2023–24 Scottish League Championship

The 2023–24 Scottish League Championship, or 2023–24 Tennents League Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the 48th season of formal domestic rugby union leagues in Scotland.

2023–24 Scottish League Championship
Countries Scotland
ChampionsCurrie (3)
Matches played93
Tries scored726
(average 7.8 per match)

The season began on September 2, 2023, with defending champions Hawick RFC playing Glasgow Hawks at their home pitch of Mansfield Park. Kelso RFC was promoted to the premier league to take the place of Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians, who were relegated to National Division One.

Currie won their third Championship title and first in over 14 years, with Hawick finishing as runners up after a repeat of last season's final. Jed-Forest were relegated after finishing bottom.

The format was altered slightly from last season, with all Divisions having 10 teams as opposed to 2022-23 in which all but the Premiership division had 12 teams. In addition, a new fourth National Division was established with the bottom three teams competing in it being relegated to their respective Regional League Division 1.[1]

Premier Division
2023–24 Tennents Premiership Division Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1Hawick18161161725935811077Qualified to Playoffs
2Marr18140462042119913271
3Currie18121561634127513265
4Kelso18936476451259253
5Heriot's18819477474313350
6Musselburgh18729482607-12512347
7Edinburgh Academicals1871104704373310646
8Glasgow Hawks186111465479-148539
9Selkirk186012399591-1928335
10Jed-Forest180018314876-562415Relegated

Source [2]

Statistics

Most tries Scored per team

Most tries scored per player

Most points scored per team

Most points scored per player

  • Kirk Ford - Hawick (245)

Most Yellow cards

  • Currie (16)

Most Red cards

  • Hawick (3)

Source: [3]

Playoffs
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 March – Mansfield Park
 
 
Hawick25
 
4 May – Mansfield Park
 
Kelso9
 
Hawick24
 
2 March – Fullarton Park
 
Currie26
 
Marr12
 
 
Currie27
 

Semifinals
2 March 2024
15:00
Hawick25-9Kelso
Try: C Welsh 30' c
McKean 45' c
Redpath 80' c
Con: Ford (2/3)
Pen: Ford (2/2)		[4]Pen: Patterson (3/3)
Mansfield Park
Referee: Rob McDowell
2 March 2024
15:00
Marr12-27Currie
Try: C Bickerstaff 10' c
Sturgeon 80' c
Con: Sturgeon (1/2)		[5]Try: Davies 10' c
Innes 20' c
Cardosi 45' c
McCaig 60' c
Con: Brett (3/4)
Pen: Brett (1/1)
Fullarton Park
Referee: Sam O’Neill

Finals
4 May 2024
14:00
Hawick24-26Currie
[6]
Mansfield Park

National Division One
2023–24 Tennent's National League Division One Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1Ayr18150372141930213174Promoted
2GHA18110754543111413461
3Highland1811164653591069156
4Watsonians1810175394845511255
5Melrose179085604689213251
6Glasgow Academicals179085544757912351
7Biggar186111503575-7210440
8Gala187011492576-848339
9Dundee186012447580-1338133
10GHK183114328787-4595221Relegated

Source [7]

National Division Two
2023–24 Tennent's National League Division Two Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1Peebles15121247227819411162Promoted
2Falkirk15120357040216813061
3Newton Stewart171124434340948157
4Lasswade1410134053267911154
5Gordonians158074062911158343
6Stewart's Melville15618411471-607232
7Kirkcaldy165011424597-1738230
8Stirling144010391439-487225
9Berwick142111296417-1216420
10Aberdeen Grammar152013295543-2486115Relegated

Source [8]

1.^ Stewart's Melville where sanctioned 3 points on 7 October 2023 as per NCR 4.18.1, after their match against Falkirk had to be postponed due to insufficient players.

National Division Three
2023–24 Tennent's National League Division Three Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1Preston Lodge16150167925342612173Promoted
2Orkney1312014012641378157
3Howe of Fife1691657942315612454
4Allan Glen's159154583211378349
5Hillhead/Jordanhill15906366339277346
6Boroughmuir157084754195610341
7West of Scotland155010371468-977229
8Dumfries Saints15429298556-2586228
9Cartha Queens Park142012262560-2984315
10Hamilton140014300586-2866410Relegated

Source [9]

National Division Four
2023–24 Tennent's National League Division Four Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points Notes
1Garnock13130063216746512064Promoted
2Whitecraigs1410044563777913356
3Strathmore129034282841449146
4North Berwick15906366390-248142
5Stewartry15807500422788141
6Dunfermline14707399369309138
7Greenock Wanderers14608348459-1117334
8Perthshire143011357520-1637423Relegated
9Murrayfield Wanderers142012339563-2248622
10Ross High111010231505-2744311

Source [10]

1.^ North Berwick where sanctioned 3 points on 14 October 2023 as per NCR 4.18.1, after their match against Garnock had to be postponed due to insufficient players.

References
  1. "NCRs-2023-24-Premiership-and-National-Leagues-FINAL" (PDF). Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. "Scottish Rugby". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024.
  3. "Player Statistic Leaders". The Offside Line. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. "Hawick book their place in Final with hard-earned win over Kelso". 2 March 2024.
  5. "Revenge is a dish best served cold for Currie Chieftains against Marr". 2 March 2024.
  6. "MEN'S PREMIERSHIP FINAL: HAWICK 24-26 CURRIE". Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. "Scottish Rugby". www.scottishrugby.org.
  8. "Scottish Rugby". www.scottishrugby.org.
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