Munster Schools Rugby Senior Cup

The Munster Schools Senior Cup or Munster Senior Cup (also known as the Pinergy Schools Boys Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons[1]) is the under-age rugby union competition for schools affiliated to the Munster Branch of the IRFU. The trophy is named after Garrett Fitzgerald former CBC coach, Munster coach and Munster CEO.

The inaugural Munster Schools Senior Cup was held in 1909, and since then, two all-boys schools in Cork city have been prominent as the only rugby-playing schools in the city. Presentation Brothers College (PBC) hold the record for the most titles with 33 while their great rivals, Christian Brothers College (CBC) have won the tournament 32 times.[2] Rockwell College (with 26 titles) were once the team to beat in the competition, holding the record for most wins until the 1980s. However, Rockwell have only won the cup five times since.

Limerick CBS (4) won Limerick's first trophies in the 1920s and 1930s, followed by Crescent College Comprehensive (12) which contributed three in the 1940s and 1950s, whilst St. Munchin's (5) won their first in 1968. Mungret College, which merged into Crescent College in 1974, also won the trophy once in 1941. In addition Ardscoil Rís and St. Enda's have competed in finals.

The competition's final generally takes place every year around Saint Patrick's Day, and alternates between being played in Thomond Park or Musgrave Park, unless there are two teams from one city playing; in that case, the game takes place in that city.

Standing

Schools rugby is seen by the IRFU as one of the two channels for players to learn their rugby and advance to senior levels.

Many players that have taken part in (and won) the Senior cup have gone on to represent Munster and Ireland. Former winners of the Cup include:, Ronan O'Gara (PBC), Peter Stringer (PBC), Simon Zebo (PBC), Peter O'Mahony (PBC), David Wallace (CCC), Donnacha Ryan (St. Munchin's), Conor Murray (St. Munchin's), Keith Earls (St. Munchin's), Jerry Flannery (St. Munchin's) and Paul O'Connell (Ardscoil Rís) also played Senior Cup rugby for their respective schools.

Winners

Team Titles Winning Years (Bold denotes winning Snr/Jnr Cup Double)
1 Presentation Brothers College, Cork 33 1918, 1920, 1927, 1932, 1935, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2017, 2020 (shared), 2023, 2024, 2026
2 Christian Brothers College, Cork 32 1909, 1913, 1916, 1919, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1956, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2016, 2019, 2020 (shared), 2025
3 Rockwell College, Cashel 26 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1940, 1942, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1985, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2015
4 Crescent College, Limerick 12 1947, 1949, 1951, 1963, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2022
5 St. Munchin's College, Limerick 5 1968, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2006
6 Limerick CBS 4 1926, 1931, 1933, 1934
7 The Abbey, Tipperary 1 1921
P.B.C. Cobh 1938
Mungret College, Limerick 1941
Castletroy College, Limerick 2008
Glenstal Abbey School, Limerick 2018

Honours

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s


See also

References

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