The 2023 Rugby Europe Super Cup was the third edition of the
Rugby Europe Super Cup
The Rugby Europe Super Cup is an annual men's rugby union club tournament organised by the continental governing body, Rugby Europe. Featuring clubs outside the traditional Six Nations strongholds of the sport, it effectively forms a third tier ...
, an annual
rugby union
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competition for professional clubs and franchises outside the three major leagues of European rugby. This edition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup featured one new addition to the competition, the
Bohemia Rugby Warriors from the
Czech Republic
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, who in turn replaced
RC Batumi of
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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* Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
, the team that participated in the previous edition of the tournament. For the first time, eight separate nations were represented in the competition.
from Georgia, as winners of the
2022 edition are also competing by invitation in the second tier
European Challenge Cup
The EPCR Challenge Cup is an annual rugby union competition organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the second-tier competition for clubs based in European leagues behind the European Rugby Champions Cup. From its inception ...
, the first time the winner of the Super Cup has been integrated into the professional
EPCR competition.
Teams
* Owing to the ongoing war in Israel, Tel Aviv Heat's home matches were played in Cyprus and Hungary
Group stage
The format was mildly rejigged from previous seasons with a 'major' and 'minor' group, rather than two geographical pools, although the distribution was roughly north (Group B) and south (Group A).
The 'major' group, Group A contained the four highest seeds, three of whom qualify for the semi finals. The 'minor' group, Group B, contained the teams ranked 5th to 8th, and the winner of that group became the fourth semi finalist. The aim was to ensure relative competitiveness across the competition.
Tel Aviv Heat
The Tel Aviv Heat () is the first professional Israeli rugby union team. Based in Tel Aviv, the team competed annually in the Rugby Europe Super Cup until 2023. The team is also called the Israeli Springboks, on account of the number of South Afri ...
played both of its home fixtures outside
Israel
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due to the ongoing conflict in
Gaza
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Places Palestine
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** Gaza City, a city in the Gaza Strip
** Gaza Governorate, a governorate in the Gaza Strip
Mandatory Palestine
* Gaza Sub ...
.
Pool A
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Pool B
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Ranking Finals
Semi-finals
7th place final
5th place final
Grand Finals
Semi-finals
Bronze final
Cup Final
See also
*
2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup
The 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup is the tenth season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for teams from the top five nations in European rugby an ...
*
2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup
The 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup was the 10th edition of the EPCR Challenge Cup, an annual second-tier rugby union competition for professional clubs. Including the predecessor competition, the original European Challenge Cup, this is the 28th e ...
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