2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup

The 2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup is the 51st season of England's national rugby union cup competition and the first under the new Premiership Rugby Cup format including clubs from both the Premiership and Championship.^[1] Exeter Chiefs are the reigning champions.^[2]

2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup
Countries	England  Jersey
Number of teams	22
Date	8 September 2023 – 15 March 2024
Champions	Gloucester (1st title)
Runners-up	Leicester Tigers
Matches played	56
Attendance	245,304 (average 4,380 per match)
Highest attendance	14,460 – Gloucester v Leicester Tigers, 15 March 2024
Lowest attendance	384 – London Scottish v Jersey Reds, 10 September 2023
Tries scored	481 (average 8.6 per match)
Top point scorer	46 – George Barton (Gloucester)
Top try scorer	8 – Jack Clement (Gloucester)
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Competition format

The original plan for the competition involved dividing the 24 teams from the top two tiers of English rugby into four pools of six. The number of teams dropped to 22 following the suspension of Wasps and London Irish.^[3][4]

The 22 teams were split into four pools, two of 6 teams (Pool A & Pool B) and two of 5 teams (Pool C & Pool D). The teams were seeded based on league standings at the end of the 2022–23 season.^[a][b] Teams in Pools C and D also played one cross-pool fixture along with their own pool games.^[5]

Teams

Ampthill

Bath

Bedford

Bristol

Cornish Pirates

Caldy

Cambridge

Coventry

Doncaster

Exeter

Gloucester

Hartpury

Jersey

Leicester

Newcastle

Northampton

Nottingham

Sale

London

London teams:
Four clubs
(see below)

Locations of Premiership Rugby Cup teams

Ealing

Harlequins

London Scottish

Saracens

Premiership Rugby Cup clubs in Greater London

Club	Director of Rugby/ Head Coach	League	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Ampthill	Paul Turner	Championship	Dillingham Park	3,000	Ampthill, Bedfordshire
Bath	Johann van Graan	Premiership	The Recreation Ground	14,509	Bath, Somerset
Bedford Blues	Mike Rayer	Championship	Goldington Road	5,000	Bedford, Bedfordshire
Bristol Bears	Pat Lam	Premiership	Ashton Gate	27,000	Bristol
Caldy	Matt Cairns	Championship	Paton Field	4,000	Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside
Cambridge	Richie Williams	Championship	Grantchester Road	2,200	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Cornish Pirates	Alan Paver[c] Gavin Cattle[c]	Championship	Mennaye Field	4,000	Penzance, Cornwall
Coventry	Alex Rae	Championship	Butts Park Arena	5,200	Coventry, West Midlands
Doncaster Knights	Steve Boden	Championship	Castle Park	5,183	Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Ealing Trailfinders	Ben Ward	Championship	Trailfinders Sports Ground	5,000	West Ealing, London
Exeter Chiefs	Rob Baxter[d] Ali Hepher[e]	Premiership	Sandy Park	15,600	Exeter, Devon
Gloucester	George Skivington	Premiership	Kingsholm	16,115	Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins	Billy Millard	Premiership	Twickenham Stoop	14,800	Twickenham, Greater London
Hartpury	Mark Cornwell	Championship	The ALPAS Arena	2,000	Hartpury, Gloucestershire
Jersey Reds	Harvey Biljon	Championship	Stade Santander International	4,000	Saint Peter, Jersey
Leicester Tigers	Dan McKellar	Premiership	Mattioli Woods Welford Road	25,849	Leicester, Leicestershire
London Scottish	Joe Gray	Championship	Athletic Ground	4,500	Richmond, London
Newcastle Falcons	Alex Codling	Premiership	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints	Phil Dowson[d] Sam Vesty[e]	Premiership	cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens	15,200	Northampton, Northamptonshire
Nottingham	Craig Hammond	Championship	Lady Bay Sports Ground	3,500	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sale Sharks	Alex Sanderson[d] Paul Deacon[e]	Premiership	AJ Bell Stadium	12,000	Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens	Mark McCall[d] Joe Shaw[e]	Premiership	StoneX Stadium	10,500	Hendon, Greater London

Player movements

Further information: List of 2023–24 Premiership Rugby transfers and List of 2023–24 RFU Championship transfers

Pools

Teams played every other team in their pool once, either home or away. Teams in pools C and D also played one cross-pool fixture along with their own pool games.

• If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

1. Number of matches won
2. Difference between points for and against
3. Total number of points for
4. Total number of tries scored

Pool A

Pool A
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Gloucester (Q)	5	5	0	0	+ 72	4	0	24
2	Harlequins	5	3	1	1	+ 63	3	0	17
3	Coventry	5	2	2	1	+ 29	4	1	17
4	Saracens	5	2	0	3	+ 72	3	1	12
5	Nottingham	5	0	1	4	– 100	2	1	5
6	Hartpury University	5	1	0	4	– 136	1	0	5
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner. Source: Premiership Rugby Updated to: 07/10/2023

Pool B

Pool B
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Leicester Tigers (Q)	5	4	0	1	+ 132	4	0	20
2	Newcastle Falcons	5	4	0	1	+ 46	3	0	19
3	Sale Sharks	5	3	0	2	+ 104	3	1	16
4	Bedford Blues	5	3	0	2	– 13	2	0	14
5	Caldy	5	1	0	4	– 118	2	0	6
6	Ampthill	5	0	0	5	– 151	0	2	2
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner. Source: Premiership Rugby Updated to: 07/10/2023

Pool C

Pool C
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Exeter Chiefs (Q)	5	4	0	1	+ 138	4	0	20
2	Bath	5	3	0	2	+ 37	4	1	17
3	Cornish Pirates[f]	5	3	0	2	+ 72	3	1	16
4	Jersey Reds[g]	5	2	0	3	+ 46	2	0	10
5	London Scottish	5	0	0	5	– 154	1	1	2
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner. Source: Premiership Rugby Updated to: 17/10/2023

Pool D

Pool D
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Ealing Trailfinders (Q)[h]	5	5	0	0	+ 99	4	0	24
2	Northampton Saints	5	3	0	2	+ 94	4	1	17
3	Bristol Bears	5	3	0	2	+ 10	3	0	15
4	Doncaster Knights	5	2	0	3	– 59	4	1	13
5	Cambridge	5	0	0	5	– 243	0	0	0
Green background means the club has qualified for the semi-finals as pool winner. Source: Premiership Rugby Updated to: 17/10/2023

Fixtures

Round 1

Pool A

9 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester	42–14	Nottingham
Try: Clement (2) 3' c, 55' c Dunn 11' c Hathaway 21' c Morris 31' c Penalty Try 44' Con: Barton (5/5) 4', 12', 22', 32', 56'	Report	Try: Joussain 46' c Graham 63' c Con: Hollingsworth (1/1) 47' Bunting (1/1) 64'

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Attendance: 4,124 Referee: George Selwood

9 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	54–14	Hartpury
Try: Cleaves (3) 2' c, 34' c, 38' c Trenholm (2) 6' c, 11' c Bradley 20' c Slevin 62' c Zheng 78' c Con: Slevin (8/8) 2', 7', 12', 21', 36', 39', 63'	Report	Try: Short 32' c Hayler 65' c Con: Mathews (2/2) 32', 66'

Twickenham Stoop, London Attendance: 3,783[9] Referee: Mike Hudson

9 September 2023 16:00

(1 BP) Coventry	28–14	Saracens
Try: Ma'asi 16' c Wand 40' c Hutler 43' c Pellegrini 78' c Con: Pellegrini (4/4) 16', 41', 43', 78'	Report	Try: Harris (2) 9' c, 37' c Con: Vunipola (2/2) 11', 38'

Butts Park Arena, Coventry Attendance: 4,109[10] Referee: Joe James

Pool B

9 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	50–6	Caldy
Try: Hassell-Collins 2' c Whiteley 35' c Ilione (2) 45' m, 70' m van Wyk 48' m Atkinson 58' c Cokanasiga 72' c Shillcock 76' c Con: Shillcock (5/8) 3', 36', 59', 72', 77'	Report	Pen: Rogers (2) 24', 29'

Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 5,600[11] Referee: Hamish Smales

9 September 2023 15:00

Ampthill	17–40	Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Try: Skelcey 10' c Bacon 73' c Con: Parks (2/2) 12', 74' Pen: Parks (1/1) 42'	Report	Try: Stevenson 21' m Lockwood 31' c Stephens (2) 47' c, 50' c Pepper 63' c McDonald 76' c Con: Connon (5/6) 32', 48', 51', 64', 77' Pen: Connon (0/1)

Dillingham Park, Ampthill Attendance: 997 Referee: Alex Thomas

9 September 2023 17:30

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	47–12	Bedford Blues
Try: Thomas (2) 5' c, 52' c Caine (2) 15' c, 33' m Ene 23' c Reed 39' c Birch 69' c Con: Curtis (6/7) 6', 16', 24', 40', 52', 70'	Report	Try: Lennon 36' m French 60' c Con: Maisey (1/2) 61'

Salford City Stadium, Greater Manchester Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ian Tempest

Pool C

8 September 2023 19:30

(1 BP) Cornish Pirates	23–29	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Grubb 27' m Trewin 65' c Moyle 78' m Con: Pittman (0/1) Jenkins (1/2) 67' Pen: Pittman (2/2) 8', 23'	Report	Try: Richards 13' c Stewart 37' m Worboys 52' c Harris 74' c Con: Worboys (3/4) 14', 53', 75' Pen: Worboys (1/1) 34'

Mennaye Field, Penzance Attendance: 2,891[12] Referee: Hamish Grant

10 September 2023 14:00

London Scottish	0–43	Jersey Reds (1 BP)
	Report	Try: Sullivan 14' m Scott 23' c Owen 40' m Elliott 43' c Hadfield (2) 56' c, 70' m Chapman 78' c Con: Bennett (4/7) 23', 43', 57', 78'

Athletic Ground, London Attendance: 384[13] Referee: Andy Wigley

Pool C/D

9 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	75–0	Bristol Bears
Try: Vermeulen (2) 1' c, 48' m Cairns (2) 6' c, 30' c Slade 22' c Hodge 38' c Postlethwaite 41' c Hammersley 45' c Frost 54' c Roots 58' c Vintcent 66' c Con: Slade (8/9) 2',7', 23', 31', 39', 42', 46', 55' Skinner (2/2) 60', 67'	Report

Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 8,328 Referee: Sara Cox

Pool D

8 September 2023 19:30

(1 BP) Doncaster Knights	38–11	Cambridge
Try: Simpson 8' m Holden (2) 38' c, 78' c Tait 40' + 1 c Cant (2) 43' c, 37' m Con: Dolly (3/5) 39', 40' + 3, 44' Holden (1/1) 73'	Report	Try: Veness 61' m Con: James (0/1) Pen: James (2/2) 11', 24'

Castle Park, Doncaster Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Andrew Jackson

10 September 2023 13:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders	48–22	Northampton Saints
Try: Earle (2) 3' c, 39' m Uzokwe 7' c O'Brien 12' c Willemse 35' m Cornish 49' m Kelleher 57' m Holmes 75' c Con: Shingler (3/7) 4', 8', 13' Houston (1/1) 76'	Report	Try: Glister (2) 1' c, 43' c Cruse 70' m Con: Grayson (2/3) 2', 44' Pen: Grayson (1/1) 18'

Trailfinders Sports Ground, London Attendance: 1,517[14] Referee: Dan Jones

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Round 2

Pool A

15 September 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Nottingham	17–21	Hartpury
Try: Wright 7' m (2) Clayton 71' m, 79 c Con: Bunting (0/1) Graham (1/2) 79'	Report	Try: Hayler 3' c Morgan 30' m Con: Bazalgette (1/2) 4' Pen: Bazalgette (2/2) 38', 49' Mathews (1/1) 76'

Lady Bay Sports Ground, Nottingham Attendance: 858 Referee: Richard Gordon

16 September 2023 14:00

Saracens	20–29	Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Willis 3' c Isiekwe 29' c Con: Vunipola (2/2) 4', 30' Pen: Vunipola (2/2) 43', 54'	Report	Try: Morris 19' m Hillman-Cooper 40' m Clement 46' c Blake 65' c Barton 78' m Con: Barton (2/5) 47', 66'

Barnet Copthall, London Attendance: 2,904 Referee: Adam Leal

16 September 2023 15:00

Harlequins	21–21	Coventry
Try: Jibulu 3' c Slevin 52' c Jurevicius 77' c Con: Slevin (3/3) 5', 53', 77'	Report	Try: Rigg (2) 6' c, 42' c Hutler 31' c Con: Pellegrini (3/3) 7', 32', 42'

Twickenham Stoop, London Attendance: 4,631 Referee: Sara Cox

Pool B

15 September 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	14–18	Leicester Tigers
Try: Caine 51' c Onasanya 79' c Con: Curtis (2/2) 52', 79' Pen: Curtis (0/1)	Report	Try: Hassell-Collins 54' c Bassett 61' m Con: Pollard (1/2) 55' Pen: Atkinson (2/3) 36', 42'

Salford City Stadium, Greater Manchester Attendance: 3,321 Referee: Ian Tempest

15 September 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	26–16	Bedford Blues
Try: Fletcher 9' c Kerr 30' m de Chaves 65' c Radwan 71' c Con: Thomas (1/2) 10' Johnson (2/2) 66', 73'	Report	Try: French 52' c Con: Grimoldby (1/1) 53' Pen: Grimoldby (2/3) 6', 43' French (1/2) 51'

Kingston Park, Newcastle Attendance: 3,117 Referee: George Selwood

16 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Caldy	26–22	Ampthill (1 BP)
Try: Aigbokhae 13' c Gallagher (2) 40' + 1 c, 47' m Hearn 80' + 2 c Con: Rogers (1/1) 13' Kilcourse (1/2) 40' + 1 Hayes (1/1) 80' + 3	Report	Try: Strong 7' c Dawkins (2) 19' m, 25' c Con: Parks (2/3) 7', 26' Pen: Parks (1/1) 74'

Paton Field, Thurstaston Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Andrew Jackson

Pool C

16 September 2023 13:00

Bath	10–34	Jersey Reds (1 BP)
Try: Harris 20' m Muir 35' m Con: Worboys (0/2)	Report	Try: Scott 26' m McHenry 50' c Holgate 54' c Hadfield (2) 64' m, 72' m Bennett 68' m Con: Bennett (2/6) 51', 55' Pen: Bennett (0/1)

Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 7,431 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

16 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	38–13	Cornish Pirates
Try: Wyatt (2) 10' c, 64' c Vintcent (2) 14' m, 54' c Hammersley 43' c Hodge 73' m Con: Haydon-Wood (3/4) 12', 44', 55' Skinner (1/2) 55' Pen: Hodge (0/1)	Report	Try: Dawson 6' m Trewin 23' m Con: Jenkins (0/2) Pen: Jenkins (1/1) 22'

Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 8,072 Referee: Simon Harding

Pool C/D

16 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) London Scottish	24–22	Doncaster Knights (1 BP)
Try: Waghorn (2) 18' c, 43' m Lloyd-Seed 24' m Brown 54' m Con: Lloyd-Seed (1/4) 19'	Report	Try: Edwards 7' c Morris 46' c Wilson 63' m Metcalfe 78' m Con: McBryde (2/2) 7', 47' Parkin (0/2)

Athletic Ground, London Attendance: 387 Referee: Harry Walbaum

Pool D

16 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	55–5	Cambridge
Try: Seabrook 4'c Pollock (2) 8' c, 59' c Thame (2) 31' m, 33' c McParland 37' c Glister 47' m Hendy 52' c Con: Grayson (6/8) 5', 9', 34', 39', 53', 60' Pen: Grayson (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Caven 63' m Con: James (0/1)

Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 5,186 Referee: Jonathan Cook

17 September 2023 14:30

Bristol Bears	12–28	Ealing Trailfinders
Try: Marmion 6' c Williams 29' m Con: Sheedy (1/2) 7'	Report	Try: Smid 9' m Earle 38' c Cornish 48' c Con: Shingler (2/3) 40', 49' Pen: Shingler (3/3) 55', 58', 79'

Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 10,136[16] Referee: Joe James

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Round 3

Pool A

22 September 2023 19:45

Gloucester	25–17	Harlequins
Try: Reeves 4' m Jones 9' c Morris 17' c Con: Evans (2/3) 10', 18' Pen: Evans (2/3) 15', 69'	Report	Try: Riley 32' c Joseph 39' c Con: Edwards (2/2) 33', 40' Pen: Edwards (1/2) 65'

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Attendance: 8,824 Referee: Adam Leal

23 September 2023 14:00

(1 BP) Saracens	73–29	Nottingham (1 BP)
Try: Lewington 7' m Segun 12' c Knight (2) 28' c, 52' c Van Zyl (2) 33' c, 47' c Penalty try 37' Woolstencroft 41' m Stonham 57' c Hartley 60' c Adejimi 69' c Con: Vunipola (8/10) 13', 29', 34', 48', 53', 58', 61', 70'	Report	Try: Mee 17' m Ramage (2) 44' c, 77' c Williams (2) 63' m, 66' m Con: Hollingsworth (1/2) 45' Bunting (1/3) 78'

Barnet Copthall, London Attendance: 2,896 Referee: Harry Walbaum

23 September 2023 14:30

Hartpury	19–35	Coventry (1 BP)
Try: Short 66' c Penalty try 75' Duncan 80' + 2 Con: Chamberlain (1/2) 67'	Report	Try: Titherington 6' c Mitchell 24' c Ryan 43' c Hutler (2) 62' c, 80' c Con: Mitchell (5/5) 6', 25', 43', 63', 80' + 1

The ALPAS Arena, Hartpury Attendance: 550 Referee: Jonathan Cook

Pool B

22 September 2023 19:45

Newcastle Falcons	23–10	Sale Sharks
Try: Radwan 15' c Penalty try 28' Con: Connon (1/1) 16' Pen: Connon (3/4) 31', 59', 61'	Report	Try: Onasanya 74' c Con: Curtis (1/1) 75' Pen: Curtis (1/1) 47'

Kingston Park, Newcastle Attendance: 3,751 Referee: Sara Cox

23 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues	32–24	Caldy (1 BP)
Try: Adamson 28' c King 34' m Conway 43' c Venter 53' c Con: Maisey (3/4) 29', 43', 54' Pen: Maisey (2/2) 40' + 2, 74'	Report	Try: Aigbokhae 3' m Atkinson 9' c Gallagher (2) 65' c, 79' Con: Barker (2/4) 10', 67 '

Goldington Road, Bedford Attendance: 2,153 Referee: Mike Hudson

24 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	64–14	Ampthill
Try: Dolly (3) 4' m, 23' c, 35' m Whiteley 9' c Ilione 13' c Simmons 16' m Hatherell 54' c Vanes 60' c Porter 73' c Van Wyk 80' c Con: Shillcock (7/10) 10', 14', 24', 55', 61', 74', 81'	Report	Try: Bracken 26' c Nearchou 42' c Con: Parks (2/2) 27, 43

Welford Road Stadium Attendance: 6,533 Referee: Alex Thomas

Pool C

23 September 2023 14:00

Jersey Reds	22–43	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Van Breda 2' c Sullivan 41' m McHenry 74' c Con: Bennett (1/2) 3' Barton 75'	Report	Try: Feyi-Waboso 9' m Vermeulen 22' m Wyatt (2) 38' c, 44' c Fisilau 48' m Relton 56' c Davis 60' c Con: Slade (4/7) 40', 45', 57', 62' Drop: Skinner (0/1)

St. Peter, St Peter Attendance: 1,826 Referee: Dan Jones

23 September 2023 14:00

(1 BP) Bath	47–11	London Scottish
Try: Annett 7' c Hennessey 20' m Cloete 34' c Lee-Warner 66' c De Glanville (2) 73' c, 77' c Con: Francis (5/6) 8', 35', 67', 74', 78'	Report	Try: Waghorn 82' m Con: Lloyd-Seed (0/1) Pen: Lloyd-Seed (2/3) 5', 24'

Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 7,285 Referee: George Selwood

Pool C/D

23 September 2023 15:00

Cambridge	17–64	Cornish Pirates (1 BP)
Try: Hema 4' c Caven 15' m Dawson 76' m Con: James 5' (1/2) Rayner (0/1)	Report	Try: Moyle 2' m Dugmore 9' m Schwarz 17' c Jenkins 41' c Trewin (2) 43' c, 55' m McNab 64' c Nelson (2) 70' c, 78' c Gibson 74' c Con: Jenkins (3/6) 18', 42', 44' Pittman (4/4) 65', 71', 74', 78' Pen: Jenkins (0/1)

Grantchester Road, Cambridge Attendance: 1,027 Referee: Ian Tempest

Pool D

23 September 2023 14:30

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	39–38	Northampton Saints (2 BP)
Try: Thacker 8' c Caulfield 12' c Bates 30' c Marmion 66' c Ibitoye 78' m Con: MacGinty (3/3) 10', 13', 31' Sheedy (1/2) 67' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 26' Sheedy 57' (1/1)	Report	Try: Seabrook 7' m Hendy 16' m Freeman (2) 25' c, 35' c Ramm 60' c Thame 69' c Con: Smith (2/4) 23', 35' Furbank (2/2) 60', 70'

Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 11,356 Referee: Joe James

23 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Ealing Trailfinders	34–32	Doncaster Knights (2 BP)
Try: Homes 17' c Bird-Tulloch 26' m O'Brien 33' c Cornish 48' c Smid 67' m Con: Shingler (3/5) 18', 34', 49' Pen: Shingler (1/2) 77'	Report	Try: Nagle-Taylor 23' m Smeaton 29' c Davey 57' c Metcalf 63' c Con: McBryde (3/4) 30', 58', 63' Pen: McBryde (2/3) 4', 39' Drop: McBryde (0/1)

Trailfinders Sports Ground, London Attendance: 590 Referee: Hamish Grant

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Round 4

Pool A

29 September 2023 19:45

Hartpury	14–40	Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Denty 1' m Pen: Bazalgette (2/2) 57', 59' Drop: Bazalgette (0/1)	Report	Try: Clement (3) 20' m, 68' c, 73' c Blake 39' c Jones 52' c Socino 82' c Con: Barton (5/6) 39', 53', 69', 74', 83'

The Alpas Arena, Hartpury Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Mike Hudson

30 September 2023 16:00

(1 BP) Coventry	33–33	Nottingham (1 BP)
Try: Anstey 11' c Nkwocha 18' c Mitchell 25' c Kvesic 47' c Martin 58' m Con: Mitchell (4/5) 12', 19', 27', 48' Pen: Mitchell (0/1)	Report	Try: Stronge 23' c Hollingsworth 34' c Williams (2) 42' m, 63' c Mee 70' c Con: Hollingsworth (2/3) 24', 35' Bunting (2/2) 64', 71'

Butts Park Arena, Coventry Attendance: 2,122 Referee: Jonathan Cook

1 October 2023 14:30

(1 BP) Harlequins	36–29	Saracens (2 BP)
Try: Lynagh 4' c Murley 9' c Collier 12 c' David 50' m Joseph 55' c Con: Edwards (3/4) 5', 10', 14' Slevin (1/1) 55' Pen: Edwards (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Knight 16' m Lozowski 29' c Simpson 63' c Elliott 75' c Con: Vunipola (3/4) 31', 63', 76' Pen: Vunipola (1/1) 6'

Twickenham Stoop, London Attendance: Not recorded Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Pool B

30 September 2023 15:00

Caldy	7–24	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Wilkinson 46' c Con: Barker (1/1) 46'	Report	Try: J. Du Preez (2) 4' m, 35' c Dugdale 42' m Bamber 80' c Con: Warr (1/3) 36' R. Du Preesz (1/1) 81'

Paton Field, Thurstaston Attendance: 2,687 Referee: Hamish Grant

30 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	60–7	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Liebenberg (2) 2' m, 58' c Clare (2) 8'm, 36' m Powell (2) 18' c, 42' c Porter 24' m Van Wyk 31' m Rogerson 73' c Whiteley 78' c Con: Atkinson (5/10) 18', 43', 58', 74', 79'	Report	Try: Blamire 43' c Con: Connon (1/1) 44'

Welford Road Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 8,000 Referee: George Selwood

30 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Ampthill	19–24	Bedford Blues
Try: Bacon 7' m Bracken 24' c Morris 43' c Con: Parks (2/3) 24', 44'	Report	Try: Conway 37' c Howard 63' c French 76' c Con: Grimoldby (3/3) 38', 64', 78' Pen: Grimoldby (1/1) 81'

Dillingham Park, Ampthill Attendance: 1,734 Referee: Hamish Smales

Pool C

29 September 2023 19:30

Cornish Pirates	Cancelled [i]	Jersey Reds

Mennaye Field, Penzance

30 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	47–10	London Scottish
Try: Vintcent (3) 15' c, 41' c, 55' m Relton 24' c Armstrong 40' c Snow 70' c Burrows 77' c Con: Haydon-Wood (6/7) 17', 25', 41', 41', 71', 78'	Report	Try: Kerins 58' m Brown 66' m Con: Anderson (0/2)

Sandy Park, Exeter Attendance: 6,906 Referee: Harry Walbaum

Pool C/D

30 September 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	43–42	Bath (2 BP)
Try: Freeman (3) 19' c, 46' c, 66' Waller 28' c Davison 35' m Langdon 55' m Seabrook 68' c Con: Smith (4/7) 20', 29', 47', 69'	Report	Try: Dunn 1' Hill 12' Ojomoh 16' De Glanville (2) 23', 45' Underhill 40' Con: Spencer (6/6) 2', 13', 17', 24', 40', 45'

Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 10,356 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

Pool D

29 September 2023 19:30

(1 BP) Doncaster Knights	41–57	Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Davey (2) 12' c, 82' c Holden 24' m Doughty 40' c Davidson 45' c Ehizode 57' m Con: Olver (4/6) 13', 41', 45', 82' Pen: Olver (1/1) 9'	Report	Try: Capon 10' c Owen (2) 19' c, 21' c Holmes 31' c Rowson 35' c Marmion 49' c Kloska 60' m O'Conor 66' c Con: Worsley (7/8) 11', 20', 22', 31', 36', 50', 67' Pen: Worsley (1/1) 27'

Castle Park, Doncaster Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Adam Leal

30 September 2023 15:00

Cambridge	17–52	Ealing Trailfinders (1 BP)
Try: Hanks 22' c Veness 47' c Con: James (2/2) 23', 48' Pen: James (1/1) 35'	Report	Try: Davidson (2) 14' c, 42' c Taylor 18' m, 67' c Walker 29' c Smid 59' c Montgomery 79' c Cornish 84' m Con: Shingler (6/8) 15', 30', 43', 59', 67', 79'

Grantchester Road, Cambridge Attendance: 998 Referee: Richard Gordon

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Round 5

Pool A

7 October 2023 13:00

(1 BP) Gloucester	32–31	Coventry (2 BP)
Try: Hillman-Cooper 7' m Hearle 12' c Clement (2) 33' m, 58' c Thorley 79' m Con: Hastings 13' (1/2) Barton 59' (1/3) Pen: Barton (1/1) 55'	Report	Try: Chudley 3' c Martin 29' m Smith 63' c Hutler 70' m Wand 75' c Con: Mitchell (3/5) 3', 64', 76'

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester Attendance: 8,233 Referee: Harry Walbaum

7 October 2023 14:00

Nottingham	21–45	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Valentine 29' c Stronge 41' c Tiueti 42' c Con: Hollingsworth (3/3) 30', 41', 43'	Report	Try: Browne 3' m White 13' c Anderson (2) 18' c, 26' c Head 45' m Gjaltema 46' c Musk 64' c Con: Edwards (5/7) 14', 19', 27', 47', 65',

Lady Bay Sports Ground, Nottingham Attendance: 2,402 Referee: Alex Thomas

7 October 2023 14:00

(1 BP) Saracens	68–10	Hartpury
Try: Segun (2) 13' m, 31' c Hartley 46' c Adejimi (2) 50' c, 57' c Davies 53' c Knight (2) 60' c, 77' c Stonham 72' c Parton 80' c Con: Lozowski (6/7) 32', 47', 51', 54', 58', 61' Simpson (3/3) 73', 78', 81'	Report	Try: Smith 71' c Con: Bazalgette (1/1) 72' Pen: Bazalgette (1/1) 20'

Barnet Copthall, London Attendance: 2,146 Referee: Andrew Wigley

Pool B

6 October 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	64–0	Ampthill
Try: James 1' m Dugdale (4) 9' c, 23' c, 29' c, 59' c Taylor 14' m Bedlow (2) 39' c, 65' m Carpenter 68' c Roebuck 73' c Con: Du Preez (4/6) 10', 24', 30', 40' Warr (3/4) 60', 69', 75'	Report

Salford City Stadium, Greater Manchester Attendance: 411 Referee: Hamish Grant

7 October 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Bedford Blues	47–28	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Litchfield 4' c Howard 13' m Adamson 47' c Worley 50' c King 61' c Conway 70' c French 80' c Con: Maisey (3/4) 5', 47', 50' Grimoldby (3/3) 61', 70', 81'	Report	Try: Woodward (2) 9' c, 33' c Penalty try 31' Woollett 58' c Con: Wilkinson (3/3) 9', 34', 58'

Goldington Road, Bedford Attendance: 3,707 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

8 October 2023 14:15

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	66–13	Caldy
Try: Stephens (2) 1' c, 59' c Douglas 26' c van Vuuren 33' c Wacokecoke 38' m Fletcher 49' m Brown (2) 56' c, 76' c Pepper 63' c Johnson 67' c Con: Johnson (8/10) 2', 27', 33', 57'. 60', 64', 69', 77'	Report	Try: Stagg 18' m Kilcourse 54' m Con: Kilcourse (0/2) Pen: Kilcourse (1/1) 24'

Kingston Park, Newcastle Attendance: 2,812 Referee: Richard Gordon

Pool C

6 October 2023 19:45

London Scottish	14–50	Cornish Pirates (1 BP)
Try: Mehson 60' c Panday 76' c Con: Haydon (2/2) 61', 77'	Report	Try: Dugmore 6' c Evans 9' c Trewin 15' m Nelson (2) 43' c, 55' c McNab (2) 66' m, 73' m Bokenham 80' c Con: Pittman (5/8) 7', 11', 44', 56', 80'

Athletic Ground, London Attendance: 661 Referee: Simon Harding

7 October 2023 14:00

(1 BP) Bath	34–14	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Annett 3' c De Glanville 14' c Francis 35' m Muir 38' c Ojomoh 76' Con: Francis (3/4) 4', 15', 39' Bailey (0/1) Pen: Francis (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Iosefa-Scott 66' c Hodge 71' c Con: Slade (2/2) 67', 72'

Recreation Ground, Bath Attendance: 9,426 Referee: Adam Leal

Pool C/D

6 October 2023 19:30

Jersey Reds	Cancelled[j]	Ealing Trailfinders

St. Peter, St Peter

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Pool D

6 October 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	98–14	Cambridge
Try: Thacker (3) 3' m, 20' m, 35' m Lane (2) 8' m, 47' c Bradbury 12' m Caulfield 15' c Thomas (4) 24' c, 50' m, 60' c, 72' c Harding 41' c Marmion 54' c Ibitoye (3) 56' c, 62' c, 79' c Con: MacGinty 16', 25' (2/7) Williams (2/3) 42', 48' Sheedy (5/6) 54', 57', 61', 73', 81'	Report	Try: Dawson 31' c James 78' c Con: James (1/1) 32' Rayner (1/1) 79'

Ashton Gate, Bristol Attendance: 11,162 Referee: Jack Makepeace

7 October 2023 14:45

Northampton Saints	82–12	Doncaster Knights
Try: Pearson (2) 2' c, 27' c Furbank 12' c McParland (3) 37' c, 45' c, 50' c Graham 41' c Smith 47' c Munga 57' c Ramm 68' c Seabrook 73' c Hendy 77' m Con: Smith (7/7) 3', 13', 27', 38', 42', 45', 47' Furbank (2/2) 51', 58' Hutchinson (2/3) 69' c, 73'	Report	Try: Davey 16' c Simpson 63' m Con: Olver (1/1) 17' McBryde (0/1) Pen: Olver (0/1)

Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Attendance: 9,111 Referee: Dan Jones

Knockout stage

The semi-finals were confirmed on 17 October after points from the two cancelled Jersey Reds fixtures were allocated.^[7]

	Semi-finals					Final
	2	Gloucester	17
	3	Exeter Chiefs	14
						2	Gloucester	23
						4	Leicester Tigers	13
	1	Ealing Trailfinders	21
	4	Leicester Tigers	29

Semi-finals

17 February 2024 15:05

Gloucester	17 – 14	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Ludlow 6' m Llewellyn 11' c Hathaway 31' m Con: Barton (1/3) 12'	Report	Try: Vermeulen 60' c Vintcent 67' c Con: Skinner (2/2) 61', 69'

Kingsholm Attendance: 9,821 Referee: Christophe Ridley

Team details

FB 15 Lloyd Evans RW 14 Alex Hearle OC 13 Max Llewellyn IC 12 Seb Atkinson  76' LW 11 Josh Hathaway FH 10 George Barton 17' to 25' SH 9 Caolan Englefield N8 8 Zach Mercer OF 7 Lewis Ludlow (C) BF 6 Ruan Ackermann  57' RL 5 Cameron Jordan  72' LL 4 Freddie Clarke TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev  67' HK 2 George McGuigan  40' LP 1 Jamal Ford-Robinson  67' Substitutions: HK 16 Seb Blake  40' PR 17 Harry Elrington  67' PR 18 Ciaran Knight  67' LK 19 Arthur Clark  72' BR 20 Jack Clement  61' SH 21 Charlie Chapman CE 22 Louis Hillman-Cooper  76' WG 23 Jacob Morris  17'  25' Coach: George Skivington FB 15 Josh Hodge RW 14 Ben Hammersley OC 13 Zack Wimbush IC 12 Ollie Devoto  59' LW 11 Arthur Relton FH 10 Harvey Skinner SH 9 Tom Cairns  54' N8 8 Greg Fisilau  58' OF 7 Richard Capstick BF 6 Jacques Vermeulen RL 5 Lewis Pearson LL 4 Rus Tuima  58' TP 3 Ehren Painter  45' HK 2 Max Norey (C)  45' LP 1 Scott Sio  45' Substitutions: HK 16 Jack Yeandle  45' PR 17 Danny Southworth  45' PR 18 Josh Iosefa-Scott  45' LK 19 Jack Dunne  58' FL 20 Ross Vintcent  58' SH 21 Will Becconsall  54' CE 22 Iwan Jenkins WG 23 Will Rigg  59' Coach: Rob Baxter & Ali Hepher Player of the Match: Zach Mercer (Gloucester) Assistant referees: Dan Jones Veryan Boscawen Television match official: Ian Tempest

18 February 2024 15:00

Ealing Trailfinders	21 – 29	Leicester Tigers
Try: Goodrick-Clarke 57' m Willemse 72' c Con: Twelvetrees (1/2) 73' Pen: Twelvetrees (3/4) 5', 17', 50'	Report	Try: Cokanasiga (2) 23' c, 64' c Theobald-Thomas 30 ' m Scott 78' c Con: Shillcock (3/4) 24', 65', 79' Pen: Shillcock (1/1) 63'

Trailfinders Sports Ground Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Adam Leal

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Final

15 March 2024 19:45

Gloucester	23 – 13	Leicester Tigers
Try: Atkinson 47' c Jordan 50' c Con: Barton (2/2) 48', 51' Pen: Barton (2/5) 55', 65' Evans (1/1) 40+1'	Report	Try: Liebenberg 74' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 75' Pen: Pollard (2/2) 24', 30'

Kingsholm Attendance: 14,460 Referee: Jack Makepeace[22]

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Gloucester

Leicester

FB 15 Lloyd Evans RW 14 Alex Hearle OC 13 Max Llewellyn IC 12 Seb Atkinson LW 11 Ollie Thorley FH 10 George Barton  32'  40' SH 9 Caolan Englefield N8 8 Zach Mercer OF 7 Lewis Ludlow (C)  71' BF 6 Ruan Ackermann  71' RL 5 Cam Jordan 74' to end' LL 4 Freddie Clarke TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev HK 2 George McGuigan  78' LP 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin  40' Substitutions: HK 16 Seb Blake  78' PR 17 Harry Elrington PR 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson  40' LK 19 Arthur Clark  71' FL 20 Jack Clement  71' SH 21 Charlie Chapman CE 22 Louis Hillman-Cooper WG 23 Josh Hathaway  32'  40' Coach: George Skivington FB 15 Mike Brown 46' to 56'  62' RW 14 Josh Bassett OC 13 Matt Scott IC 12 Dan Kelly  56' LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins FH 10 Handré Pollard SH 9 Tom Whiteley  78' N8 8 Kyle Hatherell OF 7 Matt Rogerson  46'  52'  58' BF 6 Hanro Liebenberg RL 5 Sam Carter LL 4 Harry Wells  65' TP 3 Joe Heyes  78' HK 2 Finn Theobald-Thomas 40' to 52'  75' LP 1 Francois van Wyk  65' Substitutions: HK 16 Archie Vanes  46'  52'  75' PR 17 James Whitcombe  65' PR 18 Dan Richardson  78' LK 19 Olly Cracknell  58' FL 20 Emeka Ilione  65' SH 21 Sam Edwards  78' CE 22 Jamie Shillcock  62' WG 23 Phil Cokanasiga  56' Coach: Dan McKellar

Player of the Match: Cam Jordan (Gloucester) Assistant referees: Harry Walbaum John Meredith[22] Television match official: Dan Jones[22] Notes: Gloucester became the first club to win all three iterations of the English domestic cup competition having won both the RFU Knockout Cup and the Anglo-Welsh Cup previously.[24]

Attendances

Club	Home matches	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Ampthill	2	2,731	1,366	1,734	997	46%
Bath	3	24,142	8,047	9,426	7,285	55%
Bedford Blues	2	5,860	2,930	3,707	2,153	59%
Bristol Bears	3	32,654	10,885	11,356	10,136	40%
Caldy	2	4,187	2,094	2,687	1,500	52%
Cambridge	2	2,025	1,013	1,027	998	46%
Cornish Pirates	1[k]	2,891	2,891	2,891	2,891	72%
Coventry	2	6,231	3,116	4,109	2,122	60%
Doncaster Knights	2	3,331	1,666	2,175	1,156	32%
Ealing Trailfinders	3	4,807	1,602	2,700	590	32%
Exeter Chiefs	3	23,306	7,769	8,328	6,906	50%
Gloucester	5	45,462	9,092	14,460	4,124	56%
Harlequins	2[l]	8,414	4,207	4,631	3,783	28%
Hartpury	2	2,592	1,296	2,042	550	65%
Jersey Reds	1[m]	1,826	1,826	1,826	1,826	46%
Leicester Tigers	3	20,133	6,711	8,000	5,600	26%
London Scottish	3	1,432	477	661	384	11%
Newcastle Falcons	3	9,680	3,227	3,751	2,812	32%
Northampton Saints	3	24,653	8,218	10,356	5,186	63%
Nottingham	2	3,260	1,630	2,402	858	47%
Sale Sharks	3	7,732	2,577	4,000	411	21%
Saracens	3	7,946	2,649	2,904	2,146	25%

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Individual statistics

Top points scorers Rank Player Team Points 1 George Barton Gloucester 46 2 Jack Clement Gloucester 40 Steven Shingler Ealing Trailfinders 3 Manu Vunipola Saracens 39 4 Jamie Shillcock Leicester Tigers 38 5 Ross Vintcent Exeter Chiefs 35 [15][17][16][19][20][21][23]

Top try scorers Rank Player Team Tries 1 Jack Clement Gloucester 8 2 Ross Vintcent Exeter Chiefs 7 3 Sam Dugdale Sale Sharks 5 Tommy Freeman Northampton Saints Tom de Glanville Bath Ryan Hutler Coventry Toby Knight Saracens William Trewin Cornish Pirates [15][17][16][19][20][21][23]

Broadcasting

One game from each round will be broadcast on TNT Sports as well as both the semifinals and the final.^[5]

See also

• 2023–24 Premiership Rugby
• 2023–24 RFU Championship

Notes

1. London Scottish and Cambridge, the 11th and 12th seeds in the 2022–23 RFU Championship, were swapped with Nottingham and Caldy, the 9th and 10th seeds. This is so Nottingham and Caldy could host a home fixture against a Premiership club.
2. Leicester Tigers and Exeter Chiefs swapped pools for operational reasons.
3. Joint Head Coach
4. Director of Rugby
5. Head Coach
6. Fixture against Jersey Reds was cancelled, Cornish Pirates were awarded a 20-0 victory and 5 league points^[6][7]
7. The fixture against Cornish Pirates & Ealing Trailfinders were cancelled, Cornish Pirates and Ealing Trailfinders were both awarded a 20-0 victory and 5 league points, Jersey was awarded 0 league points^[6][8][7]
8. Fixture against Jersey Reds was cancelled, Ealing Trailfinders were awarded a 20-0 victory and 5 league points^[8][7]
9. Cancelled as Jersey Reds announced that they had ceased trading and were likely to enter liquidation.^[18][6]Cornish Pirates were awarded with 5 league table points and Jersey Reds were awarded 0 league table points.^[7]
10. Cancelled as Jersey Reds announced that they had ceased trading and were likely to enter liquidation.^[18][8] Ealing Trailfinders were awarded with 5 league table points and Jersey Reds were awarded 0 league table points.^[7]
11. Cornish Pirates only played one home game as their fixture versus Jersey Reds on 29 September 2023 was cancelled.^[6]
12. No attendance given for Harlequins home game versus Saracens on 1 October 2023.
13. Jersey Reds only played one home game before going into liquidation.^[6]

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