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2023–24 Super Series

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2023–24 Super Series
CountriesScotland Scotland

The 2023-24 Super Series (previously known as the Super 6) is the fourth season of a semi-professional rugby union competition for Scotland's club sides.[1]

The usual six teams competing in this season's Super Series are Ayrshire Bulls, Boroughmuir Bears, Heriot's Rugby, Stirling Wolves, Watsonians and Southern Knights.[2] In addition, the league competition saw a Future XV sponsored by FOSROC, which comprised Scotland Under 20 players.

Competition format

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Super Series consists of 3 different competitions involving the same six teams, plus selectively a Future XV, a Glasgow Warriors 'A' side and an Edinburgh Rugby 'A' side.

Super Series Championship

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League Stage : Weeks One to Ten

All 6 usual sides plus the Future XV will play each other home and away in a double round robin, using the rugby points system.[3]

League play-offs

Semi-Finals : The top 4 teams play off determine the finalist slots.

Final : The winners of the semi-finals compete in the final of the Super 6 tournament .

Table

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2023–24 Super Series Table view · watch · edit · discuss
Team P W D L PF PA PD TBP LBP PTS
1 Heriot's Rugby 12 10 1 1 478 238 +240 10 0 52
2 Ayrshire Bulls (RU) 12 9 0 3 372 211 +151 8 0 47
3 Watsonians 12 9 0 3 265 231 +34 2 0 40
4 Stirling Wolves (CH) 12 6 0 6 422 286 +136 3 2 33
5 Southern Knights 12 4 1 7 282 369 -87 2 1 27
6 Boroughmuir Bears 12 3 0 9 252 389 -137 1 0 17
7 Future XV 12 0 0 12 206 543 -337 0 3 3

Yellow background indicates qualification for the final.
Green background indicates semi-finalists.

(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up.

League stage rounds

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All times are local.[4]

Round 1

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28 July 2023
7.35pm
(1BP) Southern Knights Scotland39 - 38Scotland Future XV (2BP)
Try: Luke Thompson x 2
Aidan Cross
Donald Crawford x 2
Garry Young
Con: Callum Grieve x 3
Pen: Callum Grieve
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Try: Amena Caqusau
Callum Smyth
Freddy Douglas
Jake Spurway
Tom Smith
Oliver Duncan
Con: Isaac Coates x 4
Greenyards
Referee: Jonny Perriam (SRU)
28 July 2023
7.35pm
Boroughmuir Bears Scotland14 - 51Scotland Heriots (1BP)
Try: Jack Fisher
Josh King
Con: Gavin Lockhart
Callum Anderson
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Try: Iain Wilson
Bruce Houston
Charlie Jupp
Sinjin Broad
Lewis Wells
Matt Davidson x 2
Ross Jones
Con: Bruce Houston x 4
Pen: Bruce Houston
Meggetland Sports Complex
Referee: Ian Kenny (SRU)
29 July 2023
7.35pm
Ayrshire Bulls Scotland3 - 11Scotland Watsonians
Pen: Bradley Roderick-EvansPreview
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Try: Kody McGovern
Pen: Jason Baggott x 2
Millbrae
Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)

Round 2

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Semi-finals

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10 November 2023
7.35pm
Heriots Scotland21 - 26Scotland Stirling Wolves
Try: Fin Campbell
Matt Davidson
Struan Cessford
Con: Ross Jones x 3
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Try: Connor Gordon x 2
Ed Hasdell
Ross McKnight
Con: Marcus Holden x 2
Craig Jackson
Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Ruairidh Campbell (SRU)
11 November 2023
5pm
Ayrshire Bulls Scotland38 - 22Scotland Watsonians
Try: Jamie Shedden x 2
Luca Bardelli
Blair Macpherson
Jamie Drummond x 2
Con: Brad Roderick-Evans x 4
Preview
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Try: Connor McAlpine
Dom Coetzer
George Pringle
Con: Lee Millar x 2
Pen: Lee Millar
Millbrae
Referee: David Sutherland (SRU)

Super Series final

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18 November 2023
4.10pm
Ayrshire Bulls Scotland19-29Scotland Stirling Wolves
Try: B Beattie
E Bloodworth
O Horne
Con: B Rodrick-Evans (2)
ReportTry: E Hasdell
G Bryce (2)
R McKnight (2)
Con: M Holden (3)
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Ian Kenny (SRU)


References

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  1. ^ "Super Six Update". Scottish Rugby Blog. 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ Bathgate, Stuart (2 October 2019). "Super 6 sides all announce their full 35-man squads". The Offside Line.
  3. ^ "A Guide to the Super Six". Scottish Rugby Blog. 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ Barnes, David (12 August 2019). "Super6 fixture schedule announced". The Offside Line.
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