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Ireland
Badge of Ireland team
Team information
Governing bodyRugby League Ireland
RegionEurope
Head coachDamian McCabe[1]
IRL ranking 4 Increase 1 (30 June 2024)[2]
Team results
First international
World Cup
Appearances2 (first time in 2013)
Best result5th, 2013

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

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In July 2012 Ireland took part their first international competition, the Four Nations, a round-robin tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[3][4] The tournament was held as part of preparations for the world cup taking place the following year.[5] 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.[6] Ireland finished second at the 2014 Four Nations.[7] In 2015 Ireland played Scotland in the first Celtic Cup which was contested over two matches[8] but became an annual three-team round-robin with the addition of Wales in 2016.[9][10] 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.[11][12] 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.[13] At the 2021 World Cup Ireland were not initially selected to take part but were brought in to replace Norway who had withdrawn from the tournament.[14] Ireland were knocked out at the group stage after losses to Spain and Australia[1] before suffering a record defeat (0–121) in their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.[15] 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.[16][17]

Squad

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Squad selected for 21 November 2024 fixture against  France.[18]

  • Cian Horgan (Munster)
  • James McCarthy (Munster)
  • Maurice Noonan (Munster)
  • Joseph Calcott (Halifax)
  • Matt Wooloff (Wigan)
  • Phil Roberts (Wigan)
  • Toby Burton Carter (Wigan)
  • Melanie Griffith (Leinster)
  • Oran Spain (Leinster)
  • Peter Johnston (Argonauts)

Competitive record

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World Cup

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World Cup Record
Year Finish
Australia 2008 Did not enter
England 2013 5th
France 2017 Did not enter
England 2021 Group stage

Celtic Cup

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Celtic Cup results by year:  Ireland
Opponent \ Year2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
 ScotlandW-WDWWL–WWWW
 WalesxLLLL–LLDW
Finish:12223–2221
Source: [19][20]
Notes:
  • 2015: Wales did not take part – Ireland and Scotland played each other twice
  • 2020: The tournament was cancelled in 2020[21]

Results

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Date Opponent Score Competition Ref.
7 July 2012  England 12–34 2012 Four Nations [22]
7 July 2012  Wales 4–44 [23]
8 July 2012  Scotland 14–8 [24]
3 July 2013  Wales 6–104 2013 World Cup Group stage [6]
6 July 2013  England 6–36 [6]
9 July 2013  Scotland 26–6 [6]
13 July 2013  Australia 36–14 2013 World Cup 5th place play-off [6]
13 September 2014  Wales 58–10 2014 Four Nations [7]
14 September 2014  England 2–54
14 September 2014  Scotland 60–10 [25]
18 April 2015  Scotland 52–28 2015 Celtic Cup [26]
25 May 2015  Scotland 80–48 [8]
9 August 2015  Wales 46–29 Friendly [11]
24 September 2015  Scotland 16–32 2015 European Championship [27]
24 September 2015  France 8–100 [28]
25 September 2015  England 16–66 [29]
26 September 2015  Wales 46–36 [11]
26 September 2015  Scotland 20–16 2015 European Championship 3rd place play-off [27]
30 April 2016  Wales 26–76 2016 Celtic Cup [30]
30 April 2016  Scotland 58–58 [31][32]
29 April 2017  Scotland 26–16 2017 Celtic Cup [33]
29 April 2017  Wales 6–51 [34]
28 April 2018  Scotland 68–36 2018 Celtic Cup [35]
28 April 2018  Wales 30–84 [36]
27 April 2019  Wales 8–109 2019 Celtic Cup [37]
27 April 2019  Scotland 42–52 [38]
12 June 2021  Scotland 52–32 2021 Celtic Cup [39]
12 June 2021  Wales 16–96 [40]
16 October 2021  Wales 48–62 Friendly [40]
7 May 2022  Wales 22–64 2022 Celtic Cup [41]
7 May 2022  Scotland 38–35 [42]
18 June 2022  Scotland 52–22 Friendly [42]
8 October 2022  Wales 52–67 Friendly [41]
3 November 2022  Spain 32–55 2021 World Cup Group stage [43]
6 November 2022  Australia 18–76 [44]
9 November 2022  England 0–121 [15]
18 June 2023  Scotland 58–24 2023 Celtic Cup [45]
18 June 2023  Wales 30–30 [46]
8 June 2024  Scotland 68–34 2024 Celtic Cup [47][48]
8 June 2024  Wales 68–32 [49][17]
21 November 2024  France 20–62 Friendly [50]

Records

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IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Official rankings as of June 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  England 100
2 Steady  France 89
3 Steady  Australia 61
4 Increase 1  Ireland 49
5 Decrease 1  Wales 47
6 Steady  Scotland 38
7 Increase 1  United States 27
8 Decrease 1  Spain 23
9 Steady  Italy 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT
  • Biggest win: 60–10 v. Scotland (14 September 2014)[25]
  • Biggest defeat: 0–121 v. England (9 November 2022)[15]

Honours

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Notes

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References

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