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2022–23 Premier 15s

The 2022–23 Premier 15s is the 6th season of the Premier 15s, the highest tier of English domestic women's rugby union competition (the 24th season including editions of the previous Women's Premiership), and the 3rd to be sponsored by Allianz.

The competition schedule was adapted to take place in a shortened timeframe, compared with previous seasons, in order to accommodate the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[1]

For the second year running, the Allianz Cup took place alongside the league, with fixtures for this cup competition scheduled within the international windows during the season.

Teams

As in previous Premier 15s seasons, 10 teams have been named to compete in the 2022–23 competition.[2]

Player movements

Premier 15s

Table

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: England Rugby
Rules for classification: 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. (Q) Qualified for play-offs.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Gloucester-Hartpury awarded win and 5 points for cancelled fixture against Wasps.
  2. ^ a b University of Worcester Warriors awarded win and 5 points for cancelled fixture against Loughborough Lightning.

Regular season

Fixtures for the season were announced by the Rugby Football Union on 17 August 2022.[4]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 14

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Play-offs

As in previous seasons, the top four teams in the Premier 15s table, following the conclusion of the regular season, contest the play-off semi-finals in a 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd format, with the higher ranking team having home advantage. The two winners of the semi-finals then meet in the Premier 15s final on 24 June 2023.

Semi-finals


Final

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.

Team of the Season

The 2022–23 Allianz Premier 15s Team of the Season, which was revealed on 25 June 2023, features players from six different clubs and 4 different nationalities. The team was selected by statistics from Opta.[11]

Allianz Cup

The entire pool stage of the Allianz Cup was contested before the start of the Premier 15s season. The Premier 15s clubs were ranked by their previous finishing position and drawn in two pools of five, with clubs playing each other once in two home games, two away games, one bye week over five rounds. The top two teams in each pool will progress to the semi-finals played at the highest ranked clubs' venues (16 April 2022) as well a third-placed play-off and final. The Allianz Cup final was played at the home venue of the winning semi-finalist club with the highest points difference. In a change from he previous season, the teams ranked third and fourth in each pool also enter semi-finals as the first and second ranked teams instead of instant finals, which remains for the fifth ranked teams, which is to be played in two legs.

Pool stage

Pool A

Source: englandrugby.com
Rules for classification: 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
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5

Pool B

Source: englandrugby.com
Rules for classification: 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
    Notes:
  1. ^ University of Worcester Warriors awarded 5 points for cancelled game against DMP Sharks.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5

Finals

9th/10th place play-off

1st leg
2nd leg

5th-8th place play-off

Bracket
Semi-finals
Final

1st-4th place play-off

Bracket
Semi-finals
Final

Notes

  1. ^ Harlequins also play one home game at Twickenham on 4 March 2023, as the first part of a double-header at The Big Game 14.[3]
  2. ^ a b c d e Fixture rescheduled following postponement from original date.
  3. ^ Match cancelled because Wasps were unable to field a team due to insufficient player availability. Gloucester-Hartpury were awarded a win and five points in the league table.[6]
  4. ^ Attendance reported as a new world record for a women's club rugby match.[7]
  5. ^ Match relocated from the original venue of Northern Echo Arena due to a frozen pitch.[8]
  6. ^ The fixture was moved to The Athletic Ground, Richmond and the kickoff time changed to 11:30, so that Sale Sharks Women could support Sale Sharks Men in the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby final, which took place at Twickenham on the same day.[9]
  7. ^ Match cancelled when Wasps went into administration.
  8. ^ Match cancelled due to an insufficient DMP Sharks squad size.[12]

References

  1. ^ "2022/23 season structure update". Premier 15s. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Premier 15s: Club-by-club guide for 2022-23 season". BBC Sport. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Big Game 14". Harlequins. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ "2022/23 cup and league fixtures confirmed". Premier 15s. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  5. ^ "International Women's Day: Spotlight on twelve months of huge success". Saracens. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Allianz Premier 15s: Gloucester-Hartpury v Wasps update". Gloucester Rugby. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Harlequins Women set new World Record for club game attendance at Big Game 14". Harlequins. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  8. ^ "DMP Sharks match moved to Billingham RUFC". Saracens. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Sale Sharks Women vs Gloucester-Hartpury will now take place at The Athletic Ground in Richmond at 11:30 BST". Twitter. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Allianz Premier 15s league stats 2022-2023". Premier 15s. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  11. ^ "TEAM OF THE SEASON Powered by Opta Statistics #Premier15s". Twitter. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Worcester Warriors v DMP Sharks Postponed". Darlington Mowden Park. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.