Ulster Junior Cup (rugby union)

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The Ulster Junior Cup is a rugby union competition for clubs in the Irish province of Ulster that are not considered strong enough to play in the Ulster Senior Cup. It also includes the second teams of the senior clubs. The perpetual trophy that is awarded to the winners is called The Balmoral Cup

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The most successful club is Queen's University with 15 wins. The current holder is Ballyclare [1]

Performance by Club

ClubWinnersRunners-UpTotal FinalsLast Title
Queen's University RFC 158231969–70
Dungannon98172002–03
North of Ireland Football Club 98171984–85
Ballynahinch 92112017–18
City of Armagh 87152009–10
Ballymena 82102004–05
Collegians 76131961–62
Donaghadee7292011–12
Malone 5491980–81
Omagh 47112016–17
Instonians 5392014–15
Coleraine3691985–86
City of Derry 3252008–09
Larne3031922–23
King's Scholars2461970–71
Lurgan2351955–56
Cooke2242006–07
Ballyclare3252022–23
Dromore3142023–24
Rainey Old Boys2131978–79
Ards1451976–77
Banbridge1451989–90
C.I.Y.M.S.1341952–53
Clogher Valley 2352021–22
Carrickfergus1231913–14
Knock1231910–11
Sydenham1231904–05
Albion1121890–91
Fortwilliam1121903–04
Holywood1121990–91
Windsor1121892–93
Belfast Harlequins 1012003–04
Bangor 1782015–16
BRA FP022-
Enniskillen033-
Portadown022-
RUC022-
Belmont011-
Civil Service011-
Limavady011-
Queen's Island011-

Finals

1880s and 90s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1888–89 Queen's College II 150Bangor
1889–90Queen's College II60Albion II
1890–91Albion II60Collegians
1891–92Collegians50Windsor
1892–93Windsor30Collegians
1893–94Collegians II130 City of Derry
1894–95NIFC II50Collegians II
1895–96 Dungannon 63NIFC II
1896–97Dungannon II230Belmont [2]
1897–98 City of Derry 110Holywood [3]
1898–99Dungannon80NIFC II [4]

1900s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1899–1900 Dungannon II 60Collegians IIReplay – Game 1: 0–0) [5]
1900–01Collegians II190Fortwilliam II [6]
1901–02Collegians II30NIFC II [7]
1902–03Collegians II30Queen's College II [8]
1903–04Fortwilliam53Collegians II
1904–05Sydenham93Bangor
1905–06Donaghadee135Malone II
1906–07NIFC II80Queen's College II
1907–08NIFC II223Queen's University II
1908–09NIFC II133Sydenham [9]

1910s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1909–10 Armagh 80Knock II
1910–11Knock II54Bangor
1911–12 Dungannon 136Sydenham
1912–13Armagh80Knock II [10]
1913–14Carrickfergusw/o-DungannonReplay awarded to Carrickfergus when Dungannon withdrew – Game 1: 3–3
1914–15Not played due to World War I
1915–16Not played due to World War I
1916–17Not played due to World War I
1917–18Not played due to World War I
1918–19Not played due to World War I

1920s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1919–20Larne30Armagh
1920–21 Queen's University II 90Lurgan [11]
1921–22Larne53Cooke [12]
1922–23Larne230Bangor [13]
1923–24Donaghadee103NIFC II [14]
1924–25Lurgan80Donaghadeeafter extra time [15]
1925–26Donaghadee43Dungannon [16]
1926–27Donaghadee30NIFC IIafter extra time [17]
1927–28Donaghadee50Queen's University II [18]
1928–29 Ballymena 30 Instonians II [19]

1930s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1929–30 Ballymena 30Enniskillenafter extra time) [20]
1930–31 Armagh 43 Instonians II [21]
1931–32 Malone II 30Queen's Island [22]
1932–33 Queen's University II 64Armagh [23]
1933–34Queen's University II240 Portadown [24]
1934–35 Coleraine 186Queen's University II [25]
1935–36NIFC II53Queen's University II [26]
1936–37Instonians II30C.I.Y.M.S.after extra time [27]
1937–38Queen's University II60Collegians II [28]
1938–39Dromore30Coleraine [29]

1940s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1939–40Not played due to World War II
1940–41Not played due to World War II
1941–42Not played due to World War II
1942–43Not played due to World War II
1943–44Not played due to World War II
1944–45Not played due to World War II
1945–46 City of Derry 50C.I.Y.M.S.
1946–47 Queen's University II 163Carrickfergus
1947–48Queen's University II136King's Scholars [30]
1948–49Queen's University II98Dungannonafter extra time [31]

1950s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1949–50 Coleraine 118 Queen's University II [32]
1950–51Queens University II86 Instonians II [33]
1951–52Queens University II143NIFC II
1952–53C.I.Y.M.S. II120King's Scholars
1953–54NIFC II30Lurgan [34]
1954–55King's Scholars140BRA FP
1955–56Lurgan83 Ballyclare
1956–57NIFC II93 Portadown
1957–58Donaghadee53BRA FP
1958–59Queens University II30 Malone II

1960s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1959–60 Instonians II 173RUC
1960–61Collegians II86 Ballymena II [35]
1961–62Collegians II60NIFC II [36]
1962–63NIFC II60Lurgan [37]
1963–64 Queen's Freshers 30 Omagh [38]
1964–65 Armagh 30 Dungannon II [39]
1965–66 Ballynahinch 53Dungannon II [40]
1966–67Ballynahinch150King's Scholars
1967–68 Malone II 30Civil Service II
1968–69Queens University II65Bangor

1970s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1969–70 Queen's University II 30King's Scholars
1970–71King's Scholars113Queen's University II [41]
1971–72 Ballymena II 150CIYMS II
1972–73Ballymena II2012 Ards
1973–74 Instonians II 109 Ards
1974–75 Malone II 100 Coleraine [42]
1975–76 Rainey Old Boys 90NIFC II [43]
1976–77 Ards 70Malone II [44]
1977–78Malone II96 Ards II
1978–79Rainey Old Boys106Malone II

1980s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1979–80 Armagh 173 Coleraine
1980–81Malone II159Coleraine
1981–82 Omagh 229Bangor II [45]
1982–83 Omagh 64Coleraine
1983–84 Omagh 30 Banbridge
1984–85NIFC II96 Omagh
1985–86Coleraine63Rainey Old Boys
1986–87Cooke1512Enniskillen
1987–88 Ballynahinch 93 Ards II
1988–89 Ballyclare 1812 Omagh

1990s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1989–90 Banbridge 107RUC.
1990–91Holywood199 Omagh
1991–92 Ballynahinch 1312 Ballymena II
1992–93 Omagh 176Donaghadee
1993–94 Instonians II 173Bangor II
1994–95Ballynahinch148 Banbridge
1995–96 Dungannon II 86Banbridge
1996–97Dungannon II3712 Omagh
1997–98Ballymena II130Banbridge
1998–99Dungannon II388 Armagh

2000s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
1999–2000 Ballymena II 608 Armagh
2000–01Ballymena II2422 Dungannon II
2001–02Ballyclare3110Carrick
2002–03Dungannon II245 Clogher Valley
2003–04 Belfast Harlequins II 2714Dungannon II
2004–05Ballymena II3318Dromore
2005–06Armagh1715Dungannon II
2006–07 Cooke 203 Clogher Valley [46] [47]
2007–08Armagh1912 Clogher Valley [48]
2008–09 City of Derry 3613Cooke [49]

2010s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2009–10 Armagh 123 Limavady [50]
2010–11 Ballynahinch II 2210Armagh [51]
2011–12Donaghadee100Coleraine [52]
2012–13 Clogher Valley 2221Ballynahinch II [53]
2013–14 Ballynahinch II 177Ballyclare [54]
2014–15 Instonians 140 Omagh [55]
2015–16 Bangor 75 Instonians [56]
2016–17 Ballynahinch II 173 Omagh [57]
2017–18 Ballynahinch II 238 Armagh II [58]
2018–19 Dromore 2219 Ballynahinch II [59]

2020s

YearWinnerRunner-upNotes
2019–20 Enniskillen 1817 Armagh II [60]
2020–21not played due to Covid-19 pandemicwidth=200
2021–22 Clogher Valley 4312 Armagh II [61]
2022–23 Ballyclare 4342 Enniskillen [62]
2023–24 Dromore 3017 City of Derry [63]

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