2024 Rugby League Ireland season | |
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League | RLI Premiership RLI Women's Premiership |
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.
In 2024, Rugby League Ireland ran two domestic competitions, RLI Men's Premiership and RLI Women's Premiership.
Club | City/County | Country |
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![]() | Dublin | Republic of Ireland |
![]() | Banbridge | Northern Ireland |
![]() | Galway | Republic of Ireland |
![]() | Dublin | Republic of Ireland |
![]() | Cork City | Republic of Ireland |
After round 4 (includes walkovers from Blitz round)
Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Longhorns | 5 (7) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 94 | 182 | 18 |
2 | Galway Tribesmen | 4 (6) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 58 | 87 | 12 |
3 | Banbrige Broncos | 4 (6) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 101 | 37 | 10 |
4 | Dublin City Exiles | 2 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 140 | -84 | 4 |
5 | Cork Bulls | 3 (6) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 210 | -162 | 0 |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Cork Bulls | 6-42 | Galway Tribesmen | 18 May 13:00 | Douglas RFC | ||
Longhorns | 60-12 | Dublin City Exiles | 18 May 13:00 | St Catherines Park, Lucan | ||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Galway Tribesmen | 19-12 | Banbridge Broncos | 8 June 13:00 | Claddagh Swamp | ||
Cork Bulls | 22-64 | Longhorns | 8 June 13:00 | Fermoy RFC | ||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Dublin City Exiles | 44-20 | Cork Bulls | 15 June 2:30pm | Tereneure College RFC | ||
Banbridge Broncos | 22-60 | Longhorns | 15 June 1:00pm | Ballynahinch RFC | ||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Galway Tribesmen | 12-18 | Banbridge Broncos | 22 June | Ballynahinch RFC grounds | ||
Galway Tribesmen | 12-22 | Longhorns | 22 June | Ballynahinch RFC grounds | ||
Longhorns | 10-26 | Banbridge Broncos | 22 June | Ballynahinch 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]
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Dublin City Exiles | Galway Tribesmen | 6 July | ?? | |||
Banbridge Broncos | Cork Bulls | 6 July | ?? | |||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Dublin City Exiles | Banbridge Broncos | 20 July 2024 | ?? | |||
Longhorns | Galway Tribesmen | 20 July | ?? | |||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date and Time | Venue | ||||||
Semi-finals | |||||||
27 July 2024 | ?? | ||||||
27 July 2024 | ?? | ||||||
Grand Final | |||||||
10 August 2024 | ?? |
Club | City/County | Country |
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![]() | Dublin | Republic of Ireland |
![]() | Galway | Republic of Ireland |
![]() | Banbridge | Northern Ireland |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Dublin City Exiles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
2 | Banbridge Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Galway Tribeswomen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 0 |
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Dublin City Exiles | 28-10 | Galway Tribewomen | 25 May 3pm | Terenure College RFC | ||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Galway Tribeswomen | 28-22 | Dublin City Exiles | 8 June 15:00pm | Claddagh Swamp | ||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Galway Tribeswomen | 18-6 | Banbridge Broncos | 22 June 2024 | Ballynahinch RFC | ||
Galway Tribeswomen | 0-22 | Dublin City Exiles | 22 June 2024 | Ballynahinch RFC | ||
Galway Tribeswomen | 14-4 | Dublin City Exiles | 22 June 2024 | Ballynahinch RFC | ||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Galway Tribeswomen | Banbridge Broncos | 6 July 2024 | ?? | |||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Dublin City Exiles | Banbridge Broncos | 13 July 2024 | ?? | |||
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Dublin City Exiles | Galway Tribeswomen | 20 July 2024 | ?? | |||
The men's national team as of June have no scheduled matches for 2024.
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 ![]() | 12–44 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
29 June 2024 12:00 |
![]() | 44-10 | Ireland U16 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
03 August 2024 12:00 |
![]() | 12-34 | Ireland U16 ![]() |
Cambuslang Rugby Club, Glasgow, Scotland Attendance: Unknown |
03 August 2024 13:30 |
![]() | 4-24 | Ireland U16 ![]() |
Cambuslang Rugby Club, Glasgow, Scotland Attendance: Unknown |
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 ![]() | 28–10 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
19 May 2024 15:00 |
Ireland ![]() | 16–12 | ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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]
Ireland ![]() | 68–34 | ![]() |
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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) |
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