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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.
The 2024–25 season is Connacht Rugby's third season in the United Rugby Championship and their 31st season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC, the club will also participate in the 2024-25 European Rugby Challenge Cup .
The All-Ireland Provincial League Championship is contested by the winners of the four provincial qualifying leagues in Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.They are drawn to play in two semi-finals with the winners meeting in the final, where the winner will play in Division 2C of the A.I.L. for the following season.
Unbeaten Connacht move to the top of the United Rugby Championship table with a comeback win against Ulster at the Sportsground.
The 2024-25 All-Ireland League, known as the Energia All-Ireland League for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] is the 33rd season of Irish Rugby's top level domestic competition. The League began on 20 September 2024 and will finish with the League final at the Aviva Stadium , Dublin on 27 April 2025.
The 2020–21 season was Irish provincial rugby union side Connacht Rugby's twentieth season competing in the Pro14, and the team's twenty-fifth season as a professional side. It was Andy Friend's third season in charge of the side. In addition to the Pro14, Connacht competed in the European Champions Cup.
The Connacht Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union was founded on 8 December 1885, and along with it the provincial team. The branch was formed to compete with the Leinster, Munster and Ulster branches, which were founded in 1879, and whose teams had been formed in 1875.
They are no longer used to determine qualification for the European Rugby Champions Cup. Instead, the top eight teams in the league table qualify. [2] The winner of each Shield is determined solely from the games played amongst the teams within their regional pool, mirroring the format of the old Interprovincial Championship in Ireland. [3]