The 2022–23 RFU Championship Cup is the fourth season of the annual rugby union Championship Cup competition for second tier, professional English clubs playing in the RFU Championship. Ealing Trailfinders are the defending champions, beating Coventry 19 – 13 in the final. Competition format The competition format is a group stage followed by a knockout stage. The group stage consisted of three groups of four teams, each playing home and away matches. The top team in each group, plus the best second-placed teams, progressed to the semi-final stage, with the best ranked sides receiving home advantage. The two winning semi-finalists progressed to the final. Participating teams and locations Eleven of the twelve teams played in last season's competition. Having won the 2021–22 National League 1, Caldy were promoted to the Championship. Pool stage Pool 1 {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- |colspan="15" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"| |- !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="20"|Points |- bgcolor=#d8ffeb align=center | 1 || style="text-align:left;" | Ealing Trailfinders|| 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 248 || 112 || 136 || 5 || 1 || 26 |- | 2 || style="text-align:left;" | Jersey Reds || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 212 || 102 || 110 || 5 || 0 || 25 |- | 3 || style="text-align:left;" | Hart[ury || 6 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 114 || 247 || −133 || 3 || 0 || 7 |- | 4 || style="text-align:left;" | Nottingham || 6 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 98 || 211 || −113 || 1 || 1 || 6 |- |-| style="text-align:left;" | |colspan="15"| If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Total number of tries scored Total number of points for Difference between points for and against Fewest red cards Coin toss |-| style="text-align:left;" | |colspan="15" style="border:0px"| Green background means the club has qualified for the quarter-finals as either pool winner or best runner-up.Blue background means the club has qualified for the quarter-fi nals as runner up or one of two best 3rd placed sides.Updated: 17 February 2023Source: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Pool 2 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Pool