2023 EPCR Challenge Cup

The 2023 European Rugby Challenge Cup was the 8th season of the second tier club rugby competition in Europe. It replaced the Amlin Cup.

Sixteen clubs qualified from the URC and domestic competitions, plus the Toyota Cheetahs and the Black Lion who were invited to take part.

The 18 teams played in 3 pools of 6 teams each. Teams played the other teams in their pool that are not from the same league, with the exception of the URC teams that may be in the same pool.

The top 4 teams from each pool will then combine with 4 teams from the European Rugby Champions Cup to play a round of 16. This will be a knock-out format down to a finals series.

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December 7

December 8

Gloucester Rugby

Dragons RFC

Bayonne

Black Lion

Lyon

Connacht

Pau

Cheetahs

Ospreys

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Edinburgh Rugby

Montpellier

Scarlets

RC Vannes

Cardiff Rugby

Zebre Parma

Newcastle falcons

Perpignan

Lions

Gloucester

Newport

Bayonne

Tbilisi

Lyon

Galway

Pau

Amsterdam

Swansea

April 4/5/6

April 

April 

Quarter-Finals

April 11/12/13

April 

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Semi-Finals

May 2/3/4

Final

May 23

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