2006 Croke Cup

2006 Croke Cup

Dates	25 March – 2 May 2006
Teams	5
Champions	Dublin Colleges (14th title) Conor Connolly (captain) Vinny Teehan (manager)
Runners-up	St Flannan's College Colm Madden (captain) Jamesie O'Connor (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	4 (1 per match)
Points scored	97 (24.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Conor Tierney (1-10)
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The 2006 Croke Cup was the 55th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 25 March to 2 May 2006.

St Flannan's College were the defending champions.^[1]

The final was played on 1 May 2006 at Dr Cullen Park in Carlow, between Dublin Colleges and St Flannan's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[2][3] Dublin Colleges won the match by 1–11 to 0–11 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.^[4][5]

Conor Tierney was the top scorer with 1-10.

Results

Quarter-final

St Flannan's College v Gort Community School

25 March 2006 Quarter-final	St Flannan's College	1-16 - 0-12	Gort Community School	MacDonagh Park
	C Tierney 1-4, C Madden 0-3, C Nealon 0-2, D Stack 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, R Horan 0-1, B Coffey 0-1, F O'Reilly 0-1.		J Hannelly 0-9, D Callanan 0-1, J Moylan 0-1, A Harte 0-1.	Referee: D Conroy (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

Dublin Colleges v Midleton CBS

1 April 2006 Semi-final	Dublin Colleges	1-13 - 0-10	Midleton CBS	Nowlan Park
	P Ryan 1-0, R O'Carroll 0-3, J Maher 0-3 (0-1 free, 0-1 65), S Murphy 0-2 (0-1 free 0-1 65), J Cooper 0-2, C McBride, S O'Rourke, D Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	R White 0-7 (0-5 frees), B Lawton, E O'Keeffe, E Walsh 0-1 each.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

St Flannan's College v Kilkenny CBS

2 April 2006 Semi-final	St Flannan's College	1-11 - 0-13	Kilkenny CBS	MacDonagh Park
	C Madden 1-0; C Nealon, J Conlon 0-3 each; C Tierney 0-2; B Coffey, D Ryan (f), R Horan 0-1 each.	Report	M Bergin 0-6 (5f, 1 '65); M Kelly, J Fitzpatrick 0-2 each; D Webster, J Comerford, A Stapleton 0-1 each.	Referee: B White (Tipperary)

Final

Dublin Colleges v St Flannan's College

2 May 2005 Final	Dublin Colleges	1-11 - 0-11	St Flannan's College	Dr Cullen Park
	P Ryan 0-6 (5f), C McBride 1-0, J Maher 0-2, D Connolly, R O'Carroll, J Cooper 0-1 each.	Report	C Tierney 0-4 (4f), C Nealon 0-2, C O'Doherty 0-2 (2f), J Conlon, D Stack and C Madden 0-1 each.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Conor Tierney	St Flannan's College	1-10	13	3	4.33
2	Paul Ryan	Dublin Colleges	1-06	9	2	4.50
	Jerry Hannelly	Gort Community School	0-09	9	1	9.00
4	Colm Madden	St Flannan's College	1-04	7	3	2.33
	Conor Nealon	St Flannan's College	0-07	7	3	2.33
	Robert White	Midleton CBS	0-07	7	1	7.00

References

1. Foley, Cliona (3 May 2005). "O'Connor's new kids on block lift gloom as Flannan's deliver". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
2. "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
3. "Limerick call on St. Flannan's starlet". Hogan Stand. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
4. "McBride strike crucial as Dublin land first crown". Irish Independent. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
5. Ahern, Neil (14 January 2008). "Dublin students top of the hurling class". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.