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Connacht Senior Cup (rugby Union)
The Connacht Senior Cup is a knockout competition for Senior rugby union clubs in the Irish province of Connacht, under the auspices of The Connacht Branch IRFU. The Cup has been played for a total of 102 times, with twelve different cubs having won the trophy during that period. Until 1928 all finals were played at the grounds of the then Galway Grammar School. From 1929 until the present the final is traditionally held at the Galway Sportsground on College Road, Galway. The winners compete with the other three provincial cup winners for the All-Ireland Cup. 1890s * 1895-96 Galway Town beat Queens College, Galway (9-0) * 1896-97 Queens College, Galway beat Lancashire Fusiliers (9-0) * 1897-98 Galway Grammar School beat Queens College, Galway (3-0) * 1898-99 Queens College, Galway beat Galway Town (19-5) 1900s * 1899-1902 ''No competition'' * 1902-1903 Queens College, Galway beat Galway Town (13-0, after Replay) * 1903-1904 Queens College, Galway beat Old Galwegians (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballina RFC
Ballina R.F.C. is a rugby union club in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Connacht Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ... and play in Division 2C of the All-Ireland League. Honours * Connacht Senior League: 5.5 **1928-29, 1929–30, 1950-51 (shared), 1952–53, 1991–92, 2021–22 References External linksBallina RFC website Rugby union teams in Ireland All-Ireland League rugby union clubs Connacht Senior League (rugby union) teams {{ireland-rugbyunion-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union Competitions In Connacht
Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Touch rugby *** Tambo rugby ** Both codes *** Tag rugby *Rugby Fives, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court *Underwater rugby, an underwater sport played in a swimming pool and named after rugby football *Rugby ball, a ball for use in rugby football Arts and entertainment * '' Rugby'' (video game), the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series * ''Rugby'', second movement of ''Mouvements symphoniques'' by Arthur Honegger Brands and enterprises * Rugby (automobile), made by Durant Motors * Rugby Cement, a former UK PLC, now a su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connacht Senior League (rugby Union)
The Connacht Senior League is a rugby union competition for senior clubs in the Irish province of Connacht. It was first played for in 1925-26. It has traditionally been ranked second in importance to the Connacht Senior Cup. With the formation of the All-Ireland League it has declined in importance somewhat with the advent of Professional Rugby, and the participation of the regional team Connacht Rugby in competitions such as the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup. Performance by Team Past winners 1920s * 1925–26 Galwegians * 1926–27 Loughrea * 1927–28 Ballinasloe * 1928–29 Ballina 1930s * 1929–30 Ballina * 1930–31 UCG * 1931–32 UCG * 1932–33 UCG * 1933–34 Corinthians * 1934–35 UCG * 1935–36 Corinthians * 1936–37 UCG * 1937–38 UCG * 1938–39 Corinthians 1940s * 1940 Corinthians * 1941 Corinthians * 1942 UCG * 1943 Corinthians * 1944 Corinthians * 1945 Ballinasloe * 1946 Ballinasloe * 1947 Galwegians * 1948 UC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Senior Cup (rugby Union)
The Ulster Senior Cup is a knock-out competition for senior rugby union teams in the province of Ulster. It is administered by Ulster Rugby. The most successful club is Queen's University RFC, Queen's University with 23 wins. The current holders are City of Armagh RFC. The winners compete with the other three provincial cup winners for the All-Ireland Cup (rugby union), All-Ireland Cup. Entry requirements Entry is currently restricted to rugby clubs from Ulster that play in the All-Ireland League (rugby union), All-Ireland League. Performance by club Finals 1880s * 1884-85 North of Ireland RFC, NIFC (North of Ireland) 19-4 Lisburn RFC, Lisburn * 1885-86 Queen's College 6-0 Albion * 1886-87 Queen's College 5-0 NIFC * 1887-88 Lisburn 5-0 Albion * 1888-89 Albion 4-3 Queen's College 1890s * 1889-90 Queen's College 13-0 Albion * 1890-91 Queen's College 8-0 Albion * 1891-92 Queen's College 6-0 Albion * 1892-93 North of Ireland F.C., NIFC 3-0 Queen's College (After extra time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
