The 2022 Rugby League Ireland (RLI) season was a suite of rugby league competitions played on the island of Ireland administered by Rugby League Ireland. Featuring a two division men's Premiership and Championship, as well as a two-game Women's Premiership, the season saw the Dublin City Exiles and Banbridge Broncos remain undefeated in their respective divisions to take home the title.
RLI Premiership Four teams contested the RLI Premiership, with the Dublin City Exiles winning the title with a perfect 6–0 record across the season.
Teams ClubCity/CountyCountry Dublin City ExilesDublinRepublic of Ireland Athboy Fighting IrishAthboyRepublic of Ireland Galway TribesmenGalwayRepublic of Ireland Longhorns RLLeinsterRepublic of Ireland
Results
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayDate Galway Tribesmen10–24 Dublin City Exiles28/05/2022 Athboy Fighting IrishCancelled Longhorns RL28/05/2022
Round 2 HomeScoreAwayDate Longhorns RL24–24 Galway Tribesmen04/06/2022 Dublin City Exiles50–0 Athboy Fighting Irish04/06/2022
Round 3 HomeScoreAwayDate Dublin City Exiles26–16 Longhorns RL11/06/2022 Athboy Fighting Irish14–44 Galway Tribesmen11/06/2022
Round 4 HomeScoreAwayDate Athboy Fighting Irish0–30 Dublin City Exiles02/07/2022 Galway Tribesmen36–28 Longhorns RL02/07/2022
Round 5 HomeScoreAwayDate Dublin City Exiles50–0 Galway Tribesmen09/07/2022 Athboy Fighting Irish0–50 Longhorns RL09/07/2022
Round 6 HomeScoreAwayDate Galway Tribesmen50–0 Athboy Fighting Irish16/07/2022 Longhorns RL22–52 Dublin City Exiles16/07/2022 Source:
Ladder +PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDPts1 Dublin City Exiles (C)660023248184122 Galway Tribesmen63211641402473 Longhorns RL5131140138254 Athboy Fighting Irish505014224 -2100 Note: (C) = Champions
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RLI Championship Three teams contested the RLI Championship, with the Banbridge Broncos taking the title back to Northern Ireland with a perfect record.
Teams ClubCity/CountyCountry Banbridge BroncosBanbridge, County DownNorthern Ireland Cork BullsCorkRepublic of Ireland Dublin City Exiles IIDublinRepublic of Ireland
Results
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayDate Cork BullsCancelled Banbridge Broncos28/05/2022
Round 2 HomeScoreAwayDate Dublin City Exiles II70–20 Cork Bulls04/06/2022
Round 3 HomeScoreAwayDate Banbridge Broncos70–6 Dublin City Exiles II11/06/2022
Round 4 HomeScoreAwayDate Banbridge Broncos50–22 Cork Bulls02/07/2022
Round 5 HomeScoreAwayDate Cork Bulls50–0 Dublin City Exiles II09/07/2022
Round 6 HomeScoreAwayDate Dublin City Exiles II16–32 Banbridge Broncos16/07/2022 Source:
Ladder +PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDPts1 Banbridge Broncos (C)33001524410882 Cork Bulls312092120 -2823 Dublin City Exiles II413092172 -802 Note: (C) = Champions
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RLI Women's Premiership The RLI Women's Premiership was held as a two-game series between Galway and Dublin City.
Teams ClubCity/CountyCountry Dublin City ExilesDublinRepublic of Ireland Galway TribesmenGalwayRepublic of Ireland
Results
Game 1 HomeScoreAwayDate Galway Tribeswomen8–44 Dublin City Exiles28/05/2022
Game 2 HomeScoreAwayDate Dublin City Exiles32–8 Galway Tribeswomen02/07/2022
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