2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 3 October 2020, however, it was suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. After being restarted the championship eventually ended on 7 August 2021.

2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates3 October 2020 - 7 August 2021
Teams7
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Lisgoold (1st title)
John Cronin (captain)
Runners-up Harbour Rovers
Thomas Condon (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored19 (3.17 per match)
Points scored190 (31.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Stephen Condon 1-23
2019 (Previous) (Next) 2021

On 7 August 2021, Lisgoold won the championship after a 2-19 to 0-16 win over Harbour Rovers in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn.[1] This was their first ever championship title.

Format change edit

The championship had featured 14 teams, comprising the divisional champions and runners-up, since 2017. Because of time constraints as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to revert to the old system of allowing only the divisional champions take part.[2]

Qualification edit

Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Harbour Rovers
Carbery South West Junior A Hurling Championship Clonakilty
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Kinsale
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Dromtarriffe
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Lisgoold
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Inniscarra
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Brian Dillons

Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship edit

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification
1   Kilbrin 3 3 0 0 6 Advance to Final
2   Kanturk 3 2 0 1 4
3   Banteer 3 1 0 2 2
4   Castlemagner 3 0 0 3 0

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Qualification
1   Dromtarriffe 2 2 0 0 4 Advance to Final
2   Newmarket 2 1 0 1 2
3   Millstreet 2 0 0 2 0

Final

Kilbrin 2-13 - 0-30 Dromtarriffe

Results edit

Quarter-finals edit

3 October 2020 Quarter-final Brian Dillons 1-08 - 2-18 Dromtarriffe Ovens Sportsfield
J Horgan 0-7 (0-5 f), A Murphy 1-0, C McCarthy 0-1. Report T Howard 1-6 (0-4 f), D O’Keeffe 1-0, C O’Callaghan, B Murphy 0-3 each, E Murphy, S Howard 0-2 each, J Murphy, S Cremin 0-1 each. Referee: P Lyons (Bishoptown)
3 October 2020 Quarter-final Clonakilty 2-18 - 1-12 Kinsale Charlie Hurley Park
T Anglin 2-0, D Lowney (0-2 f, 0-1 65), T O’Connell 0-3 each, T Clancy, E Ryan, S McEvoy, D Murphy 0-2 each, M Scally, C O’Donovan, D Shorten, B White 0-1 each. Report J O’Brien (1-0 pen, 0-4 f) 1-8, B Coughlan, S O’Brien 0-2 each. Referee: B Barry-Murphy
3 October 2020 Quarter-final Lisgoold 0-17 - 2-10 Inniscarra Carraig na bhFear Sportsfield
L O’Shea 0-11 (0-8 f) J O’Driscoll 0-2, C Hickey, D O’Brien, C O’Brien, J Cashman 0-1 each. Report A O’Mahony 0-5 (0-2 f, 0-1 65) D O’Connell 1-2, M Nagle 1-0, J Roche, P Holland and K Rice 0-1 each. Referee: J Murphy

Semi-finals edit

31 July 2021 Semi-final Harbour Rovers 3-19 - 1-20 Clonakilty Éire Óg Sportsfield
S Condon 1-11, S O'Riordan 0-4, E Sheehan 1-0, D Gallagher 1-0, P Hannon 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, P Condon 0-1. D Lowney 0-9, M White 1-1, T Clancy 0-3, S McEvoy 0-3, T O'Connor 0-2, S White 0-1, J McLoughlan 0-1.
31 July 2021 Semi-final Dromtarriffe 2-17 - 3-16 Lisgoold Mallow GAA Complex
T Howard 1-6, D O'Keeffe 1-1, E Murphy 0-3, S Howard 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. J Cashman 0-9, C O'Brien 2-0, M Hegarty 1-1, D O'Brien 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1, C Hickey 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1, J Cronin 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.

Final edit

7 August 2021 Final Lisgoold 2-19 - 0-16 Harbour Rovers Páirc Uí Rinn
J Ryan 1-3, M Hegarty 1-3 (0-2 sl), J Cashman 0-5 (0-4 f), D O’Brien 0-3, C Hickey 0-2, J O’Driscoll, C O’Brien, J Cronin 0-1 each. Report S Condon 0-12 (0-9 f), J O’Sullivan, P Hannon, D Pyne, S Dunne 0-1 each. Referee: B Barry-Murphy (Aghabullogue)

Championship statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tomás Howard Dromtarriffe 2-12 18 2 9.00
2 Stephen Condon Harbour Rovers 1-11 14 1 14.00
3 David Lowney Clonakilty 0-12 12 2 6.00
4 Liam O'Shea Lisgoold 0-11 12 2 5.50
5 John O'Brien Kinsale 1-08 11 1 11.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Stephen Condon Harbour Rovers 1-11 14 Clonakilty
2 Liam O'Shea Lisgoold 0-11 11 Inniscarra
3 John O'Brien Kinsale 1-08 11 Clonakilty
4 Tomás Howard Dromtarriffe 1-06 9 Brian Dillons
Tomás Howard Dromtarriffe 1-06 9 Lisgoold
David Lowney Clonakilty 0-09 9 Harbour Rovers
John Cashman Lisgoold 0-09 9 Dromtarriffe
8 John Horgan Brian Dillons 0-07 7 Dromtarriffe
9 Timmy Anglin Clonakilty 2-00 6 Kinsale
Caolan O'Brien Lisgoold 2-00 6 Dromtarriffe

References edit

  1. ^ Coughlan, John (7 August 2021). "Glory for Lisgoold junior hurlers as they lift the county title for the first time". Echo Live. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ Hayes, Michael (13 July 2020). "Everything you need to know about Cork's intercounty and club seasons". Cork Beo. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

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