| 2023 Rugby Europe Super Cup | |
| Countries: |  Belgium Czech Republic Georgia Israel Netherlands Portugal Romania Spain |
| Date: | 4 November – 22 December 2023 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Attendance: | 6664 |
| Tries: | 153 |
| Champions: | Black Lion |
| Count: | 3 |
| Runner-Up: | Tel Aviv Heat |
| Previous Tournament: | 2022 Rugby Europe Super Cup |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Rugby Europe Super Cup |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
The 2023 Rugby Europe Super Cup was the third edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup, an annual rugby union competition for professional clubs and franchises outside the three major leagues of European rugby. This edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup featured one new addition to the competition, the Bohemia Rugby Warriors from the Czech Republic, who in turn replaced RC Batumi of Georgia, the team that participated in the previous edition of the tournament. For the first time, eight separate nations were represented in the competition.[1]
The Black Lion Tbilisi from Georgia, as winners of the 2022 edition are also competing by invitation in the second tier European Challenge Cup, the first time the winner of the Super Cup has been integrated into the professional EPCR competition.
| Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | ||||
| Black Lion | Avchala Stadium | 2,500 | Tbilisi | Levan Maisashvili | Merab Sharikadze | |
| | Markéta Stadium | 10,000 | Prague | Antonín Brabec and Jan Oswald | Patrik Prucha | |
| | Stade Communal de Soignies | 1,000 | Soignies | Sébastien Guns | Robin Vermeersch | |
| Castilla y León Iberians | Estadio Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid | Miguel Velasco | Mario Pichardie | |
| Delta | NRCA Stadium | 10,000 | Amsterdam | Gareth Gilbert | Vikas Meijer | |
| Lusitanos | Estádio Nacional | 500 | Lisbon |  Sébastien Bertrank | Tomás Appleton | |
| Romanian Wolves | Arena Zimbrilor | 2,300 | Baia Mare | Eugen Apjok | Nicolaas Immelman | |
Tsirio Stadium
| 13,331 3,000 | Limassol | Kevin Musikanth | Prince ǃGaoseb | ||
The format was mildly rejigged from previous seasons with a 'major' and 'minor' group, rather than two geographical pools, although the distribution was roughly north (Group B) and south (Group A).
The 'major' group, Group A contained the four highest seeds, three of whom qualify for the semi finals. The 'minor' group, Group B, contained the teams ranked 5th to 8th, and the winner of that group became the fourth semi finalist. The aim was to ensure relative competitiveness across the competition.
Tel Aviv Heat played both of its home fixtures outside Israel due to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
| Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals | ||
| Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals |
| Pos. | Team | Games | Points | Tries | Table points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Black Lion | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Tel Aviv Heat | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 72 | +24 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Castilla y León Iberians | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 90 | -33 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Lusitanos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 71 | -35 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point | Loss within 7 points – 1 point | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Team | Games | Points | Tries | Table points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Diff | |||||
| 1 | Romanian Wolves | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 17 | +150 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Brussels Devils | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 82 | +7 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Delta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 72 | +19 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Bohemia Rugby Warriors | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 193 | -176 | 2 | 28 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points | Draw – 2 points | At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point | Loss within 7 points – 1 point | |||||||||||