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Challenge Cup 2022/23 results and closing odds

All 51 finished games of the 2022/23 season, with the score and the best closing price on each outcome among the bookmakers we compare: the last price before the start. A record of what happened, not a tip.

The season in numbers

51 games priced
  • Closing favourite won 75% 38 of 51 games
  • Home / draw / away 59 / 4 / 37% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 92.1% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset Glasgow Warriors drew with Bath 19-19, 20 Jan 2023 The draw closed at 34.00 (Bet365); Glasgow Warriors were the favourite at about 85%
  • Odds-on favourites 76% won 38 of 50

Every game, with the closing odds

Best closing price per outcome: 1won the result, 1fav the favourite. Open a game for every bookmaker's closing price and how the whole market closed.

December 2022

  1. Perpignan5-19Bristol13.75X23.0021.28
  2. Stade Francais24-14Treviso11.73X23.0022.35
  3. 31-31Newport-Gwent11.20X30.0025.00
  4. Pau16-21Cheetahs11.62X21.0022.40
  5. Bath19-22Glasgow Warriors11.28X29.0023.75
  6. Cardiff Rugby41-0Brive11.01X61.00217.00
  7. Connacht22-811.28X29.0023.80
  8. Zebre21-24Toulon13.20X25.0021.36
  9. The Scarlets39-7Bayonne11.22X31.0024.80
  10. 30-12Stade Francais11.22X46.0028.00
  11. Glasgow Warriors26-18Perpignan11.06X46.0029.50
  12. Brive24-31Connacht12.75X23.0021.53
  13. Toulon29-7Bath11.30X26.0023.70
  14. Cheetahs26-45The Scarlets12.35X25.0021.73
  15. Bayonne7-45Treviso13.00X25.0021.42
  16. 10-47Cardiff Rugby12.95X25.0021.53
  17. Newport-Gwent21-27Pau11.10X34.0027.00
  18. Bristol35-19Zebre11.04X51.00214.00

January 2023

  1. Pau15-21Newport-Gwent11.57X21.0022.50
  2. The Scarlets20-17Cheetahs11.05X46.00210.50
  3. Treviso26-7Bayonne11.06X46.00210.00
  4. Stade Francais17-711.76X25.0023.50
  5. Connacht61-5Brive11.01X51.00217.00
  6. Perpignan26-40Glasgow Warriors14.25X30.0021.25
  7. Zebre11-34Bristol17.50X46.0021.08
  8. Cardiff Rugby42-1011.30X26.0023.95
  9. Bath23-35Toulon12.20X23.0021.73
  10. Bristol33-19Perpignan1-X51.00221.00
  11. Glasgow Warriors19-19Bath11.17X34.0025.20
  12. Toulon14-5Zebre11.02X51.00215.00
  13. Bayonne7-20The Scarlets16.75X41.0021.11
  14. Treviso35-32Stade Francais11.44X25.0022.95
  15. 35-21Connacht11.98X23.0021.95
  16. Brive37-24Cardiff Rugby13.75X34.0021.28
  17. Newport-Gwent25-3011.62X25.0022.38
  18. Cheetahs9-6Pau11.53X21.0022.63

March 2023

  1. Bristol26-33Clermont11.50X23.0022.70
  2. The Scarlets19-7Brive11.01X67.00218.00

April 2023

  1. Toulon36-21Cheetahs11.08X51.00212.50
  2. Treviso41-19Connacht11.91X23.0021.98
  3. Stade Francais24-41Lyon Olympique12.50X23.0021.58
  4. Glasgow Warriors73-33Newport-Gwent11.07X46.0029.00
  5. 51-28Racing Metro 9211.57X30.0023.25
  6. Cardiff Rugby28-27Sale Sharks13.20X23.0021.45
  7. The Scarlets32-30Clermont12.20X19.0021.73
  8. Toulon48-23Lyon Olympique11.46X26.0024.00
  9. Treviso27-23Cardiff Rugby11.50X25.0023.25
  10. Glasgow Warriors31-2111.10X41.0028.00
  11. The Scarlets17-35Glasgow Warriors12.30X21.0021.67
  12. Toulon23-0Treviso11.18X34.0026.50

May 2023

  1. Glasgow Warriors19-43Toulon13.45X25.0021.40

Results from our results feed; the 1X2 market settles on the regular-time score, so a game won in extra time or on penalties counts as a draw. Closing prices: each bookmaker's last price before the start, the best of the bookmakers we compare; the favourite is the shortest average price.

Challenge Cup 2022/23 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the Challenge Cup 2022/23?
The closing favourite, the shortest average price across the bookmakers we compare, won 38 of the 51 games with a closing price (75%): odds-on favourites won 38 of 50.
What was the biggest upset of the Challenge Cup 2022/23?
Glasgow Warriors drew with Bath 19-19 on 20 January 2023. The draw closed at 34.00 at Bet365, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made Glasgow Warriors the favourite at about 85%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on Challenge Cup 2022/23 games?
The average closing payout was 92.1%, so about 7.9% of the stakes on a game's outcomes went to the bookmaker's margin. A higher payout means fairer prices; compare one game's prices with the margin calculator.