Connacht Senior League (rugby union) explained

The Connacht Senior League is a rugby union competition for senior clubs in the Irish province of Connacht. It was first played for in 1925-26.^[1]

It has traditionally been ranked second in importance to the Connacht Senior Cup. With the formation of the All-Ireland League it has declined in importance somewhat with the advent of Professional Rugby, and the participation of the regional team Connacht Rugby in competitions such as the United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup.

Performance by Team

Club	Titles	Shared Titles	Recent Win
Galwegians	24	2	2014-15
Corinthians	24	2	1987-88
UCG	15	1	1974-75
Buccaneers	13		2022-23
Ballina	5		2020-21
Athlone	4	1	1988-89
Ballinasloe	4		1948-49
Sligo	2		2023-24
Loughrea	1		1926-27

Past winners

1920s

1925–26 Galwegians
1926–27 Loughrea
1927–28 Ballinasloe
1928–29 Ballina

1930s

1929–30 Ballina
1930–31 UCG
1931–32 UCG
1932–33 UCG
1933–34 Corinthians
1934–35 UCG
1935–36 Corinthians
1936–37 UCG
1937–38 UCG
1938–39 Corinthians

1940s

1940 Corinthians
1941 Corinthians
1942 UCG
1943 Corinthians
1944 Corinthians
1945 Ballinasloe
1946 Ballinasloe
1947 Galwegians
1948 UCG
1949 Ballinasloe

1950s

1950 Corinthians
1951 Corinthians/Ballina
1952 Corinthians
1953 Ballina
1954 Corinthians
1955 UCG
1956 Athlone
1957 Galwegians
1958 Galwegians
1959 Galwegians

1960s

1960 Galwegians
1961 Galwegians
1962 UCG beat Galwegians
1963 UCG
1964 Galwegians
1965 Corinthians beat Athlone
1966 UCG/Galwegians
1967 UCG
1968 UCG
1969 UCG

1970s

1970 Galwegians
1971 Galwegians beat Ballinasloe
1972 Galwegians
1973 UCG
1974 Corinthians beat Athlone
1975 UCG
1976 Corinthians beat Athlone
1977 Athlone
1978 Corinthians
1979 Corinthians

1980s

1980 Corinthians
1981 Corinthians
1982 Corinthians
1983 Corinthians
1984 Galwegians beat Athlone
1985 Galwegians beat Athlone
1986 Corinthians beat Athlone
1987 Athlone
1988 Corinthians
1989 Athlone beat Corinthians

1990s

1990 Galwegians beat Corinthians
1991 Galwegians beat Sligo
1992 Galwegians beat Ballina
1993 Ballina beat Corinthians
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998 Buccaneers
1999 Buccaneers

2000s

2000 Buccaneers
2001 Galwegians
2002 Galwegians beat Buccaneers
2003 Galwegians
2004 Buccaneers beat Galwegians
2005 Galwegians
2006 Buccaneers beat Galwegians
2007 Buccaneers beat Galwegians
2008 Buccaneers beat Connemara 33-3
2009 Galwegians

2010s

2009–10 Galwegians
2010–11 Buccaneers
2011–12 Galwegians
2012–13 Galwegians
2013–14 Galwegians
2014–15 Galwegians^[2]
2015–16 Buccaneers^[3]
2016–17 Buccaneers^[4]
2017–18 Buccaneers beat Galwegians^[5]
2018–19 Buccaneers^[6]

2020s

2019–20 Sligo^[7]
2020-21 - No competition
2021–22 Ballina^[8]
2022–23 Buccaneers^[9]
2023–24 Sligo^[10]

See also

Notes and References

Edmund Van Esbeck (1986), The Story of Irish Rugby. London:Stanley Paul
http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/32334.php Galwegians Retain Connacht Senior League Title
http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby/pirates-put-sligo-to-the-sword-to-recapture-league-title-31500233.html Buccaneers captured first Senior League title since 2007
http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby/club-focus-top-tier-the-target-for-hardy-buccs-35033653.html Irish Independent
http://www.buccaneersrfc.com/news/buccs-make-it-three-senior-league-titles-in-a-row Buccaneers RFC
Web site: Title already in the bag as Buccs head to Corinthians - Independent.ie . Independent.ie . en.
https://www.sligorfc.ie/csl-connacht-champions/ Sligo RFC
https://www.ballinarfc.com/news/league-victory-qualifies-us-for-bateman-cup-semifinal-2648786.html Ballina RFC
https://www.connachtrugby.ie/match-report-buccaneers-win-bank-of-ireland-connacht-senior-league-with-last-gasp-try/ Connacht Rugby
https://www.connachtrugby.ie/news/sligo-rfc-take-the-senior-league-title/bp2705/ Connacht Rugby