2022–23 Premiership Rugby

2022–23 Premiership Rugby
Countries	England
Number of teams	13 (before 6 October 2022) 12 (6–28 October 2022) 11 (after 28 October 2022)
Date	10 September 2022 – 27 May 2023
Champions	Saracens (6th title)
Runners-up	Sale Sharks
Relegated	Worcester Warriors, Wasps
Matches played	120
Attendance	1,607,418 (average 13,395 per match)
Highest attendance	55,109 – Saracens v Harlequins, 25 March 2023
Lowest attendance	3,126 – Newcastle Falcons v Exeter Chiefs, 25 November 2022
Tries scored	838 (average 7 per match)
Top point scorer	Paddy Jackson (London Irish) – 205 points
Top try scorer	Cadan Murley (Harlequins) – 15 tries
Official website
www.premiershiprugby.com

The 2022–23 Premiership Rugby was the 36th season of the top flight of English domestic rugby union competition and the fifth to be sponsored by Gallagher. The competition was broadcast by BT Sport for the tenth successive season, with six league season games and the final also simulcast free-to-air by ITV. Highlights of each weekend's games were shown on ITV with extended highlights on BT Sport. This was the final season to be aired on BT Sport before its rebrand to TNT Sports in July 2023.

The reigning champions entering the season were Leicester Tigers, who claimed their 11th league title after winning the 2022 final. No team was promoted as champions from the 2021–22 RFU Championship.

Due to changes to the global rugby calendar implemented in 2020 and to allow more time for preparation for the World Cup, the season started and finished earlier than previous seasons and took place over a slightly reduced timeframe of 38 weeks.

On 26 September 2022, due to ongoing financial difficulties, Worcester Warriors were suspended from all tournaments. On 6 October 2022, it was announced that Worcester would be relegated from the Premiership, after the club was placed into administration and all player and staff contracts were terminated – their results were subsequently deleted from the Premiership's records.

On 12 October 2022, due to ongoing financial difficulties, Wasps were suspended from all tournaments. The club then entered administration on 17 October 2022 and their players and coaching staff were made redundant. On October 28, it was confirmed that Wasps had been suspended for the remainder of the season and relegated – their results were subsequently deleted from the Premiership's records.

Rule changes

This season saw the final year of a three-year moratorium on relegation from the league to the RFU Championship.

This season was the second under the reduced salary cap regulations before changes are made before 2024–25. Further changes for this season were:

• Excluded players were reduced to one, with an exception made if a team had two excluded players contracts currently in place. If two excluded players remain contracted, both remain excluded until the first of their contracts expire.

Teams

For the second consecutive year, all of the teams from the previous season initially competed in the league. Despite winning the RFU Championship in the 2021–22 season, Ealing Trailfinders were ineligible for promotion, after failing to meet the RFU minimum standards criteria. Therefore, the league continued to have 13 teams at the start of the season.

Worcester Warriors were suspended from all competitions on 26 September 2022 and then expelled on 6 October 2022, reducing the league to 12 teams.

Wasps were suspended from all competitions on 12 October 2022 and then expelled on 28 October 2022, reducing the league further to 11 teams.

Stadiums and locations

Bath

Bristol

Exeter

Gloucester

Leicester

Newcastle

Northampton

Sale

Wasps

Worcester

London

London teams:
Harlequins
London Irish
Saracens

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2022–23 Gallagher Premiership teams

Harlequins

London Irish

Saracens

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Greater London Premiership Rugby clubs

Club	Director of Rugby/ Head Coach	Captain	Kit supplier	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bath	Johann van Graan	Ben Spencer	Macron	The Recreation Ground	14,509	Bath, Somerset
Bristol Bears	Pat Lam	Steve Luatua	Umbro	Ashton Gate	27,000	Bristol
Exeter Chiefs	Rob Baxter Ali Hepher	Jack Yeandle	Samurai Sportswear	Sandy Park	15,600	Exeter, Devon
Gloucester	George Skivington	Lewis Ludlow	Oxen Sports	Kingsholm	16,115	Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins	Billy Millard Tabai Matson	Stephan Lewies	Castore	Twickenham Stoop	14,800	Twickenham, Greater London
Leicester Tigers	Richard Wigglesworth	Hanro Liebenberg	Samurai Sportswear	Mattioli Woods Welford Road	25,849	Leicester, Leicestershire
London Irish	Declan Kidney Les Kiss	Matt Rogerson	BLK	Gtech Community Stadium	17,250	Brentford, Greater London
Newcastle Falcons	Dave Walder	Will Welch	Macron	Kingston Park	10,200	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Northampton Saints	Phil Dowson Sam Vesty	Lewis Ludlam	Macron	cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens	15,200	Northampton, Northamptonshire
Sale Sharks	Alex Sanderson Paul Deacon	Jono Ross	Macron	AJ Bell Stadium	12,000	Salford, Greater Manchester
Saracens	Mark McCall Joe Shaw	Owen Farrell	Castore	StoneX Stadium	10,500	Hendon, Greater London
Wasps	Lee Blackett	Joe Launchbury	Hummel	Coventry Building Society Arena	32,609	Coventry, West Midlands
Worcester Warriors	Steve Diamond	Ted Hill	O'Neills	Sixways Stadium	11,499	Worcester, Worcestershire

Player movements

Main article: List of 2022–23 Premiership Rugby transfers

Table

2022–23 Premiership Rugby table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Saracens (C)	20	15	0	5	622	513	+109	78	64	13	1	74	Play-offs, Berth in the 2023–24 Champions Cup
2	Sale Sharks (RU)	20	14	0	6	576	435	+141	75	53	10	3	69
3	Leicester Tigers (SF)	20	11	1	8	560	490	+70	73	66	9	4	59
4	Northampton Saints (SF)	20	11	0	9	620	611	+9	84	86	11	3	58
5	London Irish	20	10	0	10	543	485	+58	69	65	8	7	55	Ineligible
6	Harlequins	20	9	0	11	546	551	−5	78	75	11	4	51	Berth in the 2023–24 Champions Cup
7	Exeter Chiefs	20	10	0	10	450	513	−63	61	68	4	4	48
8	Bath	20	8	0	12	528	540	−12	68	72	8	7	47
9	Bristol Bears	20	8	1	11	515	536	−21	72	65	9	4	47
10	Gloucester	20	7	0	13	435	504	−69	61	66	6	7	41	Berth in the 2023–24 Challenge Cup
11	Newcastle Falcons	20	6	0	14	399	616	−217	52	91	4	3	31

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: Games cancelled due to COVID-19 will be recorded as 0–0 but a win and 4 points will be awarded if a club was able to field a team and a loss and 2 points awarded if they were not.
Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.
(C) Champions; (RU) Runners-up; (SF) Losing semi-finalists
Notes:

Round-by-round progression

The grid below shows each team's progression throughout the season, indicating their points total (and league table position) at the end of every round:

Team Progression
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20	R21	R22	R23	R24
Saracens	0 (11th)	5 (5th)	10 (4th)	15 (1st)	20 (1st)	25 (1st)	29 (1st)	34 (1st)	38 (1st)	43 (1st)	43 (1st)	43 (1st)	43 (1st)	48 (1st)	52 (1st)	56 (1st)	57 (1st)	62 (1st)	62 (1st)	62 (1st)	67 (1st)	68 (1st)	73 (1st)	74 (1st)
Sale	5 (2nd)	10 (1st)	10 (2nd)	14 (2nd)	19 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	28 (2nd)	28 (2nd)	32 (2nd)	32 (2nd)	33 (2nd)	38 (2nd)	43 (2nd)	48 (2nd)	50 (2nd)	51 (2nd)	56 (2nd)	56 (2nd)	56 (2nd)	60 (2nd)	64 (2nd)	69 (2nd)
Leicester	1 (6th)	6 (2nd)	11 (1st)	11 (4th)	11 (5th)	16 (3rd)	16 (4th)	16 (6th)	16 (7th)	17 (7th)	22 (5th)	24 (5th)	28 (4th)	28 (6th)	29 (7th)	30 (8th)	34 (8th)	38 (6th)	43 (3rd)	48 (3rd)	53 (3rd)	58 (3rd)	58 (3rd)	59 (3rd)
Northampton	1 (7th)	6 (3rd)	6 (7th)	8 (7th)	8 (7th)	13 (6th)	13 (7th)	18 (5th)	22 (4th)	24 (3rd)	24 (4th)	24 (6th)	24 (7th)	29 (5th)	29 (6th)	33 (4th)	38 (3rd)	43 (3rd)	43 (4th)	48 (4th)	48 (5th)	53 (4th)	58 (4th)	58 (4th)
London Irish	0 (10th)	0 (11th)	2 (9th)	7 (8th)	7 (8th)	7 (10th)	8 (11th)	9 (10th)	9 (10th)	10 (11th)	12 (11th)	17 (10th)	21 (9th)	22 (9th)	26 (9th)	31 (7th)	35 (5th)	36 (7th)	41 (5th)	46 (5th)	51 (4th)	51 (5th)	51 (5th)	55 (5th)
Harlequins	5 (1st)	6 (4th)	8 (6th)	13 (3rd)	13 (4th)	13 (5th)	17 (3rd)	22 (3rd)	22 (3rd)	22 (4th)	26 (3rd)	30 (3rd)	31 (3rd)	31 (3rd)	31 (6th)	32 (6th)	34 (7th)	34 (8th)	39 (6th)	40 (8th)	41 (8th)	46 (6th)	47 (7th)	51 (6th)
Exeter	4 (4th)	4 (7th)	9 (5th)	9 (6th)	14 (3rd)	14 (4th)	15 (5th)	15 (7th)	16 (6th)	20 (6th)	21 (6th)	21 (7th)	25 (6th)	25 (7th)	30 (5th)	34 (3rd)	34 (7th)	38 (5th)	38 (8th)	43 (6th)	43 (6th)	43 (7th)	47 (6th)	48 (7th)
Bath	1 (5th)	1 (8th)	1 (10th)	2 (11th)	3 (11th)	5 (11th)	9 (9th)	9 (9th)	13 (8th)	17 (8th)	17 (8th)	18 (8th)	19 (11th)	23 (8th)	23 (10th)	24 (10th)	24 (11th)	25 (11th)	26 (11th)	27 (11th)	32 (10th)	37 (10th)	42 (9th)	47 (8th)
Bristol	5 (3rd)	5 (6th)	10 (3rd)	10 (5th)	10 (6th)	12 (7th)	12 (8th)	13 (8th)	13 (9th)	13 (10th)	14 (10th)	17 (11th)	21 (10th)	21 (11th)	21 (11th)	22 (11th)	27 (9th)	31 (9th)	36 (9th)	41 (7th)	41 (7th)	41 (8th)	42 (8th)	47 (9th)
Gloucester	0 (9th)	0 (10th)	2 (8th)	2 (10th)	6 (9th)	11 (8th)	15 (6th)	20 (4th)	20 (5th)	21 (5th)	21 (7th)	26 (4th)	26 (5th)	30 (4th)	31 (4th)	32 (5th)	37 (4th)	39 (4th)	39 (7th)	39 (9th)	40 (9th)	40 (9th)	41 (10th)	41 (10th)
Newcastle	1 (8th)	1 (9th)	1 (11th)	6 (9th)	6 (10th)	8 (9th)	8 (10th)	8 (11th)	9 (11th)	13 (9th)	17 (9th)	17 (9th)	21 (8th)	21 (10th)	26 (8th)	26 (9th)	26 (10th)	27 (10th)	27 (10th)	27 (10th)	31 (11th)	31 (11th)	31 (11th)	31 (11th)

Key
Win	Draw	Loss	Bye	Expunged

Regular season

The original fixtures for the regular season were announced by Premiership Rugby on 19 July 2022. The league season began on 10 September 2022, a day later than first scheduled, after the opening night fixtures were postponed by 24 hours following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The season concluded with the Premiership Final on 27 May 2023. Referees appointed to officiate Premiership matches are employed by the RFU, unless indicated otherwise.

The regular season was initially set to play out over 26 rounds of six matches, with each of the 13 teams playing 24 times, plus two bye weeks. However, after the removal of Worcester Warriors and Wasps from the league, several teams experienced extra bye weeks due to the cancellation of fixtures against those two clubs. In response to the disrupted schedule, Premiership Rugby announced a revised fixture list for the second half of the season on 11 November 2022.

The revised league season consisted of 24 rounds of five games each, the last of which took place on the first weekend of May. All 11 remaining teams completed a total of 20 matches, with one bye week each in the second half of the season.

Highlights of the season include:

• Slater Cup – Leicester Tigers and Gloucester contested the inaugural Slater Cup at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on 24 December 2022, and at Kingsholm on 12 March 2023.
• Big Game 14 – Harlequins hosted Exeter Chiefs in this season's edition of The Big Game at Twickenham Stadium on 4 March 2023.
• The Showdown 3 – Saracens hosted Harlequins in this season's edition of The Showdown at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 25 March 2023.
• Big Summer Kick-Off 2 – Harlequins hosted Bath in this season's edition of the Big Summer Kick-Off at Twickenham Stadium on 22 April 2023.

Results

Home \ Away	BAT	BRI	EXE	GLO	HAR	LEI	LON	NEW	NOR	SAL	SAR	WAS	WOR
Bath	—	13–15	36–19	17–21	13–19	19–18	10–25	24–16	27–14	20–37	61–29	31–39	X
Bristol Bears	31–29	—	14–50	36–21	51–26	26–26	40–36	30–12	62–8	20–36	10–25	X	X
Exeter Chiefs	20–15	22–21	—	24–17	43–42	24–20	22–17	24–5	35–12	24–22	20–22	X	X
Gloucester	24–33	31–28	38–22	—	28–26	5–26	8–6	21–27	34–19	22–25	16–19	27–21	X
Harlequins	35–45	12–15	40–5	21–12	—	19–27	26–24	48–20	35–29	16–24	27–30	X	X
Leicester Tigers	48–27	46–24	62–19	28–13	17–20	—	33–31	36–21	18–19	16–26	24–18	X	X
London Irish	47–38	23–7	17–14	21–22	42–24	22–25	—	39–17	37–22	36–18	29–20	X	45–14
Newcastle Falcons	10–17	30–15	24–21	17–12	31–40	45–26	19–34	—	5–66	20–14	14–34	X	X
Northampton Saints	45–26	45–31	26–19	41–34	46–17	21–41	38–22	32–31	—	38–34	38–29	X	X
Sale Sharks	30–27	25–20	28–20	27–17	13–29	40–5	37–14	54–12	29–22	—	35–24	X	X
Saracens	37–31	20–19	35–3	41–39	36–24	51–18	45–21	29–23	45–39	33–22	—	X	X
Wasps	X	8–23	X	X	X	X	X	X	36–40	X	X	—	X
Worcester Warriors	X	X	21–36	X	X	X	X	39–5	X	X	X	X	—

Source: Premiership Rugby
Note: Worcester and Wasps were suspended from the league on 26 September 2022 and 12 October 2022 after entering administration, and their results were expunged on 6 October 2022 and 28 October 2022.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 1

10 September 2022 15:00

Exeter Chiefs	24 – 20	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 18' Kata 37' c Schickerling 80' c Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 39', 80+1' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 2'	Report	Try: Liebenberg 48' c Clare 58' c Con: Gopperth (2/2) 49', 60' Pen: Burns (2/2) 12', 35'

Sandy Park Attendance: 9,579 Referee: Christophe Ridley

10 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	45 – 14	Worcester Warriors
Try: Donnell 12' c B. White 23' c Hassell-Collins 29' m Arundell (2) 48' m, 80+2' c W. Joseph 59' m Creevy 70' c Con: P. Jackson (3/5) 13', 24', 49' Englefield (2/2) 71', 80+3'	Report	Try: Langdon 66' c Shillcock 76' c Con: O. Williams (2/2) 67', 77'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 6,729 Referee: Wayne Barnes

10 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	31 – 40	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: G. McGuigan (2) 12' m, 58' c Radwan 30' m Earle 39' c Mulipola 65' c Con: Connon (3/5) 40+1', 60', 66'	Report	Try: Green 18' c Louw 24' c Head 43' c Anyanwu 53' c Dombrandt 74' c Marchant 78' m Con: Allan (5/6) 19', 25', 45', 53', 74'

Kingston Park Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Luke Pearce

10 September 2022 17:30

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	31 – 29	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Genge (2) 1' c, 71' c Bradbury 26' m Morahan 35' m Capon 78' c Con: Sheedy (1/3) 2' MacGinty (2/2) 72', 79'	Report	Try: B. Spencer 15' c Dunn 54' c Con: Francis (2/2) 16', 55' Pen: Francis (5/5) 8', 20', 39', 66', 75'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 22,021 Referee: Matthew Carley

11 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	29 – 22	Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Warr 11' c L. James 55' c S. James 58' c O'Flaherty 61' m Con: R. du Preez (3/4) 12', 56', 59' Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Collins (2) 65' c, 80' m O. Sleightholme 69' c Con: J. Grayson (2/3) 66', 70' Pen: J. Grayson (1/1) 3'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Tom Foley

11 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester	27 – 21	Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Rees-Zammit 42' m Chapman 45' c Penalty try 67' Clarke 72' m Con: Hastings (1/3) 46' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 59'	Report	Try: C. Atkinson 19' c Shields 25' c Odendaal 29' c Con: C. Atkinson (3/3) 20', 26', 30'

Kingsholm Attendance: 11,124 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

Bye/s: Saracens

Round 2

17 September 2022 14:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	38 – 22	London Irish
Try: Augustus 9' c O. Sleightholme 52' m Mitchell 55' c Furbank 72' c Con: J. Grayson (2/3) 10', 56' Furbank (1/1) 73' Pen: J. Grayson (2/2) 38', 61' Furbank (2/2) 69', 77'	Report	Try: W. Joseph 63' m Penalty try 67' Hassell-Collins 80+1' c Con: Englefield (1/1) 80+2' Pen: P. Jackson (1/1) 43'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 10,658 Referee: Luke Pearce

17 September 2022 15:00

Bath	20 – 37	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: J. Cokanasiga 42' c de Glanville 73' c Con: Francis (2/2) 44', 74' Pen: Francis (2/2) 15', 28'	Report	Try: O'Flaherty 4' c A. van der Merwe 29' c T. Curry 51' c Ross 78' c Con: R. du Preez (4/4) 5', 30', 52', 79' Pen: R. du Preez (3/3) 18', 33', 38'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,704 Referee: Christophe Ridley

17 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	27 – 30	Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Murley (2) 3' c, 8' c Marchant 36' c Con: Allan (3/3) 5', 10', 37' Pen: Allan (2/2) 15', 64'	Report	Try: Daly 21' m Malins (2) 28' c, 46' m Tompkins 62' c Con: Farrell (2/4) 29', 62' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 57' Daly (1/1) 66'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,831 Referee: Tom Foley

17 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	36 – 21	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Cronin 3' c Nadolo (2) 7' m, 37' c Ashton 39' c Cracknell 73' c Con: Gopperth (4/5) 4', 38', 40', 74' Pen: Gopperth (1/1) 71'	Report	Try: J. Barton 17' c G. McGuigan 32' c M. Carreras 47' c Con: Connon (3/3) 19', 33', 48'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 18,106 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

17 September 2022 15:00

Wasps	8 – 23	Bristol Bears
Try: Cruse 6' m Pen: C. Atkinson (1/2) 45'	Report	Try: Sheedy 20' c Bradbury 60' c Con: Sheedy (2/2) 21', 61' Pen: Sheedy (2/2) 10', 53' Drop: Sheedy (1/1) 77'

Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Karl Dickson

18 September 2022 15:00

Worcester Warriors	21 – 36	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Hearle 23' c G. Simpson 45' c Lawrence 64' c Con: O. Williams (2/2) 24', 46' Searle (1/1) 65'	Report	Try: J. Simmonds 3' m Capstick (2) 16' c, 32' c Woodburn 57' c J. Maunder 71' c Con: J. Simmonds (4/5) 17', 33', 58', 72' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 38'

Sixways Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Matthew Carley

Bye/s: Gloucester

Round 3

23 September 2022 19:45

(1 BP) Bath	31 – 39	Wasps (1 BP)
Try: Gallagher 36' c Dunn (2) 56' c, 66' c J. Joseph 61' c Con: O. Bailey (2/2) 37', 57' Francis (2/2) 62', 67' Pen: Francis (1/1) 79'	Report	Try: Bassett (2) 23' m, 49' m J. Willis 27' c W. Porter 30' c Con: Umaga (2/4) 28', 31' Pen: Umaga (5/5) 12', 14', 39', 40+2', 80+1'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,987 Referee: Wayne Barnes

24 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	40 – 36	London Irish (2 BP)
Try: Morahan 18' c Capon 22' c Genge 33' c Randall 40+4' m Heenan 60' c Lahiff 62' c Con: MacGinty (5/6) 19' 23', 34', 61', 64'	Report	Try: B. White 5' c Arundell 44' c P. Jackson 51' c Miller 73' c Janse van Rensburg 78' m Con: P. Jackson (4/5) 6', 45', 53', 74' Pen: P. Jackson (1/1) 17'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 19,231 Referee: Tom Foley

24 September 2022 15:00

Northampton Saints	21 – 41	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Mitchell 15' c Freeman 17' c Coles 44' c Con: Biggar (3/3) 16', 18', 45'	Report	Try: Steward (3) 39' c, 76' c, 79' m G. Porter 47' c Ashton 69' m Martin 73' c Con: Burns (4/6) 40', 48', 74', 77' Pen: Burns (1/1) 7'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 14,623 Referee: Karl Dickson

24 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	41 – 39	Gloucester (2 BP)
Try: Malins 3' c Earl 26' c Hallett 61' c Woolstencroft (2) 75' c, 80+2' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 4', 62', 76', 80+3' Daly (1/1) 27' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 24', 35'	Report	Try: Rapava-Ruskin (2) 17' c, 53' c Tuisue 39' c C. Harris 44' m Hastings 47' c Con: Hastings (4/5) 18', 40', 48', 54' Pen: Hastings (2/2) 29', 70'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 9,212 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

24 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Worcester Warriors	39 – 5	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Hearle 17' c D. van der Merwe 26' m G. Simpson 66' c Kvesic 70' c Batley 79' c Con: Searle (4/5) 18', 67', 71', 80' Pen: Searle (2/2) 36', 62'	Report	Try: G. McGuigan 6' m

Sixways Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Adam Leal

25 September 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	43 – 42	Harlequins (2 BP)
Try: H. Williams 3' c Townsend 11' c Tshiunza (2) 22' c, 80+2' m Skinner 38' c Schickerling 68' c Con: J. Simmonds (4/4) 4', 12', 23', 39' Slade (1/1) 69' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 7'	Report	Try: Murley (2) 28' c, 49' c Green 46' c Northmore (2) 55' c, 60' c Marchant 71' c Con: M. Smith (6/6) 29', 47', 50', 57', 61', 72'

Sandy Park Attendance: 9,399 Referee: Ian Tempest

Bye/s: Sale Sharks

Round 4

30 September 2022 19:45

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	30 – 15	Bristol Bears
Try: M. Carreras (2) 17' m, 80+4' c Collett 21' m G. McGuigan 32' c Con: T. Schoeman (2/4) 33', 80+5' Pen: T. Schoeman (2/3) 64', 77'	Report	Try: Purdy 51' m Lane 58' c Con: MacGinty (1/2) 59' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 13'

Kingston Park Attendance: 4,215 Referee: Luke Pearce

1 October 2022 15:00

Gloucester	Cancelled	Worcester Warriors

Kingsholm

1 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	47 – 38	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Hassell-Collins (3) 4' c, 27' c, 38' c Loader (3) 14' c, 23' c, 57' c P. Jackson 80' m Con: P. Jackson (6/6) 5', 16', 25', 28', 40', 58'	Report	Try: Hamer-Webb 19' m Gallagher 44' m J. Cokanasiga 52' c Annett (2) 71' c, 77' c Francis 80+4' c Con: O. Bailey (4/6) 53', 72', 78', 80+5'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 7,227 Referee: Karl Dickson

1 October 2022 15:00

Sale Sharks	28 – 20	Exeter Chiefs
Try: B. Curry 37' c A. van der Merwe 47' c Carpenter 69' m Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 39', 48' Pen: R. du Preez (3/4) 25', 62', 78'	Report	Try: Cowan-Dickie 12' c S. Maunder 51' c Con: Slade (2/2) 14', 52' Pen: Slade (2/3) 31', 73'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 6,205 Referee: Wayne Barnes

1 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	51 – 18	Leicester Tigers
Try: Lozowski 15' c Earl 23' m Malins 31' c Van Zyl 39' m Daly 61' c McFarland 68' c Maitland 79' c Con: Farrell (4/6) 16', 32', 62', 69' Daly (1/1) 80+1' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 66'	Report	Try: Cronin 21' c Steward 51' m Con: Burns (1/2) 21' Pen: Burns (2/2) 7', 10'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 9,428 Referee: Matthew Carley

2 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	35 – 29	Northampton Saints (2 BP)
Try: Musk (2) 5' c, 48' c Anyanwu 7' c Northmore 25' c Murley 64' c Con: M. Smith (5/5) 6', 8', 27', 50', 65'	Report	Try: Ludlam 34' c Freeman 56' m Furbank 68' c T. James 75' c Con: Biggar (3/4) 35', 69', 76' Pen: Biggar (1/1) 21'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,816 Referee: Christophe Ridley

Bye/s: Gloucester Wasps

Round 5

7 October 2022 19:45

Bristol Bears	14 – 50	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Fricker 5' c Capon 62' c Con: Sheedy (1/1) 6' MacGinty (1/1) 63'	Report	Try: Nowell (2) 19' c, 56' c Woodburn (2) 27' c, 51' c Cowan-Dickie 64' c Van Heerden 69' c Capstick 73' m Con: J. Simmonds (3/3) 20', 28', 52' Slade (3/4) 57', 65', 70' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 13'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Christophe Ridley

8 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Bath	17 – 21	Gloucester
Try: M. Reid 24' c Dunn 51' m Annett 64' m Con: Francis (1/1) 26'	Report	Try: Alemanno (2) 11' c, 37' c Socino 19' c Con: Hastings (3/3) 12', 21', 38'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,162 Referee: Tom Foley

8 October 2022 15:00

Leicester Tigers	16 – 26	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: J. Wiese 29' c Con: Burns (1/1) 31' Pen: Burns (3/3) 7', 17', 23'	Report	Try: Roebuck 11' m R. du Preez 32' c T. Curry 48' c Quirke 52' c Con: R. du Preez (3/4) 34', 49', 53'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 20,344 Referee: Luke Pearce

8 October 2022 15:00

Worcester Warriors	Cancelled	Harlequins

Sixways

9 October 2022 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	14 – 34	Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Blamire 66' c M. Carreras 70' c Con: T. Schoeman (2/2) 67', 71'	Report	Try: Lewington 3' m Pifeleti 9' c Lozowski 24' c Malins (2) 33' c, 57' m Con: Farrell (3/5) 10', 25', 34' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 74'

Kingston Park Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Wayne Barnes

9 October 2022 15:00

(2 BP) Wasps	36 – 40	Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: J. Willis 11' c Odogwu 17' m Oghre 54' c C. Atkinson 57' m Con: Umaga (2/4) 12', 55' Pen: Umaga (3/3) 21', 25', 65' Haydon-Wood (1/1) 77'	Report	Try: Coles (2) 40' m, 78' c O. Sleightholme 58' c Penalty try 67' Skosan 80+1' m Con: Furbank (1/2) 59' Hutchinson (1/2) 79' Pen: Biggar (3/3) 5', 14', 43'

Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 10,249 Referee: Adam Leal

Bye/s: Harlequins London Irish

Round 6

14 October 2022 19:45

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	37 – 14	London Irish
Try: D. du Preez 12' c Carpenter 37' m Roebuck (2) 43' c, 55' c Ashman 78' m Con: R. du Preez (3/4) 13', 44', 56' Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 26', 68'	Report	Try: Hassell-Collins 39' c Janse van Rensburg 50' c Con: P. Jackson (2/2) 40+1', 52'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 6,293 Referee: Karl Dickson

15 October 2022 15:00

Exeter Chiefs	Cancelled	Wasps

Sandy Park

15 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester	31 – 28	Bristol Bears (2 BP)
Try: J. Reid 11' c Rapava-Ruskin (2) 32' c, 60' c Clarke 39' c Con: Hastings (4/4) 12', 33', 40', 62' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 77'	Report	Try: Bedlow 25' c O'Conor 36' c Genge 44' c Uren 56' c Con: Sheedy (4/4) 26', 36', 44', 57'

Kingsholm Attendance: 14,030 Referee: Wayne Barnes

15 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	32 – 31	Newcastle Falcons (2 BP)
Try: O. Sleightholme (2) 5' m, 54' m S. Matavesi 12' m Collins 43' c Augustus 49' c Con: J. Grayson (2/5) 44', 50' Pen: J. Grayson (1/1) 25'	Report	Try: Penny (2) 32' c, 44' c M. Carreras 61' m Blamire 65' m Wacokecoke 70' c Con: Connon (3/5) 33', 45', 71'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 11,869 Referee: Jack Makepeace

15 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	37 – 31	Bath (2 BP)
Try: Goode 3' c Malins 42' c Daly 51' c Lewington 56' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 4', 43', 52', 58' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 18', 35', 40+3'	Report	Try: Gallagher 8' c J. Cokanasiga 46' c Ojomoh 60' c W. White 72' c Con: O. Bailey (4/4) 9', 47', 62', 73' Pen: O. Bailey (1/1) 16'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 9,010 Referee: Luke Pearce

16 October 2022 15:00

Harlequins	19 – 27	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Murley (2) 68' c, 79' m Care 80+2' c Con: M. Smith (2/3) 69', 80+2'	Report	Try: Reffell (2) 8' m, 53' m Montoya 33' c A. Watson 76' c Con: Burns (2/4) 34', 77' Pen: Burns (1/2) 73'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 13,023 Referee: Adam Leal

Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs

Round 7

21 October 2022 19:45

(1 BP) London Irish	21 – 22	Gloucester
Try: Creevy 2' c Loader 27' m Con: P. Jackson (1/2) 4' Pen: P. Jackson (3/3) 15', 34', 49'	Report	Try: Socino (2) 21' m, 53' c Ackermann 30' c Con: Hastings (2/3) 31', 55' Drop: Hastings (1/1) 62'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 9,031 Referee: Matthew Carley

22 October 2022 15:00

Bath	27 – 14	Northampton Saints
Try: M. Reid 20' c Dunn 37' c Redpath 67' c Con: Worboys (3/3) 21', 38', 69' Pen: Worboys (2/3) 66', 74'	Report	Try: Collins 53' c S. Graham 71' c Con: J. Grayson (1/1) 54' Furbank (1/1) 72'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,412 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

22 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	20 – 22	Saracens
Try: Penalty try 38' Vermeulen 71' c Con: Slade (1/1) 72' Pen: Slade (2/2) 22', 77'	Report	Try: McFarland 25' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 26' Pen: Daly (2/2) 40+1', 66' Farrell (2/2) 52', 57' Goode (1/1) 80+2'

Sandy Park Attendance: 12,666 Referee: Tom Foley

23 October 2022 15:00

Leicester Tigers	Cancelled	Wasps

Mattioli Woods Welford Road

23 October 2022 15:00

Sale Sharks	13 – 29	Harlequins
Try: S. James 16' c Con: R. du Preez (1/1) 17' Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 21', 47'	Report	Try: David 11' c M. Smith 38' c Con: M. Smith (2/2) 12', 40' Pen: M. Smith (5/5) 24', 45', 54', 64', 71'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 7,484 Referee: Christophe Ridley

Bye/s: Bristol Bears Leicester Tigers Newcastle Falcons

Round 8

28 October 2022 19:45

(1 BP) Gloucester	38 – 22	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Rees-Zammit 4' c S. Carreras 27' m Socino 34' c Chapman 42' c Ackermann 57' m Ludlow 77' c Con: Hastings (4/6) 5', 35', 43', 78'	Report	Try: J. Maunder 10' c Van Heerden 30' c Hodge 65' m Con: Skinner (2/2) 11', 31' Pen: Skinner (1/1) 2'

Kingsholm Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Adam Leal

29 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	26 – 24	London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Allan (2) 43' c, 60' c Dombrandt 52' c Head 80+5' m Con: Allan (3/4) 44', 53', 61'	Report	Try: Fa'aso'o 9' c Donnell 17' c Hassell-Collins 46' c Con: P. Jackson (3/3) 10', 18', 47' Pen: P. Jackson (1/1) 71'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,532 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

29 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	45 – 31	Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Mitchell (2) 14' c, 21' c O. Sleightholme 30' c Salakaia-Loto 33' c Proctor 44' c J. Grayson 70' c Con: F. Smith (5/5) 15', 22', 31', 34', 45' J. Grayson (1/1) 71' c Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 28'	Report	Try: Thacker (2) 3' c, 67' c Sheedy 53' c Bradbury 59' m MacGinty 80+1' m Con: Sheedy (2/3) 4', 54' MacGinty (1/2) 68'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,572 Referee: Hamish Smales

30 October 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	33 – 22	Sale Sharks
Try: Goode 7' m McFarland 28' c Earl 43' m Tompkins 76' c Con: Goode (2/3) 29', 77' Pen: Daly (2/2) 26', 47' Goode (1/1) 38'	Report	Try: B. Curry 5' m Penalty try 16' Carpenter 62' c Con: R. du Preez (1/2) 63' Pen: R. du Preez (1/2) 11'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 8,832 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Bye/s: Bath Leicester Tigers Newcastle Falcons

Round 9

4 November 2022 19:45

Northampton Saints	26 – 19	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Freeman (2) 31' c, 71' c Con: F. Smith (2/2) 32', 73' Pen: F. Smith (4/4) 16', 46', 52', 67'	Report	Try: Van Heerden 9' c J. Simmonds (2) 59' m, 63' c Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 10', 65'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,799 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

5 November 2022 13:00

Sale Sharks	27 – 17	Gloucester
Try: Carpenter 4' c T. Taylor 10' c B. Curry 21' c Con: R. du Preez (3/3) 5', 12', 22' Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 19', 70'	Report	Try: Socino 14' m J. Morris 26' m Clarke 75' c Con: L. Evans (1/3) 76'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Andrew Jackson

5 November 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	10 – 17	Bath
Try: Radwan 7' c Con: Connon (1/1) 8' Pen: Connon (1/2) 80+1'	Report	Try: T. Hill 35' c Lawrence 60' c Con: Worboys (1/1) 36' Searle (1/1) 61' Pen: Searle (1/1) 54'

Kingston Park Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Hamish Smales

5 November 2022 17:00

Bristol Bears	10 – 25	Saracens
Try: Thacker 56' m J. Benz-Salomon 79' m	Report	Try: Malins 32' c Con: Goode (1/1) 33' Pen: Goode (6/6) 37', 40+2', 44', 49', 60', 69'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,507 Referee: Jack Makepeace

Bye/s: Harlequins Leicester Tigers London Irish

Round 10

11 November 2022 19:45

Bath	19 – 18	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: T. Hill 29' m Butt 80+1' m Pen: O. Bailey (3/3) 3', 57', 70'	Report	Try: Nadolo 5' c Cronin 39' m Con: Burns (1/2) 6' Pen: Burns (2/2) 23', 66'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Tom Foley

12 November 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Gloucester	21 – 27	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Seabrook 38' c Jordan 63' c Penalty try 73' Con: G. Barton (2/2) 39', 64'	Report	Try: Radwan 7' c Chick 14' c G. McGuigan 33' c Con: Connon (3/3) 9', 15', 34' Pen: Connon (2/2) 30', 66'

Kingsholm Attendance: 11,501 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

12 November 2022 17:00

Exeter Chiefs	22 – 17	London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Ewers 11' c Van Heerden 22' m Woodburn 35' c Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 12', 36' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 54'	Report	Try: Fa'aso'o 51' c T. Pearson 77' c Con: P. Jackson (2/2) 52', 78' Pen: P. Jackson (1/1) 8'

Sandy Park Attendance: 9,916 Referee: Hamish Smales

13 November 2022 12:15

(1 BP) Saracens	45 – 39	Northampton Saints (2 BP)
Try: Maitland (2) 21' c, 39' c G. Simpson 61' c Hallett 64' c Earl 74' c Daly 78' c Con: Goode (5/5) 22', 40+1', 62', 65', 75' Lozowski (1/1) 79' Pen: Goode (1/2) 2'	Report	Try: Haywood 5' c Dingwall (3) 12' c, 32' c, 47' m Skosan 52' c Con: F. Smith (4/5) 6', 13', 33', 53' Pen: F. Smith (2/2) 31', 38'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 8,475 Referee: Andrew Jackson

Bye/s: Bristol Bears Harlequins Sale Sharks

Round 11

25 November 2022 19:45

Harlequins	21 – 12	Gloucester
Try: Care (2) 8' c, 37' c Lamb 15' c Con: Allan (3/3) 9', 16', 38'	Report	Try: Morgan 22' c Socino 35' m Con: S. Carreras (1/2) 23'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,126 Referee: Wayne Barnes

25 November 2022 19:45

Newcastle Falcons	24 – 21	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: G. McGuigan 6' c M. Carreras 19' c Pepper 40' c Con: Connon (3/3) 7', 20', 40+1' Pen: Connon (1/1) 61'	Report	Try: Van Heerden 11' c Yeandle 37' c Sio 72' c Con: J. Simmonds (3/3) 12', 38', 73'

Kingston Park Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Karl Dickson

26 November 2022 13:00

Sale Sharks	25 – 20	Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: R. du Preez 9' m Roebuck 24' c J-L. du Preez 68' c Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 25', 69' Pen: R. du Preez (2/2) 30', 50'	Report	Try: O'Conor (2) 21' c, 33' c Con: Sheedy (2/2) 22', 35' Pen: MacGinty (2/3) 40', 48'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 3,969 Referee: Adam Leal

27 November 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	33 – 31	London Irish (2 BP)
Try: Montoya 3' c Wigglesworth 15' m Potter 24' c Reffell 30' c J. Wiese 56' c Con: Burns (4/5) 4', 25', 31', 57'	Report	Try: Ratuniyarawa 11' c Penalty try 36' Rogerson 48' c Hassell-Collins 50' m T. Pearson 60' m Con: P. Jackson (2/4) 12', 49'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

Bye/s: Bath Northampton Saints Saracens

Round 12

2 December 2022 19:45

(1 BP) Bath	13 – 19	Harlequins
Try: Butt 42' c Con: O. Bailey (1/1) 43' Pen: O. Bailey (1/3) 11' Francis (1/1) 56'	Report	Try: Dombrandt 6' c Beard 23' m David 53' c Con: Allan (2/3) 7', 54'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 14,509 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)

3 December 2022 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	39 – 17	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Stokes 10' c P. Jackson 55' c Cinti (2) 60' m, 76' c Coleman 72' c Con: P. Jackson (4/5) 11', 56', 73', 77' Pen: P. Jackson (2/2) 22', 40+1'	Report	Try: M. Carreras 15' c Pepper 50' c Con: Connon (2/2) 17', 51' Pen: Connon (1/1) 46'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 6,858 Referee: Wayne Barnes

3 December 2022 17:30

(1 BP) Gloucester	34 – 19	Northampton Saints
Try: Singleton 13' c C. Harris 25' c S. Carreras 36' c Balmain 60' c Con: S. Carreras (4/4) 14', 26', 37', 61' Pen: S. Carreras (2/2) 70', 79'	Report	Try: Freeman (2) 17' c, 21' m Ramm 76' c Con: F. Smith (1/2) 19' Furbank (1/1) 76'

Kingsholm Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Ian Tempest

3 December 2022 20:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	26 – 26	Leicester Tigers
Try: Radradra 5' m Piutau 24' c Byrne 65' c Ibitoye 76' c Con: Sheedy (1/2) 25' MacGinty (2/2) 65', 77'	Report	Try: Kelly 30' m Ashton 36' m Montoya 40' c Con: Burns (1/1) 40+1' Pen: Burns (3/3) 17', 21', 62'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 16,186 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs Sale Sharks Saracens

Round 13

23 December 2022 19:45

London Irish	29 – 20	Saracens
Try: Hassell-Collins 2' c Cunningham-South 78' c Con: P. Jackson (2/2) 4', 80' Pen: P. Jackson (5/5) 20', 28', 31', 40+5', 57'	Report	Try: Pifeleti 40+1' c Maitland 45' c Con: Farrell (2/2) 40+3', 47' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 15', 74'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 10,504 Referee: Matthew Carley

23 December 2022 19:45

Newcastle Falcons	20 – 14	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: M. Carreras 55' c S. Stuart 62' c Con: Connon (2/2) 56', 63' Pen: Connon (2/2) 43', 69'	Report	Try: Ashman 11' c O'Flaherty 25' c Con: R. du Preez (2/2) 13', 27'

Kingston Park Attendance: 5,824 Referee: Adam Leal

24 December 2022 15:00

Exeter Chiefs	20 – 15	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Ewers 16' c Slade 32' c Con: J. Simmonds (2/2) 17', 33' Pen: J. Simmonds (2/2) 2', 40+2'	Report	Try: J. Cokanasiga 12' c Annett 62' m Con: O. Bailey (1/2) 13' Pen: O. Bailey (1/1) 23'

Sandy Park Attendance: 13,537 Referee: Tom Foley

24 December 2022 15:00

Leicester Tigers	28 – 13	Gloucester
Try: G. Porter 44' c A. Watson (2) 58' c, 66' m Con: Burns (2/3) 45', 59' Pen: Burns (3/3) 13', 19', 54'	Report	Try: Tuisue 40+2' m May 79' m Pen: Hastings (1/2) 8'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Christophe Ridley

27 December 2022 16:15

(1 BP) Harlequins	12 – 15	Bristol Bears
Try: Bassett 20' m Murley 58' c Con: Allan (1/2) 60'	Report	Try: Thacker 16' c Ibitoye 39' m Con: MacGinty (1/2) 17' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 3'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 11,790 Referee: Karl Dickson

Bye/s: Northampton Saints

Round 14

30 December 2022 19:45

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	40 – 5	Leicester Tigers
Try: O'Flaherty 35' c McIntyre 53' c Penalty try 67' Ashman 77' m R. du Preez 80' m Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 36', 54' Pen: R. du Preez (3/3) 18', 25', 32'	Report	Try: Pollard 47' m

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 9,491 Referee: Matthew Carley

31 December 2022 15:00

Bath	24 – 16	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Lawrence 13' c T. Hill 48' c B. Spencer 56' c Con: O. Bailey (3/3) 14', 49', 57' Pen: O. Bailey (1/1) 79'	Report	Try: Blamire 27' c Con: Connon (1/1) 28' Pen: Connon (3/4) 18', 45', 60'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jack Makepeace

31 December 2022 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	35 – 3	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Christie 10' c Maitland 23' m Riccioni 40' c Lewington 72' m Tompkins 80+1' m Con: Farrell (2/5) 11', 40+2' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 45', 50'	Report	Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 22'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

31 December 2022 15:00

Gloucester	8 – 6	London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Alemanno 11' m Pen: S. Carreras (1/1) 80+3'	Report	Pen: P. Jackson (2/2) 28', 73'

Kingsholm Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Adam Leal

1 January 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	46 – 17	Harlequins
Try: A. Waller 4' c Ramm (2) 17' c, 40+2' m Salakaia-Loto 54' c Furbank 69' c Hutchinson 75' c Con: F. Smith (2/3) 5', 18' Furbank (3/3) 55', 70', 76' Pen: Furbank (2/2) 43', 48'	Report	Try: Els 67' c David 79' c Con: Edwards (2/2) 67', 79' Pen: Allan (1/1) 23'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 15,153 Referee: Luke Pearce

Bye/s: Bristol Bears

Round 15

6 January 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Gloucester	16 – 19	Saracens
Try: Thorley 16' c Con: S. Carreras (1/1) 17' Pen: S. Carreras (3/4) 35', 45', 73'	Report	Try: Malins 7' m Van Zyl 66' m Pen: Farrell (2/4) 24', 38' Drop: Farrell (1/1) 80+1'

Kingsholm Attendance: 13,417 Referee: Karl Dickson

7 January 2023 14:00

(1 BP) Newcastle Falcons	45 – 26	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: M. Carreras (3) 14' c, 36' c, 38' c Chick 28' c Blamire 56' c Moroni 74' c Con: Connon (6/6) 15', 29', 37', 39', 57', 75' Pen: Connon (1/1) 46'	Report	Try: Youngs 32' m O. Chessum 42' c Gopperth 72' c Jansen 80+2' c Con: C. Atkinson (3/4) 43', 73', 80+3'

Kingston Park Attendance: 6,122 Referee: Tom Foley

7 January 2023 16:30

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	35 – 12	Northampton Saints
Try: S. Simmonds 3' c Woodburn 15' c Cowan-Dickie (2) 29' c, 44' c Slade 56' c Con: J. Simmonds (5/5) 4', 17', 30', 45', 57'	Report	Try: Dingwall 48' c Proctor 65' m Con: Furbank (1/2) 49'

Sandy Park Attendance: 8,215 Referee: Adam Leal

8 January 2023 15:00

Harlequins	16 – 24	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: Marchant 42' m David 74' m Pen: Allan (2/2) 5', 31'	Report	Try: O'Flaherty 18' c R. du Preez 24' c A. van der Merwe 53' m C. Wiese 62' m Con: R. du Preez (2/4) 19', 26'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 10,383 Referee: Wayne Barnes

8 January 2023 15:00

London Irish	23 – 7	Bristol Bears
Try: Janse van Rensburg 28' c B. White 40+3' c Con: Jennings (2/2) 29', 40+5' Pen: Jennings (3/4) 8', 42', 75'	Report	Try: Thacker 20' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 21'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 7,026 Referee: Christophe Ridley

Bye/s: Bath

Round 16

27 January 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	30 – 27	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Carpenter 2' m Dugdale 17' c Roebuck 25' m T. Taylor 32' m Reed 80+1' m Con: R. du Preez (1/5) 18' Pen: R. du Preez (1/3) 50'	Report	Try: Annett 40+3' c J. Joseph 43' c B. Spencer 66' c Con: B. Spencer (3/3) 40+4', 44', 67' Pen: B. Spencer (2/2) 6', 60'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 6,750 Referee: Karl Dickson

28 January 2023 14:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	18 – 19	Northampton Saints
Try: Potter (2) 8' c, 46' m Con: Pollard (1/1) 10' Pen: Pollard (1/1) 20' Burns (1/1) 63'	Report	Try: O. Sleightholme 50' c Con: Furbank (1/1) 51' Pen: Furbank (4/5) 13', 29', 33', 43'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 25,849 Referee: Wayne Barnes

28 January 2023 15:00

Saracens	20 – 19	Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Dan 58' c Segun 77' m Hougaard 80+3' m Con: Goode (1/3) 59' Pen: Goode (1/2) 52'	Report	Try: Thacker 37' m Ibitoye 71' m Pen: MacGinty (1/2) 12' J. Williams (2/2) 49', 55'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 9,019 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

28 January 2022 16:30

Exeter Chiefs	24 – 17	Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Gray 11' c Kata 18' c Woodburn 35' c Con: Skinner (3/3) 12', 20', 36' Pen: Skinner (1/1) 56'	Report	Try: May 15' c Rapava-Ruskin 30' c Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 17', 31' Pen: S. Carreras (1/1) 80+1'

Sandy Park Attendance: 11,078 Referee: Tom Foley

29 January 2022 15:00

(1 BP) London Irish	42 – 24	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Cunningham-South 4' c Dykes (3) 6' c, 39' c, 44' c Stokes 21' c T. Pearson 72' c Con: P. Jackson (6/6) 5', 8', 22', 40+1', 45', 74'	Report	Try: Penalty try 20' Allan 27' m Bassett 52' m Lamb 62' c Con: Allan (1/3) 63'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 13,351 Referee: Matthew Carley

Bye/s: Newcastle Falcons

Round 17

17 February 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	30 – 12	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Randall (2) 10' m, 42' c Vui 21' c Harding 80+2' m Con: J. Williams (2/4) 22', 43' Pen: J. Williams (2/2) 40+2', 69'	Report	Try: G. Graham 16' c Blamire 58' m Con: Connon (1/2) 17'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 16,784 Referee: Karl Dickson

17 February 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Gloucester	28 – 26	Harlequins (2 BP)
Try: Blake 5' c Thorley 17' c S. Carreras 71' c Rees-Zammit 76' c Con: S. Carreras (4/4) 6', 18', 73', 77'	Report	Try: Lawday 11' c Murley 51' m Riley 61' c Jurevicius 80+1' c Con: Allan (3/4) 13', 62', 80+2'

Kingsholm Attendance: 16,600 Referee: Luke Pearce

18 February 2023 15:00

Bath	10 – 25	London Irish
Try: Bayliss 22' c Con: B. Spencer (1/1) 22' Pen: B. Spencer (1/2) 29'	Report	Try: P. Jackson 24' c B. White 40' m Janse van Rensburg 59' c Con: P. Jackson (2/3) 26', 60' Pen: P. Jackson (2/2) 54', 69'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 14,509 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

18 February 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	38 – 34	Sale Sharks (2 BP)
Try: T. James 24' c Freeman 49' c Proctor 57' m Penalty try 66' Braley 74' c Dingwall 77' m Con: F. Smith (2/3) 25', 50' Hutchinson (1/2) 74'	Report	Try: Reed 9' m T. Curry 18' c R. du Preez 22' c Ashman 40+1' m Dugdale 62' c Con: R. du Preez (3/5) 19', 23', 64' Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 45'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,827 Referee: Ian Tempest

19 February 2023 15:00

Leicester Tigers	24 – 18	Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Pollard 5' c Henderson 12' c Brown 27' c Con: Pollard (3/3) 6', 13', 29' Pen: Pollard (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: Mawi 40+3' c Lewington 49' m Con: Goode (1/2) 40+3' Pen: Goode (2/2) 17', 47'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 20,451 Referee: Tom Foley

Bye/s: Exeter Chiefs

Round 18

24 February 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Bath	13 – 15	Bristol Bears
Try: M. Reid 33' c Con: Francis (1/1) 34' Pen: Francis (2/5) 38', 54'	Report	Try: J. Williams 19' c Naulago 42' m Con: MacGinty (1/2) 20' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 66'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 14,509 Referee: Matthew Carley

25 February 2023 14:30

(1 BP) Saracens	29 – 23	Newcastle Falcons (1 BP)
Try: Mawi 2' m Lewington (2) 15' m, 23' m Van Zyl 31' c Dan 39' c Con: Goode (2/5) 32', 40'	Report	Try: Van der Walt 11' c Radwan 71' c Con: Connon (2/2) 12', 72' Pen: Connon (3/3) 6', 26', 80+3'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 6,591 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

25 February 2023 14:45

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	41 – 34	Gloucester (2 BP)
Try: A. Waller 23' c Braley 43' c A. Moon 50' m S. Graham 54' c Freeman 59' m Dingwall 69' c Con: J. Grayson (4/6) 24', 43', 55', 69' Pen: J. Grayson (1/2) 7'	Report	Try: Blake (2) 14' m, 40' m Thorley 46' m Ford-Robinson (2) 75' m, 80+3' c Alemanno 79' c Con: Twelvetrees (2/3) 79', 80+4'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,431 Referee: Adam Leal

25 February 2022 19:30

(1 BP) London Irish	22 – 25	Leicester Tigers
Try: T. Pearson 5' c Powell 9' c Cunningham-South 63' m Con: P. Jackson (2/3) 5', 9' Pen: P. Jackson (1/1) 25'	Report	Try: Cracknell 2' c J. Wiese 20' c Potter 57' m Con: Pollard (2/3) 3', 21' Pen: Pollard (2/3) 67', 72'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 6,353 Referee: Jack Makepeace

26 February 2023 13:00

Exeter Chiefs	24 – 22	Sale Sharks (1 BP)
Try: H. Williams 25' c Hodge (2) 33' c, 36' c Con: Skinner (3/3) 26', 34', 37' Pen: Skinner (1/1) 69'	Report	Try: Roebuck 15' c Ashman 50' c Dugdale 67' m Con: R. du Preez (2/3) 17', 51' Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 12'

Sandy Park Attendance: 9,336 Referee: Luke Pearce

Bye/s: Harlequins

Round 19

3 March 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	62 – 8	Northampton Saints
Try: Randall (2) 20' c, 33' m Thacker 24' c I. Lloyd (2) 40+1' m, 43' c Vui 51' c Kloska 60' c Harding 68' c Heenan 74' c Con: MacGinty (4/6) 21', 25', 44', 51' J. Williams (3/3) 61', 69', 75' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 11'	Report	Try: Hendy 56' m Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 8'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 16,686 Referee: Ian Tempest

4 March 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	48 – 27	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Potter 16' c Pollard 23' c Montoya (2) 27' c, 65' c Liebenberg 39' c Wells 74' c Con: Pollard (5/5) 17', 24', 28', 40', 66' C. Atkinson (1/1) 74' Pen: Pollard (2/2) 34', 54'	Report	Try: Gallagher 11' m B. Spencer 35' m McNally 44' c Lee-Warner 76' c Con: B. Spencer (2/4) 45', 77' Pen: B. Spencer (1/1) 30'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 22,220 Referee: Karl Dickson

4 March 2023 17:15

(1 BP) Harlequins	40 – 5	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Murley 11' c Bassett 23' c Riley 29' m Marchant (2) 32' c, 57' c Lewies 65' c Con: M. Smith (5/6) 12', 24', 33', 59', 66'	Report	Try: Innard 46' m

Twickenham Attendance: 54,669 Referee: Matthew Carley

5 March 2023 15:00

Newcastle Falcons	19 – 34	London Irish (1 BP)
Try: Dalton 30' c Blamire 38' c Fearns 49' m Con: Connon (2/3) 31', 40'	Report	Try: Basham 3' c T. Pearson 18' c Fischetti 27' m Cornish 53' c Hassell-Collins 61' m Con: P. Jackson (3/5) 4', 19', 54' Pen: P. Jackson (1/1) 79'

Kingston Park Attendance: 8,682 Referee: Christophe Ridley

5 March 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	35 – 24	Saracens
Try: Carpenter (2) 32' c, 54' c S. James 40' c Ross 61' c J-L. du Preez 80' c Con: R. du Preez (5/5) 33', 40+1', 55', 62', 80+1'	Report	Try: Lewington 20' m Dan 27' m Pifeleti 66' m Pen: Goode (2/2) 5', 17' Man. Vunipola (1/1) 36'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 10,136 Referee: Tom Foley

Bye/s: Gloucester

Round 20

10 March 2023 19:45

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	45 – 26	Bath (1 BP)
Try: R. Smith (2) 13' c, 52' c Augustus 19' c Scott-Young 46' c Collins 68' c J. Grayson 77' c Con: F. Smith (6/6) 15', 20', 47', 54', 69', 78' Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 37'	Report	Try: De Glanville 8' c Dunn (2) 25' c, 63' m Doughty 75' c Con: B. Spencer (1/1) 9' O. Bailey (2/3) 26', 76'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,152 Referee: Jack Makepeace

11 March 2023 14:30

(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs	24 – 5	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Frost 25' m Nowell 58' c Penalty try 62' S. Simmonds 72' m Con: Skinner (1/3) 58'	Report	Try: M. Carreras 21' m

Sandy Park Attendance: 9,188 Referee: Tom Foley

12 March 2023 13:00

Gloucester	5 – 26	Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: May 63' m	Report	Try: Brown 55' m Montoya 59' c Youngs 72' c J. Wiese 80+1' c Con: Pollard (3/4) 60', 73', 80+3'

Kingsholm Attendance: 13,623 Referee: Ian Tempest

12 March 2023 13:00

(1 BP) London Irish	36 – 18	Sale Sharks
Try: O'Sullivan 16' m Creevy 31' c Cinti 34' c Haffar 75' c Stokes 78' c Con: P. Jackson (4/5) 32', 35', 76', 78' Pen: P. Jackson (1/2) 3'	Report	Try: J-L. du Preez 37' c Dugdale 54' m Con: R. du Preez (1/2) 38' Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 20' Ford (1/1) 67'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 5,630 Referee: Matthew Carley

12 March 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	51 – 26	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Thacker (2) 6' c, 17' c Ibitoye 13' c Radradra 24' c Randall 59' c Piutau (2) 61' m, 64' m Con: MacGinty (4/4) 7', 14', 18', 24' J. Williams (1/3) 59' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 31' J. Williams (1/1) 49'	Report	Try: Kenningham (2) 9' c, 56' c Bassett 27' m Murley 68' c Con: Edwards (3/4) 10', 57', 69'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 17,587 Referee: Adam Leal

Bye/s: Saracens

Round 21

24 March 2023 19:45

Newcastle Falcons	17 – 12	Gloucester (1 BP)
Try: Radwan 13' c Obatoyinbo 63' c Con: Connon (2/2) 14', 65' Pen: Connon (1/2) 40+1'	Report	Try: Blake 6' m Thorley 18' c Con: S. Carreras (1/2) 19'

Kingston Park Attendance: 6,127 Referee: Adam Leal

25 March 2023 12:30

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	46 – 24	Bristol Bears
Try: Youngs 16' c A. Watson 31' m Montoya (2) 52' c, 59' c Pollard 67' c Clare 80' c Con: Pollard (4/5) 17', 53', 60', 67' Gopperth (1/1) 80' Pen: Pollard (2/2) 28', 72'	Report	Try: Thacker 10' c Ibitoye 48' c Randall 70' c Con: MacGinty (2/2) 11', 49' Ibitoye (1/1) 70' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 38'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 21,523 Referee: Matthew Carley

25 March 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	36 – 24	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Lozowski 8' c Tompkins 13' c Christie 37' m Maitland 57' c Itoje 65' c Con: Farrell (4/5) 8', 15', 58', 67' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 21'	Report	Try: Dombrandt 2' c Murley (2) 44' c, 61' m Marchant 73' m Con: M. Smith (2/4) 3', 45'

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 55,109 Referee: Luke Pearce

25 March 2023 17:30

(1 BP) London Irish	37 – 22	Northampton Saints
Try: Fa'aso'o 7' c T. Pearson 18' c Loader 42' c Munga 65' c Con: P. Jackson (4/4) 8', 19', 43', 66' Pen: P. Jackson (2/3) 40', 79 Drop: P. Jackson (1/1) 71'	Report	Try: Augustus 32' c Freeman 61' c Ludlam 73' m Con: F. Smith (1/1) 33' Hutchinson (1/2) 61' Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 11'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 13,543 Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe

26 March 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Bath	36 – 19	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Redpath 8' c Obano 35' c J. Cokanasiga 38' m Dunn 46' c Lawrence 54' c Con: B. Spencer (4/5) 9', 36', 47', 55' Pen: Francis (1/1) 74'	Report	Try: Kata 11' c Sio 23' c Yeandle 58' m Con: Slade (2/3) 12', 24'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 14,509 Referee: Karl Dickson

Bye/s: Sale Sharks

Round 22

14 April 2023 19:45

Bristol Bears	20 – 36	Sale Sharks
Try: Naulago 40' c Ibitoye 73' c Con: MacGinty (2/2) 40+1', 74' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 10' J. Williams (1/1) 25'	Report	Try: B. Curry 32' c J-L. du Preez 48' c Warr 69' c Con: Ford (3/3) 33', 49', 70' Pen: Ford (4/4) 3', 19', 23', 53' Drop: Ford (1/1) 28'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 16,907 Referee: Luke Pearce

14 April 2023 19:45

Gloucester	24 – 33	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Varney 6' c S. Carreras 27' c S. Atkinson 44' c Con: S. Carreras (3/3) 7', 28', 45' Pen: S. Carreras (1/3) 12'	Report	Try: Penalty try 30' M. Reid (2) 39' c, 61' c J. Cokanasiga 57' m Underhill 68' c Con: B. Spencer (3/4) 40', 62', 69'

Kingsholm Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Christophe Ridley

15 April 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	48 – 20	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Esterhuizen 37' c Lynagh 40+3' m Bassett 49' m Dombrandt (2) 53' m, 69' c Lamb 72' c Marchant 74' c Baxter 80' m Con: M. Smith (4/7) 38', 69', 72', 76'	Report	Try: M. Carreras 27' c Lockwood 66' c Con: Connon (2/2) 27', 68' Pen: Connon (2/2) 28', 44'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 12,045 Referee: Matthew Carley

15 April 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Northampton Saints	38 – 29	Saracens (1 BP)
Try: A. Moon 19' m Ludlam 22' c Freeman 36' c Hutchinson 43' c F. Smith 50' m Dingwall 63' c Con: F. Smith (4/6) 23', 37', 43', 64'	Report	Try: Segun (2) 4' c, 80' m Man. Vunipola 55' c Dan 68' c Con: Man. Vunipola (3/4) 5', 56', 69' Pen: Man. Vunipola (1/1) 16'

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 15,153 Referee: Wayne Barnes

16 April 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	62 – 19	Exeter Chiefs
Try: Kelly 5' c Van Poortvliet 9' c Ashton (3) 40+3' m, 50' m, 70' c Penalty try 43' Martin 55' c Scott (2) 63' c, 76' c Con: Pollard (4/6) 6', 10', 56', 64' Gopperth (2/2) 71', 76' Pen: Pollard (1/2) 32'	Report	Try: S. Simmonds 15' m Hogg 34' c Tuima 79' c Con: J. Simmonds (1/2) 35' Skinner (1/1) 79'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 22,189 Referee: Karl Dickson

Bye/s: London Irish

Round 23

21 April 2023 19:45

Newcastle Falcons	5 – 66	Northampton Saints (1 BP)
Try: Radwan 4' m	Report	Try: Mitchell (2) 8' c, 56' c Collins (2) 16' c, 30' c Augustus 40' c P. Hill 44' c F. Smith 53' c S. Graham 59' m Freeman 64' m Ribbans 75' c Con: F. Smith (8/10) 8', 17', 31', 40+1', 46', 54', 57', 76'

Kingston Park Attendance: 6,847 Referee: Wayne Barnes

22 April 2023 15:00

Exeter Chiefs	22 – 21	Bristol Bears (1 BP)
Try: Whitten 26' c Ewers 37' m Iosefa-Scott 71' c Con: J. Simmonds (2/3) 27', 71' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 79'	Report	Try: Kloska 20' c J. Jenkins 45' c Y. Thomas 54' c Con: Sheedy (3/3) 21', 46', 54'

Sandy Park Attendance: 13,457 Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys

22 April 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Harlequins	35 – 45	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Murley 7' c Wallace 24' c M. Smith 36' c Gjaltema 56' c Dombrandt 71' c Con: M. Smith (5/5) 8', 24', 37', 57', 72'	Report	Try: Dunn 4' c Van Velze 33' c Lawrence 39' c Annett 66' c J. Cokanasiga 69' c Ojomoh 76' c Con: B. Spencer (5/5) 5', 34', 40', 67', 70' Francis (1/1) 77' Pen: B. Spencer (1/1) 14'

Twickenham Stadium Attendance: 44,148 Referee: Karl Dickson

22 April 2023 17:30

(1 BP) Gloucester	22 – 25	Sale Sharks
Try: Ludlow 48' c Rees-Zammit 57' c May 80+3' m Con: Hastings (2/2) 49', 58' Pen: Hastings (1/2) 32'	Report	Try: J-L. du Preez 35' c Ross 59' c S. James 74' m Con: Ford (2/3) 36', 61' Pen: Ford (2/2) 23', 64'

Kingsholm Attendance: 12,672 Referee: Tom Foley

23 April 2023 15:00

(1 BP) Saracens	45 – 21	London Irish
Try: Goode 40+1' c Maitland 43' c Dan 62' c Mawi (2) 66' m, 77' c Con: Farrell (4/5) 40+3', 45', 63', 78' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 27', 36', 59', 72'	Report	Try: Rogerson 14' c Willemse 79' m Con: P. Jackson (1/2) 15' Pen: P. Jackson (3/3) 5', 50', 53'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 9,701 Referee: Adam Leal

Bye/s: Leicester Tigers

Round 24

6 May 2023 16:00

(1 BP) Bath	61 – 29	Saracens (1 BP)
Try: M. Reid 3' c Dunn (3) 12' c, 51' c, 55' c Obano (2) 33' c, 42' c Cloete 67' c O. Bailey 73' c Lawrence 80+2' m Con: B. Spencer (7/7) 4', 14', 35', 43', 52', 56', 67' O. Bailey (1/2) 74'	Report	Try: Segun 7' m Hartley (2) 17' c, 26' c Lewis 39' m Man. Vunipola 58' m Con: Man. Vunipola (2/5) 18', 27'

Recreation Ground Attendance: 14,509 Referee: Jack Makepeace

6 May 2023 16:00

(1 BP) Bristol Bears	36 – 21	Gloucester
Try: Naulago 10' c Thacker 15' c Bradbury 48' m Radradra (2) 55' c, 77' c Con: MacGinty (4/5) 11', 16', 56', 78' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 22'	Report	Try: Thorley 17' c May 68' c Penalty try 80+4' Con: Hastings (1/1) 18' Twelvetrees (1/1) 68'

Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,075 Referee: Wayne Barnes

6 May 2023 16:00

(1 BP) Leicester Tigers	17 – 20	Harlequins
Try: Montoya 15' c Reffell 76' c Con: Pollard (1/1) 16' Gopperth (1/1) 77' Pen: Pollard (1/1) 45'	Report	Try: Penalty try 12' Murley 21' c Con: M. Smith (1/1) 22' Pen: M. Smith (2/2) 40+2', 70'

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Attendance: 25,849 Referee: Ian Tempest

6 May 2023 16:00

London Irish	17 – 14	Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: González (2) 28' c, 70' m T. Pearson 61' m Con: P. Jackson (1/3) 28'	Report	Try: Vermeulen 16' c Hendrickson 64' c Con: Slade (2/2) 16', 65'

Gtech Community Stadium Attendance: 11,576 Referee: Luke Pearce

6 May 2023 16:00

(1 BP) Sale Sharks	54 – 12	Newcastle Falcons
Try: Roebuck 9' c S. James (2) 20' c, 79' m B. Curry 32' c Rodd 44' c Quirke 53' c Penalty try 70' Reed 73' c Con: Ford (6/6) 10', 21', 33', 45', 55', 75'	Report	Try: Rubiolo 4' c Blamire 80+3' m Con: Connon (1/1) 4'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Sara Cox

Bye/s: Northampton Saints

Play-offs

As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premiership table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contested the play-off semi-finals on 13 and 14 May 2023, in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The dates and times for the two play-off semi-finals were announced on 23 April 2023, after the qualifying teams were confirmed at the end of the regular season's penultimate round. The two winners of the semi-finals met in the Premiership Final at Twickenham on 27 May 2023.

	Semi-finals				Final
	13 May 2023 – StoneX Stadium
	Saracens	38
					27 May 2023 – Twickenham
	Northampton Saints	15
					Saracens	35
	14 May 2023 – AJ Bell Stadium
					Sale Sharks	25
	Sale Sharks	21
	Leicester Tigers	13

Semi-finals

13 May 2023 15:30

Saracens (1)	38 – 15	(4) Northampton Saints
Try: Maitland (2) 6' c, 22' c Van Zyl 30' c Penalty try 71' Malins 75' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 7', 24', 31', 77' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 47'	Report	Try: Mitchell 56' c Ramm 65' m Con: F. Smith (1/2) 56' Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 9'

StoneX Stadium Attendance: 10,260 Referee: Karl Dickson

Team details

FB 15 Alex Goode  66' RW 14 Max Malins OC 13 Alex Lozowski IC 12 Nick Tompkins  66' LW 11 Sean Maitland FH 10 Owen Farrell (c) SH 9 Ivan van Zyl  75' N8 8 Jackson Wray OF 7 Ben Earl BF 6 Nick Isiekwe  49' RL 5 Hugh Tizard  75' LL 4 Maro Itoje  79' TP 3 Marco Riccioni  74' HK 2 Jamie George  72' LP 1 Mako Vunipola  69' Substitutions: HK 16 Theo Dan  72' PR 17 Eroni Mawi  69' PR 18 Christian Judge  74' LK 19 Callum Hunter-Hill  49' FL 20 Toby Knight  75' SH 21 Ruben de Haas  75' CE 22 Duncan Taylor  66' FB 23 Elliot Daly  66' Coach: Mark McCall FB 15 George Furbank RW 14 James Ramm OC 13 Fraser Dingwall  66'  69' IC 12 Rory Hutchinson LW 11 Tommy Freeman FH 10 Fin Smith SH 9 Alex Mitchell  66' N8 8 Juarno Augustus  58' OF 7 Lewis Ludlam (c) BF 6 Courtney Lawes  72' RL 5 Alex Moon  57' LL 4 David Ribbans TP 3 Trevor Davison  50' HK 2 Tom Cruse  50' LP 1 Alex Waller  41' Substitutions: HK 16 Robbie Smith  50' PR 17 Ethan Waller  41' PR 18 Paul Hill  50' LK 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto  57' FL 20 Angus Scott-Young  72' FL 21 Sam Graham  58' SH 22 Tom James  71'  66' WG 23 Tom Collins  66'  69' Coach: Phil Dowson Player of the Match: Ivan van Zyl (Saracens) Assistant referees: Sara Cox Ian Tempest Television Match Official: Stuart Terheege

14 May 2023 15:00

Sale Sharks (2)	21 – 13	(3) Leicester Tigers
Try: Roebuck 20' c Reed 64' m Con: Ford (1/2) 21' Pen: Ford (3/3) 47', 57', 69'	Report	Try: Potter 54' c Con: Gopperth (1/1) 55' Pen: Gopperth (2/3) 8', 11'

AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 9,980 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Team details

FB 15 Joe Carpenter RW 14 Tom Roebuck OC 13 Robert du Preez IC 12 Manu Tuilagi  55' LW 11 Arron Reed FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Gus Warr  51' N8 8 Jono Ross OF 7 Ben Curry (c)  29' BF 6 Tom Curry  72' RL 5 Jonny Hill LL 4 Jean-Luc du Preez TP 3 Nick Schonert  47' HK 2 Akker van der Merwe  56' LP 1 Simon McIntyre  47' Substitutions: HK 16 Ewan Ashman  56' PR 17 Bevan Rodd  47' PR 18 Coenie Oosthuizen  47' LK 19 Josh Beaumont  72' N8 20 Dan du Preez  29'  74' SH 21 Raffi Quirke  51' CE 22 Sam James  55' WG 23 Tom O'Flaherty  74' Coach: Alex Sanderson FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Matt Scott  67' IC 12 Dan Kelly LW 11 Harry Potter FH 10 Jimmy Gopperth  70' SH 9 Ben Youngs  37' N8 8 Jasper Wiese  72' OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 Hanro Liebenberg RL 5 Cameron Henderson  70' LL 4 George Martin TP 3 Dan Cole  36'  57' HK 2 Julián Montoya (c) LP 1 Tom West  52' Substitutions: HK 16 Charlie Clare PR 17 James Cronin  52' PR 18 Joe Heyes  57' LK 19 Harry Wells  70' N8 20 Olly Cracknell  72' SH 21 Jack van Poortvliet  37' FH 22 Charlie Atkinson  70' CE 23 Guy Porter  67' Coach: Richard Wigglesworth Player of the Match: George Ford (Sale Sharks) Assistant referees: Jack Makepeace Luke Pearce Television Match Official: Tom Foley

Final

27 May 2023 15:00

Saracens (1)	35 – 25	(2) Sale Sharks
Try: Penalty try 22' Malins 34' c Daly 67' m Van Zyl 71' c Con: Farrell (2/3) 35', 72' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 5', 14', 50'	Report	Try: Van der Merwe 31' c Roebuck 44' m Rodd 52' c Con: Ford (2/3) 32', 53' Pen: Ford (2/3) 7', 18'

Twickenham Attendance: 61,875 Referee: Luke Pearce

Saracens

Sale Sharks

Team details

FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Max Malins OC 13 Alex Lozowski  63' IC 12 Nick Tompkins LW 11 Sean Maitland  21' FH 10 Owen Farrell (c) SH 9 Ivan van Zyl  74' N8 8 Jackson Wray  76' OF 7 Ben Earl BF 6 Nick Isiekwe RL 5 Hugh Tizard  62' LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Marco Riccioni  73' HK 2 Jamie George  11' LP 1 Eroni Mawi  51'  76' Substitutions: HK 16 Theo Dan  11' PR 17 Robin Hislop  74'  51' PR 18 Christian Judge  73' LK 19 Callum Hunter-Hill  62' FL 20 Toby Knight SH 21 Aled Davies  74' CE 22 Duncan Taylor  63' FB 23 Elliot Daly  21' Coach: Mark McCall FB 15 Joe Carpenter RW 14 Tom Roebuck  51' OC 13 Robert du Preez IC 12 Manu Tuilagi  68' LW 11 Arron Reed FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Gus Warr  51' N8 8 Jono Ross (c) OF 7 Sam Dugdale  73' BF 6 Tom Curry  22' RL 5 Jonny Hill LL 4 Jean-Luc du Preez  73' TP 3 Nick Schonert  46' HK 2 Akker van der Merwe  46' LP 1 Simon McIntyre  46' Substitutions: HK 16 Ewan Ashman  46' PR 17 Bevan Rodd  46' PR 18 Coenie Oosthuizen  46' LK 19 Josh Beaumont  73' FL 20 Tom Ellis  73' SH 21 Raffi Quirke  51' CE 22 Sam James  68' WG 23 Tom O'Flaherty  51' Coach: Alex Sanderson Player of the Match: Owen Farrell (Saracens) Assistant referees: Karl Dickson Christophe Ridley Television Match Official: Tom Foley

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

Most points

As of 27 May 2023

Source:

Rank	Player	Club	Points
1	Paddy Jackson	London Irish	205
2	Robert du Preez	Sale Sharks	174
3	Owen Farrell	Saracens	153
4	Brett Connon	Newcastle Falcons	125
5	Fin Smith	Northampton Saints	115
6	Joe Simmonds	Exeter Chiefs	102
7	AJ MacGinty	Bristol Bears	100
8	Handré Pollard	Leicester Tigers	96
9	Marcus Smith	Harlequins	93
10	Ben Spencer	Bath	87

Most tries

As of 27 May 2023

Source:

Rank	Player	Club	Tries
1	Cadan Murley	Harlequins	15
2	Mateo Carreras	Newcastle Falcons	13
3	Tommy Freeman	Northampton Saints	11
	Max Malins	Saracens
	Harry Thacker	Bristol Bears
6	Tom Dunn	Bath	10
7	Ollie Hassell-Collins	London Irish	9
	Julián Montoya	Leicester Tigers
	Sean Maitland	Saracens
	Tom Roebuck	Sale Sharks

Note: Points or tries scored in fixtures involving Wasps or Worcester Warriors are not included, after Premiership Rugby expunged these results from record, following the expulsion of both clubs from the league.

Discipline

Citings/bans

Player	Match	Citing date	Law breached	Result	Ref
Niall Annett	Bristol vs. Bath	13 September 2022	9.27 – Acts Contrary to Good Sportsmanship (Red card)	2-match ban
Nick Schonert	Bath vs. Sale	20 September 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Mako Vunipola	Newcastle vs. Saracens	11 October 2022	9.20(a) – Dangerous Charging in a Ruck or Maul (Red card)	3-match ban
Jacob Umaga	Wasps vs. Northampton	11 October 2022	9.17 – Tackling a Player in the Air (Red card)	3-match ban
Ben Stevenson	Northampton vs. Newcastle	18 October 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Citing)	Citing dismissed
Dave Attwood	Bath vs. Northampton	25 October 2022	9.12 – Punch/Strike (Red card)	3-match ban
Ben Donnell	Harlequins vs. London Irish	1 November 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Nick David	Harlequins vs. London Irish	1 November 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Francois van Wyk	Bristol vs. Leicester	6 December 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Adam Coleman	London Irish vs. Saracens	29 December 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	4-match ban
Ben Earl	London Irish vs. Saracens	29 December 2022	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	Red card rescinded
Joe Marler	Harlequins vs. Bristol	30 December 2022	Conduct Prejudicial to the Interests of the Game or Union (Rule 5.12)	6-match ban
Owen Farrell	Gloucester vs. Saracens	10 January 2023	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Citing)	4-match ban
Stephan Lewies	London Irish vs. Harlequins	31 January 2023	9.20(b) – Dangerous Play in a Ruck or Maul (Red card)	2-match ban
Manu Tuilagi	Northampton vs. Sale	21 February 2023	9.11 – Reckless/Dangerous Play (Red card)	4-match ban
Greg Peterson	Saracens vs. Newcastle	28 February 2023	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Robin Hislop	Sale vs. Saracens	8 March 2023	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	Red card rescinded
Richard Palframan	Newcastle vs. Gloucester	28 March 2023	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Olly Woodburn	Leicester vs. Exeter	18 April 2023	9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards (Red card)	Sending off sufficient
Ellis Genge	Bristol vs. Sale	18 April 2023	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Citing)	3-match ban
Duncan Taylor	Northampton vs. Saracens	19 April 2023	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Dafydd Jenkins	Exeter vs. Bristol	25 April 2023	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	3-match ban
Chris Ashton	Leicester vs. Harlequins	11 May 2023	9.13 – Dangerous Tackling (Red card)	Red card rescinded

Note: The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.

Awards

Monthly awards

Player of the Month

The following received Player of the Month awards during the 2022–23 season, as selected by a panel of media commentators, in addition to monthly public polls.

Month	Nationality	Player	Position	Club	Ref
September	Samoa	Theo McFarland	Flanker	Saracens
October	England	Alex Goode	Full-Back	Saracens
November	England	Ollie Lawrence	Centre	Bath
December	South Africa	Robert du Preez	Fly-Half	Sale
January	South Africa	Benhard Janse van Rensburg	Centre	London Irish
February	England	Fraser Dingwall	Centre	Northampton
March	England	Tom Pearson	Flanker	London Irish

Try of the Month

The following were chosen as Try of the Month, after receiving the most votes from the public. The winner for October was also recognised as the Try of the Season.

Month	Nationality	Player	Position	Club	Ref
September	Argentina	Mateo Carreras	Wing	Newcastle
October	Argentina	Mateo Carreras (2)	Wing	Newcastle
November	England	Jake Morris	Wing	Gloucester
December	England	Chandler Cunningham-South	Flanker	London Irish
January	England	Ollie Thorley	Wing	Gloucester
February	England	Fraser Dingwall	Centre	Northampton
March	England	Harry Randall	Scrum-Half	Bristol

End-of-season awards

The nominees for the 2023 Premiership Rugby Awards were announced on 5 May 2023. The winners were then revealed on 10 May 2023.

Player of the Season

Nationality	Nominee	Club	Winner	Ref
South Africa	Robert du Preez	Sale	Ollie Lawrence
England	Owen Farrell	Saracens
England	Ollie Lawrence	Bath
South Africa	Jasper Wiese	Leicester

Breakthrough Player of the Season

Nationality	Nominee	Club	Winner	Ref
England	Seb Atkinson	Gloucester	Tom Pearson
England	Tom Pearson	London Irish
England	Fin Smith	Northampton
England	Gus Warr	Sale

Director of Rugby of the Season

Nationality	Nominee	Club	Winner	Ref
England	Phil Dowson	Northampton	Mark McCall
Ireland	Mark McCall	Saracens
England	Alex Sanderson	Sale
England	Richard Wigglesworth	Leicester

Community Player of the Season

Nationality	Nominee	Club	Winner	Ref
Ireland	Joe Joyce	Bristol	Sean Maitland
Scotland	Sean Maitland	Saracens
England	Will Muir	Bath
Ireland	Hugh O'Sullivan	London Irish

Team of the Season

Forwards

No.	Nationality	Player	Position	Club
1	England	Val Rapava-Ruskin	Prop	Gloucester
2	Argentina	Julián Montoya	Hooker	Leicester
3	Italy	Marco Riccioni	Prop	Saracens
4	England	George Martin	Lock	Leicester
5	England	David Ribbans	Lock	Northampton
6	England	Ben Earl	Flanker	Saracens
7	England	Tom Pearson	Flanker	London Irish
8	South Africa	Jasper Wiese	Number 8	Leicester

Backs

No.	Nationality	Player	Position	Club
9	England	Alex Mitchell	Scrum-Half	Northampton
10	South Africa	Robert du Preez	Fly-Half	Sale
11	Argentina	Mateo Carreras	Wing	Newcastle
12	England	Fraser Dingwall	Centre	Northampton
13	England	Ollie Lawrence	Centre	Bath
14	England	Cadan Murley	Wing	Harlequins
15	England	Joe Carpenter	Full-Back	Sale

Hall of Fame

Class of 2023

Nationality	Inductee	Position	Club(s)	Ref
England	Matt Banahan	Wing	Bath, Gloucester
England	Brad Barritt	Centre	Saracens
England	Tom Youngs	Hooker	Leicester

See also

• 2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup
• 2022–23 Premiership Rugby Cup
• 2022–23 RFU Championship
• 2022–23 United Rugby Championship
• 2022–23 Top 14 season
• 2022–23 Rugby Pro D2 season
• 2023 Major League Rugby season
• 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season

External links

• Official website