League Table

League Table calculated automatically from results. For Official Table please vist the IRFU website at: https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues-old/men/league-tables/ [Last Accessed 16 October 2022]

Results & Fixtures

For Official Results please vist the IRFU website at: https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues-old/men/league-tables/ [Last Accessed 18 November 2022]

Round by Round Recaps

Round 1

Dublin University picked up a bonus point in their huge 50-18 victory over Garryowen at Dooradoyle. Terenure College also picked a bonus point with a 39-3 win at Thomond Park over Shannon. The Limerick woes in round 1 were complete as Young Munster fell 18-19 at Cork Constitution, although they did better than their fellow Treaty City men by gaining a bonus point in the process. In an all-Dublin battle at Belfield Clontarf beat UCD 24-19 and the sole Ulster team in Division 1A, Ballynahinch defeated Lansdowne in the shadow of AVIVA Stadium by 34-31 with Lansdowne picking up two bonus points and Ballynahinch one. [References: 1-2]

Round 2

Shannon suffered another big defeat, going down 41-8 at Ballynahinch, while the other two Limerick teams in Division 1A, Garryowen and Young Munster played a close game at Tom Clifford Park with Young Munster emerging victorious by 26 points to 23. Terenure College followed up their big win at Shannon with a 47-12 demolition of Cork Constitution and Dublin University also picked up a second bonus point win when they won the battle of the students 38-24. Clontarf won the Round 2 all-Dublin derby 27-19 over Lansdowne. [References: 1-2]

Round 3

Terenure College continued to blaze a trail winning 38-25 at Garryowen, who fell to their third successive defeat and in close pursuit were Clontarf who won 28-3 at Ballynahinch and Dublin University who defeated Lansdowne 27-17 at Ballsbridge. Cork Constitution won the Munster battle 36-21 at Shannon and Young Munster picked up a second win also with a 23-10 victory over the students at Belfield. [References: 1-2]

Round 6 (12 November 2022)

Terenure College maintained their 100% record with a 38-21 bonus point victory over Ballynahinch who dropped to sixth behind Young Munster who picked up a morale-boosting 24-16 victory over Clontarf who picked up a bonus point in an error-strewn match that recorded one penalty try for the Limerick side and four successful penalties for the North Dublin club. Dublin University took advantage of Clontarf’s loss to move into second place with a 34-28 victory over Shannon. UCD moved above both Shannon and Lansdowne thanks to a 47-22 win at Garryowen leaving the Limerick team still looking for their first win of the season. Cork Constitution defeated Lansdowne 36-26 in the other game, picking up the bonus point to move to 24 points, six behind leaders Terenure College in fourth. [References: 1-3; 4]

Round 7 (26 November 2022)

Young Munster scored a late comeback win to shock Dublin University at College Park, moving Cookies up to fifth. Terenure College won Dublin bragging rights after slugging it out with Clontarf as the South Dubliners remained unbeaten with a full compliment of Bonus points. With both Dublin University and Clontarf losing the ‘Nure now held a seven-point advantage at the top. Two Penalty Tries and Two successful Penaties were enough for Cork Con to see off the Ballynahinch challenge in Co. Down and move into third place. At the bottom of the table Garryowen earned a late Try Bonus in a high-scoring defeat to Lansdowne at Aviva Stadium back pitch and Shannon took the spoils in a nine-try thriller at Thomond Park to move above the students. [References: 5]

Round 8 (3 December 2022)

Clontarf overtook Cork Constitution as the main challengers to Terenure College at the top of the IRFU Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A after securing a 29-22 victory over the Cork side. Meanwhile leaders Terenure College had a tough fight for their win against third-placed Dublin University, 23-21 the final score as Dublin University prevented Terenure from getting their bonus point in victory for the first time this season. Young Munster had a 32-3 victory over Shannon in an All-Limerick derby at Thomond Park and Ballynahinch stayed close on their heels with a 28-10 win over Garryowen at Dooradoyle. UCD meanwhile overhauled Lansdowne with a 27-26 victory at the UCD Bowl. [References: 6]

Round 9 (10 December 2022)

Terenure College had a shock 24-18 defeat to a revitalised Young Munster at Tom Clifford Park, the first loss of the season for the Division 1A leaders. Young Munster drew within a point of Dublin University and Cork Constitution, but remained in fifth after the other three games in the top division were postponed: Ballynahinch v University College Dublin; Dublin University v Cork Constitution and Lansdowne v Shannon. [References: 7]

Round 9 Rescheduled (7 January 2023)

Dublin University and Cork Constitution, in third and fourth place respectively drew 35 each in a ten-try fest at College Park, with each side converting all five tries: Aran Egan for Trinity, and Aidan Moynihan for Cork Con. Aran Egan also scored a try for the Trinity side. Meanwhile the students down the R138 from Trinity in UCD lost by six points in another high-scoring encounter with Ballynahinch. The Co. Down team benefited from two Penalty Tries in their 31-25 victory over the Belfield team as UCD’s bonus point moved them back above Shannon into seventh place. [References: 1, 8]

Round 10 (14 January 2023)

Ballynahinch’s Greg Hutley had a stand-out day as he scored a try, two conversions and a penalty in his team’s 24-0 victory at the UCD Bowl over the students. Terenure College maintained first place with a 21-11 defeat of Young Munster who slipped below Ballynahinch with the loss. Clontarf missed out on the chance of a bonus point to close the gap on Terenure as they struggled to win 19-13 at winless Garryowen. Cork Constitution moved above Dublin University into third with a bonus point 32-27 victory at Temple Hill, Dublin University themselves gaining two bonus points, and at Coonagh, Lansdowne moved above both their opponents on the day and UCD with a 34-24 victory over Shannon. [References: 1,9]

Round 11 (21 January 2023)

Sam Prendergast kicked three penalties to help Lansdowne defeat UCD 23-20 at the Aviva Stadium Backpitch and further ease their relegation worries after their second win on the trot versus fellow relegation troubled teams. Lansdowne were also helped by Young Munster as they won the All-Limerick clash versus Shannon 31-27, picking up a bonus point in the process. Shannon picked up two bonus points in the loss to move above UCD in the table. Cork Constitution moved a point above Clontarf on 42 after a 24-12 victory at Castle Avenue in North Dublin, and Terenure College stretched their lead at the top to seven points with an important 12-7 triumph in a low-scoring match at College Park versus a low-scoring Dublin University, who remained in fourth. Ballynahinch continued to heap woes on Garryowen as the Limerick side lost their eleventh-straight 24-7 at Newforge in Belfast. [References: 1, 10]

References

[1] IRFU (2022) All-Ireland Leagues [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues/ [Accessed 15 October 2022]

[2] IRFU (2022) All-Ireland Leagues Men’s Fixtures & Results 2022-23 [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues-old/men/fixtures-results/ [Accessed 15 October 2022][Last Accessed 18 November 2022]

[3] IRFU (2022) All-Ireland Leagues Men’s League Tables 2022-23 [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues-old/men/league-tables/ [Accessed 15 October 2022][Last Accessed 18 November 2022]

[4] IRFU (2022) Energia All-Ireland Leagues Men’s Divisions Round 6 Results Round-Up [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/11/12/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-divisions-round-6-results-round-up/ [Accessed 18 November 2022]

[5] IRFU (2022) Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions Round 7 Results Round-Up [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/11/26/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-divisions-round-7-results-round-up/ [Accessed 1 December 2022]

[6] IRFU (2022) Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions Round 8 Results Round-Up [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/12/03/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-division-round-8-results-round-up/ [Accessed 8 December 2022]

[7] IRFU (2022) Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions Round 9 Results Round-Up [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/12/10/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-divisions-round-9-results-round-up/ [Accessed 12 December 2022]

[8] IRFU (2022) Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions Round 9 Results Round-Up (Postponed Games) [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/01/07/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-divisions-round-9-results-round-up-postponed-games/ [Accessed 10 January 2023]

[9] IRFU (2022) Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions Round 10 Results Round-Up (Postponed Games) [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/01/14/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-divisions-round-10-results-round-up/ [Accessed 12 Febhruary 2023]

[11] IRFU (2022) Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions Round 11 Results Round-Up (Postponed Games) [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/01/21/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-divisions-round-11-results-round-up/ [Accessed 12 Febhruary 2023]

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