The 2023 United Rugby Championship Grand Final was the final match of the 2022âÂÂ23 United Rugby Championship season. The final was between defending champions the Stormers and Munster with Munster winning 19âÂÂ14 to claim their fourth domestic title.
Munster had an up-and-down season, at one point being fourteenth in the table after losing five of their seven opening rounds of the season, but a strong finish to the season, including an away win against the Stormers and an away draw against the Sharks, saw Munster qualify for the knockout stage of the competition and finish fifth overall. The province's burst of late-season away form continued into the play-offs, as they defeated Glasgow Warriors 14âÂÂ5 away from home in the quarter-finals, before defeating Leinster 16âÂÂ15, also away from home, in the semi-finals.
The Stormers, the defending champions after they won the first United Rugby Championship in 2021âÂÂ22, by contrast enjoyed a strong season, finishing third overall and defeating South African rivals the Bulls 33âÂÂ21 in their quarter-final and Connacht 43âÂÂ25 in the semi-finals to advance to a home final for a second season in a row.
The match was televised live by SuperSport in South Africa, by TG4 in Ireland, and by Viaplay Sports in Ireland and the United Kingdom. All tickets for the final were sold within three hours of going on sale.