- Treaty City Titans
Treaty City Titans are a
rugby league team based inLimerick City ,Ireland . They were one of the founding members of theMunster League before it merged with theLeinster League (along with clubs fromUlster andConnacht ) to form theElite League in 2006.History
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 Crusaders 24-10 in theGrand 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 the2008 Rugby League World Cup , three Titans players: 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 IrishSuper League Europe players.The new 2008 season for the Elite League is expected to start late in May.
quad
This is the squad used in the Elite League Grand Final in August 2007.
* Alan McNamara
* Barry Sheehan
* Mike Brodie
* Gavin Thompson
* Keith Ellis
*Billy Treacy
* Declan Foy
* Brendan Guilfoyle
* Declan Nash
* Mark O’Neill
* Mark Hanrahan
* Lemaki Vaipulu
* Kevin O’Riordan
* Dermot Waters
* Jack Coffey
* Dave August
* Hein Havenga
* Eugene Hanrahan
* Brian O’Leary
* Darragh JonesExternal links
* [http://www.treatycitytitans.com/default.htm Official Website]
* [http://www.rli.ie/news/article.php?Id=0152 Grand Final 2007 Match Report]
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