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2022–23 Scottish League Championship

{{Short description|Rugby union competition in Scotland}}

{{one source|date=July 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

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| champions = Hawick (13)

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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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style="border:0px"|2022–23 Tennents Premiership Division Table

|-

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="195"|Club

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points For

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Against

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Difference

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try Bonus

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing Bonus

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="30"|Points

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="30"|Notes

|- bgcolor=#e8ffd8 align=center

| 1 ||align=left| Hawick || 18 || 17 || 1 || 0 || 555 || 226 || 329 || 10 || 0 || 80 ||rowspan="4" |Qualified to Playoffs

|- bgcolor=#e8ffd8 align=center

| 2 ||align=left| Currie || 18 || 14 || 0 || 4 || 619 || 396 || 223 || 10 || 2 ||| 72

|- bgcolor=#e8ffd8 align=center

| 3 ||align=left| Edinburgh Academicals || 18 || 13 || 0 || 5 || 513 || 362 || 151 || 12 || 2 ||| 66

|- bgcolor=#e8ffd8 align=center

| 4 ||align=left| Marr || 18 || 10 || 0 || 8 || 457 || 445 || 12 || 9 || 2 ||| 51

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| 5 ||align=left| Selkirk || 18 || 9 || 1 || 8 || 374 || 357 || 17 || 5 || 3 || 46 ||

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| 6 ||align=left| Jed-Forest || 18 || 6 || 0 || 12 || 472 || 574 || -102 || 11 || 2 || 37 ||

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| 7 ||align=left| Glasgow Hawks || 18 || 6 || 0 || 12 || 411 || 451 || -40 || 7 || 4 || 35 ||

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| 8 ||align=left| Heriot's || 18 || 5 || 0 || 13 || 403 || 595 || -192 || 8 || 4 || 30 ||

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| 9 ||align=left| Musselburgh || 18 || 5 || 0 || 13 || 322 || 581 || -259 || 7 || 3 || 30 ||

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 10 ||align=left| GHA || 18 || 4 || 0 || 14 || 427 || 566 || -139 || 7 || 4 || 27 || Relegated

|}

Source {{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/81?Stagione=2022/23|title=RugbyArchive|website=www.rugbyarchive.net}}

=Playoffs=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|4 March – Mansfield Park|Hawick|18|Marr|6

|4 March – Malleny Park|Currie|35|Edinburgh Academicals|7

|11 March – Mansfield Park|Hawick|21|Currie|18

}}

=Semifinals=

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 March 2022

|time = 15:00

|home = Hawick

|score = 18–6

|away = Marr

|report = {{cite news | url=https://www.theoffsideline.com/premiership-play-off-semi-final-hawick-dig-deep-to-despatch-marr/ | title=Hawick dig deep to despatch Marr | date=4 March 2023}}

|referee = Sam O'Neil

|stadium = Mansfield Park

|try1 = {{tooltip|McKean|Ronan McKean}} 35' c
{{tooltip|Linton|Jae Linton}} 60' c

|con1 = {{tooltip|Ford|Kirk Ford}} (1/3)

|pen1 = {{tooltip|Ford|Kirk Ford}} 45' c, 75' c

|pen2 = {{tooltip|Sturgeon|Colin Sturgeon}} 25' c, 50' c

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 4 March 2022

|time = 15:00

|home = Currie

|score = 35–7

|away = Edinburgh Academicals

|report = {{cite news | url=https://www.theoffsideline.com/premiership-play-off-semi-final-currie-chieftains-sweep-past-edinburgh-accies/ | title=Currie Chieftains sweep past Edinburgh Accies | date=4 March 2023}}

|referee = Ross Mabon

|stadium = Malleny Park

|try1 = {{tooltip|McGovern|Kody McGovern}} 5' c, 49'
{{tooltip|Davies|Rhys Davies}} 35' c
{{tooltip|Nelson|Gregor Nelson}} 50' c
{{tooltip|Sim|Iain Sim}} 70' c

|try2 = {{tooltip|Lacour|Clem Lacour}} 45'

|con1 = {{tooltip|Forbes|Jamie Forbes}} (5/6)

|con2 = {{tooltip|Loomes|Jamie Loomes}} (1/1)

}}

=Final=

{{rugbybox

|date = 11 March 2022

|time = 15:00

|home = Hawick

|score = 21–18

|away = Currie

|report = [https://www.theoffsideline.com/premiership-grand-final-13-man-hawick-snatch-glory-with-late-try-versus-currie-chieftains/ Report]

|stadium = Mansfield Park

|try1 = {{tooltip|Renwick|Fraser Renwick}} 40+2'
{{tooltip|McKean|Ronan McKean}} 80+5'

|try2 = {{tooltip|Sim|Iain Sim}} 25'
{{tooltip|McGovern|Kody McGovern}} 78'

|con1 = {{tooltip|Ford|Kirk Ford}} (1/2)

|con2 = {{tooltip|Forbes|Jamie Forbes}} (1/2)

|pen1 = {{tooltip|Ford|Kirk Ford}} 5', 42', 55'

|pen2 = {{tooltip|Forbes|Jamie Forbes}} 3', 14'

|referee = Michael Todd

}}

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{{smaller|Team details}}
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{{Football kit

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| leftarm = 004400

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| title = Hawick

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{{Football kit

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{| style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB K Ford
W C Welsh
C A Mitchell
C E Reilly
W R McKean
FH K Brunton
SH H Patterson
F S Muir
F F Renwick
F N Little
L C Sutherland
L D Redpath
P S Graham
H C Renwick
P J Linton
colspan=3|Head Coach:
colspan=4|Matty Douglas

{{col-2}}

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width="25"|width="25"|
FB C Brett
W K McGovern
C DJ Innes
C G Cannie
W I Sim
FH J Forbes
SH G Christie
F C Anderson
F R Stewart
F C Ramsay
L W Inglis
L E Stewart
P A McCallum
H G Nelson
P R Davies
colspan=3|Head Coach:
colspan=4| Mark Cairns

{{col-end}}

|}

National Division One

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{|border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"

style="border:0px"|2022–23 Tennent's National League Division One Table

|-

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="195"|Club

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points For

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Against

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Difference

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try Bonus

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing Bonus

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="30"|Points

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="30"|Notes

|- bgcolor=#e8ffd8 align=center

| 1 ||align=left| Kelso || 22 || 20 || 0 || 2 || 647 || 309 || 338 || 14 || 2 || 96 ||Promoted

|-

| 2 ||align=left| Ayr || 22 || 18 || 0 || 4 || 727 || 420 || 307 || 15 || 1 || 88||

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| 3 ||align=left| Melrose || 22 || 17 || 0 || 5 || 779 || 497 || 282 || 17 || 3 || 86 ||

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| 4 ||align=left| Gala || 22 || 14 || 0 || 8 || 635 || 565 || 70 || 13 || 3 || 72 ||

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| 5 ||align=left| Highland || 22|| 13 || 0 || 9 || 561 || 398 || 163 || 10 || 5 || 67 ||

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| 6 ||align=left| Biggar || 22 || 14 || 0 || 8 || 491 || 424 || 67 || 5 || 2 || 63 ||

|-

| 7 ||align=left| Dundee || 22 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 561 || 578 || -17 || 10 || 5 || 45 ||

|-

| 8 ||align=left| GHK || 22 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 546 || 696 || -150 || 10 || 3 || 45 ||

|-

| 9 ||align=left| Watsonians || 22 || 7 || 0 || 15 || 519 || 558 || -39 || 7 || 4 || 39 ||

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 10 ||align=left| Stirling || 22 || 8 || 0 || 14 || 444 || 671 || -227 || 5 || 2 || 39 ||rowspan="3" |Relegated

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 11 ||align=left| Aberdeen Grammar || 22 || 3 || 0 || 19 || 358 || 810 || -452 || 3 || 4 ||| 19

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 12 ||align=left| Stewart's Melville || 22 || 2 || 0 || 20 || 376 || 718 || -342 || 5 || 5 ||| 18

|}

Source {{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/82?Stagione=2022%2F23|title=RugbyArchive|website=www.rugbyarchive.net}}

National Division Two

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{|border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"

style="border:0px"|2022–23 Tennent's National League Division Two Table

|-

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="195"|Club

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points For

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Against

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Difference

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try Bonus

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing Bonus

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="30"|Points

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="30"|Notes

|- bgcolor=#e8ffd8 align=center

| 1 ||align=left| Glasgow Academicals || 22 || 18 || 0 || 4 || 714 || 318 || 396 || 14 || 1 || 87 ||Promoted

|-

| 2 ||align=left| Newton Stewart || 22 || 18 || 0 || 4 || 691 || 296 || 395 || 15 || 1 || 87||

|-

| 3 ||align=left| Falkirk || 22 || 18 || 0 || 4 || 717 || 433 || 284 || 13 || 0 || 85 ||

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| 4 ||align=left| Peebles || 22 || 14 || 0 || 8 || 484 || 383 || 101 || 8 || 3 || 67 ||

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| 5 ||align=left| Kirkcaldy || 22 || 13 || 0 || 9 || 623 || 638 || -15 || 13 || 2 || 65 ||

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| 6 ||align=left| Lasswade || 22 || 12 || 0 || 10 || 409 || 409 || 0 || 4 || 6 || 58 ||

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| 7 ||align=left| Berwick || 22 || 10 || 0 || 12 || 537 || 520 || 17 || 10 || 5 || 55 ||

|-bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 8 ||align=left| Preston Lodge || 22 || 8 || 1 || 13 || 479 || 533 || -54 || 10 || 4 || 48 ||rowspan="5" |Relegated

|-bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 9 ||align=left| Dumfries Saints || 22 || 9 || 1 || 12 || 444 || 448 || -4 || 5 || 6 || 46

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 10 ||align=left| Boroughmuir || 22 || 6 || 0 || 16 || 469 || 743 || -224 || 7 || 3 || 34

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 11 ||align=left| Cartha Queens Park || 22 || 3 || 0 || 19 || 407 || 889 || -482 || 5 || 4 ||| 21

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 12 ||align=left| Hamilton || 22 || 1 || 2 || 19 || 406 || 770 || -364 || 6 || 4 ||| 18

|}

Source {{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/83?Stagione=2022%2F23|title=RugbyArchive|website=www.rugbyarchive.net}}

National Division Three

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colspan="12" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|

{|border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"

style="border:0px"|2022–23 Tennent's National League Division Three Table

|-

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="195"|Club

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Played

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Won

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Drawn

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Lost

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points For

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Against

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Points Difference

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Try Bonus

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Losing Bonus

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="30"|Points

!bgcolor="#efefef" width="30"|Notes

|- bgcolor=#e8ffd8 align=center

| 1 ||align=left| Gordonians || 20 || 18 || 0 || 2 || 968 || 321 || 647 || 17 || 1 || 90 ||Promoted

|-

| 2 ||align=left| Hillhead/Jordanhill || 20 || 16 || 0 || 4 || 678 || 261 || 317 || 13 || 3 || 80||

|-

| 3 ||align=left| Howe of Fife || 20 || 14 || 0 || 6 || 877 || 382 || 495 || 15 || 4 || 75 ||

|-

| 4 ||align=left| West of Scotland || 20 || 14 || 0 || 6 || 576 || 497 || 79 || 13 || 3 || 70 ||

|-

| 5 ||align=left| Allan Glen's || 20 || 11 || 0 || 9 || 623 || 378 || 245 || 13 || 6 || 63 ||

|-

| 6 ||align=left| Orkney || 20 || 12 || 0 || 8 || 565 || 622 || -57 || 13 || 2 || 61 ||

|-bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 7 ||align=left| Strathmore || 20 || 11 || 0 || 9 || 575 || 554 || 21 || 9 || 2 || 55 ||rowspan="6" |Relegated

|-bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 8 ||align=left| Whitecraigs || 20 || 7 || 0 || 13 || 498 || 575 || -77 || 9 || 5 || 42

|-bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 9 ||align=left| Murrayfield Wanderers || 20 || 3 || 0 || 17 || 463 || 867 || -404 || 11 || 3 || 23

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 10 ||align=left| Perthshire || 20 || 3 || 0 || 17 || 392 || 870 || -478 || 6 || 2 || 18

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 11 ||align=left| Greenock Wanderers || 20 || 1 || 0 || 19 || 232 || 1020 || -788 || 1 || 0 ||| 5

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc align=center

| 12 ||align=left| Royal High{{ref|1}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||| 0

|}

Source {{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/87?Stagione=2022%2F23|title=RugbyArchive|website=www.rugbyarchive.net}}

:1.{{note|1}}Royal High were excluded from the tournament and all their matches were cancelled.

References

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{{SRU premiership}}

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Scottish League Championship

Category:Scottish League Championship