2023 Rugby League Ireland season
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RLI PremiershipBanbridge Broncos
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The 2023 Rugby League Ireland (RLI) season was a suite of rugby league competitions played on the island of Ireland administered by Rugby League Ireland. Unlike the previous year, there was no championship due to a shortage of teams in both divisions so there was only a men's Premiership along with, as last year, a Women's Premiership[1]. The season saw the previous year's Championship winners the Banbridge Broncos win the Premiership for the first ever time.

RLI Premiership

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Six teams contested the RLI Premiership,

Teams

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Club City/County Country
  Dublin City Exiles Dublin Republic of Ireland
  Dublin City Exiles II Dublin Republic of Ireland
  Galway Tribesmen Galway Republic of Ireland
  Longhorns RL Dublin Republic of Ireland
  Banbridge Broncos Banbridge, County Down Northern Ireland
  Cork Bulls Cork Republic of Ireland

Results

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Round 1

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Home Score Away Date Venue
  Cork Bulls 18–48   Galway Tribesmen 3/06/2023 Douglas RFC
  Banbridge Broncos 24-20   Dublin City Exiles II 3/06/2023 Lisburn Rugby Club

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Round 2

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Home Score Away Date Venue
  Dublin City Exiles 4-24   Longhorns RL 10/6/2023 St Catherines Park Dublin
  Dublin City Exiles II 16-52   Cork Bulls 10/6/2023 Terenure College RFC
  Banbridge Broncos 36-24   Galway Tribesmen 17/6/2023 Lisburn RFC

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Round 3

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Home Score Away Date Venue
  Cork Bulls 18-32   Dublin City Exiles 24/6/2023 Douglas RFC
  Banbridge Broncos 30-18   Longhorns RL 24/6/2023 ?
  Galway Tribesmen ?-?   Dublin City Exiles II ???? ?

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Round 4

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Home Score Away Date Venue
  Banbridge Broncos 34-22   Dublin City Exiles 3/7/2023 ?

Round 5 Magic Weekend

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Home Score Away Date Venue
  Banbridge Broncos 46-6   Cork Bulls 8/7/2023 Coolmine RFC Ashtown Dublin
  Longhorns RL 40-30   Galway Tribesmen 8/7/2023 Coolmine RFC Ashtown Dublin
  Dublin City Exiles ?-?   Dublin City Exiles II 8/7/2023 Coolmine RFC Ashtown Dublin

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Forefited Games

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Home Score Away Date Venue
  Longhorns RL 50-0   Cork Bulls ? ?
  Longhorns RL 50-0   Dublin City Exiles II ? ?

Note forfeited games are marked as a 50-Nil loss per RLI rules.

Semi Finals

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Home Score Away Date Venue
  Dublin City Exiles 26-52   Banbridge Broncos 22/07/2023 Lisburn Rugby Club
  Galway Tribesmen 18-26   Longhorns RL 22/07/2023 ?

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Longhorns had their semi-final victory overturned by RLI for fielding ineligible players. Tribesmen were given their spot and deducted one point from next year's competition. Longhorns appealed the decision but the appeal was not upheld. [11] [12]

Grand Final

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Home Score Away Date Venue
  Galway Tribesmen 22-30   Banbridge Broncos 29/7/2023 Beech Park, Kildare

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Ladder

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Pos Team P W L D PF PA PD Pts
1   Banbridge Broncos 5 5 0 0 ??? ??? ??? 10
2  Longhorn RL 5 4 1 0 ?? ?? ?? 8
3   Galways Tribesmen 4 2 1 0 ??? ??? ??? 4
4   Dublin City Exiles 5 0 5 0 ?? ??? -??? 4
5   Cork Bulls 5 0 1 0 ?? ??? -??? 2
6   Dublin City Exiles II 5 0 5 0 ?? ?? -??? 0

RLI Women's Premiership

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The RLI Women's Premiership was held as a one day round robin with the top two having a grand final later. Three teams entered Galway and Dublin City Exiles and Banbridge Broncos

Teams

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Club City/County Country
  Dublin City Exiles Dublin Republic of Ireland
  Galway Tribeswomen Galway Republic of Ireland
  Banbridge Broncos Banbridge Northern Ireland

Results

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Round One

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Home Score Away Date
  Banbridge Broncos ?-?   Galway Tribeswomen 17/6/2023
  Banbridge Broncos ?–?   Dublin City Exiles 8/6/2023
  Galway Tribeswomen ?-?   Dublin City Exiles 24/6/2023

Round Robin

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Home Score Away Date
  Galway Tribeswomen 10–12   Dublin City Exiles 8/7/2023
  Dublin City Exiles ?–?   Banbridge Broncos 8/7/2023
  Galway Tribeswomen 36–10   Banbridge Broncos 8/7/2023

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Grand Final

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Home Score Away Date Veneu
  Galway Tribeswomen 4–54   Dublin City Exiles 29/07/2023 Beech Park Kildare

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby League Ireland FB page". Facebook. 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Rugby League Ireland FB page". Facebook. 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Banbridge Broncos FB page". Facebook. 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Cork Bulls FB page". Facebook. 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Galways Tribesmen FB page". Facebook. 14 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Longhorns Instagram". 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Dublin City Exiles Instagram". 23 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Banbridge Broncos FB page". Facebook. 26 June 2023.
  9. ^ "European Rugby League.com Rugby League Ireland to stage Magic Weekend". 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Dublin City Exiles Instagram". 22 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Rugby League Ireland FB page RLI Statement". Facebook. 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Rugby League Ireland Instagram RLI Statement". 25 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Rugby League Ireland FB page All-Ireland Grand Final". Facebook. 27 July 2023.
  14. ^ "European Rugby League.com Ireland Grand Finals to be staged today". 29 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Rugby League Ireland Youtube Channel Tribesmen v Broncos Full Final 2023". YouTube. 29 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Galway Tribesmen FB page". Facebook. 10 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Dublin City Exiles FB page". 27 July 2023.


Round 14

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
  Central Dabaris Mt. Hagen Eagles 14 July 2024, 12:30 National Football Stadium
Rabaul Gurias Mendi Muruks 14 July 2024, 15:00 National Football Stadium
Goroka Lahanis   Gulf Isou 14 July 2024, 12:30 Lae Rugby League Oval
Hela Wigmen   Kimbe Cutters 14 July 2024, 12:30 National Football Stadium
  Lae Snax Tigers Waghi Tumbe 14 July 2024, 15:00 Lae Rugby League Grounds
  Port Moresby Vipers Enga Mioks 14 July 2024, 15:00 National Football Stadium
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Round 15

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
Rabaul Gurias   Kimbe Cutters 29 July 2024, 12:30 PNG Football Stadium
Enga Mioks Waghi Tumbe 29 July 2024, 15:00 PNG Football Stadium
Hela Wigmen Mt. Hagen Eagles 30 July 2024, 12:30 Lae Rugby League Ground, Lae
  Lae Snax Tigers   Gulf Isou 30 July 2024, 12:30 National Football Stadium
Mendi Muruks   Central Dabaris 30 July 2024, 15:00 Lae Rugby League Ground, Lae
  Port Moresby Vipers Goroka Lahanis 30 July 2024, 15:00 National Football Stadium
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Round 16

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue
  Central Dabaris   Kimbe Cutters 5 August 2023, 12:30 National Football Stadium
Rabaul Gurias Mt. Hagen Eagles 6 August 2024, 11:00 National Football Stadium
  Lae Snax Tigers   Port Moresby Vipers 6 August 2024, 12:30 Lae
Goroka Lahanis Waghi Tumbe 6 August 2024, 13:20 National Football Stadium
Enga Mioks   Gulf Isou 6 August 2024, 15:00 Lae
Hela Wigmen Mendi Muruks 6 August 2024, 15:00 National Football Stadium
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GAA SENIOR ALL IRELAND TITLES

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Rank Team Men football Men Hurling Men total Ladies Football Camogie Ladies Total Grand total
13   Antrim 0 0 0 0 6 6 6
27   Carlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13   Cavan 5 0 5 1 0 1 6
15   Clare 0 5 5 0 0 0 5
1   Cork 7 30 37 11 29 40 77
24   Derry 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
21   Donegal 2 0 2 0 0 0 2
15   Down 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
2   Dublin 31 6 37 6 26 32 69
6   Galway 9 5 14 1 4 5 19
3   Kerry 38 1 39 12 0 12 51
16   Kildare 4 0 4 0 0 0 4
3   Kilkenny 0 36 36 0 15 15 51
21   Laois 0 1 1 1 0 1 2
8   Limerick 2 12 14 0 0 0 14
24   London 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
11   Mayo 3 0 3 4 0 4 7
9   Meath 7 0 7 2 0 2 9
9   Offaly 3 4 7 2 0 2 9
19   Roscommon 2 0 2 1 0 1 3
5   Tipperary 4 28 32 3 5 8 40
11   Waterford 0 2 2 5 0 5 7
27   Westmeath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7   Wexford 5 6 11 0 7 7 18
21   Armagh 2 0 2 0 0 0 2
27   Fermanagh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27   Leitrim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27   Longford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19   Louth 3 0 3 0 0 0 3
21   Monaghan 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
27   Sligo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16   Tyrone 4 0 4 0 0 0 4
27   Wicklow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27   New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Sonki purports to beleive that the state should be pluralistic while upholding a vision of the common good of all informed by Christian tradition and acknowledging the primacy of religion in each person’s life.

In detail

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Sanctity of Life

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For Skonski Human life is sacred, from conception until natural death,life is a gift, and its protection is the preeminent right of every human being. The ASP thus opposes abortion seeing it as " the direct killing of human life", euthanasia " the abandonment of human life" and hold that the death penalty is an unnecessary measure to protect human life. On the whole the ASP sees these practices as things which "have served only to devalue people"

Social Justice

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Sonski affirms that people and thus government has a special collective responsibility to the most vulnerable members of society and call for societal structures that uphold the equal value and dignity of each person, regardless of any personal characteristics.

Community-Oriented Society

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The ASP holds that Humans are created to live in communities, and the proper organization of our communities is necessary for the flourishing of our societies. Society consists of various institutions and communities, like families, governments, and religious groups, whose primary authority over their own affairs should be respected and defended. Higher levels of government should serve to empower and support lower levels of authority, rather than replace them. Furthermore the ASP promotes the principles of subsidiarity and sphere sovereignty, holding that what families and small communities can initiate and manage should not be usurped but protected and supported by higher social structures.

Centrality of the Family

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Natural marriage and the family are the central institutions of society and must be supported and strengthened, not undermined. As the family provides for the nurturing of children, it is the imperative of the state to advance the wellbeing of all families, while respecting the duty of family members to fulfill their roles freely.

The ASP upholds the biblical precept of marriage as the union of husband and wife. I endorse that position, often called traditional marriage. Science and faith both give understanding to the complementarity of the sexes. Parents are the nurturers and principal formators of their children. The children of a conjugal bond, grow in community and become the building blocks of society – and civilization. Government must uphold and support the natural institution of marriage for the welfare of individuals and society at large.

Economic Security

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The state and subsidiary organizations must act to remedy economic injustice by creating conditions for widespread ownership of property and production. Personal, cooperative, and social ownership are all valid in a just society. Workers’ rights and a family wage must be ensured, and those who cannot work should receive income adequate for full participation in society. 


Sonski holds that capitalist industrialization in America, and rising Marxist ideology in europe had one failure in common "limiting workers and, consequently, families from the just outcomes of labor" .Sonski supports "the fundamental role of government to protect and provide for its citizens’ interests, including the right to productive work, to just wages, to participation in labor unions, to private property ownership, and to economic initiative".

Care for the Environment

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Cultivation and good stewardship ought to characterize the relationship between humanity and creation. The earth and its fruits are universally destined for the benefit of all people. Both government and civil society have a responsibility to protect natural resources. 

Clean water and air are needed by all for basic survival, and renewable sources of energy are a benefit to all. Sonksi sees it as "both a moral and ethical obligation to sustain a healthy living environment".

Foreign affairs

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Aid and trade policies must advance justice, sustainability, and human flourishing. Diplomatic and nonviolent means of resolution must be exhausted before violent means can be considered. Military action must strictly adhere to just-war principles. 

American foreign policy is inconsistent, and can favor interests other than advancing international harmony. Solidarity, at its core, is the pursuit of peace and justice. Sonski believes that if "America is to use persuasion or action in this international quest, it must first address ideological differences and eradicate racial, ethnic and economic injustice within its own borders."