Month: September 2019

Rugby League Ireland | Irish Rugby League 2015-2019

Rugby League Ireland Logo

Irish Rugby League 2015

 PWDLPFPAPts
        
DateHome Team Away Team 
     

Irish Rugby League 2016

 PWDLPFPAPts
NI League       
*Ballynahinch Rabbitohs # (-2)3300232644
Portadown Pumas42021222364
Belfast Met Scholars3003961440
ROI League       
*Dublin City Exiles1080237421816
*Athboy Longhorns1080232717816
*Athy Sharks1050534229310
*Galway Tribesmen1050525826810
Cork Bulls103072103186
Treaty City Titans10109683042

[24][25]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 ROI Semi-Finals   
 Athboy Longhorns30Athy Sharks16
 Dublin City Exiles24Galway Tribesmen30
 ROI Final   
 Athboy Longhorns8Galway Tribesmen15
 Grand Final   
 Galway Tribesmen36Ballynahinch Rabbitohs34

[22][23]

RLI Irish Rugby League 2017

 PWDLPFPAPts
ROI Championship       
*Longhorns RL65102297211
*Galway Tribesmen65102328811
*Waterford Vikings64022221828
*Dublin City Exiles62041602054
*Cork Bulls62041161984
*Athy Sharks61051261922
Ballyfermot Bears6105461942
Ulster Championship       
*Belfast Met Scholars65012368210
*Ballynahinch Rabbitohs650124611410
Belfast Eagles61051102222
Portadown Pumas6105682122

[26][27]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 ROI Quarter-Finals   
15.07.17Waterford Vikings Athy Sharks 
15.07.17Dublin City Exiles36Cork Bulls20
 ROI Semi-Finals   
22.07.17 Longhorns RL30Athy Sharks12
22.07.17Galway Tribesmen28Dublin City Exiles20
 ROI Final   
29.07.17Galway Tribesmen16Longhorns RL44
 Ulster Final   
29.07.17Belfast Met Scholars Ballynahinch Rabbitohs 
 Grand Final   
05.08.17Longhorns RL46Belfast Met Scholars6

[28][29][30][31][32][33]

RLI Irish Rugby League 2018

 PWDLPFPAPts
ROI League       
*Longhorns2200104384
*Galway Tribesmen32011381064
Athy Sharks100128580
Waterford Vikings100120680
Dublin City Exiles100142620
NI League       
*Belfast Stags110042222
*Portadown Pumas101022420
Belfast Eagles0000000
Belfast Met Scholars0000000

Compiled from: [34][35][36][37][38][39]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 ROI Final Terenure RFC 
14.07.18Longhorns RL60Galway Tribesmen16
 NI Final   
14.07.18Belfast Stags30Portadown Pumas28
 All-Ireland Final Morton Stadium, Santry 
21.07.18Longhorns RLcBelfast Stagsc

[40][41][42]

RLI Irish Rugby League 2019

PWDLFAPts
Southern Conference
*Longhorns RL870114
*Dublin City Exiles850310
*Galway Tribesmen74038
*Barrow Cudas72054
Athboy ##60060

Reference: Compiled from [43-44]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
28.07.19Dublin City Exiles62Galway Tribesmen14
02.08.19Longhorns RL20Barrow Cudas0
All-Ireland Final
10.08.19Longhorns RL38Dublin City Exiles16

References: [45-47]

In 2015 the Munster League & Leinster League were merged into one ROI League with Semi-Finals & Finals before the Grand Final. The NI League had the same format as previously, with one League followed by a Final.

For 2016 the Munster and Leinster Provinces were merged into one ROI League, with Galway Tribesmen emerging victors, 15-8 over Athboy Longhorns. The went on to win the Grand Final, 36-34 over Ulster Champions Ballynahinch Rabbitohs.

The newly named Longhorns RL, now playing in Ashbourne, though still Co. Meath, won the 2017 title 46-6 over Belfast Met Scholars, after emerging winners over the holders, Galway, in the ROI Championship Final.

The 2018 season saw Longhorns RL again emerging victorious over Galway in the ROI Final, with Belfast Stags narrowly winning NI Championship 30-28 over Portadown Pumas. After a season where many teams dropped out and a lot of games were cancelled, the All-Ireland Final itself, between Longhorns RL and Belfast Stags, was cancelled, after the Stags forfeited.

In 2019, there was no regularly playing Northern Conference, and the Title was contested by 5 Southern Conference teams, with Longhorns winning 38-16 over Dublin City Exiles.

References

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[24] International Rugby League Facebook (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IntIRL/posts1035127829856151:0 [Accessed 30 July 2016]

[25] Rugby League Ireland Facebook (2016) Facebook Post [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1136202946422087:0 [Accessed 28 October 2016]

[26] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post 8 July 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1573638449345199:0 [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[27] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post 8 July 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1573655226010188 [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[28] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post 15 July 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1581774465198264 [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[29] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post 22 July 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1590933107615733 [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[30] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post 22 July 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1590756397633404 [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[31] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post 29 July 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1599235056785538 [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[32] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Post 11 August 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1613444965364547 [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[33] You Tube (2017) You Tube Video 20170805 All Ireland Final Longhorns RL v Belfast Met Scholars [Internet] Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Oxl5kLbog&feature=youtu.be [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[34] Rugby League Ireland (2018) The New Era – Season 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/05/08/the-new-era-season-2018/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[35] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Longhorns 68 Waterford Vikings 20 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/05/13/longhorns-68-waterford-vikings-20/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[36] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Galway Tribesmen 58 Athy Sharks 28 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/05/14/galway-tribesmen-58-athy-sharks-28/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[37] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Galway Tribesmen 62 Dublin City Exiles 42 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/05/21/galway-tribesmen-62-dublin-city-exiles-42/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[38] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Galway Tribesmen 18 Longhorns RL 36 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/06/12/galway-tribesmen-18-longhorns-rl-36/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[39] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post May 20, 2018 -Tribesmen 62 Exiles 42 / Pumas 22 Stags 42 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1971779482864425 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[40] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 14, 2018 – ROI Final: Longhorns 60 Tribesmen 16 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2064685866907119 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[41] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 14, 2018 – NI Final: Stags 30 Pumas 28 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2065340306841675 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[42] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 16, 2018 – All-Ireland Final Fixture: Longhorns v Stags [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2068079099901129 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[43] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2019) Post July 16 ” STANDINGS | SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2855691734473191 [Accessed 1 September 2019]

[44] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2019) Post July 23 “ Early scare pushes Exiles to a comprehensive win in Carlow
Exiles versus Barrowcudas – 20Jul19 Co. Carlow Rugby Club  “ [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublincityexiles/posts/669963940143948 [Accessed 1 September 2019]

[45] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2019) Post August 4, 2019: ” Congratulations to Longhorns beating barrow cudas 20-0 this afternoon in a well fought contest. ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2905552336153797 [Accessed 1 September 2019]

[46] Dublin City Exiles Rugby League | Facebook Page (2019) Post July 28: ” The Exiles are through to the All Ireland final on Sat 10th August in Coolmine RFC. ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/dublincityexiles/posts/673012006505808 [Accessed 1 September 2019]

[47] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2019) Post August 10, 2019: “ Congratulations to Longhorns who retained their title and are the ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONS for 2019 ” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2920810781294619 [Accessed 1 September 2019]

Images

[1] Rugby League Planet (2017) Rugby League Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/images/nations/ireland/rlireland.jpg [Accessed 10 July 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Declan Mulcahy, Vinny Kingston and Brendan Farrell

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 1 September 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Rugby League Ireland | All Ireland Championships 2010-2014

Rugby League Ireland Logo [1]

RLI AIC 2010

 PWDLPFPAPts
Leinster League       
*Carlow Crusaders5401  8
*Dublin City Exiles4301  6
North Dublin Eagles4103  2
Athboy Longhorns3003  0
Munster League       
*Cork3300  6
*Treaty City Titans2002  0
Country Cowboys1001  0
Ulster League       
*Ballynahinch Rabbitohs4400  8
*Fermanagh Redskins4301  6
Belfast Bulldogs4103  2
Portadown Pumas4103  2
Strangford Sharks4103  2

[9]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Leinster Final   
 Carlow Crusaders24Dublin City Exiles25
 Munster Final   
 Cork18Treaty City Titans50
 Ulster Final   
 Ballynahinch Rabbitohs38Fermanagh Redskins20

[9]

RLI AIC 2011

PWDLPFPAPts
Leinster Premiership
*Tallaght Tigers550010
Athboy Longhorns53026
Edenderry Boghogs21012
West Dublin Bears500250
Leinster Championship
Carlow Crusaders22004
North Dublin Eagles21012
Kildare Dragons41032
Dublin City Exiles10010
Munster League       
*Treaty City Titans6600  12
Country Cowboys5203  4
Cork2002  0
West Coast Warriors3003  0
Ulster Premiership
*Ballynahinch Rabbitohs21012
Portadown Pumas10010
Ulster Championship
Ballynahinch Rabbitohs 2nds22004
Belfast Bulldogs42024
Fermanagh Redskins21012
Strangford Sharks30030

Compiled from Results in [10]Note: Leinster and Ulster Leagues played in Two Stages, with teams drawn into two sections in both provinces, with the top two in each section in Leinster and the top one in each section in Ulster playing in their respective Premierships, with the other teams playing in their Provincial Championships (only two matches played per team in Stage 2).

DateHome Team Away Team 
 All-Ireland Playoff   
 Ballynahinch Rabbitohs22Carlow Crusaders58
 All-Ireland Final   
 Treaty City Titans18Carlow Crusaders0

[10]

RLI AIC 2012

 PWDLPFPAPts
Leinster League       
Ashbourne650129614610
Athboy Longhorns650122610210
Portarlington Wolverines64112801349
Dublin City Exiles63122901527
Clondalkin Crusaders #(-2)62041842222
West Dublin Bears6015623921
Tallaght Tigers #(-4)601556246-3
Munster League       
Country Cowboys87102447415
Treaty City Titans860226213212
Cork84131881829
West Coast Warriors71061241542
Galway Tribesmen7007603360
Ulster League       
Fermanagh Redskins65012568810
Ballynahinch Rabbitohs64021441068
Belfast Bulldogs43102321387
Strangford Sharks52031461084
Maiden City Broncos320198684
Antrim Eels51221641924
Ballynahinch Bunnies51131322143
Portadown Pumas6006963540

[12][13][14]
[7][8]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 All-Ireland Playoff   
 Ballynahinch Rabbitohs52Athboy Longhorns22
 Grand Final   
 Country Cowboys28Ballynahinch Rabbitohs24

[11]

RLI AIC 2013

 PWDLPFPAPts
Leinster League       
#Ashbourne760131413212
*Dublin City Exiles750232616210
Athboy Longhorns74033061408
West Dublin Bears8107664942
Tallaght Tigers5104721560
Munster League       
*Treaty City Titans870133011614
Cork750224014210
Country Cowboys6303106806
West Coast Warriors61051582062
Galway Tribesmen71061344242

[16][17]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Grand Final   
 Dublin City Exiles16Treaty City Titans36

[15]

RLI AIC 2014

 PWDLPFPAPts
Leinster League       
*Barnhall Butchers64022001388
Dublin City Exiles63122041617
Athboy Longhorns63121841487
West Dublin Bears61051032442
Munster League       
*Treaty City Titans4301138786
Galway Tribesmen42021321524
Cork4103741142
Ulster League       
*Ballynahinch Rabbitohs3300130906
Belfast Met42021481124
Antrim Eels3003681440

[19][20][21]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Playoff   
 Ballynahinch Rabbitohs28Barnhall Butchers47
 Grand Final   
 Treaty City Titans24Barnhall Butchers25

[18]

Report

The Rugby League Ireland – Irish Rugby League has been divided into Provincial Championships with an All-Ireland Playoff since 2010.

From 2010-2014, there was a Leinster, Munster and Ulster Championship with Provincial Finals and a Grand Final. From 2016-2018 the Munster and Leinster Provincial Championships were merged into one Republic of Ireland Championship with the winners meeting the Northern Ireland Championship winners in the All-Ireland Final.

In 2010, Dublin City Exiles beat Carlow Crusaders 25-24 to win Leinster, while Treaty City Titans, from Limerick thrashed Cork 50-18 in Munster, and Ballynahinch Rabbitohs triumphed over Fermanagh Redskins 38-20 in Ulster.

Carlow Crusaders won the Leinster Championship in 2011, beating Ulster Champions Ballynahinch 58-22 in the All-Ireland Playoff before losing to Munster winners, Treaty City Titans in the Grand Final, 18-0.

Ballynahich repeated as Ulster Champions in 2012, and beat Leinster Champions Athboy Longhorns 52-22 in the All-Ireland Playoff, before losing 28-24 to Munster Champions Country Cowboys in the Grand Final.

In 2013, Treaty City Titans again won the Grand Final, beating Leinster Champions Dublin City Exiles 36-16 in the Grand Final.

The 2014 season belonged to Leinster, with Barnhall Butchers, of Kildare, winning the All-Ireland Playoff 47-28 against the Rabbitohs, who were again Ulster winners, before sneaking past Treaty City 25-24 in the Grand Final.

Sources

[2] Dermot Cousins (2004) RLI The Season that was Rugby League International Match Programme : Ireland v Scotland 29 October 2004.

Websites

[1] Rugby League Planet (2017) Rugby League Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/images/nations/ireland/rlireland.jpg [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[3] Web Archive – Rugby League Ireland (2006) Current Table – All Ireland League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20061207234627/http://www.rli.ie [Accessed 18 April 2017]

[4] Web Archive – Rugby League Ireland (2007) Current Table – Lucozade Elite League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20071118170259/http://www.rli.ie [Accessed 18 April 2017]

[5] Web Archive – Rugby League Ireland (2008) Carnegie League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20081210151436/http://www.rli.ie [Accessed 18 April 2017]

[6] Web Archive – Rugby League Ireland (2010) Carnegie League [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20100209165142/http://www.rli.ie [Accessed 18 April 2017]

[7] Web Archive – Rugby League Ireland (2013) League Tables [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20130310163634/http://www.rli.ie [Accessed 18 April 2017]

[8] Web Archive – Rugby League Ireland (2013) League Tables [AIL] [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20130801113424/http://www.rli.ie [Accessed 18 April 2017]

[9] Rugby League Ireland (2010) Results [All Ireland Championships] [2010] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/results [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[10] Rugby League Ireland (2011) Results [All Ireland Championships] [2011] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/results [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[11] Rugby League Ireland (2012) Results [All Ireland Championships] [2012] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/results [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[12] Rugby League Ireland (2012) League Tables [All Ireland Championships] [2012] [Leinster League] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/league_tables [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[13] Rugby League Ireland (2012) League Tables [All Ireland Championships] [2012] [Munster League] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/league_tables [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[14] Rugby League Ireland (2012) League Tables [All Ireland Championships] [2012] [Ulster League] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/league_tables [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[15] Rugby League Ireland (2013) Results [All Ireland Championships] [2013] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/results [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[16] Rugby League Ireland (2013) League Tables [All Ireland Championships] [2013] [Leinster League] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/league_tables [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[17] Rugby League Ireland (2013) League Tables [All Ireland Championships] [2013] [Munster League] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/league_tables [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[18] Rugby League Ireland (2014) Results [All Ireland Championships] [2014] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/results [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[19] Rugby League Ireland (2014) League Tables [All Ireland Championships] [2014] [Leinster League] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/league_tables [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[20] Rugby League Ireland (2014) League Tables [All Ireland Championships] [2014] [Munster League] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/league_tables [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[21] Rugby League Ireland (2014) League Tables [All Ireland Championships] [2014] [Ulster League] [Internet] Available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/league_tables [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[22] Rugby League Ireland (2016) Match Day Results [Internet] available from: http://www.rli.ie/match_day/results [Accessed 28 July 2016]

[23] Rugby League International Federation (2016) Galway Tribesmen win the All-Ireland Championship [Internet] Available from: http://rlif.com/article/8130/galway-tribesmen-win-the-all-ireland-championship [Accessed 25 October 2016]

[1] Rugby League Planet (2017) Rugby League Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/images/nations/ireland/rlireland.jpg [Accessed 10 July 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Declan Mulcahy, Vinny Kingston and Brendan Farrell

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 1 September 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.