0 ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Con ferences ▁were ▁re - inst ated ▁with ▁the ▁Le in ster , ▁Mun ster ▁and ▁Ul ster ▁Con ferences . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁teams ▁competed ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁Conference ▁Champions ▁were : ▁▁ ▁Ul ster ▁– ▁B ally nah inch ▁Rab bit oh s ▁ ▁Le in ster ▁– ▁Dublin ▁City ▁Ex iles ▁ ▁Mun ster ▁– ▁Tre aty ▁City ▁Tit ans ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁format ▁of ▁provincial ▁compet itions ▁has ▁run ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁remains ▁in ▁place ▁. ▁ ▁Flag ▁ ▁The ▁Irish ▁rugby ▁league ▁team ▁draw s ▁its ▁players ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁Island ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Rugby ▁League ▁World ▁Cup , ▁the ▁Ireland ▁team ▁entered ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁their ▁matches ▁with ▁the ▁Four ▁Provin ces ▁Flag ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Compet itions ▁ ▁Irish ▁National ▁Team ▁ ▁The ▁Ireland ▁national ▁rugby ▁league ▁team , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Wolf h ounds , ▁represents ▁Ireland ▁in ▁rugby ▁league ▁football . ▁The ▁team ▁is ▁organ ised ▁by ▁Rugby ▁League ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁The ▁representative ▁team ▁is ▁domin ated ▁by ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁Super ▁League ▁and ▁sometimes ▁includes ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁Austral as ian ▁National ▁Rugby ▁League . ▁Ireland ▁is ▁also ▁represented ▁by ▁Ireland ▁A , ▁an ▁amateur ▁side ▁which ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁domestic ▁Irish ▁competition . ▁ ▁Since ▁Ireland ▁began ▁compet ing ▁in ▁international ▁rugby ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ,