Treaty City Titans
Encyclopedia
Treaty City Titans are an Irish
semi-professional
rugby league
team based in Limerick City, Ireland
. They play in the Munster Conference of the Irish Elite League
. They play their matches at Tom Clifford Park.
24-10 in the Grand Final
.
In the 2007 season they became champions again. Out of the ten matches played they won eight and drew only twice, both to the Carlow Crusaders. The first match in June, finished at 22 points each and the in August they drew 0-0. In a repeat to last season, the Grand Final was between the Titans and the Crusaders. The Titans won 38-22 at the Old Crescent R.F.C.
In July 2007 the Sky Sports
programme Boots'N'All visited Limerick to record a piece on Rugby League in Ireland. The Titans played a friendly match with their "A" team to allow footage to be recorded.
In November, for the Ireland Wolfhounds
important match over Russia
, to allow entry into the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
, three Titans players: Michael "Mike" Brodie
, Billy Treacy
and Kevin O'Riordan
, were selected in the team. They eventually won 58-18 and clinched a place in the World Cup. The same players are expected to feature in that tournament alongside Irish Super League Europe players.
The side won the 2009 Irish Elite League
.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
semi-professional
Semi-professional
A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the athlete not a full professional...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team based in Limerick City, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. They play in the Munster Conference of the Irish Elite League
Irish Elite League
The Irish Elite League or the Carnegie League as it is known by its sponsorship name is a rugby league competition for teams in the Republic of Ireland...
. They play their matches at Tom Clifford Park.
Elite League Seasons
It was in the first season that they won the Elite League winning all of their main eight games along with beating the Carlow CrusadersCarlow Crusaders
The Carlow Crusaders are a rugby league team based in Carlow, Ireland. They play in the Irish Elite League. They play home games at Oak Park, Carlow. The Crusaders are forced to play most of their games in Cill Dara RFC, Kildare as Oak Park is owned & used by Carlow RFC.-Famous players:* Ross...
24-10 in the Grand Final
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
.
In the 2007 season they became champions again. Out of the ten matches played they won eight and drew only twice, both to the Carlow Crusaders. The first match in June, finished at 22 points each and the in August they drew 0-0. In a repeat to last season, the Grand Final was between the Titans and the Crusaders. The Titans won 38-22 at the Old Crescent R.F.C.
In July 2007 the Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
programme Boots'N'All visited Limerick to record a piece on Rugby League in Ireland. The Titans played a friendly match with their "A" team to allow footage to be recorded.
In November, for the Ireland Wolfhounds
Ireland national rugby league team
The Ireland national rugby league team, known as the Wolfhounds, represent the island of Ireland in rugby league football. The team is organized by Rugby League Ireland and are accredited as an affiliate member of the Rugby League International Federation...
important match over Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, to allow entry into the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
, three Titans players: Michael "Mike" Brodie
Michael Brodie (rugby league)
Michael "Mike" Brodie born in Ireland is rugby league footballer for the Treaty City Titans in the Irish Elite League. He is an Irish international.-External links:**...
, Billy Treacy
Billy Treacy
Billy Treacy born in Ireland is rugby league player for the Treaty City Titans in the Irish Elite League. He is an Irish international.He has been named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.-External links:***...
and Kevin O'Riordan
Kevin O'Riordan
Kevin O'Riordan born in Ireland is rugby league player for the Treaty City Titans in the Irish Elite League. He is an Irish international.-External links:**...
, were selected in the team. They eventually won 58-18 and clinched a place in the World Cup. The same players are expected to feature in that tournament alongside Irish Super League Europe players.
The side won the 2009 Irish Elite League
Irish Elite League
The Irish Elite League or the Carnegie League as it is known by its sponsorship name is a rugby league competition for teams in the Republic of Ireland...
.