AIL 2021-2022

Lost Ormond · 12-02-2022 3:16pm

finished 46-13

Lost Ormond · 12-02-2022 11:56pm

Junior leagues getting close to finishing. for round robin

In Ulster. Instonians 6 clear of Clogher Valley with 4 rounds to go but Clogher have game in hand. All will likely go down to final round when Inst host Clogher

Bective lead Leinster league. 4 clear of Monkstown. Bective travel to 4th place Suttonians in final round while Monkstown host 7th place Gorey. Gorey need to win to get out of relegation playoff or avoid being overtaken by bottom side Kilkenny. Suttonians have an AIL Junior cup spot but Ashbourne could get that if they win their final game.

Think bective should do enough to win league.

Connacht doing things bit different this season. round robin saw all sides play each other once and tommorow sees top 4 face off in semis. Connemara host Buccs 2nds and Creggs host Westport. winners play each other in final next weekend. Creggs and Connemara will be expected to win.

Bandon unbeaten top of Munster. 3 clear of Newcastle West with Kilfeacle and Thomond 3 and 4 point behind NCW. 2 rounds remaining. Big game is next weekend. Bandon host Kilfeacle while NCW travel to Muskerry who are in relegation battle. Win for Kilfeacle and NCW will make it very interesting for final round

RuPi · 14-02-2022 2:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118623462#Comment_118623462

Just wondering Is there cups ongoing during March for those provincial winners outside of Ulster to get games before AIL play offs?

Clogher v Inst is scheduled for 26th March and both sides will be playing every week through to then.

Lost Ormond · 14-02-2022 3:16pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118629725#Comment_118629725

Yeah Munster clubs have Junior Cup, Same in Connacht, Leinster have towns and Metro cups. Could be some regional/county cups for some clubs in some counties.

And i assume lets some of these sides rest, recov, prep for round robin. M

Stainalert · 18-02-2022 1:10pm

1A

CLONTARF v YOUNG MUNSTER

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY v LANSDOWNE

GARRYOWEN v TERENURE COLLEGE

UCC v BALLYNAHINCH

UCD v CORK CONSTITUTION

1B

BANBRIDGE v MALONE

CITY OF ARMAGH v NAAS

OLD BELVEDERE v ST MARY'S COLLEGE

OLD WESLEY v HIGHFIELD

SHANNON v NAVAN RFC

Lost Ormond · 18-02-2022 1:24pm

Division 2....

2A

Ballymena v Cashel

Buccaneers v Dolphin in Creggs on their 3G pitch

Old Crescent v Barnhall

Queens v Nenagh

Rainey Old Boys v UL Bohs

2B

Dungannon v Corinthians

Galwegians v Malahide

Greystones v Belfast Harlequins

Sligo v Blackrock

Wanderers v Ballina

2C

Bangor v Tullamore

Bruff v Omagh

Clonmel v City of Derry

Skerries v Midleton

Sundays Well v Enniscorthy

Stainalert · 18-02-2022 1:45pm

1A

CLONTARF v YOUNG MUNSTER - Young Munster really need a win to keep their top 4 hopes going but I can't see Tarf letting this one slip

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY v LANSDOWNE - Really big game for us - Trinity got the better of us last time out and have impressed since then

GARRYOWEN v TERENURE COLLEGE - Terenure along with Clontarf are the form side in the league and seem very settled so fancy them

UCC v BALLYNAHINCH - Huge game for both clubs with UCD probably hoping for a draw. Home advantage to swing it for UCC

UCD v CORK CONSTITUTION - Patterson back for UCD which is a massive boost but still expect Con to close this out

1B

BANBRIDGE v MALONE - Another potential relegation battle - fancy Malone here

CITY OF ARMAGH v NAAS - Naas are the form team so will go with them

OLD BELVEDERE v ST MARY'S COLLEGE - Belvo will be looking over the shoulder and won't want to get dragged into relegation territory but I think Marys will swing this one

OLD WESLEY v HIGHFIELD - Game of the week for me. Highfield need a big one but I think Wesley will take it

SHANNON v NAVAN RFC - Shannon to win well

Lost Ormond · 20-02-2022 5:24pm

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/02/19/energia-mens-all-ireland-league-results-round-up-14/

Lost Ormond · 24-02-2022 8:23pm

Load of real good games this weekend with some big games at top/bottom of several divisions. May get chance to see some of Lansdowne Tarf if work allows me tomorrow night but unlikely see anything saturday.

Stainalert · 25-02-2022 11:31am

1A

Friday

LANSDOWNE v CLONTARF

Saturday

BALLYNAHINCH v UCD

CORK CONSTITUTION v GARRYOWEN

TERENURE COLLEGE v DUBLIN UNIVERSITY

YOUNG MUNSTER v UCC

1B

Saturday

HIGHFIELD v OLD BELVEDERE

MALONE v OLD WESLEY

NAAS v BANBRIDGE

NAVAN RFC v CITY OF ARMAGH

ST MARY'S COLLEGE v SHANNON

Stainalert · 25-02-2022 1:51pm

Lots of great matches this weekend

Lansdowne Tarf will be a great tussle - Clontarf pack looks very powerful

UCD Ballynahinch another super tie - UCD not safe yet by a stretch and Hinch looking to build on last weeks win - no Patterson for UCD this week

Terenure Trinity will be really interesting as well - If Trinity can be a bit more clinical they can maybe cause an in form Terenure some problems

In 1B Marys Shannon looks like a massive tussle - surely each team has to win if they want to compete for promotion

Highfield Belvo is yet another big game - Highfield really need to steady the ship and Belvo will desperately want to build on their win against Marys last week

luke9311 · 25-02-2022 2:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118691305#Comment_118691305

Have you seen the team sheet for tarf? Can’t find it anywhere across any of their social media platforms.

seen Lansdowne’s Kenny is a good player no doubt but somewhat surprised foley isn’t starting specially with the latest form he’s been in…

Lost Ormond · 27-02-2022 12:18am

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2022/02/26/energia-mens-all-ireland-league-results-round-up-15/

Lsdrugbyfan · 02-03-2022 9:28am

no AIL highlights this week?

cgq300 · 02-03-2022 11:50am

Some on twitter for Lansdowne /Clontarf but that's all I've seen so far

Stainalert · 04-03-2022 11:35am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718181#Comment_118718181

Some more highlights here on link below if you use the playlist option

Irish Rugby | Highlights

Stainalert · 04-03-2022 11:39am

1A

CLONTARF v TERENURE COLLEGE

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY v CORK CONSTITUTION

GARRYOWEN v BALLYNAHINCH

YOUNG MUNSTER v LANSDOWNE

UCC v UCD

1B

BANBRIDGE v NAVAN RFC

CITY OF ARMAGH v ST MARY'S COLLEGE

HIGHFIELD v MALONE

OLD BELVEDERE v SHANNON

OLD WESLEY v NAAS

Lost Ormond · 09-03-2022 10:09pm

Sligo play Blackrock this weekend with no other games until end o the month

Next round of 1A will be savage with 4th hosting 1st and 3rd v 5th

Few of the other divisions will be close to deciding finishing placings in next round with Wesley, Queens, Enniscorthy almost certainly 1st and guaranteed home advantage for playoffs.

Lost Ormond · 10-03-2022 3:53pm

Interesting to see a change to the round robin qualifiers for the junior league winners fighting for a spot in the AIL

It starts on 2nd of April in Navan RFC with a double header with Bective Rangers playing Connemara All Blacks at 1pm followed by the winners of the Ulster and Munster Leagues(most likely Newcastle West but depending on results of last round Bandon, Thomond could win.)

Ulster all down to Clogher Valley and Instonians in final round with CV 4 points ahead with 2 games to play but Inst have game in hand. Whoever wins that final game will be well ready for round robin game as that final league game is the week before the round robin starts.

Lost Ormond · 17-03-2022 5:52pm

Buccaneers won Connacht cup beating Ballina 25-5

Munster senior cup final in Thomond tomorrow.

https://www.munsterrugby.ie/domestic_news/teams-named-for-bank-of-ireland-munster-senior-challenge-cup-final-2/

Lost Ormond · 18-03-2022 9:11pm

Great crowd in Thomond for Munster senior cup final. start of game had to be delayed because Munster totally underestimated the crowd and hundreds were queuing to get in

Deserved win for Young Munster 11-8

Stainalert · 01-04-2022 9:37am

1A

Friday

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY v UCD

Saturday

CLONTARF v BALLYNAHINCH

LANSDOWNE v TERENURE COLLEGE

UCC v GARRYOWEN

YOUNG MUNSTER v CORK CONSTITUTION

1B

BANBRIDGE v SHANNON

HIGHFIELD v NAVAN RFC

MALONE v NAAS

OLD BELVEDERE v CITY OF ARMAGH

OLD WESLEY v

ST MARY'S COLLEGE

Lost Ormond · 01-04-2022 11:40am

2A

tonight

Nenagh v Cashel

tomorrow

Buccaneers v Ballymena

Queens v Crescent

Rainey v Dolphin

Bohs v Barnhall

If Cashel win tonight theyre second. Nenagh need a very unlikely bonus point win to avoid the relegation playoff

Game of weekend is 3rd home to 4th when Buccs host Ballymena. Buccs 6 ahead so a win will mean theyll finish 3rd.

Crescent and Barnhall hoping to get over Ballymena as just 1 and 2 behind them.

2B and 2C all saturday

2B

Belfast Harlequins v Corinthians

Blackrock v Ballina

Galwegians v Wanderers

Greystones v Malahide

Sligo v Dungannon

Belfast Harlequins v Corinthians game of weekend. 4th v 2nd. Stones should beat Malahide to get 1st.

Wegians are 10th and in playoff. Ballina 6 off Malahide so really need a win to close that gap ahead of final round

2C

Bangor v Clonmel

Enniscorthy v City of Derry

Skerries v Bruff

Sundays Well v Midleton

Tullamore v Omagh

Enniscorthy already confirmed 1st. Skerries 6 clear of Bangor in 3rd who themselves are 6 clear of Tullamore. these will be top 4.

Bottom is Clonmel on 20. Well on 23 and Derry 25.

Stainalert · 01-04-2022 4:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118864890#Comment_118864890

Colours game should be a great match. Both teams looking strong and both in good form. Trinity have more to play for in terms of the league as they are still in the hunt for the play-offs but I'd imagine that denying Trinity that opportunity will motivate UCD as well. The game is being live streamed.

Must win game for both Cork Con and Young Munsters if they want to make the play-offs and Con still have the chance of getting a home semi-final. Would be very strange to see a 1A play-off that doesn't involve Con. I don't think that will happen and would fancy them to win this one.

We have a massive game against Terenure the winner of which will surely seal a home semi-final. Terenure have really impressed over the last while and aside from Tarf are the form team in the league. We will need to be at our best to get a result.

UCC Garryowen and Clontarf Ballynahinch are dead rubbers really but all the teams except for Garryowen will be keen to get some confidence ahead of their respective play-offs

The Wesley Marys game has to be the big game this week with Marys trying to push for a play-off spot. Can't see Naas slipping up against Malone though. Highfield should have too much for Navan and will want to secure 2nd place behind Wesley. Shannon away to Banbridge looks like a hard fixture for both teams. Belvo / City of Armagh looks like a bit of a dead rubber with nothing really to play for.

Lost Ormond · 02-04-2022 5:23pm

So after 17 games Tarf will be 1st. 2nd and 3rd to be decided in final round with Lansdowne in advantage with 2 point lead over Terenure. 4th is Con who can only be caught by Trinity 2 points behind them. UCC are 4 behind Ballynahinch and unlikely to get more than them next week so hinch will have advantage of being home in second leg

Next weekend more vital games are Con hosting Lansdowne. Terenure play UCC and Ballynahinch at home to Munsters. Garryowen and Trinity and UCD and Clontarf remaining games

1B Old Wesley are 1st. Highfield and Shannon are second and third. order to be confirmed next week. 4th is Naas or Marys. Navan 10th. Banbridge 9th

Shannon play Wesley. Navan host Malone are the 2 big games.

2A. Queens 1st. Cashel 2nd. Buccaneers 3rd. 4th could be anyone of few sides. Ballymena on 41. Barnhall and Crescent on 40 and Bohs 38. Rainey and Nenagh will be in relegation playoff though order to be confirmed. Rainey just point behind Nenagh

2B. Greystones are 4 clear of Blackrock with vastly superior points difference. Harlequins 1 point behind rock with Corinthians 3 further back. The only side who can join these four in playoffs is Wanderers. Galwegians are bottom and Ballina are 9th.

2C. Enniscorthy 1st. Skerries need 1 point to confirm 2nd. Bangor 3rd. Tullamore 4th

Clonmel 10th and 9th is City of Derry or Sundays Well. Derry 2 points below Well.

Faugheen · 03-04-2022 9:18am

Bective and Instonians will play out to decide who gets promoted to the AIL next year. Both comfortable wins over Connemara and Newcastle West respectively.

Stainalert · 04-04-2022 7:47am

Great weekend of rugby

Colours game was very entertaining. Trinity still very much in the hunt for the play-offs.

Was very impressed by Terenure against Lansdowne. They really taught us a couple of lessons.

Well done to Bective - hopefully they can get up

Lost Ormond · 04-04-2022 1:47pm

Round robin final will be played in Dundalk Saturday 2.30pm

Lost Ormond · 09-04-2022 3:40pm

Instonians win round robin final 25-21 so are back senior

Playoffs in AIL

1A semi finals: Clontarf v Cork Con and Terenure v Lansdowne

1A relegation: Ballynahinch v UCC.

1B semi finals: Old Wesley v Naas, Highfield v Shannon

1B relegation: Banbridge v Navan

2A semi finals: Queens v Ballymena, Cashel v Buccaneers

2A relegation: Nenagh v Rainey

2B semi finals: Greystones v Blackrock , Belfast Harlequins v Corinthians

2B relegation: Ballina v Galwegians

2C semi finals: Enniscorthy v Tullamore, Skerries v Bangor

2C relegation: City of Derry v Clonmel

Lost Ormond · 21-04-2022 9:36pm

semi finals and relegation first legs this weekend.

Stainalert · 22-04-2022 4:04pm

Great weekend of club rugby ahead of us

1A semi finals: Clontarf v Cork Con and Terenure v Lansdowne

Clontarf and Terenure are very much the bookies favourites and hard to argue with that based on recent form.

Tarf have lost a fair few players to the Leinster squad in SA which will certainly impact them and offer Con some hope.

Terenure were clear winners the last time we met and will rightly be confident they will progress into the final. Hopefully we can upset the apple cart - we will need to be at our very best.

1A relegation: UCC v Ballynahinch

UCC have clearly been minding players knowing this game was in the offing. Ballynahinch seem to have gone about it a different way and have looked to build confidence with some decent performances. Certainly favouring Hinch for their home leg and I think they will squeeze through this time as well

1B semi finals: Old Wesley v Naas, Highfield v Shannon

Like Tarf Old Wesley have been the unbeatables in 1B. Ronaldson lining out for Naas has to help but I think Wesley will go through to the final.

Shannon could well upset Highfield here in what I think will be another close one.

Bogwoppit · 23-04-2022 2:18pm

Wesley 14-16 Naas at half time

Lost Ormond · 23-04-2022 2:24pm

2A relegation: Rainey 0 Nenagh 14

1B SF: Shannon 15 Highfield 16

2C relegation: Clonmel 12 Derry 17

vienne86 · 23-04-2022 3:11pm

Terenure 20 Landsdowne 18. Great game.

Bogwoppit · 23-04-2022 3:13pm

Naas win 37-36, Wesley had a conversion with the last kick of the match to win but went wide. Unbelievable ending, Wesley scored 3 tries in the last ten minutes.

theVersatile · 23-04-2022 3:16pm

Shannon hold on against Highfield - Kieran Ryan with the goal line jackal to save the game

Bogwoppit · 23-04-2022 3:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118965998#Comment_118965998

Where will the final be?

Lost Ormond · 23-04-2022 3:45pm

Results

1A Semi finals: Clontarf 29 Con 13 Terenure 20 Lansdowne 18

1A relegation: UCC 17 Ballynahinch 21

1B semi finals: Highfield 19 Shannon 25 Naas 38 Old Wesley 37

1B relegation: Navan 17 Banbridge 25

2A semi finals: Queens 82 Ballymena 14, Cashel 17 Buccaneers 25

2A relegation Rainey 17 Nenagh 17

2B semi finals: Greystones 19 Corinthians 14 Belfast Harlequins 17 Blackrock 29

2B relegation: Galwegians 34 Ballina 19

2C Semis: Enniscorthy 12 Tullamore 9 Skerries 32 Bangor 29

2C relegation: Clonmel 33 Derry 17

Hey boy · 23-04-2022 4:23pm

What was the harlequins score please? 2B

Digifriendly · 23-04-2022 7:20pm

Queens scored over 80 points vs Ballymena. Is that some kind of record?

Lost Ormond · 23-04-2022 11:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118967097#Comment_118967097

No. been teams whove scored 90+. Waterpark and few other clubs in seasons they went down to junior definitely conceded 90+ and im fairly sure theres been a side or two to have conceded more than 100

Digifriendly · 24-04-2022 5:44am

I can't ever remember Ballymena conceding 80+ points in any fixture in my 50+ years of following club rugby.

This famous club won AIL in 2003 and WJ McBride and other greats from the past must be wondering what has happened to what was once a great club. Scoreline like that is embarassing to say the least.

Hey boy · 24-04-2022 11:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118968440#Comment_118968440

Q put over 50 on Malone recently and they are a league above. Q have put over 50 on a number of clubs this year. Basically they should not be in 2A.

OldRio · 28-04-2022 9:06am

Final on TG4.

https://twitter.com/CianTracey1/status/1519335080170250249?s=20&t=eQnvQaq4_aQm2_whVKhvoQ

timothydec77 · 28-04-2022 5:17pm

I suppose Rte are busy with Gaa championship.

Having just one match on tv doesn't achieve much.

Bogwoppit · 30-04-2022 1:22pm

Does anyone know if the 1b final is being broadcast anywhere?

Lost Ormond · 30-04-2022 2:28pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118997556#Comment_118997556

Not being streamed. There is commentary through irfu

phog · 30-04-2022 3:07pm

Shannon into Div1a next season after a great win over Naas 30-15 in Coonagh today

Lost Ormond · 30-04-2022 3:44pm

Ballinahinch 31 UCC 17 Ballinahinch promoted to 1A

Banbridge 24 Navan 0. Navan relegated to 2A

Enniscorthy 41 Skerries 15. Enniscorthy promoted to 2B

Ballina 15 Galwegians 3. Ballina relegated to 2C

City Of Derry 17 Clonmel 8. Derry relegated to junior

Greystones 23 Blackrock 25. Blackrock promoted to 2A

Nenagh 26 Rainey 13. Rainey relegated to 2B

Queens 17 Buccaneers 18. Buccaneers promoted to 1B

Shannon 30 Naas 15. Shannon promoted to 1A

Digifriendly · 30-04-2022 4:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118969223#Comment_118969223

You may eat your words. Queens beaten at home and they stay in 2A.

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