Irish Rugby League 2015
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
Irish Rugby League 2016
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| NI League | |||||||
| *Ballynahinch Rabbitohs # (-2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 64 | 4 |
| Portadown Pumas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 236 | 4 |
| Belfast Met Scholars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 144 | 0 |
| ROI League | |||||||
| *Dublin City Exiles | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 374 | 218 | 16 |
| *Athboy Longhorns | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 327 | 178 | 16 |
| *Athy Sharks | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 342 | 293 | 10 |
| *Galway Tribesmen | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 258 | 268 | 10 |
| Cork Bulls | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 210 | 318 | 6 |
| Treaty City Titans | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 68 | 304 | 2 |
[24][25]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| ROI Semi-Finals | ||||
| Athboy Longhorns | 30 | Athy Sharks | 16 | |
| Dublin City Exiles | 24 | Galway Tribesmen | 30 | |
| ROI Final | ||||
| Athboy Longhorns | 8 | Galway Tribesmen | 15 | |
| Grand Final | ||||
| Galway Tribesmen | 36 | Ballynahinch Rabbitohs | 34 |
[22][23]
RLI Irish Rugby League 2017
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| ROI Championship | |||||||
| *Longhorns RL | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 72 | 11 |
| *Galway Tribesmen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 88 | 11 |
| *Waterford Vikings | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 182 | 8 |
| *Dublin City Exiles | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 205 | 4 |
| *Cork Bulls | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 198 | 4 |
| *Athy Sharks | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 192 | 2 |
| Ballyfermot Bears | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 194 | 2 |
| Ulster Championship | |||||||
| *Belfast Met Scholars | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 82 | 10 |
| *Ballynahinch Rabbitohs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 246 | 114 | 10 |
| Belfast Eagles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 222 | 2 |
| Portadown Pumas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 212 | 2 |
[26][27]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| ROI Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 15.07.17 | Waterford Vikings | Athy Sharks | ||
| 15.07.17 | Dublin City Exiles | 36 | Cork Bulls | 20 |
| ROI Semi-Finals | ||||
| 22.07.17 | Longhorns RL | 30 | Athy Sharks | 12 |
| 22.07.17 | Galway Tribesmen | 28 | Dublin City Exiles | 20 |
| ROI Final | ||||
| 29.07.17 | Galway Tribesmen | 16 | Longhorns RL | 44 |
| Ulster Final | ||||
| 29.07.17 | Belfast Met Scholars | Ballynahinch Rabbitohs | ||
| Grand Final | ||||
| 05.08.17 | Longhorns RL | 46 | Belfast Met Scholars | 6 |
[28][29][30][31][32][33]
RLI Irish Rugby League 2018
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| ROI League | |||||||
| *Longhorns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 38 | 4 |
| *Galway Tribesmen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 106 | 4 |
| Athy Sharks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 58 | 0 |
| Waterford Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 68 | 0 |
| Dublin City Exiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 62 | 0 |
| NI League | |||||||
| *Belfast Stags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 2 |
| *Portadown Pumas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 42 | 0 |
| Belfast Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belfast Met Scholars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Compiled from: [34][35][36][37][38][39]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| ROI Final | Terenure RFC | |||
| 14.07.18 | Longhorns RL | 60 | Galway Tribesmen | 16 |
| NI Final | ||||
| 14.07.18 | Belfast Stags | 30 | Portadown Pumas | 28 |
| All-Ireland Final | Morton Stadium, Santry | |||
| 21.07.18 | Longhorns RL | c | Belfast Stags | c |
[40][41][42]
RLI Irish Rugby League 2019
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Southern Conference | |||||||
| *Longhorns RL | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| *Dublin City Exiles | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| *Galway Tribesmen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
| *Barrow Cudas | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Athboy ## | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Reference: Compiled from [43-44]
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 28.07.19 | Dublin City Exiles | 62 | Galway Tribesmen | 14 |
| 02.08.19 | Longhorns RL | 20 | Barrow Cudas | 0 |
| All-Ireland Final | ||||
| 10.08.19 | Longhorns RL | 38 | Dublin City Exiles | 16 |
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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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
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