The competition format is a pool stage followed by a knockout stage. The pool stage consists of three pools of four teams each playing home and away matches. Pool matches ran from September through to February, on weekends when there is no RFU Championship league fixtures.[2] The three group winners, along with the best group runner up, qualify for the semi-finals to be held in May.
Green background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as group winner. Blue background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as the best runner up. Updated: 19 February 2023 Source: "Championship Cup 2022-23". englandrugby.com.
Try: Owen (2) 6' c, 54' m Clarke 15' c Brown 34' m Scott 40' m Chapman 62' c Wollett 65' c Hutler 68' c Hadfield 80' m Con:Bennett (3) 6', 15', 62' Owen (2) 65', 68'
Try: Kelleher 3' c Walker (2) 8' m, 17' c Uzokwe (2) 25' c, 78' m Bird-Tulloch 30' c Burns 33' c Holmes 36' m Montgomery 40' c Whyte 45' c Bodilly 71' c Con: Shingler (4) 3', 18', 25', 30' Lancaster (4) 33', 40', 45', 71'
Green background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as group winner. Blue background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as the best runner up. Updated: 19 February 2023 Source: "Championship Cup 2022-23". englandrugby.com.
Green background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as group winner. Blue background means the club qualified for the semi-finals as the best runner up. Updated: 19 February 2023 Source: "Championship Cup 2022-23". englandrugby.com.
Try: Williams 10' c King 19' c Elderkin 38' m Nelson 42' c Haylor 61' c Crane 67' m Cant 71' c Stacey 76' c Con:Bazalgette (3) 10', 19', 42' Penny (3) 62', 71', 76'
Try: Stagg 30' m
Mennaye Field Attendance: 1,252 Referee: Neil Chivers
The four qualifiers were seeded according to performance in the pool stage - with the two best performing pool winners being ranked as seeds 1 and 2, while the third group winner and best group runner up were ranked as seeds 3 and 4. The top four seeds hosted the quarter-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 4, 2 v 3 format. However, if two teams qualified from the same pool they could not be drawn together. For the final the highest ranked seed would have home advantage.
Teams were ranked by:
1 – competition points (4 for a win, 2 for a draw)
2 – where competition points are equal, greatest number of wins
3 – where the number of wins are equal, greatest number of tries scored
4 – where the number of tries are equal, aggregate points difference
5 – where the aggregate points difference are equal, greatest number of points scored
6 – where the greatest number of points are equal, least red cards
7 – if red cards are equal, then ranking will be decided by the toss of a coin
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.