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Rugby union is a popular team sport on the island of Ireland, organised on an all-Ireland basis, including players and teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Its governing body, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), was founded in 1875, [ 2 ] making it the third oldest rugby union in the world after the RFU (England) and ...
All-Ireland League rugby union clubs (50 P) Defunct rugby union teams in Ireland (1 P) Leinster Senior League (rugby union) teams (18 P)
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) (Irish: Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where adult men's Irish rugby union international matches are played.
The All-Ireland League (AIL), known for sponsorship reasons as the Energia All-Ireland League, is the national league system for the 50 senior rugby union clubs in Ireland, covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The league was inaugurated in the 1990–91 season.
Rugby union clubs in the Republic of Ireland by county (22 C) A. Rugby union clubs in County Antrim (3 C, 11 P) Rugby union clubs in County Armagh (2 P) C.
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The Irish Rugby Football Union converted the four representative provincial sides into de facto club sides, and the formation in 2001 of the Celtic League (now called the Pro14) provided Irish provincial sides with regular competitive rugby. The move to provincial professionalism was a significant success, relying on strong provincial ...
First clubs and Modern Beginnings. Modern-day Rugby league in Ireland really began in 1989 when Brian Corrigan founded the Dublin Blues Rugby League, [1] consisting mostly of rugby union players who wanted to stay fit over the summer.