| 2022–23 Premiership Rugby Cup | |
| Countries: | England |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and knockout |
| Date: | 20 September 2022 — 19 March 2023 |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Venue: | Gtech Community Stadium |
| Champions: | Exeter Chiefs |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runner-Up: | London Irish |
| Website: | https://www.premiershiprugby.com/ |
| Previous Year: | 2021–22 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2021–22 Premiership Rugby Cup |
| Next Year: | 2023 - 24 |
| Next Tournament: | 2023 - 24 Premiership Rugby Cup |
The 2022 - 23 Premiership Rugby Cup is the 50th season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the fourth under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format following the disbanding of the Anglo-Welsh Cup at the end of the 2017–18 season due to the withdrawal of the Welsh Pro14 regions.[1] Although there are no stipulations on player selection, the cup will be seen by many clubs as a development competition, and games will take place during the Autumn internationals and during the Six Nations.
Worcester Warriors entered the competition as reigning champions, becoming the third winners of the Premiership Cup when they defeated London Irish by virtue of scoring more tries in a 25–25 draw at the Brentford Community Stadium in the 2021–22 final.
The competition consists of the thirteen Premiership Rugby teams arranged in three pools. Pool 1 will consist of five teams whilst pools B and C will consist of four. Each team will play each team in their pool once only and, in the case of pools 2 and 3, also play an additional inter pool match. There will be five rounds of matches meaning each team will receive one bye. The top team in each pool, plus the best overall runner-up, will progress to the semi-finals, with the highest ranked teams having home advantage. The winners of the semi-finals will then meet at the final in May 2023 to be held at the home ground of the highest ranked remaining team.[2]
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | Exeter Chiefs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 63 | 63 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |||||||
| 2 | Gloucester | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 32 | 49 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 16 | |||||||
| 3 | Bristol Bears | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 92 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |||||||
| 4 | Bath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 83 | -65 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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| Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner. Blue background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as the best pool runner-up. Updated: 5 January 2023 Note that each team plays 4 games. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 102 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2 | Leicester Tigers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 82 | 51 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |||||||
| 3 | Newcastle Falcons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 126 | -24 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Tries for | Tries against | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
| 1 | London Irish | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 85 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 20 | |||||||
| 2 | Northampton Saints | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 119 | 45 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |||||||
| 3 | Harlequins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 150 | -36 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 186 | -87 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
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| Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner. Blue background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as the best pool runner-up. Updated: 5 January 2023 Note that each team plays 4 games; 3 pool games plus a derby game against a team in another pool. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
The matches in Round 6 were not part of the initial schedule of the competition, and were instead added to the fixture list to ensure that each team played the same number of matches following Worcester Warriors and Wasps being unable to complete their allotted fixtures.[3]
| FW | 15 | James Stokes | ||
| W | 14 | |||
| C | 13 | |||
| C | 12 | Tom Hitchcock | ||
| W | 11 | Michael Dykes | ||
| FH | 10 | Jacob Atkins | ||
| SH | 9 | Hugh O'Sullivan | ||
| N8 | 8 | |||
| F | 7 | |||
| F | 6 | Jack Cooke (c) | ||
| L | 5 | Chunya Munga | ||
| L | 4 | |||
| P | 3 |  Lovejoy Chawatama | ||
| H | 2 |  Ignacio Ruiz | ||
| P | 1 | |||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| F | ||||
| C |  Eddie Poolman | |||
| C | Harnes | |||
| H | Caolan Englefield | |||
| P | Tarek Haffar | |||
| H | ||||
| P | ||||
| L | Ed Scragg | |||
| Head Coach: | ||||
| Les Kiss | ||||
| FW | 15 | Tom Wyatt | ||
| W | 14 | Dan John | ||
| C | 13 | Seán O'Brien | ||
| C | 12 | |||
| W | 11 | Rory O'Loughlin | ||
| FH | 10 | Iwan Jenkins | ||
| SH | 9 | Tom Cairns | ||
| N8 | 8 | Rus Tuima | ||
| F | 7 | Aidon Davis | ||
| F | 6 | Christ Tshiunza | ||
| L | 5 | Jack Dunne | ||
| L | 4 | |||
| P | 3 |  Patrick Schickerling | ||
| H | 2 | |||
| P | 1 | Danny Southworth | ||
| Substitutions: | ||||
| P | ||||
| H | ||||
| L | ||||
| C | ||||
| FB | ||||
| H | Will Becconsall | |||
| P | James Kenny | |||
| Head Coach: | ||||
| Ali Hepher | ||||