2020 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
| Dates | 1 August 2020 - October 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Co-Op Superstores | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Goals scored | 21 (1.75 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 389 (32.42 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Aaron Mulcahy (1-20) | ||
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The 2020 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship is the inaugural staging of the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and the 111th staging overall of a championship for middle-ranking intermediate hurling teams in Cork. 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]
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, straight relegation, and one team from the divisions/colleges section to enter at the preliminary quarter-final stage.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éire Óg | Ovens | Red and yellow | A | 1 |
| Kildorrery | Kildorrery | Blue and white | A | 2 |
| Cloughduv | Cloughduv | Green and yellow | A | 3 |
| Sarsfields | Glanmire | Blue, white and black | B | 4 |
| Mayfield | Mayfield | Red and white | B | 5 |
| Aghabullogue | Coachford | Green and white | B | 6 |
| Glen Rovers | Blackpool | Red and yellow | C | 7 |
| Dungourney | Dungourney | Yellow and green | C | 8 |
| Meelin | Meelin | Green and yellow | C | 9 |
| Douglas | Douglas | Green, black and white | D | 10 |
| Midleton | Midleton | Black and white | D | 11 |
| Argideen Rangers | Timoleague | Maroon and white | 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 | ||
| Kildorrery | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-41 | 3-23 | 12 | 4 |
| Dungourney | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-30 | 1-26 | 1 | 2 |
| Mayfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-25 | 0-33 | 1 | 2 |
| Argideen Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-24 | 1-38 | -14 | 0 |
Results
| 1 August 2020 Round 1 | Dungourney | 0-17 - 0-14 | Argideen Rangers | Ballinora Sportsfield |
| R Denny (1 s/l) 0-5, B Ahern (4f) 0-4, M Leahy, N Motherway 0-2 each D Healy, Colm Griffin, Cormac Griffin, S McCarthy 0-1 each. | Report | JM O’Callaghan (7f) 0-9, E Lawton 0-2, S Maxwell, B Hennessy 0-1 each. | Referee: J Horgan (Gleann na Laoi) |
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Kildorrery | 0-20 - 2-13 | Mayfield | Castlelyons Sportsfield |
| P O'Brien (0-10, 5f, 2'65s) F Stapleton (0-2), J McEniry (0-2), P J Keating (0-1), S Fitzgerald (0-1), D Kelly (0-1), J Keating (0-1), C Harrington (0-1), E O'Connor (0-1). | Report | D O'Neill (0-11f), S Duggan (1-0), D Wyse (1-0 pen). S O'Donovan (0-1), D Lucey (0-1). | Referee: W Wallace (Aghada) |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Argideen Rangers | 1-10 - 1-21 | Kildorrery | Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh |
| JM O’Callaghan (1-9, 0-8 frees, 1-0 pen), E Lawton (0-1). | Report | P O’Brien (1-10, 1-7 frees), F Stapleton (0-3), J McEniry (0-2), D Kelly, A O’Brien, J Keating, W Fouhy, C O’Baoill, J O’Sullivan (0-1 each). | Referee: L Barry (Ballincollig) |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Mayfield | 1-12 - 0-13 | Dungourney | Páirc Lios gCúl |
| K Punch (1-2), D O’Neill (frees), S O’Donovan (0-4 each), D Malone, P Duggan (0-1 each). | Report | R Denny, B Ahern (2 65s), Cormac Griffin (frees) (0-3 each), N Motherway (0-2), J Griffin, Shane Hegarty (0-1 each). | Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche) |
| 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 | ||
| Éire Óg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-41 | 2-20 | 27 | 4 |
| Sarsfields | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-36 | 0-37 | 11 | 2 |
| Douglas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-27 | 4-37 | -19 | 2 |
| Meelin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-33 | 3-43 | -19 | 0 |
Results
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Meelin | 0-16 - 1-16 | Douglas | Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh |
| J Forrest (0-11, 9 frees), W Murphy (0-2), N Linehan, J Curtin, L Collins (0-1 each). | Report | C Russell (0-7), R Murphy (0-4, 3 frees), J Moylan (1-0), B Maher (0-2), M Dolan, D O’Mahony, F O Loinsigh (0-1 each). | Referee: L Barry (Ballincollig) |
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Éire Óg | 0-20 - 2-09 | Sarsfields | Páirc Liam Mhic Carthaigh |
| K Hallissey 0-6 (2f), E O’Shea 0-5 (3f, 1 65), C O’Callaghan 0-3, L Considine 0-3, C Sheehan 0-1, John Cooper 0-1, Joe Cooper 0-1 | Report | B Graham 1-7 (1-3f, 0-3 65, 1 LB), A Hackett 1-0, C Duggan 0-1, G Gray 0-1 (f). |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Douglas | 0-11 - 4-21 | Éire Óg | Ballincollig Sportsfield |
| R Murphy (0-5 (4f, 1 65), J Moylan (0-2), D O'Mahony, B Maher, M Dolan, D Murphy (0-1 each). | Report | L Considine (2-5), C O'Calllaghan (1-2), D Goulding (1-1), E O'Shea (0-5, 2f), K Hallissey, C Sheehan (0-4 each). | Referee: S Scanlon (newcestown) |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Sarsfields | 2-27 - 0-17 | Meelin | O'Connell Park |
| P O’Driscoll (1-7), C Duggan (0-8, 4f, 1’65), K Murphy (0-5), C McCarthy (1-1), S O’Driscoll (0-3), J O’Leary, K Walsh, E O’Sullivan 0-1 each. | Report | J Forrest (0-6, 4f), M O’Keeffe (0-2f), W Murphy (0-2), L O’Sullivan (0-2), J O’Callaghan (0-2), T J Brosnan, J Curtin, T J Twomey (0-1 each). | Referee: M Walsh (St. Catherine's) |
| 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 | ||
| Aghabullogue | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-41 | 3-24 | 14 | 4 |
| Cloughduv | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-30 | 3-36 | -9 | 2 |
| Midleton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-35 | 1-32 | 3 | 2 |
| Glen Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-26 | 0-40 | -5 | 0 |
Results
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Glen Rovers | 1-11 - 0-19 | Midleton | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
| E O’Connell 1-5 (3f, 1 65), P Virgo 0-3, D Browne, D Cunningham, and G Kennefick 0-1 each. | Report | A Mulcahy 0-12 (11f), J Hegarty, P O’Brien, C Crowley 0-2 each, R O’Regan 0-1. | Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth) |
| 2 August 2020 Round 1 | Cloughduv | 2-09 - 2-20 | Aghabullogue | Ballincollig Sportsfield |
| M Walsh 1-4, B Verling(2f) 1-3, A Murphy 0-2. | Report | S Tarrant 0-10 (0-6 f), M Bradley 0-6 (0-1 f), D Dineen 0-3, L Casey 1-0, I Barry-Murphy 0-1. | Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan) |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Midleton | 1-16 - 0-21 | Cloughduv | Carraig na bhFear Sportsfield |
| A Mulcahy 1-6 (0-2 f), J Hegarthy 0-4, K Finn 0-3, E Mitchell, P O’Brien and R O’Regan 0-1 each. | Report | M Walsh 0-6, B Verling 0-6 (0-3 f), M Verling 0-4 (0-1 f), S O’Connor 0-2, W Ahern, D O’Leary and E Clifford 0-1 each. | Referee: J Horgan (Gleann na Laoi) |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Aghabullogue | 0-21 - 1-15 | Glen Rovers | Blarney Sportsfield |
| M Bradley (0-10, 6f), S Tarrant (0-4, 3f), D Dineen (0-3), I Barry-Murphy (0-2), B Casey and N Barry-Murphy (0-1 each). | Report | E O’Connell (0-11, 7f), R McGuckin (1-0), G Kennefick, D Browne, M Dooley and S Busteed (0-1 each). | Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers) |
| August 2020 Round 3 | v |
| August 2020 Round 3 | v |
Knockout 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 | Peter O'Brien | Kildorrery | 1-20 | 23 | 2 | 11.50 |
| 2 | John M. O'Callaghan | Argideen Rangers | 1-18 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Aaron Mulcahy | Midleton | 1-18 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 | |
| 3 | Evan O'Connell | Glen Rovers | 1-16 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
| 4 | James Forrest | Meelin | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 5 | Matthew Bradley | Aghabullogue | 0-16 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 6 | David O'Neill | Mayfield | 0-15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Lar Considine | Éire Óg | 2-08 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Shane Tarrant | Aghabullogue | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 | |
| 8 | Mark Walsh | Cloughduv | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter O'Brien | Kildorrery | 1-10 | 13 | Argideen Rangers |
| 2 | John M. O'Callaghan | Argideen Rangers | 1-09 | 12 | Kildorrery |
| Aaron Mulcahy | Midleton | 0-12 | 12 | Glen Rovers | |
| 3 | Lar Considine | Éire Óg | 2-05 | 11 | Douglas |
| David O'Neill | Mayfield | 0-11 | 11 | Kildorrery | |
| Evan O'Connell | Glen Rovers | 0-11 | 11 | Aghabullogue | |
| James Forrest | Meelin | 0-11 | 11 | Douglas | |
| 4 | Patrick O'Driscoll | Sarsfields | 1-07 | 10 | Meelin |
| Ben Graham | Sarsfields | 1-07 | 10 | Éire Óg | |
| Shane Tarrant | Aghabullogue | 0-10 | 10 | Cloughduv | |
| Matthew Bradley | Aghabullogue | 0-10 | 10 | Glen Rovers | |
| Peter O'Brien | Kildorrery | 0-10 | 10 | Mayfield |
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.