The 2023-24 Super Series (previously known as the Super 6) is the fourth season of a semi-professional rugby union competition for Scotland's club sides.[1]
| 2023–24 Super Series | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Scotland |
The usual six teams competing in this season's Super Series are Ayrshire Bulls, Boroughmuir Bears, Heriot's Rugby, Stirling Wolves, Watsonians and Southern Knights.[2] In addition, the league competition saw a Future XV sponsored by FOSROC, which comprised Scotland Under 20 players.
Competition format
editSuper Series consists of 3 different competitions involving the same six teams, plus selectively a Future XV, a Glasgow Warriors 'A' side and an Edinburgh Rugby 'A' side.
Super Series Championship
edit- League Stage : Weeks One to Ten
All 6 usual sides plus the Future XV will play each other home and away in a double round robin, using the rugby points system.[3]
- League play-offs
Semi-Finals : The top 4 teams play off determine the finalist slots.
Final : The winners of the semi-finals compete in the final of the Super 6 tournament .
Table
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| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TBP | LBP | PTS | |||||||
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| 1 | Heriot's Rugby | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 478 | 238 | +240 | 10 | 0 | 52 | ||||||
| 2 | Ayrshire Bulls (RU) | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 372 | 211 | +151 | 8 | 0 | 47 | ||||||
| 3 | Watsonians | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 265 | 231 | +34 | 2 | 0 | 40 | ||||||
| 4 | Stirling Wolves (CH) | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 422 | 286 | +136 | 3 | 2 | 33 | ||||||
| 5 | Southern Knights | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 282 | 369 | -87 | 2 | 1 | 27 | ||||||
| 6 | Boroughmuir Bears | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 252 | 389 | -137 | 1 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| 7 | Future XV | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 206 | 543 | -337 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
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League stage rounds
editAll times are local.[4]
Round 1
edit| 28 July 2023 7.35pm |
| (1BP) Southern Knights | 39 - 38 | Future XV (2BP) |
| Try: Luke Thompson x 2 Aidan Cross Donald Crawford x 2 Garry Young Con: Callum Grieve x 3 Pen: Callum Grieve | Preview Report | Try: Amena Caqusau Callum Smyth Freddy Douglas Jake Spurway Tom Smith Oliver Duncan Con: Isaac Coates x 4 |
| Greenyards Referee: Jonny Perriam (SRU) |
| 28 July 2023 7.35pm |
| Boroughmuir Bears | 14 - 51 | Heriots (1BP) |
| Try: Jack Fisher Josh King Con: Gavin Lockhart Callum Anderson | Preview Report | Try: Iain Wilson Bruce Houston Charlie Jupp Sinjin Broad Lewis Wells Matt Davidson x 2 Ross Jones Con: Bruce Houston x 4 Pen: Bruce Houston |
| Meggetland Sports Complex Referee: Ian Kenny (SRU) |
| 29 July 2023 7.35pm |
| Ayrshire Bulls | 3 - 11 | Watsonians |
| Pen: Bradley Roderick-Evans | Preview Report | Try: Kody McGovern Pen: Jason Baggott x 2 |
| Millbrae Referee: Sam Grove-White (SRU) |
Round 2
editSemi-finals
edit| 10 November 2023 7.35pm |
| Heriots | 21 - 26 | Stirling Wolves |
| Try: Fin Campbell Matt Davidson Struan Cessford Con: Ross Jones x 3 | Preview Report | Try: Connor Gordon x 2 Ed Hasdell Ross McKnight Con: Marcus Holden x 2 Craig Jackson |
| Goldenacre Sports Ground Referee: Ruairidh Campbell (SRU) |
| 11 November 2023 5pm |
| Ayrshire Bulls | 38 - 22 | Watsonians |
| Try: Jamie Shedden x 2 Luca Bardelli Blair Macpherson Jamie Drummond x 2 Con: Brad Roderick-Evans x 4 | Preview Report | Try: Connor McAlpine Dom Coetzer George Pringle Con: Lee Millar x 2 Pen: Lee Millar |
| Millbrae Referee: David Sutherland (SRU) |
Super Series final
edit| 18 November 2023 4.10pm |
| Ayrshire Bulls | 19-29 | Stirling Wolves |
| Try: B Beattie E Bloodworth O Horne Con: B Rodrick-Evans (2) | Report | Try: E Hasdell G Bryce (2) R McKnight (2) Con: M Holden (3) |
| Edinburgh Rugby Stadium Attendance: 1,161 Referee: Ian Kenny (SRU) |
References
edit- ^ "Super Six Update". Scottish Rugby Blog. 19 August 2019.
- ^ Bathgate, Stuart (2 October 2019). "Super 6 sides all announce their full 35-man squads". The Offside Line.
- ^ "A Guide to the Super Six". Scottish Rugby Blog. 9 July 2019.
- ^ Barnes, David (12 August 2019). "Super6 fixture schedule announced". The Offside Line.
External links
edit- SRU Super 6 Archived 21 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
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