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The Munster Senior League was a Rugby union competition for senior clubs in Munster.

History

It was first competed for in 1902–03. ^[1]

Format

Unlike the Munster Senior Cup which is knock-out, the league format means that teams play a number of different games, with the most successful qualifying for the play-offs.

Decline

With the establishment of the All-Ireland League in 1991 the competition declined rapidly, and no longer was contested with the same intensity as previously existed.

List of champions

• 1902-03 Garryowen
• 1903-04 Garryowen
• 1904-05 Garryowen
• 1905-06 Garryowen
• 1906-07 Garryowen
• 1907-08 Garryowen
• 1908-09 Garryowen
• 1909-10 Garryowen
• 1910-11 Garryowen/ Cork Constitution
• 1911-12 Garryowen/ Cork Constitution
• 1912-13 UCC
• 1913-14 UCC/ Cork Constitution
• 1914-21 no competition
• 1921-22 Cork Constitution
• 1922-23 Cork Constitution
• 1923-24 Dolphin
• 1924-25 Garryowen
• 1925-26 Dolphin
• 1927 Cork Constitution
• 1928 Sundays Well
• 1929 Dolphin
• 1930 Young Munster
• 1931 Bohemians/ UCC
• 1932 Young Munster
• 1933 UCC
• 1934 UCC
• 1935 Sundays Well
• 1936 Garryowen/ UCC
• 1936-37 unfinished
• 1937-38 unfinished
• 1938-39 Cork Constitution
• 1939-40 unfinished
• 1940-41 unfinished
• 1941-42 UCC
• 1943 UCC
• 1944 Young Munster
• 1945 UCC ? beat Cork Constitution
• 1946 Garryowen
• 1947 Garryowen ? beat Dolphin
• 1948 Sundays Well beat Garryowen
• 1949 Dolphin
• 1950 UCC beat Cork Constitution
• 1951 Sundays Well beat Young Munster
• 1952 Young Munster beat Dolphin
• 1953 Cork Constitution beat Bohemians
• 1954 Garryowen
• 1955 Dolphin beat UCC
• 1956 Dolphin
• 1957 Cork Constitution beat UCC
• 1959 Bohemians beat UCC
• 1960 Sundays Well
• 1961 UCC beat Dolphin
• 1962 UCC beat Bohemians
• 1963 UCC beat Highfield
• 1964 Cork Constitution beat Shannon
• 1965 Cork Constitution beat UCC
• 1966 Cork Constitution beat UCC
• 1967 Cork Constitution
• 1968 Cork Constitution
• 1969 Cork Constitution
• 1970 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen
• 1971 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen
• 1972 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen
• 1973 Dolphin beat Cork Constitution
• 1974 UCC beat Highfield
• 1975 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen
• 1976 Cork Constitution beat Dolphin
• 1977 Cork Constitution beat Bohemians
• 1978 UCC beat Garryowen
• 1979 Cork Constitution beat Dolphin
• 1980 Shannon beat Young Munster
• 1981 UCC beat Young Munster
• 1982 Garryowen beat UCC
• 1983 Garryowen beat Shannon
• 1984 Cork Constitution beat Highfield
• 1985 UCC beat Cork Constitution
• 1986 Shannon beat Cork Constitution
• 1987 Cork Constitution beat Young Munster
• 1988 Cork Constitution beat Shannon
• 1989 Shannon beat Cork Constitution
• 1990 Highfield beat Sundays Well
• 1991 Dolphin beat Highfield
• 1992 Old Crescent beat UCC
• 1993 Sundays Well beat Highfield
• 1994
• 1995
• 1996 Young Munster
• 1997 Old Crescent
• 1998 Cork Constitution
• 1998-99 Old Crescent/ Sundays Well
• 1999-2000 Old Crescent/ Sundays Well
• 2000-01 Garryowen beat Thomond
• 2001-02 Shannon beat Garryowen
• 2002-03 Shannon beat Garryowen
• 2003-04 Cork Constitution beat Garryowen
• 2004-05 Shannon beat UL Bohemians
• 2005-06

See also

• Connacht Senior League
• Leinster Senior League
• Ulster Senior League

References

• The Carling Story of Munster Rugby by Charlie Mulqueen