2022–23 Indigo Group Premiership

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2022–23 Indigo Group Premiership
Countries Wales
Date3 September 2022 – 21 May 2023
ChampionsLlandovery RFC
Runners-upCardiff RFC
RelegatedNo relegation
Matches played132 (including 3 walkovers)
Official website
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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[edit]

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[edit]

Indigo Group Premiership[edit]

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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[edit]

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:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of tries scored
  3. Ratio between points for:points against
    Notes:
  1. ^ Llanelli were deducted 4 points for failing to fulfil a fixture.

Fixtures & results[edit]

Week 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Date Home team Score Away team Venue
3 February Ebbw Vale RFC 35 - 3 Llanelli RFC Eugene Cross Park

Week 18[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

14 May 2023
17:15
Cardiff21 - 7Newport
Cardiff Arms Park
14 May 2023
17:15
Llandovery16 - 13Merthyr
Church Bank

Final[edit]

21 May 2023
17:15
Cardiff8 – 24Llandovery
Arms Park

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Indigo Group Premiership Fixtures & Results". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. ^ "The Indigo Group announces title sponsorship of Rugby Premiership". Indigo Group. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Welsh Premiership to increase to 14 clubs as Nigel Walker's plan is blown apart". 18 August 2022.
  4. ^ "The Welsh Rugby Union National League Rules 2022-2023" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2022.

External links[edit]

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