The Dublin City Exiles are an Irish rugby league team from Dublin, Ireland. The Exiles play in the Leinster Conference of the

Irish Elite League The All-Ireland Rugby League Championship (now the McGettigans All-Ireland League for sponsorship reasons) was first played for in 1997 under the title All-Ireland Challenge Cup. Since then it has also been known as the All-Ireland League, Elite L ...

. They play their home games at Lakelands Park in Terenure.

History

The Dublin City Exiles were formed in 2000 by a number of Australian expatriates based in Dublin. Rugby League Ireland (the governing body for the development of rugby league in Ireland) was formed the same year, and in the first RLI season the Exiles reached the 2001 All Ireland final. The club, competing in the Leinster Conference of the Ireland National League, went on to win the 2002 and 2003 All Ireland finals. Over the years, a number of players from the club have received caps for (or been named in training squad for) the Ireland men's national rugby league team. As of April 2019, the Exiles are the only rugby league team in Dublin.

Honours

(2): 2002 & 2003

References

External links

Website of Dublin City Exiles (dublincityexilesrlfc.blogspot.com)
{{Rugby League in Ireland 2000 establishments in Ireland Australian diaspora in Europe Diaspora sports clubs Irish rugby league teams New Zealand diaspora in Europe Rugby clubs established in 2000 Rugby league teams in County Dublin South African diaspora Sports clubs in Dublin (city)