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competition organized by the

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branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. It is confined to teams outside of

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. Since the resumption of play after

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, where a town is represented by a senior club, their second team is the one that competes. The Final is traditionally played on

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Monday at Ravenhill. The most successful club is Dungannon with 20 wins (19 outright wins and 1 shared win). The trophy is currently held by Ballyclare RFC.

FINALS

(''Records are incomplete'')

1880s

* 1883 City of Derry * 1884 Dungannon * 1885 Bessbrook * 1886 Bessbrook & Dungannon (shared) * 1887 Bessbrook * 1888 Bessbrook * 1889 City of Derry

1890s

* 1890 Armagh * 1891 City of Derry * 1892 City of Derry * 1893 City of Derry * 1894 Dungannon * 1895 Dungannon 1 goal and 1 try – nil

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* 1896 Dungannon * 1897 City of Derry * 1898 City of Derry 3-0 Dungannon * 1899 Dungannon

1900s

* 1900 Competition abandoned over a ground dispute between City of Derry & Dungannon * 1901 Competition abandoned over a ground dispute between City of Derry & Dungannon * 1902 Dungannon 18-0 City of Derry * 1903 Dungannon * 1904 Bangor 11-3 City of Derry * 1905 Dungannon 24-0 City of Derry * 1906 Bangor 12-10 City of Derry * 1907 Dungannon 15-3 Bangor (1907 - Bangor successfully protested the result of the original final, as Dungannon fielded an ineligible player and a replay was ordered. The original game finished as a 19–3 victory for Dungannon) * 1908 City of Derry 8-3 Bangor * 1909 Bangor 16-8 Armagh

1910s

* 1910 Armagh 13-0 Carrickfergus * 1911 Carrickfergus 11-3 Armagh * 1912 Dungannon 9-3 Armagh * 1913 Carrickfergus 8-3 Larne * 1914 Larne 9-3 Carrickfergus * 1915-1919 Not played

1920s

* 1920 Bangor 5-3 Armagh * 1921 Larne 7-0 Donaghadee * 1922 Lurgan 6-0 Larne * 1923 Bangor 19-8 Dungannon * 1924 Donaghadee 4-3 Dungannon * 1925 Lurgan 11-4 Larne * 1926 Lurgan 17-8 Donaghadee * 1927 Coleraine 11-3 Lurgan * 1928 Ballymena 3-0 Lurgan * 1929 Armagh 8-6 Bangor

1930s

* 1930 Bangor 9-7 Dungannon * 1931 Coleraine 14-9 Larne * 1932 Ballymena 16-3 Coleraine * 1933

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* 1934 Enniskillen 16-6 Dungannon * 1935 City of Derry 9-6 Ballymena * 1936 City of Derry 10-3 Dromore * 1937 Enniskillen 5-3 Dromore (Replay - Game 1: 0-0 after extra time) * 1938 Coleraine 12-3 Limavady * 1939 Dromore 17-3 Donaghadee

1940s

* 1940-1945 Not played * 1946 Bangor 11-6 City of Derry (after extra time) * 1947 Armagh 9-8 Bangor * 1948 Dungannon 8-0 Ballymena * 1949 Dungannon 8-3 Ballymena

1950s

* 1950 Dungannon 5-3 Lurgan * 1951 Armagh 3-0 Ballymena * 1952 Lurgan 11-3 Armagh * 1953 Ballymena 13-3 Donaghadee * 1954 Coleraine 5-0 Lurgan * 1955 Lurgan 3-0 Strabane * 1956 Bangor 11-6 Lurgan * 1957

12-0

* 1958 Lurgan 11-3 Donaghadee * 1959 Portadown 11-0 Lurgan

1960s

* 1960 Dungannon II 9-6 Ballymena II * 1961 Dungannon II 14-3 City of Derry * 1962

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8-3 Dungannon II * 1963 Ballymena II 9-6 Coleraine * 1964 Ballynahinch 11-0 Bangor (Replay after 6–6 draw) * 1965 Dungannon II 3-0 Armagh * 1966 Dungannon II 5-3 Armagh * 1967 Coleraine 14-0 Dungannon II * 1968 Bangor 26-11 Dungannon II * 1969 Bangor 14-12 Ards

1970s

* 1970 Ballymena II 11-3 Dungannon II * 1971 Armagh 6-3 Ballymena II * 1972 Bangor II 3-0

* 1973 Ballymena II 58-7 Ballyclare * 1974 Ballymena II 23-6

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* 1975 Bangor II 3-0 Dungannon II * 1976 Ballyclare 19-6

* 1977 Ballymena II 21-4 Lisburn * 1978 Ballyclare 18-6 Armagh * 1979 Ballymena II 6-3 Ballyclare

1980s

* 1980 Ballyclare 15-3 City of Derry (Replay - Game 1: 3-3) * 1981 Armagh 15-6 Ballynahinch * 1982 Carrickfergus 3-0 Larne * 1983 Magherafelt 9-0 Coleraine * 1984 Coleraine 9-4 Carrickfergus * 1985 Lisburn 12-6

* 1986 Ballyclare 18-4 Magherafelt * 1987 Ballynahinch 9-4 Enniskillen * 1988 Ballynahinch 9-4

* 1989

9-3 Antrim

1990s

* 1990 Ballynahinch 18-11 Ballymena II * 1991 Ballymena II 13-7

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* 1992 Carrickfergus 9-3 Ballyclare * 1993

23-8 Ballyclare * 1994 Ballymena II 24-10

* 1995 Ballynahinch 15-13 Banbridge * 1996 Dungannon II 37-8 Coleraine * 1997 Coleraine 19-17 Holywood * 1998 Coleraine 18-8 Dromore * 1999 Dungannon II 30-10 Coleraine

2000s

* 2000 Ballymena II 42-11 Limavady * 2001

57-31

* 2002

32-26 Ballynahinch II * 2003

27-20 Coleraine * 2004 Ballyclare 30-26 Coleraine * 2005 Ballymena II 23-18 Magherafelt * 2006 Coleraine 26-22 Clogher Valley * 2007 Clogher Valley 13-9 Enniskillen * 2008 Armagh 49-6

* 2009 City of Derry 14-10 Ballynahinch II

2010s

* 2010 Ballymoney 15-14 Clogher Valley * 2011 Clogher Valley 34-7 Ballynahinch II * 2012 Clogher Valley 11-0 Ballymena II * 2013 Ballyclare 28-28 City of Derry II after extra time TROPHY SHARED * 2014 Clogher Valley 15-7 Donaghadee * 2015 Ballynahinch II 17-13 Clogher Valley * 2016 Bangor 31-25 Enniskillen * 2017 Ballynahinch II 17-13 Enniskillen * 2018 Ballyclare 27-6 Portadown * 2019 Enniskillen 19-0 Ballyclare

2020s

* 2020 Ballynahinch II v Ballyclare Trophy Shared (COVID-19) * 2022 Ballyclare 32-27 DromoreUlster Rugby
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Sources

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