The Connacht Senior League is a

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competition for senior clubs in the Irish province of

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. 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

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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

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* 1934–35 UCG * 1935–36

* 1936–37 UCG * 1937–38 UCG * 1938–39

1940s

* 1940

* 1941

* 1942 UCG * 1943

* 1944

* 1945 Ballinasloe * 1946 Ballinasloe * 1947 Galwegians * 1948 UCG * 1949 Ballinasloe

1950s

* 1950

* 1951

/Ballina * 1952

* 1953 Ballina * 1954

* 1955 UCG * 1956 Athlone * 1957 Galwegians * 1958 Galwegians * 1959 Galwegians

1960s

* 1960 Galwegians * 1961 Galwegians * 1962 UCG beat Galwegians * 1963 UCG * 1964 Galwegians * 1965

beat Athlone * 1966 UCG/ Galwegians * 1967 UCG * 1968 UCG * 1969 UCG

1970s

* 1970 Galwegians * 1971 Galwegians beat Ballinasloe * 1972 Galwegians * 1973 UCG * 1974

beat Athlone * 1975 UCG * 1976

beat Athlone * 1977 Athlone * 1978

* 1979

1980s

* 1980

* 1981

* 1982

* 1983

* 1984 Galwegians beat Athlone * 1985 Galwegians beat Athlone * 1986

beat Athlone * 1987 Athlone * 1988

* 1989 Athlone beat

1990s

* 1990 Galwegians beat

* 1991 Galwegians beat Sligo * 1992 Galwegians beat Ballina * 1993 Ballina beat

* 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998

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* 1999

2000s

* 2000

* 2001 Galwegians * 2002 Galwegians beat

* 2003 Galwegians * 2004

beat Galwegians * 2005 Galwegians * 2006

beat Galwegians * 2007

beat Galwegians * 2008

beat

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33-3 * 2009 Galwegians

2010s

* 2009–10 Galwegians * 2010–11

* 2011–12 Galwegians * 2012–13 Galwegians * 2013–14 Galwegians * 2014–15 Galwegians * 2015–16

* 2016–17

* 2017–18

beat Galwegians * 2018–19

2020s

* 2019–20 Sligo * 2020-21 - No competition * 2021–22 Ballina * 2022–23

* 2023–24 SligoConnacht Rugby
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References

{{Rugby union in Ireland , state=collapsed 3 Rugby union competitions in Connacht Irish senior rugby competitions