Leinster Schools Rugby Senior Cup

The Leinster School's Senior Challenge Cup is the premier rugby union competition for secondary schools affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the IRFU. First held in 1887, the cup celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2007.

Attendances are high for a schoolboy competition with up to 25,000 present at the final. This match traditionally takes place on Saint Patrick's Day at Lansdowne Road. This year the final will be played at the RDS, on the 16th March, due to construction of a new stadium at Lansdowne Road.

Historically Blackrock College is the most successful school in the cup's history having lifted the cup 65 times, followed by Belvedere College and Terenure College with 10 Wins, Castleknock College, with 8 Wins, Clongowes Wood College with 6 Wins and St. Mary's College with 5 Wins. Statistics compiled by Des Daly, Irish Rugby Statistician. [http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=422&docID=-1] ]

The Cup, and the Schools who play for it, have a history of producing fine rugby players, many of whom go on to play for Ireland. Players such as Denis Hickey who captained his St. Mary's College team to win the cup in 1994, and Gordon D'Arcy have impressive senior cup records. The most international players produced have come from Blackrock College with players like Brian O'Driscoll, Victor Costello and recently Luke Fitzgerald.

In the last 30 Years since 1978 12 different schools have contested the finals but only 6 schools have lifted the cup. Interestingly in those 30 finals, Blackrock have contested 16, Clongowes 13, Terenure 12, Belvedere 6, St.Marys 5, St.Michaels 4, DLS Churchtown 3 plus 5 others have made single appearances. The biggest margin of victory in a recent final was in the 1996 cup when Blackrock College beat Newbridge College by 37 Points (6 tries) to 3, however the greatest margin in the history of Cup finals was in 1900 when Blackrock College beat Corrig School 63 - 0.Statistics compiled by Des Daly, Irish Rugby Statistician.]

Two captains have gained the distinction of lifting the cup twice, Jonny Mion (Blackrock College) in 1989 and 1990 and Barry Gibney (Blackrock College) in 1995 and 1996.Statistics compiled by Des Daly, Irish Rugby Statistician.]

The best scoring performance by a single player was given by the future Irish international Victor Costello (Blackrock College) when he scored 10 tries in the 1989 Cup.

Performance by School

¹ "Mountjoy School - amalgamated with other schools in 1972 to become Mount Temple Comprehensive School."

Results

1880s

*1887 Blackrock College beat Farra School, Westmeath 3-0
*1888 Blackrock College beat Rathmines School 8-0
*1889 Blackrock College beat Galway Grammar School 4-0

1890s

*1890 Blackrock College beat Corrig School 22-0
*1891 Blackrock College beat Wesley College 1-0
*1892 Corrig School beat Rathmines School 0-0, 6-2
*1893 Blackrock College beat Rathmines School 18-0
*1894 Blackrock College beat Corrig School 5-0
*1895 Blackrock College beat Wesley College 15-3
*1896 Blackrock College beat Wesley College 8-3
*1897 Blackrock College beat The High School 25-0
*1898 Wesley College beat The High School 15-0
*1899 St. Columba's College beat Blackrock College 8-5

1900s

*1900 Blackrock College beat Corrig School 63-0
*1901 Blackrock College beat Corrig School 13-0
*1902 Blackrock College beat St. Andrew's College 3-3, 18-0
*1903 Blackrock College beat St. Andrew's College 8-5
*1904 Blackrock College beat Mountjoy School 8-0
*1905 Blackrock College beat Mountjoy School 0-0, 6-0
*1906 St. Andrew's College beat Blackrock College 5-0
*1907 Blackrock College beat The King's Hospital 28-3
*1908 Blackrock College beat St. Andrew's College 9-3
*1909 Blackrock College beat Mountjoy School 0-0, 21-0

1910s

*1910 Blackrock College beat M.S.J. Roscrea 0-0, 6-0
*1911 St. Andrew's beat Mountjoy School 9-3
*1912 Blackrock College beat St. Columba's College 11-0
*1913 Castleknock College beat Blackrock College 8-5
*1914 Mountjoy School beat Wesley College 3-0
*1915 Blackrock College beat The High School 12-0
*1916 Blackrock College beat Castleknock College 14-3
*1917 Blackrock College beat Belvedere College 21-0
*1918 Blackrock College beat Mountjoy School 12-0
*1919 Blackrock College beat Mountjoy School 8-3

1920s

*1920 Castleknock College beat Mountjoy School 9-0
*1921 St. Andrew's beat Blackrock College 6-0
*1922 St. Andrew's beat Blackrock College 3-0
*1923 Belvedere College beat Castleknock College 2-0
*1924 Belvedere College beat Castleknock College 8-3
*1925 Blackrock College beat Castleknock College 9-5
*1926 Belvedere beat clongowes wood College 10-9
*1927 Blackrock College beat Clongowes Wood 12-5
*1928 Clongowes Wood College beat Blackrock college 6-0
*1929 Blackrock College beat Castleknock College 8-0

1930s

*1930 Blackrock College beat Belvedere College 11-7
*1931 Castleknock College beat Belvedere College 6-0
*1932 Presentation Bray beat Newbridge College 6-4
*1933 Blackrock College beat Belvedere College 10-0
*1934 Blackrock College beat Wesley College 23-0
*1935 Blackrock College beat Wesley College 18-3
*1936 Blackrock College beat Clongowes Wood 14-0
*1937 Castleknock College beat Mountjoy School 8-0
*1938 Belvedere College beat Castleknock College 3-0
*1939 Blackrock College beat Newbridge College 8-0

1940s

*1940 Blackrock College beat Castleknock College 3-0
*1941 Newbridge College beat M.S.J. Roscrea 0-0, 9-3
*1942 Blackrock College beat Castleknock College 9-6
*1943 Blackrock College beat St. Mary's College 9-6
*1944 Castleknock College beat Belvedere College 18-3
*1945 Blackrock College beat Newbridge College 28-3
*1946 Belvedere College beat St. Mary's College 8-0
*1947 Castleknock College beat Blackrock College 6-0
*1948 Blackrock College beat Castleknock College 9-0
*1949 Blackrock College beat Clongowes Wood 6-3

1950s

*1950 Blackrock College beat Castleknock College 18-0
*1951 Belvedere College beat The King's Hospital 12-0
*1952 Terenure College beat Castleknock College 9-3
*1953 Blackrock College beat Clongowes Wood 11-0
*1954 Blackrock College beat Belvedere College 11-3
*1955 Blackrock College beat Castleknock College 11-8
*1956 Blackrock College beat Terenure College 11-0
*1957 Blackrock College beat Terenure College 5-3
*1958 Terenure College beat Belvedere College 3-0
*1959 Castleknock College beat Newbridge College 11-9

1960s

*1960 Blackrock College beat Terenure College 13-6
*1961 St. Mary's College beat Castleknock College 11-0
*1962 Blackrock College beat Belvedere College 9-3
*1963 Blackrock College beat The High School 6-0
*1964 Blackrock College beat Terenure College 3-0
*1965 Castleknock College beat Blackrock College 12-8
*1966 St. Mary's College beat Newbridge College 14-6
*1967 Blackrock College beat St. Mary's College 11-3
*1968 Belvedere College beat De La Salle Churchtown 14-11
*1969 St. Mary's College beat Terenure College 10-9

1970s

*1970 Newbridge College beat Blackrock College 19-5
*1971 Belvedere College beat Presentation Bray 14-11
*1972 Belvedere College beat Terenure College 20-10
*1973 The High School beat Belvedere College 19-7
*1974 Blackrock College beat St. Mary's College 10-6
*1975 Blackrock College beat De La Salle College 11-7
*1976 C.B.C. Monkstown beat Castleknock College 3-0
*1977 Blackrock College beat St. Mary's College 24-12
*1978 Clongowes Wood College beat Terenure College 9-6
*1979 Terenure College beat Blackrock College 15-9

1980s

*1980 Terenure College beat Blackrock College 12-10
*1981 Blackrock College beat Clongowes Wood College 9-3
*1982 Blackrock College beat The King's Hospital 22-3
*1983 De La Salle Churchtown beat Castleknock College 13-6
*1984 Terenure College beat C.B.C. Monkstown 15-3
*1985 De La Salle Churchtown beat Blackrock College 10-6
*1986 Blackrock College beat De La Salle, Churchtown 10-3
*1987 Blackrock College beat Terenure College 15-9
*1988 Clongowes Wood College beat St. Michael's College 6-3
*1989 Blackrock College beat Belvedere College 28-16

1990s

*1990 Blackrock College beat Clongowes Wood College 14-6
*1991 Clongowes Wood College beat St Michaels College 7-3
*1992 Terenure College beat Belvedere College 19-6
*1993 Terenure College beat Clongowes Wood College 8-3
*1994 St. Mary's College beat Clongowes Wood College (after replay) 14-14 7-3
*1995 Blackrock College beat Clongowes Wood College 8-3
*1996 Blackrock College beat Newbridge College 37-3
*1997 Terenure College beat Clongowes Wood College 22-15
*1998 Clongowes Wood College beat Terenure College 37-18
*1999 Blackrock College beat Cistercian, Roscrea 17-9

2000s

* 2000 Clongowes Wood College beat Terenure College 13-11
* 2001 Terenure College beat Blackrock College 21-19
* 2002 St. Mary's College beat Belvedere College 10-6
* 2003 Terenure College beat St. Mary's College 3-0
* 2004 Blackrock College beat Clongowes Wood College 24-9
* 2005 Belvedere College beat Blackrock College 16-10
* 2006 Blackrock College beat St. Michael's College 14-12
* 2007 St. Michael's College beat Clongowes Wood College 6-0
* 2008 Belvedere College beat St. Mary's College 11-10

Leinster Schools Senior Cup in fiction

* Ross O'Carroll-Kelly a fictional character in a column currently carried in "The Irish Times", lives off the glory of winning a Leinster Senior Cup final medal with "Castlerock College", a fictional school.

ee also

* Leinster Schools Junior Cup
* Leinster Rugby
* Connacht Schools Senior Cup
* Munster Schools Senior Cup
* Ulster Schools Senior Cup
* Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team

External links

* [http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=20&docID=1436 This Year's Draw]
* [http://www.leinsterrugby.ie Leinster Rugby]
* [http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/members/index.asp?locID=422&docID=-1 Statistics compiled by Des Daly, Irish Rugby Statistician]

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