2023 Celtic Challenge
Women's rugby union competition in Europe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2023 Celtic Challenge was the inaugural season of the Celtic Challenge, a cross-border women's rugby union competition with teams from Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. The competition consisted of three representative teams, one representing each nation. This was the only season following this format, with six new teams taking the field for the 2023-24 season.
Teams and locations
This first edition consisted of six matches in a double round-robin:[1][2]
- Matches
| Matchday | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Thistles |
27–29 |  Wales Development XV |
Scotstoun Stadium | 22 January 2023 | [3][4][5] |
| 2 | Wales Development XV |
26–27 |  Combined Provinces XV |
Cardiff Arms Park | 29 January 2023 | [6][7][8] |
| 3 | Combined Provinces XV |
45–12 | The Thistles |
Kingspan Stadium | 4 February 2023 | [9][10][11] |
| 4 | Wales Development XV |
7–21 | The Thistles |
Cardiff Arms Park | 11 February 2023 | [12][13][14] |
| 5 | Combined Provinces XV |
19–0 | Wales Development XV |
Kingspan Stadium | 18 February 2023 | [15][16][17] |
| 6 | The Thistles |
26–33 | Combined Provinces XV |
DAM Health Stadium | 25 February 2023 | [18][19] |
- Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | TB | LB | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Combined Provinces XV (C) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 64 | +60 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 2 | The Thistles |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 114 | −28 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Wales Development XV |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 94 | −32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |