Celtic Cup (2018 rugby union tournament)

Celtic Cup
Current season or competition:
2018 Celtic Cup
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 2018
Inaugural season 2018
Number of teams 8
Nations Ireland Ireland
 Wales
Related competition Pro14

The Celtic Cup is an upcoming rugby union cup competition featuring development regional and provincial teams from Ireland and Wales set to begin in 2018[1].

Formation

The Irish Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union created a new development competition, the Celtic Cup, for the emerging professional players from the four Irish provinces and four Welsh regions in 2018.

The tournament, which features development squads from Pro14 teams Connacht, Leinster, Munster, Ulster, Cardiff Blues, the Dragons, the Ospreys and the Scarlets, aims to provide a learning environment for players, coaches and referees by recreating the week-to-week challenges presented by senior professional rugby.[2]

The first season of the Celtic Cup will run over seven consecutive weeks in 2018. The eight teams will be divided into two conferences of four Welsh regions and four Irish provinces. Each Irish province will play each of the Welsh regions and will play against two Irish provinces. Similarly, the Welsh regions will play each of the Irish provinces and will play two of their Welsh counterparts. The top-ranked province from the Irish conference will play the top-ranked region from the Welsh conference in the final .[3]

Teams


Competitions

Edition Year Final Teams Matches
Winner Score Runner-up
I 2018 8 25

References

  1. ↑ Celtic Cup set-up announced for emerging Welsh and Irish talent, from BBC.
  2. ↑ "Celtic Cup Announced".
  3. ↑ "New Celtic Cup format agreed".
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