Connacht Schools Rugby Senior Cup

Connacht Schools Senior Cup
Sport Rugby Union
Founded 1913
No. of teams 8 (season 2016–17)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Colaiste Iognaid "The Jes" (2017)
Most titles Garbally College
45

History


The Connacht School's Rugby Senior Cup is an annual rugby union competition for Secondary Schools affiliated to the Connacht Rugby Branch of the IRFU. Boys, usually of seventeen or eighteen years of age, compete for the Cup with rival schools from within the province of Connacht. The competition was first held in 1913, with Garbally College, Ballinasloe the first Champions..

The first round matches are typically played towards the end of January, with the final being played in the Galway Sportsgrounds the week before Saint Patrick's Day.

Historically Garbally College have been the most successful school in the competition lifting the cup 45 times, while Coláiste Iognáid have been the most successful team since the turn of the millennium winning eight titles in years 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016 and 2017.

The current holders (2017) are Coláiste Iognáid from Galway who beat Summerhill College, Sligo by 13-7 on 15 March 2017 in the Galway Sportsgrounds.

Performance by school

School Outright Titles Shared Titles Runners-Up Total Finals Last Title
Garbally College, Ballinasloe 45 6 51 2015
Coláiste Iognáid, Galway (The Jes) 14 1 15 2017
St. Josephs College, Galway (The Bish) 12 1 2 15 1994
Sligo Grammar School 10 10 20 2014
Marist College, Athlone 3 2 5 2013
Ranelagh College, Athlone 2 2 1923
Galway Grammar School 1 1 1941
Collegians 1 1 2 1951
St Sarans College, Ferbane 1 2 3 2004
Wilsons Hospital 1 1 1966
Clifden Community School 1 1 1975
Summerhill College, Sligo 2 2 n/a
Portumna Community School 1 1 n/a

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Other Competitions

Senior League

From 2014-15 onward the league competition winner is determined as the team finishing top after all rounds are completed.

Senior Development Cup

Senior City Cup

Senior and Junior Cup Doubles

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mackenzie, Linley (10 March 2011). "Coláiste Iognáid grab their sixth title". The Irish Times.
  2. ↑ "Coopers star as Marist College claim title". The Irish Examiner. 15 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Back-to-back titles for balanced Marist". Irish Independent. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sligo’s late rally secures cup glory in Connacht". Irish Examiner. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Keller the hero as Garbally take title Garbally College 19 Summerhill College 18 Connacht Schools Snr Cup final". Irish Independent. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Masterful Simon Keller boots Garbally College to 45th title". Irish Examiner. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Linley, MacKenzie (16 March 2016). "Jes win Connacht Schools Rugby Cup". Galway Advertiser.
  8. ↑ "Codyre holds nerve to take glory for Jes". Irish Independent. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Coláiste Iognáid Win Top Oil Senior Cup - Connacht Rugby". Connacht Rugby. 15 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Small, Daragh. "Moment of brilliance the difference as Coláiste Iognáid claim back-to-back Connacht Senior Cups". The42. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "SG Rugby - Season 2015/2016". Sligo Grammar School Website.
  12. ↑ Ward, Tony. "2015/16 Connacht School-by-school guide". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "League Table - Connacht Rugby". Connacht Rugby. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  14. ↑ "Rugby League Cup Winners | Sligo Grammar School". Sligo Grammar School. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
  15. ↑ "Top Oil Senior Development Final 14/15 - Connacht Rugby". Connacht Rugby. 27 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin Win Top Oil Senior Dev Cup in Thriller - Connacht Rugby". Connacht Rugby. 27 April 2016.

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