Munster Schools Junior Cup

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The Munster Schools Junior Cup or Munster Junior Cup is the under-age rugby union competition for schools affiliated to the Munster Branch of the IRFU with team members under 16 years of age.

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The competition has been traditionally dominated by Cork city's major rugby playing schools P.B.C. claiming the most titles (32)and C.B.C. with 19 titles. The County Tipperary school Rockwell College has won 20 titles, with the remaining titles (22 in all), won by Limerick schools, largely due to contributions from Crescent College [lower-roman 1] & St. Munchin's with 7 victories respectively.

Top winners

TeamWinnerWinning Years
1 Presentation Brothers College, Cork 321933, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2024
2 Rockwell College Cashel201934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1982, 1997, 2019
3 Christian Brothers College 191938, 1953, 1962, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020
4 Crescent College Limerick71950, 1952, 1961, 1991, 2010, 2011, 2016
St. Munchin's College Limerick71970, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2018, 2020
5 Mungret College Limerick31939, 1940, 1941
6 Ardscoil Rís, Limerick 22003, 2005
Castletroy College Limerick22008, 2013
7 Limerick CBS 11932

Honours

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Although the school has always been referred to as Crescent College, its official name was Sacred Heart College SJ up until the 1970s, when it became a comprehensive school. Since then its official name has been Crescent College Comprehensive SJ

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References

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  2. ↑ "Castletroy deny Crescent the double". www.munsterschoolsrugby.com. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. ↑ "PBC Win SEAT Munster Schools Junior Cup". www.munsterrugby.ie. 2014-03-26. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  4. ↑ "O'Hea strikes late to seal Junior deal for Christians". Irish Independent . 17 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Honours even in thrilling final". Irish Independent . 17 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Crescent Comprehensive finally get their reward". Irish Examiner . 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Never-say-die Christian Brothers College strike late". Irish Examiner . 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Munchin's end Cup famine". Irish Independent . 8 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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