Ulster Junior Cup (rugby union)

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

The logo of the Ulster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union

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

Performance by Club
Club Winners Runners-Up Total Finals Last Title
Queen's University RFC 15 8 23 1969-70
Dungannon 9 8 17 2002-03
North of Ireland Football Club 9 8 17 1984-85
Ballynahinch 9 2 11 2017-18
City of Armagh 8 6 14 2009-10
Ballymena 8 2 10 2004-05
Collegians 7 6 13 1961-62
Donaghadee 7 2 9 2011-12
Malone 5 4 9 1980-81
Omagh 4 7 11 2016-17
Instonians 5 3 9 2014-15
Coleraine 3 6 9 1985-86
City of Derry 3 1 4 2008-09
Larne 3 0 3 1922-23
King's Scholars 2 4 6 1970-71
Lurgan 2 3 5 1955-56
Cooke 2 2 4 2006-07
Ballyclare 2 2 4 2001-02
Dromore 2 1 3 2018-19
Rainey Old Boys 2 1 3 1978-79
Ards 1 4 5 1976-77
Banbridge 1 4 5 1989-90
C.I.Y.M.S. 1 3 4 1952-53
Clogher Valley 1 3 4 2012-13
Carrickfergus 1 2 3 1913-14
Knock 1 2 3 1910-11
Sydenham 1 2 3 1904-05
Albion 1 1 2 1890-91
Fortwilliam 1 1 2 1903-04
Holywood 1 1 2 1990-91
Windsor 1 1 2 1892-93
Belfast Harlequins 1 0 1 2003-04
Bangor 1 7 8 2015-16
BRA FP 0 2 2 -
Enniskillen 0 2 2 -
Portadown 0 2 2 -
RUC 0 2 2 -
Belmont 0 1 1 -
Civil Service 0 1 1 -
Limavady 0 1 1 -
Queen's Island 0 1 1 -

Finals

1880s and 90s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1888-89Queen's College II150Bangor
1889-90Queen's College II60Albion II
1890-91Albion II60Collegians
1891-92Collegians50Windsor
1892-93Windsor30Collegians
1893-94Collegians II130City of Derry
1894-95NIFC II50Collegians II
1895-96Dungannon63NIFC II
1896-97Dungannon II230Belmont[2]
1897-98City of Derry110Holywood[3]
1898-99Dungannon80NIFC II[4]

1900s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1899-00Dungannon II60Collegians 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
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1909-10Armagh80Knock II
1910-11Knock II54Bangor
1911-12Dungannon136Sydenham
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
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1919-20Larne30Armagh
1920-21Queen's University II90Lurgan[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]
1928-29Ballymena30Instonians II[19]

1930s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1929-30Ballymena30Enniskillenafter extra time)[20]
1930-31Armagh43Instonians II[21]
1931-32Malone II30Queen's Island[22]
1932-33Queen's University II64Armagh[23]
1933-34Queen's University II240Portadown[24]
1934-35Coleraine186Queen'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
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
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
1945-46City of Derry50C.I.Y.M.S.
1946-47Queen's University II163Carrickfergus
1947-48Queen's University II136King's Scholars[30]
1948-49Queen's University II98Dungannonafter extra time[31]

1950s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1949-50Coleraine118Queen's University II[32]
1950-51Queens University II86Instonians 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
1955-56Lurgan83Ballyclare
1956-57NIFC II93Portadown
1957-58Donaghadee53BRA FP
1958-59Queens University II30Malone II

1960s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1959-60Instonians II173RUC
1960-61Collegians II86Ballymena II[35]
1961-62Collegians II60NIFC II[36]
1962-63NIFC II60Lurgan[37]
1963-64Queen's Freshers30Omagh[38]
1964-65Armagh30Dungannon II[39]
1965-66Ballynahinch53Dungannon II[40]
1966-67Ballynahinch150King's Scholars
1967-68Malone II30Civil Service II
1968-69Queens University II65Bangor

1970s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1969-70Queen's University II30King's Scholars
1970-71King's Scholars113Queen's University II[41]
1971-72Ballymena II150CIYMS II
1972-73Ballymena II2012Ards
1973-74Instonians II109Ards
1974-75Malone II100Coleraine[42]
1975-76Rainey Old Boys90NIFC II[43]
1976-77Ards70Malone II[44]
1977-78Malone II96Ards II
1978-79Rainey Old Boys106Malone II

1980s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1979-80Armagh173Coleraine
1980-81Malone II159Coleraine
1981-82Omagh229Bangor II[45]
1982-83Omagh64Coleraine
1983-84Omagh30Banbridge
1984-85NIFC II96Omagh
1985-86Coleraine63Rainey Old Boys
1986-87Cooke1512Enniskillen
1987-88Ballynahinch93Ards II
1988-89Ballyclare1812Omagh

1990s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1989-90Banbridge107RUC.
1990-91Holywood199Omagh
1991-92Ballynahinch1312Ballymena II
1992-93Omagh176Donaghadee
1993-94Instonians II173Bangor II
1994-95Ballynahinch148Banbridge
1995-96Dungannon II86Banbridge
1996-97Dungannon II3712Omagh
1997-98Ballymena II130Banbridge
1998-99Dungannon II388Armagh

2000s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1999-00Ballymena II608Armagh
2000-01Ballymena II2422Dungannon II
2001-02Ballyclare3110Carrick
2002-03Dungannon II245Clogher Valley
2003-04Belfast Harlequins II2714Dungannon II
2004-05Ballymena II3318Dromore
2005-06Armagh1715Dungannon II
2006-07Cooke203Clogher Valley[46][47]
2007-08Armagh1912Clogher Valley[48]
2008-09City of Derry3613Cooke[49]

2010s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
2009-10Armagh123Limavady[50]
2010-11Ballynahinch II2210Armagh[51]
2011-12Donaghadee100Coleraine[52]
2012-13Clogher Valley2221Ballynahinch II[53]
2013-14Ballynahinch II177Ballyclare[1]
2014-15Instonians140Omagh[54]
2015-16Bangor75Instonians[55]
2016-17Ballynahinch II173Omagh[56]
2017-18Ballynahinch II238Armagh II[57]
2018-19Dromore2219Ballynahinch II[58]

2020s
Year Winner Runner-up Notes
2019-20Enniskillen1817Armagh II[59]

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