AIL Division 1 1991-92
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Garryowen (C) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 91 | 14 |
| Shannon | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 88 | 11 |
| Ballymena | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 95 | 11 |
| Old Wesley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 91 | 8 |
| Young Munster | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 80 | 7 |
| St. Mary’s | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 78 | 6 |
| Cork Constitution | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 112 | 6 |
| Landsdowne (R) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 93 | 92 | 5 |
| Instonians (R) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 137 | 4 |
AIL Division 1 1992-93
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Young Munster (C) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 89 | 13 |
| Cork Constitution | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 128 | 12 |
| St. Mary’s | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 170 | 94 | 11 |
| Greystones | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 132 | 132 | 9 |
| Old Wesley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 151 | 8 |
| Dungannon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 144 | 172 | 6 |
| Shannon | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 85 | 86 | 5 |
| Garryowen | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 132 | 144 | 4 |
| Ballymena (R) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 97 | 154 | 4 |
AIL Division 1 1993-94
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Garryowen (C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 108 | 16 |
| Cork Constitution | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 201 | 123 | 14 |
| Blackrock | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 99 | 14 |
| Dungannon | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 181 | 130 | 10 |
| Landsdowne | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 167 | 10 |
| Young Munster | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 149 | 10 |
| Shannon | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 82 | 8 |
| St. Mary’s | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 135 | 145 | 8 |
| Old Wesley | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 138 | 8 |
| Greystones (R) | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 97 | 156 | 8 |
| Wanderers (R) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 141 | 234 | 2 |
AIL Division 1 1994-95
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Shannon (C) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 60 | 20 |
| Blackrock | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 135 | 14 |
| St. Mary’s | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 137 | 14 |
| Garryowen | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 113 | 12 |
| Constitution | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 148 | 129 | 12 |
| Old Wesley | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 145 | 8 |
| Landsdowne | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 124 | 197 | 7 |
| Young Munster | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 115 | 153 | 6 |
| Instonians | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 111 | 160 | 6 |
| Sunday’s Well (R) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 119 | 165 | 5 |
| Dungannon (R) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 114 | 141 | 4 |
AIL Division 1 1995-96
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Shannon (C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 78 | 16 |
| Garryowen | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 165 | 16 |
| Cork Constitution | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 149 | 14 |
| Young Munster | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 127 | 14 |
| St. Mary’s | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 147 | 119 | 11 |
| Landsdowne | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 180 | 172 | 9 |
| Ballymena | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 157 | 181 | 9 |
| Old Wesley | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 156 | 164 | 7 |
| Blackrock | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 160 | 208 | 6 |
| Old Belvedere | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 135 | 189 | 6 |
| Instonians | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1145 | 233 | 2 |
AIL Division 1 1996-97
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Shannon (C) | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 345 | 174 | 24 |
| Landsdowne | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 349 | 184 | 18 |
| Terenure College | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 179 | 18 |
| St. Mary’s College | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 305 | 279 | 17 |
| Ballymena | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 241 | 230 | 16 |
| Cork Constitution | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 283 | 282 | 15 |
| Blackrock | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 288 | 278 | 14 |
| Garryowen | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 287 | 283 | 14 |
| Young Munster | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 243 | 265 | 12 |
| Dungannon | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 324 | 344 | 10 |
| Old Crescent | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 239 | 281 | 8 |
| Old Belvedere | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 193 | 287 | 8 |
| Old Wesley (R) | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 206 | 327 | 6 |
| Instonians (R) | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 173 | 404 | 2 |
AIL Division 1 1997-98
| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Shannon (C) | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 387 | 142 | 24 |
| Garryowen | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 362 | 224 | 19 |
| Young Munster | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 244 | 178 | 19 |
| St. Mary’s | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 409 | 274 | 18 |
| Cork Constitution | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 289 | 217 | 16 |
| Ballymena | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 344 | 289 | 14 |
| Clontarf | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 270 | 266 | 14 |
| Terenure | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 241 | 262 | 11 |
| Landsdowne | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 264 | 328 | 10 |
| Blackrock | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 249 | 326 | 9 |
| Dungannon (R) | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 239 | 309 | 8 |
| Dolphin (R) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 227 | 345 | 8 |
| Old Crescent (R) | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 168 | 298 | 8 |
| Old Belvedere (R) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 208 | 431 | 4 |
Report
The Irish Rugby Football Union introduced the All-Ireland League as a level above the Provincial Leagues in 1991-92.
Limerick Clubs dominated play during the first decade of the League, with Garryowen (1991-92 and 1993-94) and Young Munster (1992-93) winning the first three, before another Limerick club, Shannon, won four in a row from 1994-95 to 1997-98.
The AIL then introduced a knockout Top Four Playoff system in 1998-99.
References
Newspapers
[1] Anon. (1992) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby” Irish Independent. Monday, March 2, 1992. Pg. 28-29
[2] Anon. (1993) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, March 1, 1993. Pg. 18-19
[3] Anon. (1994) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, April 18, 1994. Pg. 28-29
[4] Anon. (1995) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, April 10, 1995. Pg. 34-35
[5] Anon. (1996) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, April 29, 1996. Pg. 28-29
[6] Anon. (1997) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Sunday Independent. April 13, 1997. Pg. 34
[7] Anon. (1998) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, April 13, 1998. Pg. 34
Images
[8] Irish Rugby Football Union (2017) IRFU Logo [Internet] Available from: http://cdn.soticservers.net/tools/images/teams/logos/100×100/126a.png [Accessed 13 March 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy, Nora Mulcahy & Vinny Kingston
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