2022 Rugby League Ireland season

2022 Rugby League Ireland season
League	RLI Premiership RLI Championship RLI Women's Premiership
Duration	6 rounds in Premiership
Teams	7
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[edit]

Four teams contested the RLI Premiership, with the Dublin City Exiles winning the title with a perfect 6–0 record across the season.

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

Round 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

Round 1[edit]

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

Round 2[edit]

Home	Score	Away	Date
Dublin City Exiles II	70–20	Cork Bulls	04/06/2022

Round 3[edit]

Home	Score	Away	Date
Banbridge Broncos	70–6	Dublin City Exiles II	11/06/2022

Round 4[edit]

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

Round 5[edit]

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

Round 6[edit]

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

Source:^[3]

Ladder[edit]

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[edit]

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

Teams[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Game 1[edit]

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

Game 2[edit]

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

References[edit]