2023 EPCR Challenge Cup Results

The 2023 European Rugby Challenge Cup will be 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 playing in 3 pools of 6 teams each. Teams play 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.


The teams playing in the competition are:

 France

  • Clermont Auvergne
  • Castres Olympique
  • Oyonnax
  • Montpellier
  • Perpignan
  • Pau

Wales

  • Dragons
  • Ospreys
  • Scarlets

England

  • Gloucester Rugby
  • Newcastle Falcons

South Africa

  • Lions
  • Cheetahs
  • Cheetahs

Scotland

  • Edinburgh Rugby

Italy

  • Zebre Parma
  • Benetton Rugby

Georgia

  • Black Lion

 

URC Shields
Pool 1
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Sharks
Dragons RFC
Oyonnax
Pau
Cheetahs
Zebre Parma
Pool 2
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Benetton Rugby
Lions
Montpellier
Newcastle Falcons
Ospreys
Perpignan
Pool 3
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against BP Points
Clermont Auvergne
Black Lion
Castres Olympique
Edinburgh Rugby
Gloucester Rugby
Scarlets


Fixtures and Results

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December 9

  

  

  

  

  

December 10

  

  

December 15

  

December 16

  

  

  

  

December 17

  

  

January 12

  

January 13

  

  

  

  

  

January 14

  

January 19

  

January 20

  

  

  

January 21

Clermont Auvergne

Black Lion

Zebre Parma

Sharks

Castres Olympique

Ospreys

Dragons RFC

Perpignan

Newcastle Falcons

  

Scarlets

Gloucester Rugby

Oyonnax

Edinburgh Rugby

Benetton Rugby

Lions

Pau

Cheetahs

Montpellier

  

Newcastle Falcons

Ospreys

Sharks

Clermont Auvergne

Zebre Parma

Castres Olympique

Edinburgh Rugby

Montpellier

Cheetahs

  

Gloucester Rugby

Scarlets

Black Lion

Pau

Oyonnax

Benetton Rugby

Perpignan

Lions

Dragons RFC

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Edinburgh Rugby

Gloucester Rugby

Cheetahs

Pau

Scarlets

Benetton Rugby

Oyonnax

Lions

Montpellier

  

Black Lion

Clermont Auvergne

Zebre Parma

Castres Olympique

Perpignan

Newcastle Falcons

Dragons RFC

Sharks

Ospreys

  

Benetton Rugby

Perpignan

Oyonnax

Scarlets

Dragons RFC

Black Lion

Gloucester Rugby

Lions

Pau

  

Castres Olympique

Edinburgh Rugby

Clermont Auvergne

Zebre Parma

Cheetahs

Montpellier

Newcastle Falcons

Ospreys

Sharks

Clermont-Ferrand

Tbilisi

Parma

Durban

Castres

Swansea

Newport

Perpignan

Newcastle

  

Llanelli

Gloucester

Oyonnax

Edinburgh

Treviso

Johannesburg

Pau

Bloemfontein

Montpellier

  

Newcastle

Swansea

Durban

Clermont-Ferrand

Parma

Castres

Edinburgh

Montpellier

Amsterdam

  

Gloucester

Llanelli

Tbilisi

Pau

Oyonnax

Treviso

Perpignan

Johannesburg

Newport



  

  Teams from Challenge Cup                                                             Teams from Champions Cup

 

 

 

   

Round of 16

April 5/6/7

   

 

  

  

  

  

  

    

Quarter-Finals

April 12/13/14

 

   

  

  

Semi-Finals

May 3/4/5


   

Final

May 24


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