The Ulster Bank All Ireland League kicks off this weekend and with four Ulster sides now involved in AIL 1B it promises to be an exciting season ahead with plenty of local derbys!
The league has been expanded from eight to ten teams and with Clontarf and Lansdowne being promoted last season to AIL 1A four teams have been promoted, three from Ulster, Ballymena, Ballynahinch and Belfast Harlequins, and one from Leinster in UCD.
The promoted teams join Dungannon, Ulster’s sole representative from last season, Connacht sides Galwegians and Buccaneers and Munster teams UCC, UL Bohs and Bruff.
It was a highly competitive league last season with all teams taking points of each other with only one win seperating second from eighth and it’s likely to be just as tight this season with bonus points being particularly valuable.
Dungannon and Belfast Harlequins have recruited well over the summer and these pair have been setting the pace in the Ulster Senior League with Dungannon unbeaten in the league and . . .
You will need to log in or register to read the rest of this article. If you have not already registered you can click here to register.
In 2022 we added 102,631 new images in 510 galleries with a gallery breakdown of 263 Rugby, 217 Hockey and 30 Athletics. Your registration and subscription will help us to continue.
Thanks.
Corrections, comments or questions?