The 2002 Croke Cup was the 51st staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 14 April to 28 April 2002.

2002 Croke Cup
Dates14–28 April 2002
Teams3
Champions St Colman's College (4th title)
Maurice O'Brien (captain)
Runners-up St Kieran's College
Michael Rice (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored6 (3 per match)
Points scored35 (17.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Andrew O'Shaughnessy (1-09)
2001 (Previous) (Next) 2003

St Colman's College were the defending champions.[1][2]

The final was played on 28 April 2002 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Colman's College and St Kieran's College, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in six years.[3] St Colman's College won the match by 0–11 to 2–04 to claim their fourth Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title.[4]

Andrew O'Shaughnessy was the top scorer with 1-09.

Qualification

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Province Champions
Connacht Mercy College
Leinster St Kieran's College
Munster St Colman's College

Results

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Semi-final

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14 April 2002 Semi-final St Colman's College 4-15 - 0-05 Mercy College FitzGerald Park
A O'Shaughnessy 1-6, S Molumphy, L Philpott, M Allen 1-1, P Kearney 0-4, J O'Donnell, E Condon 0-1. Report A Garvey, K Hooban 0-2, D Kelly 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

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28 April 2002 Final St Colman's College 0-11 - 2-04 St Kieran's College Semple Stadium
A O'Shaughnessy 0-3 (2f); P Kearney and P Kirby 0-2 each; S Molumphy, A Kearney, R Relihan and E Condon 0-1 each. Report E Reid and M Rice (1f) 1-1 each; J Fitzpatrick and S O'Connor 0-1 each. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Andrew O'Shaughnessy St Colman's College 1-09 12 2 6.00
2 Paul Kearney St Colman's College 0-06 6 2 3.00
3 Stephen Molumphy St Colman's College 1-02 5 2 2.50
4 Eoin Reid St Kieran's College 1-01 4 1 4.00
Michael Rice St Kieran's College 1-01 4 1 4.00
Luke Philpott St Colman's College 1-01 4 2 2.00
Michael Allen St Colman's College 1-01 4 2 2.00

References

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  1. ^ Harrington, John (6 May 2001). "O'Shaughnessy inspires Colman's". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "St Colman's golden hurling era, Shaughs the forward star and back in the Harty Cup big time". The 42. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ Harrington, John (29 April 2002). "St Colman's resolve wins battle of nerves". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.