The 2024 Rugby League Ireland (RLI) season was the 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. Longhorns won the Men's and Dublin City Exiles won the Women's. In both Competitions the Galways Tribes were runners up.
RLI Premiership
Teams ClubCity/CountyProvinceCountry Dublin City ExilesDublinLeinsterRepublic of Ireland Banbridge BroncosBanbridge, County DownUlsterNorthern Ireland Galway TribesmenGalway, County GalwayConnachtRepublic of Ireland Longhorns RLDublinLeinsterRepublic of Ireland Cork BullsCork City, County CorkMunsterRepublic of Ireland
Results
Table After round 4 (includes walkovers from Blitz round) +PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDPts1 Longhorns5 (7)41027694182182Galway Tribesmen4 (6)2201455887123Banbridge Broncos4 (6)220138101 37 104Dublin City Exiles2 (5)11056140 -8445Cork Bulls3 (6)03048210 -1620
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Cork Bulls6-42 Galway Tribesmen 18 May 13:00 Douglas RFC Longhorns60-12 Dublin City Exiles 18 May 13:00 St Catherines Park, Lucan
"Tribesmen make winning start to new season The Galway City Tribune (24 May 2024).
Round 2 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Galway Tribesmen 19-12 Banbridge Broncos 8 June 13:00 Claddagh Swamp Cork Bulls22-64 Longhorns 8 June 13:00 Fermoy RFC
Footage of Match
Round 3 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Dublin City Exiles44-20 Cork Bulls 15 June 2:30pm Tereneure College RFC Banbridge Broncos22-60 Longhorns 15 June 1:00pm Ballynahinch RFC
Round 4 (Magic Round) HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Galway Tribesmen12-18 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.
Round 5 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Dublin City Exiles Galway Tribesmen 6 July ?? Banbridge Broncos Cork Bulls 6 July ??
Round 6 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Dublin City Exiles Banbridge Broncos 20 July 2024 ?? Longhorns Galway Tribesmen 20 July ??
Finals series HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Semi-finals Galway Tribesmen 30-0 Banbridge Broncos 27 July 2024?? Longhorns 26-20 Dublin City Exiles 27 July 2024?? Grand Final Galway Tribesmen 16-32 Longhorns 15:15 10 August 2024 Dubarry Park, Buccaneers RFC, Athlone
RLI Women's Premiership
Teams ClubCity/CountyCountry Dublin City ExilesDublinRepublic of Ireland Galway TribesmenGalwayRepublic of Ireland Banbridge BroncosBanbridgeNorthern Ireland
Results
Table +PosTeamPWLDPFPAPDPts1Dublin City Exiles110028101822Banbridge Broncos000000003Galway Tribeswomen10101028 -180
Round 1 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Dublin City Exiles28-10 Galway Tribewomen 25 May 3pm Terenure College RFC
Round 2 Friendly HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Galway Tribeswomen28-22 Dublin City Exiles 8 June 15:00pm Claddagh Swamp
Round 3 (Magic Round) HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueGalway Tribeswomen18-6Banbridge Broncos 22 June 2024 Ballynahinch RFCGalway Tribeswomen0-22Dublin City Exiles 22 June 2024 Ballynahinch RFCGalway Tribeswomen14-4Dublin City Exiles 22 June 2024 Ballynahinch RFC
Round 5 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Galway Tribeswomen Banbridge Broncos 6 July 2024 ??
Round 5? HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Dublin City Exiles Banbridge Broncos 13 July 2024 ??
Round 6 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenue Dublin City Exiles Galway Tribeswomen 20 July 2024 ??
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, 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.
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 was secured in October by a single leg playoff win against RLWC European Qualifying Tournament Group B runners-up Greece.
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.
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