2022–23 United Rugby Championship

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]

United Rugby Championship

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

Locations

Location of Irish, Scottish and Welsh teams: Ulster Connacht Leinster Munster Glasgow Warriors Edinburgh Scarlets Ospreys Dragons Cardiff

Location of Italian teams: Benetton Zebre Parma Location of South African teams: Bulls Lions Sharks Stormers

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.

2022–23 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools view · watch · edit · discuss
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] number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
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:

• Munster, who defeated Stormers 19-14 in the URC Grand Final to become 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:

• Ulster, by league placing
• Bulls, by league placing
• Connacht, by league placing .

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.

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.

2022–23 United Rugby Championship watch · edit · discuss
	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Pts
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] number of matches won; the difference between points for and points against; the number of tries scored; the most points scored; the difference between tries for and tries against; the fewest red cards received; the fewest yellow cards received.
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 Pink 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 Challenge Cup Yellow background indicates teams that top their regional pool and thus currently in a qualification place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup, but are not in a play-off place Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2023–24 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.

Round 1

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

18 September 2022 19:00

Sharks	P–P	Stormers
	Postponed to 4 February 2023[23]

Kings Park Stadium

Round 2

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

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

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

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

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

Lions	P–P	Glasgow Warriors
	Postponed because of illness.[67]

Ellis Park Stadium

22 October 2022

Sharks	P–P	Ulster
	Postponed because of illness.[67]

Kings Park Stadium

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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