| Duration | 2 rounds + qualifying |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 4 |
The 2023 RFL 1895 Cup was the fourth playing of the RFL 1895 Cup, a rugby league football competition for clubs in the United Kingdom. As with 2022, the teams entering the competition were those teams in the RFL Championship and RFL League 1 which reached the sixth round of the Challenge Cup. The final was played at Wembley.
The semi finals were played on the weekend of the 22 and 23 July. It featured the Championship teams that got to the sixth round of the Challenge Cup.
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||
 London Broncos | 6–10 |  Halifax Panthers | 22 July 2023, 17:00 | Rosslyn Park | L. Rush | 1,895 | |
 York Knights | 8–22 |  Batley Bulldogs | 23 July 2023, 12:00 | York Community Stadium | J. Vella | ||
| Source: [1] [2] | |||||||
| Batley Bulldogs | 10–12 | Halifax Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Morton (72') Kear (80') Goals: Hooley (1/2) 72' | Tries: Moore (2') Goals: Jouffret (4/4) 2', 32' (penalty), 57' (penalty), 61' (penalty) |
Wembley Stadium, London Referee: Jack Smith Touch judges: Warren Turley, Cameron Worsley Player of the Match: Louis Jouffret (Halifax) |
| Batley Bulldogs | Position | Halifax Panthers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Luke Hooley | 32 | Fullback | 18 | Brandon Pickersgill |
| Dale Morton | 22 | Wing | 5 | James Saltonstall |
| Josh Hodson | 4 | Centre | 3 | Zack McComb |
| Elliot Kear | 15 | Centre | 22 | Jake Maizen |
| Aidan McGowan | 20 | Wing | 2 | Lachlan Walmsley |
| James Meadows | 14 | Stand off | 6 | Louis Jouffret |
| Josh Wood | 7 | Scrum half | 1 | James Woodburn-Hall |
| Adam Gledhill | 11 | Prop forward | 16 | William Calcott |
| Ben White | 6 | Hooker | 9 | Brandon Moore |
| James Brown | 13 | Prop forward | 10 | Dan Murray |
| Dane Manning | 11 | Second row | 11 | Ben Kavanagh |
| Kieran Buchannan | 3 | Second row | 12 | Matty Gee |
| Martyn Reilly | 30 | Loose forward | 13 | Jacob Fairbank |
| Alistair Leak | 9 | Interchange | 34 | Adam O'Brien |
| Nyle Flynn | 26 | Interchange | 8 | Adam Tangata |
| Michael Ward | 16 | Interchange | 19 | Ryan Lannon |
| Samy Kibula | 20 | Interchange | 31 | Kevin Larroyer |
| George Senior | 18 | Concussion substitute | 28 | Alex Sutcliffe |
| Craig Lingard | Coach | Scott Grix | ||
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