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Nenagh Ormond RFC v Young Munster RFC

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entering the closing stages<br />

the southern men lost<br />

Laycock who was put <strong>of</strong>f for<br />

shoving in the lineout, with<br />

Billy O’Sullivan and Dave<br />

O’Loughlin carrying injuries<br />

the winners had to injure<br />

many anxious moments<br />

before the referee blew for<br />

no side with the Cork side<br />

ahead on the scoreboard by<br />

nine points to eight.<br />

The efforts <strong>of</strong> the previous<br />

day eventually told on the<br />

reserves <strong>of</strong> endurance <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Galway students, following a<br />

scoreless first half, a scoring<br />

burst in the last quarter<br />

which yielded 17 points<br />

gave the trophy to UCC over<br />

their Galway counterparts.<br />

The College team that<br />

brought the first ever<br />

Bateman <strong>Cup</strong> to Cork was –<br />

Con Moloney (Roscrea), Ben<br />

McKenna (PBC), David Lane<br />

(CBC), Barry Collins (PBC),<br />

Joe O’Connor (Rockwell<br />

College), Brendan O’Brien<br />

captain (Blackrock College),<br />

Robert McClement (PBC),<br />

T.Reid, Denis Rearden<br />

(Castleknock College),<br />

Donagh Tierney (CBC),<br />

Dick Bergin (Blackrock<br />

College), Jack Russell (St.<br />

Colman’s College, Fermoy),<br />

Joe Laycock (Clongowes<br />

Wood College), Jim Buckner<br />

(Clongowes Wood College),<br />

Tom McDermott (PBC).<br />

In 2010, Bruff confronted<br />

the critics by winning<br />

the <strong>Munster</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Cup</strong><br />

defeating renowned cup<br />

fighters Garryowen in the<br />

first final to be staged in<br />

the re-furbished Thomond<br />

Park, many keen observers<br />

rated it the best deciders for<br />

many years, it is also worth<br />

noting that the winners<br />

are only campaigning in<br />

senior ranks for the last five<br />

seasons. They followed this<br />

up with a thrilling victory<br />

over centenary celebrating<br />

University College Dublin<br />

in the penultimate stages<br />

and finished the job by<br />

getting the better <strong>of</strong> Ulster<br />

representatives Dungannon<br />

in the final to finish <strong>of</strong>f a<br />

memorable campaign.<br />

In season 2011/12<br />

Garryowen continued<br />

<strong>Munster</strong>’s dominance <strong>of</strong><br />

the Ulster <strong>Bank</strong> All-<strong>Ireland</strong><br />

Bateman <strong>Cup</strong>. Having<br />

reversed the result <strong>of</strong> the<br />

previous season’s <strong>Senior</strong><br />

<strong>Cup</strong> final loss to Bruff,<br />

the light blues saw <strong>of</strong>f the<br />

challenge <strong>of</strong> the Connacht<br />

representatives Buccaneers<br />

at Dubarry Park.<br />

In 2019, Garryowen claimed<br />

the Bateman <strong>Cup</strong> for the<br />

first time since 2012 with<br />

brothers Neil and Liam<br />

Cronin combining for three<br />

tries in their 45-21 win over<br />

first-time finalists City <strong>of</strong><br />

Armagh last season.<br />

In most recent times,<br />

Cork Constitution shared<br />

the Bateman <strong>Cup</strong> with<br />

Lansdowne in 2020 after the<br />

season was cancelled due to<br />

the Covid-19 pandemic. This<br />

year, Young <strong>Munster</strong> lost out<br />

to Terenure College in the<br />

semi-final.<br />

BATEMAN ALL-IRELAND<br />

SENIOR CUP WINNERS<br />

1922 – Lansdowne<br />

1923 – Bective Rangers<br />

1924 – Queen’s University<br />

1925 – Bective Rangers<br />

1926 – Dublin University<br />

1927 – Instonians<br />

1928 – Young <strong>Munster</strong><br />

1929 – Lansdowne<br />

1930 – Lansdowne<br />

1931 – Lansdowne<br />

1932 – Queen’s University<br />

1933/1934 – Suspended<br />

1935 – North <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ireland</strong> FC<br />

1936 – University College Cork<br />

1937 – Queen’s University<br />

1938 – University College Dublin<br />

1939 – Blackrock College<br />

1940/1974 – Suspended<br />

1975 – St.Mary’s College<br />

1976/2009 – Suspended<br />

2010/2011 – Bruff<br />

2011/2012 – Garryowen<br />

2012/2013 – Cork Constitution<br />

2013/2014 – Cork Constitution<br />

2014/2015 – Cork Constitution<br />

2015/2016 – Cork Constitution<br />

2016/2017 – Cork Constitution<br />

2017/2018 – Lansdowne<br />

2018/2019 – Garryowen<br />

2019/2020 - Cork Constitution /<br />

Lansdowne.<br />

2020/2021 - N/A.<br />

2021/2022 - Lansdowne.<br />

2022/2023 Terenure College<br />

BANK OF IRELAND MUNSTER SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP 2022/23 15

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