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
6
28
 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
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*

asterisk denotes that the title was shared. Points difference was never used in the official tournament. There were not a full set of matches to complete the competition in 2002/03.

2015–16 season

TABLE
Team P W D L F A BP Pts
5 4 0 1 67 30 1 17
6 3 0 3 73 73 2 14
5 2 0 3 66 62 4 12
6 2 0 4 87 128 3 11
Remaining fixtures [6]
Date Fixture
Apr 30 Ulster v Leinster

All-time league table

as at April 2nd 2016

Team P W D L F A BP Pts
258 159 14 85 4,174 3,226 22 686
258 150 18 90 4,200 3,337 32 668
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

1946–2015*

Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total
26 23 16 3 0 276
24 23 17 4 0 271
18 17 27 6 0 251
0 5 8 55 0 154
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/matchcentre/fixtures_list.php
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