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. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Indigo Group Premiership.

Structure The structure reverted 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 – four points for a win, two for a draw and nil for a loss. Teams could also earn an additional bonus point by scoring four or more tries in a match and/or losing by fewer than seven points. The structure saw the top four teams compete in an end of season playoff format, first v fourth and second v third, 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.

Teams Indigo Group Premiership

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

Fixtures & results

Week 1 Date Home team Score Away team Venue 3 September Llanelli RFC 46 - 26 Swansea RFC Parc y Scarlets 3 September Newport RFC 22 - 25 Ebbw Vale RFC Newport Stadium 3 September Aberavon RFC 45 - 14 Bridgend Ravens Talbot Athletic Ground 3 September Merthyr RFC 22 - 15 RGC 1404 The Wern 3 September Carmarthen Quins 3 - 19 Llandovery RFC Carmarthen Park 3 September Pontypridd RFC 12 - 26 Cardiff RFC Sardis Road

Week 2 All matches on 10 September postponed due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Date Home team Score Away team Venue 8 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Date Home team Score Away team Venue 3 February Ebbw Vale RFC 35 - 3 Llanelli RFC Eugene Cross Park

Week 18 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 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 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 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 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

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Indigo Premiership fixtures and results