Ulster Junior Cup (rugby union)

The Ulster Junior Cup 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

The most successful club is Queen's University with 15 wins. The current holder is Ballyclare[1]

Performance by Club

Club Winners Runners-Up Total Finals Last Title
Queen's University RFC 15 8 23 1969–70
Dungannon 9 8 17 2002–03
North of Ireland Football Club 9 8 17 1984–85
Ballynahinch 9 3 12 2017–18
City of Armagh 8 7 15 2009–10
Ballymena 8 2 10 2004–05
Collegians 7 6 13 1961–62
Donaghadee 7 2 9 2011–12
Malone 5 4 9 1980–81
Omagh 4 7 11 2016–17
Instonians 5 3 9 2014–15
Coleraine 3 6 9 1985–86
City of Derry 3 2 5 2008–09
Larne 3 0 3 1922–23
King's Scholars 2 4 6 1970–71
Lurgan 2 3 5 1955–56
Cooke 2 2 4 2006–07
Ballyclare 3 2 5 2022–23
Dromore 3 2 5 2023–24
Rainey Old Boys 2 1 3 1978–79
Ards 1 4 5 1976–77
Banbridge 1 4 5 1989–90
C.I.Y.M.S. 1 3 4 1952–53
Clogher Valley 2 3 5 2021–22
Carrickfergus 1 2 3 1913–14
Knock 1 2 3 1910–11
Sydenham 1 2 3 1904–05
Albion 1 1 2 1890–91
Fortwilliam 1 1 2 1903–04
Holywood 1 1 2 1990–91
Windsor 1 1 2 1892–93
Belfast Harlequins 1 0 1 2003–04
Bangor 1 7 8 2015–16
BRA FP 0 2 2 -
Enniskillen 2 5 7 2025-26
Portadown 0 2 2 -
RUC 0 2 2 -
Belmont 0 1 1 -
Civil Service 0 1 1 -
Limavady 0 1 1 -
Queen's Island 0 1 1 -

Finals

1880s and 90s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1888–89 Queen's College II 15 0 Bangor
1889–90 Queen's College II 6 0 Albion II
1890–91 Albion II 6 0 Collegians
1891–92 Collegians 5 0 Windsor
1892–93 Windsor 3 0 Collegians
1893–94 Collegians II 13 0 City of Derry
1894–95 NIFC II 5 0 Collegians II
1895–96 Dungannon 6 3 NIFC II
1896–97 Dungannon II 23 0 Belmont [2]
1897–98 City of Derry 11 0 Holywood [3]
1898–99 Dungannon 8 0 NIFC II [4]

1900s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1899–1900 Dungannon II 6 0 Collegians II Replay – Game 1: 0–0)[5]
1900–01 Collegians II 19 0 Fortwilliam II [6]
1901–02 Collegians II 3 0 NIFC II [7]
1902–03 Collegians II 3 0 Queen's College II [8]
1903–04 Fortwilliam 5 3 Collegians II
1904–05 Sydenham 9 3 Bangor
1905–06 Donaghadee 13 5 Malone II
1906–07 NIFC II 8 0 Queen's College II
1907–08 NIFC II 22 3 Queen's University II
1908–09 NIFC II 13 3 Sydenham [9]

1910s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1909–10 Armagh 8 0 Knock II
1910–11 Knock II 5 4 Bangor
1911–12 Dungannon 13 6 Sydenham
1912–13 Armagh 8 0 Knock II [10]
1913–14 Carrickfergus w/o - Dungannon Replay awarded to Carrickfergus when Dungannon withdrew – Game 1: 3–3
1914–15 Not played due to World War I
1915–16 Not played due to World War I
1916–17 Not played due to World War I
1917–18 Not played due to World War I
1918–19 Not played due to World War I

1920s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1919–20 Larne 3 0 Armagh
1920–21 Queen's University II 9 0 Lurgan [11]
1921–22 Larne 5 3 Cooke [12]
1922–23 Larne 23 0 Bangor [13]
1923–24 Donaghadee 10 3 NIFC II [14]
1924–25 Lurgan 8 0 Donaghadee after extra time[15]
1925–26 Donaghadee 4 3 Dungannon [16]
1926–27 Donaghadee 3 0 NIFC II after extra time[17]
1927–28 Donaghadee 5 0 Queen's University II [18]
1928–29 Ballymena 3 0 Instonians II [19]

1930s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1929–30 Ballymena 3 0 Enniskillen after extra time)[20]
1930–31 Armagh 4 3 Instonians II [21]
1931–32 Malone II 3 0 Queen's Island [22]
1932–33 Queen's University II 6 4 Armagh [23]
1933–34 Queen's University II 24 0 Portadown [24]
1934–35 Coleraine 18 6 Queen's University II [25]
1935–36 NIFC II 5 3 Queen's University II [26]
1936–37 Instonians II 3 0 C.I.Y.M.S. after extra time[27]
1937–38 Queen's University II 6 0 Collegians II [28]
1938–39 Dromore 3 0 Coleraine [29]

1940s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1939–40 Not played due to World War II
1940–41 Not played due to World War II
1941–42 Not played due to World War II
1942–43 Not played due to World War II
1943–44 Not played due to World War II
1944–45 Not played due to World War II
1945–46 City of Derry 5 0 C.I.Y.M.S.
1946–47 Queen's University II 16 3 Carrickfergus
1947–48 Queen's University II 13 6 King's Scholars [30]
1948–49 Queen's University II 9 8 Dungannon after extra time[31]

1950s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1949–50 Coleraine 11 8 Queen's University II [32]
1950–51 Queens University II 8 6 Instonians II [33]
1951–52 Queens University II 14 3 NIFC II
1952–53 C.I.Y.M.S. II 12 0 King's Scholars
1953–54 NIFC II 3 0 Lurgan [34]
1954–55 King's Scholars 14 0 BRA FP
1955–56 Lurgan 8 3 Ballyclare
1956–57 NIFC II 9 3 Portadown
1957–58 Donaghadee 5 3 BRA FP
1958–59 Queens University II 3 0 Malone II

1960s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1959–60 Instonians II 17 3 RUC
1960–61 Collegians II 8 6 Ballymena II [35]
1961–62 Collegians II 6 0 NIFC II [36]
1962–63 NIFC II 6 0 Lurgan [37]
1963–64 Queen's Freshers 3 0 Omagh [38]
1964–65 Armagh 3 0 Dungannon II [39]
1965–66 Ballynahinch 5 3 Dungannon II [40]
1966–67 Ballynahinch 15 0 King's Scholars
1967–68 Malone II 3 0 Civil Service II
1968–69 Queens University II 6 5 Bangor

1970s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1969–70 Queen's University II 3 0 King's Scholars
1970–71 King's Scholars 11 3 Queen's University II [41]
1971–72 Ballymena II 15 0 CIYMS II
1972–73 Ballymena II 20 12 Ards
1973–74 Instonians II 10 9 Ards
1974–75 Malone II 10 0 Coleraine [42]
1975–76 Rainey Old Boys 9 0 NIFC II [43]
1976–77 Ards 7 0 Malone II [44]
1977–78 Malone II 9 6 Ards II
1978–79 Rainey Old Boys 10 6 Malone II

1980s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1979–80 Armagh 17 3 Coleraine
1980–81 Malone II 15 9 Coleraine
1981–82 Omagh 22 9 Bangor II [45]
1982–83 Omagh 6 4 Coleraine
1983–84 Omagh 3 0 Banbridge
1984–85 NIFC II 9 6 Omagh
1985–86 Coleraine 6 3 Rainey Old Boys
1986–87 Cooke 15 12 Enniskillen
1987–88 Ballynahinch 9 3 Ards II
1988–89 Ballyclare 18 12 Omagh

1990s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1989–90 Banbridge 10 7 RUC .
1990–91 Holywood 19 9 Omagh
1991–92 Ballynahinch 13 12 Ballymena II
1992–93 Omagh 17 6 Donaghadee
1993–94 Instonians II 17 3 Bangor II
1994–95 Ballynahinch 14 8 Banbridge
1995–96 Dungannon II 8 6 Banbridge
1996–97 Dungannon II 37 12 Omagh
1997–98 Ballymena II 13 0 Banbridge
1998–99 Dungannon II 38 8 Armagh

2000s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
1999–2000 Ballymena II 60 8 Armagh
2000–01 Ballymena II 24 22 Dungannon II
2001–02 Ballyclare 31 10 Carrick
2002–03 Dungannon II 24 5 Clogher Valley
2003–04 Belfast Harlequins II 27 14 Dungannon II
2004–05 Ballymena II 33 18 Dromore
2005–06 Armagh 17 15 Dungannon II
2006–07 Cooke 20 3 Clogher Valley [46][47]
2007–08 Armagh 19 12 Clogher Valley [48]
2008–09 City of Derry 36 13 Cooke [49]

2010s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
2009–10 Armagh 12 3 Limavady [50]
2010–11 Ballynahinch II 22 10 Armagh [51]
2011–12 Donaghadee 10 0 Coleraine [52]
2012–13 Clogher Valley 22 21 Ballynahinch II [53]
2013–14 Ballynahinch II 17 7 Ballyclare [54]
2014–15 Instonians 14 0 Omagh [55]
2015–16 Bangor 7 5 Instonians [56]
2016–17 Ballynahinch II 17 3 Omagh [57]
2017–18 Ballynahinch II 23 8 Armagh II [58]
2018–19 Dromore 22 19 Ballynahinch II [59]

2020s

Year Winner Runner-up Notes
2019–20 Enniskillen 18 17 Armagh II [60]
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2021–22 Clogher Valley 43 12 Armagh II [61]
2022–23 Ballyclare 43 42 Enniskillen [62]
2023–24 Dromore 30 17 City of Derry [63]
2024–25 Enniskillen 23 16 Dromore [64]
2025–26 Enniskillen 48 14 Ballynahinch II [65]

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