Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship

The Irish Interprovincial Rugby Championship was an Irish Rugby Football Union competition run between the four provinces of Ireland - Ulster, Leinster, Munster and Connacht. The Irish Exiles took part for four years (1992–93 – 1995–96), finishing with only one match win in four seasons. The competition was run as a distinct competition from 1946–47 to 2000–01,[1][2][3] with the 2001–02 fixtures being fulfilled by the match-ups in the newly formed Celtic League.[4]

In addition to the official years of the competition, the unofficial Interpro records have been taken from the regular season matches between the provinces in the Celtic League, the Magners League or the Pro12 League. In recent years, the IRFU started a similar championship for 'A' squads, but these are not included here.

Roll of honour

Team Official wins Unofficial wins Total wins Years
Ulster
26
4
30
 1947, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956*, 1957*, 1967*, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976*, 1977, 1978*, 1983*, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988*, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994*, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013
Leinster
22
7
29
 1949, 1950, 1955*, 1957*, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965*, 1972, 1973*, 1976*, 1978*, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983*, 1984, 1994*, 1996, 1998, 2002,[5] 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Munster
22
2
24
 1948, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1967*, 1969, 1973*, 1974, 1976*, 1978*, 1979, 1983*, 1988*, 1994*, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2015
Connacht
3
0
3
 1956*, 1957*, 1965*

2016–17 season

TABLE
Team P W D L F A BP Pts
2 2 0 0 49 27 0 8
2 1 0 1 43 49 1 5
2 1 0 1 29 39 0 4
2 0 0 2 39 45 2 2
2016/17 fixtures [6]
Date Fixture Date Fixture
Dec 23rd 2016 Ulster v Connacht Dec 26th 2016 Munster v Leinster
Dec 31st 2016 Leinster v Ulster Dec 31st 2016 Connacht v Munster
Apr 14th 2017 Connacht v Leinster Apr 15th 2017 Munster v Ulster
May 6th 2017 Munster v Connacht May 6th 2017 Ulster v Leinster

All-time league table

incl 2015/16. Updated at the end of season

Team P W D L F A BP Pts
259 159 14 86 4,180 3,256 22 686
259 151 18 90 4,230 3,343 32 672
259 144 18 97 4,056 3,173 37 649
259 40 11 208 2,600 5,077 26 208
16 1 0 15 216 433 0 4

All-time league table (official competition)

1946–2002

Team P W D L F A BP Pts
181 111 14 56 2,687 1,963 9 481
181 106 12 63 2,691 2,038 8 456
181 100 15 66 2,533 1,928 9 439
181 27 9 145 1,585 3,350 6 132
16 1 0 15 216 433 0 4

assumes four points for a win, two for a draw. The use of bonus points only commenced in 1998–99.

League placings

1946–2016

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total
27 23 16 3 0 281
24 24 17 4 0 275
18 17 27 7 0 253
0 5 9 55 0 157
0 0 0 0 4 4

League placings (official competition)

1946–2002

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total
20 20 15 1 0 227
20 20 12 4 0 224
16 11 23 6 0 205
0 5 6 45 0 128
0 0 0 0 4 4

This is a simple count of the annual league placings, regardless of whether the top two or top three were considered joint winners. The "Total" column awards points where 1st = 5 points, 2nd = 4 points etc.

Tables by year

References

  1. ↑ http://www.irishrugby.ie/history/css/arch_history_116.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.irishrugby.ie/history/css/arch_history_117.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.irishrugby.ie/history/css/arch_history_118.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/interpro-series-to-be-cut-back-1.342714
  5. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/news/leinster-add-to-trophy-haul-1.422630
  6. ↑ http://www.pro12rugby.com/fixtures/
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