Connacht Schools Junior Cup

The Connacht Schools Junior Challenge Cup is an under-age rugby union competition for schools affiliated to the Connacht Branch of the IRFU.

Competition is confined to students under the age of 16. The final is held in March each year in the Galway Sportsgrounds. It is usually seen as a good forecast as who will win the Connacht Schools Senior Cup in the following years.

Garbally College have been the most successful school in the competition lifting the cup 41 times. They are followed by St Josephs College Galway (10 times), Sligo Grammar School (7 times), Colaiste Iognaid, Marist College and Ranelagh College (4 times) and Calasanctius College Oranmore (2 times)

Marist College have been the most successful team since the turn of the millennium winning the Junior cup five times (2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2013).

2010 Competition

Calasanctius completed a junior league and cup double after winning their 2nd cup title (and two in a row) by 17 points to 5 after facing a strong Rice College team in search of their 1st ever title who played their 2nd final this year after losing the Development Cup final to Clifden CS (13-7) earlier this season.

The format of the competition is different in 2010 than it was in 2009. In 2009 every team played in the Junior Cup with the teams who lost their first game playing in the Development Cup. In 2010 16 play in the Development Cup with the two finalists playing in the Junior Cup along with six other teams.

The ages for the Junior Cup have also changed for the 2009 competition a player must have been under 15 on 1 July. From this year onwards a player must be Under 16 on 1 January.

Development Cup:

Round 1:

Round 2:

Semi Finals:

Final:

Junior Cup:

Quarter Finals:

Semi Finals:

Final

2011 Competition

Calasanctius College, Oranmore will be hoping to win a 3rd cup in a row but will face stiff opposition from the other schools in the province.

The Bish are current favorites even at this early stage as they won the 2010 Under 15 Connacht blitz, beating Garbally College, Calasanctius College Oranmore, Marist College, Athlone, St. Geralds College Castlebar and Colaiste Iognaid and they have also topped their group in the league.

Development Cup

Round 1

Round 2

Semi-Finals

Final

Junior Cup

Quarter-Finals

Quarter Final Replay

Semi-Finals

Final

Performance by School

School Outright Titles Shared Titles Runners-Up +1 Total Finals +2 Last Title
Garbally College 41 6 47 2006
St. Josephs College Galway (The Bish) 10 1 1 12 1991
Sligo Grammar School 7 1 1 9 2008
Marist College, Athlone 6 3 9 2016
Colaiste Iognaid (The Jes) 4 4 8 1987
Ranelagh College, Athlone 4 4 1929
Rice College 2 1 3 2012
Portumna Community School 2 1 3 2001
Calasanctius College, Oranmore 2 1 3 2010
Galway Grammar School 2 2 1958
CBS Roscommon 1 1 2 2015
St Geralds College, Castlebar 1 1 2014
Clifden Community School 1 1 1976
Galway Vocational School 1 1 1969
Summerhill College, Sligo 2 2 N/A
St Muiredachs College, Ballina 1 1 N/A

+1 Since 1989 (Excluding 1992-4) +2 Only counting wins and losing finals since 1989

Results

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Other Competitions

Junior League

Junior Development Cup

Junior City Cup

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Marist make history as Cooper seals cup double". Irish Independent. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "ST GERALD'S COLLEGE CASTLEBAR WIN THE CONNACHT SCHOOLS JUNIOR CUP FINAL". Midwest Radio 96.1fm. 19 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "CBS Roscommon captured the 2015 Connacht Schools Junior Cup". TheJournal.ie. 18 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Conteh and Hoare bag braces to seal cross-code double for Roscommon". Irish Independent. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "In it to Winnett: Marist seal comprehensive win". Irish Independent. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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