Munster Senior League (rugby union)

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

History
It was first competed for in 1902–03.

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