Ireland national wheelchair rugby league team

In July 2012 Ireland took part their first international competition, the Four Nations, a round-robin tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.^[3][4] The tournament was held as part of preparations for the world cup taking place the following year.^[5] At the 2013 World Cup Ireland lost their matches against Wales and England. A win against Scotland was not enough to progress to the semi-finals, but they defeated Scotland in a play-off to take fifth place.^[6] Ireland finished second at the 2014 Four Nations.^[7] In 2015 Ireland played Scotland in the first Celtic Cup which was contested over two matches^[8] but became an annual three-team round-robin with the addition of Wales in 2016.^[9][10] At the 2015 European Championships their only group stage win was against Wales, but with a play-off win over Scotland they took third place in the tournament.^[11][12] In 2016 Ireland were unable to travel with a full team for the Four Nations so their place was filled by a mixed team of Irish, Welsh and English players known as the Exiles.^[13] At the 2021 World Cup Ireland were not initially selected to take part but were brought in to replace Norway who had withdrawn from the tournament.^[14] Ireland were knocked out at the group stage after losses to Spain and Australia^[15] before suffering a record defeat (0–121) in their final match against England.^[16] In June 2024, the Celtic Cup was played in Galway. This was the first time the tournament had been played in Ireland and it was won by the hosts who won both of their matches.^[17][18] In 2025, Ireland retained the Celtic Cup and set a new record for their largest win with a 92–20 victory over Scotland.^[19]

World Cup Record
Year	Finish
2008	Did not enter
2013	5th
2017	Did not enter
2021	Group stage

Celtic Cup results by year:  Ireland

Opponent \ Year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Scotland	W-W	D	W	W	L	–	W	W	W	W	W
Wales	x	L	L	L	L	–	L	L	D	W	W
Finish:	1	2	2	2	3	–	2	2	2	1	1

Date	Score[a]	Opponent	Competition	Ref.
7 July 2012	12–34	England	2012 Four Nations	[23]
7 July 2012	04–44	Wales		[24]
8 July 2012	14–80	Scotland		[25]
3 July 2013	006–104	Wales	2013 World Cup Group stage	[6]
6 July 2013	06–36	England		[6]
9 July 2013	26–60	Scotland		[6]
13 July 2013	36–14	Scotland	2013 World Cup 5th place play-off	[6]
13 September 2014	58–10	Wales	2014 Four Nations	[7]
14 September 2014	02–54	England
14 September 2014	60–10	Scotland		[26]
18 April 2015	52–28	Scotland	2015 Celtic Cup	[27]
25 May 2015	80–48	Scotland		[8]
9 August 2015	46–29	Wales	International	[11]
24 September 2015	16–32	Scotland	2015 European Championship	[28]
24 September 2015	008–100	France		[29]
25 September 2015	16–66	England		[30]
26 September 2015	46–36	Wales		[11]
26 September 2015	20–16	Scotland	2015 European Championship 3rd place play-off	[28]
30 April 2016	26–76	Wales	2016 Celtic Cup	[31]
30 April 2016	58–58	Scotland		[32][33]
29 April 2017	26–16	Scotland	2017 Celtic Cup	[34]
29 April 2017	06–51	Wales		[35]
28 April 2018	68–36	Scotland	2018 Celtic Cup	[36]
28 April 2018	30–84	Wales		[37]
27 April 2019	008–109	Wales	2019 Celtic Cup	[38]
27 April 2019	42–52	Scotland		[39]
12 June 2021	52–32	Scotland	2021 Celtic Cup	[40]
12 June 2021	16–96	Wales		[41]
16 October 2021	48–62	Wales	International	[41]
7 May 2022	22–64	Wales	2022 Celtic Cup	[42]
7 May 2022	38–35	Scotland		[43]
18 June 2022	52–22	Scotland	International	[43]
8 October 2022	52–67	Wales	International	[42]
3 November 2022	32–55	Spain	2021 World Cup Group stage	[44]
6 November 2022	18–76	Australia		[45]
9 November 2022	000–121	England		[16]
18 June 2023	58–24	Scotland	2023 Celtic Cup	[46]
18 June 2023	30–30	Wales		[47]
8 June 2024	68–34	Scotland	2024 Celtic Cup	[48][49]
8 June 2024	68–32	Wales		[50][18]
21 November 2024	20–62	France	International	[51]
24 May 2025	92–20	Scotland	2025 Celtic Cup	[52]
24 May 2025	66–10	Wales		[53]
18 October 2025	58–60	Scotland	International	[54]

• 2026 Celtic Cup – 23 May, The Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh^[55]
  •  Scotland (11:00)
  •  Wales (13:00)
• 2026 World Cup – 30 October–13 November, WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong^[56]
  •  United States
  •  Wales
  •  England
  • Knockout stage

IRL Wheelchair World Rankings v t e
Official rankings as of November 2025
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		England	100
2		France	86
3		Ireland	63
4		Australia	62
5		Wales	46
6		Scotland	41
7		Spain	25
8		United States	23
9		New Zealand	5
10	1	Italy	0
Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com

Ireland historical IRL Wheelchair World Rankings

	Jun 2020	Dec 2021	Jun 2022	Dec 2022	Jun 2023	Dec 2023	Jun 2024	Dec 2024	Jun 2025	Nov 2025
Ranking	5	6 (1)	4 (2)	5 (1)	5	5	4 (1)	3 (1)	3	3
References	[57]	[58][59]	[60][61]	[62]	[63]	[64][65]	[66]	[67][68]	[69][70]	[71][72]

• Biggest win: 92–20 v. Scotland (24 May 2025)^[19]
• Biggest defeat: 0–121 v. England (9 November 2022)^[16]