2022–23 RFU Championship Cup
The 2022–23 RFU Championship Cup was the fourth and final season of this competition for second-tier English clubs. Ealing Trailfinders won the title, defeating Jersey Reds 35–31 in the final. The cup would merge with the Premiership Rugby Cup for the next season.
Format and schedule
- Three pools of four teams each played home and away matches from September to February, on weekends without RFU Championship league games.
- The pool stage produced three winners plus the best runner-up, who advanced to the semi-finals in May.
- The four qualifiers were seeded based on pool performance. Seeds 1 and 2 were the best pool winners, seeds 3 and 4 were the third pool winner and best runner-up.
- Quarter-finals were 1v4 and 2v3, with the rule that two teams from the same pool could not meet. The highest seed hosted the final.
Key stats
- Teams: 12
- Matches: 39
- Attendance: 41,442 (about 1,063 per match)
- Highest attendance: 3,045 (Bedford vs Coventry, 11 November 2022)
- Lowest attendance: 483 (Ampthill vs Caldy, 4 February 2023)
- Tries: 306
Individual leaders
- Top point scorer: Russell Bennett (Jersey) – 44 points
- Top try scorers: Arthur Relton (Pirates), Peter Roberts (Doncaster), Simon Uzokwe (Ealing), David Williams (Nottingham) – 6 tries each
Final standings
- Champions: Ealing Trailfinders (their 3rd Championship Cup title)
- Runners-up: Jersey Reds
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 08:51 (CET).