A general view of Kingspan Stadium ahead of a game from the Half Way line.

Play Offs Explained

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Following the completion of round five on Saturday 3rd February, the top three teams in the table will face off for the chance to be crowned the 2023/24 Celtic Challenge champions, while the bottom three teams will play-off for fourth to sixth place.

The play-off fixtures will be determined by league position, following the most closely fought iteration of the competition to date.

The winners, will be the team sat at the top of the table following the completion of the play-offs with points from the previous rounds being carried over.

The play-offs will be made up of three rounds, with each round hosted by one of the home nations (Ireland, Scotland and Wales). Detailed fixture information for each round will be announced next week.

Play-off Round 1Saturday 17th February 2024
Scotstoun, Glasgow & Hive Stadium, Edinburgh

Play-off Round 2Saturday 24th February 2024
Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

Play-off Round 3 – 3rd March 2024
Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli

Top three Play Off

1         v          3

3         v          2

2         v          1

Bottom three Play-off

4         v          6

6         v          5

5         v          4

Watch all of the Round 5 action live, free on Rugby Pass TV.