2023 United Rugby Championship Grand Final
Rugby union match
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The 2023 United Rugby Championship Grand Final was the final match of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship season. The final was between defending champions the Stormers and Munster with Munster winning 19–14 to claim their fourth domestic title.[2][3][4]
| Event | 2022–23 United Rugby Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 27 May 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town | ||||||
| Man of the Match | John Hodnett (Munster) | ||||||
| Referee | Andrea Piardi | ||||||
| Attendance | 56,344[1] | ||||||
| Weather | Dry[citation needed] | ||||||
Route to the final
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Leinster
| 35 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Sharks
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Leinster
| 15 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Munster
| 16 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Glasgow Warriors
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Munster
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Munster
| 19 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stormers
| 14 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ulster
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Connacht
| 15 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Connacht
| 25 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stormers
| 43 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stormers
| 33 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Bulls
| 21 | ||||||||||||
Munster had an up-and-down season, at one point being fourteenth in the table after losing five of their seven opening rounds of the season, but a strong finish to the season, including an away win against the Stormers and an away draw against the Sharks, saw Munster qualify for the knockout stage of the competition and finish fifth overall. The province's burst of late-season away form continued into the play-offs, as they defeated Glasgow Warriors 14–5 away from home in the quarter-finals, before defeating Leinster 16–15, also away from home, in the semi-finals.[5]
The Stormers, the defending champions after they won the first United Rugby Championship in 2021–22, by contrast enjoyed a strong season, finishing third overall and defeating South African rivals the Bulls 33–21 in their quarter-final[6] and Connacht 43–25 in the semi-finals to advance to a home final for a second season in a row.[7]
Venue and ticketing
Because the Stormers were the highest-ranked team to reach the Grand Final, they hosted the match at Cape Town Stadium.[8] All tickets for the final were sold within three hours of going on sale.[9]
Match details
| 27 May 2023 18:30 SAST / 17:30 IST |
| Stormers | 14–19 | Munster |
| Try: Libbok 5' c Fourie 49' c Con: Libbok (2/2) 6', 50' | Try: Barron 9' m Nash 28' c Hodnett 74' c Con: Crowley (2/3) 30', 76' |
| Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 56,344 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy) |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Broadcasting
The match was televised live by SuperSport in South Africa, by TG4 in Ireland, and by Viaplay Sports in Ireland and the United Kingdom.[10]