2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
| Dates | 1 August 2020 - September 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Co-Op Superstores | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 11 | ||
| Goals scored | 27 (2.45 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 380 (34.55 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  William Leahy (1-20) | ||
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The 2020 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship is the 17th staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019.[1] The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[2] The championship is scheduled to take place between 1 August 2020 and September 2020.
Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams and straight relegation and promotion.[3] On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.[4]
Participating teams
The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.[5]
| Team | Location | Colours | Seeding | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inniscarra | Inniscarra | Blue and white | A | 1 |
| Courcey Rovers | Ballinspittle | Red and white | A | 2 |
| Valley Rovers | Innishannon | Green and white | A | 3 |
| Ballinhassig | Ballinhassig | Blue and white | B | 4 |
| Carrigaline | Carrigaline | Blue and yellow | B | 5 |
| Blarney | Blarney | Red and white | B | 6 |
| Castlelyons | Castlelyons | Green and yellow | C | 7 |
| Watergrasshill | Watergrasshill | Red and white | C | 8 |
| Aghada | Aghada | Green and white | C | 9 |
| Ballincollig | Ballincollig | Green and white | D | 10 |
| Youghal | Youghal | Maroon and yellow | D | 11 |
| Blackrock | Blackrock | Green and yellow | D | 12 |
Fixtures/results
Group 1
Table
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Carrigaline | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-47 | 3-32 | 12 | 4 |
| Aghada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-34 | 4-32 | -1 | 2 |
| Youghal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-27 | 3-36 | -3 | 2 |
| Courcey Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-34 | 3-42 | -8 | 0 |
Results
| 1 August 2020 Round 1 | Courcey Rovers | 1-17 - 0-26 | Carrigaline | Jack Barrett Park |
| R Nyhan 1-1, R Sweetnam 0-9 (8f), S Nyhan 0-3 (3f), A O'Donovan 0-2, M Collins, J McCarthy 0-1 each. | Report | B Kelleher 0-11 (6f, 65), D Drake 0-5, W O'Brien 0-3, T Murphy, R O'Shea 0-2 each, C Vaughan, R Kelleher, E Desmond 0-1 each. | Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven) |
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Aghada | 1-19 - 2-11 | Youghal | Killeagh Sportsfield |
| W Leahy 0-12 (0-9 f), J Looney 1-3, C Fleming, A Berry, J O’Hanlon, A Stafford 0-1 each. | Report | B Moloney 1-5 (0-4 f), B Cooper 1-2, P Kirk 0-2, O Dempsey, N Roche 0-1 each. | Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers) |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Carrigaline | 2-21 - 2-15 | Aghada | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
| B Kelleher 0-9 (8 frees), R O’Shea 1-2, D McBarron 1-0, S O’Brien and D Drake 0-3 each, E Desmond 0-2, K Kavanagh and D Griffin 0-1 each. | Report | W Leahy 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-5 frees), C Fleming 1-0, J Looney 0-3, P O’Neill 0-2, M McCarthy and A Stafford 0-1 each. | Referee: P Lyons (Bishopstown) |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Youghal | 3-16 - 2-17 | Courcey Rovers | Caherlag Sportsfield |
| B Cooper 1-3, A Joyce 1-0, R McMahon 1-0, J O’Mahony 0-3, P Kirk 0-3, B Moloney 0-3 (0-2 f), O Dempsey, C O’Mahony 0-2 each. | Report | R Sweetnam 1-9 (0-8 f), T O’Sullivan 1-2, S Nyhan 0-1 f, A O’Donovan 0-1 sl, J O’Neill, M Collins, M O’Donovan, J McCarthy 0-1 each. | Referee: J Larkin (Ballinora) |
| August 2020 Round 3 | v |
| August 2020 Round 3 | v |
Group 2
Table
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Watergrasshill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-39 | 2-32 | 10 | 4 |
| Ballincollig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-34 | 1-37 | 3 | 2 |
| Ballinhassig | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-30 | 2-34 | -4 | 2 |
| Valley Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-32 | 3-32 | -9 | 0 |
Results
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Valley Rovers | 0-17 - 1-16 | Ballinhassig | Riverstick Sportsfield |
| C Butler (0-7, 0-4 frees), C O’Leary (0-4, 0-3 frees, 0-1 65), J Cottrell and A Kenneally (0-2 each), E O’Reilly and C Desmond (0-1 each). | Report | F O’Leary (1-1), R Lombard and M Collins (0-3 each), G Collins (frees), C Reynolds, and C Tyers (0-2 each), D O’Donovan (65), S O’Neill and C Desmond (0-1 each). | Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's) |
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Watergrasshill | 1-22 - 1-18 | Ballincollig | Blarney Sportsfield |
| S O'Regan (0-7, 6f), S Desmond (1-3), D O'Leary (0-4), P O'Leary, K O'Neill, S Óg O'Regan (0-2 each), P Cronin, A Cronin (0-1 each). | Report | C Dorgan (1-8, 4f), S Walsh, F Denny (0-3 each), R Bourke, C O'Leary (0-2 each). |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Ballincollig | 2-16 - 0-15 | Valley Rovers | Cloughduv Sportsfield |
| C Dorgan 0-8 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), G O'Donoghue 1-1, D Bowen 1-0, S Walsh 0-3, F Denny 0-2, R Bourke, C O’Leary 0-1 each. | Report | C O'Leary 0-5 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), J Cottrell 0-2, C Butler 0-2 (0-1 f), C Kilduff, J Lynch, K Canty, T O'Brien, C Desmond, A Kenneally 0-1 each. | Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton) |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Ballinhassig | 1-14 - 2-17 | Watergrasshill | Inniscarra |
| G Collins 1-1, F O’Leary 0-6 (0-4 f), M Collins, P Collins 0-2 each, E Cullinane, D O’Donovan 0-1 each. | Report | S O'Regan 0-10 (0-9 f), S Desmond 1-4, S Óg O'Regan 1-2, D Dennehy 0-1. | Referee: C Dineen (Douglas) |
| August 2020 Round 3 | v |
| August 2020 Round 3 | v |
Group 3
Table
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Castlelyons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-40 | 1-28 | 21 | 4 |
| Blarney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-37 | 1-32 | 8 | 2 |
| Inniscarra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-12 | 1-23 | -14 | 0 |
| Blackrock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-14 | 3-20 | -15 | 0 |
Results
| 1 August 2020 Round 1 | Inniscarra | 0-12 - 1-23 | Blarney | Coachford Sportsfield |
| F O'Leary, S O'Donoghue (0-1 f) 0-3 each, S O'Mahony 0-2, D O'Keeffe 0-2 f, C Lombard, O McCarthy 0-1 each | Report | S Barrett 1-7, M Coleman 0-5 (0-3 f), P Power 0-3 (0-1 f), B Ahern, D Hanlon 0-2 each, C Murphy, K Costello, P Crowley, J Jordan 0-1 each. | Referee: P Lyons (Bishopstown) |
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Castlelyons | 3-20 - 0-14 | Blackrock | Páirc Lios gCúl |
| C Spillane 1-7, A Spillane 1-1, D Morrisson 1-0, M Spillane 0-5 (0-4 f), B Murphy 0-2, E Maye, K O'Leary, A Fenton, L Doocey, N O'Leary 0-1 each. | Report | E O'Farrell 0-10 (0-6 f), P Lenighan 0-2, C McCarthy, L O'Sullivan 0-1 each. | Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche) |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Blarney | 1-14 - 1-20 | Castlelyons | Páirc Shéamuis de Barra |
| P Power and M Coleman 0-4 each, S Barrett 0-3, K Costello 1-0, D Hanlon 0-2, P Crowley 0-1. | Report | C Spillane 1-5, M Spillane, K O’Leary 0-4 each, A Spillane 0-2, N O’Leary, C O’Neill, A Fenton, L Ducey and J Kearney 0-1 each. | Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan) |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Blackrock | v | Inniscarra | Ballinora Sportsfield |
| August 2020 Round 3 | v |
| August 2020 Round 3 | v |
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
| Quarter-final | v |
| Quarter-final | v |
Semi-finals
| Semi-final | v |
| Semi-final | v |
Final
| October 2020 Final | v |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Leahy | Aghada | 1-20 | 23 | 2 | 11.50 |
| 2 | Richie Sweetnam | Courcey Rovers | 1-18 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 0-20 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 4 | Cian Dorgan | Ballincollig | 1-16 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Colm Spillane | Castlelyons | 2-12 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 6 | Shane O'Regan | Watergrasshill | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 7 | Seán Desmond | Watergrasshill | 2-07 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Shane Barrett | Blarney | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
| 8 | Bill Cooper | Youghal | 2-05 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Brett Moloney | Youghal | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richie Sweetnam | Courcey Rovers | 1-09 | 12 | Youghal |
| William Leahy | Aghada | 0-12 | 12 | Youghal | |
| 2 | Cian Dorgan | Ballincollig | 1-08 | 11 | Watergrasshill |
| William Leahy | Aghada | 1-08 | 11 | Carrigaline | |
| Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 0-11 | 11 | Courcey Rovers | |
| 3 | Shane Barrett | Blarney | 1-07 | 10 | Inniscarra |
| Colm Spillane | Castlelyons | 1-07 | 10 | Blackrock | |
| Shane O'Regan | Watergrasshill | 0-10 | 10 | Ballinhassig | |
| Eoin O'Farrell | Blackrock | 0-10 | 10 | Castlelyons | |
| 4 | Richie Sweetnam | Courcey Rovers | 0-09 | 9 | Carrigaline |
| Brian Kelleher | Carrigaline | 0-09 | 9 | Aghada |
References
- ^ "2020 Championship Draws". Cork GAA website. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Cork GAA Statement 18/03/2020". Cork GAA website. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Cork clubs vote down radical restructuring proposals". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Leen, Tony (18 November 2019). "Where does your club rank? Cork GAA confirms grading for 2020 Championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 November 2019.