Sigerson Cup

There was no intervarsity Gaelic sports competition until George Sigerson, Professor of Zoology at University College Dublin, physician, and literary figure W. J. O'Riordan received the cup on behalf of UCC, the first winning team. In 2009 Sigerson was named in the Sunday Tribune's list of the 125 Most Influential People In GAA History. who follow on from The Irish Daily Mail, Ulster Bank, Datapac, Bus Éireann and Independent.ie as investors in Ireland's premier Higher Education GAA sports competitions. Mick Raftery (UCG & Mayo/Galway) holds the record as an eight-time Sigerson Cup winner, 1933–41. ==Current competition format==

The 2018-19 competition begins with a double-elimination stage where every team is guaranteed at least two games. All matches finish on the day. If the score is level at the end of normal time, two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way. If the score is still level at the end of extra time, the winning team is determined by a free-taking competition. Double-elimination stage • In round 1 all sixteen teams compete in eight matches. • In round 2, the eight beaten teams from round 1 playoff in four matches. The four losing teams in round 2 are eliminated. • In round 3, four of the eight winning teams from round 1 play the four winning teams from round 2. The other four winning teams from round 1 are given byes to the quarter-finals. The four losing teams in round 3 are eliminated. Knockout stage Traditionally the semi-finals and final took place at a single host venue over a weekend known as 'The Sigerson Weekend'. This arrangement was abandoned in 2018-19 with the semi-finals and final being organised as separate events. • In the quarter-finals, the four remaining winning teams from round 1 who were given a bye in round 3 play the four winning teams from round 3. The four losing teams are eliminated. • In the semi-finals, the four winning teams from the quarter-finals playoff in two matches. The two losing teams are eliminated. • In the final, the two winning teams from the semi-finals meet. ==Roll of honour==

Wins listed by College Finalists who have not won the Sigerson Cup: • Garda Síochána College • Trinity College Dublin • IT Carlow Winners listed by year • 1910/11 UCC • 1911/12 UCG • 1912/13 UCD • 1913/14 UCC • 1914/15 UCD • 1915/16 UCC • 1916/17 UCD • 1917/18 UCD • 1918/19 UCC • 1919/20 UCD • 1920/21 Not Played • 1921/22 UCG • 1922/23 UCC • 1923/24 UCD • 1924/25 UCC • 1925/26 UCC • 1926/27 UCD • 1927/28 UCC • 1928/29 UCD • 1929/30 UCD • 1930/31 UCD • 1931/32 UCD • 1932/33 UCD • 1933/34 UCG • 1934/35 UCG • 1935/36 UCD • 1936/37 UCG • 1937/38 UCG • 1938/39 UCG • 1939/40 UCG • 1940/41 UCG • 1941/42 UCG • 1942/43 Not Played • 1943/44 UCC • 1944/45 UCD • 1945/46 UCD • 1946/47 UCC • 1947/48 UCD • 1948/49 UCG • 1949/50 UCD • 1950/51 UCG • 1951/52 UCC • 1952/53 UCC • 1953/54 UCD • 1954/55 UCG • 1955/56 UCD • 1956/57 UCD • 1957/58 UCD • 1958/59 QUB • 1959/60 UCD • 1960/61 UCG • 1961/62 UCD • 1962/63 UCG • 1963/64 UCG • 1964/65 QUB • 1965/66 UCC • 1966/67 UCC • 1967/68 UCD • 1968/69 UCC • 1969/70 UCC • 1970/71 QUB • 1971/72 UCC • 1972/73 UCD • 1973/74 UCD • 1974/75 UCD • 1975/76 SPC Maynooth • 1976/77 UCD • 1977/78 UCD • 1978/79 UCD • 1979/80 UCG • 1980/81 UCG • 1981/82 QUB • 1982/83 UCG • 1983/84 UCG • 1984/85 UCD • 1985/86 UUJ • 1986/87 UUJ • 1987/88 UCC • 1988/89 St Mary's, Belfast • 1989/90 QUB • 1990/91 UUJ • 1991/92 UCG • 1992/93 QUB • 1993/94 UCC • 1994/95 UCC • 1995/96 UCD • 1996/97 Tralee RTC • 1997/98 IT Tralee • 1998/99 IT Tralee • 1999/00 QUB • 2000/01 UUJ • 2001/02 IT Sligo • 2002/03 NUI Galway • 2003/04 IT Sligo • 2004/05 IT Sligo • 2005/06 DCU • 2006/07 QUB • 2007/08 UUJ • 2008/09 Cork IT • 2009/10 DCU • 2010/11 UCC • 2011/12 DCU • 2012/13 Dublin IT • 2013/14 UCC • 2014/15 DCU • 2015/16 UCD • 2016/17 St Mary's, Belfast • 2017/18 UCD • 2018/19 UCC • 2019/20 DCU • 2020/21 No competition • 2021/22 NUI Galway • 2022/23 UCC • 2023/24 UU • 2024/25 DCU • 2025/26 UL • Sigerson Shield [Plate] winners The Sigerson Shield [Plate] competition was introduced in 1976/77 for the teams beaten in the quarter-finals of the Sigerson Cup, in essence to provide competition for the losing teams over the three-day Sigerson weekend. Trinity College Dublin (Dublin University) were the inaugural winners at Fahy Field, Galway. As a consequence of the Sigerson Cup function at the Dublin University Boat Club, Islandbridge, in February 1990 which descended into an 'orgy of destruction', the CAO decided to scrap the three-day finals weekend format to avoid any recurrence of such chaotic behaviour. In 1990/91 the multi-game weekend format was replaced with all the games being played at separate venues. In 1991/92, the quarter-finals were run off separately from the semi-finals and final, the latter being played over a two-day Sigerson weekend; the same format was used in 1992/93. From 1993/94 the final stages of both the Sigerson and Trench Cups were staged over the same weekend. In 1992/93 the Sigerson Shield was contested between the losing semi-finalists, University College Galway and the University of Ulster at Jordanstown. • 1976/77 TCD 1-8 NUU† 0-3 • 1977/78 TCD 3-9 QUB 1-9 • 1978/79 TCD 1-10 QUB 1-6 • 1979/80 UCC 3-16 QUB 1-9 • 1980/81 QUB 0-7 NUU 0-6 • 1981/82 UCC 4-6 NUU 0-12 • 1982/83 UCD 0-9 SPC Maynooth 0-7 • 1983/84 SPC Maynooth 0-13 TCD 0-7 • 1984/85 TCD 1-10 UU Jordanstown 2-6 • 1985/86 QUB 2-6 TCD 1-8 • 1986/87 QUB 1-11 UCG 0-4 • 1987/88 TCD 2-6 NIHE Limerick 1-5 • 1988/89 UCG 1-8 UU Jordanstown 1-6 • 1989/90 DCU 1-15 UCG 0-15 • 1990/91 Not played? • 1991/92 Not Played? • 1992/93 UCG 7-13 UU Jordanstown 3-11 • † New University of Ulster Captains of Sigerson Cup winning teams Unpublished list of playing captains kindly provided by Dónal McAnallen. NB: Some differences exist between this list of playing team captains and publicly visible, wall-mounted lists of college club captains (often non-playing) Man of the Match/Player of the Tournament and winning top scorers The accolade of Man of the Match or Player of the Tournament dates at least from the 1980s. The "Player of the Tournament" was not always from the winning team, e.g., 1983/84. Top scorer refers to the player with the highest points tally on the winning side. ==Finals listed by year==

Bold text indicates first win. ==References==