Connacht Schools Rugby Senior Cup

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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 first round matches are typically played towards the end of January, culminating in the final. The final is played in the Galway Sportsgrounds the week before Saint Patrick's Day and often attracts large crowds. The final has previously been broadcast on Setanta Sports Ireland, although this is not now the case.

Historically Garbally College, Ballinasloe have been the most successful school in the competition lifting the cup 44 times. They are followed by Colaiste Iognaid, Galway and St Josephs College, Galway (12 times), and Sligo Grammar School (9 times).

Colaiste Iognaid have been the most successful team since the turn of the millennium winning in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011.

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[edit] 2011 Competition

This years competition has reached the final stages. Defending champions Sligo Grammar School beat Rice College, Westport 38-0 in the first round (quarter final). In the Semi-Final they then faced Marist |College, Athlone winning through to the Final narrowly by 12 - 7.

In the other half of the draw former Schools Cup heavyweights Garbally College lost to last years beaten finalsts Colaiste Iognaid 0-19. The Jes then went on to beat comfortably Athenry Vocational School by 30-5 in the Semi-Final to advance to face Sligo Grammar on Wednesday 9 March 2011 at the home of Connacht Rugby the Galway Sportsgrounds.

Note: The format of the competition changed in 2010 from the format up to 2009. In 2009 every team played in the Senior Cup with the teams who lost their first game playing in the Development Cup. In 2011 12 Schools played in the Development Cup, with the two finalists qualifying for the 1/4 finals of the Senior Cup along with six other teams.

Round 1

  • Calasanctius Oranmore 9
  • Marist College 12
  • Rice College 0
  • Sligo Grammar 38
  • Athenry VS 22
  • Gallen CS 14
  • Colaiste Iognaid 19
  • Garbally College 0

Semi-Final

  • Marist College 7
  • Sligo Grammar 12
  • Athenry VS 5
  • Colaiste Iognaid 30

Final

[edit] 2011 Competition

Sligo Grammar School will be favorites for the 2011 competition. The 2010 Senior Champions won the Junior Cup in 2008 (beating Marist College, Athlone by 8 points to 5)

[edit] Performance by school

School Outright Titles Shared Titles Runners-Up Total Finals Last Title
Garbally College, Ballinasloe 44 3 47 2007
St. Josephs College, Galway (The Bish) 12 1 2 15 1994
Colaiste Iognaid, Galway. (The Jes) 12 1 13 2011
Sligo Grammar School 9 10 19 2010
Ranelagh College, Athlone 2 2 1923
Marist College, Athlone 1 2 3 1977
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

[edit] 1910s

[edit] 1920s

[edit] 1930s

[edit] 1940s

[edit] 1950s

[edit] 1960s

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[edit] 1980s

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 2000s

[edit] 2010s

[edit] Other Competitions

[edit] Senior League

[edit] Senior Development Cup

  • 2009-10 St Josephs College, Galway beat Summerhill College, Sligo
  • 2010-11 Rice College
  • 2011-12 St Josephs College, Galway beat Clifden CS by 14-12

[edit] Senior City Cup

[edit] Senior and Junior Cup Doubles

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mackenzie, Linley (10 March 2011). "Irish Times report on 2011 Final". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2011/0310/1224291777709.html. 

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