All-Ireland Junior Cup (rugby union)

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All-Ireland Junior Cup
Sport Rugby Union
Instituted2005
Inaugural season2005–06
Number of teams16
Country IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Holders Bective Rangers (2024–25)
Most titles Tullamore, Ashbourne (3 titles)
Website All-Ireland Junior Cup

The All-Ireland Junior Cup, known as the Energia Men's Junior Cup for sponsorship reasons, [1] is an annual knockout competition for rugby union clubs in Ireland. The top 4 Junior clubs from each of the 4 provinces qualify for the competition each season.

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Beginning in 2005, the competition consisted of just 8 teams for the first season and was won by Rainey Old Boys from Ulster. [2] It was expanded to 16 teams from the second season onwards. In the 19 seasons of the competition it has been dominated by teams from Leinster who have won it 12 times. Tullamore and Ashbourne have the most titles with 3 each.

Roll of honour

Wins by team

TeamsTitlesSeasons
1 Tullamore 32008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13
Ashbourne 32017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
3 Enniscorthy 22013–14, 2015–16
Clogher Valley 22021–22, 2022–23
5 Rainey Old Boys 12005–06
Seapoint 12006–07
Navan 12007–08
City of Derry 12009–10
Crosshaven 12010–11
Dundalk 12014–15
Kilfeacle & District 12019–20
Ballyclare 12023–24
Bective Rangers 12024–25

Wins by Province

ProvinceWinsRunners-up
1 Leinster Banner.svg Leinster 126
2 Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster 59
3 Flag of Munster version.svg Munster 22
4 Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht —2

List of finals

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenue
2005–06 [3] Flag of Ulster.svg Rainey Old Boys 27-5 Flag of Munster version.svg Youghal Lansdowne Road
2006–07 [4] Leinster Banner.svg Seapoint 47-15 Flag of Ulster.svg Coleraine Dubarry Park
2007–08 [5] Leinster Banner.svg Navan 20-6 Leinster Banner.svg Tullamore Dubarry Park
2008–09 [6] Leinster Banner.svg Tullamore 23-13 Leinster Banner.svg Navan Dubarry Park
2009–10 [7] Flag of Ulster.svg City of Derry 19-17 Flag of Ulster.svg City of Armagh Dubarry Park
2010–11 [8] Flag of Munster version.svg Crosshaven 17-9 Flag of Connacht.svg MoniveaTempleville Road, Templeogue
2011–12 [9] Leinster Banner.svg Tullamore 9-3 Flag of Connacht.svg Monivea Dubarry Park
2012–13 [10] Leinster Banner.svg Tullamore 29-10 Leinster Banner.svg Enniscorthy Beech Park, Kildare
2013–14 [11] Leinster Banner.svg Enniscorthy 10-9 Flag of Ulster.svg Clogher Valley Ashtown (Coolmine RFC)
2014–15 [12] Leinster Banner.svg Dundalk 55-5 Flag of Ulster.svg Bangor Chambers Park, Portadown
2015–16 [13] Leinster Banner.svg Enniscorthy 23-7 Flag of Ulster.svg Instonians Milltown (Ashbourne RFC)
2016–17 [14] Leinster Banner.svg Ashbourne 22-20 Leinster Banner.svg Enniscorthy Donnybrook Stadium
2017–18 [15] Leinster Banner.svg Ashbourne 18-9 Flag of Munster version.svg Kilfeacle & District Togher, Portlaoise
2018-19 [16] Leinster Banner.svg Ashbourne 16-11 Leinster Banner.svg Enniscorthy Carbury (Edenderry RFC)
2019–20 [17] Flag of Munster version.svg Kilfeacle & District 28-24 Flag of Ulster.svg DromoreAshtown (Coolmine RFC)
2020–21 [18] cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 [19] Flag of Ulster.svg Clogher Valley 13-11 Flag of Ulster.svg Ballyclare Ravenhill Stadium
2022–23 [20] Flag of Ulster.svg Clogher Valley 30-18 Flag of Ulster.svg Enniskillen Ravenhill Stadium
2023–24 [21] Flag of Ulster.svg Ballyclare 48-8 Leinster Banner.svg Bective Rangers Mill Road, Dundalk
2024–25 [22] Leinster Banner.svg Bective Rangers 37-31 Flag of Ulster.svg EnniskillenMilltown (Ashbourne RFC)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Energia All-Ireland League". www.energia.ie. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Old Boys win inaugural AIB Junior Cup". www.rte.ie. 17 June 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Rooney, Kieran (10 April 2006). "Rainey see off Youghal to lift Cup". Irish Independent . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Mulqueen, Charlie (16 April 2007). "Jones stars as Seapoint sink Coleraine in final". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Navan 20 Tullamore 6, Dubarry Park, Saturday, April 12, 2008". www.irishrugby.ie. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "O'Grady stars for Tullamore". Irish Independent . 6 April 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Ferry, Gary (1 December 2020). "Looking back on the day City of Derry stunned Armagh to win AIB Junior Cup". www.derrynow.com. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Crosshaven make history with Junior Cup win". Irish Examiner . 9 April 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Two out of three ain't bad". www.limericklive.ie. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  10. ↑ O'Mahony, Dermot (15 February 2013). "Tullamore seal repeat Cup feat". Irish Independent . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sport: Enniscorthy R.f.c. Win All-ireland Junior Cup". South East Radio . 1 February 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  12. ↑ Bradley, Jonathan (3 February 2015). "Bangor just blown away in final defeat to Dundalk". Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  13. ↑ Goodison, Dan (13 February 2016). "Enniscorthy best in the land with second title in three years". Wexford People . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Ashbourne crowned All-Ireland champs". Meath Chronicle . 28 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ashbourne on course for the double". Fingal Independent. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Ashbourne Clinch Third Consecutive All-Ireland Title". LMFM . 27 January 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2025.>
  17. ↑ Leen, Tony (7 August 2020). "Holders Kilfeacle head west in Junior Cup first round". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  18. ↑ Kelly, David (28 January 2021). "Blow for Irish rugby as 2020/21 All-Ireland league season officially cancelled". Irish Independent . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  19. ↑ Conway, Mark (29 January 2022). "Clogher Valley make history with dramatic All-Ireland Junior Cup win". The Impartial Reporter . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "Clogher Valley beat Enniskillen 30-18 to retain Energia All-Ireland Junior Cup". ulster.rugby. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  21. ↑ Sadlier, Michael (27 January 2024). "Ballyclare lift AIL Junior Cup with win in Dundalk". Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Bective Win Energia Junior Cup A Century On From Bateman Cup Success". www.irishrugby.ie. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.

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