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2022–23 Scottish League Championship
CountriesScotland Scotland
ChampionsHawick (13)
Runners-upCurrie
← 2021-22
2023-24 →

The 2022–23 Scottish League Championship, or 2022–23 Tennents League Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th season of formal domestic rugby union leagues in Scotland.

The season was contested between August 2022 and March 2023, Hawick RFC won their 13th championship and their first in over 20 years whilst Currie where runners up for the second year running with Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians being relegated to National Division One.

Premier Division

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2022–23 Tennents Premiership Division Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1 Hawick 18 17 1 0 555 226 329 10 0 80 Qualified to Playoffs
2 Currie 18 14 0 4 619 396 223 10 2 72
3 Edinburgh Academicals 18 13 0 5 513 362 151 12 2 66
4 Marr 18 10 0 8 457 445 12 9 2 51
5 Selkirk 18 9 1 8 374 357 17 5 3 46
6 Jed-Forest 18 6 0 12 472 574 -102 11 2 37
7 Glasgow Hawks 18 6 0 12 411 451 -40 7 4 35
8 Heriot's 18 5 0 13 403 595 -192 8 4 30
9 Musselburgh 18 5 0 13 322 581 -259 7 3 30
10 GHA 18 4 0 14 427 566 -139 7 4 27 Relegated

Source [1]

Playoffs

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 March – Mansfield Park
 
 
Hawick18
 
11 March – Mansfield Park
 
Marr6
 
Hawick21
 
4 March – Malleny Park
 
Currie18
 
Currie35
 
 
Edinburgh Academicals7
 

Semifinals

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4 March 2022
15:00
Hawick18–6Marr
Try: McKean 35' c
Linton 60' c
Con: Ford (1/3)
Pen: Ford 45' c, 75' c		[2]Pen: Sturgeon 25' c, 50' c
Mansfield Park
Referee: Sam O'Neil
4 March 2022
15:00
Currie35–7Edinburgh Academicals
Try: McGovern 5' c, 49'
Davies 35' c
Nelson 50' c
Sim 70' c
Con: Forbes (5/6)		[3]Try: Lacour 45'
Con: Loomes (1/1)
Malleny Park
Referee: Ross Mabon

Final

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11 March 2022
15:00
Hawick21–18Currie
Try: Renwick 40+2'
McKean 80+5'
Con: Ford (1/2)
Pen: Ford 5', 42', 55'		ReportTry: Sim 25'
McGovern 78'
Con: Forbes (1/2)
Pen: Forbes 3', 14'
Mansfield Park
Referee: Michael Todd

National Division One

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2022–23 Tennent's National League Division One Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1 Kelso 22 20 0 2 647 309 338 14 2 96 Promoted
2 Ayr 22 18 0 4 727 420 307 15 1 88
3 Melrose 22 17 0 5 779 497 282 17 3 86
4 Gala 22 14 0 8 635 565 70 13 3 72
5 Highland 22 13 0 9 561 398 163 10 5 67
6 Biggar 22 14 0 8 491 424 67 5 2 63
7 Dundee 22 8 0 14 561 578 -17 10 5 45
8 GHK 22 8 0 14 546 696 -150 10 3 45
9 Watsonians 22 7 0 15 519 558 -39 7 4 39
10 Stirling 22 8 0 14 444 671 -227 5 2 39 Relegated
11 Aberdeen Grammar 22 3 0 19 358 810 -452 3 4 19
12 Stewart's Melville 22 2 0 20 376 718 -342 5 5 18

Source [4]

National Division Two

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2022–23 Tennent's National League Division Two Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1 Glasgow Academicals 22 18 0 4 714 318 396 14 1 87 Promoted
2 Newton Stewart 22 18 0 4 691 296 395 15 1 87
3 Falkirk 22 18 0 4 717 433 284 13 0 85
4 Peebles 22 14 0 8 484 383 101 8 3 67
5 Kirkcaldy 22 13 0 9 623 638 -15 13 2 65
6 Lasswade 22 12 0 10 409 409 0 4 6 58
7 Berwick 22 10 0 12 537 520 17 10 5 55
8 Preston Lodge 22 8 1 13 479 533 -54 10 4 48 Relegated
9 Dumfries Saints 22 9 1 12 444 448 -4 5 6 46
10 Boroughmuir 22 6 0 16 469 743 -224 7 3 34
11 Cartha Queens Park 22 3 0 19 407 889 -482 5 4 21
12 Hamilton 22 1 2 19 406 770 -364 6 4 18

Source [5]

National Division Three

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2022–23 Tennent's National League Division Three Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1 Gordonians 20 18 0 2 968 321 647 17 1 90 Promoted
2 Hillhead/Jordanhill 20 16 0 4 678 261 317 13 3 80
3 Howe of Fife 20 14 0 6 877 382 495 15 4 75
4 West of Scotland 20 14 0 6 576 497 79 13 3 70
5 Allan Glen's 20 11 0 9 623 378 245 13 6 63
6 Orkney 20 12 0 8 565 622 -57 13 2 61
7 Strathmore 20 11 0 9 575 554 21 9 2 55 Relegated
8 Whitecraigs 20 7 0 13 498 575 -77 9 5 42
9 Murrayfield Wanderers 20 3 0 17 463 867 -404 11 3 23
10 Perthshire 20 3 0 17 392 870 -478 6 2 18
11 Greenock Wanderers 20 1 0 19 232 1020 -788 1 0 5
12 Royal High[1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source [6]

1.^ Royal High were excluded from the tournament and all their matches were cancelled.

References

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  1. ^ "RugbyArchive". www.rugbyarchive.net.
  2. ^ "Hawick dig deep to despatch Marr". 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Currie Chieftains sweep past Edinburgh Accies". 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ "RugbyArchive". www.rugbyarchive.net.
  5. ^ "RugbyArchive". www.rugbyarchive.net.
  6. ^ "RugbyArchive". www.rugbyarchive.net.
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