2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.[1][2] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019.[3] The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[4] The championship eventually began on 1 August 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 21 August 2021.[5][6][7]

2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates1 August 2020 - 21 August 2021
Teams12
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Castlemartyr (1st title)
Brian Lawton (captain)
Séamus Lawton (manager)
Runners-up Russell Rovers
Daniel Moynihan (captain)
Séamus Kennefick (manager)
Relegated Ballymartle
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored59 (2.46 per match)
Points scored719 (29.96 per match)
(Next) 2021

The final was played on 21 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Castlemartry and Russell Rovers, in their first ever meeting in a county final in any grade. Castlemartyr won the match by 1-20 to 0-11 to claim the inaugural title.[8]

Team changes

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To Championship

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Regraded from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

  • Kilbrittain
  • Tracton
  • St Finbarrs
  • Castlemartyr
  • St Catherine’s
  • Barryroe
  • Ballymartle
  • Grenagh
  • Ballygarvan
  • Milford
  • Dripsey

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Participating teams

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The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.[9]

Team Seeding Ranking Location Colours
Kilbrittain A 1 Kilbrittain Black and yellow
Tracton A 2 Minane Bridge Green and red
Castlemartyr A 3 Castlemartyr Red and white
St. Finbarr's B 4 Togher Blue and yellow
Barryroe B 5 Barryroe Blue and navy
St. Catherine's B 6 Ballynoe Purple and yellow
Grenagh C 7 Grenagh Yellow and blue
Ballymartle C 8 Riverstick Green and yellow
Ballygarvan C 9 Ballygarvan Red and white
Milford D 10 Milford Blue and white
Dripsey D 11 Dripsey Blue and red
Russell Rovers D 12 Shanagarry Black and yellow

Fixtures/results

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Group 1

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Table

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  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Russell Rovers 3 1 2 0 10-46 3-40 27 4
Kilbrittain 3 1 2 0 2-45 1-36 12 4
Ballygarvan 3 1 1 1 1-42 3-46 -10 3
Barryroe 3 0 1 2 3-34 9-45 -29 1

Results

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1 August 2020 Round 1 Ballygarvan 0-17 - 1-14 Russell Rovers Riverstown Sportsfield
M Kennefick 0-5 (2f), M Cussen 0-4 (3f), D O’Connor and R O’Halloran 0-2 each, D McCarthy 0-1 (1f), D O’Sullivan, P O’Halloran and A Dunne 0-1 each. Report J Beausang 1-9 (1 pen, 7f), K Tattan, P Cummins, L Duggan, D Moynihan and B Hartnett 0-1 each.
2 August 2020 Round 1 Kilbrittain 0-12 - 0-12 Barryroe Timoleague Sportsfield
M Sexton 0-8 (7f); C Sheehan, P Wall, M Hickey, R Cashman (f) 0-1 each. Report J Murphy 0-8 (8f); R Kiely, P Moloney, S Holland, B O’Donovan (f) 0-1 each. Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)
9 August 2020 Round 2 Barryroe 2-10 - 1-15 Ballygarvan Páirc Uí Riagáin
J Murphy 1-7, A McSweeney 1-0, K Griffin 0-1, R Kiely 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1. D O'Connor 1-4, R O'Halloran 0-4, M Kennefick 0-4, M Cussen 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1.
9 August 2020 Round 2 Kilbrittain 2-11 - 1-14 Russell Rovers Carrigaline Sportsfield
M Sexton 0-7, P Wall 1-1, M Madden 1-0, C Sheehan 0-1, R Cashman 0-1, S Sexton 0-1. J Beausang 0-8, N Hartnett 1-2, K Tatton 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, L Murray 0-1, P Cummins 0-1.
30 August 2020 Round 3 Barryroe 1-12 - 8-18 Russell Rovers Manning Park
J O'Donovan 0-8, R Kiely 1-1, M Crowley 0-1, A McSweeney 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. J Beausang 2-9, D Ruddy 2-2, B Hartnett 2-1, L Duggan-Murray 1-1, K Moynihan 0-4, J McGrath 1-0, JP Ivers 0-1.
30 August 2020 Round 3 Kilbrittain 0-22 - 0-10 Ballygarvan Charlie Hurley Park
M Sexton 0-12, M Madden 0-3, P Wall 0-2, R Cashman 0-2, P Brennan 0-1, T Harrington 0-1, M Hickey 0-1. M Kennefick 0-9, A Buckley 0-1.

Group 2

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Table

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  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation play-offs

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Castlemartyr 3 3 0 0 9-63 5-34 41 6
Milford 3 1 1 1 4-50 3-44 9 3
St. Finbarr's 3 1 1 1 3-49 4-33 3 3
Ballymartle 3 0 0 3 1-31 5-72 -53 0

Results

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9 August 2020 Round 2 Castlemartyr 1-22 - 3-14 Milford Mourne Abbey
M Kelly 0-6. Report
30 August 2020 Round 3 Castlemartyr 5-28 - 0-07 Ballymartle Rostellan Sportsfield
M Kelly 1-9, B Lawton 1-3. Report

Group 3

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Table

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  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
St. Catherine's 3 3 0 0 2-47 1-37 13 6
Tracton 3 2 0 1 6-53 5-40 16 4
Dripsey 3 0 1 2 4-41 3-58 -14 1
Grenagh 3 0 1 2 3-38 6-44 -15 1

Results

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1 August 2020 Round 1 Grenagh 1-14 - 0-17 Dripsey Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh
9 August 2020 Round 2 Tracton 1-27 - 3-12 Dripsey Manning Park
30 August 2020 Round 3 St. Catherine's 1-17 - 1-12 Dripsey Watergrasshill
30 August 2020 Round 3 Tracton 5-12 - 2-13 Grenagh Ballincollig

Knockout stage

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Relegation playoff

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12 September 2020 Playoff Barryroe 4-36 - 0-05 Ballymartle Charlie Hurley Park
J O'Donovan 1-8, D Ó Buachalla 1-5, J Murphy 0-8, C Hurley 1-3, R Kiely 1-2, A McSweeney 0-3, K Griffin 0-3, M Crowley 0-2, C Sheehy 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1. D O'Leary 0-4, B Dwyer 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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12 September 2020 Quarter-final Russell Rovers 2-18 - 1-13 Milford Páirc Mac Gearailt
J Beausang 0-10 (0-6 f), B Hartnett 2-1, K Moynihan 0-3, K Walsh 0-2, L Duggan-Murray, J Scannell 0-1 each. Report A Watson 0-5, B Murphy 0-4 f, E Dillon 0-3 f, S O'Connell 1-0, C O'Gorman 0-1 f. Referee: P Lyons (Bishopstown)
12 September 2020 Quarter-final Kilbrittain 1-16 - 0-08 Tracton Brinny Sportsfield
M Sexton 0-8, D Harrington 1-1, P Wall 0-2, M Hickey 0-2, R Cashman 0-1, M Madden 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1. R Walsh 0-6, A Kiely 0-1, M Byrne 0-1.

Semi-finals

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26 September 2020 Semi-final St Catherine’s 0-13 - 1-15 Russell Rovers Killeagh Grounds
S O’Brien 0-8 (0-6f,65), M Mulcahy 0-3, B Mulcahy, D Mangan (0-1 each). Report J Beausang 0-10 (0-6f, 65), B Hartnett 1-0, L Duggan-Murray 0-2, J McGrath 0-2, D Ruddy 0-1.
27 September 2020 Semi-final Castlemartyr 1-13 - 0-13 Kilbrittain Páirc Uí Rinn
M Kelly (1-3, 2 frees), Barry Lawton (0-4, 1 ’65), N Madden (0-3), Brian Lawton, E Martin, J McGann (0-1 each). Report M Sexton (0-5 frees), R Cashman (0-2, 1 free), P Brennan, M Hickey, P Wall, M Madden, C Moloney and D Harrington (0-1 each).

Final

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21 August 2021 Final Russell Rovers 0-11 - 1-20 Castlemartyr Páirc Uí Rinn
J Beausang (0-4, 3 frees), B Hartnett (1 free) and K Moynihan (0-2 each), P Cummins, L Duggan Murray and F Murray (0-1 each). Report M Kelly (0-9, 6 frees), J McGann (1-2), Barry Lawton (0-4), J Stack (0-2), N Madden, M Cosgrave and C Joyce (0-1 each). Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

References

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  1. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Cork clubs vote down radical restructuring proposals". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ "2020 Championship Draws". Cork GAA website. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Cork GAA Statement 18/03/2020". Cork GAA website. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ "GAA suspends all club games with immediate effect until further notice". The 42. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. ^ "County Executive Update 21/10/2020". Cork GAA website. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. ^ Cormican, Eoghan (4 May 2021). "Castlehaven v Nemo Rangers Cork Premier SFC final clash earmarked for August". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ Coleman, John (21 August 2021). "Dominant Castlemartyr overcome neighbours to seal county title glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  9. ^ Leen, Tony (18 November 2019). "Where does your club rank? Cork GAA confirms grading for 2020 Championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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