Energia Bateman Cup And All-Ireland Cup Return This Weekend

Energia Bateman Cup And All-Ireland Cup Return This Weekend

The first game weekend of 2022 sees the resumption of the Energia All-Ireland Cup and the Energia Bateman Cup competitions with three ties going ahead as scheduled. Saturday January 8, 2022 Energia All-Ireland Cup Quarter-Finals: Queen’s University v Galwegians, Dub Lane, 2:30pm; Railway Union v Blackrock College, Park Avenue, 5pm. Energia Bateman Cup Semi-Final: City Of Armagh v Lansdowne, Palace Grounds, 2:30pm   The impact of COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of five other games across both competitions as follows.
  • Energia All-Ireland Cup Quarter-Finals: UL Bohemian v Cooke, Wicklow v Ballincollig.
  • Energia All-Ireland Shield Quarter-Finals: Cavan v OLBC; Malone v Tipperary
  • Energia Bateman Cup Semi-Final: Young Munster v Ballina
Following consideration from the IRFU Rugby Committee, the affected games will not be replayed.