2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	3 October 2020 - 7 August 2021
Teams	7
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Lisgoold (1st title) John Cronin (captain)
Runners-up	Harbour Rovers Thomas Condon (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	19 (3.17 per match)
Points scored	190 (31.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Stephen Condon 1-23
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The 2020 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 3 October 2020, however, it was suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. After being restarted the championship eventually ended on 7 August 2021.

On 7 August 2021, Lisgoold won the championship after a 2-19 to 0-16 win over Harbour Rovers in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn.^[1] This was their first ever championship title.

Format change

The championship had featured 14 teams, comprising the divisional champions and runners-up, since 2017. Because of time constraints as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic it was decided to revert to the old system of allowing only the divisional champions take part.^[2]

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Harbour Rovers
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Clonakilty
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Kinsale
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Dromtarriffe
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Lisgoold
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Inniscarra
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Brian Dillons

Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Kilbrin	3	3	0	0	6	Advance to Final
2	Kanturk	3	2	0	1	4
3	Banteer	3	1	0	2	2
4	Castlemagner	3	0	0	3	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Dromtarriffe	2	2	0	0	4	Advance to Final
2	Newmarket	2	1	0	1	2
3	Millstreet	2	0	0	2	0

Final

Kilbrin 2-13 - 0-30 Dromtarriffe

Results

Quarter-finals

Brian Dillons v Dromtarriffe

3 October 2020 Quarter-final	Brian Dillons	1-08 - 2-18	Dromtarriffe	Ovens Sportsfield
	J Horgan 0-7 (0-5 f), A Murphy 1-0, C McCarthy 0-1.	Report	T Howard 1-6 (0-4 f), D O’Keeffe 1-0, C O’Callaghan, B Murphy 0-3 each, E Murphy, S Howard 0-2 each, J Murphy, S Cremin 0-1 each.	Referee: P Lyons (Bishoptown)

Clonakilty v Kinsale

3 October 2020 Quarter-final	Clonakilty	2-18 - 1-12	Kinsale	Charlie Hurley Park
	T Anglin 2-0, D Lowney (0-2 f, 0-1 65), T O’Connell 0-3 each, T Clancy, E Ryan, S McEvoy, D Murphy 0-2 each, M Scally, C O’Donovan, D Shorten, B White 0-1 each.	Report	J O’Brien (1-0 pen, 0-4 f) 1-8, B Coughlan, S O’Brien 0-2 each.	Referee: B Barry-Murphy

Lisgoold v Inniscarra

3 October 2020 Quarter-final	Lisgoold	0-17 - 2-10	Inniscarra	Carraig na bhFear Sportsfield
	L O’Shea 0-11 (0-8 f) J O’Driscoll 0-2, C Hickey, D O’Brien, C O’Brien, J Cashman 0-1 each.	Report	A O’Mahony 0-5 (0-2 f, 0-1 65) D O’Connell 1-2, M Nagle 1-0, J Roche, P Holland and K Rice 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy

• Harbour Rovers received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

Harbour Rovers v Clonakilty

31 July 2021 Semi-final	Harbour Rovers	3-19 - 1-20	Clonakilty	Éire Óg Sportsfield
	S Condon 1-11, S O'Riordan 0-4, E Sheehan 1-0, D Gallagher 1-0, P Hannon 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, P Condon 0-1.		D Lowney 0-9, M White 1-1, T Clancy 0-3, S McEvoy 0-3, T O'Connor 0-2, S White 0-1, J McLoughlan 0-1.

Dromtarriffe v Lisgoold

31 July 2021 Semi-final	Dromtarriffe	2-17 - 3-16	Lisgoold	Mallow GAA Complex
	T Howard 1-6, D O'Keeffe 1-1, E Murphy 0-3, S Howard 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.		J Cashman 0-9, C O'Brien 2-0, M Hegarty 1-1, D O'Brien 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1, C Hickey 0-1, J O'Driscoll 0-1, J Cronin 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.

Final

Lisgoold v Harbour Rovers

7 August 2021 Final	Lisgoold	2-19 - 0-16	Harbour Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Ryan 1-3, M Hegarty 1-3 (0-2 sl), J Cashman 0-5 (0-4 f), D O’Brien 0-3, C Hickey 0-2, J O’Driscoll, C O’Brien, J Cronin 0-1 each.	Report	S Condon 0-12 (0-9 f), J O’Sullivan, P Hannon, D Pyne, S Dunne 0-1 each.	Referee: B Barry-Murphy (Aghabullogue)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tomás Howard	Dromtarriffe	2-12	18	2	9.00
2	Stephen Condon	Harbour Rovers	1-11	14	1	14.00
3	David Lowney	Clonakilty	0-12	12	2	6.00
4	Liam O'Shea	Lisgoold	0-11	12	2	5.50
5	John O'Brien	Kinsale	1-08	11	1	11.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Stephen Condon	Harbour Rovers	1-11	14	Clonakilty
2	Liam O'Shea	Lisgoold	0-11	11	Inniscarra
3	John O'Brien	Kinsale	1-08	11	Clonakilty
4	Tomás Howard	Dromtarriffe	1-06	9	Brian Dillons
	Tomás Howard	Dromtarriffe	1-06	9	Lisgoold
	David Lowney	Clonakilty	0-09	9	Harbour Rovers
	John Cashman	Lisgoold	0-09	9	Dromtarriffe
8	John Horgan	Brian Dillons	0-07	7	Dromtarriffe
9	Timmy Anglin	Clonakilty	2-00	6	Kinsale
	Caolan O'Brien	Lisgoold	2-00	6	Dromtarriffe

References

1. Coughlan, John (7 August 2021). "Glory for Lisgoold junior hurlers as they lift the county title for the first time". Echo Live. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
2. Hayes, Michael (13 July 2020). "Everything you need to know about Cork's intercounty and club seasons". Cork Beo. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

External links

• Cork GAA website