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 with 24 wins. The current holders are Ballynahinch.
The winners compete with the other three provincial cup winners for the 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

ClubWinnersRunners-UpTotal FinalsLast Title
Queen's University2419432021-22
Instonians2010302023-24
North of Ireland1818361972-73
Ballymena1411232012-13
Dungannon107172010-11
Collegians812201982-83
Malone716231991-92
C.I.Y.M.S.66121977-78
Ballynahinch74112025-26
Bangor3581985-86
Belfast Harlequins3252007-08
Ards2021986-87
Armagh RFC|City of Armagh]3142019-20
Albion1561888-89
City of Derry [Rugby Club|City of Derry]1231999-2000
Knock1231910-11
Lisburn1121887-88
Banbridge011n/a
Carrickfergus011n/a
Civil Service011n/a
Fortwilliam011n/a
Holywood011n/a
Rainey [Old Boys Rugby Club|Rainey Old Boys]011n/a

Finals

1880s

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 NIFC 3-0 Queen's College
  • 1893-94 NIFC 11-8 Collegians
  • 1894-95 NIFC 3-0 Collegians
  • 1895-96 NIFC 11-3 Collegians
  • 1896-97 NIFC 9-3 Queen's College
  • 1897-98 NIFC 13-0 Queen's College
  • 1898-99 NIFC 16-3 Collegians

1900s

1910s

1920s

  • 1919-20 NIFC 5-0 Queen's University
  • 1920-21 Queen's University 19-6 NIFC
  • 1921-22 Instonians 8-0 Queen's University
  • 1922-23 Instonians 19-5 Queen's University
  • 1923-24 Queen's University 16-8 Instonians
  • 1924-25 Queen's University 14-3 Instonians
  • 1925-26 Collegians 11-3 Queen's University
  • 1926-27 Instonians 8-3 NIFC
  • 1927-28 Instonians 3-0 NIFC
  • 1928-29 Instonians 23-13 NIFC

1930s

  • 1929-30 NIFC 6-4 Queen's University
  • 1930-31 Instonians 7-3 Collegians
  • 1931-32 Queen's University 10-3 Collegians
  • 1932-33 Queen's University 18-6 Malone
  • 1933-34 Instonians 11-6 Civil Service
  • 1934-35 NIFC 15-0 Queen's University
  • 1935-36 Queen's University 11-0 NIFC
  • 1936-37 Queen's University 5-0 Collegians
  • 1937-38 Instonians 11-6 NIFC
  • 1938-39 NIFC 20-0 Malone

1940s

1950s

  • 1949-50 Instonians 11-0 Malone
  • 1950-51 Queen's University 15-0 NIFC
  • 1951-52 Collegians 8-3 Queen's University
  • 1952-53 C.I.Y.M.S. 9-6 Collegians
  • 1953-54 Instonians 6-0 Queen's University
  • 1954-55 NIFC 17-3 Queen's University
  • 1955-56 Instonians 6-3 C.I.Y.M.S.
  • 1956-57 Instonians 6-3 Ballymena
  • 1957-58 Instonians 3-0 Ballymena
  • 1958-59 Queen's University beat C.I.Y.M.S.

1960s

1970s

  • 1969-70 Ballymena beat C.I.Y.M.S.
  • 1970-71 Malone 6-3 NIFC
  • 1971-72 C.I.Y.M.S. 22-18 Ballymena
  • 1972-73 NIFC 25-12 Malone
  • 1973-74 C.I.Y.M.S. 16-6 Bangor
  • 1974-75 Ballymena 13-3 C.I.Y.M.S.
  • 1975-76 Dungannon 12-9 Instonians
  • 1976-77 Ballymena 14-4 NIFC
  • 1977-78 C.I.Y.M.S. 14-12 Ballymena
  • 1978-79 Instonians 9-6 NIFC

1980s

1990s

  • 1989-90 Ballymena 17-9 Malone
  • 1990-91 Ballymena 13-0 Bangor
  • 1991-92 Malone 13-3 NIFC
  • 1992-93 Dungannon 20-18 Ballymena
  • 1993-94 Dungannon 14-10 Instonians
  • 1994-95 Dungannon 21-16 Instonians
  • 1995-96 Dungannon 22-10 Malone
  • 1996-97 Ballymena 20-13 Malone
  • 1997-98 Dungannon beat Malone
  • 1998-99 Instonians beat Malone

2000s

2010s

2020s