39' Con: Goosen (4) 7' 10' 40' 46' | Report[35] | Try: Aungier 67' Hawkshaw 72' Con: Hawkshaw (2) 67' 73' |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 9,228 Referee: Andrea Piardi |
| 30 September 2022 19:35 |
| (1BP) Ulster | 13–20 | Leinster |
| Try: Andrew 61' Con: Cooney 63' Pen: Cooney (2) 18' 72' | Report[36] | Try: Baird 7' Sheehan Con: R. Byrne (2) 9' 22' Pen: R. Byrne (2) 36' 45' |
| Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 14,477[13] Referee: Andrew Brace |
| 30 September 2022 19:35 |
| Cardiff | 18–31 | Lions (1BP) |
| Try: Botham 36' Lewis-Hughes 67' Con: Evans 37' Pen: Evans (2) 9' 25' | Report[37] | Try: Penalty try 40' Botha 49' Van den Berg 63' Q. Horn 77' Con: Lombard (3) 50' 64' 77' Pen: Lombard 29' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,260[27] Referee: Sam Grove-White |
| 1 October 2022 14:00 |
| (1BP) Stormers | 34–18 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Fourie 41' Dweba 42' Hartzenberg (2) 67' 80' Con: Libbok (4) 42' 44' 68' 82' Pen: Libbok (2) 48' 64' | Report[38] | Try: Schoeman 28' Cherry 75' Con: Kinghorn 29' Pen: Kinghorn (2) 5' 52' |
| Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 10,616 Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 1 October 2022 15:05 |
| (1BP) Ospreys | 32–17 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Giles (2) 29' 47' North 71' Morgan-Williams 77' Con: Anscombe 30' Walsh (2) 48' 77' Pen: Anscombe 38' Walsh 58' | Report[39] | Try: Kebble 79' Gordon 82' Con: Kennedy 79' Miotti 85' Pen: Jordan 40' |
| Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 4,398[33] Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 1 October 2022 17:05 |
| Munster | 21–5 | Zebre Parma |
| Try: N. Scannell (2) 8' 24' Knox 17' Con: Healy (3) 8' 18' 25' | Report[40] | Try: Pani 44' |
| Musgrave Park Attendance: 6,485[15] Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 1 October 2022 18:05 |
| Benetton | 34–23 | Scarlets |
| Try: Albornoz 29' Padovani 57' Menoncello 77' Con: Albornoz 31' Smith 57' Pen: Albornoz (4) 5' 36' 42' 54' Smith 74' | Report[41] | Try: Kalamafoni 63' J. Williams 69' Con: Patchell (2) 64' 69' Pen: Halfpenny (3) 34' 39' 51' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 2,701[18] Referee: Chris Busby |
| 1 October 2022 19:35 |
| (1BP) Dragons | 19–20 | Sharks |
| Try: Dee 46' Con: Reed 47' Pen: Reed (4) 11' 14' 27' 40' | Report[42] | Try: Williams 61' Abrahams 74' Con: Chamberlain (2) 62' 75' Pen: Chamberlain (2) 8' 32' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,069[22] Referee: Ben Blain |
Round 4[edit]
| 7 October 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 19–22 | Lions |
| Try: Mata 19' Graham 51' Muncaster 59' Con: Bofelli (2) 52' 60' | Report[43] | Try: Coetzee 35' Van Wyk 56' F. Horn 64' Con: Lombard (2) 57' 65' Pen: Lombard 74' |
| The DAM Health Stadium Attendance: 5,860[44] Referee: Andrea Piardi |
| 7 October 2022 19:35 |
| Connacht | 20–11 | Munster |
| Try: Hansen 7' Bealham 53' Boyle 78' Con: Fitzgerald 79' Pen: Fitzgerald 61' | Report[45] | Try: Campbell 23' Pen: Healy (2) 39' 47' |
| The Sportsground Attendance: 7,512[15] Referee: Chris Busby |
| 8 October 2022 16:00 |
| Zebre Parma | 20–37 | Stormers (1 BP) |
| Try: Cook 37' Neculai 41' Con: Eden (2) 39' 42' Pen: Eden (2) 58' 64' | Report[46] | Try: Pokomela 4' Fouché 34' Jantjies 49' Mngomezulu 78' Con: Mngomezulu (4) 5' 35' 50' 79' Pen: Mngomezulu (3) 15' 61' 67' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,500[47] Referee: Eoghan Cross |
| 8 October 2022 17:05 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 54–34 | Sharks (1 BP) |
| Try: Jenkins 3' Ringrose (2) 24' 37' Porter 46' Henshaw 59' Russell 68' Sexton 68' McKee 75' Con: Sexton (7) 4' 25' 38' 47' 61' 66' 70' | Report[48] | Try: Fassi (2) 9' 72' Kok 30' Abrahams (2) 24' 72' Con: Chamberlain (2) 10' 56' Fleurs 73' Pen: Chamberlain 23' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 16,844[13] Referee: Craig Evans |
| 8 October 2022 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Scarlets | 10–16 | Cardiff |
| Try: McNicholl 71' Con: Halfpenny 72' Pen: Halfpenny 22' | Report[49] | Try: Tomos Williams 24' Con: Evans 25' Pen: Evans (3) 6' 46' 51' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,182[18] Referee: Adam Jones |
| 8 October 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ulster | 47–17 | Ospreys |
| Try: Marshall (2) 1' 33' Andrew 7' Carter (2) 22' 64' McCloskey 41' Marcus Rea 75' Con: Cooney (6) 2' 8' 23' 34' 66' 76' | Report[50] | Try: J. Morgan 12' Morris 82' Con: Walsh (2) 13' 82' Pen: Walsh 27' |
| Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 11,517[33] Referee: Ben Blain |
| 8 October 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 35–21 | Bulls |
| Try: Fagerson 6' Cancelliere 10' Cummings 22' Horne 35' McKay 47' Con: Horne (5) 6' 12' 23' 37' 48' | Report[51] | Try: Arendse 18' B. du Plessis 58' Swanepoel 79' Con: Smith (3) 19' 59' 80' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 5,855[52] Referee: Andrew Brace |
| 9 October 2022 15:45 |
| (1 BP) Benetton | 34–14 | Dragons |
| Try: Nicotera 12' Cannone Padovani 61' Bellini 69' Con: Albornoz (4) 13' 21' 62' 70' Pen: Albornoz (2) 8' 50' | Report[53] | Try: Dyer 46' Hughes 66' Con: Hanrahan 47' S. Davies 66' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,498[22] Referee: Sam Grove-White |
Round 5[edit]
| 14 October 2022 19:35 |
| Ospreys | 16–16 | Stormers |
| Try: Baldwin 75' Con: Myler 76' Pen: Myler (3) 35' 50' 68' | Report[54] | Try: De Wet 53' Con: Libbok 55' Pen: Libbok (3) 12' 29' 71' |
| Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 4,908[33] Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
| 14 October 2022 19:35 |
| Connacht | 0–10 | Leinster |
| Report[55] | Try: Foley 2' Con: R. Byrne 4' Pen: Frawley 76' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 6,997[13] Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 15 October 2022 13:00 |
| (2 BP) Lions | 37–39 | Ulster (1 BP) |
| Try: F. Horn (2) 16' 76' Tshituka 32' Coetzee 61' Q. Horn 65' Con: Lombard 17' Hendrikse (2) 66' 77' Pen: Lombard (2) 7' 26' | Report[56] | Try: Baloucoune 1' Burns 39' Lyttle 41' McCloskey 46' Herring 52' Con: Cooney (3) 2' 42' 47' Doak 53' Pen: Cooney 9' Doak 74' |
| Emirates Airline Park Attendance: 6,419 Referee: Ben Blain |
| 15 October 2022 15:05 |
| (1 BP) Sharks | 40–12 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Volmink (2) 33' 52' Mbonambi 60' Fassi Kok 84' Con: Chamberlain (3) 34' 62' 69' Pen: Chamberlain (3) 13' 23' 55' | Report[57] | Try: Gordon (2) 14' 42' Con: Jordan 15' |
| Kings Park Stadium Attendance: 13,657 Referee: Chris Busby |
| 15 October 2022 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff | 31–14 | Dragons |
| Try: Adams 12' Carré 15' Botham 29' Young 72' Con: Evans (4) 13' 16' 30' 73' Pen: Evans 71' | Report[58] | Try: O'Brien 23' Roberts 49' Con: Hanrahan (2) 24' 50' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 8,161[27] Referee: Craig Evans |
| 15 October 2022 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 53–8 | Benetton |
| Try: Skinner 30' Crosbie 39' Schoeman 43' Van der Merwe (2) 45' 70' Graham (2) 51' 80' Nel 55' Boffelli 61' Con: Boffelli (4) 40' 46' 56' 70' | Report[59] | Try: Halafihi 73' Pen: Albornoz 2' |
| DAM Health Stadium Attendance: 5,862[60] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 15 October 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Scarlets | 36–12 | Zebre Parma |
| Try: Costelow (2) 5' 42' Lousi 28' J. Davies 39' Conbeer 78' Con: Halfpenny (4) 7' 29' 40' 43' Pen: Halfpenny 72' | Report[61] | Try: Pelser 13' Pani 52' Con: Prisciantelli 53' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 5,597[18] Referee: Morné Ferreira |
| 15 October 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 31–17 | Bulls |
| Try: G. Coombes (2) 28' 35' Loughman 42' Beirne 61' Con: Carbery (4) 29' 36' 43' 62' Pen: Carbery 21' | Report[62] | Try: WJ Steenkamp 50' Kriel 64' Con: C. Smith (2) 51' 65' Pen: Goosen 10' |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 12,218[15] Referee: Mike Adamson |
Round 6[edit]
| 21 October 2022 19:30 |
| Benetton | 22–44 | Bulls (1 BP) |
| Try: Zuliani 54' Con: Albornoz 55' Pen: Albornoz (5) 11' 20' 37' 47' 57' | Report[63] | Try: Nortjé 44' Louw 50' Wessels 71' Coetzee 75' Jacobs 79' Con: C. Smith (5) 44' 50' 72' 77' 80' Pen: C. Smith (3) 35' 42' 63' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 21 October 2022 21:35 |
| (1 BP) Connacht | 36–14 | Scarlets |
| Try: N. Murray 0' Hansen (2) 34' 76' Aungier 53' Penalty try 73' Pen: Carty (2) 6' 28' Hawkshaw 60' | Report[64] | Try: Steff Evans 14' Pen: Costelow (2) 4' 30' Patchell 58' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,100[18] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 22 October 2022 15:00 |
| Zebre Parma | 19–38 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Fusco 49' Rizzoli 67' Trulla 77' Con: Prisciantelli (2) 68' 78' | Report[65] | Try: McBurney (2) 6' 25' Hodgson 13' Goosen 20' Immelman 41' Currie 70' Con: Boffelli (4) 7' 22' 27' 71' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000[66] Referee: Craig Evans |
| 22 October 2022 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 27–13 | Munster |
| Try: Penny 27' Sheehan 49' McGrath 61' Russell 76' Con: Sexton (2) 28' 50' Pen: Sexton 57' | Report[68] | Try: L. Coombes 45' Con: Carbery 46' Pen: Carbery (2) 21' 33' |
| Aviva Stadium Attendance: 45,436[13] Referee: Andy Brace |
| 22 October 2022 19:35 |
| Cardiff | 30–24 | Stormers (2 BP) |
| Try: Cabango 16' Harries 42' Con: Priestland 44' Pen: Priestland (6) 9' 15' 33' 52' 69' 80' | Report[69] | Try: Xaba (2) 20' 48' Zas 27' Pokomela 60' Con: Libbok (2) 22' 27' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 6,723[27] Referee: Mike Adamson |
| 23 October 2022 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Dragons | 32–25 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Wainwright 23' Penalty try 37' Roberts 43' Dyer (2) 47' 74' Con: Hanrahan 44' Pen: Hanrahan 17' | Report[70] | Try: North 0' Baldwin 26' Watkin 78' Con: Walsh (2) 2' 78' Pen: Walsh (2) 14' 54' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,031[22] Referee: Adam Jones |
Round 7[edit]
| 28 October 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 37–0 | Benetton |
| Try: Vailanu (2) 9' 57' Cancelliere 35' McDowall 39' F. Brown 48' McLean 72' Con: Miotti (2) 37' 40' Pen: Miotti 28' | Report[71] |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,035[72] Referee: Craig Evans |
| 28 October 2022 19:35 |
| Scarlets | 5–35 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Try: Steff Evans 20' | Report[73] | Try: Cosgrave 0' Russell 24' Clarkson 47' Penalty try (2) 59' 72' Con: R. Byrne (3) 2' 26' 47' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,823[18] Referee: Andrea Piardi |
| 29 October 2022 15:00 |
| Lions | 22–31 | Stormers (1 BP) |
| Try: Van Wyk 35' Con: Hendrikse 36' Pen: Hendrikse (5) 2' 5' 16' 24' 31' | Report[74] | Try: Davids 9' Mngomezulu 54' Blommetjies Xaba 75' Con: Libbok (4) 9' 55' 69' 76' Pen: Libbok 21' |
| Emirates Airline Park Attendance: 8,592 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| 29 October 2022 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Dragons | 47–7 | Zebre Parma |
| Try: R. Williams 8' Richards (2) 27' 65' Hughes 46' O'Brien 56' Con: S. Davies (5) 9' 27' 47' 57' 66' Pen: S. Davies (4) 4' 16' 31' 38' | Report[75] | Try: Krumov 32' Con: Eden 33' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,069[22] Referee: Ben Blain |
| 29 October 2022 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 14–15 | Ulster |
| Try: S. Daly 66' Pen: Crowley (3) 9' 48' 53' | Report[76] | Try: Murphy 4' Stewart 13' Hume |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 15,260[15] Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 29 October 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 19–22 | Connacht |
| Try: Sutton 2' Morgan-William 8' Parry 68' Con: Walsh (2) 3' 69' | Report[77] | Try: Wootton 33' Blade 38' Porch 42' Con: Carty (2) 24' 38' Drop: Carty 63' |
| Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 4,242[33] Referee: Sam Grove-White |
| 30 October 2022 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Bulls | 40–27 | Sharks |
| Try: Coetzee 36' Papier 65' Jacobs 68' Wessels 75' Con: C. Smith (4) 37' 66' 69' 76' Pen: C. Smith 37' 66' 69' 76' | Report[78] | Try: Potgieter 39' Fassi 48' Buthelezi 78' Con: Chamberlain (3) 40' 49' 79' Pen: Chamberlain (2) 28' 64' |
| Loftus Versfeld Attendance: 20,321 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 30 October 2022 15:00 |
| Cardiff | 17–25 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Young 17' Penalty try 37' Con: Evans 17' Pen: Evans 25' | Report[79] | Try: Muncaster 7' Crosbie 21' Courtney 58' Con: Boffelli (2) 23' 59' Pen: Boffelli (2) 3' 53' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,550[27] Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
Round 8[edit]
| 26 November 2022 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Benetton | 24–17 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Watson 18' Negri 36' N. Cannone 48' Smith 67' Con: Albornoz 49' Umaga 68' | Report[80] | Try: Immelman (2) 42' 60' Con: Savala (2) 44' 61' Pen: Savala 1' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,660 Referee: Craig Evans |
| 27 November 2022 14:00 |
| Lions | 33–25 | Dragons |
| Try: Staeuli 32' Hendrikse 50' JP Smith 73' Con: Hendrikse (2) 33' 51' Lombard 73' Pen: Hendrikse (3) 4' 12' 41 Drop: Hendrikse 27' | Report[81] | Try: Tomkinson 44' Benjamin 68' Hope 79' Con: Hanrahan (2) 69' 80' Pen: S. Davies (2) 6' 14' |
| Emirates Airline Park Attendance: 3,894[22] Referee: Sam Grove-White |
| 26 November 2022 13:30 |
| (1 BP) Bulls | 43–26 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Kriel (2) 6' 32' Carr 12' WJ Steenkamp 20' Louw 42' Nortjé 69' Burger 77' Con: C. Smith (3) 7' 33' 43' Steyn 70' | Report[82] | Try: Walsh 26' Thomas-Wheeler 38' Williams 55' Henry 74' Con: Walsh (3) 27' 39' 75' |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 5,573[33] Referee: Ben Blain |
| 27 November 2022 16:10 |
| Sharks | 0–35 | Cardiff |
| Report[83] | Try: Young (2) 39' 49' Thomas Con: Evans (2) 41' 58 Pen: Evans (3) 1' 22' 31' |
| Kings Park Stadium Attendance: 7,487[27] Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 26 November 2022 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 40–5 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Kearney 7' Russell (3) 10' 22' 71 Milne 55' McKee 77' Con: R. Byrne (4) 8' 11' 23' 56' H. Byrne 78' | Report[84] | Try: Cancelliere 48' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 14,153[13] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 25 November 2022 19:00 |
| (1 BP) Stormers | 36–19 | Scarlets |
| Try: Jantjies 14' Zas 17' Van Rhyn 22' Dayimani 34' D. du Plessis 41' Con: Wolhuter (4) 15' 19' 36' 42' Pen: Wolhuter 40' | Report[85] | Try: Conbeer (2) 31' 53' Rogers 49' Con: D. Jones 32' Patchell 50' |
| Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 9,986[18] |
| 26 November 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 24–17 | Connacht (1 BP) |
| Try: Nash 11' Salanoa 36' Ryan 58' N. Scannell 65' Con: Carbery (2) 59' 66' | Report[86] | Try: Ralston 26' Marmion 73' Con: Carty (2) 27' 73' Pen: Carty 9' |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 16,725[15] Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
| 25 November 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ulster | 36–15 | Zebre Parma |
| Try: Stewart (2) 4' 52' Matty Rea 8' Reid 35' S. Moore Andrew 65' Con: Doak (3) 9' 36' 42' | Report[87] | Try: Pani 30' Cronjé 80' Con: Prisciantelli 81' Pen: Prisciantelli 13' |
| Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 16,741[88] Referee: AJ Jacobs |
Round 9[edit]
| 2 December 2022 17:10 |
| Sharks | 25–10 | Ospreys |
| Try: Notshe 48' Bosch 76' J. Venter 80' Con: Bosch (2) 77' 83' Pen: Bosch (2) 11' 19' | Report[89] | Try: L. Morgan 44' Morris 66' |
| Kings Park Stadium Attendance: 7,890 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys |
| 2 December 2022 19:35 |
| Edinburgh | 17–38 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Dean 2' Graham 13' Ritchie 36' Con: Kinghorn 3' | Report[90] | Try: Casey 23' R. Scannell 40' Nash 41' Coombes 52' Carbery 80' Con: Carbery (5) 24' 40' 42' 53' 80' Pen: Carbery 64' |
| DAM Health Stadium Attendance: 7,339 Referee: Mathieu Raynal |
| 3 December 2022 12:00 |
| (1 BP) Stormers | 34–26 | Dragons (1 BP) |
| Try: Pokomela 8' Dweba 15' Nel 21' Libbok 35' Con: Libbok (3) 10' 17' 23' Blommetjies 37' Pen: Libbok (2) 50' 57' | Report[91] | Try: J. Williams 40' Seiuli 46' Hanrahan 70' Reynolds 74' Con: Hanrahan (2) 41' 71' Reed 75' |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 14,378[22] Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 3 December 2022 13:00 |
| Zebre Parma | 17–45 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Bruno 19' Du Toit (2) 70' 76' Con: Prisciantelli 20' | Report[92] | Try: Manjezi 21' Cancelliere 45' McDowall 48' Matthews (2) 67' 83' Miotti 74' Con: Horne (6) 20' 46' 49' 68' 75' 84' Pen: Horne 40' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 1,800[93] Referee: Tual Trainini |
| 3 December 2022 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Connacht | 38–19 | Benetton |
| Try: N. Murray 3' Boyle 23' Bealham 43' Blade 66' Tierney Martin 80' Con: Carty (5) 4' 23' 43' 67' 81' Pen: Carty 36' | Report[94] | Try: Watson 17' Zanon 53' Menoncello 78' Con: Umaga 18' 54' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,172[95] Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 3 December 2022 18:00 |
| (1 BP) Bulls | 45–9 | Cardiff |
| Try: Moodie (2) 28' 68' Arendse 39' Goosen 42' Nortjé 59' Louw 76' Con: Goosen (4) 29. 39' 43 61' C. Smith (2) 69' 77' Pen: Goosen 5' | Report[96] | Pen: Evans (3) 1' 12' 31' |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 6,547 Referee: Sam Grove-White |
| 3 December 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 38–29 | Ulster (1 BP) |
| Try: Kelleher 40' Ringrose (2) 58' 63' Porter 73' Lowe 75' Con: R. Byrne (5) 42' 59' 63' 73' 76' Pen: R. Byrne 2' | Report[97] | Try: Herring 21' Treadwell 28' McIlroy 34' Carter 79' Con: Cooney (2) 22' 29' Nathan Doak 80' Pen: Cooney 9' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 15,990[13] Referee: Christophe Ridley |
| 4 December 2022 11:30 |
| (1 BP) Lions | 32–15 | Scarlets |
| Try: Maxwane 11' Tshituka (2) 20' 75' Kriel 55' Con: Hendrikse (2) 21' 56' Du Plessis 76' Pen: Hendrikse (2) 5' 41' | Report[98] | Try: Davis 32' Rogers 58' Lousi 82' |
| Emirates Airline Park Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Ben Blain |
Round 10[edit]
| 23 December 2022 17:00 |
| (1 BP) Sharks | 37–10 | Lions |
| Try: Mapimpi (2) 8', 74' Chamberlain 15' Williams 55' Kolisi 74' Con: Bosch (2) 10', 56' Cronjé 76' Pen: Bosch 43', Cronjé 67' | Report[99] | Try: Van der Merwe 17' Con: Hendrikse 19 Pen: Hendrikse 45' |
| Kings Park Stadium Attendance: 24,721[100] Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron |
| 23 December 2022 18:15 |
| (1 BP) Stormers | 37–27 | Bulls |
| Try: Penalty try 23' Dweba 48' Hartzenberg 49' Zas 53' Con: Libbok (3) 49', 50', 54' Pen: Libbok (3) 3', 10', 71' | Report[101] | Try: Carr 25' Van Staden 63' B. du Plessis 78' Con: Goosen (2) 27', 63' C. Smith 78' Pen: Goosen (2) 20', 38' |
| DHL Stadium Attendance: 30,003[102] Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 23 December 2022 17:35 |
| (1 BP) Connacht | 20–22 | Ulster |
| Try: Blade 59' Butler 78' Byrne 84' Con: Carty 78' Pen: Carty 34' | Report[103] | Try: Lyttle 29' Stewart (2) 44', 53' Con: Cooney (2) 45', 54' Pen: Cooney 71' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 6,041 Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 23 December 2022 19:35 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 16–10 | Edinburgh (1 BP) |
| Try: Dempsey 28' Con: Horne 29' Pen: Horne 41' Jordan (2) 66', 74' | Report[104] | Try: Boyle 57' Con: Boffelli 58' Pen: Van der Walt 79' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,338 Referee: Ben Blain |
| 24 December 2022 12:30 |
| (1 BP) Benetton | 38–5 | Zebre Parma |
| Try: Albornoz 12' N. Cannone 30' L. Cannone 38' Smith 52' Nicotera 55' Favretto 75' Con: Smith (4) 14', 39', 54', 76' | Report[105] | Try: Bigi 65' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,683 Referee: Andrea Piardi |
| 26 December 2022 14:15 |
| (1 BP) Dragons | 24–29 | Cardiff (1 BP) |
| Try: Dyer 38' Keddie 64' Con: Hanrahan 66' Pen: Hanrahan (4) 21' 25' 57' 71' | Report[106] | Try: T. Williams (2) 32', 51' Adams 34' Domachowski 79' Con: Evans (3) 32, 35, 80' Pen: Evans 60' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 8,582 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
| 26 December 2022 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 34–14 | Scarlets |
| Try: Cuthbert 14' L. Morgan 23' Webb 33' Parry 67' K. Williams 81' Con: O. Williams (2) 24', 69' Webb 34' Pen: O. Williams 52' | Report[107] | Try: Kalamafoni 30' McNicholl 48' Con: Patchell (2) 31', 50' |
| Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 11,480 Referee: Craig Evans |
| 26 December 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 19–20 | Leinster |
| Try: G. Coombes 30 Penalty try 43' Campbell 63' Con: Carbery 30' | Report[108] | Try: Penny 48' Sheehan 52' Con: R. Byrne (2) 48', 54' Pen: R. Byrne (2) 2', 19' |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Chris Busby |
Round 11[edit]
| 30 December 2022 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 25–32 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Ritchie 10' Crosbie 26' Harrison 79' Con: Boffelli (2) 10', 27' Pen: Boffelli (2) 14', 42' | Report[109] | Try: Steyn 5' M. Fagerson 34' Jordan 55' Horne 68' Con: Jordan (2) 6', 56' Horne 69' Pen: Horne (2) 66', 73' |
| Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 25,137 Referee: Sam Grove-White |
| 31 December 2022 12:30 |
| Zebre Parma | 17–40 | Benetton (1 BP) |
| Try: Cronjé 1' Trulla 6' Con: Eden (2) 1' 7' Pen: Eden 39' | Report[110] | Try: Zuliani 28' Ruzza (3) 43' 53' 76'<VR />Menoncello 67' Zani 71' Con: Umaga (3) 29' 44' 54' Albornoz (2) 68' 77' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,433 [111] |
| 31 December 2022 14:45 |
| (1 BP) Sharks | 47–20 | Bulls |
| Try: Williams 39' Mbonambi 45' Janse van Rensburg (2) 50' 81' Con: Bosch (4) 40' 47' 51' 82' Pen: Bosch (4) 8' 16' 27' 61' | Report[112] | Try: Moodie 18' Penalty try 30' Goosen 57' Con: C. Smith (2) 19' 58' Pen: C. Smith (2) 1' 14' |
| Kings Park Stadium Attendance: 25,813 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 31 December 2022 17:00 |
| (1 BP) Stormers | 40–8 | Lions |
| Try: Willemse 6' Fourie 12' D. du Plessis 27' Davids (2) 53' 66' Theunissen 78' Con: Manie Libbok (5) 7' 28' 55' 67' 79' | Report[113] | Try: Van Wyk 49' Pen: Hendrikse 18' |
| Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 16,001 Referee: Morné Ferreira |
| 1 January 2023 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff | 19–22 | Ospreys |
| Try: Lane 4' Belcher 28' Adams 67' Con: Evans (2) 5' 68' | Report[114] | Try: Parry 21' O. Williams 43' Lake 53' Con: O. Williams (2) 22' 54' Pen: O. Williams 77' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 12,121 Referee: Adam Jones |
| 1 January 2023 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Ulster | 14–15 | Munster |
| Try: Baloucoune 67' Pen: Cooney (3) 15' 19' 24' | Report[115] | Try: Patterson 44' Healy 79' Con: Healy 80' Pen: Healy 73' |
| Ravenhill Stadium Attendance: 16,672 Referee: Andrew Brace |
| 1 January 2023 17:15 |
| Scarlets | 33–17 | Dragons |
| Try: Steff Evans 22' Blacker 58' McNicholl 81' Con: Halfpenny (3) 23' 59' 83' Pen: Halfpenny (4) 4' 11' 38' 48' | Report[116] | Try: O'Brien 18' L. Jones 33' Con: Hanrahan (2) 19' 35' Pen: Hanrahan 14' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 8,566 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
| 1 January 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 41–12 | Connacht |
| Try: Turner 2' Deeny 21' Larmour (2) 31' 44' Russell 68' Baird 71' Van der Flier 75' Con: Sexton (2) 23' 32' H. Byrne 72' | Report[117] | Try: Hawkshaw 16' Farrell 36' Con: Carty 16' Pen: Carty 51' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 17,560 Referee: Eoghan Cross |
Round 12[edit]
| 6 January 2023 19:35 |
| Dragons | 14–29 | Bulls |
| Try: Roberts 24' Clark 34' Con: S. Davies (2) 25' 35' | Report[118] | Try: Arendse 3' Penalty try 15' Vorster 59' B. du Plessis 64' Con: Goosen (2) 5' 60' Pen: Goosen 15' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Mike Adamson |
| 6 January 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 33–3 | Lions |
| Try: Buckley (2) 9' 79' O'Donoghue 28' Patterson 48' L. Coombes 74' Con: Healy (4) 30' 49' 76' 81' | Report[119] | Pen: Hendrikse 5' |
| Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Hollie Davidson |
| 7 January 2023 14:00 |
| Benetton | 31–29 | Ulster (2 BP) |
| Try: Albornoz 13' Ratave 18' Brex 63' Con: Albornoz (2) 14' 19' Pen: Albornoz 36' Smith (2) 59' 77' Drop: Albornoz 42' | Report[120] | Try: O'Sullivan 8' Herring 54' Lowry 67' Penalty try 74' Con: Cooney (2) 9' 68' Pen: Cooney 40' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
| 7 January 2023 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 24–17 | Zebre Parma |
| Try: Shiel 17' Blain 21' Boyle Harrison 78' Con: Kinghorn (2) 70' 80' | Report[121] | Try: Gesi (2) 43' 50' Eden 66' Con: Eden 67' |
| DAM Health Stadium Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron |
| 7 January 2023 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff | 22–28 | Scarlets |
| Try: Taletau 35' Carré 47' Adams 62' Con: Evans (2) 36' 49' Pen: Evans 1' | Report[122] | Try: Blacker 3' McNicholl 26' J. Davies 28' Con: Halfpenny (2) 4' 30' Pen: Halfpenny (3) 44' 51' 71' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 10,486 Referee: Joy Neville |
| 7 January 2023 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Connacht | 24–12 | Sharks |
| Try: Oliver 19' Forde (2) 23' 55' O'Halloran 39' Con: Carty (2) 24' 40' | Report[123] | Try: Janse van Rensburg 60' Bleuler 77' Con: Cronjé 61' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Adam Jones |
| 7 January 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 19–24 | Leinster |
| Try: Giles 14' Con: C. Evans 15' Pen: C. Evans (4) 10' 43' 54' 72' | Report[124] | Try: Sheehan 36' Keenan 63' J. O'Brien 67' Con: H. Byrne 37' R. Byrne (2) 64' 69' Pen: H. Byrne 20' |
| Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 4,428 Referee: Andrea Piardi |
| 8 January 2023 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 24–17 | Stormers |
| Try: Cancelliere (2) 7' 78' Steyn 16' Jones 78' Con: Horne 51' Miotti 80' | Report[125] | Try: Dweba 13' Blommetjies 29' Pokomela 61' Con: Libbok 14' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,452 Referee: Andrew Brace |
Round 13[edit]
| 27 January 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Scarlets | 37–28 | Bulls (1 BP) |
| Try: Davis 9' Mathias 14' G. Davies 20' McNicholl 75' Con: Costelow (3) 10' 15' 21' 77' D. Jones 77' Pen: Costelow (3) 2' 31' 45' | Report[126] | Try: Burger 4' Jacobs 35' Brink 54' Matanzima 61' Con: C. Smith (4) 5' 36' 55' 62' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 6,971 [127] Referee: Andrew Brace |
| 27 January 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Ulster | 35–5 | Stormers |
| Try: Doak 13' Moxham 20' Timoney 41' Toomaga-Allen 45' Lowry 56' Con: Doak (4) 14' 21' 42' 46' Cooney 57' | Report[128] | Try: Venter 76' |
| Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 12,216[88] Referee: Mike Adamson |
| 28 January 2023 14:30 |
| (1 BP) Benetton | 30–40 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: Zanon 6' Mendy (3) 12' 57' 81' Con: Umaga (2) 13' 82' Pen: Umaga (2) 39' 46' | Report[129] | Try: Patterson 16' O'Sullivan 30' Hodnett 42' Kleyn 49' Frisch 71' Carbery 76' Con: Carbery (5) 17' 31' 42' 50' 77' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 4,288 Referee: Ben Blain |
| 28 January 2023 14:30 |
| (1 BP) Dragons | 28–42 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: R. Williams 15' Tomkinson 18' Basham 56' Coleman 80' Con: Hanrahan (4) 16' 19' 57' 81' | Report[130] | Try: Forbes' 1' F. Brown (2) 7' 21' Weir 40' McDowall 47' Cancelliere 73' Con: Weir (5) 2' 8' 22' 40' 48' Jordan 74' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 4,624 [131] Referee: Frank Murphy |
| 28 January 2023 17:05 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 38–14 | Cardiff |
| Try: Deegan 6' McGrath (2) 19' 29' Denny 48' O'Reilly 55' Turner 82' Con: H. Byrne (4) 20' 30' 50' 83' | Report[132] | Try: Thornton 66' Dacey 79' Con: Evans (2) 67' 79' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 13,544 [133] Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 28 January 2023 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 19–22 | Sharks |
| Try: McBurney (2) 27' 36' Immelman 38' Con: Savala (2) 29' 37' | Report[134] | Try: Williams 5' Potgieter 18' Van Vuuren 61' Con: Bosch (2) 6' 19' Pen: Bosch 42' |
| DAM Health Stadium Attendance: 6,791 [135] Referee: James Doleman |
| 28 January 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Connacht | 43–24 | Lions |
| Try: Kilgallen 2' Delahunt 14' Blade (3) 25' 42' 61' O'Halloran 35' Con: Carty (5) 15' 25' 36' 43' 62' Pen: Carty 7' | Report[136] | Try: Ntlabakanye 10' Van Wyk 31' Louw 64' Con: Hendrikse (3) 11' 32' 65' Pen: Hendrikse 4' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 4,288 Referee: Paul Williams) |
| 29 January 2023 15:00 |
| (2 BP) Zebre Parma | 24–28 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Van Wyk 19' Fox-Matamua (2) 29' 34' Andreani 49' Con: Eden (2) 30' 35' | Report[137] | Try: Deaves 1' Thomas-Wheeler 5' Morris 63' Morgan-Williams 68' Con: Walsh (2) 2' 6' Myler (2) 65' 69' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,200 [138] Referee: Eoghan Cross |
Round 1 (rescheduled match)[edit]
| 4 February 2023 14:00 |
| Sharks | 19–46 | Stormers (1 BP) |
| Try: Grobler (2) 38' 69' Jooste 62' Con: Bosch (2) 23' 63' | Report[139] | Try: Jantjies 1' Van Heerden 17' Dweba 31' Senatla 41' Hartzenberg 48' Libbok 57' Con: Blommetjies 2' Libbok (4) 18' 33' 42' 49' Pen: Libbok (2) 25' 74' |
| Kings Park Stadium Attendance: 23,787 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
Round 14[edit]
| 17 February 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 58–3 | Ospreys |
| Try: Coombes (3) 14' 52' 79' Fekitoa 18' Frisch 29' Carbery 36' Patterson 40' Zebo 62' Daly 68' Con: Carbery (5) 15' 37' 53' 68' 79' Pen: Carbery 12' | Report[140] | Pen: Myler 3' |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 14,082 Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi |
| 17 February 2023 19:35 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 17–11 | Ulster (1 BP) |
| Try: Vailanu 17' Dempsey 63' Brown 74' Con: Weir 76' | Report[141] | Try: Sheridan 28' Pen: Doak 41' Cooney 82' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,338 Referee: Craig Evans |
| 18 February 2023 13:00 |
| Lions | 7-29 | Sharks (1 BP) |
| Try: Louw 33' Con: Lombard 34' | Report[142] | Try: Bosch 26' Abrahams 48' Mbatha 66' Williams 73' Con: Bosch (3) 27' 50' 74' Pen: Bosch 58' |
| Emirates Airline Park Attendance: 8,235 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni |
| 18 February 2023 15:05 |
| (1 BP) Bulls | 19–23 | Stormers |
| Try: Nkosi 64' Con: Steyn 65' Pen: Smith (4) 6' 11' 15' 24' | Report[143] | Try: Theunissen 27' Pokomela 51' Con: Libbok (2) 28' 53' Pen: Libbok (2) 13' 38' Drop: Libbok 72' |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 41,205 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
| 18 February 2023 15:05 |
| (1 BP) Zebre Parma | 34–57 | Connacht (1 BP) |
| Try: Gesi (2) 33' 60' Cronjé 44' Furno 54' Con: Eden (4) 34' 46' 56' 61' Pen: Eden (2) 9' 13' | Report[144] | Try: Tierney-Martin (3) 5' 23' 26' O'Halloran 30' Blade 37' Kilgallen 42' Byrne 72' Marmion 76' de Buitléar 80' Con: Carty (6) 6' 28' 38' 43' 73' 77' |
| Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben Whitehouse |
| 18 February 2023 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Scarlets | 42–14 | Edinburgh |
| Try: Conbeer (2) 5' 45' Fifita 11' Steff Evans 30' G. Davies 49' James 75' Con: Costelow (3) 6' 13' 32' D. Jones (3) 46' 49' 76' | Report[145] | Try: McCallum 20' Venter 59' Con: Savala (2) 21' 59' |
| Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Andrea Piardi |
| 18 February 2023 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Cardiff | 30–13 | Benetton |
| Try: Lane (2) 1' 6' Ratti 49' Thomas 81' Con: Thomas (2) 50' 83' Pen: Thomas (2) 13' 28' | Report[146] | Try: Smith 3' Zanon 34' Pen: Albornoz 40' |
| Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 7,008 Referee: Chris Busby |
| 18 February 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 43–14 | Dragons |
| Try: H. Byrne (2) 3' 41' McGrath 25' Ruddock 35' Larmour 46' Russell 72' Tector 79' Con: H. Byrne (3) 4' 26' 42' Tector 73' | Report[147] | Try: R. Williams 32' Hanrahan 63' Con: Reed (2) 33' 64' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 12,441 Referee: Mike Adamson |
Round 6 (rescheduled matches)[edit]
| 25 February 2023 14:00 |
| (2 BP) Sharks | 24–31 | Ulster (1 BP) |
| Try: Williams 1' Abrahams 29' N. Mchunu 51' Chamberlain 67' Con: Bosch (2) 30' 51 | Report[148] (Postponed because of illness)[67] | Try: Stewart (2) 24' 32' Moore 43' Sheridan 56' Con: Cooney (4) 25' 33' 44' 58' Pen: Cooney 18' |
| Kings Park Stadium Attendance: 13,212 Referee: Sam Grove-White |
| 25 February 2023 16:15 |
| (1 BP) Lions | 35–24 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Nohamba 21' Horn 24' Rass 30' van der Merwe Venter 52' Con: Lombard (2) 22' 24' Pen: Lombard (2) 40' 75' | Report[149] (Postponed because of illness)[67] | Try: Caven 7' Forbes 38' Jordan 56' Gordon 61' Con: Jordan (2) 8' 39' |
| Ellis Park Stadium Attendance: 8,014 Referee: Adam Jones |
Round 15[edit]
| 3 March 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 50–8 | Zebre Parma |
| Try: Matthews (3) 9' 27' 43' Du Preez 30' McDowall 47' McKay Gordon 72' F. Brown 81' Con: Horne (4) 10' 44' 48' 59' Weir 73' | Report[150] | Try: Cook 1' Pen: Trulla 19' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,126 Referee: Chris Busby |
| 3 March 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 49–42 | Scarlets (2 BP) |
| Try: Campbell 2' Nash (2) 12' 64' Patterson 26' S. Daly 41' G. Coombes 49' Con: Carbery (6) 3' 12' 24' 27' 41' 49' Crowley 65' | Report[151] | Try: Roberts 34' Fifita 45' Kalamafoni 53' Lousi 60' G. Davies 70' Rogers 76' Con: Costelow (6) 35' 46' 54'60' 70' 77' |
| Musgrave Park Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Ben Blain |
| 4 March 2023 12:30 |
| (1 BP) Stormers | 29–23 | Sharks (1 BP) |
| Try: Mngomezulu 14' Dixon 20' Blommetjies (2) 31' 54' Con: Libbok (3) 21' 32' 55 Pen: Libbok 82' | Report[152] | Try: Penxe 58' Janse van Rensburg 65' Williams 71' Con: Bosch 66' Pen: Bosch (2) 8' 19' |
| Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 30,701 Referee: AJ Jacobs |
| 4 March 2023 14:45 |
| (2 BP) Bulls | 25–29 | Lions |
| Try: Simelane (2) 28' 46' Nkosi 37' Grobbelaar 61' Con: Steyn 62' Pen: Steyn 1' | Report[153] | Try: Van der Merwe 12' Nohamba 23' Con: Nohamba (2) 13' 24' Pen: Nohamba (5) 6' 17' 32' 65' 69' |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium Attendance: 15,626 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
| 4 March 2023 17:05 |
| (1 BP) Edinburgh | 27–47 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Try: Boffelli (2) 71' 45' Venter 14' Skinner 77' Con: Boffelli 15' Savala 77' Pen: Boffelli 18' | Report[154] | Try: Deegan 10' Penny (2) 23' 57' Milne (2) 31' 51' Kearney 42' Ala'alatoa 55' Con: H. Byrne (6) 12' 23' 32' 52' 56' 58' |
| DAM Health Stadium Attendance: 7,240 Referee: Craig Evans |
| 4 March 2023 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 20–21 | Benetton |
| Try: L. Morgan 6' Parry 73' Morgan-Williams 81' Con: Walsh 74' Pen: Myler 25' | Report[155] | Try: Riera 21' Watson 51' Con: Umaga 22' Pen: Umaga (3) 23' 38 48' |
| Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 5,620 Referee: Andrew Brace |
| 4 March 2023 19:35 |
| (1 BP) Dragons | 20–22 | Connacht |
| Try: Wainwright 11' Rosser 41' Con: Reed (2) 13' 42' Pen: Reed (2) 23' 47' | Report[156] | Try: Predergast 20' Butler 50' Heffernan 60' Con: Hawkshaw (2) 21' 51' Pen: Hawkshaw 9' |
| Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,113 Referee: Andrea Piardi |
| 4 March 2023 19:35 |
| Cardiff | 20–42 |