LR Women’s Division 1 2012-13
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Ded | Pts | |
| Edenderry | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 248 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 50 |
| Cill Dara | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 255 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 47 |
| Rathdrum | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 139 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| Portarlington | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 135 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| MU Barnhall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 173 | 0 | -2 | 10 |
| Wexford Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 258 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| Longford | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 168 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
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LR Women’s Division 1 2013-14
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Ded | Pts | |
| Old Belvedere J2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| Clondalkin | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| MU Barnhall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 116 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Railway Union J1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 248 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| Portarlington | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
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LR Women’s Division 1 2014-15
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Ded | Pts | |
| Edenderry | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 216 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 48 |
| Mullingar | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 299 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 46 |
| Tullow | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 40 |
| Clondalkin | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 294 | 165 | 9 | 0 | 37 |
| Canterbury Warriors | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 164 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| Wexford Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 93 | 306 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| Navan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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LR Women’s Division 1 2015-16
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Ded | Pts | |
| Edenderry | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 241 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 51 |
| Mullingar | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 51 |
| Rathdrum | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 239 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 50 |
| Railway Union J1s | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 276 | 155 | 6 | -2 | 42 |
| Carlow Coyotes | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 178 | 161 | 7 | –4 | 21 |
| Old Belvedere | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 149 | 258 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Clondalkin | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 81 | 334 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| New Ross | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 72 | 224 | 2 | -6 | 6 |
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LR Women’s Division 1 2016-17
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Ded | Pts | |
| Tullamore | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 273 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 52 |
| Rathdrum | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 313 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
| Carlow Coyotes | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 109 | 106 | 9 | -2 | 27 |
| Edenderry | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 106 | 99 | 4 | -6 | 24 |
| Old Belvedere | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 158 | 186 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Mullingar | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 63 | 283 | 2 | -1 | 17 |
| Railway Union J1s | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 64 | 268 | 2 | -10 | -4 |
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LR Women’s Division 1 2017-18
| P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Ded | Pts | |
| St. Mary’s | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 406 | 132 | 14 | 0 | 58 |
| Rathdrum | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 328 | 161 | 7 | 0 | 47 |
| Railway Union J1s | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 239 | 186 | 7 | 0 | 39 |
| Carlow Coyotes | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 201 | 193 | 4 | 0 | 38 |
| Edenderry | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 216 | 283 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Old Belvedere J2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 183 | 239 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
| Mullingar | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 169 | 318 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| CYM | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 129 | 359 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
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| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 11.03.18 | St. Mary’s | 24 | Carlow Coyotes | 13 |
| 27.03.18 | Rathdrum | 5 | Railway Union J1s | 17 |
| Final | ||||
| 08.04.18 | St. Mary’s | 25 | Railway Union J1s | 0 |
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Report
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Leinster Rugby runs the Leinster Women’s League, which has five levels – Divisions 1-4B, with Promotion & Relegation within the Divisions and also up to the All-Ireland League.
Edenderry won the Women’s Division 1 in 2012-13, losing only 1 match and finishing narrowly ahead of Cill Dara. Old Belvedere J2 won the title in 2013-14 before Edenderry, returning to the Leinster League after one season in the All-Ireland League, won the title again in 2014-15, narrowly finishing ahead of Mullingar. these two teams would fight it out for the title again the following year, finishing level on 51 points.
The title would stay in the Midlands for the 2016-17 season with Tullamore winning on 11 wins from 12 matches, and then in 2017-18 Dublin club St. Mary’s would take the title on 58 points from Rathdrum’s 47 and win the Playoff Final 25-0 over Railway Union J1s
References
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Images
[1] Leinster Rugby (2017) Leinster Rugby Logo [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/df/Leinster_Rugby_logo.svg/200px-Leinster_Rugby_logo.svg.png [Accessed 13 March 2018]
Websites
[2] Leinster Rugby (2017) Domestic Fixtures & Results – Womens Division 1 / Women’s Division 1 Playoffs [2012-13][2013-14][2014-15][2015-16][2016-17][2017-18] [Internet] Available from: http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic-rugby/domestic-fixtures-results/ [Accessed 9 August 2017][Accessed 14 June 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Santina Farrinella, Larrisa McCloyne, Lorna Masterson & Sarah Jane Masterson
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 20 December 2018
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