Ireland national wheelchair rugby league team

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Team information
Governing body Rugby League Ireland
Region Europe
Head coachDamian McCabe [1]
IRL ranking 5th
Team results
First international
World Cup
Appearances2 (first time in 2013 )
Best result5th, 2013

The Ireland national wheelchair rugby league team represents Ireland in wheelchair rugby league. They have competed at the World Cup, the European Championships, the Celtic Cup and Four Nations competitions.

Contents

History

In July 2012 Ireland took part their first international competition, the Four Nations, a round-robin tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. [2] [3] The tournament was held as part of preparations for the world cup taking place the following year. [4] At the 2013 World Cup Ireland lost their matches against Wales and England. A win against Scotland was not enough to progress to the semi-finals, but they defeated Scotland in a play-off to take fifth place. [5] Ireland finished second at the 2014 Four Nations. [6] In 2015 Ireland played Scotland in the first Celtic Cup which was contested over two matches [7] but became an annual three-team round-robin with the addition of Wales in 2016. [8] [9] At the 2015 European Championships their only group stage win was against Wales, but with a play-off win over Scotland they took third place in the tournament. [10] [11] In 2016 Ireland were unable to travel with a full team for the Four Nations so their place was filled by a mixed team of Irish, Welsh and English players known as the Exiles. [12] At the 2021 World Cup Ireland were not initially selected to take part but were brought in to replace Norway who had withdrawn from the tournament. [13] Ireland were knocked out at the group stage after losses to Spain and Australia [1] before suffering a record defeat (0–121) in their final match against England. [14]

Squad

Ireland squad for 2021 World Cup
First team squadCoaching staff
  • Toby Burton-Carter (vc)
  • Tom Martin
  • Rick Rodgers
  • Stephen Campbell
  • Paddy Forbes
  • Kenneth Maloney
  • Scott Robertson
  • Peter Johnston (c)
  • Phil Roberts
  • James McCarthy
  • Oran Spain
  • Nash Jennings

Head coach

  • Damian McCabe


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 3 October 2022
Source(s): [15]

Competitive record

World Cup

World Cup Record
YearFinish
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2008 Did not enter
Flag of England.svg 2013 5th
Flag of France.svg 2017 Did not enter
Flag of England.svg 2021 Group stage

Celtic Cup

Celtic Cup Record [Note 1]
YearOpponentFinishRef.
Scotland Wales
2015W / W—1st [7]
2016DL2nd [16] [17]
2017WL2nd [18] [19]
2018WL2nd [20] [21]
2019LL3rd [22] [23]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [24]
2021WL2nd [25] [26]
2022WL2nd [27] [28]
2023WD2nd [29] [30]

Results

DateOpponentScoreCompetitionRef.
7 July 2012Flag of England.svg  England 12–342012 Four Nations [31]
7 July 2012Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4–44 [32]
8 July 2012Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 14–8 [33]
3 July 2013Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6–104 2013 World Cup Group stage [5]
6 July 2013Flag of England.svg  England 6–36 [5]
9 July 2013Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26–6 [5]
13 July 2013Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 36–14 2013 World Cup 5th place play-off [5]
13 September 2014Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 58–102014 Four Nations [6]
14 September 2014Flag of England.svg  England 2–54
14 September 2014Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 60–10 [34]
18 April 2015Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52–282015 Celtic Cup [35]
25 May 2015Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 80–48 [7]
9 August 2015Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 46–29Friendly [10]
24 September 2015Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16–322015 European Championship [36]
24 September 2015Flag of France.svg  France 8–100 [37]
25 September 2015Flag of England.svg  England 16–66 [38]
26 September 2015Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 46–36 [10]
26 September 2015Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20–162015 European Championship 3rd place play-off [36]
30 April 2016Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 26–762016 Celtic Cup [16]
30 April 2016Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 58–58 [39]
29 April 2017Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26–162017 Celtic Cup [19]
29 April 2017Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6–51 [18]
28 April 2018Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 68–362018 Celtic Cup [21]
28 April 2018Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 30–84 [20]
27 April 2019Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8–1092019 Celtic Cup [22]
27 April 2019Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42–52 [23]
12 June 2021Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52–322021 Celtic Cup [26]
12 June 2021Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 16–96 [25]
16 October 2021Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48–62Friendly [25]
7 May 2022Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 22–642022 Celtic Cup [27]
7 May 2022Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 38–35 [28]
18 June 2022Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52–22Friendly [28]
8 October 2022Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 52–67Friendly [27]
3 November 2022Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 32–55 2021 World Cup Group stage [40]
6 November 2022Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18–76 [41]
9 November 2022Flag of England.svg  England 0–121 [14]
18 June 2023Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 58–242023 Celtic Cup [30]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 30–30 [29]

Records

IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2023
RankChangeTeamPts %
1Steady2.svg Flag of England.svg England 100
2Steady2.svg Flag of France.svg France88
3Steady2.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 59
4Steady2.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia48
5Steady2.svg Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 42
6Steady2.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 31
7Steady2.svg Flag of Spain.svg Spain22
8Steady2.svg Flag of the United States.svg USA 19
9Steady2.svg Flag of Italy.svg Italy0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

Honours

Notes

  1. ↑ The first Celtic Cup took place in 2015 between Scotland and Ireland. Wales joined in 2016 to create a three-team tournament. [8]

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