League Table
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Pos | Team |
---|---|
1 | Aberdour |
1 | Aer Lingus |
1 | Aer Lingus PM |
1 | Albania |
1 | Aldergrove Hawks |
1 | Algeria |
1 | Alphas (USA) |
1 | Altuna III - Mariezkurrena II |
1 | Antrim |
1 | Antrim |
1 | Argentina |
1 | Armagh |
1 | Artola - Aranguren |
1 | Ashbourne Giants B |
1 | Ashbourne Giants |
1 | Ashbourne Stags |
1 | Ashbourne Titans |
1 | Ashbourne Titans |
1 | Athlone RSC |
1 | Australia |
1 | Austria |
1 | Aviators |
1 | Ayr Burners (Sco) |
1 | Azzurri Santa Croce |
1 | BI Academy |
1 | Bahrain |
1 | Bailey Joe Allen Hall |
1 | Balbriggan VC |
1 | Ballina |
1 | Ballymun Patriots VC |
1 | Ballynahinch |
1 | Bandits |
1 | Bangladesh |
1 | Bangor Barracudas WPC |
1 | Bangor Buccaneers |
1 | Barcelona Dragons |
1 | Barrack St. |
1 | Barrack St. |
1 | Beat Around Debuchy |
1 | Beauly |
1 | Belfast |
1 | Belfast Blitzers |
1 | Belfast Buccaneers |
1 | Belfast Giants |
1 | Belfast NorthStars |
1 | Belfast Spartans |
1 | Belgium |
1 | Benetton Rugby |
1 | Berlin Thunder |
1 | Bianchi Santo Spirito |
1 | Blazers |
1 | Blues |
1 | Bolivia |
1 | Borris-Ileagh |
1 | Brazil |
1 | Bruckless |
1 | Brunei |
1 | Bulgaria |
1 | Burnaby Lakers |
1 | Caberfeidh |
1 | Campbell College Belfast |
1 | Campbell College Belfast |
1 | Canada |
1 | Canada |
1 | Cardiff Rugby |
1 | Carlow |
1 | Carlow |
1 | Carrick Crows 1 |
1 | Carrick Crows 2 |
1 | Carrickfergus Cougars |
1 | Cathal Brugha |
1 | Cathal Brugha |
1 | Cathal Brugha |
1 | Cathal Brugha B |
1 | Cell C Sharks |
1 | Chile |
1 | Clara |
1 | Clare |
1 | Claremorris |
1 | Clashmore |
1 | Clonard |
1 | Clonard WPC |
1 | Clonard WPC B |
1 | Clontarf |
1 | Clontarf SC |
1 | Coleraine Chieftains |
1 | Cologne Centurions |
1 | Colombia |
1 | Comets Baseball |
1 | Connacht Rugby |
1 | Conquerors |
1 | Coquitlam Adanacs |
1 | Cork |
1 | Cork |
1 | Cork Constitution |
1 | Cork Cosmos |
1 | Corrib |
1 | Corrib WPC |
1 | Corrib WPC B |
1 | Corrib WPC Barbarians |
1 | Cory in the House FC |
1 | Costa Rica |
1 | Craigavon Aztecs U21 |
1 | Craigavon Aztecs U21 |
1 | Craigavon Cowboys |
1 | Cuchulainn Hurling Club |
1 | Cyprus |
1 | Czechoslovakia |
1 | Céide Lámh Dhearg |
1 | Cú Chulainn WPC |
1 | Cú Chulainn WPC B |
1 | DCU |
1 | DCU / Vikings |
1 | DHL Stormers |
1 | DVC Abu |
1 | DVC Bravo |
1 | Dalkey Devils |
1 | Denmark |
1 | Derry |
1 | Derrynoose |
1 | Diamonds WPC |
1 | Dicksboro |
1 | Down |
1 | Down |
1 | Dragons |
1 | Dragons Rouen (Fra) |
1 | Drogheda WPC |
1 | Drogheda WPC |
1 | Dublin |
1 | Dublin Celts |
1 | Dublin City Hurricanes |
1 | Dublin City Hurricanes B |
1 | Dublin City University |
1 | Dublin Spartans |
1 | Dublin Spartans B |
1 | Dublin Tornadoes |
1 | Dublin University |
1 | Dublin Volleyball Club |
1 | Dundalk IT Fireballs |
1 | Dynamo L Apero |
1 | East Germany |
1 | East Side Jets |
1 | Ecuador |
1 | Edinburgh Rugby |
1 | El Salvador |
1 | Elezkano II - Zabaleta |
1 | Emirates Lions |
1 | England |
1 | Enniskillen Blockbusters U21 |
1 | Enniskillen Blockbusters U21 |
1 | Exeter Softly FC |
1 | Ezkurdia - Ladis Galarza |
1 | Fanatical Dodgers |
1 | Fiji |
1 | Finland |
1 | Flames Blueus Reims (Fra) |
1 | Fort William |
1 | France |
1 | France |
1 | Frankfurt Galaxy |
1 | Galway |
1 | Galway |
1 | Galway PM |
1 | Gardians |
1 | Gardians |
1 | Garryowen |
1 | Generals |
1 | Glasgow Mid Argyll |
1 | Glasgow Warriors |
1 | Glenalbyn |
1 | Glenurquhart |
1 | Gothiques Amiens (Fra) |
1 | Grads |
1 | Great Britain |
1 | Greece |
1 | Green Isle All-Stars |
1 | Green Swifts Rockhill |
1 | Guatemala |
1 | Guinness |
1 | HC Dunarea Galati (Rom) |
1 | HC Progrym Gheorgheni (Rom) |
1 | HC Sportul Studentesc (Rom) |
1 | HC Steaua Bucharest (Rom) |
1 | HK ECE Celje (Slo) |
1 | HK Hidria Jesenice (Slo) |
1 | HK Slavija Junior (Bul) |
1 | HK Triglav (Slo) |
1 | HK True Celje (Slo) |
1 | HK Vojvodina (Ser) |
1 | Haiti |
1 | Half Moon |
1 | Hamburg Sea Devils |
1 | Honduras |
1 | Hong Kong |
1 | Hungary |
1 | IK Esbjerg (Den) |
1 | IK Herning (Den) |
1 | IMASA Sf. Gheorghe (Rom) |
1 | IT Carlow |
1 | IT Carlow PM |
1 | IT Sligo |
1 | Iceland |
1 | Idaho Horsemen |
1 | Inchicore College |
1 | India |
1 | Indonesia |
1 | Inter Bens Bike |
1 | Inveraray |
1 | Iran |
1 | Iraq |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland |
1 | Ireland Women |
1 | Iremany |
1 | Is Your Motherwell |
1 | Israel |
1 | It's about to get Messi |
1 | JK Brackens |
1 | Jaka - Martija |
1 | Jambi |
1 | James Stephens |
1 | Japan |
1 | Jordan |
1 | Jordanstown Jaguars |
1 | Jousters |
1 | KADCA (Badminton) |
1 | KHL Medveščak (Cro) |
1 | KHL Mladost (Bul) |
1 | KHL Zagreb (Cro) |
1 | Kamikazee |
1 | Kerry |
1 | Kildare |
1 | Kildare |
1 | Kilkenny |
1 | Kilkenny Spartans VC |
1 | Kilmallie |
1 | Kilmoganny |
1 | Kilruane MacDonaghs |
1 | Kingussie |
1 | Kinlochshiel |
1 | Kinsalebeg |
1 | Kinsalebeg |
1 | Kuwait |
1 | Kyles Athletic |
1 | Landsdowne |
1 | Laois |
1 | Laois |
1 | Larne Grammar School |
1 | Lebanon |
1 | Leinster Rugby |
1 | Leipzig Kings |
1 | Letterkenny |
1 | Letterkenny |
1 | Libya |
1 | Lifford |
1 | Limerick |
1 | Linemen |
1 | Lithuania |
1 | Lochaber |
1 | Loco Polo |
1 | Longford Smashers VC |
1 | Loughmore-Castleiney |
1 | Louth |
1 | Lovat |
1 | Luxembourg |
1 | Macau |
1 | Malaysia |
1 | Malta |
1 | Malta |
1 | Marian |
1 | Marian |
1 | Mariners Baseball |
1 | Mariners Baseball |
1 | Mariners Baseball B |
1 | Marlboro Shamrocks (Mass) |
1 | Maynooth University |
1 | Meath |
1 | Meath |
1 | Middletown Na Fianna |
1 | Milford A |
1 | Milford A |
1 | Milford B |
1 | Milford B |
1 | Moleicester City |
1 | Mooncoin |
1 | Morocco |
1 | Mullinavat |
1 | Munster Rugby |
1 | Naas Cobras |
1 | Nanaimo Native Sons |
1 | Naomh Moninne |
1 | Nauru |
1 | Nenagh Éire Óg |
1 | Nepal |
1 | Net Force Cork |
1 | Netherlands |
1 | New Collection |
1 | New St. |
1 | New Westminster Salmonacs |
1 | New Westminster Salmonbellies |
1 | New Zealand |
1 | New Zealand |
1 | Newcastle Senators (Eng) |
1 | Newtonmore |
1 | North Dublin |
1 | North Dublin |
1 | North Dublin |
1 | North Dublin Bones |
1 | North Dublin Skulls |
1 | North Korea |
1 | North Sumatra |
1 | Northern Ireland |
1 | Northern Ireland |
1 | Northern Ireland Men |
1 | Norway |
1 | Oban Camanachd |
1 | Oban Celtic |
1 | Obi 1 Kenobi 0 |
1 | Offaly |
1 | Olaizola II - Rezusta |
1 | Oman |
1 | Oregon High Desert Storm |
1 | Ospreys |
1 | Otters |
1 | PNE Indians |
1 | PR China |
1 | Panthers Wroclaw |
1 | Papua |
1 | Papua |
1 | Papua New Guinea |
1 | Paraguay |
1 | Peru |
1 | Peña II - Albisu |
1 | Pintmen FC |
1 | Poland FIFA |
1 | Port Coquitlam Saints |
1 | Portugal |
1 | Qatar |
1 | Red Rox Baseball |
1 | Red Rox Baseball |
1 | Republic of Ireland |
1 | Republic of Ireland |
1 | Republic of Ireland |
1 | Romania |
1 | Romania |
1 | Roscrea |
1 | Rossi Santa Maria Novella |
1 | SC Miercurea Ciuc (Rom) |
1 | SKHL Crvena Zvezda (Ser) |
1 | Sandycove SC |
1 | Santry Calypso |
1 | Santry Prem |
1 | Saudi Arabia |
1 | Scarlets |
1 | Scotland |
1 | Sea Lions |
1 | Sean Treacy’s Hurling Club |
1 | Setanta |
1 | Singapore |
1 | Skinny Jeans & thongs |
1 | Skye |
1 | Sligo City BC |
1 | Smack my Bilic Up |
1 | Snorting Lisbon |
1 | Sombrero Gaels |
1 | South Africa |
1 | South Fraser Stickmen |
1 | South Korea |
1 | South Sulawesi |
1 | South Sumatra |
1 | Spain |
1 | Spastic Hawks |
1 | Spirish Wildcats |
1 | St. Vincent's |
1 | St. Vincent's WPC |
1 | St. Vincent's WPC |
1 | St. Vincent's WPC B |
1 | Straight to Town |
1 | Strathglass |
1 | Stuttgart Surge |
1 | Surinam |
1 | Sweden |
1 | Switzerland |
1 | Syria |
1 | Taiwan |
1 | Taking the Mkhitaryan |
1 | Tallaght Rockets VC |
1 | Tallaght rockets VC |
1 | Terenure College |
1 | Thailand |
1 | The All Blacks |
1 | The Tribe 2.0 |
1 | The Warriors |
1 | Thurles Sarsfields |
1 | Tilburg Trappers (Ned) |
1 | Timova FC |
1 | Tipperary |
1 | Toomevara |
1 | Touraneena |
1 | Tri-City Rush |
1 | Tribes WPC |
1 | Trinidad & Tobago |
1 | Trinity College Dublin |
1 | Trinity College Dublin |
1 | Tristar A Castlederg |
1 | Tristar B Castlederg |
1 | Tristar Castlederg |
1 | Tunisia |
1 | Turkey |
1 | Twin Towns |
1 | Twin Towns A |
1 | Twin Towns B |
1 | UCC |
1 | UCD |
1 | UCD PM |
1 | UCDOFB & GKC |
1 | UL Cubs |
1 | UL Wolves |
1 | USSR |
1 | Ulster Rugby |
1 | United Arab Emirates FIFA |
1 | United States of America |
1 | United States of America FIFA |
1 | University College Cork |
1 | University College Cork (IRFU Rugby Union) |
1 | University College Dublin |
1 | University College Dublin |
1 | University College Dublin (IRFU Rugby Union) |
1 | University of Limerick |
1 | Urrutikoetxea - Imaz |
1 | Uruguay |
1 | Vancouver Pilsners |
1 | Venezuela |
1 | Verdi San Giovanni |
1 | Victoria Shamrocks |
1 | Victoria Shamrocks |
1 | Vodacom Bulls |
1 | Wales |
1 | Waterford |
1 | Wenatchee Valley Skyhawks |
1 | West Bondage Albion |
1 | West Germany |
1 | West St. |
1 | West Sulawesi |
1 | West Sulawesi |
1 | Westmeath |
1 | Wirral Wolves |
1 | Wolves of university street |
1 | Woolly Jumpers Carrick |
1 | Yakima Canines |
1 | Yemen AR |
1 | Yemen PDR |
1 | Young Munster |
1 | Yugoslavia |
1 | Zebre Parma |
Results and Fixtures
Gameweek Recaps
Gameweeks 1 (17 September 2022)
Drogheda opened the 2022-23 Swim Ireland Water Polo Women’s National League 2022-23 with a 3-4 loss to North Dublin in a low-scoring encounter at the National Aquatic Centre. [References: S1-S2]
Gameweek 2 (25 September 2022)
The following week the County Louth team won their match versus Tribes of Galway 14-10. [References: S1-S2]
Gameweeks 3 (15 October 2022)
Tribes like Drogheda before them followed up an opening match loss with a victory, this time the Galway team defeated Belfast’s Cathal Brugha 9-7 in Kingfisher, Galway.[References: S1-S2]
Gameweek 4 (29 October 2022)
Two weeks later at Lisnasharragh in Castlereagh, St. Vincent’s opened their campaign with an 11-7 victory over Cathal Brugha, and on the same day Tribes won their second game of the season 14-12 at home in Kingfisher Galway versus North Dublin. [References: S1-S2]
Gameweek 5 (12 November 2022)
North Dublin got their second win of the season at Lisnasharragh versus Cathal Brugha, the Belfast team sinking to their third consecutive loss of the season 3-7. [References: S1-S2]
Gameweek 6 (4 December 2022)
North Dublin went down 7-11 to Drogheda WPC at the National Aquatic Centre, lifting Driogheda above the Northsiders on six points. [References: S1-S2]
Gameweek 7 (11 December 2022)
North Dublin were outclassed by St. Vincent’s WPC, going down 2-15 as St. Vincent’s established a three point lead at the top of the table. [References: S1-S2]
Gameweek 8 (8 January 2023)
Cathal Brugha’s Women’s team picked up their first victory of the season, winning 9-5 versus North Dublin at the National Aquatic Centre. North Dublin remain on six points, alongside Drogheda WPC and Tribes WPC and three points behind leaders St. Vincent’s WPC, but have played seven games compared to the top three teams who have all played three. [References: S1-S2]
Gameweek 9 (29 January 2023)
St. Vincent’s won by 22-6 versus their nearest challengers Tribes WPC to gain their fourth victory in a row to start the season. Drogheda WPC moved up into second place with a 12-7 victory over last place Cathal Brugha, as the Louth side were still only three points behind the all-conquering Glasnevin team. [References: S1-S2]
Gameweek 10 (11 February 2023)
St. Vincent’s WPC again defeated Tribes WPC, this time 25-13 at NUIG Kingfisher in Galway to extend their lead over Drogheda WPC to six points. Drogheda had, however, a game in hand on the North Dubliners. [References: S1-S2]
About Swim Ireland Water Polo Women’s National League Division 1 2022-23
Following Diamonds relegation from the Women’s National League Division 1 after the 2021-22 season the top Division in Women’s Water Polo in Ireland consists of five teams for 2022-23: St. Vincent’s from Dublin City; North Dublin from the Co. Dublin Borough of Fingal; Cathal Brugha from Belfast in Ulster; Tribes from Galway in Connacht and Drogheda WPC from County Louth in Leinster. [References: S1-S2]
Map of Swim Ireland Water Polo Teams – Women’s National League Division 1 2022-23
Eirball’s Map of Ireland Water Polo Women’s National League Division 1 Teams 2022-23 [M-WP-WNLD1-2022-23]
[M-WP-WNLD1-2022-23] 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]
Photo of University College Dublin 50m Olympic Indoor Swimming Pool
[WP-I-1] Shutterstock / Photo Contributor: haireena (2021) Dublin, Ireland – Feb 2021: Selective focus view of the UV treated 50-metre Olympic indoor swimming pool at the student centre of University College Dublin (UCD). [Internet] Accessed from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/dublin-ireland-feb-2021-selective-focus-1919896562 [Accessed 17 January 2023]
REFERENCES
Scoreboard REFERENCES
[S-1] Swim Ireland Water Polo (2021) National Leagues: WNLD1 [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.ie/league/172822/ [Last Accessed 16 February 2023]
[S-2] Swim Ireland Water Polo (2021) Results [Internet] Available from: https://irelandwaterpolo.ie/results/ [Last Accessed 20 December 2022]
LOGO REFERENCES
[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-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-12] 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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