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This 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
[edit] Performance by Club
| Club |
Winners |
Runners-Up |
Total Finals |
| Queen's University |
15 |
8 |
23 |
| Dungannon |
9 |
8 |
17 |
| North of Ireland Football Club |
9 |
8 |
17 |
| Ballymena |
8 |
2 |
10 |
| Collegians |
7 |
6 |
13 |
| Armagh |
6 |
4 |
10 |
| Donaghadee |
6 |
2 |
8 |
| Malone |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| Ballynahinch |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| Omagh |
4 |
5 |
9 |
| Instonians |
4 |
3 |
7 |
| Coleraine |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| Larne |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| King's Scholars |
2 |
4 |
6 |
| Lurgan |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Ballyclare |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| City of Derry |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Rainey Old Boys |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Ards |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Banbridge |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| C.I.Y.M.S. |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Carrickfergus |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Knock |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Sydenham |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Albion |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Cooke |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Dromore |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Fortwilliam |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Holywood |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Windsor |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Belfast Harlequins |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Bangor |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| 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 |
| Clogher Valley |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Queen's Island |
0 |
1 |
1 |
[edit] FINALS
[edit] 1880s & 90s
- 1889 Queen's College II 15-0 Bangor
- 1890 Queen's College II 6-0 Albion II
- 1891 Albion II 6-0 Collegians
- 1892 Collegians 5-0 Windsor
- 1893 Windsor 3-0 Collegians
- 1895 NIFC II 5-0 Collegians II
- 1896 Dungannon 6-3 NIFC II
- 1897 Dungannon 23-0 Belmont
- 1899 Dungannon 8-0 NIFC II
- 1900 Dungannon II 6-0 Collegians II
- 1901 Collegians II 19-0 Fortwilliam II
- 1902 Collegians II 3-0 NIFC II
- 1903 Collegians II 3-0 Queen's College II
- 1904 Fortwilliam 5-3 Collegians II
- 1906 Donaghadee 13-5 Malone II
- 1907 NIFC II 8-0 Queen's College II
- 1908 NIFC II 22-3 Queen's University II
- 1909 NIFC II 13-3 Sydenham
- 1912 Dungannon 13-6 Sydenham
- 1914 Carrickfergus walkover Dungannon (Replay - Game 1: 3-3)
- 1921 Queen's University II 9-0 Lurgan
- 1923 Larne 23-0 Bangor[2]
- 1924 Donaghadee 10-3 NIFC II
- 1925 Lurgan 3-0 Donaghadee
- 1926 Donaghadee beat Dungannon
- 1927 Donaghadee 3-0 NIFC II (after extra time)
- 1928 Donaghadee 5-0 Queen's University II
- 1930 Ballymena 3-0 Enniskillen (after extra time)
- 1932 Malone II 3-0 Queen's Island
- 1933 Queen's University II 6-4 Armagh
- 1934 Queen's University II 24-0 Portadown
- 1936 NIFC II 5-3 Queen's University II
- 1938 Queen's University II 6-0 Collegians II[3]
- 1947 Queen's University II 16-3 Carrickfergus
- 1948 Queen's University II 13-6 King's Scholars
- 1949 Queen's University II 9-8 Dungannon
- 1951 Queens University II 8-6 Instonians II
- 1952 Queens University II 14-3 NIFC II
- 1953 C.I.Y.M.S. II 12-0 King's Scholars
- 1955 King's Scholars 14-0 BRA FP
- 1956 Lurgan 8-3 Ballyclare
- 1957 NIFC II 9-3 Portadown
- 1958 Donaghadee 5-3 BRA FP
- 1959 Queens University II 3-0 Malone II
- 1960 Instonians II 17-3 RUC
- 1961 Collegians II 8-6 Ballymena II
- 1962 Collegians II 6-0 NIFC II
- 1964 Queen's Freshers 3-0 Omagh
- 1965 Armagh 3-0 Dungannon II
- 1966 Ballynahinch 5-3 Dungannon II
- 1967 Ballynahinch 15-0 King's Scholars
- 1968 Malone II 3-0 Civil Service II
- 1969 Queens University II 6-5 Bangor
- 1970 Queens University II 3-0 King's Scholars
- 1971 King's Scholars 11-3 Queen's University II
- 1972 Ballymena II 15-0 CIYMS II
- 1973 Ballymena II 20-12 Ards
- 1974 Instonians II 10-9 Ards
- 1976 Rainey Old Boys 9-0 NIFC II
- 1979 Rainey Old Boys 10-6 Malone II
- 1982 Omagh 22-9 Bangor II
- 1987 Cooke 15-12 Enniskillen
- 1989 Ballyclare 18-12 Omagh
- 1992 Ballynahinch 13-12 Ballymena II
- 1993 Omagh 17-6 Donaghadee
- 1997 Dungannon II 37-12 Omagh
- 1999 Dungannon II 38-8 Armagh
- 2000 Ballymena II 60-8 Armagh
- 2001 Ballymena II 24-22 Dungannon II
- 2002 Ballyclare 31-10 Carrick
- 2003 Dungannon II 24-5 Clogher Valley
- 2004 Belfast Harlequins II 27-14 Dungannon II
- 2005 Ballymena II 33-18 Dromore
- 2006 Armagh 17-15 Dungannon II
[edit] Sources
- ^ Belfast Newsletter 27/02/1922 Page 2
- ^ Belfast Newsletter 02/04/1923 Page 3
- ^ Belfast Newsletter 28/03/1938 Page 3
