Fixtures Confirmed | Men’s All-Ireland League
31st July 2020 By The Editor
Dolphin and Nenagh will both be at home in Round 1 of the Community Series.
The start of the 2020/21 season moves a step closer today with the announcement of fixtures for the Energia Men’s All-Ireland League and Community Series.
Men’s All-Ireland League fixtures are available here.
Community Series fixtures are available here.
The action gets underway on the weekend of Saturday September 26 with the start of the Energia Community Series – a standalone competition that will pit AIL teams from within the same province against each other in league format.
Munster, Leinster and Ulster all have two conferences each based on final positions in the 2019/20 Energia All-Ireland League.
Teams in Munster Conference 1 range across three AIL Divisions with the likes of Division 2A outfit Cashel away to Shannon in Round 1.
Stage 2 of the season will commence from January 1st and sees the easing of travel restrictions for teams in line with the IRFU’s principles of player welfare and COVID-19 Risk Mitigation.
You can read more on the 2020/21 season outline here.
The first All-Ireland competition to commence will be the Energia All-Ireland Junior Cup on January 2nd 2021. That’s followed a week later by the return of the Energia Men’s and Women’s All-Ireland Leagues.
Teams that finished in the top two within their respective divisions in 2019/20 will be rewarded with five home games in the nine game season in 2021.
The Women’s All-Ireland League and Community Series fixtures are in the process of being finalised.
Commenting on the fixtures, Greg Barrett, Chair of the IRFU’s Rugby Committee, said “Our national competitions have a regional focus in Stage 1 of the season and that brings with it unique opportunities and classic derbies.
“At the same time, clubs are returning to rugby in a safe and responsible manner and the season’s structure is an extension of that.
“Where clubs will meet again in the Energia All-Ireland League in 2021, the fixture has been reversed so we can expect a lot of clubs looking forward to returning the favour in terms of both hospitality and friendly rivalry from January onwards.”
