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.

Roll of honour Team Winner Winning Years 1 Garryowen 40 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, 2024 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 10 1928, 1930, 1938, 1980, 1984, 1990, 2010, 2021, 2022, 2023 6 Dolphin 6 1921, 1931, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1956 7 Bohemians 4 1927, 1958, 1959, 1962 8 Sunday's Well 3 1949, 1953, 1994 Highfield 3 1966, 1968, 2026 10 Bandon 1 1886 Bruff 1 2011 Nenagh Ormond 1 2025

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 County 1896 Garryowen beat Cork County 1897 Queens College beat Rockwell College 1898 Garryowen beat Queens College 1899 Garryowen beat Queens College 10-3

1900s

1900 Queens College beat Tralee 1901 Queens College beat Cork Constitution 1902 Garryowen beat Rockwell College 1903 Garryowen beat Queens College 1904 Garryowen beat Rockwell College 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 beat Lansdowne

1910s

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

1920s

1920 Garryowen beat Cork Constitution 1921 Dolphin RFC beat Cork Constitution 1922 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 1923 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 1924 Garryowen 1925 Garryowen 1926 Garryowen 1927 Bohemians beat Dolphin 1928 Young Munster beat Cork Constitution 1929 Cork Constitution beat Young Munster

1930s

1930 Young Munster beat UCC 1931 Dolphin beat Garryowen 1932 Garryowen beat Cork Constitution 1933 Cork Constitution beat Bohemians 1934 Garryowen beat Sundays Well 1935 UCC beat Cork Constitution 1936 UCC beat Cork Constitution 1937 UCC beat Garryowen 1938 Young Munster beat UCC 1939 UCC beat Bohemians

1940s

1940 Garryowen beat Dolphin 1941 UCC beat Dolphin 1942 Cork Constitution beat UCC 1943 Cork Constitution beat Army 1944 Dolphin beat Garryowen 1945 Dolphin beat Army 1946 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 1947 Garryowen beat Young Munster 1948 Dolphin beat Young Munster 1949 Sundays Well beat Dolphin

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 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 9–6 2014–15Munster Rugby Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 26–22 2015–16Munster Rugby Cork Constitution beat Young Munster 14–7 2016–17Munster RugbyLimerick Leader Cork Constitution beat Young Munster 14–0 2017–18Irish Examiner Garryowen beat UL Bohemian 18–3 2018–19Cork Constitution beat Garryowen 26–23 2019–20 Cork Constitution beat Young Munster 24–17

2020s 2020–21 Young Munster beat Shannon 26–14Munster Rugby 2021–22 Young Munster beat Garryowen 11–8Munster Rugby 2022–23 Young Munster beat Nenagh Ormond 27-24Nenagh Guardian 2023–24 Garryowen beat Cork Constitution 22-7Irish Examiner 2024–25 Nenagh Ormond beat Old Crescent 32-20 2025–26 Highfield beat Shannon 19-17

See also Connacht Senior Cup Leinster Senior Cup Ulster Senior Cup

External sources The Carling Story of Munster Rugby by Charlie Mulqueen

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