2024 Rugby League Ireland season

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The 2024 Rugby League Ireland (RLI) season is the current season of rugby league competitions played on the island of Ireland administered by Rugby League Ireland.

Contents

In 2024, Rugby League Ireland ran two domestic competitions, RLI Men's Premiership and RLI Women's Premiership.

RLI Premiership

Teams

ClubCity/CountyCountry
Ipswich Colours.svg Dublin City Exiles Dublin Republic of Ireland
Brisbane colours.svg Banbridge Broncos Banbridge Northern Ireland
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Galway Tribesmen Galway Republic of Ireland
North Sydney colours.svg Longhorns RL Dublin Republic of Ireland
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Cork Bulls Cork City Republic of Ireland

Results

Table

After round 4 (includes walkovers from Blitz round)

PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDPts
1Longhorns5 (7)4102769418218
2Galway Tribesmen4 (6)220145588712
3Banbrige Broncos4 (6)2201381013710
4Dublin City Exiles2 (5)11056140-844
5Cork Bulls3 (6)03048210-1620

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Cork Bulls6-42Galway Tribesmen18 May 13:00Douglas RFC
Longhorns60-12Dublin City Exiles18 May 13:00St Catherines Park, Lucan

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Galway Tribesmen19-12Banbridge Broncos8 June 13:00Claddagh Swamp
Cork Bulls22-64Longhorns8 June 13:00Fermoy RFC

[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Dublin City Exiles44-20Cork Bulls15 June 2:30pmTereneure College RFC
Banbridge Broncos22-60Longhorns15 June 1:00pmBallynahinch RFC

[13] [14] [15]

Round 4 (Magic Round)

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Galway Tribesmen12-18Banbridge Broncos22 JuneBallynahinch RFC grounds
Galway Tribesmen12-22Longhorns22 JuneBallynahinch RFC grounds
Longhorns10-26Banbridge Broncos22 JuneBallynahinch RFC grounds

Cork Bulls and Dublin City Exiles fielded no team so all other teams get a 30-0 walkover against them. Regular matches get 4 points for a win. Blitz matches get 2 points. [16] [17]

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Dublin City ExilesGalway Tribesmen6 July ??
Banbridge BroncosCork Bulls6 July ??

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Dublin City ExilesBanbridge Broncos20 July 2024 ??
LonghornsGalway Tribesmen20 July ??

[18]

Finals series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Semi-finals
27 July 2024??
27 July 2024??
Grand Final
10 August 2024??

[19]

RLI Women's Premiership

Teams

ClubCity/CountyCountry
Ipswich Colours.svg Dublin City Exiles Dublin Republic of Ireland
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Galway Tribesmen Galway Republic of Ireland
Brisbane colours.svg Banbridge Broncos Banbridge Northern Ireland

[20]

Results

Table

PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDPts
1Dublin City Exiles11002810182
2Banbridge Broncos00000000
3Galway Tribeswomen10101028-180

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Dublin City Exiles28-10Galway Tribewomen25 May 3pmTerenure College RFC

[21]

Round 2 Friendly

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Galway Tribeswomen28-22Dublin City Exiles8 June 15:00pmCladdagh Swamp


Round 3 (Magic Round)

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Galway Tribeswomen18-6Banbridge Broncos22 June 2024Ballynahinch RFC
Galway Tribeswomen0-22Dublin City Exiles22 June 2024Ballynahinch RFC
Galway Tribeswomen14-4Dublin City Exiles22 June 2024Ballynahinch RFC

[22]

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Galway TribeswomenBanbridge Broncos6 July 2024 ??

Round 5?

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Dublin City ExilesBanbridge Broncos13 July 2024 ??

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenue
Dublin City ExilesGalway Tribeswomen20 July 2024 ??

[23]

National teams

Men

The men's national team as of June have no scheduled matches for 2024.

Men U16

The men's U16 national team opened their international campaign for 2024 with a 12-44 loss to Wales in Terenure, [24] [25] followed by a 44-10 defeat to England. They concluded their 2024 season with an away double-header fixture against Scotland. Two fixtures were played by the U16 panel, recording 34-12 and 24-4 wins. [26]

01 June 2024
15:00
Ireland U16 Four Provinces Flag.svg 12–44 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales U16
Try: Crawford 8'
Twomey 60'
Con: Rhodes (2) 8' 60'		Report [27] Try: Marozzelli 16'
Johnson 24' 51'
Roberts 28' 38'
E. Williams 48'
Con: Clatworthy (6) 16' 24' 28' 42' 44' 48' 51'
Lakelands, Dublin, Ireland
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Jason Le Lievre Flag of New Zealand.svg
29 June 2024
12:00
Flag of England.svg England Community Lions U16 44-10 Ireland U16 Four Provinces Flag.svg
Try: Storr 3'
Morris 12'
Campbell 20'
Jeffers 33' 64'
Bowes 45' 62' 71'
Con: Dickinson 12' 33'
Bowes 62' 64' 71'
Pen: Dickinson 15'		Report [28] Try: Gorman 7'
Ireland 67'
Con: Gorman 67'
Ince Rose Bridge ARLFC, Ince-in-Makerfield, England
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Shea Harrison Flag of England.svg
03 August 2024
12:00
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland U16 12-34 Ireland U16 Four Provinces Flag.svg
Cambuslang Rugby Club, Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: Unknown
03 August 2024
13:30
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland U16 4-24 Ireland U16 Four Provinces Flag.svg
Cambuslang Rugby Club, Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: Unknown

Women

The women's national team began their World Cup qualifying campaign in April beating The Netherlands but losing to Wales. They finished in second place in RLWC European Qualifying Tournament Group A, which left their qualification hopes alive via the World Series repechage. Entry to the repechage will be decided by a single leg playoff with RLWC European Qualifying Tournament Group B runners-up Greece.

28 April 2024
14:45
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg28–10Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
Try: Dainton 10' 54'
Taylor 22'
Salter 33'
Parker 79'
Con: Salter (4)		Report [29] Try: Tutty 19'
Molloy 78'
Con: Cobain
Cardiff University Sports Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 500
Referee: Sam Jenkinson Flag of England.svg
19 May 2024
15:00
Ireland  Four Provinces Flag.svg16–12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Try: Preston 12'
Cobain 43' 72'
Con: Cobain (2)		Report [30] Try: Van Der Zwan 18'
N. Kennedy 33'
J. Kennedy 59'
Con: Cobain
Energia Park, Dublin
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Fabien Nicaud Flag of France.svg

Wheelchair

The wheelchair national team begin their Celtic Cup campaign in June. They won both of their matches to take the title for the first time since 2015. [31] [32]

8 June 2024
10:30 IST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  Four Provinces Flag.svg68–34Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Tries: Burton-Carter 1', 7'
Johnston 10', 13', 34', 39'
Calcott 26', 31', 41'
Spain 52'
McCarthy 55'
Roberts 72'
Goals: Johnston (8/9)
Calcott (2/3)
Report [33]
Tries: Davidson 20', 79
Willans 22'
Grant 47'
Hill 59', 76', 77
Goals: Willans (3/4)
Grant (0/2)
Kingfisher Club, University of Galway, Ireland
Referees: Jake Brook (England), David Roig (France)
8 June 2024
14:30 IST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland  Four Provinces Flag.svg68–32Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Tries: Roberts 1'
McCarthy 5'
Calcott 9', 41'
Johnston 14', 25', 37'
Horgan 35', 43'
Spain 47', 50', 63'
Goals: Johnston (9/11)
Joe Calcott (1/1)
Report [34]
Tries: Williams 29' 67'
Davies 31'
Turner 52', 58
Trigg-Turner 60'
Goals: Trigg-Turner (3/4)
Turner (1/2)
Kingfisher Club, University of Galway, Ireland
Referees: David Roig (France), David Butler (England)

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