2002 Croke Cup

2002 Croke Cup

Dates	14–28 April 2002
Teams	3
Champions	St Colman's College (4th title) Maurice O'Brien (captain)
Runners-up	St Kieran's College Michael Rice (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	6 (3 per match)
Points scored	35 (17.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew O'Shaughnessy (1-09)
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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.

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

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

Results

Semi-final

St Colman's College v Mercy College

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

St Colman's College v St Kieran's College

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

Top scorers

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

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.