Ireland national wheelchair rugby league team explained

Ireland
Badge:Ireland_wheelchair_rugby_league.jpeg
Governing Body:Rugby League Ireland
Region:Europe
Coach:Damian McCabe
Rlif Rank:4
World Cup Apps:2
World Cup First:2013
World Cup Best:5th, 2013
Form:Wheelchair

The Ireland national wheelchair rugby league team represents Ireland in wheelchair rugby league. They have competed at the World Cup, the European Championships, the Celtic Cup and Four Nations competitions.

History

In July 2012 Ireland took part their first international competition, the Four Nations, a round-robin tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[1] [2] The tournament was held as part of preparations for the world cup taking place the following year.[3] At the 2013 World Cup Ireland lost their matches against Wales and England. A win against Scotland was not enough to progress to the semi-finals, but they defeated Scotland in a play-off to take fifth place. Ireland finished second at the 2014 Four Nations.[4] In 2015 Ireland played Scotland in the first Celtic Cup which was contested over two matches[5] but became an annual three-team round-robin with the addition of Wales in 2016.[6] [7] At the 2015 European Championships their only group stage win was against Wales, but with a play-off win over Scotland they took third place in the tournament.[8] [9] In 2016 Ireland were unable to travel with a full team for the Four Nations so their place was filled by a mixed team of Irish, Welsh and English players known as the Exiles.[10] At the 2021 World Cup Ireland were not initially selected to take part but were brought in to replace Norway who had withdrawn from the tournament.[11] Ireland were knocked out at the group stage after losses to Spain and Australia[12] before suffering a record defeat (0–121) in their final match against England. In June 2024, the Celtic Cup was played in Galway. This was the first time the tournament had been played in Ireland and it was won by the hosts who won both of their matches.[13]

Competitive record

World Cup

World Cup Record
YearFinish
2008
20135th
2017
2021Group stage

Celtic Cup

Celtic Cup Record
YearOpponentFinishRef.
ScotlandWales
2015 / W
2016 [14] [15]
2017 [16] [17]
2018 [18] [19]
2019 [20] [21]
2020 colspan=3 [22]
2021 [23] [24]
2022 [25] [26]
2023 [27] [28]
2024 [29] [30]

Results

DateOpponentclass=unsortableScoreclass=unsortableCompetitionclass=unsortableRef.
7 July 201212–342012 Four Nations[31]
7 July 20124–44[32]
8 July 201214–8[33]
3 July 20136–1042013 World Cup Group stage[34]
6 July 20136–36
9 July 201326–6
13 July 201336–142013 World Cup 5th place play-off
13 September 201458–102014 Four Nations
14 September 20142–54
14 September 201460–10[35]
18 April 201552–282015 Celtic Cup[36]
25 May 201580–48
9 August 201546–29Friendly
24 September 201516–322015 European Championship
24 September 20158–100[37]
25 September 201516–66[38]
26 September 201546–36
26 September 201520–162015 European Championship 3rd place play-off[39]
30 April 201626–762016 Celtic Cup
30 April 201658–58[40]
29 April 201726–162017 Celtic Cup
29 April 20176–51
28 April 201868–362018 Celtic Cup
28 April 201830–84
27 April 20198–1092019 Celtic Cup
27 April 201942–52
12 June 202152–322021 Celtic Cup
12 June 202116–96
16 October 202148–62Friendly
7 May 202222–642022 Celtic Cup
7 May 202238–35
18 June 202252–22Friendly
8 October 202252–67Friendly
3 November 202232–552021 World Cup Group stage[41]
6 November 202218–76[42]
9 November 20220–121[43]
18 June 202358–242023 Celtic Cup
18 June 202330–30
8 June 202468–342024 Celtic Cup[44]
8 June 202468–32[45]

Records

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England win Wheelchair Four Nations . European Rugby League . 12 July 2012 . 8 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2012 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Hull hosts Wheelchair Rugby League 4 Nations . European Rugby League . 3 July 2012 . 8 November 2022.
  4. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2014 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  5. Web site: Scotland 48–80 Ireland . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Celtic Cup . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Wales set sights on sixth straight Celtic Cup . Everything Rugby League . 7 May 2022 . 8 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2015 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  9. News: Ireland seal third–place at Wheelchair Rugby League European Championships . The Irish Post . 2 October 2015 . 8 November 2022.
  10. Web site: Exiles Wheelchair 62v24 SCOT Wheelchair . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  11. News: Pavitt . Michael . Ireland replace Norway in Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup line-up . 8 November 2022 . Inside the Games . 7 March 2022.
  12. Web site: Awesome Australia soar past Ireland . RLWC2021 . 6 November 2022 . 8 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Wheelchair Celtic Cup 2024 Heads to Ireland . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 8 March 2024 . 13 June 2024.
  14. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2016 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2016 . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  16. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2017 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  17. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2017 . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  18. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2018 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  19. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2018 . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  20. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2019 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  21. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2019 . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  22. Web site: The Wheelchair Rugby League Celtic Cup returns to Scotland . Scotland Rugby League . 11 February 2021 . 8 November 2022.
  23. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2021 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  24. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2021 . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  25. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2022 . Wales Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  26. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2022 . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  27. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2023 . Wales Rugby League . 19 June 2023.
  28. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2023 . Scotland Rugby League . 19 June 2023.
  29. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2024 . Wales Rugby League . 13 June 2024.
  30. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2024 . Scotland Rugby League . 13 June 2024.
  31. Web site: Ireland 34–34 England . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  32. Web site: Wales 44–4 Ireland . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  33. Web site: Ireland 14–8 Scotland . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  34. Web site: Wheelchair World Cup . rugbyleague.wales . 8 November 2022.
  35. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2014 . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  36. Web site: Scotland 28–52 Ireland . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  37. Web site: Ireland 48–80 France . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  38. Web site: Ireland 16–66 England . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  39. Web site: Wheelchair Fixtures: 2015 . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  40. Web site: IRE Wheelchair 58v58 SCOT Wheelchair . Scotland Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  41. Web site: Spain 55–32 Ireland . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  42. Web site: Australia 76–18 Ireland . European Rugby League . 8 November 2022.
  43. Web site: England Wheelchair 121-0 Ireland Wheelchair . RLWC2021 . 6 November 2022.
  44. Web site: Ireland 68 v 34 Scotland . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 10 June 2024 . en . 13 June 2024.
  45. Web site: Ireland 68 v 32 Wales . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 13 June 2024 . 9 June 2024.

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