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Celtic Cup (wheelchair rugby league)

April 13, 2024

The Celtic Cup is an international wheelchair rugby league tournament contested annually by Scotland, Ireland and Wales. It was first held as a two-match series between Scotland and Ireland in 2015 which was won by Ireland. Wales joined in 2016 to create a three-team round-robin tournament and have won the cup seven times between 2016 and 2023.

Celtic Cup
SportRugby league
Inaugural season2015
Number of teams3
RegionCeltic nations of the British Isles (ERL)
Holders Wales (7th Title) (2023)
Most titles Wales (7 titles)

History edit

The Ireland, Scotland and Wales teams were all established in 2012 and played their first international matches at the Four Nations competition that year before taking part in the World Cup in 2013.[1][2][3] The Celtic Cup was established to provide an opportunity for international matches beyond these tournaments, initially between Ireland and Scotland in 2015, and with Wales in 2016.[4]

The first leg of the inaugural Celtic Cup was played on 18 April 2015 at the Dundee International Sports Centre, Dundee. It was the first international wheelchair rugby league match to be played in Scotland. Ireland took an early 28-point lead and went on to win the match 52–28.[5] The second leg took place on 24 May at the Blackpool Sports Centre, Blackpool, on the same weekend as the rugby league Summer Bash.[6] Logistically this made sense for Ireland whose captain, Damian McCabe, noted that the sport was "not being played in Ireland at the moment" and that most of the squad lived in northern England.[7] This time Ireland took a 68–10 lead at half-time eventually winning the match 80–48 to win the series with an aggregate score of 132–76.[6]

Ireland hosted the second Celtic Cup on 30 April 2016, which was again played at the Blackpool Sports Centre. In 2016 it became a three-team competition when Wales were invited to take part.[4][8] The match between Ireland and Scotland ended as a draw with both sides scoring 58 points. Wales won both of their matches defeating Ireland 76–26 and Scotland 92–22 to win the cup for the first time.[9]

Wales retained their title on 29 April 2017 when the tournament was held at The Peak, Stirling. Hosts Scotland lost their opening fixture 16–26 against Ireland and were kept scoreless by Wales who defeated them 72–0 having already beaten Ireland by a score of 51–6 earlier in the day.[10]

The 2018 Celtic Cup was held on 28 April at the Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry. Wales, who were hosting an international wheelchair rugby league tournament for the first time, began their title defence with a 112–41 win over Scotland.[4][11] Ireland also defeated Scotland 68–36, but then lost 84–30 to Wales who claimed a third Celtic Cup title.[12][13]

The 2019 Celtic Cup took place on 27 April at Calderdale College, Halifax. Wales dominated the tournament scoring centuries in each of their games, firstly against Scotland 102-10 and then Ireland 109–8, to take a fourth consecutive title.[14] In the final game Scotland came back from 18–38 at half-time to defeat Ireland 52–42. It was the first win for Scotland in any international since 24 September 2015 when they had beaten both Ireland and Wales in the European Championships.[15][16]

The Celtic Cup was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] It resumed in 2021 and was held on 12 June at the Oriam Performance Centre at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, as the originally proposed venue, The Pleasance sports complex at the University of Edinburgh, was being used as a COVID-19 testing centre.[17][18] The hosts lost 32–52 to Ireland in the opening game.[19] Ireland then faced Wales who defeated them 96-16 and in a repeat of the 2019 tournament Wales scored a century against Scotland to win 102-18 and maintain their unbeaten record in the Celtic Cup.[20][21]

On 7 May 2022 the Celtic Cup was held at the Plas Madoc Leisure Centre, Wrexham. Hosts and defending champions Wales defeated Ireland 64–22 in the opening fixture. The second game was close with Ireland taking the victory 38–35 over Scotland. In the final match Wales won 116–6 setting a new record for their biggest win and claiming a sixth Celtic Cup.[22]

The 2023 tournament took take place at the Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh, on 18 June.[23] Ireland won 58–24 against Scotland in the opening fixture and then drew 30–30 with Wales. This was the 50th international match played by Wales and the first time that they had ever drawn a match. It was also their first Celtic Cup match that they had not won and meant they needed to win by 35 points against Scotland in the final game of the tournament. They achieved this with a 76–30 win to retain the title.[24]

The 2024 tournament is scheduled to take place on 8 June and to be held at the University of Galway in Ireland.[25][26]

Results edit

Year 1st 2nd 3rd Ref.
2015   Ireland   Scotland — [15]
2016   Wales   Ireland   Scotland [27][28]
2017   Wales   Ireland   Scotland [29][30]
2018   Wales   Ireland   Scotland [31][32]
2019   Wales   Scotland   Ireland [33][14]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [17]
2021   Wales   Ireland   Scotland [34][35]
2022   Wales   Ireland   Scotland [36][37]
2023   Wales   Ireland   Scotland [38][39]

Tables edit

2015 table[15]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Ireland 2 2 0 0 132 76 +56 4
2 Scotland 2 0 0 2 76 132 −56 0
2016 table[27][28]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wales 2 2 0 0 168 48 +120 4
2 Ireland 2 0 1 1 84 134 −50 1
3 Scotland 2 0 1 1 80 150 −70 1
2017 table[29][30]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wales 2 2 0 0 122 6 +116 4
2 Ireland 2 1 0 1 32 67 −35 2
3 Scotland 2 0 0 2 16 97 −81 0
2018 table[31][32]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wales 2 2 0 0 196 71 +125 4
2 Ireland 2 1 0 1 98 120 −22 2
3 Scotland 2 0 0 2 77 180 −103 0
2019 table[33][14]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wales 2 2 0 0 211 18 +193 4
2 Scotland 2 1 0 1 62 144 −82 2
3 Ireland 2 0 0 2 50 161 −111 0
2021 table[34][35]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wales 2 2 0 0 198 34 +164 4
2 Ireland 2 1 0 1 68 128 −60 2
3 Scotland 2 0 0 2 50 154 −104 0
2022 table[36][37]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wales 2 2 0 0 180 28 +152 4
2 Ireland 2 1 0 1 60 99 −39 2
3 Scotland 2 0 0 2 41 154 −113 0
2023 table[38][39]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Wales 2 1 1 0 106 60 +46 3
2 Ireland 2 1 1 0 88 54 +34 3
3 Scotland 2 0 0 2 54 134 −80 0

References edit

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  6. ^ a b "Ireland 80–48 Scotland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Irish Wheelchair Rugby league team win Celtic Cup". The Irish Post. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Resort centre hosts international teams". Blackpool Gazette. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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  10. ^ "Wales Wheelchair retain Celtic Cup". Wales Rugby League. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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  24. ^ "Wales Wheelchair win the Celtic Cup for a seventh successive time". Wales Rugby League. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Wales Wheelchair Trials". Wales Rugby League. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Wheelchair Celtic Cup 2024 Heads to Ireland". europeanrugbyleague.com. European Rugby League. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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  38. ^ a b "Wheelchair Fixtures: 2023". Scotland Rugby League. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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External links edit

  • Celtic Cup - Scotland Rugby League

April 13, 2024
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The Celtic Cup is an international wheelchair rugby league tournament contested annually by Scotland Ireland and Wales It was first held as a two match series between Scotland and Ireland in 2015 which was won by Ireland Wales joined in 2016 to create a three team round robin tournament and have won the cup seven times between 2016 and 2023 Celtic CupSportRugby leagueInaugural season2015Number of teams3RegionCeltic nations of the British Isles ERL Holders Wales 7th Title 2023 Most titles Wales 7 titles Contents 1 History 2 Results 2 1 Tables 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe Ireland Scotland and Wales teams were all established in 2012 and played their first international matches at the Four Nations competition that year before taking part in the World Cup in 2013 1 2 3 The Celtic Cup was established to provide an opportunity for international matches beyond these tournaments initially between Ireland and Scotland in 2015 and with Wales in 2016 4 The first leg of the inaugural Celtic Cup was played on 18 April 2015 at the Dundee International Sports Centre Dundee It was the first international wheelchair rugby league match to be played in Scotland Ireland took an early 28 point lead and went on to win the match 52 28 5 The second leg took place on 24 May at the Blackpool Sports Centre Blackpool on the same weekend as the rugby league Summer Bash 6 Logistically this made sense for Ireland whose captain Damian McCabe noted that the sport was not being played in Ireland at the moment and that most of the squad lived in northern England 7 This time Ireland took a 68 10 lead at half time eventually winning the match 80 48 to win the series with an aggregate score of 132 76 6 Ireland hosted the second Celtic Cup on 30 April 2016 which was again played at the Blackpool Sports Centre In 2016 it became a three team competition when Wales were invited to take part 4 8 The match between Ireland and Scotland ended as a draw with both sides scoring 58 points Wales won both of their matches defeating Ireland 76 26 and Scotland 92 22 to win the cup for the first time 9 Wales retained their title on 29 April 2017 when the tournament was held at The Peak Stirling Hosts Scotland lost their opening fixture 16 26 against Ireland and were kept scoreless by Wales who defeated them 72 0 having already beaten Ireland by a score of 51 6 earlier in the day 10 The 2018 Celtic Cup was held on 28 April at the Deeside Leisure Centre Queensferry Wales who were hosting an international wheelchair rugby league tournament for the first time began their title defence with a 112 41 win over Scotland 4 11 Ireland also defeated Scotland 68 36 but then lost 84 30 to Wales who claimed a third Celtic Cup title 12 13 The 2019 Celtic Cup took place on 27 April at Calderdale College Halifax Wales dominated the tournament scoring centuries in each of their games firstly against Scotland 102 10 and then Ireland 109 8 to take a fourth consecutive title 14 In the final game Scotland came back from 18 38 at half time to defeat Ireland 52 42 It was the first win for Scotland in any international since 24 September 2015 when they had beaten both Ireland and Wales in the European Championships 15 16 The Celtic Cup was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 17 It resumed in 2021 and was held on 12 June at the Oriam Performance Centre at Heriot Watt University Edinburgh as the originally proposed venue The Pleasance sports complex at the University of Edinburgh was being used as a COVID 19 testing centre 17 18 The hosts lost 32 52 to Ireland in the opening game 19 Ireland then faced Wales who defeated them 96 16 and in a repeat of the 2019 tournament Wales scored a century against Scotland to win 102 18 and maintain their unbeaten record in the Celtic Cup 20 21 On 7 May 2022 the Celtic Cup was held at the Plas Madoc Leisure Centre Wrexham Hosts and defending champions Wales defeated Ireland 64 22 in the opening fixture The second game was close with Ireland taking the victory 38 35 over Scotland In the final match Wales won 116 6 setting a new record for their biggest win and claiming a sixth Celtic Cup 22 The 2023 tournament took take place at the Oriam Performance Centre Edinburgh on 18 June 23 Ireland won 58 24 against Scotland in the opening fixture and then drew 30 30 with Wales This was the 50th international match played by Wales and the first time that they had ever drawn a match It was also their first Celtic Cup match that they had not won and meant they needed to win by 35 points against Scotland in the final game of the tournament They achieved this with a 76 30 win to retain the title 24 The 2024 tournament is scheduled to take place on 8 June and to be held at the University of Galway in Ireland 25 26 Results editYear 1st 2nd 3rd Ref 2015 nbsp Ireland nbsp Scotland 15 2016 nbsp Wales nbsp Ireland nbsp Scotland 27 28 2017 nbsp Wales nbsp Ireland nbsp Scotland 29 30 2018 nbsp Wales nbsp Ireland nbsp Scotland 31 32 2019 nbsp Wales nbsp Scotland nbsp Ireland 33 14 2020 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 17 2021 nbsp Wales nbsp Ireland nbsp Scotland 34 35 2022 nbsp Wales nbsp Ireland nbsp Scotland 36 37 2023 nbsp Wales nbsp Ireland nbsp Scotland 38 39 Tables edit 2015 table 15 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Ireland 2 2 0 0 132 76 56 42 Scotland 2 0 0 2 76 132 56 0 2016 table 27 28 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Wales 2 2 0 0 168 48 120 42 Ireland 2 0 1 1 84 134 50 13 Scotland 2 0 1 1 80 150 70 1 2017 table 29 30 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Wales 2 2 0 0 122 6 116 42 Ireland 2 1 0 1 32 67 35 23 Scotland 2 0 0 2 16 97 81 0 2018 table 31 32 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Wales 2 2 0 0 196 71 125 42 Ireland 2 1 0 1 98 120 22 23 Scotland 2 0 0 2 77 180 103 0 2019 table 33 14 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Wales 2 2 0 0 211 18 193 42 Scotland 2 1 0 1 62 144 82 23 Ireland 2 0 0 2 50 161 111 0 2021 table 34 35 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Wales 2 2 0 0 198 34 164 42 Ireland 2 1 0 1 68 128 60 23 Scotland 2 0 0 2 50 154 104 0 2022 table 36 37 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Wales 2 2 0 0 180 28 152 42 Ireland 2 1 0 1 60 99 39 23 Scotland 2 0 0 2 41 154 113 0 2023 table 38 39 Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1 Wales 2 1 1 0 106 60 46 32 Ireland 2 1 1 0 88 54 34 33 Scotland 2 0 0 2 54 134 80 0References edit England win Wheelchair Four Nations European Rugby League 12 July 2012 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Wales Wheelchair celebrates ten years Wales Rugby League 7 July 2022 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Wales set Sights on sixth straight Celtic Cup Everything Rugby League 7 May 2022 Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b c Countdown begins to Celtic Cup Total Rugby League 26 April 2018 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Scotland 28 52 Ireland European Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Ireland 80 48 Scotland European Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 Irish Wheelchair Rugby league team win Celtic Cup The Irish Post 9 June 2015 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Resort centre hosts international teams Blackpool Gazette 10 April 2016 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Whales Wheelchair win the Celtic Cup Wales Rugby League 30 April 2016 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Wales Wheelchair retain Celtic Cup Wales Rugby League 29 April 2017 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Wales 112 41 Scotland European Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 Scotland 36 68 Ireland European Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 Wales 84 30 Ireland European Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b c Wheelchair Fixtures 2019 Wales Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b c Wheelchair Fixtures 2015 Scotland Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 Scotland claim first win since 2015 Scotland Rugby League 29 April 2019 Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b c The Wheelchair Rugby League Celtic Cup returns to Scotland Scotland Rugby League 11 February 2021 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Celtic Cup wheelchair rugby league squads announced Everything Rugby league 10 June 2021 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Scotland 32 54 Ireland European Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 Wales 92 16 Ireland European Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 Scotland 18 102 Wales European Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 Wales Secure 6th Celtic Cup Crown European Rugby League 8 May 2022 Retrieved 16 November 2022 Wheelchair Celtic Cup 2023 details announced European Rugby League 26 April 2023 Retrieved 4 May 2023 Wales Wheelchair win the Celtic Cup for a seventh successive time Wales Rugby League 18 June 2023 Retrieved 19 June 2023 Wales Wheelchair Trials Wales Rugby League 28 February 2024 Retrieved 8 March 2024 Wheelchair Celtic Cup 2024 Heads to Ireland europeanrugbyleague com European Rugby League 8 March 2024 Retrieved 8 March 2024 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2016 Scotland Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2016 Wales Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2017 Scotland Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2017 Wales Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2018 Scotland Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2018 Wales Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2019 Scotland Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2021 Scotland Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2021 Wales Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2022 Scotland Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2022 Wales Rugby League Retrieved 16 November 2022 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2023 Scotland Rugby League Retrieved 19 June 2023 a b Wheelchair Fixtures 2023 Wales Rugby League Retrieved 19 June 2023 External links editCeltic Cup Scotland Rugby League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celtic Cup wheelchair rugby league amp oldid 1217889009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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