CPI Canoe Polo Ireland Munster Polo League Division 2 2018

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CPI Canoe Polo Ireland Munster Polo League Division 3 2022

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Swim Ireland Water Polo WNLD1 Women’s National League Division 1 2021-22

Swim Ireland Water Polo MNLD1 Men’s National League Division 1 2021-22

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February 20, 2022

	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Division 2
Sparkle Motion	9	6	1	2	34	21	19
UL Wolves	12	5	1	6	36	42	16
KACC	9	5	0	4	33	26	15
Three Tribes	9	3	0	6	30	31	9
UCD	9	3	0	6	26	36	9

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Night 1
17.01.2018	KACC	1	Sparkle Motion	3
17.01.2018	UL Wolves	4	KACC	6
17.01.2018	Sparkle Motion	4	UL Wolves	1
17.01.2018	Sparkle Motion	3	KACC	2
	Night 2
27.01.2018	KACC	2	UCD	4
27.01.2018	Three Tribes	0	UL Wolves	2
27.01.2018	UCD	4	UL Wolves	3
27.01.2018	Three Tribes	2	KACC	3
27.01.2018	KACC	4	UL Wolves	3
27.01.2018	Three Tribes	4	UCD	3
	Night 3
	Sparkle Motion	4	UCD	2
	UL Wolves	4	Three Tribes	3
	UL Wolves	3	UCD	1
	Three Tribes	3	Sparkle Motion	2
	UL Wolves	0	Sparkle Motiion	5
	UCD	2	Three Tribes	7
	Night 4
24.03.18	KACC	5	UL Wolves	1
24.03.18	UCD	4	Sparkle Motion	3
24.03.18	Three Tribes	4	UL Wolves	5
24.03.18	UCD	2	KACC	5
24.03.18	Sparkle Motion	5	Three Tribes	3
24.03.18	Sparkle Motion	5	UL Wolves	5
24.03.18	KACC	5	Three Tribes	3
24.03.18	UL Wolves	5	UCD	4

Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2018) Post January 17 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/posts/1595175853906586 [Accessed 26 January 2018]

Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2018) Photo January 17 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/photos/pcb.1595175853906586/1595175373906634/?type=3&theater [Accessed 26 January 2018]

Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2018) Photo January 17 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/photos/pcb.1595175853906586/1595175387239966/?type=3&theater [Accessed 26 January 2018]

Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2018) Photo February 8 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/photos/rpp.514880211936161/1616489501775221/?type=3&theater [Accessed 20 November 2018]

Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2018) Photo March 2 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/photos/pcb.1639657589458412/1639657466125091/?type=3&theater [Accessed 20 November 2018]

Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2018) Photo April 9 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/photos/pcb.1680410112049826/1680409902049847/?type=3&theater [Accessed 20 November 2018]

Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2018) Photo April 9 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/photos/pcb.1680410112049826/1680409918716512/?type=3&theater [Accessed 20 November 2018]

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February 20, 2022

Canoe Polo Ireland logo / Reference: [1][Adjusted]

Pos	Team	Pts
1	UL Cubs	6
2	Bandits	2
2	DCU	2
4	Blazers	1
4	Lacrosse-Stick-Shutterstock_620697038 (1)	1

References: Compiled automatically from results in [2]

References: Compiled from [2]

The University of Limerick’s second team, UL Cubs, jumped out to a two game lead in the Munster Polo League Division 3 (second level in Munster/South of Ireland) after winning their first three matches: 3-1 versus Loco Polo to open the evening, 2-1 versus DCU and 5-2 versus Bandits. This left them on 3 wins, 2 ahead of both Bandits (6-2 victors over Loco Polo) and DCU (won 5-4 versus Blazers). In the final match of the evening Blazers and Loco Polo drew 3-3.

Canoe Polo is a team ball game similar to Water Polo, with the difference that players are in canoes. Players try to pass the ball to each other and score in a goal at the defending teams end while navigating around the pool by canoe.

The Munster Polo League Division 3 is the second level Canoe Polo League in Munster (South of Ireland) and Division 4 Nationally, below the Premier League. The 2022 Munster Polo League is the first in 2 years due to the Covid Pandemic and Division 3 features two University teams: UL Cubs (Limerick) and DCU (Dublin City) as well as Bandits, Blazers and Loco Polo.

**canoepolo** Contributor: sarka / Reference: [3]

[3] Contributor: sarka (2022) canoepolo Item ID: 4966993 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/canoepolo-4966993 [Accessed 20 February 2022]

[2] Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2022) Photo February 14, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/posts/4879493068808165 [Accessed 20 February 2022]

[1] Canoe Polo Ireland Facebook (2018) Profile Picture, July 30, 2018 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/canoepoloireland/photos/a.160797990603912/2266761150007575/ [Accessed 20 February 2022][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/38013922_2266761156674241_5414784936446001152_n.png?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=WF53vMoNiq4AX9vR3TH&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT_rHd0EtS4lLuDCRJ1SdLPsUGXIoNNGBCulElxLq82jlg&oe=6238B89F ][Accessed 20 February 2022]

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February 20, 2022

Canoe Polo Ireland Logo / Reference: [1][Adjusted]

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Kamikazee	6
2	UCDOFB & GKC	4
3	Fanatical Dodgers	2
3	UCC	2
5	UL Wolves	0

Reference: Compiled from Results in [2]

Reference: Compiled from Results in [2]

Kamikazee dominated the first week of Munster Polo League Canoe Polo played in over 2 years due to the COVID Pandemic, by defeating the three University teams by a combined score of 18-2 in Division 2 (Divisions are ranked Nationally). Having opened with a 10-1 triumph over UL Wolves after UCD had defeated UCC 3-2, they then proceeded to defeat UCC 4-1 and UCD 4-0. In other matches UCD won 3-1 versus Fanatical Dodgers, who then defeated UL Wolves 4-2. UCC finished off the evening by winning 6-1 at hosts UL Wolves. Kamikazee were now top of the Table with 3 wins, UCDOFB & GKC were second on two wins, and then UCC and Fanatical Dodgers on one win each. UL Wolves were languishing in fifth place having lost all three games. Reference: [2]

The Munster Polo League Division 2 is the top level Canoe Polo League in Munster (South of Ireland) and Division 3 Nationally, below the Premier League. The 2022 Munster Polo League is the first in 2 years due to the Covid Pandemic and features three University teams: UL Wolves (Limerick), UCC (Cork), UCDOFB & GKC (Dublin) as well as Kamikazee and Fanatical Dodgers.

[3] Contributor: filippo giuliani (2022) canoe polo competition Item ID: 1360429004 [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/canoe-polo-competition-1360429004 [Accessed 20 February 2022]

[2] Munster Polo League Facebook Page (2022) Photo February 14, 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/MunsterPoloLeague/posts/4879493068808165 [Accessed 20 February 2022]

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November 12, 2021

Swim Ireland Water Polo Logo [References: 2]

Pos	Team	T	W	D	L	F	A	DIFF	Pts
1	Cathal Brugha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Diamonds WPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Drogheda WPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	North Dublin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	St. Vincent's WPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Tribes WPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table compiled automatically from results. For Official Table Please visit Ireland Water Polo website at: [References: 1]Note: Drogheda finish ahead of Cathal Brugha based on Head-to-HeadResults: November 6 2021: Drogheda 8 Cathal Brugha 7; March 26 2022: Cathal Brugha 4 Drogheda 4.

For Official Results Please visit Ireland Water Polo website at: [References: 1]

St. Vincent’s (Glasnevin, Dublin), as expected having dominated Women’s Water Polo in Ireland over the previous few years, were on top of the 2021-22 Swim Ireland Water Polo Women’s National League Division 1 Table with three wins from three. They were closely followed by Tribes (Galway), North Dublin and Diamonds (Belfast) all with two wins, though each had at least one loss (Diamonds had two losses). North Dublin had also drawn a game with Cathal Brugha which was the Belfast teams only points so far. Drogheda (Co. Louth, Leinster) were pointless although had a crunch early season relagation six-pointer versus Cathal Brugha coming up in the first week of November. [References: 1-2]

St. Vincent’s continued on winning ways with an 11-8 defeat of North Dublin while Tribes kept pace with the Northside Dublin team with a 10-5 win at Drogheda. The victories put both teams on 12 points, although St. Vincent’s are unbeaten with a game in hand. With only one game in December, Tribes WPC defeated Diamonds WPC 12-3 to put Tribes on top on points. [References: 1-2]

In what was due to be a crucial game at the top of the table, Tribes forfeited their game away to St. Vincent’s WPC, and Drogheda found enough to defeat North Dublin 7-6 to gain a crucial three points with the other four teams apart from St. Vincent’s and Tribes battling against relegation amongst themselves. Later in January Tribes were defeated heavily 2-11 by Cathal Brugha, and with St. Vincent’s winning two games by putting up a big score, 18-6 at Diamonds WPC and 14-9 at home to Drogheda WPC although the latter game was closer than would have been expected given the two teams positions in the table. [References: 1-2]

With only two games in February, Drogheda WPC kept up their recent good form, defeating Diamonds WPC 9-2, and St. Vincent’s continued their march to a perfect league season with a 10-5 victory at Northside rivals North Dublin. On the 5th March, St. Vincent’s won big again, 17-6 at Cathal Brugha to leave the Belfast team at the bottom of the table on four points. The relegation battle was proving more interesting than the title fight, which had already been won by the Glasnevin team. Drogheda WPC were on 9 Points; North Dublin 7 points; Diamonds WPC 6 points and Cathal Brugha 4 points, with an average of three games to go (Cathal Brugha had four games left and Drogheda WPC two games left). [References: 1-2]

In the first weekend of April, St. Vincent’s completed their perfect league season, winning 10 of 10 matches with a 13-6 victory at Drogheda WPC, who remained third, but just behind were Diamonds WPC, the Belfast team winning a vital match 15-7 versus Tribes WPC of Galway, who remained second with Diamonds moving above North Dublin into fourth. Cathal Brugha, also of Belfast remained sixth. Cathal Brugha drew two games in a row at the end of March and beginning of April with a 7-7 draw at Tribes WPC on the 9th of April coming two weeks after a 4-4 draw at home to Drogheda WPC, giving them some hope in the relegation battle. The season finished out with a mini-round-robin between Cathal Brugha, Diamonds and North Dublin, which would decide third to sixth places in the table and relegation. First Diamonds defeated North Dublin 8-7 on 23 April and then Cathal Brugha won 7-4 versus Diamonds on 30 April before drawing the final match of the season 5-5 with North Dublin on 7th May. This left Diamonds in third on 12 points, Drogheda in fourth on 10 points ahead of Cathal Brugha on head-to-head and North Dublin in sixth on 8 points. [References: 1-2]

Eirball’s Map of Ireland Water Polo Women’s National League Division 1 Teams 2021-22 [References: M-WP2]

[M-WP2] Vector Contributor Rainer Lesniewski (2022) administrative map of Ireland and Northern Ireland [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/administrative-map-ireland-northern-1665171421 [Last Accessed 11 August 2022][Overlaid with Map of Dublin isolated from: Vector — Map of Ireland administrative divisions on counties level Copyright: lesniewski [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_51580818_map-of-ireland-administrative-divisions-on-counties-level.html?vti=lnoo9k86jx77fg2u6b-1-1 [Accessed 10 January 2022][Ireland Water Polo Team Logos added by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball – see References WP-3 to WP-11]

Water polo player in action during the women match between

[1] Swim Ireland Water Polo (2021) Women’s National League Division 1 [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.ie/league/155656/ [Last Accessed 25 May 2022]

[WP-2] Swim Ireland Water Polo (2020) logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/logo.png [Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-3] Cathal Brugha Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, April 5, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/cathal.brugha.5/photos/a.364267086986543/3902679563145260/ [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/169071110_3902679569811926_3710894837944972458_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=Hn5I6aI7DZcAX_PXf6Z&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=04055c985c06d84dbebb07cc91ab7ecc&oe=61B27C93 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-4] Diamonds Water Polo Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, September 10, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/DiamondsWaterpolo/photos/a.115700845152606/1561468290575847/ [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/21462534_1561468290575847_9212068984676792129_n.png?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=-RDFj0oVkuIAX-RG0Gu&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=0afa4542e6133706994325cdddcffdf5&oe=61B589F7 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-7] Drogheda Water Polo Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, September 5, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/Drogheda-Water-Polo-128154213898539/photos/a.128154857231808/1084719964908621 [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/14225589_1084719964908621_1996362524528648376_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=174925&_nc_ohc=ZVevSFuiC7sAX8oBh1i&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=44bdbd2b493a6ea388e2f4ea56332048&oe=61B3DD74 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-8] North Dublin Water Polo Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, February 13, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthDublinWaterPolo/photos/a.434355086838/10154832842141839/ [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/16684338_10154832842141839_4991177064398049390_n.png?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=cO4z42hyFYQAX-A5U_1&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=fb2e3722adccdd591d66c16d422a101d&oe=61B3A339 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-10] St. Vincent’s Water Polo Club Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, March 8, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=200507198533193&set=a.200507171866529 [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/158872417_200507211866525_6997090323447339313_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=i7lhYT0FFMsAX9QRA2F&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=0f3d4a27820b1360c28161e4a5dc0c73&oe=61B3C402 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-11] Tribes Water Polo Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, October 14, 2012 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/tribeswaterpoloclubgalway/photos/a.411902228863325/411902232196658 [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/545752_411902232196658_1344854349_n.png?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=e3f864&_nc_ohc=N0DQUmoY_7cAX-WJRZu&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=5f53f92d32e267335ca246e5b755cdf7&oe=61B4A6D1 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

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November 12, 2021

Swim Ireland Water Polo Logo [References: 3]

Pos	Team	T	W	D	L	F	A	DIFF	Pts
1	Cathal Brugha (C)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Corrib WPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Cú Chulainn WPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Drogheda WPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	North Dublin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Sandycove SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	St. Vincent's WPC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table compiled from Results Ireland Water Polo website. For Official Table Please visit the Official Ireland Water Polo website at [References: 1]

(C): Champions

Tie-breaker: Drogheda WPC finished above Cú Chulainn based on Head-to-Head Results: Drogheda WPC 7 v Cú Chulainn 11; Cú Chulainn 7 Drogheda WPC 16 (Overall: Drogheda WPC 26 Cú Chulainn 18)

Results compiled from Results Ireland Water Polo website. For Official Results Please visit the Official Ireland Water Polo website at [References: 2]

References: [2]

Note: For Match Reports please click on the individual games above.

Cathal Brugha (Belfast, 12 Points) and Corrib (Galway, 9 Points) were both 100% at the end of October in the Swim Ireland Water Polo 2021-22 Men’s National League Division 1, with their crucial encounter coming up on the 6th November. North Dublin were in third on 6 points having lost only one game to leaders Cathal Brugha. St. Vincent’s (Glasnevin, Dublin) were on 3 points following a sole victory over Sandycove SC (Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin) who were pointless along with Drogheda WPC and Cú Chulainn.

St. Vincent’s joined Cathal Brugha on 9 points with a 6-4 win over North Dublin, and another challenger to Cathal Brugha besides North Dublin, Corrib, also faltered with a 9-10 loss to Sandycove who moved to 6 points. In the third match, between the two pointless teams, Drogheda and Cú Chulainn, the Belfast team won a close game 11-10, with Cú Chulainn coming from 9-3 down mid-way through the 3rd quarter for their first win of the season (match report available)

North Dublin recorded two good wins, 17-9 versus Corrib and 10-6 at Cathal Brugha to move to 12 points. The game against Cathal Brugha in particular was a big win, coming away to the Irish Senior Cup winners (match report available). North Dublin’s attack was excellent in the win, which was Cathal Brugha’s first loss of the season. The Corrib game two weeks previously saw North Dublin race into a 5-0 lead after the first quarter and 9-1 at halftime, winning 17-9 at the end thanks to some clinical finishing (match report available).

The top 3, Cathal Brugha, St. Vincent’s and North Dublin each won their game in March, with North Dublin winning by default over Cú Chulainn, St. Vincent’s defeating Corrib WPC 15-11 and Cathal Brugha defeating Sandycove 18-8, all on Saturday the 5th of March. The next day Sandycove picked up a good win, 9-8 versus North Dublin, and St. Vincent’s had a big 21-5 victory over Drogheda WPC. North Dublin won 15-8 at Drogheda WPC the following Saturday, but the big game of the weekend was earlier in the day, when St. Vincent’s made an important 12-6 win against nearest challengers Cathal Brugha. Such was the relative positions of the two teams, a Cathal Brugha win would have almost ceratinly wrapped up the title for the Belfast team. The two teams were now on two defeats each going into the last two to three games, with Cathal Brugha picking up a walkover victory over Drogheda WPC on March 26th. [References: 1-2]

St. Vincent’s WPC were held to a 6-6 draw by North Dublin in the first weekend of April, meaning Cathal Brugha moved to within a point of the Dublin Northside team with a walkover victory versus Corrib WPC. Sandycove SC’s 11-9 win over Drogheda WPC, also on the first weekend of April, saw the Dublin Southside team move clear of Corrib WPC in mid-table, with Drogheda WPC still at the bottom with zero points. Cathal Brugha defeated Cú Chulainn 27-4 in a double-fixture and North Dublin won a close game with Corrib WPC 10-9 in the second week of April. Cathal Brugha’s double victory over Cú Chulainn meant the title went to the Belfast team. The Penultimate Round of Fixtures saw North Dublin defeat Drogheda WPC 12-8 to finish in third on 25 points and St. Vincent’s winning 9-7 at Sandycove leaving St. Vincent’s in second on 28 points and Sandycove in fourth on 19 Points. In addition Corrib received a walkover from Cú Chulainn. On May the 7th the Final game was a relegation six-pointer which Drogheda WPC won 16-7 over Cú Chulainn, meaning the Louth team finished above the Belfast team on head-to-head (26-18) after both teams finished with three points. [References: 1-2].

Vector Contributor Rainer Lesniewski (2022) **administrative map of Ireland and Northern Ireland** [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/administrative-map-ireland-northern-1665171421 [Last Accessed 11 August 2022][Overlaid with Map of Dublin isolated from: Vector — Map of Ireland administrative divisions on counties level Copyright: lesniewski [Internet] Available from: https://www.123rf.com/photo_51580818_map-of-ireland-administrative-divisions-on-counties-level.html?vti=lnoo9k86jx77fg2u6b-1-1 [Accessed 10 January 2022][Ireland Water Polo Team Logos added by Enda Mulcahy for Eirball – see References WP-3 to WP-10]

[1] Swim Ireland Water Polo (2021) National Leagues: MNLD1 [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.ie/national-leagues/ [Last Accessed 18 April 2022]

[2] Swim Ireland Water Polo (2021) Results [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.ie/results/# [Last Accessed 18 April 2022]

[WP-3] Swim Ireland Water Polo (2020) logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/logo.png [Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-4] Cathal Brugha Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, April 5, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/cathal.brugha.5/photos/a.364267086986543/3902679563145260/ [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/169071110_3902679569811926_3710894837944972458_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=Hn5I6aI7DZcAX_PXf6Z&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=04055c985c06d84dbebb07cc91ab7ecc&oe=61B27C93 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-5] Corrib Water Polo Facebook (2021) Photo, August 10, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/corribwaterpolo/photos/10153746813767967 [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/13988146_10153746813767967_2370473480441892227_o.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=lWHqR-4393QAX_Izmg0&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=64ac42e47cf1eaabe2816d4fe639f2ae&oe=61B3CCE0 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-6] Cú Chulainn Water Polo Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, August 10, 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CuChulainnWPC/photos/a.399369360164110/1107713099329729/ [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/20708312_1107713099329729_2683211292442685699_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=9RAt3ROE7MEAX9iIM0I&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=be6034238ff475d95642529d7b6f8b7b&oe=61B501E0 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[WP-9] Sandycove Swimming and Water Polo Club Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, October 6, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/SandycoveSwimmingAndWaterpoloClub/photos/a.218012071659967/730829907044845/ [Accessed 12 November 2021][Actual Logo Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/11231751_730829907044845_4866231303558057894_n.png?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=XIOCA_JKDwEAX_9lCas&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=fa5e733f4c98ef666a3d7b5fabb29ac9&oe=61B44027 ][Accessed 12 November 2021]

[11] Cu Chulainn Facebook (2021)Post, 21 November 2021: [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/CuChulainnWPC/posts/3967379640029713 [Accessed 10 December 2021]

[12] North Dublin Water Polo (2022) Post, 22 January 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthDublinWaterPolo/posts/10159313262151839 [Accessed 21 February 2022]

[13] North Dublin Water Polo (2022) Post, 8 January 2022 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/NorthDublinWaterPolo/posts/10159290187731839 [Accessed 21 February 2022]

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September 18, 2021

Pos	Team	T	W	D	L	Pts
1	Clonard	0	0	0	0	0
1	Glenalbyn	0	0	0	0	0
1	Marian	0	0	0	0	0

Pos	Team	T	W	D	L	Pts
1	Corrib	0	0	0	0	0
1	Setanta	0	0	0	0	0
1	St. Vincent's	0	0	0	0	0

Cathal Brugha from Belfast won the Irish Water Polo Association U19 National Cup in 1997 by defeating North Dublin 11-2 in the Final. The Cup was hosted in Claremorris, Co. Mayo for the first time, and the home team claimed the first ever win by a Connacht team at this level in Water Polo with a 7-5 victory over Grads, also of Belfast, in their Final Group B match.

Marian, from Dublin, won a tightly contested Group A ahead of Dublin’s Glenalbyn and Belfast’s Clonard. Group B was a four team Group with winners Cathal Brugha and runners-up North Dublin qualifying for the Semi-Finals ahead of Claremorris and Grads. Group C saw two runaway wins for St. Vincent’s of Glasnevin in Dublin, qualifying ahead of Belfast’s Setanta and Galway’s Corrib.

The Knockout Rounds showed Cathal Brugha to be well-deserving victors with a 14-5 defeat of Marian in the Semi-Finals and an 11-2 triumph in the Final versus North Dublin. North Dublin had knocked out St. Vincent’s 7-5 in an all-Northside Dublin match in the other Semi-Final.

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May 26, 2021

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
St. Vincent’s (C)	10	10	0	0	176	69	30
Tribes	10	6	0	4	90	91	18
Donegall Diamonds	10	5	0	5	107	112	15
Cathal Brugha #	10	5	0	5	85	71	15
Trinity	10	2	0	8	79	143	6
Glenalbyn (R)	10	2	0	8	74	125	6

[References: 2

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
St. Vincent’s B	14	14	0	0	235	61	42
Trinity	14	8	1	5	102	108	25
Diamonds A	14	7	3	4	155	120	24
Tribes	14	7	1	6	129	109	22
Clontarf	14	7	1	6	96	94	22
St. Vincent’s A	14	4	0	10	114	153	12
Cathal Brugha #	13	4	2	7	93	93	10
Diamonds B #	13	0	0	13	33	219	-4

[References: 3]

IWP WNL D1 2018-19	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
St. Vincent’s (C)	12	12	0	0	187	67	36
Clontarf	12	9	0	3	112	84	27
Cathal Brugha	11	7	0	4	93	74	21
Trinity	12	5	0	7	95	101	15
Diamonds B	11	4	0	7	80	107	12
Tribes (R)	12	3	0	9	73	134	9
Diamonds A (R)	11	1	0	11	62	135	3

[References: 4]

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
St. Vincent’s	9	8	0	1	133	56	24
Cathal Brugha	9	5	1	3	89	85	16
Clontarf	6	4	0	2	47	39	12
Trinity	8	3	1	4	55	69	10
Diamonds	10	0	0	10	59	134	0

Ireland Water Polo Women’s National League Division 1 Table 2019-20 [Ref: 5]

Points System: 3 Pts Win / 1 Pt Draw / 0 Pts Loss / -4 Pts Forfeit #

Tie-Breaker: head-to-head aggregate score over two matches. (C) Champions (R) Relegated to Division 2.

St. Vincent’s of Glasnevin, Dublin, were the dominant team in Irish Women’s Water Polo from 2016-17 to 2018-19, winning all their league matches every year, indeed their B team, promoted at the end of 2016-17 from Division 2 proved even more formidable than their A team, having won all matches in Division 2 in 2016-17 they proceeded to win all their games in Division 1 in 2017-18, including their A team, defending Champions, twice. With the teams shuffled around for 2018-19 and one of the St. Vincent’s teams back in Division 2, they again won all games that year.

St. Vincent’s were finally defeated in 2019-20, in their fifth game of the season, 9-10 by Clontarf, although held an advantage over Clontarf of a 9-0-1 Wins-Draws-Losses Record to Clontarf’s 4-0-2 Record when the League was cancelled due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic government restrictions. The winning streak lasted 40 games over 3 and a third years, including the B teams’ dominance of 2017-18, although technically they were separate teams, albeit from the same club.

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2014) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

[2] Ireland Water Polo (2017) National League Tables 2016/17 [Internet] Available from http://www.waterpolo.ie/national-league-tables.html [Accessed 18 April 2017]

[3] Ireland Water Polo – Wayback Machine (2015) National League Tables 2017/18 [Internet] Availabble from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180918095423/http://www.waterpolo.ie/national-league-tables-2017-18.html [Accessed 18 September 2018]

[4] Ireland Water Polo (2019) National League Tables 2018/19 [Internet] Available from http://www.waterpolo.ie/national-league-tables.html [Accessed 8 May 2019]

[5] Ireland Water Polo (2020) National League Tables 2019/20 [Internet] Available from: http://www.waterpolo.ie/national-league-tables.html [Accessed 28 April 2020]

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	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
St. Vincent’s B	14	14	0	0	235	61	42
Trinity	14	8	1	5	102	108	25
Diamonds A	14	7	3	4	155	120	24
Tribes	14	7	1	6	129	109	22
Clontarf	14	7	1	6	96	94	22
St. Vincent’s A	14	4	0	10	114	153	12
Cathal Brugha #	13	4	2	7	93	93	10
Diamonds B #	13	0	0	13	33	219	-4

[References: 2]

Points System: 3 Pts Win / 1 Pt Draw / 0 Pts Loss / -4 Pts Forfeit #

Tie-Breaker: head-to-head aggregate score over two matches.

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
16.09.2017	Tribes	4	Diamonds B	0 #
17.09.2017	Trinity	9	Diamonds A	16
17.09.2017	St. Vincent’s B	20	St. Vincent’s A	2
	Week 3
30.09.2017	Cathal Brugha	p	Tribes	p
30.09.2017	Diamonds B	2	St. Vincent’s B	26
30.09.2017	Diamonds A	13	St. Vincent’s A	8
	Week 4
07.10.2017	Tribes	4	Trinity	6
	Week 6
29.10.2017	Clontarf	3	Cathal Brugha	13
29.10.2017	St. Vincent’s B	13	Trinity	3
29.10.2017	St. Vincent’s A	5	Tribes	12
	Week 7
04.11.2017	Diamonds A	22	Diamonds B	1
04.11.2017	Tribes	10	Clontarf	9
04.11.2017	Corrib	15	St. Vincent’s	15
	Week 8
25.11.2017	Trinity	12	St. Vincent’s A	6
25.11.2017	Cathal Brugha	5	St. Vincent’s B	13
26.11.2017	St. Vincent’s A	17	Diamonds B	3
26.11.2017	Trinity	7	Cathal Brugha	6
26.11.2017	Clontarf	5	St. Vincent’s B	12
	Week 9
02.12.2017	St. Vincent’s B	20	Tribes	8
02.12.2017	Clontarf	8	Trinity	3
	Week 10
09.12.2017	Trinity	15	Diamonds B	2
09.12.2017	St. Vincent’s B	19	Diamonds A	5
09.12.2017	Cathal Brugha	11	St. Vincent’s A	8
	Week 11
16.12.2017	Tribes	12	Diamonds A	12
	Week 12
06.01.2018	Diamonds A	12	Tribes	9
06.01.2018	Cathal Brugha	5	Trinity	6
06.01.2018	Diamonds B	0	Tribes	19
07.01.2018	St. Vincent’s A	10	Clontarf	8
	Week 13
13.01.2018	Diamonds B	6	St. Vincent’s A	14
13.01.2018	Tribes	8	Cathal Brugha	7
	Week 14
20.01.2018	Tribes	16	St. Vincent’s A	6
	Week 16
03.02.2018	Cathal Brugha	6	Diamonds A	5
04.02.2018	Diamonds A	10	Clontarf	5
04.02.2018	Diamonds B	3	Clontarf	11
	Week 17
17.02.2018	Diamonds A	4	St. Vincent’s B	12
	Week 18
24.02.2018	Cathal Brugha	8	Tribes	9
	Week 19
03.03.2018	Diamonds A	p	Trinity	p
03.03.2018	Cathal Brugha	p	Diamonds B	p
04.03.2018	Trinity	p	Clontarf	p
04.03.2018	St. Vincent’s B	p	Cathal Brugha	p
	Week 20
10.03.2018	Clontarf	6	Diamonds A	5
10.03.2018	St. Vincent’s A	7	Trinity	9
	Week 21
18.03.2018	St. Vincent’s B	8	Clontarf	2
18.03.2018	Trinity	4	Tribes	3
18.03.2018	St. Vincent’s A	4	Cathal Brugha	0 #
	Week 22
24.03.2018	St. Vincent’s B	25	Diamonds B	3
24.03.2018	St. Vincent’s A	8	St. Vincent’s B	22
25.03.2018	St. Vincent’s A	12	Diamonds A	13
25.03.2018	Trinity	1	St. Vincent’s B	19
25.03.2019	Clontarf	15	Diamonds B	1
	Week 23
27.03.2018	Trinity	2	Clontarf	5
	Week 24
07.04.2018	Diamonds A	p	Cathal Brugha	p
07.04.2018	Tribes	10	St. Vincent’s B	14
	Week 25
14.04.2018	Clontarf	8	St. Vincent’s A	7
14.04.2018	Diamonds A	9	Trinity	9
15.04.2018	Diamonds B	4	Cathal Brugha	15
	Week 26
20.04.2018	St. Vincent’s B	12	Cathal Brugha	3

[References: 2]

St. Vincent’s B were deserving winners of the Ireland Water Polo Women’s National League Division 1 having won all 14 games for a total of 42 points. Trinity finished second with 25 points and Diamonds A from Belfast third on 24 points. In mid-table were Tribes from Galway and Dublin’s Clontarf on 22 points each while St. Vincent’s A finished on 12 points and Cathal Brugha from Belfast on 10. Having forfeited one match and lost all others Diamonds B finished bottom on minus four points.

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2017) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

[2] Ireland Water Polo – Wayback Machine (2015) National League Tables 2017/18 [Internet] Availabble from: http://web.archive.org/web/20180918095423/http://www.waterpolo.ie/national-league-tables-2017-18.html [Accessed 18 September 2018]

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IWPA NLD1 Women 2008-09	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Cathal Brugha	5	5	0	0	50	26	15
Half Moon	6	5	0	1	65	46	15
St. Vincent’s	5	3	0	2	41	43	9
Donegall Diamonds	7	4	0	3	51	73	12
Glenalbyn	7	0	0	7	40	59	0

[References: 2]

Note: Table as at 14th December 2008

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1
04.10.2008	Cathal Brugha	8	Donegall Diamonds	6
04.10.2008	Half Moon	11	Glenalbyn	10
	Week 2
11.10.2008	Glenalbyn	7	Donegall Diamonds	8
12.10,2008	St. Vincent’s	7	Cathal Brugha	8
	Week 3
19.10.2008	Glenalbyn	3	St. Vincent’s	8
	Week 4
01.11.2008	Donegall Diamonds	3	Half Moon	18
01.11.2008	Cathal Brugha	7	Glenalbyn	2
02.11.2008	Half Moon	6	St. Vincent’s	7
	Week 5
15.11.2008	Donegall Diamonds	6	Cathal Brugha	17
16.11.2008	Glenalbyn	8	Half Moon	10
	Week 6
22.11.2008	Half Moon	5	Cathal Brugha	10
22.11.2008	St. Vincent’s	8	Donegall Diamonds	16
	Week 7
06.12.2008	Donegall Diamonds	4	Glenalbyn	0
	Week 8
14.12.2008	St. Vincent’s	11	Glenalbyn	10
14.12.2008	Half Moon	15	Donegall Diamonds	8

[References: 2]

At the Halfway Stage in the Irish Water Polo Association National League Division 1 Women in 2008-09 Cathal Brugha from Belfast were out in front with a maximum 15 points from 5 games. Half Moon from Sandymount in Dublin were second, also on 15 points but having played a game more, a 6-7 loss to St. Vincent’s (Glasnevin, Dublin) who were third with 9 points from 5 games, two losses coming against Cathal Brugha and Donegall Diamonds, another Belfast team. Donegall Diamonds had 12 points from 7 matches, with losses to Cathal Brugha (twice) and Half Moon meaning they were in need of other results going their way to have a chance of winning the title. Glenalbyn had lost all seven matches.

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2014) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

[2] Ireland Water Polo | Wayback Machine (2009) Irish Water Polo Association Website: Results and Tables [National League Division 1 Men 2008-09] [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20090207212007/http://irelandwaterpolo.com/wnld10809.htm [Accessed 27 March 2017]

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Clontarf Europad U20 1991	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group 1
North Dublin (QF)	1	1	0	0	3	1	3
St. Vincent’s (PO)	1	0	0	1	1	3	0
Group 2
Guinness (QF)	2	2	0	0	8	5	6
Clontarf (QF)	2	1	0	1	12	4	3
Cathal Brugha (P)	2	0	0	2	2	13	0
Group 3
Half Moon (QF)	1	1	0	0	3	0	3
Sandycove (PO)	1	0	0	1	0	3	0
Group 4
Clonard (QF)	2	2	0	0	13	5	6
Clondalkin Alligators (QF)	2	1	0	1	8	14	3
Glenalbyn (P)	2	0	0	2	6	8	0

[References: compiled from Results in 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoff		Group 1 & 3 Losers
05.01.1991	St. Vincent’s	3	Sandycove	1
	Placed Semi-Finals
06.01.1991	Cathal Brugha	10	Clontarf B	4
06.01.1991	Glenalbyn	6	Sandycove	4
	Placed Final
06.01.1991	Glenalbyn	11	Cathal Brugha	5
	Premier Quarter-Finals
06.01.1991	Clonard	7	Guinness	6
06.01.1991	Clontarf	6	Clondalkin Alligators	0
06.01.1991	Half Moon	3	St. Vincent’s	2
06.01.1991	North Dublin	15	Clontarf B	1
	Premier Semi-Finals
06.01.1991	North Dublin	4	Clonard	1
06.01.1991	Clontarf	6	Half Moon	5
	Premier Final
06.01.1991	Clontarf	5	North Dublin	4

[References: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Group 1
05.01.1991	North Dublin	3	St. Vincent’s	1
	Group 2
05.01.1991	Clontarf	3	Guinness	4
05.01.1991	Clontarf	9	Cathal Brugha	0
05.01.1991	Guinness	4	Cathal Brugha	2
	Group 3
05.01.1991	Sandycove	0	Half Moon	3
	Group 4
05.01.1991	Glenalbyn	4	Clondalkin Alligators	5
05.01.1991	Clonard	10	Clondalkin Alligators	3
05.01.1991	Glenalbyn	2	Clonard	3

[References: 2]

In the Clontarf Europad U20 Water Polo Tournament held in St. Vincent’s, Glasnevin from the 5th-6th of January 1991, the hosts emerged victorious 5-4 versus North Dublin in Sudden Death Extra Time. Clontarf had a slow start, losing their opening game 3-4 to Guinness before overpowering Belfast team Cathal Brugha 9-0 to reach the Quarter-Finals where they proceeded to defeat Clondalkin Alligators 6-0 and then Half Moon 6-5 in the Semi-Finals. The Placed Final saw an 11-5 victory for Glenalbyn versus Cathal Brugha.

Premier Final: Clontarf 5 (E Bourke 2, N Kennelly 2, G Cleary) North Dublin 4 (D Wilks 3, P Morris)

[1] Ireland Water Polo (2014) Ireland Water Polo Logo [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ireland-water-polo.png [Accessed 21 February 2017]

[2] Anon. (1991) “Water Polo” Belfast Telegraph. Monday, January 7 pg. 24-25 [Past Copies of the Belfast Telegraph are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ [This article last accessed 17 July 2020]

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Cathal Brugha

Claremorris

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