The Munster Senior League was a Rugby union competition for senior clubs in Munster.
History
It was first competed for in 1902–03.Edmund Van Esbeck (1986), The Story of Irish Rugby. London:Stanley Paul
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