Munster Senior Cup (rugby union)

The Munster Senior Cup is a rugby union competition for the senior clubs affiliated to the Munster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union.

The winners compete with the other three provincial cup winners for the All-Ireland Cup.

Top Winners

	Team	Winner	Winning Years
1	Garryowen	39	1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1932, 1934, 1940, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2012, 2018
2	Cork Constitution	30	1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1922, 1923, 1929, 1933, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1957, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1989, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
3	Shannon	19	1960, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
4	UCC	18	1887, 1888, 1897, 1900, 1901, 1912, 1913, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1963, 1976, 1981
5	Young Munster	7	1928, 1930, 1938, 1980, 1984, 1990, 2010
6	Dolphin	6	1921, 1931, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1956
7	Bohemians	4	1927, 1958, 1959, 1962
8	Sunday's Well	3	1949, 1953, 1994
9	Highfield	2	1966, 1968
10	Bandon	1	1886
	Bruff	1	2011

List of Winners

1880s

1885–86 Bandon beat Garryowen
1886–87 Queens College beat Limerick County
1887–88 Queens College beat Garryowen
1888–89 Garryowen beat Limerick County

1890s

1890 Garryowen beat Queens College
1891 Garryowen
1892 Garryowen beat Queens College
1893 Garryowen beat Cork
1894 Garryowen
1895 Garryowen beat Cork
1896 Garryowen beat Cork
1897 Queens College beat Garryowen
1898 Garryowen beat Rockwell College
1899 Garryowen beat Queens College 10-3

1900s

1900 Queens College
1901 Queens College
1902 Garryowen
1903 Garryowen beat Queens College
1904 Garryowen
1905 Cork Constitution beat Queens College
1906 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen Football Club
1907 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen Football Club
1908 Garryowen beat Rockwell College
1909 Garryowen

1910s

1910 Cork Constitution
1911 Garryowen beat Landsdowne
1912 UCC beat Garryowen
1913 UCC beat Garryowen
1914 Garryowen beat UCC
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

1950s

1949–50 UCC beat Garryowen
1950–51 UCC beat Dolphin
1951–52 Garryowen beat UCC
1952–53 Sundays Well beat Garryowen
1953–54 Garryowen beat Sundays Well
1954–55 UCC beat Old Crescent
1955–56 Dolphin beat Sundays Well
1956–57 Cork Constitution
1957–58 Bohemians R.F.C. beat Highfield
1958–59 Bohemians R.F.C. beat Shannon

1960s

1959–60 Shannon beat UCC 8–8, 6–3 (replay)
1960–61 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen
1961–62 Bohemians R.F.C. beat Old Crescent
1962–63 UCC beat Sundays Well
1963–64 Cork Constitution beat Young Munster
1964–65 Cork Constitution beat Sundays Well
1965–66 Highfield beat UCC
1966–67 Cork Constitution beat Highfield
1967–68 Highfield beat Cork Constitution
1968–69 Garryowen beat Sundays Well

1970s

1969–70 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen
1970–71 Garryowen beat Young Munster
1971–72 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen
1972–73 Cork Constitution beat Dolphin
1973–74 Garryowen beat Shannon
1974–75 Garryowen beat Cork Constitution
1975–76 UCC beat Dolphin
1976–77 Shannon beat Garryowen
1977–78 Shannon beat Garryowen
1978–79 Garryowen beat Young Munster

1980s

1979–80 Young Munster beat Bohemians
1980–81 UCC beat Shannon
1981–82 Shannon beat Young Munster
1982–83 Cork Constitution beat Shannon
1983–84 Young Munster beat Waterpark
1984–85 Cork Constitution beat Shannon
1985–86 Shannon beat Garryowen
1986–87 Shannon beat Highfield
1987–88 Shannon beat Garryowen
1988–89 Cork Constitution beat shannon

1990s

1989–90 Young Munster beat UCC
1990–91 Shannon beat Young Munster
1991–92 Shannon beat Young Munster
1992–93 Garryowen beat Young Munster
1993–94 Sundays Well beat Young Munster
1994–95 Garryowen beat Young Munster
1995–96 Shannon beat Cork Constitution
1996–97 Garryowen beat Young Munster
1997–98 Shannon beat Young Munster
1998–99 Garryowen beat Cork Constitution

2000s

1999–2000 Shannon beat Young Munster
2000–01 Shannon beat Young Munster
2001–02 Shannon beat Young Munster
2002–03 Shannon beat Midleton
2003–04 Shannon beat Garryowen
2004–05 Shannon beat Garryowen
2005–06 Shannon beat Dolphin
2006–07 Garryowen beat Cork Constitution
2007–08 Shannon beat Highfield 12–6
2008–09 Cork Constitution beat Old Crescent

2010s

2009–10 Young Munster beat UCC 22–13
2010–11 Bruff beat Garryowen 23–19
2011–12 Garryowen beat Bruff 19–9
2012–13 Cork Constitution beat UL-Bohemians 15–14
2013–14^[1] Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 9–6
2014–15^[2] Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 26–22
2015–16^[3]^[4] Cork Constitution beat Young Munster 14–7
2016–17^[5]^[6]^[7] Cork Constitution beat Young Munster 14–0
2017–18^[8] Garryowen beat UL Bohemian 18–3
2018–19^[9]Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 26–23
2019–20^[10] Cork Constitution beat Young Munster 24–17

External sources

The Carling Story of Munster Rugby by Charlie Mulqueen

References

^ "So close as mighty Quinn kicks Con to 25th crown". Irish Examiner. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^ Munster Rugby
^ Munster Rugby
^ "Brian Hickey hails Cork Con's trophy double after Munster Senior Cup win". Irish Examiner. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
^ Munster Rugby
^ Limerick Leader
^ "Brian Hickey hails heroic defence as Cork Con claim 28th cup win". Irish Examiner. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ Irish Examiner
^ "Cork Constitution 26 Garryowen 23". Irish Examiner. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
^ "Report | Cork Con Secure 30th Munster Senior Challenge Cup Title". Munster Rugby. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[1] "So close as mighty Quinn kicks Con to 25th crown". Irish Examiner. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

[2] Munster Rugby

[3] Munster Rugby

[4] "Brian Hickey hails Cork Con's trophy double after Munster Senior Cup win". Irish Examiner. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

[5] Munster Rugby

[6] Limerick Leader

[7] "Brian Hickey hails heroic defence as Cork Con claim 28th cup win". Irish Examiner. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[8] Irish Examiner

[9] "Cork Constitution 26 Garryowen 23". Irish Examiner. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

[10] "Report | Cork Con Secure 30th Munster Senior Challenge Cup Title". Munster Rugby. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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