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Challenge Cup 2023/24 results and closing odds

All 51 finished games of the 2023/24 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 67 / 0 / 33% on the regular-time score
  • Average closing payout 91.8% 100% minus the bookmakers' margin
  • Biggest upset Black Lion won at The Scarlets 7-23, 15 Dec 2023 Black Lion closed at 8.00 (Unibet); The Scarlets were the favourite at about 93%
  • Odds-on favourites 75% won 38 of 51

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 2023

  1. Clermont31-18Edinburgh Rugby11.17X34.0025.00
  2. Zebre15-33Cheetahs11.57X26.0022.55
  3. Black Lion10-15Gloucester14.40X21.0021.40
  4. Sharks45-5Pau11.02X51.00213.00
  5. Castres Olympique34-16The Scarlets11.16X34.0025.50
  6. Ospreys43-34Treviso11.58X23.0022.50
  7. Newport-Gwent24-7US Oyonnax11.22X29.0024.33
  8. Perpignan12-2811.29X29.0024.33
  9. 19-24Montpellier12.90X23.0021.44
  10. Gloucester28-17Clermont11.89X21.0022.50
  11. The Scarlets7-23Black Lion11.08X41.0028.00
  12. US Oyonnax14-21Zebre11.29X29.0023.75
  13. Edinburgh Rugby34-21Castres Olympique11.13X36.00213.00
  14. 35-1311.03X51.00213.00
  15. Treviso29-7Perpignan11.13X36.0026.50
  16. Pau24-21Newport-Gwent11.20X34.0024.50
  17. Cheetahs32-29Sharks14.33X26.0021.28
  18. Montpellier38-5Ospreys11.28X29.0023.80

January 2024

  1. Ospreys25-3Perpignan11.24X34.0025.50
  2. 18-57Treviso13.10X21.0021.62
  3. Clermont38-17The Scarlets11.10X41.0027.50
  4. Sharks38-7US Oyonnax11.01X51.00217.00
  5. Zebre20-17Newport-Gwent11.73X25.0022.40
  6. Castres Olympique28-6Black Lion11.25X34.0024.50
  7. Edinburgh Rugby20-21Gloucester11.50X25.0022.80
  8. Montpellier13-311.13X34.0027.00
  9. Cheetahs20-33Pau11.28X23.0023.75
  10. The Scarlets19-31Edinburgh Rugby13.70X26.0021.36
  11. Gloucester35-5Castres Olympique11.25X34.0025.30
  12. Black Lion3-36Clermont16.00X34.0021.14
  13. Pau28-27Zebre11.28X34.0023.60
  14. Treviso27-19Montpellier11.33X29.0024.00
  15. US Oyonnax28-27Cheetahs13.30X26.0021.33
  16. 28-38Ospreys11.05X51.00212.00
  17. Perpignan23-3211.48X21.0023.60
  18. Newport-Gwent9-29Sharks13.10X21.0021.55

April 2024

  1. Gloucester30-25Castres Olympique11.27X26.0025.50
  2. Clermont27-22Cheetahs11.13X36.0027.00
  3. Treviso27-1711.52X25.0023.40
  4. Ospreys23-15Sale Sharks11.94X19.0022.38
  5. Edinburgh Rugby33-15Bayonne11.11X41.0027.50
  6. Montpellier17-40Ulster11.95X25.0023.10
  7. Sharks47-3Zebre11.05X51.00212.50
  8. Pau30-40Connacht11.95X19.0021.95
  9. Gloucester23-13Ospreys11.55X23.0023.25
  10. Sharks36-30Edinburgh Rugby11.29X26.0024.00
  11. Clermont53-14Ulster11.91X23.0022.70
  12. Treviso39-24Connacht11.50X26.0023.40

May 2024

  1. Sharks32-31Clermont11.53X21.0022.63
  2. Gloucester40-23Treviso11.67X21.0022.30
  3. Gloucester22-36Sharks11.57X21.0022.50

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 2023/24 FAQ

How often did the favourite win in the Challenge Cup 2023/24?
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 51.
What was the biggest upset of the Challenge Cup 2023/24?
Black Lion won at The Scarlets 7-23 on 15 December 2023. Black Lion closed at 8.00 at Unibet, the longest winning price of the season, when the market made The Scarlets the favourite at about 93%.
What was the bookmakers' margin on Challenge Cup 2023/24 games?
The average closing payout was 91.8%, so about 8.2% 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.

See the current Challenge Cup odds and fixtures, every Challenge Cup season, or check a price's margin and closing line value with the betting calculators.