2020 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
| Dates | 31 July 2020 - October 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Co-Op Superstores | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 22 (1.83 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 399 (33.25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Cian Healy (1-21) | ||
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The 2020 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship is the inaugural staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. 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 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[2] The championship is scheduled to take place between 31 July and October 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, with two more following in August – all with county players available.[4]
Participating teams
| Team | Location | Colours |
|---|---|---|
| Bandon | Bandon | Yellow and white |
| Ballymartle | Riverstick | Green and yellow |
| Bride Rovers | Rathcormac | Green, white and yellow |
| Charleville | Charleville | Red and white |
| Cloyne | Cloyne | Red and black |
| Fermoy | Fermoy | Black and yellow |
| Fr. O'Neill's | Ballymacoda/Ladysbridge | Green and red |
| Kanturk | Kanturk | Green and yellow |
| Killeagh | Killeagh | Green and white |
| Kilworth | Kilworth | Red and white |
| Mallow | Mallow | Red and yellow |
| Newcestown | Newcestown | Red and yellow |
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 | ||
| Kanturk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-31 | 2-26 | 14 | 4 |
| Newcestown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-35 | 4-26 | 3 | 2 |
| Cloyne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-33 | 2-36 | -6 | 2 |
| Killeagh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-31 | 1-42 | -11 | 0 |
Results
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Kanturk | 2-18 - 1-09 | Cloyne | Mill Field |
| L McLoughlin (1-4, 1 free, 1 ’65), L O’Neill (0-6), Aidan Walsh (1-2), B O’Sullivan (0-3), Alan Walsh (0-2), R Walsh (0-1). | Report | M Cahill (0-8, 6 frees), P O’Sullivan (1-0), B O’Shea (0-1). | Referee: T O'Donovan (Douglas) |
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Newcestown | 1-18 - 1-13 | Killeagh | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| C Healy 1-9 (1-0 penalty, 0-9f), L Meade, C Dinneen 0-3 each, J Meade 0-2, C Keane 0-1. | Report | E Keniry (0-5f), R McCarthy (0-3f, 0-1 sl, 0-1 65) 0-5 each, G Leahy 1-0, S Long 0-2, K Murphy 0-1. | Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons) |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Kanturk | 3-13 - 1-17 | Newcestown | Coachford Sportsfield |
| L McLoughlin (0-8 frees), R Walsh (2-1), L O’Keeffe (1-0), Alan Walsh, D Browne, B O’Sullivan, and A Nash (free) (0-1 each). | Report | C Healy (0-12, 10 frees), C Keane (1-0), F Keane (0-2), T Twomey, C Dineen, and D Twomey (free) (0-1 each). | Referee: B Sweeeny (Erin's Own) |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Cloyne | 0-24 - 0-18 | KIlleagh | Clonmult Memorial Park |
| M Cahill 0-8 (0-7 f), A Walsh 0-5 (0-3 f), B Walsh 0-4, C Mullins and N Cahill 0-2 each, P O’Sullivan, K Dennehy and B Minihane 0-1 each. | Report | A Leahy 0-6, R McCarthy 0-5 f, G Leahy and E Keniry 0-2 each, S Long, D Walsh and S Walsh 0-1 each. | Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill) |
| 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 | ||
| Charleville | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-43 | 1-33 | 16 | 4 |
| Bandon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-34 | 3-37 | -12 | 2 |
| Fermoy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-31 | 0-30 | 1 | 2 |
| Mallow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-29 | 0-37 | -5 | 0 |
Results
| 1 August 2020 Round 1 | Bandon | 0-17 - 3-21 | Charleville | Mourne Abbey |
| R Crowley (0-5, 0-4 frees, 0-1 65), D Crowley (0-1 free), M Sugrue and A Murphy (0-3 each), C Long (0-2), C O’Mahony (0-1). | Report | D Fitzgibbon (0-10, 0-7 frees, 0-1 65), J Doyle (2-3), M Kavanagh (0-4, 0-2 frees), D Casey (1-0), G Kelleher (0-2), D O’Flynn and T Hawe (0-1 each). | Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton) |
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Mallow | 0-13 - 0-15 | Fermoy | Castletownroche Sportsfield |
| A Sheehan 0-8 (7 frees, 1 65); C Murphy 0-2; D Moynihan, P Lyons, P Hayes 0-1 each. | Report | D Lardner 0-6 (5 frees, 1 65); B O’Sullivan 0-4; S Aherne 0-3, K Morrisson, J Scannell 0-1 each. | Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea) |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Charleville | 0-22 - 1-16 | Mallow | Fr. Kelleher Park |
| D Fitzgibbon (0-11, 0-9 frees), J Doyle and A Cagney (0-3 each), G Kelleher and D O’Flynn (0-2 each), J O’Callaghan (0-1). | Report | A Sheehan (0-5, 0-3 frees, 0-2 65s), C Carroll (1-0), C Murphy (0-3), K Sheehan, D Hayes, and G Sweeney (0-2 each), F O’Neill and P Lyons (0-1 each). | Referee: C Lane (Banteer) |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Fermoy | 0-16 - 0-17 | Bandon | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| P de Roiste, J Carr (frees) (0-3 each), D Lardner (frees), T Clancy (frees), M Brennan, A Creed, A Aherne (0-2 each). | Report | R Crowley (0-8), M Sugrue, C Calnan, C Long (0-2 each), D Crowley, A Murphy, M Cahalane (free) (0-1 each). | Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons) |
| 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 | ||
| Fr. O'Neill's | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-36 | 0-34 | 14 | 4 |
| Bride Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-33 | 1-32 | 1 | 2 |
| Ballymartle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-29 | 3-33 | -7 | 2 |
| Kilworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-34 | 5-33 | -8 | 0 |
Results
| 31 July 2020 Round 1 | Fr. O'Neill's | 3-16 - 0-18 | Kilworth | St. Catherine's Park |
| D Dalton 1-7 (0-3 f), B Dunne 1-4, M O’Keeffe 1-0, P McMahon, R Cullinane 0-2 each, K O’Sullivan 0-1. | Report | N McNamara 0-5 (0-3 f, 0-1 45), E Carey 0-4 (0-1 f), W Condon 0-3, L Whelan, J Sheehan 0-2 each, B Sheehan, M McNamara 0-1 each. |
| 1 August 2020 Round 1 | Ballymartle | 0-12 - 1-17 | Bride Rovers | Ballincollig Sportsfield |
| Darren MCarthy 0-8 (0-5f), S O’Mahony (0-1f, 0-1 65), B Corry 0-2 each. | Report | W Finnegan 0-11 (0-7f), D Dooley 0-3, B Roche 1-0, P O’Flynn 0-2 (0-1 sideline), S Walsh 0-1. | Referee: B Sweeney (Erin's Own) |
| 7 August 2020 Round 2 | Bride Rovers | 0-16 - 1-20 | Fr. O'Neill's | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| W Finnegan (0-10, 0-8 frees, 0-2 65s), B Roche (0-4), D Dooley (0-2). | Report | D Dalton (1-10, 0-5 frees, 0-1 sl, 0-1 65), M O’Keeffe, K O’Sullivan and J Hankard (0-2 each), R Cullinane, E Motherway, B Dunne and P McMahon (0-1 each). | Referee: C McAllister (Aghada) |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Kilworth | 2-16 - 2-17 | Ballymartle | Grenagh Sports Complex |
| J Sheehan (2-1), N McNamara (0-7, 0-6 frees), W Condon (0-4), L Whelan (0-3), K Walsh (0-1 free). | Report | Darren McCarthy (1-5, 0-2 frees, 0-1 65), B Corry (1-3), J McCarthy (0-5, 0-1 free), K McCarthy (0-2), G Webb and S Cummins (0-1 each). | Referee: T O'Donovan (Douglas) |
| 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 | Cian Healy | Newcestown | 1-21 | 24 | 2 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Declan Dalton | Fr. O'Neill's | 2-17 | 23 | 2 | 11.50 |
| 3 | William Finnegan | Bride Rovers | 0-21 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Darragh Fitzgibbon | Charleville | 0-21 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 | |
| 4 | Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Mikey Cahill | Cloyne | 0-16 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
| 5 | Lorcán McLoughlin | Kanturk | 1-12 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Aaron Sheehan | Mallow | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Ronan Crowley | Mallow | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
| 7 | Jack Doyle | Charleville | 2-06 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Noel McNamara | Kilworth | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Declan Dalton | Fr. O'Neill's | 1-10 | 13 | Bride Rovers |
| 2 | Cian Healy | Newcestown | 1-09 | 12 | Killeagh |
| Cian Healy | Newcestown | 0-12 | 12 | Kanturk | |
| 3 | William Finnegan | Bride Rovers | 0-11 | 11 | Ballymartle |
| Darragh Fitzgibbon | Charleville | 0-11 | 11 | Mallow | |
| 4 | Declan Dalton | Fr. O'Neill's | 1-07 | 10 | Kilworth |
| Darragh Fitzgibbon | Charleville | 0-10 | 10 | Bandon | |
| William Finnegan | Bride Rovers | 0-10 | 10 | Fr. O'Neill's | |
| 5 | Jack Doyle | Charleville | 2-03 | 9 | Bandon |
| 6 | Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 1-05 | 8 | Kilworth |
| Darren McCarthy | Ballymartle | 0-08 | 8 | Bride Rovers | |
| Mikey Cahill | Cloyne | 0-08 | 8 | Kanturk | |
| Aaron Sheehan | Mallow | 0-08 | 8 | Fermoy | |
| Lorcán McLoughlin | Kanturk | 0-08 | 8 | Newcestown | |
| Ronan Crowley | Bandon | 0-08 | 8 | Fermoy | |
| Mikey Cahill | Cloyne | 0-08 | 8 | Killeagh |
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.