# 2024 Rugby League Ireland season

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

| Club | City/County | Province | Country |
| Dublin City Exiles | Dublin | Leinster | Republic of Ireland |
| Banbridge Broncos | Banbridge, County Down | Ulster | Northern Ireland |
| Galway Tribesmen | Galway, County Galway | Connacht | Republic of Ireland |
| Longhorns RL | Dublin | Leinster | Republic of Ireland |
| Cork Bulls | Cork City, County Cork | Munster | Republic of Ireland |

### Results
#### Table

After round 4 (includes walkovers from Blitz round)
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Longhorns | 5 (7) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 94 | 182 | 18 |
| 2 | Galway Tribesmen | 4 (6) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 58 | 87 | 12 |
| 3 | Banbridge 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 |

#### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | 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 |

#### Round 2

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | 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 |

#### Round 3

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | 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 |

#### Round 4 (Magic Round)

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | 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.

#### Round 5

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| Dublin City Exiles | | Galway Tribesmen | 6 July | ?? |
| Banbridge Broncos | | Cork Bulls | 6 July | ?? |

#### Round 6

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| Dublin City Exiles | | Banbridge Broncos | 20 July 2024 | ?? |
| Longhorns | | Galway Tribesmen | 20 July | ?? |

### Finals series

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| 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

| Club | City/County | Country |
| Dublin City Exiles | Dublin | Republic of Ireland |
| Galway Tribesmen | Galway | Republic of Ireland |
| Banbridge Broncos | Banbridge | Northern Ireland |

### Results
#### Table

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 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 |

#### Round 1

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| Dublin City Exiles | 28-10 | Galway Tribewomen | 25 May 3pm | Terenure College RFC |

#### Round 2 Friendly

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| Galway Tribeswomen | 28-22 | Dublin City Exiles | 8 June 15:00pm | Claddagh Swamp |

#### Round 3 (Magic Round)

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | 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 |

#### Round 5

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| Galway Tribeswomen | | Banbridge Broncos | 6 July 2024 | ?? |

#### Round 5?

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| Dublin City Exiles | | Banbridge Broncos | 13 July 2024 | ?? |

#### Round 6

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue |
| 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.
* 01 June 2024 15:00
| Ireland U16 | 12–44 | Wales U16 |
| Try: Crawford 8' Twomey 60' Con: Rhodes (2) 8' 60' | Report | 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
| England Community Lions U16 | 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 | 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
| Scotland U16 | 12-34 | Ireland U16 |
* Cambuslang Rugby Club, Glasgow, Scotland Attendance: Unknown
* 03 August 2024 13:30
| Scotland U16 | 4-24 | Ireland U16 |
* Cambuslang Rugby Club, Glasgow, Scotland Attendance: Unknown

### 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.
* 28 April 2024 14:45
| Wales | 28–10 | Ireland |
| Try: Dainton 10' 54' Taylor 22' Salter 33' Parker 79' Con: Salter (4) | Report | 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 | Netherlands |
| Try: Preston 12' Cobain 43' 72' Con: Cobain (2) | Report | Try: Van Der Zwan 18' N. Kennedy 33' J. Kennedy 59' Con: Cobain |
* Energia Park, Dublin Attendance: Unknown Referee: Fabien Nicaud
* 12 October 2024 15:00 EEST (UTC+03:00)
| Greece | 6–42 | Ireland |
| Tries: Lamprou 62' Goals: Pappa (1/1) | Report | Tries: Doyle 15' Fitzegerald 23' Molloy 27' O'Dwyer 33' Lambert 41', 56' McGuinness 48' Tutty 70' Goals: Cobain (5/8) |
* Gkorytsa Stadium, Athens Referee: T. Jones

### 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.
* 8 June 2024 10:30 IST (UTC+01:00)
| Ireland | 68–34 | Scotland |
| 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 | Tries: Davidson 20', 79 Willans 22' Grant 47' Hill 59', 76', 77 Goals: Willans (3/4) Grant (0/2) |
* Kingfisher Club, University of Galway, Ireland Referees: Jake Brook (England), David Roig (France)
* 8 June 2024 14:30 IST (UTC+01:00)
| Ireland | 68–32 | Wales |
| Tries: Roberts 1' McCarthy 5' Calcott 9', 41' Johnston 14', 25', 37' Horgan 35', 43' Spain 47', 50', 63' Goals: Johnston (9/11) Joe Calcott (1/1) | Report | Tries: Williams 29' 67' Davies 31' Turner 52', 58 Trigg-Turner 60' Goals: Trigg-Turner (3/4) Turner (1/2) |
* Kingfisher Club, University of Galway, Ireland Referees: David Roig (France), David Butler (England)