The season structure for the Men’s Energia All-Ireland League has been confirmed by the IRFU for the 2025/26 season.
IRFU have announced the men’s Energia AIL competition season plan for the 2025/26 season.
As with any season plan the November internationals, Six Nations clashes and stadia availability all had to be taken into account when finalising the competitions dates for the season.
The wider season plan was also agreed at the most recent meeting of the IRFU Rugby Committee following the series of engagements and consultations with participating Clubs.
The Men’s Divisions of Energia AIL will start a week later than last season and will feature two ‘No Rugby Weekends’. These weekends are separate to reserve weekends in the calendar to allow players, coaches and volunteers to manage their time away from rugby. The first No Rugby Weekend will coincide with the men’s final Autumn Nations Series game, against South Africa on 22, November.
Terenure Fixtures:
Sat 27th Sept 2025 Vs. U.C.D. away
Sat 4th Oct 2025 Vs. Cork Constitution away
Fri 10th Oct Vs. Lansdowne away
Sat 25th Oct 2025 Vs. Nenagh Ormond home
Sat 1st Nov2025 Vs. Ballynahinch away
Sat 15th Nov 2025 Vs. St. Mary's College home
Sat 29th Nov 2025 Vs. Clontarf away
Sat 6th Dec 2025 Vs. Young Munster home
Sat 13th Dec 2025 Vs. Old Belvedere away
Sat 10th Jan 2026 Vs. Old Belvedere home
Sat 24th Jan 2026 Vs. Young Munster away
Sat 31st Jan 2026 Vs. Clontarf home
Sat 7th Feb 2026 Vs. St. Mary's College away
Sat 28th Feb 2026 Vs. Ballynahinch home
Sat 7th Mar 2026 Vs. Nenagh Ormond away
Sat 21st Mar 2026 Vs. Lansdowne home
Sat 28th Mar 2026 Vs. Cork Constitution home
Sat 4 Apr 2026 Vs. U.C.D home
Provision has also been made for the successful Club International Series, for the Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division players, to continue this season with the intention to play the fixture in March 2026.
The Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division will kick off on the weekend of 27, September, with 18 rounds of the competition ahead of the semi-final and playoff promotion/relegation rounds on the weekend of 18, April and the Energia AIL Final is set for the following weekend on the weekend of 25, April, in Aviva Stadium.
The semi-finals of the Energia Bateman Cup will be played on Sunday 9, November, with the final scheduled for the 3, January.
See all Energia AIL fixtures here
IRFU have announced the men’s Energia AIL competition season plan for the 2025/26 season.
As with any season plan the November internationals, Six Nations clashes and stadia availability all had to be taken into account when finalising the competitions dates for the season.
The wider season plan was also agreed at the most recent meeting of the IRFU Rugby Committee following the series of engagements and consultations with participating Clubs.
The Men’s Divisions of Energia AIL will start a week later than last season and will feature two ‘No Rugby Weekends’. These weekends are separate to reserve weekends in the calendar to allow players, coaches and volunteers to manage their time away from rugby. The first No Rugby Weekend will coincide with the men’s final Autumn Nations Series game, against South Africa on 22, November.
Terenure Fixtures:
Sat 27th Sept 2025 Vs. U.C.D. away
Sat 4th Oct 2025 Vs. Cork Constitution away
Fri 10th Oct Vs. Lansdowne away
Sat 25th Oct 2025 Vs. Nenagh Ormond home
Sat 1st Nov2025 Vs. Ballynahinch away
Sat 15th Nov 2025 Vs. St. Mary's College home
Sat 29th Nov 2025 Vs. Clontarf away
Sat 6th Dec 2025 Vs. Young Munster home
Sat 13th Dec 2025 Vs. Old Belvedere away
Sat 10th Jan 2026 Vs. Old Belvedere home
Sat 24th Jan 2026 Vs. Young Munster away
Sat 31st Jan 2026 Vs. Clontarf home
Sat 7th Feb 2026 Vs. St. Mary's College away
Sat 28th Feb 2026 Vs. Ballynahinch home
Sat 7th Mar 2026 Vs. Nenagh Ormond away
Sat 21st Mar 2026 Vs. Lansdowne home
Sat 28th Mar 2026 Vs. Cork Constitution home
Sat 4 Apr 2026 Vs. U.C.D home
Provision has also been made for the successful Club International Series, for the Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division players, to continue this season with the intention to play the fixture in March 2026.
The Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Division will kick off on the weekend of 27, September, with 18 rounds of the competition ahead of the semi-final and playoff promotion/relegation rounds on the weekend of 18, April and the Energia AIL Final is set for the following weekend on the weekend of 25, April, in Aviva Stadium.
The semi-finals of the Energia Bateman Cup will be played on Sunday 9, November, with the final scheduled for the 3, January.
See all Energia AIL fixtures here
