2023–24 United Rugby Championship

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2023–24 United Rugby Championship
Countries Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 South Africa
 Wales
Date21 October 2023 – 22 June 2024
Matches played32
Attendance193,534
(average 6,048 per match)
Official website
unitedrugby.com
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The 2023–24 United Rugby Championship is the 23rd season of the professional rugby union competition known as the United Rugby Championship, and the third season under that name. It began on 21 October 2023 and will end on 22 June 2024.[1]

Format[edit]

The season 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 two functions; they guarantee a full slate of derby matches for each team, 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. They will no longer be used to determine qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup. Instead, the top eight teams will qualify.[2] The winner of each Shield will be determined by the games played amongst the teams within their regional group.[3]

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 one main league table. 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 2022 and 2023.[4]

Teams[edit]

United Rugby Championship[edit]

Team Country Coach /
Director of Rugby 		Captain Stadium Capacity
Benetton Italy Italy Italy Marco Bortolami South Africa Dewaldt Duvenage
Italy Michele Lamaro 		Stadio Comunale di Monigo 5,000
Bulls South Africa South Africa South Africa Jake White South Africa Marcell Coetzee Loftus Versfeld 51,762
Cardiff Wales Wales England Matt Sherratt Wales Josh Turnbull Cardiff Arms Park 12,125
Connacht Ireland Ireland England Peter Wilkins Ireland Jack Carty Galway Sportsgrounds 8,129
Dragons Wales Wales Wales Dai Flanagan Wales Steffan Hughes Rodney Parade 8,700
Edinburgh Scotland Scotland South Africa Sean Everitt Scotland Grant Gilchrist
Scotland Jamie Ritchie 		Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Murrayfield Stadium 		7,800
67,144
Glasgow Warriors Scotland Scotland South Africa Franco Smith Scotland Kyle Steyn Scotstoun Stadium 7,351
Leinster Ireland Ireland Ireland Leo Cullen Ireland James Ryan
Ireland Garry Ringrose[5] 		RDS Arena
Aviva Stadium 		18,500
51,700
Lions South Africa South Africa South Africa Ivan van Rooyen South Africa Reinhard Nothnagel Ellis Park Stadium 62,567
Munster Ireland Ireland England Graham Rowntree Ireland Peter O'Mahony Thomond Park
Musgrave Park 		25,600
8,008
Ospreys Wales Wales England Toby Booth Wales Justin Tipuric Swansea.com Stadium 20,827
Scarlets Wales Wales Wales Dwayne Peel Wales Josh Macleod Parc y Scarlets 14,870
Sharks South Africa South Africa New Zealand John Plumtree South Africa Thomas du Toit Kings Park Stadium 52,000
Stormers South Africa South Africa South Africa John Dobson South Africa Salmaan Moerat Cape Town Stadium
Danie Craven Stadium[6] 		55,000
16,000
Ulster Ireland Ireland England Dan McFarland Ireland Iain Henderson Ravenhill Stadium 18,196
Zebre Parma Italy Italy Italy Fabio Roselli Italy Giovanni Licata Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 5,000

Locations[edit]

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Location of United Rugby Championship teams in Britain and Ireland.
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Location of United Rugby Championship teams in Italy
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Location of United Rugby Championship teams in South Africa

Regional Shield competitions[edit]

2023–24 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools view · watch · edit · discuss
Ireland Irish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Ireland Ulster 2 1 0 1 41 36 +5 4 5 0 1 5
2 Ireland Leinster 1 1 0 0 21 16 +5 3 1 0 0 4
3 Ireland Connacht 1 1 0 0 22 20 +2 3 2 0 0 4
4 Ireland Munster 2 0 0 2 30 42 –12 3 5 0 2 2
Italy Scotland Scottish/Italian Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 1 1 0 0 26 12 +14 4 0 1 0 5
2 Italy Benetton 2 1 0 1 36 48 –12 3 7 0 0 4
3 Scotland Edinburgh 1 0 0 1 22 24 –2 3 3 0 1 1
4 Italy Zebre Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Africa South African Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 South Africa Stormers 1 1 0 0 35 33 +2 4 5 1 0 5
2 South Africa Lions 1 0 0 1 33 35 –2 5 4 1 1 2
3 South Africa Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 South Africa Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wales Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Wales Dragons 2 1 0 1 29 21 +8 2 2 0 1 5
2 Wales Ospreys 2 1 0 1 36 29 +7 5 2 1 0 5
3 Wales Cardiff 2 1 0 1 41 40 +1 4 4 0 1 5
4 Wales Scarlets 2 1 0 1 40 56 –16 4 7 1 0 5
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[7]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the regional shield. Upon the conclusion of the regular season, these teams win their respective regional shields.

URC league standings[edit]

2023–24 United Rugby Championship
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Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA Try bonus Losing bonus Pts
1 Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 5 0 1 179 123 +56 27 10 5 0 25
2 Ireland Leinster 6 5 0 1 203 114 +89 29 14 4 0 24
3 South Africa Bulls 6 4 0 2 230 146 +84 31 18 3 1 20
4 Ireland Ulster 6 4 0 2 151 141 +10 17 21 1 1 18
5 Scotland Edinburgh 6 4 0 2 144 138 +6 16 16 1 1 18
6 Italy Benetton 6 4 1 1 107 110 –3 10 15 0 0 18
7 Ireland Connacht 6 4 0 2 152 162 –10 17 22 1 1 18
8 Ireland Munster 6 3 1 2 132 93 +39 17 11 2 2 18
9 Wales Ospreys 6 3 0 3 138 130 +8 18 16 3 0 15
10 South Africa Lions 6 2 0 4 161 133 +28 21 16 2 4 14
11 Wales Cardiff 6 2 1 3 128 127 +1 16 14 1 3 14
12 South Africa Stormers 6 2 0 4 140 121 +19 18 16 2 3 13
13 Italy Zebre Parma 6 1 1 4 149 221 –72 21 31 3 2 11
14 South Africa Sharks 6 1 0 5 130 126 +4 18 16 1 2 7
15 Wales Dragons 6 1 0 5 84 190 –106 9 25 0 2 6
16 Wales Scarlets 6 1 0 5 96 249 –153 11 35 1 1 6
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[8]
  1. number of matches won;
  2. the difference between points for and points against;
  3. the number of tries scored;
  4. the most points scored;
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against;
  6. the fewest red cards received;
  7. the fewest yellow cards received.
Green background indicates teams that are play-off places and earn a place in the 2024–25 European Champions Cup

Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2024–25 European Challenge Cup.
Q: qualified for play-offs. H: home field advantage secured for quarter-and semi-final. h; home field advantage secured for quarter-final X: cannot reach play-offs. E: qualified for Champions Cup.

Regular season[edit]

Round 1[edit]

21 October 2023
13:00
(2 BP) Zebre Parma Italy36–40Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Licata (2) 4' 13'
Pani 22'
Gregory 40'
Gesi (2) 41' 70'
Con: Prisciantelli (3) 5' 14' 23'		Report[9]Try: Flannery 9'
Lowry 16'
Stockdale (2) 28' 60'
Stewart (2) 52' 66'
Con: Doak (5) 11' 17' 29' 53' 68'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Adam Jones
21 October 2023
16:00
(1 BP) Connacht Ireland34–26Wales Ospreys
Try: Blade (3) 11' 23' 33'
Forde 56'
Con: Hanrahan (4) 12' 24' 33' 57'
Pen: Hanrahan (2) 2' 5'		Report[10]Try: Giles 40'
Morgan-Williams 48'
Ratti 52'
R. Davies 74'
Con: Walsh (3) 49' 53' 75'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 3,699
Referee: Federico Vedovelli
21 October 2023
16:05
(2 BP) Lions South Africa33–35South Africa Stormers (1 BP)
Try: Botha 5'
Van Wyk 45'
Venter 61'
Van den Berg 71'
F. Horn 78'
Con: Hendrikse (2) 5' 46'
Nohamba (2) 72' 79'		Report[11]Try: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 8' 41'
Dweba 33'
Jantjies 37'
Con: Blommetjies (3) 9' 34' 38'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (2) 17' 54'
Blommetjies19'
Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 6,672
Referee: Morné Ferreira
21 October 2023
15:05
(1 BP) Dragons Wales17–22Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Tomkinson 1'
Baldwin 16'
Con: Evans (2) 2' 18'
Pen: Evans 45'		Report[12]Try: Vellacott 65'
Con: Healy 65'
Pen: Healy (5) 29' 42' 55' 72' 80'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Eoghan Cross
21 October 2023
17:15
(1 BP) Cardiff Wales22–23Italy Benetton
Try: Belcher 17'
Carré 26'
Bevan 31'
Con: De Beer (2) 19' 27'
Pen: De Beer 60'		Report[13]Try: Lucchesi 36'
Albornoz 65'
Con: Umaga (2) 37' 66'
Pen: Umaga (3) 10' 47' 79'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 5,326
Referee: Frank Murphy
21 October 2023
17:15
(1 BP) Munster Ireland34–21South Africa Sharks
Try: Edogbo 20'
Barron 25'
Frisch 40'
Conway 66'
Coughlan 77'
Con: Carbery (3) 21' 26' 41'
Pen: Carbery 44'		Report[14]Try: Kok 37'
Janse van Rensburg 47'
Fassi 81'
Con: Bosch (3) 38' 48' 81'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 11,239
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
22 October 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Bulls South Africa63–21Wales Scarlets
Try: Nortjé 2'
Hanekom (2) 5' 14'
Grobbelaar 24'
Kriel 44'
Gans (2) 51' 57'
Van der Merwe 62'
Simelane 65'
Con: Goosen (9) 3' 6' 15' 25' 45' 51' 58' 63' 66'		Report[15]Try: McNicholl 30'
Plumtree (2) 38' 68'
Con: Lloyd (3) 31' 39' 68'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Attendance: 3,359
Referee: Mike Adamson
22 October 2023
16:00
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland43–25Ireland Leinster
Try: McKay 12'
Cancelliere 20'
Jones 32'
Fraser 37'
Horne 52'
Matthews 74'
Con: Jordan (2) 13' 33'
Horne 75'		Report[16]Try: Boyle 28'
Barron 44'
T. O'Brien 71'
Con: H. Byrne (2) 29' 45'
Pen: H. Byrne (2) 15' 18'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,221
Referee: Craig Evans

Round 2[edit]

28 October 2023
13:00
(1 BP) Ospreys Wales34–31Italy Zebre Parma (2 BP)
Try: Morgan-Williams 15'
Protheroe 21'
Nagy 42'
Smith 49'
Con: Walsh (3) 16' 22' 43'
O. Williams 50'
Pen: Walsh 35'
O. Williams 77'		Report[17]Try: Gesi (2) 3' 24
Bigi 8'
Gregory (2) 61' 80'
Con: Prisciantelli (3) 4' 25' 62'
Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Ian Kenny
28 October 2023
15:00
Connacht Ireland34–26Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Kilgallen (2) 18' 60'
Tierney-Martin 45'
Con: Forde (2) 46' 61'
Pen: Hanrahan (3) 4' 8' 14'
Forde (2) 52' 58'		Report[18]Try: Rowe 15'
Penalty Try 24'
Jordan 40'
Dobie 79'
Con: Jordan (2) 16' 79'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 4,109
Referee: Adam Jones
28 October 2023
16:00
(1 BP) Stormers South Africa52–7Wales Scarlets
Try: Theunissen (2) 7' 12'
De Wet (2) 25' 42'
Blommetjies 28'
Loader 35'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu 58'
Skosan 71'
Con: Blommetjies (2) 7' 29'
Feinberg-Mngomezulu (4) 36' 43' 59' 72'		Report[19]Try: Hardy 16'
Con: Lloyd 17'
Danie Craven Stadium
Attendance: 4,141
Referee: Sam Grove-White
28 October 2023
16:55
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland34–13South Africa Sharks
Try: Larmour 4'
Deegan 21'
Russell (2) 52' 80'
T. O'Brien 65'
Con: H. Byrne (2) 22' 54'
Prendergast 81'
Pen: H. Byrne 48'		Report[20]Try: Richardson 79'
Con: Chamberlain 79'
Pen: Bosch (2) 1' 9'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 10,404
Referee: Federico Vedovelli
28 October 2023
17:00
Edinburgh Scotland17–16South Africa Lions (1 BP)
Try: Crosbie 13'
Ashman 61'
Con: Healy 13' 63'
Pen: Healy 41'		Report[21]Try: F. Horn 57'
Con: Hendrikse 58'
Pen: Hendrikse (3) 15' 38' 68'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 5,408
Referee: Chris Busby
29 October 21023
15:00
Benetton Italy13–13Ireland Munster
Try: Smith 36'
Con: Umaga 37'
Pen: Umaga (2) 9' 15'		Report[22]Try: Ahern 79'
Con: Carbery 80'
Pen: Carbery (2) 13' 73'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Morné Ferreira
29 October 2023
14:30
(1 BP) Dragons Wales9–16Wales Cardiff
Pen: O'Brien (3) 9' 36' 78'Report[23]Try: Grady
Con: De Beer 33'
Pen: De Beer (3) 12' 18' 66'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 5,272
Referee: Frank Murphy
29 October 2023
17:00
Ulster Ireland26–19South Africa Bulls (1 BP)
Try: Stewart 9'
Stockdale 28'
Con: Doak (2) 10' 30'
Pen: Doak (4) 42' 50' 63' 73'		Report[24]Try: G. Steenekamp 35'
De Klerk 40'
E. Louw 68'
Con: Goosen (2) 36' 69'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 10,181
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 3[edit]

3 November 2023
19:35
Glasgow Warriors Scotland20–9South Africa Stormers
Try: Tuipulotu 24'
Matthews (2) 28' 40'
Con: Horne 24'
Pen: Horne 33'		Report[25]Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3) 19' 27' 36'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 6,191
Referee: Chris Busby
3 November 2023
19:35
Ospreys Wales19–5South Africa Sharks
Try: Walsh 14'
Nagy 28'
K. Williams 39'
Con: Walsh (2) 29' 40'		Report[26]Try: Buthelezi 3'
Twickenham Stoop[27]
Attendance: 7,183
Referee: Mike Adamson
4 November 2023
14:00
(1 BP) Zebre Parma Italy29–54South Africa Bulls (1 BP)
Try: Bianchi 8'
Prisciantelli 29'
Gregory 56'
Pani 67'
Con: Prisciantelli (3) 30' 57' 68'
Pen: Prisciantelli 36'		Report[28]Try: Van der Merwe (2) 16' 26'
Petersen 20'
Williams (2) 42' 74'
Kriel (3) 50' 69' 78'
Con: Goosen (6) 17' 21' 27' 43' 52' 75'
C. Smith 79'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Frank Murphy
4 November 2023
15:05
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland36–27Scotland Edinburgh
Try: Barron 20'
Deegan 32'
Frawley 39'
T. O'Brien 51'
Culhane 57'
Con: H. Byrne (4) 21' 33' 40' 52'
Pen: Prendergast 70'		Report[29]Try: Lang 53'
Boyle 66'
Venter 73'
Con: Healy (3) 53' 67' 73'
Pen: Healy (2) 17' 36'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 14,434
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
4 November 2023
17:15
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales31–25Wales Cardiff (1 BP)
Try: Craig 19'
McNicholl 37'
G. Davies 52'
Fifita 64'
Con: Lloyd (4) 20' 39' 54' 65'
Pen: Lloyd 73'		Report[30]Try: Bevan 4'
Carré 28'
Cabango 75'
Con: De Beer (2) 6' 30'
Pen: De Beer (2) 43' 60'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,325
Referee: Adam Jones
4 November 2023
17:15
(1 BP) Munster Ireland45–14Wales Dragons
Try: R. Scannell 13'
G. Coombes 17'
Nash (2) 21' 73'
Ahern 47'
Casey 53'
Gleeson 64'
Con: Butler (4) 15' 48' 54' 65'
Crowley 74'		Report[31]Try: R. Woodman 35'
Seiuli 80'
Con: Reed (2) 36 81'
Musgrave Park
Attendance: 8,171
Referee: Sam Grove-White
4 November 2023
19:35
Connacht Ireland22–20Ireland Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Forde 48'
Farrell 53'
Kilgallen 73'
Con: Carty (2) 48' 54'
Pen: Carty 19'		Report[32]Try: Flannery 33'
Shanahan 41'
Con: Flannery (2) 34' 42'
Pen: Flannery (2) 22' 36'
Galway Sportsgrounds
Attendance: 5,468
Referee: Morné Ferreira
5 November 2023
14:30
Benetton Italy15–10South Africa Lions (1 BP)
Try: Fekitoa 4'
Mendy 70'
Con: Albornoz 6'
Pen: Umaga 55'		Report[33]Try: Ntlabakanye 62'
Con: Nohamba 63'
Pen: Hendrikse 17'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Peter Martin

Round 4[edit]

10 November 2023
18:30
Zebre Parma Italy12–10South Africa Sharks (1 BP)
Pen: Prisciantelli (3) 6' 59' 66'
Trulla 13'		Report[34]Try: Wright 15'
Con: Chamberlain 17'
Pen: Chamberlain 9'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Peter Martin
10 November 2023
19:35
(1 BP) Cardiff Wales12–18South Africa Bulls
Try: Grady 22'
Lee-Lo 52'
Con: De Beer 53'		Report[35]Try: Papier 10'
De Klerk 13'
Con: C. Smith 14'
Pen: C. Smith (2) 42' 61'
Cardiff Arms Park
Attendance: 6,113
Referee: Sam Grove-White
10 November 2023
19:35
Ulster Ireland21–14Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Stockdale 26'
Timoney 67'
Con: Doak 68'
Pen: Doak (3) 13' 46' 63'		Report[36]Try: Casey (2) 7' 17'
Con: Crowley (2) 8' 19'
Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 14,960
Referee: Frank Murphy
11 November 2023
16:00
Benetton Italy20–17South Africa Stormers (1 BP)
Try: Zanon 23'
Izekor 55'
Con: Albornoz 24'
Umaga 56'
Pen: Albornoz 34'		Report[37]Try: Gelant 30'
Ntubeni 36'
Skosan 46'
Con: J-L du Plessis 47'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Craig Evans
11 November 2023
17:15
Ospreys Wales23–31Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: K. Williams 5'
Morgan-Williams 56'
Con: Walsh (2) 6' 57'
Pen: Walsh (3) 25' 55' 73'		Report[38]Try: Matthews (2) 36' 44'
Vailanu 51'
Dell 80'
Con: Weir (4) 38' 45' 52' 81'
Pen: Weir 76'
Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 4,355
Referee: Andrea Piardi
11 November 2023
17:15
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales23–24South Africa Lions
Try: Rogers 16'
Elias 68'
Con: Lloyd (2) 18' 69'
Pen: Lloyd (3) 3' 47' 54'		Report[39]Try: Louw 21'
Botha 51'
Van Wyk 76'
Con: Nohamba (3) 41' 52' 78'
Pen: Nohamba 73'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,202
Referee: Chris Busby
11 November 2023
19:35
Edinburgh Scotland25–22Ireland Connacht (1 BP)
Try: Goosen 4'
Vellacott 45'
Bennett 66'
Con: Healy (2) 6' 47'
Pen: Healy 55'
Drop: Healy 80'		Report[40]Try: O'Halloran 50'
Joyce 57'
Prendergast 75'
Con: Carty 6'
Hanrahan 76'
Pen: Carty 34'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6,717
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
12 November 2023
13:15
Dragons Wales10–33Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Owen 49'
Con: Evans 49'
Pen: Evans 14'		Report[41]Try: Sheehan 8'
Clarkson 37'
Frawley 40'
Ngatai 61'
Penny 81'
Con: R. Byrne (4) 9' 39' 42' 82'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi

Round 5[edit]

17 November
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland31–23South Africa Bulls
Try: Ashman (2) 32' 43'
Van der Merwe 48'
Mata 63'
Con: Healy 64'
Pen: Healy (3) 15' 18' 80'		Report[42]Try: Williams 8'
E. Louw 65'
Con: Goosen 9'
Van der Walt 66'
Pen: Goosen (2) 22' 28'
Van der Walt 72'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 6,759
Referee: Chris Busby
17 November
19:35
Ulster Ireland24–17South Africa Lions (1 BP)
Try: Hume 28'
Stockdale 41'
Herring 46'
Con: Doak (3) 29' 42' 47'
Pen: Cooney 67'		Report[43]Try: Kriel 10'
Sirgel 34'
Con: Nohamba (2) 12' 35'
Pen: Nohamba 35'
Ravenhill Stadium
Referee: Andrea Piardi
17 November 2023
20:35
Zebre Parma Italy22–22Wales Cardiff
Try: Smith 34'
Morisi 37'
Krumov 85'
Con: Prisciantelli (2) 35' 86'
Pen: Prisciantelli 60'		Report[44]Try: Thomas 10'
Timani 54'
Grady 71'
Con: De Beer (2) 11' 55'
Pen: De Beer 66'
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mike Adamson
18 November 2023
17:00
(1 BP) Sharks South Africa12–13Ireland Connacht
Try: Notshe 31'
Kok 49'
Con: Bosch 51'		Report[45]Try: O'Brien 7'
Con: Hanrahan 8'
Pen: Hanrahan (2) 34' 66'
Kings Park Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans
18 November 2023
17:15
Dragons Wales20–5Wales Ospreys
Try: Roberts 37'
Dyer 65'
Con: Evans (2) 38' 66'
Pen: Evans (2) 24' 30'		Report[46]Try: Protheroe 4'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 6,277
18 November 2023
17:15
Munster Ireland10–3South Africa Stormers (1 BP)
Try: Edogbo 39'
Con: Crowley 40'
Pen: Crowley 14'		Report[47]Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 45'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 15,044
18 November 2023
19:35
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland54–5Wales Scarlets
Try: Prendergast 3'
J. O'Brien 8'
Deegan (2) 15' 79
Ringrose 49'
Osborne (2) 60' 73
Boyle 66'
Con: Prendergast (3) 9' 16' 50'
R. Byrne (4) 61' 67' 74' 81'		Report[48]Try: J. Williams 26'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 15,434
Referee: Hollie Davidson
18 November 2023
19:35
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland26–12Italy Benetton
Try: McKay 16'
Rowe 20'
Cancelliere 54'
Horne 66'
Con: Horne (3) 17' 21' 67'		Report[49]Pen: Albornoz (3) 6' 10' 22'
Umaga 59'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 5,685
Referee: Andy Brace

Round 6[edit]

24 November 2023
19:35
(1 BP) Cardiff Wales31–24South Africa Stormers (1 BP)
Try: Hamer-Webb 23'
Belcher 33'
Grady 53'
Litterick 81'
Con: de Beer (4) 24' 34' 54' 84'
Pen: de Beer 63'		Report[50]Try: Venter 4'
Nel (2) 12' 50'
Con: Feinberg-Mngomezulu (3) 5' 13' 51'
Pen: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 27'
Cardiff Arms Park
Referee: Hollie Davidson
24 November 2023
19:35
(1 BP) Edinburgh Scotland22–24Italy Benetton
Try: Kinghorn (2) 2' 38'
Currie 13'
Con: Healy (2) 3' 40'
Pen: Healy 54'		Report[51]Try: Mendy 31'
Zanon (2) 42' 67'
Con: Umaga (3) 32' 43' 68'
Pen: Umaga 35'
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron
25 November 2023
14:55
(1 BP) Lions South Africa61–19Italy Zebre Parma
Try: Kriel 4'
van der Merwe (2) 9' 71'
Horn (2) 15' 28'
van Wyk (2) 36' 49'
van den Berg 60'
Tshituka 79'
Con: Nohamba (7) 5' 16' 30' 37' 51' 61' 72'
Alberts 80'		Report[52]Try: Gesi (2) 33' 44'
Trulla 56'
Con: Montemauri (2) 34' 45'
Ellis Park Stadium
Referee: Craig Evans
25 November 2023
17:00
(1 BP) Bulls South Africa53–27Ireland Connacht
Try: van der Merwe 11'
Louw 19'
Nortjé 32'
le Roux 38'
Carr 56'
Kriel 65'
Smith 72'
Con: van der Walt (5) 20' 33' 39' 57' 66'
Smith 73'
Pen: van der Walt (2) 9' 28'		Report[53]Try: Kilgallen 34'
McElroy 46'
Hurley-Langton 77'
Con: Carty (2) 35' 47'
Hanrahan 77'
Pen: Carty (2) 7' 31'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
25 November 2023
19:05
(1 BP) Sharks South Africa69–14Wales Dragons
Try: Fassi (2) 11' 75'
Mapimpi 20'
Kok 42'
Etzebeth 47'
Williams (2) 54' 71'
Buthelezi 61'
Labuschagne 64'
Am 78'
Con: Bosch (5) 13' 48' 55' 62' 65'
Chamberlain (3) 72' 76' 80'
Pen: Bosch 7'		Report[54]Try: Blacker 27'
Dyer 56'
Con: Evans 28'
Williams 57'
Kings Park Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy
25 November 2023
18:30
Leinster Ireland21–16Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Gibson-Park 24'
Sheehan 34'
Larmour 65'
Con: Frawley (3) 25' 35' 66'		Report[55]Try: Casey 5'
Con: Crowley 6'
Pen: Crowley 13' 52' 73'
Aviva Stadium
Referee: Chris Busby
25 November 2023
19:35
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland33–20Ireland Ulster
Try: Kennedy 20'
George Turner 41'
Rowe 50'
Matthews (2) 58' 70'
Con: Jordan (4) 21' 42' 59' 71'		Report[56]Try: Stewart 5'
Cooney 10'
Con: Cooney (2) 6' 11'
Pen: Cooney 56'
Doak 63'
Scotstoun Stadium
Referee: Ben Whitehouse
26 November 2023
15:00
(1 BP) Ospreys Wales31-9Wales Scarlets
Try: K. Williams (2) 7' 18
Morris (1) 50'
Edwards (1) 75'
Con: Walsh (3) 9' 19' 52'
Edwards (1) 75'
Pen: Walsh (1) 34'		Report[57]Pen: Lloyd (3) 4' 12' 26'
Swansea.com Stadium
Referee: Mike English

Round 7[edit]

1 December 2023
19:35
Munster IrelandvScotland Glasgow Warriors
Musgrave Park
2 December 2023
15:00
Bulls South AfricavSouth Africa Sharks
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2 December 2023
15:00
Cardiff WalesvWales Scarlets
Cardiff Arms Park
2 December 2023
17:05
Lions South AfricavWales Dragons
Ellis Park Stadium
2 December 2023
19:15
Stormers South AfricavItaly Zebre Parma
Danie Craven Stadium
2 December 2023
17:15
Ulster IrelandvScotland Edinburgh
Ravenhill Stadium
2 December 2023
19:35
Connacht IrelandvIreland Leinster
Galway Sportsgrounds
2 December 2023
20:35
Benetton ItalyvWales Ospreys
Stadio Comunale di Monigo

Round 8[edit]

22 December 2023
19:35
Glasgow Warriors ScotlandvScotland Edinburgh Rugby
Scotstoun Stadium
22 December 2023
19:35
Ulster IrelandvIreland Connacht
Ravenhill Stadium
23 December 2023
14:00
Zebre Parma ItalyvItaly Benetton
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
23 December 2023
19:00
Stormers South AfricavSouth Africa Bulls
Cape Town Stadium
26 December 2023
15:00
Cardiff WalesvWales Dragons
Cardiff Arms Park
26 December 2023
17:15
Scarlets WalesvWales Ospreys
Parc y Scarlets
26 December 2023
19:35
Munster IrelandvIreland Leinster
Thomond Park
6 January 2023
17:00
Sharks South AfricavSouth Africa Lions
Kings Park Stadium

Round 9[edit]

30 December 2023
14:30
Benetton ItalyvItaly Zebre Parma
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
30 December 2023
15:00
Edinburgh ScotlandvScotland Glasgow Warriors
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
30 December 2023
19:00
Stormers South AfricavSouth Africa Sharks
Cape Town Stadium
1 January 2024
15:00
Ospreys WalesvWales Cardiff
Brewery Field[a]
1 January 2024
17:15
Dragons WalesvWales Scarlets
Rodney Parade
1 January 2024
17:15
Leinster IrelandvIreland Ulster
RDS Arena
1 January 2024
TBC
Connacht IrelandvIreland Munster
Galway Sportsgrounds
27 January 2024
17:00
Bulls South AfricavSouth Africa Lions
Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Round 10[edit]

16 February 2024
19:35
Scarlets WalesvIreland Munster
Parc y Scarlets
16 February 2024
20:35
Zebre Parma ItalyvScotland Edinburgh
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
17 February 2024
15:00
Lions South AfricavSouth Africa Bulls
Ellis Park Stadium
17 February 2024
15:00
Leinster IrelandvItaly Benetton
RDS Arena
17 February 2024
17:05
Sharks South AfricavSouth Africa Stormers
Kings Park Stadium
17 February 2024
17:15
Cardiff WalesvIreland Connacht
Cardiff Arms Park
17 February 2024
19:35
Glasgow Warriors ScotlandvWales Dragons
Scotstoun Stadium
18 February 2024
15:00
Ospreys WalesvIreland Ulster
To be confirmed

Round 11[edit]

1 March 2024
19:35
Edinburgh ScotlandvWales Ospreys
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
1 March 2024
19:35
Munster IrelandvItaly Zebre Parma
Musgrave Park
2 March 2024
15:00
Lions South AfricavSouth Africa Sharks
Ellis Park Stadium
2 March 2024
16:00
Benetton ItalyvScotland Glasgow Warriors
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
2 March 2024
17:05
Bulls South AfricavSouth Africa Stormers
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2 March 2024
17:05
Connacht IrelandvWales Scarlets
Galway Sportsgrounds
2 March 2024
19:35
Cardiff WalesvIreland Leinster
Cardiff Arms Park
2 March 2024
19:35
Ulster IrelandvWales Dragons
Ravenhill Stadium

Round 12[edit]

22 March 2024
19:35
Glasgow Warriors ScotlandvWales Cardiff
Scotstoun Stadium
22 March 2024
19:35
Ospreys WalesvIreland Munster
Swansea.com Stadium
23 March 2024
15:00
Sharks South AfricavIreland Ulster
Kings Park Stadium
23 March 2024
15:00
Scarlets WalesvItaly Benetton
Parc y Scarlets
23 March 2024
17:05
Stormers South AfricavScotland Edinburgh
Cape Town Stadium
23 March 2024
17:15
Connacht IrelandvSouth Africa Lions
Galway Sportsgrounds
23 March 2024
20:35
Zebre Parma ItalyvIreland Leinster
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
23 March 2024
19:35
Dragons WalesvSouth Africa Bulls
Rodney Parade

Round 13[edit]

29 March 2024
19:35
Dragons WalesvItaly Zebre Parma
Rodney Parade
29 March 2024
19:35
Leinster IrelandvSouth Africa Bulls
RDS Arena
30 March 2024
14:00
Benetton ItalyvIreland Connacht
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
30 March 2024
15:00
Sharks South AfricavScotland Edinburgh
Kings Park Stadium
30 March 2024
15:05
Ospreys WalesvSouth Africa Lions
Swansea.com Stadium
30 March 2024
19:15
Stormers South AfricavIreland Ulster
Cape Town Stadium
30 March 2024
19:35
Munster IrelandvWales Cardiff
Thomond Park
30 March 2023
19:35
Scarlets WalesvScotland Glasgow Warriors
Parc y Scarlets

Round 14[edit]

19 April 2024
19:35
Ulster IrelandvWales Cardiff
Ravenhill Stadium
19 April 2024
19:35
Glasgow Warriors ScotlandvSouth Africa Sharks
Scotstoun Stadium
20 April 2024
15:00
Lions South AfricavIreland Leinster
Ellis Park Stadium
20 April 2024
15:00
Benetton ItalyvWales Dragons
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
20 April 2024
17:05
Bulls South AfricavIreland Munster
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
20 April 2024
19:35
Connacht IrelandvItaly Zebre Parma
Galway Sportsgrounds
20 April 2024
19:35
Edinburgh ScotlandvWales Scarlets
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
21 April 2024
19:15
Stormers South AfricavWales Ospreys
Cape Town Stadium

Round 15[edit]

26 April 2024
19:35
Scarlets WalesvSouth Africa Sharks
Parc y Scarlets
26 April 2024
19:35
Ulster IrelandvItaly Benetton
Ravenhill Stadium
27 April 2024
14:00
Zebre ItalyvScotland Glasgow Warriors
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
27 April 2024
15:00
Bulls South AfricavWales Ospreys
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
27 April 2024
15:05
Cardiff WalesvScotland Edinburgh
Cardiff Arms Park
27 April 2024
17:00
Lions South AfricavIreland Munster
Ellis Park Stadium
27 April 2024
19:05
Stormers South AfricavIreland Leinster
Cape Town Stadium
27 April 2024
20:00
Dragons WalesvIreland Connacht
Rodney Parade

Round 16[edit]

10 May 2024
19:35
Dragons WalesvSouth Africa Stormers
Rodney Parade
10 May 2024
19:35
Edinburgh ScotlandvItaly Zebre Parma
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
11 May 2024
14:00
Bulls South AfricavScotland Glasgow Warriors
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
11 May 2024
16:05
Sharks South AfricavItaly Benetton
Kings Park Stadium
11 May 2024
15:05
Scarlets WalesvIreland Ulster
Parc y Scarlets
11 May 2024
18:15
Lions South AfricavWales Cardiff
Ellis Park Stadium
11 May 2024
17:15
Munster IrelandvIreland Connacht
Thomond Park
11 May 2024
19:35
Leinster IrelandvWales Ospreys
RDS Arena

Round 17[edit]

17 May 2024
20:35
Zebre Parma ItalyvWales Scarlets
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
17 May 2024
19:35
Edinburgh ScotlandvIreland Munster
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
18 May 2024
14:00
Bulls South AfricavItaly Benetton
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
18 May 2024
15:00
Ospreys WalesvWales Dragons
Swansea.com Stadium
18 May 2024
16:05
Lions South AfricavScotland Glasgow Warriors
Ellis Park Stadium
18 May 2024
17:05
Connacht IrelandvSouth Africa Stormers
Galway Sportsgrounds
18 May 2024
18:15
Sharks South AfricavWales Cardiff
Kings Park Stadium
18 May 2024
19:35
Ulster IrelandvIreland Leinster
Ravenhill Stadium

Round 18[edit]

31 May 2024
19:35
Glasgow Warriors ScotlandvItaly Zebre Parma
Scotstoun Stadium
31 May 2024
19:35
Leinster IrelandvIreland Connacht
RDS Arena
1 June 2024
13:00
Benetton ItalyvScotland Edinburgh
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
1 June 2024
14:00
Stormers South AfricavSouth Africa Lions
Cape Town Stadium
1 June 2024
15:00
Scarlets WalesvWales Dragons
To be confirmed
1 June 2024
16:05
Sharks South AfricavSouth Africa Bulls
Kings Park Stadium
1 June 2024
17:15
Cardiff WalesvWales Ospreys
To be confirmed
1 June 2024
17:15
Munster IrelandvIreland Ulster
Thomond Park

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1  
8  
 
 
4  
5  
 
 
2  
7  
 
 
3  
6  

The play-off draw is seeded based on final positions in the regular season league table.

The higher-ranked teams will have home advantage in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.

Quarter-finals[edit]

7 June 2024
15:00
v
7 June 2024
15:00
v
7 June 2024
15:00
v
7 June 2024
15:00
v

Semi-finals[edit]

15 June 2024
15:00
v
15 June 2024
15:00
v

Final[edit]

22 June 2024
15:00
v

Leading scorers[edit]

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.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ On 10 November 2023, it was announced that due to a clash of fixtures between the Ospreys and Swansea City, the Ospreys have moved their fixture from the Swansea.com Stadium to Bridgend's Brewery Field.[58]

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External links[edit]

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