2022–23 WRU Championship
# 2022–23 WRU Championship

The 2022–23 WRU Championship (or Admiral Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the WRU Championship, the second tier of club rugby in Wales run by the Welsh Rugby Union. It was contested by 14 Welsh clubs.

## Structure

The structure reverted back 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 26 games. League points were awarded as follows – 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 0 for a loss. Teams could also earn an additional bonus point by scoring four or more tries in a match and/or losing by less than seven points. As the Premiership will expand to 14 teams for the 2023-24 season, the top two clubs will be promoted - providing they meet the WRU A Licence criteria. No teams were relegated.

## Teams

The same 14 teams from the 2021-22 season competed this term. Bargoed were the reigning champions.

Orange = Dragons Blue = Cardiff Rugby Black = Ospreys

| Club | Stadium | Capacity | Area |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bargoed | Bargoed Park | 1,500 | Bargoed, Caerphilly |
| Beddau | Mount Pleasant Park | unknown | Beddau, Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Bedwas | Bridge Field | 2,000 | Bedwas, Caerphilly |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cyncoed Campus | 1,620 | Cyncoed, Cardiff |
| Cross Keys | Pandy Park | 3,000 | Crosskeys, Caerphilly |
| Glamorgan Wanderers | Memorial Ground | 3,000 | Ely, Cardiff |
| Maesteg Quins | South Parade Playing Fields | unknown | Maesteg, Bridgend County Borough |
| Narberth | Lewis Lloyd Ground | unknown | Narberth, Pembrokeshire |
| Neath | The Gnoll | 6,000 | Neath, Neath Port Talbot |
| Pontypool | Pontypool Park | 8,800 | Pontypool, Torfaen |
| Tata Steel | Tata Sports and Social Club | unknown | Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot |
| Trebanos | Trebanos Park | unknown | Trebanos, Neath Port Talbot |
| Ystalyfera | Ynysdarren Park | unknown | Ystalyfera, Neath Port Talbot |
| Ystrad Rhondda | Gelligaled Park | unknown | Ystrad, Rhondda Cynon Taf |

## Standings

2022–23 Admiral Championship Table :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Pontypool (P) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1073 | 232 | +841 | 161 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 109 |
| 2 | Neath | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 851 | 316 | +535 | 128 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 99 |
| 3 | Bargoed | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 809 | 378 | +431 | 121 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 98 |
| 4 | Ystrad Rhondda | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 642 | 348 | +294 | 94 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 76 |
| 5 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 746 | 699 | +47 | 105 | 102 | 13 | 1 | 70 |
| 6 | Bedwas | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 595 | 609 | −14 | 81 | 90 | 12 | 3 | 63 |
| 7 | Narberth | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 610 | 455 | +155 | 82 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 63 |
| 8 | Cross Keys | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 647 | 616 | +31 | 94 | 84 | 14 | 4 | 62 |
| 9 | Beddau | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 496 | 492 | +4 | 71 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 48 |
| 10 | Glamorgan Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 473 | 753 | −280 | 66 | 106 | 10 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | Maesteg Quins | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 368 | 755 | −387 | 41 | 111 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
| 12 | Trebanos | 23 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 347 | 670 | −323 | 48 | 100 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 13 | Ystalyfera | 23 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 352 | 739 | −387 | 52 | 107 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Tata Steel | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 263 | 1210 | −947 | 32 | 189 | 1 | 0 | −3 |

* Number of matches won
* Number of tries scored
* Ratio between points for:points against (P) Promoted Notes:
* ↑ Tata Steel were deducted 4 points for failing to fulfil a fixture.
