# 2023 United Rugby Championship final

The 2023 United Rugby Championship final was the final match of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship season. The final was between defending champions the Stormers and Munster with Munster winning 19–14.

## Route to the final

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Leinster | 35 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sharks | 5 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Sharks | 5 | 1 | Leinster | 15 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Munster | 16 | | | |
| 4 | Glasgow Warriors | 5 | 5 | Munster | 16 | | | |
| 5 | Munster | 14 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Munster | 14 | | | | 5 | Munster | 19 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Stormers | 14 |
| 2 | Ulster | 10 | | | | | | | 3 | Stormers | 14 |
| 7 | Connacht | 15 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Connacht | 15 | 7 | Connacht | 25 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Stormers | 43 | | | |
| 3 | Stormers | 33 | 3 | Stormers | 43 | | | |
| 6 | Bulls | 21 | | | | | | |
Munster had an up-and-down season, at one point being fourteenth in the table after losing five of their seven opening rounds of the season, but a strong finish to the season, including an away win against the Stormers and an away draw against the Sharks, saw Munster qualify for the knockout stage of the competition and finish fifth overall. The province defeated Glasgow Warriors 14–5 away from home in the quarter-finals, before defeating Leinster 16–15, also away from home, in the semi-finals.
The Stormers, the defending champions after they won the first United Rugby Championship in 2021–22, by contrast enjoyed a strong season, finishing third overall and defeating South African rivals the Bulls 33–21 in their quarter-final and Connacht 43–25 in the semi-finals to advance to a home final for a second season in a row.

## Pre-match

The match was televised live by SuperSport in South Africa, by TG4 in Ireland, and by Viaplay Sports and the United Kingdom. All tickets for the final were sold within three hours of going on sale.

## Details

* 27 May 2023 18:30 SAST / 17:30 IST
| Stormers | 14–19 | Munster |
| Try: Libbok 5' c Fourie 49' c Con: Libbok (2/2) 6', 50' | | Try: Barron 9' m Nash 28' c Hodnett 74' c Con: Crowley (2/3) 30', 76' |
* Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 56,344 Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
| FB | 15 | Damian Willemse |
| RW | 14 | Angelo Davids |
| OC | 13 | Ruhan Nel |
| IC | 12 | Dan du Plessis |
| LW | 11 | Leolin Zas |
| FH | 10 | Manie Libbok |
| SH | 9 | Herschel Jantjies |
| N8 | 8 | Evan Roos |
| OF | 7 | Hacjivah Dayimani |
| BF | 6 | Deon Fourie |
| RL | 5 | Marvin Orie |
| LL | 4 | Ruben van Heerden |
| TP | 3 | Frans Malherbe |
| HK | 2 | Joseph Dweba |
| LP | 1 | Steven Kitshoff (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | JJ Kotze |
| PR | 17 | Ali Vermaak |
| PR | 18 | Neethling Fouché |
| LK | 19 | Ben-Jason Dixon |
| FL | 20 | Willie Engelbrecht |
| FL | 21 | Marcel Theunissen |
| SH | 22 | Paul de Wet |
| FB | 23 | Clayton Blommetjies |
| Coach: ||
| John Dobson ||
| FB | 15 | Mike Haley |
| RW | 14 | Calvin Nash |
| OC | 13 | Antoine Frisch |
| IC | 12 | Malakai Fekitoa |
| LW | 11 | Shane Daly |
| FH | 10 | Jack Crowley |
| SH | 9 | Conor Murray |
| N8 | 8 | Gavin Coombes |
| OF | 7 | John Hodnett |
| BF | 6 | Peter O'Mahony (c) |
| RL | 5 | Tadhg Beirne |
| LL | 4 | Jean Kleyn |
| TP | 3 | Stephen Archer |
| HK | 2 | Diarmuid Barron |
| LP | 1 | Jeremy Loughman |
| Substitutions: ||
| HK | 16 | Niall Scannell |
| PR | 17 | Josh Wycherley |
| PR | 18 | Roman Salanoa |
| LK | 19 | RG Snyman |
| BR | 20 | Alex Kendellen |
| SH | 21 | Craig Casey |
| FH | 22 | Ben Healy |
| UB | 23 | Keith Earls |
| Coach: ||
| Graham Rowntree ||
* Man of the Match:
* John Hodnett
* Assistant referees:
* Mike Adamson (Scotland)
* Craig Evans (Wales)
* Television match official:
* Ben Whitehouse (Wales)