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2022 Rugby League Ireland season

2022 Rugby League Ireland season
LeagueRLI Premiership
RLI Championship
RLI Women's Premiership
Duration6 rounds in Premiership
Teams7
RLI Premiership Dublin City Exiles
RLI Championship Banbridge Broncos
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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

Club City/County Country
Dublin City Exiles Dublin Republic of Ireland
Athboy Fighting Irish Athboy Republic of Ireland
Galway Tribesmen Galway Republic of Ireland
Longhorns RL Leinster Republic of Ireland

Results

Round 1

Home Score Away Date
Galway Tribesmen 10–24 Dublin City Exiles 28/05/2022
Athboy Fighting Irish Cancelled Longhorns RL 28/05/2022

Round 2

Home Score Away Date
Longhorns RL 24–24 Galway Tribesmen 04/06/2022
Dublin City Exiles 50–0 Athboy Fighting Irish 04/06/2022

Round 3

Home Score Away Date
Dublin City Exiles 26–16 Longhorns RL 11/06/2022
Athboy Fighting Irish 14–44 Galway Tribesmen 11/06/2022

Round 4

Home Score Away Date
Athboy Fighting Irish 0–30 Dublin City Exiles 02/07/2022
Galway Tribesmen 36–28 Longhorns RL 02/07/2022

Round 5

Home Score Away Date
Dublin City Exiles 50–0 Galway Tribesmen 09/07/2022
Athboy Fighting Irish 0–50 Longhorns RL 09/07/2022

Round 6

Home Score Away Date
Galway Tribesmen 50–0 Athboy Fighting Irish 16/07/2022
Longhorns RL 22–52 Dublin City Exiles 16/07/2022

Source:[1]

Ladder

Pos Team P W L D PF PA PD Pts
1 Dublin City Exiles (C) 6 6 0 0 232 48 184 12
2 Galway Tribesmen 6 3 2 1 164 140 24 7
3 Longhorns RL 5 1 3 1 140 138 2 5
4 Athboy Fighting Irish 5 0 5 0 14 224 -210 0

Note: (C) = Champions

Source:[2]

RLI Championship

Three teams contested the RLI Championship, with the Banbridge Broncos taking the title back to Northern Ireland with a perfect record.

Teams

Club City/County Country
Banbridge Broncos Banbridge, County Down Northern Ireland
Cork Bulls Cork Republic of Ireland
Dublin City Exiles II Dublin Republic of Ireland

Results

Round 1

Home Score Away Date
Cork Bulls Cancelled Banbridge Broncos 28/05/2022

Round 2

Home Score Away Date
Dublin City Exiles II 70–20 Cork Bulls 04/06/2022
Round 3
Home Score Away Date
Banbridge Broncos 70–6 Dublin City Exiles II 11/06/2022

Round 4

Home Score Away Date
Banbridge Broncos 50–22 Cork Bulls 02/07/2022

Round 5

Home Score Away Date
Cork Bulls 50–0 Dublin City Exiles II 09/07/2022

Round 6

Home Score Away Date
Dublin City Exiles II 16–32 Banbridge Broncos 16/07/2022

Source:[3]

Ladder

Pos Team P W L D PF PA PD Pts
1 Banbridge Broncos (C) 3 3 0 0 152 44 108 8
2 Cork Bulls 3 1 2 0 92 120 -28 2
3 Dublin City Exiles II 4 1 3 0 92 172 -80 2

Note: (C) = Champions

Source:[2]

RLI Women's Premiership

The RLI Women's Premiership was held as a two game series between Galway and Dublin City.[4]

Teams

Club City/County Country
Dublin City Exiles Dublin Republic of Ireland
Galway Tribesmen Galway Republic of Ireland

Results

Game 1

Home Score Away Date
Galway Tribeswomen 8–44 Dublin City Exiles 28/05/2022

Game 2

Home Score Away Date
Dublin City Exiles 32–8 Galway Tribeswomen 02/07/2022

References

  1. ^ "RLI Mens Premiership – Rugby League Ireland". 28 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. ^ a b "Tables – Rugby League Ireland". Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  3. ^ "RLI Mens Championship – Rugby League Ireland". 28 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  4. ^ "RLI Womens Premiership – Rugby League Ireland". 28 May 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-11-24.