{{Short description, College rugby sport Student rugby is a collegiate version of

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. It is played throughout universities and institutes on the island of

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, as well as throughout Britain. Unlike most Irish university sports, collegiate club rugby is not administered by the

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or university athletic departments and is instead regulated by

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and club rec departments. Although full 15-a-side rugby union is clearly stressed in the leagues, the sevens variants can be routinely seen. Student rugby represents this first level competitiveness in the relatively small Irish system.

Overview

The colleges division systems are structured in 2 separate divisions, these are further split up into 4 smaller divisions, so that travelling for each team is kept to a minimum, e.g. Division 2 (North), Division 2 (East). The top two teams from each of these sub-divisions qualify for an all-Ireland cup to be promoted to Division 1 for the following season, the most recent of these was UUJ. Division 2 (North) is also the only cross-border league in the competition, with colleges from both the

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and

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College rugby pages

UU Rugby

Student Rugby