League Table

	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Republic of Ireland League
Longhorns	2	2	0	0	104	38	4
Galway Tribesmen	3	2	0	1	138	106	4
Athy Sharks	1	0	0	1	28	58	0
Waterford Vikings	1	0	0	1	20	68	0
Dublin City Exiles	1	0	0	1	42	62	0
Northern Ireland League
Belfast Stags	1	1	0	0	42	22	2
Portadown Pumas	1	0	1	0	22	42	0
Belfast Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Belfast Met Scholars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Compiled from: [2][3][4][5][6]

Playoff Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	ROI Final		Terenure RFC
14.07.18	Longhorns RL	60	Galway Tribesmen	16
	NI Final
14.07.18	Belfast Stags	30	Portadown Pumas	28
	All-Ireland Final		Morton Stadium, Santry
21.07.18	Longhorns RL	W/O	Belfast Stags	scr.

[8][9][10]

Regular Season Results

Republic of Ireland

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
12.05.18	Longhorns	68	Waterford Vikings	20
12.05.18	Athy Sharks	28	Galway Tribesmen	58
	Week 2
19.05.18	Galway Tribesmen	62	Dublin City Exiles	42
19.05.18	Waterford Vikings		Athy Sharks
	Week 3
02.06.18	Longhorns RL		Dublin City Exiles
02.06.18	Waterford Vikings		Galway Tribesmen
	Week 4
09.06.18	Athy Sharks		Dublin City Exiles
09.06.18	Galway Tribesmen	18	Longhorns RL	36
	Week 5
16.06.18	Dublin City Exiles		Waterford Vikings
16.06.18	Athy Sharks		Longhorns RL
	Week 6
23.06.18	Galway Tribesmen		Athy Sharks
23.06.18	Waterford Vikings		Longhorns RL

Fixtures: [2] Results: [3][4][5][6]

Northern Ireland

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
12.05.18	Belfast Eagles		Portadown Pumas
12.05.18	Belfast Met Scholars		Belfast Stags
	Week 2
19.05.18	Portadown Pumas		Belfast Met Scholars
19.05.18	Stags		Belfast Eagles
20.05.18	Portadown Pumas	22	Belfast Stags	42
	Week 3
02.06.18	Belfast Eagles		Belfast Met Scholars
02.06.18	Belfast Stags		Portadown Pumas
	Week 4
09.06.18	Belfast Met Scholars		Belfast Eagles
09.06.18	Portadown Pumas		Belfast Stags
	Week 5
16.06.18	Belfast Met Scholars		Portadown Pumas
16.06.18	Belfast Eagles		Belfast Stags
	Week 6
23.06.18	Portadown Pumas		Belfast Eagles
23.06.18	Belfast Stags		Belfast Met Scholars

Fixtures: [2] Results: [7]

Points System: 2 Pts Win / 1 Pt Draw / 0 Pts Loss / 0 Pts Forfeit (#0-30) /

Tie-Breaker: Tied Teams separated by Points Difference (PF – PA) /

Playoff Qualification: x – Qualify for ROI Semi-Finals / y – Qualify for ROI Quarter-Finals / z – Qualify for Ulster Final

Venues

Team	Home Venue

Report

The 2018 Irish Rugby League season was much shortened, as only two teams in the Republic of Ireland League & two in the Northern Ireland League completed the Regular Season.

Longhorns RL, from Ashbourne, Co. Meath defeated Galway Tribersmen 60-16 in the ROI Final and Belfast Stags won 30-28 against Portadown Pumas in the NI Final, before conceding a walkover in the All-Ireland Final,  handing the title to Longhorns RL.

References

Websites

[2] Rugby League Ireland (2018) The New Era – Season 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/05/08/the-new-era-season-2018/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[3] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Longhorns 68 Waterford Vikings 20 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/05/13/longhorns-68-waterford-vikings-20/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[4] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Galway Tribesmen 58 Athy Sharks 28 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/05/14/galway-tribesmen-58-athy-sharks-28/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[5] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Galway Tribesmen 62 Dublin City Exiles 42 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/05/21/galway-tribesmen-62-dublin-city-exiles-42/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[6] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Galway Tribesmen 18 Longhorns RL 36 [Internet] Available from: https://rli.ie/2018/06/12/galway-tribesmen-18-longhorns-rl-36/ [Accessed 11 July 2018]

[7] Rugby League Ireland (2018) Scores – 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.rli.ie/content_page/10044400

Social Media

[8] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post May 20, 2018 -Tribesmen 62 Exiles 42 / Pumas 22 Stags 42 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/1971779482864425 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[9] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 14, 2018 – ROI Final: Longhorns 60 Tribesmen 16 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2064685866907119 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[10] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 14, 2018 – NI Final: Stags 30 Pumas 28 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2065340306841675 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[11] Rugby League Ireland Facebook Page (2018) Post July 16, 2018 – All-Ireland Final Fixture: Longhorns v Stags [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/rugbyleagueireland/posts/2068079099901129 [Accessed 18 September 2018]

Images

[1] Rugby League Planet (2017) Rugby League Ireland Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/images/nations/ireland/rlireland.jpg [Accessed 10 July 2017]

[12] Longhorns Rugby League club Facebook (2018) Photo, July 14, 2018: “ROI CHAMPS 🏆🇮🇪Longhorns – Galway Tribesmen final score 60-16.” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/37183205_2099777593628363_5046889071641624576_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=110474&_nc_ohc=2y_rUiis8c4AX8PcELq&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=70ce2a5c2aef20ae9faec95afc8671d9&oe=5EB4D08A [Accessed 9 April 2020][Adjusted]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Declan Mulcahy, Vinny Kingston and Brendan Farrell

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Last Updated: 3 March 2019

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