Irish Rugby Football Union All-Ireland League Division 1 1998-2009

Irish Rugby Football Union Logo [Reference: 14]

AIL Division 1 1998-99

PWDLPFPAPts
Garryowen (SF)1180323614016
Cork Constitution (SF)1180326517016
Buccaneers (SF)1180319620216
St. Mary’s (SF)1170421517714
Landsdowne1170418917714
Shannon1160522116412
Young Munster114161341359
Terenure114161741939
Ballymena114071902238
Clontarf114071982468
Blackrock (R)114071832328
Galwegians (R)1110101102632
AIL Division 1 Final Table 1998-99 [Reference: 2]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
24.04.1999Garryowen19St. Mary’s17
25.04.1999Cork Constitution32Buccaneers20
Final
02.05.1999Cork Constitution14Garryowen11
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 1998-99 [Reference: 3-4]

AIL Division 1 1999-2000

PWDLPFPAPts
St. Mary’s (SF)1180328512137
Terenure (SF)1180323522936
Landsdowne (SF)1171215514934
Ballymena (SF)1170426728433
Garryowen1160514519931
Cork Constitution1160525925928
Young Munster1160517524325
Shannon1140722222923
Buccaneers1150620519522
Dungannon1140723825220
De La Salle Palmerston (R)1121814923514
Clontarf (R)112091953244
AIL Division 1 Final Table 1999-2000 [Reference: 5]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
TerenureLLandsdownW
14.05.2000St. Mary’s32Ballymena22
Final
21.05.2000Landsdowne22St. Mary’s25
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 1999-2000 [Reference: 6-7]

AIL Division 1 2000-01

PWDLPFPATBLBPts
Dungannon76012441370125
Cork Constiution65011701090121
St. Mary’s College65011391060121
Garryowen64021581390117
Young Munster5401124790016
Ballymena73041711870113
Blackrock College RFC63031451670113
De La Salle Palmerston63031251490113
Belfast Harlequins72051631860311
Galwegians52031301140210
Buccaneers520382920210
Landsdowne6204121134019
Clontarf6204178200019
Shannon6204134157019
Terenure College7205116209008
Old Crescent5104103138026
AIL Division 1 2000-01 [Reference: 8]

Note: Season cancelled due to outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease.

AIL Division 1 2001-02

PWDLPFPATBLBPts
Cork Constitution (SF)1411213021730048
Shannon (SF)1410133472000244
St. Mary’s College148152662650337
Garryowen (SF)138143042180236
Clontarf (SF)128042631780133
UCD137153213450131
Galwegians127052782460230
Blackrock College RFC156183573390430
Buccaneers145272772560428
Ballymena146082472510428
Terenure College136072452720327
Landsdowne155192723080527
Dungannon135172292610224
Co. Carlow145182393390123
De La Salle Palmerston (R)1440102433760420
Young Munster (R)1420121943570311
AIL Division 1 Final Table 2001-02 [Reference: 8]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
13.04.2002Cork Constitution43Garryowen17
13.04.2002Shannon15Clontarf12
Final
04.05.2002Cork Constitution17Shannon21
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 2001-02 [Reference: 9-10]

AIL Division 1 2002-03

PWDLPFPATBLBPts
Clontarf (SF)1513024472358161
Landsdowne (SF)1512034422778258
Ballymena (SF)1511134582396254
Buccaneers (SF)1510143232442246
Shannon158163652613441
Belfast Harlequins159063052552341
Galwegians158073463497241
Garryowen156272952824436
Cork Constitution15708372826236
St. Mary’s College156183443663433
Blackrock College RFC1550103413776430
Dungannon156092783322430
Co. Carlow156092893834129
UCD1550103274434226
UL Bohemian (R)1540112724441522
Terenure College (R)151014193508037
AIL Division 1 Final Table 2002-03 [Reference: 8]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
04.05.2003Landsdowne3Ballymena10
04.05.2003Clontarf20Buccaneers6
Final
11.05.2003Ballymena28Clontarf18
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 2002-03 [Reference: 11-12]

AIL Division 1 2003-04

PWDLPFPATBLBPts
Cork Constitution (SF)1411122872515051
Shannon (SF)1411031991674149
Belfast Harlequins (SF)1410043612196248
Buccaneers (SF)1410133151933348
Ballymena148152491863441
Blackrock College RFC149052572360440
Garryowen148152602862137
Co. Carlow145183042825532
Clontarf145182512432731
UCD145182262941427
Landsdowne144192513050422
Dungannon1440101852491320
Galwegians1440102133552220
St. Mary’s College (R)1431102123160519
Dolphin (R)1431102273500418
AIL Division 1 Final Table 2003-04 [Reference: 8]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
02.05.2004Cork Constitution20Buccaneers6
02.05.2004Shannon27Belfast Harlequins13
Final
09.05.2004Cork Constitution16Shannon22
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 2003-04 [Reference: 13-14]

AIL Division 1 2004-05

PWDLPFPATBLBPts
Shannon (SF)1311023951956151
Garryowen (SF)1311022861963148
Belfast Harlequins (SF)1310033091484246
Clontarf (SF)138052251974238
Ballymena137063382245336
UCD137152752381334
Dungannon136162122700228
Cork Constitution135172332471427
Galwegians134182363332323
Blackrock College RFC133282092481522
Buccaneers135081963580121
Dublin University131572072461520
Co. Carlow134092103290319
Landsdowne133191752670418
AIL Division 1 Final Table 2004-05 [Reference: 8]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
30.04.2005Garryowen8Belfast Harlequins15
30.04.2005Shannon21Clontarf11
Final
07.05.2005Shannon25Belfast Harlequins20
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 2004-05 [Reference: 9]

AIL Division 1 2005-06

PWDLPFPATBLBPts
Garryowen (SF)1514013791805061
Clontarf (SF)15120340322210361
Cork Constitution (SF)1512033842166256
Shannon (SF)1513023572004056
UL Bohemian1510143453095249
Belfast Harlequins158073283305239
Buccaneers157173052612537
Landsdowne157083373113132
UCD156092952863532
Ballymena157083073132232
St. Mary’s College156182503051229
Dungannon156092643573229
Blackrock College RFC1541102133760523
Galwegians1530122083432519
Dublin University (R)1530122653992317
Co. Carlow (R)150015191423055
AIL Division 1 Final Table 2005-06 [Reference: 8]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
06.05.2006Clontarf26Cork Constitution6
06.05.2006Garryowen20Shannon21
Final
13.05.2006Clontarf3Shannon30
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 2005-06 [Reference: 9]

AIL Division 1 2006-07

PWDLPFPATBLBPts
Cork Constitution (SF)1513113692275160
Clontarf (SF)1510143251886351
Garryowen (SF)1510052971754448
UL Bohemian (SF)1510053061875348
Shannon 1510143172004248
Dungannon157172612993437
Blackrock College RFC156093484169437
Terenure College RFC158072673533136
Landsdowne157172462631233
St. Mary’s College156272372692232
Galwegians154292873243528
UCD155192793721427
Ballymena1540112652983726
Dolphin1550102513071526
Belfast Harlequins (R)1550101862661425
Buccaneers (R)154292093060222
AIL Division 1 Final Table 2006-07 [Reference: 8]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
28.04.2007Clontarf15Garryowen28
28.04.2007Cork Constitution21UL Bohemian18
Final
05.05.2007Cork Constitution15Garryowen16
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 2006-07 [Reference: 9]

AIL Division 1 2007-08

PWDLPFPATBLBPts
Cork Constitution (SF)1513113271333158
Shannon (SF)1512033291775356
Garryowen (SF)1512122951574155
Clontarf (SF)1510052852333447
Blackrock College RFC159063192854343
Dolphin159062692732139
UL Bohemian157082522083435
Old Belvedere156093072823734
St. Mary’s College157082402702333
UCD157082553372333
Ballymena1550102302671627
Terenure College1540112283092725
Dungannon1541102423091524
Galwegians154291712410323
Landsdowne (R)1541101812802323
Greystones (R)1540112023710218
AIL Division 1 Final Table 2007-08 [Reference: 8]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
03.05.2008Cork Constitution17Clontarf3
03.05.2008Shannon6Garryowen31
Final
11.05.2008Cork Constitution18Garryowen8
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 2007-08 [Reference: 7]

AIL Division 1 2008-09

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
25.04.2009Cork Constitution6Clontarf25
25.04.2009Shannon16Garryowen12
Final
09.05.2009Shannon19 *Clontarf19
AIL Division 1 Top Four Playoffs 2008-09 [Reference: 9]

Note * Shannon won on first try rule after extra-time.

Report

The Irish Rugby Football Union introduced a knockout Top Four Playoff system to the All-Ireland League division 1 in 1998-99, with Cork Constitution becoming the first non-Limerick side to win the Division 1 title defeating Garrowen 14-11 in the Final, and then the following year St. Mary’s, from Rathmines in Dublin, became the first non-Munster club to win, triumphing 25-22 over Landsdowne in the 1999-2000 Final.

The 2000-01 season was cancelled following an outbreak of foot-in-mouth disease, and in 2001-02 Shannon won again, with Ballymena capturing a first league title for Ulster in 2002-03. Shannon won the three-in-a-row from 2003-04 to 2005-06, before Garryowen also won it for Limerick in 2006-07, with Cork Constitution keeping it in Munster in 2007-08. Shannon won on the first try rule after extra-tome in 2008-09.

For the 2009-10 season Division 1 was split into Divisions 1A and 1B.

References

Images

[1] 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]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (1999) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, April 19, 1999. Pg. 46-47

[3] Anon. (1999) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, April 26, 1999. Pg. 36.

[4] Anon. (1999) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 3, 1999. Pg. 37.

[5] Anon. (2000) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 1, 2000. Pg. 32.

[6] Anon. (2000) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 15, 2000. Pg. 32.

[7] Anon. (2000) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 22, 2000. Pg. 32.

[10] Anon. (2002) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 6, 2002. Pg. 30.

[11] Anon. (2003) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 5, 2003. Pg. 32.

[12] Anon. (2003) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 12, 2003. Pg. 34.

[13] Anon. (2004) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 3, 2004. Pg. 42.

[14] Anon. (2004) “The A-Z of Weekend Sport | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 10, 2004. Pg. 50.

[19] Anon. (2009) “Factfile | Rugby”Irish Independent. Monday, May 11, 2009. Pg. 55 (p. 31 Sport)

Websites

[8] IRFU (2020) League Tables [2000-2001] to [2008-2009] [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues/men/league-tables/ [Accessed 3 August 2020]

[9] IRFU (2020) Fixtures & Results [D1SF][D1F}[2001-2002] to [2008-2009] [Internet] Available from: https://www.irishrugby.ie/all-ireland-leagues/men/fixtures-results/ [Accessed 3 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy, Nora Mulcahy & Vinny Kingston

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