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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, their 31st season of professional rugby and their 137th sseaon of representative rugby since their foundation. Along with competing in the URC and its Irish Shield competition, the club will also participate in the 2024-25 European Rugby Challenge Cup .
Unbeaten Connacht move to the top of the United Rugby Championship table with a comeback win against Ulster at the Sportsground.
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]
The top eight sides in the table will qualify for the quarter-finals, followed by semi-finals and a grand final, with teams seeded 1 to 4 with home advantage for the lowest seeded side. The Regional Shield pools have no direct link to the play-offs and by extension the Championship itself, and it is technically possible to win a Regional Shield ...
Players and their allocated positions from the Connacht Rugby website. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] ^ Taking into account signings and departures ahead of 2024–25 season as listed on List of 2024–25 United Rugby Championship transfers .
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.
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.