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2022–23 Welsh rugby
The 2022–23 Indigo Group Premiership was the fourth season of the current format of the rugby union competition Welsh Premier Division . It began on 3 September 2022.[ 1] For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Indigo Group Premiership .[ 2]
Structure
The structure reverted back to its traditional league format following truncation the previous season. Each team played each other team on a home and away basis for a total of 22 games. League points were awarded as follows – 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 0 for a loss. Teams could also earn an additional bonus point by scoring four or more tries in a match and/or losing by less than seven points. The structure saw the top 4 teams compete in an end of season playoff format, 1st v 4th and 2nd v 3rd, with the final taking place at the ground of the highest seed and the winning team being declared champions. There was no relegation this season following an expansion from 12 to 14 teams for the 2023–24 season.[ 3] [ 4]
Teams
Indigo Group Premiership
Locations of the 2022–23 Indigo Group Premiership teams with colour markers to represent the region they belong to:
Blue = Cardiff Rugby
Orange = Dragons
Black = Ospreys
Red = Scarlets
RGC acts as a de facto club representing North Wales
Team
Coach
Captain
Stadium
Capacity
Aberavon
Jason Hyatt
Joe Tomalin-Reeves
Talbot Athletic Ground
8,000
Bridgend
Steve Jones
Nathan Edwards
Brewery Field
8,000
Cardiff
Steve Law
Morgan Allen
Cardiff Arms Park
12,125
Carmarthen Quins
Craig Evans
Lee Taylor
Carmarthen Park
3,000
Ebbw Vale
Jason Strange
Joe Franchi
Eugene Cross Park
8,000
Llandovery
Gareth Potter
Lee Rees
Church Bank
3,000
Llanelli
Phil John
Tom Phillips
Parc y Scarlets
14,870
Merthyr
Rowland Phillips
Craig Locke
The Wern
4,500
Newport
Tyron Morris
Matt O'Brien
Newport Stadium
5,058
Pontypridd
Chris Dicomidis (player-coach)
Kristian Parker
Sardis Road
7,861
RGC 1404
Ceri Jones
Afon Bagshaw
Eirias Stadium
6,080
Swansea
Hugh Gustafson
Tom Sloane
St Helens Ground
4,500
Standings
2022–23 Indigo Group Premiership Table
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
1
Cardiff
22
19
0
3
733
382
+351
96
44
12
2
90
2
Llandovery
22
18
0
4
676
407
+269
86
49
11
1
84
3
Merthyr
22
16
0
6
625
435
+190
89
49
15
3
82
4
Newport
22
15
0
7
665
436
+229
94
56
13
6
79
5
Ebbw Vale
22
14
0
8
540
426
+114
63
50
7
6
69
6
Aberavon
22
12
0
10
605
540
+65
86
67
11
3
62
7
RGC
22
11
0
11
576
476
+100
74
58
9
5
58
8
Bridgend
22
9
0
13
458
574
−116
56
76
5
4
45
9
Carmarthen Quins
22
6
0
16
356
674
−318
45
90
4
3
31
10
Pontypridd
22
5
0
17
410
552
−142
43
69
5
6
31
11
Swansea
22
5
0
17
415
684
−269
53
101
6
2
28
12
Llanelli
22
2
0
20
395
868
−473
54
130
5
2
11[ a]
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2023. Source:
"Indigo Group Premiership" .Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
Number of matches won
Number of tries scored
Ratio between points for:points against Notes:
^ Llanelli were deducted 4 points for failing to fulfil a fixture.
Fixtures & results
Week 1
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
03 September
Llanelli RFC
46 - 26
Swansea RFC
Parc y Scarlets
03 September
Newport RFC
22 - 25
Ebbw Vale RFC
Newport Stadium
03 September
Aberavon RFC
45 - 14
Bridgend Ravens
Talbot Athletic Ground
03 September
Merthyr RFC
22 - 15
RGC 1404
The Wern
03 September
Carmarthen Quins
3 - 19
Llandovery RFC
Carmarthen Park
03 September
Pontypridd RFC
12 - 26
Cardiff RFC
Sardis Road
Week 2
All matches on September 10 postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
08 September
Swansea RFC
17 - 39
Aberavon RFC
St Helen's
10 September
RGC 1404
P – P
Newport RFC
–
10 September
Bridgend Ravens
P – P
Carmarthen Quins
–
10 September
Cardiff RFC
P – P
Merthyr RFC
–
10 September
Llandovery RFC
P – P
Pontypridd RFC
–
10 September
Ebbw Vale RFC
P – P
Llanelli RFC
–
Week 3
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
22 September
Newport RFC
32 - 34
Cardiff RFC
Newport Stadium
24 September
Pontypridd RFC
40 - 8
Bridgend Ravens
Sardis Road
24 September
Merthyr RFC
12 - 36
Llandovery RFC
The Wern
24 September
Aberavon RFC
31 - 24
Llanelli RFC
Talbot Athletic Ground
24 September
Carmarthen Quins
10 - 24
Swansea RFC
Carmarthen Park
24 September
Ebbw Vale RFC
24 - 8
RGC 1404
Eugene Cross Park
Week 4
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
29 September
Bridgend Ravens
10 - 34
Merthyr RFC
Brewery Field
1 October
Llanelli RFC
12 - 41
RGC 1404
Parc y Scarlets
1 October
Swansea RFC
45 - 22
Pontypridd RFC
St Helen's
1 October
Cardiff RFC
20 - 19
Ebbw Vale RFC
Cardiff Arms Park
1 October
Aberavon RFC
33 - 24
Carmarthen Quins
Talbot Athletic Ground
1 October
Llandovery RFC
15 - 13
Newport RFC
Church Bank Playing Fields
Week 5
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
6 October
Ebbw Vale RFC
20 - 23
Llandovery RFC
Eugene Cross Park
8 October
Carmarthen Quins
28 - 27
Llanelli RFC
Carmarthen Park
8 October
Merthyr RFC
35 - 12
Swansea RFC
The Wern
8 October
Pontypridd RFC
18 - 33
Aberavon RFC
Sardis Road
8 October
RGC 1404
21 - 25
Cardiff RFC
Eirias Stadium
8 October
Newport RFC
P – P
Bridgend Ravens
–
Week 6
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
13 October
Carmarthen Quins
15 - 21
Pontypridd RFC
Carmarthen Park
15 October
Aberavon RFC
39 - 32
Merthyr RFC
Talbot Athletic Ground
15 October
Llandovery RFC
36 - 12
RGC 1404
Church Bank Playing Fields
15 October
Swansea RFC
24 - 20
Newport RFC
St Helen's
15 October
Bridgend Ravens
29 - 27
Ebbw Vale
Brewery Field
18 October
Llanelli RFC
19 - 57
Cardiff RFC
Parc y Scarlets
Week 7
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
27 October
Merthyr RFC
37 - 7
Carmarthen Quins
The Were
29 October
Cardiff RFC
29 - 26
Llandovery RFC
Cardiff Arms Park
29 October
Pontypridd RFC
29 - 31
Llanelli RFC
Sardis Road
29 October
Ebbw Vale RFC
22 - 9
Swansea RFC
Eugene Cross Park
29 October
RGC 1404
27 - 13
Bridgend Ravens
Eirias Stadium
30 October
Newport RFC
30 - 20
Aberavon RFC
Newport Stadium
Week 8
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
10 November
Llanelli RFC
21 - 54
Llandovery RFC
Parc y Scarlets
11 November
Aberavon RFC
17 - 24
Ebbw Vale
Talbot Athletic Ground
12 November
Swansea RFC
19 - 47
RGC 1404
St Helen's
12 November
Carmarthen Quins
17 - 34
Newport RFC
Carmarthen Park
12 November
Bridgend Ravens
16 - 43
Cardiff RFC
Brewery Field
12 November
Pontypridd RFC
18 - 24
Merthyr RFC
Sardis Road
Week 9
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
17 November
Ebbw Vale RFC
38 - 7
Carmarthen Quins
Eugene Cross Park
17 November
Cardiff RFC
45 - 0
Swansea RFC
Cardiff Arms Park
18 November
Newport RFC
33 - 16
Pontypridd RFC
Newport Stadium
18 November
Llandovery RFC
28 - 13
Bridgend Ravens
Church Bank Playing Fields
19 November
RGC 1404
34 - 26
Aberavon RFC
Eirias Stadium
Week 10
Numerous matches postponed due to weather
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
8 December
Aberavon RFC
30 - 23
Cardiff RFC
Talbot Athletic Ground
10 December
Swansea RFC
P - P
Llandovery RFC
–
10 December
Swansea RFC
P - P
Llandovery RFC
–
10 December
Bridgend Ravens
P - P
Llanelli RFC
–
10 December
Pontypridd RFC
22 - 23
Ebbw Vale RFC
Sardis Road
10 December
RGC 1404
40 - 3
Carmarthen Quins
Eirias Stadium
10 December
Merthyr RFC
24 - 40
Newport RFC
The Wern
Week 11
Numerous matches postponed due to weather
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
15 December
Llandovery RFC
P - P
Aberavon RFC
–
17 December
Cardiff RFC
82 – 0
Carmarthen Quins
Cardiff Arms Park
17 December
Bridgend Ravens
P - P
Swansea RFC
–
17 December
Newport RFC
P - P
Llanelli RFC
–
17 December
Ebbw Vale RFC
P - P
Merthyr RFC
–
Week 12
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
26 December
Swansea RFC
34 - 23
Llanelli RFC
St Helen's
26 December
Ebbw Vale RFC
22 - 18
Newport RFC
Eugene Cross Park
26 December
Bridgend Ravens
15 - 18
Aberavon RFC
Talbot Athletic Ground
26 December
Llandovery RFC
29 - 0
Carmarthen Quins
Church Bank Playing Fields
26 December
Cardiff RFC
39 - 13
Pontypridd RFC
Cardiff Arms Park
27 December
RGC 1404
18 - 25
Merthyr RFC
Eirias Stadium
Week 13
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
5 January
Llanelli RFC
26 - 36
Ebbw Vale RFC
Parc y Scarlets
7 January
Merthyr RFC
16 - 22
Cardiff RFC
The Wern
7 January
Pontypridd RFC
12 – 23
Llandovery RFC
Sardis Road
7 January
Aberavon RFC
22 - 8
Swansea RFC
Talbot Athletic Ground
7 January
Newport RFC
20 - 10
RGC 1404
Newport Stadium
7 January
Carmarthen Quins
14 - 22
Bridgend Ravens
Brewery Field
Week 14
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
12 January
Llandovery RFC
16 - 26
Merthyr RFC
Church Bank Playing Fields
14 January
Swansea RFC
33 - 34
Carmarthen Quins
St Helen's
14 January
RGC 1404
26 – 14
Ebbw Vale RFC
Eirias Stadium
14 January
Cardiff RFC
17 - 18
Newport RFC
Cardiff Arms Park
14 January
Bridgend Ravens
18 - 8
Pontypridd RFC
Brewery Field
Week 15
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
21 January
Pontypridd RFC
P – P
Swansea RFC
–
21 January
Ebbw Vale RFC
P – P
Cardiff RFC
–
21 January
Newport RFC
P – P
Llandovery RFC
–
21 January
RGC 1404
25 - 12
Llanelli RFC
Eirias Stadium
Week 16
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
28 January
Bridgend Ravens
27 - 24
Newport RFC
Brewery Field
28 January
Llanelli RFC
28 - 38
Carmarthen Quins
Parc y Scarlets
28 January
Swansea RFC
6 – 31
Merthyr RFC
St Helen's
28 January
Llandovery RFC
20 - 15
Ebbw Vale RFC
Church Bank Playing Fields
28 January
Aberavon RFC
10 - 27
Pontypridd RFC
Talbot Athletic Ground
28 January
Cardiff RFC
30 - 20
RGC 1404
Cardiff Arms Park
Week 17
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
3 February
Ebbw Vale RFC
35 - 3
Llanelli RFC
Eugene Cross Park
Week 18
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
11 February
RGC 1404
36 - 21
Newport RFC
Eirias Stadium
11 February
Llandovery RFC
20 - 19
Pontypridd RFC
Church Bank Playing Fields
11 February
Llanelli RFC
21 – 55
Aberavon RFC
Parc y Scarlets
Week 19
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
16 February
Merthyr RFC
38 - 31
Aberavon RFC
The Wern
18 February
Newport RFC
33 - 24
Swansea RFC
Newport Stadium
18 February
Ebbw Vale RFC
30 – 27
Bridgend Ravens
Eugene Cross Park
18 February
RGC 1404
24 – 25
Llandovery RFC
Eirias Stadium
18 February
Pontypridd RFC
20 – 23
Carmarthen Quins
Sardis Road
19 February
Cardiff RFC
57 – 28
Llanelli RFC
Cardiff Arms Park
Week 20
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
24 February
Carmarthen Quins
28 - 17
Aberavon RFC
Carmarthen Park
24 February
Merthyr RFC
28 - 12
Pontypridd RFC
The Wern
24 February
Bridgend Ravens
45 – 17
Llanelli RFC
Brewery Field
Week 21
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
2 March
Llandovery RFC
37 - 20
Cardiff RFC
Church Bank Playing Fields
4 March
Aberavon RFC
10 - 17
Newport RFC
Talbot Athletic Ground
4 March
Bridgend Ravens
40 – 25
RGC 1404
Brewery Field
4 March
Carmarthen Quins
22 – 41
Merthyr RFC
Carmarthen Park
4 March
Llanelli RFC
P – P
Pontypridd RFC
–
4 March
Swansea RFC
24 – 31
Ebbw Vale RFC
St Helen's
Week 22
Date
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
9 March
Cardiff RFC
23- 18
Bridgend Ravens
Cardiff Arms Park
10 March
Llandovery RFC
16 - 25
Aberavon RFC
Church Bank Playing Fields
10 March
Ebbw Vale RFC
P – P
Merthyr RFC
–
1 March
RGC 1404
142 – 3
Pontypridd RFC
Eirias Stadium
Play-Offs
Semi-finals
Final
References
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