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.
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Team information | ||||||
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Governing body | Rugby League Ireland | |||||
Region | Europa | |||||
Head coach | Damian McCabe[1] | |||||
IRL ranking | 4th | |||||
Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 2 (first time in 2013) | |||||
Best result | 5th, 2013 |
History
editIn July 2012 Ireland took part their first international competition, the Four Nations, a round-robin tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[2][3] The tournament was held as part of preparations for the world cup taking place the following year.[4] 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.[5] Ireland finished second at the 2014 Four Nations.[6] In 2015 Ireland played Scotland in the first Celtic Cup which was contested over two matches[7] but became an annual three-team round-robin with the addition of Wales in 2016.[8][9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12] At the 2021 World Cup Ireland were not initially selected to take part but were brought in to replace Norway who had withdrawn from the tournament.[13] Ireland were knocked out at the group stage after losses to Spain and Australia[1] before suffering a record defeat (0–121) in their final match against England.[14] 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.[15][16]
Squad
editFirst team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 3 October 2022 |
Competitive record
editWorld Cup
editWorld Cup Record | |
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Year | Finish |
2008 | Did not enter |
2013 | 5th |
2017 | Did not enter |
2021 | Group stage |
Celtic Cup
editCeltic Cup Record[Note 1] | ||||
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Year | Opponent | Finish | Ref. | |
Scotland | Wales | |||
2015 | W / W | — | 1st | [7] |
2016 | D | L | 2nd | [18][19] |
2017 | W | L | 2nd | [20][21] |
2018 | W | L | 2nd | [22][23] |
2019 | L | L | 3rd | [24][25] |
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [26] | ||
2021 | W | L | 2nd | [27][28] |
2022 | W | L | 2nd | [29][30] |
2023 | W | D | 2nd | [31][32] |
2024 | W | W | 1st | [33][34] |
Results
editDate | Opponent | Score | Competition | Ref. |
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7 July 2012 | England | 12–34 | 2012 Four Nations | [35] |
7 July 2012 | Wales | 4–44 | [36] | |
8 July 2012 | Scotland | 14–8 | [37] | |
3 July 2013 | Wales | 6–104 | 2013 World Cup Group stage | [5] |
6 July 2013 | England | 6–36 | [5] | |
9 July 2013 | Scotland | 26–6 | [5] | |
13 July 2013 | Australien | 36–14 | 2013 World Cup 5th place play-off | [5] |
13 September 2014 | Wales | 58–10 | 2014 Four Nations | [6] |
14 September 2014 | England | 2–54 | ||
14 September 2014 | Scotland | 60–10 | [38] | |
18 April 2015 | Scotland | 52–28 | 2015 Celtic Cup | [39] |
25 May 2015 | Scotland | 80–48 | [7] | |
9 August 2015 | Wales | 46–29 | Friendly | [10] |
24 September 2015 | Scotland | 16–32 | 2015 European Championship | [40] |
24 September 2015 | Frankreich | 8–100 | [41] | |
25 September 2015 | England | 16–66 | [42] | |
26 September 2015 | Wales | 46–36 | [10] | |
26 September 2015 | Scotland | 20–16 | 2015 European Championship 3rd place play-off | [40] |
30 April 2016 | Wales | 26–76 | 2016 Celtic Cup | [18] |
30 April 2016 | Scotland | 58–58 | [43] | |
29 April 2017 | Scotland | 26–16 | 2017 Celtic Cup | [21] |
29 April 2017 | Wales | 6–51 | [20] | |
28 April 2018 | Scotland | 68–36 | 2018 Celtic Cup | [23] |
28 April 2018 | Wales | 30–84 | [22] | |
27 April 2019 | Wales | 8–109 | 2019 Celtic Cup | [24] |
27 April 2019 | Scotland | 42–52 | [25] | |
12 June 2021 | Scotland | 52–32 | 2021 Celtic Cup | [28] |
12 June 2021 | Wales | 16–96 | [27] | |
16 October 2021 | Wales | 48–62 | Friendly | [27] |
7 May 2022 | Wales | 22–64 | 2022 Celtic Cup | [29] |
7 May 2022 | Scotland | 38–35 | [30] | |
18 June 2022 | Scotland | 52–22 | Friendly | [30] |
8 October 2022 | Wales | 52–67 | Friendly | [29] |
3 November 2022 | Spanien | 32–55 | 2021 World Cup Group stage | [44] |
6 November 2022 | Australien | 18–76 | [45] | |
9 November 2022 | England | 0–121 | [14] | |
18 June 2023 | Scotland | 58–24 | 2023 Celtic Cup | [32] |
18 June 2023 | Wales | 30–30 | [31] | |
8 June 2024 | Scotland | 68–34 | 2024 Celtic Cup | [34][46] |
8 June 2024 | Wales | 68–32 | [33][16] |
Records
editOfficial rankings as of June 2024 | |||
Rank | Ändern Sie | Team | Pts % |
1 | England | 100 | |
2 | Frankreich | 89 | |
3 | 1 | Australien | 61 |
4 | 1 | Irland | 49 |
5 | 2 | Wales | 47 |
6 | Scotland | 38 | |
7 | 1 | Vereinigte Staaten | 27 |
8 | 1 | Spanien | 23 |
9 | Italien | 0 | |
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT |
Honours
edit- Celtic Cup (2): 2015,[7] 2024[16]
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ "England win Wheelchair Four Nations". European Rugby League. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2012". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Hull hosts Wheelchair Rugby League 4 Nations". European Rugby League. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Wheelchair World Cup". rugbyleague.wales. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2014". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Scotland 48–80 Ireland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Celtic Cup". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Wales set sights on sixth straight Celtic Cup". Everything Rugby League. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2015". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Ireland seal third–place at Wheelchair Rugby League European Championships". The Irish Post. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Exiles Wheelchair 62v24 SCOT Wheelchair". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (7 March 2022). "Ireland replace Norway in Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup line-up". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "England Wheelchair 121-0 Ireland Wheelchair". RLWC2021. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Wheelchair Celtic Cup 2024 Heads to Ireland". europeanrugbyleague.com. European Rugby League. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Ireland 68 v 32 Wales". europeanrugbyleague.com. European Rugby League. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021: Official wheelchair squads". NRL.com. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2016". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2016". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2017". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2017". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2018". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2018". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2019". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2019". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "The Wheelchair Rugby League Celtic Cup returns to Scotland". Scotland Rugby League. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2021". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2021". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2022". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2022". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2023". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2023". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2024". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2024". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Ireland 34–34 England". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Wales 44–4 Ireland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Ireland 14–8 Scotland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2014". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Scotland 28–52 Ireland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2015". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Ireland 48–80 France". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Ireland 16–66 England". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "IRE Wheelchair 58v58 SCOT Wheelchair". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Spain 55–32 Ireland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Australia 76–18 Ireland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Ireland 68 v 34 Scotland". europeanrugbyleague.com. European Rugby League. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.