AIL 2024/2025

Lost Ormond

Last round before Christmas. 1st of back to backs

2 games tonight. Corinthians buccs and lansdowne Mary's

typhoony

Enjoyable games to watch, used to go to AIL games years ago but it was dour stuff. Would be tempted to start going again. In last night's game the 2 Leinster guys playing for Lansdowne were average enough. Lansdowne had the forward power but the St Mary's backs kept taking them apart

After the last near decade of 1b, potentially having to book a final weekend trip to Dublin was not in my plans.

Hope Mary's can keep it up

Lost Ormond

Half way through. Now. Bar the odd postponed game or two.

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2024/12/14/energia-all-ireland-league-mens-divisions-round-9-results-round-up-2024/

bingobango12

Popped into Naas on the way back from Kildare Village yesterday for the first half of Naas Belvo. Belvo look great. Caught one of their names earlier in the year aswell, lots of offloads from the whole team and they have a very good back line.

Stainalert

https://plus.irishrugby.ie/

The Bateman final between Instonians and Lansdowne tomorrow is being streamed on the link above

rugbynonce

lansdowne should win this comfortably. Instonians have 1 ex professional and no Academy lads versus Lansdownes team of recent professionals

theVersatile

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123014118#Comment_123014118

Instonians have multiple ex pros - Schalk van Der Merwe involved as well as Whitten³.

I'd say Lansdowne to win but nothing comfortable about it

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123014118#Comment_123014118

I would guess lansdowne will win this comfortably bit not because of pros involvement more they're a division 1 a side albeit not doing their best and tbf club game is lot more than just the guys who may have had some pro rugby experience.

rugbynonce

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123014335#Comment_123014335

true

bilston

Lansdowne 14 12 Instonians at half time.

Lost Ormond

Lansdowne win 38-26.

Lost Ormond

Belfast Harlequins beat tullamore 17-16 in their 2C game rescheduled from before christmas

rugbynonce

Lansdowne had to work for the win. Not ao comfortable. Enjoyed the game.

Stainalert

Tough game against Instonians - no real surprise , they have been very competitive against other 1A & 1B teams hence their qualification for the Bateman final.

rugbynonce

any games been called off tomorrow? See Cashel v Barnhall is off

Lost Ormond

Yeah saw that last night.

Rainey Clogher Valley and navan ballymena also off

Lost Ormond

https://www.irishrugby.ie/2025/01/17/energiaail-mens-divisions-1a-1b-round-11-previews/

Lost Ormond

Anyone at a game.

Mary's lead 1A by 2. Though tarf with game in hand. Con and nure just 1 and 2 further back. Hinch cookies and lansdowne all close together in mid table with big gap of 11 from lansdowne to Armagh in 8th. Armagh 3 ahead of ucd who are 5 clear of garryowen at bottom. Tarf and armagh game won't be played until after round 14. At this stage think top 4 likely to stay same with garryowen to be relegated.

Lost Ormond

In 1B Belvedere had a big scare in thomond narrowly winning by 2 against struggling Shannon even though up by 14 half time but widened the gap to Nenagh in 2nd who lost in naas. Wesley win in Trinity means gap to nenagh down to 6. Wesley 6 clear ofBlackrock in 4th with things very close for final promotion playoff spot. Ucc in 5th just point behind. At bottom Shannon struggling in a big way. They're on 13 with Highfield on 16 and Trinity on 20.

Lost Ormond

In 2A instonians lead Corinthians by a point with a game in hand. Stones in 3rd with barnhall in final playoff spot. Cashel 4 off barnhall and will most likely be between those sides for the 3 playoff spots. Buccs still conceding big scores at bottom every week. Ballymena 8 off Crescent for relegation playoff spot.

Lost Ormond

Wanderers looking strong in 2B. 7 clear of Dungannon who have 8 points on Clogher Valley who have game in hand. Tight for final promotion spots with 4 points between 3rd and 7th. Sligo and malahide at bottom 8 adrift of safety

Midleton lost their unbeaten record in clonmel so their lead down to 3. Ballyclare are 2nd and have game in hand.dolphin and clonmel make up remaining playoff positions with enniscorthy just on their tails.omagh in the relegation spot to junior ranks with tullamore in spot for playoff with 2nd in round robin. Bruff 4 clear of tullamore with big gap of 11 to 7th

bingobango12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123073893#Comment_123073893

Belvo losing 2 players to Ireland 20s will be a loss, especially Wisniewski.

Quitelife

AIL coverage very poor on the papers and tv , all the different stories across the 5 divisions ,there should be a game on tv each week of the AIL and a round up program . There’s sixty teams across the 5 divisions all over the island , the likes of young Munster v Clontarf next round ,Old Belvedre v Old Wesley the following week could be marketed easily with all the interest in rugby.
PS Young Munster may well be the only Limerick team in top division next year , a far cry from 20 years ago when Limerick clubs dominated.

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123074020#Comment_123074020

Bit of a loss but there'll be a few other sides losing players as well. And some of them losing few more than 2 players.

Lost Ormond

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123074051#Comment_123074051

A game on tv a week is bit of a stretch. But against the head or something similar on another channel should be through the season and longer to show more of AIL. Cookies could be joined by nenagh as they're looking very strong and another north munster side is still a good thing. So much changed in limerick as 20 years ago top players from nenagh, bruff, cashel, clonmel headed to play with Limerick clubs to play senior. They don't need do that any more.

bingobango12

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123074101#Comment_123074101

Yep spot on. Think Wesley are losing 5. Was surprised to see that many from a 1B team. Also shocked that there are more players from 1B clubs than 1A but as a Belvo man it's great to see.

Stainalert

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123074118#Comment_123074118

Is "Against The Head" still getting shown ?

arsebiscuits1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123074101#Comment_123074101

Huge slip by Nenagh to close the gap. Naas a tough place to go but you'd have backed them to win it.

Belvo struggling with props and other injuries and availabilities at the moment. Yesterday was a chopped and changed team from what we've seen in the league this year.

Missing a starting LH, Number 8, 9 and 10.

Pudsy33

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123075991#Comment_123075991

It will be back around 6n time I think