2018 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2018 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates15 September 2018 – 27 October 2018
Teams14
SponsorEvening Echo
Champions Cloughduv (3rd title)
Mark Verling (captain)
Tim Barry-Murphy (manager)
Runners-up Russell Rovers
Daniel Moynihan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored36 (2.57 per match)
Points scored408 (29.14 per match)
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The 2018 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship draw took place in August 2018. The championship began on 15 September 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018.

On 27 October 2018, Cloughduv won the championship after a 2-12 to 0-14 defeat of Russell Rovers in the final.[1] This was their third title overall and their first title since 1970.

Qualification

The Cork Junior Hurling Championship features fourteen teams in the final tournament. Over 70 teams contested the seven divisional championships with the seven respective champions and runners-up automatically qualifying for the county series.

Division Championship Champions Runners-up
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Ballygiblin Shanballymore
Carbery West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Kilbree Ballinascarthy
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Courcey Rovers Valley Rovers
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Dromtarriffe Newmarket
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Russell Rovers St. Itas's
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Cloughduv Ballinora
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Nemo Rangers Brian Dillons

Results

Round 1

Ballinascarthy v Dromtarriffe
30 September 2018 Round 1 Ballinascarthy 2-13 - 1-14 Dromtarriffe
Newmarket v Nemo Rangers
28 September 2018 Round 1 Newmarket 2-16 - 1-14 Nemo Rangers
Cloughduv v St. Ita's
26 September 2018 Round 1 Cloughduv 3-17 - 1-16 St. Ita's
Shanballymore v Valley Rovers
25 September 2018 Round 1 Shanballymore 2-16 - 1-10 Valley Rovers
Russell Rovers v Courcey Rovers
15 September 2018 Round 1 Russell Rovers 2-15 - 2-09 Courcey Rovers
Ballygiblin v Brian Dillons
16 September 2018 Round 1 Ballygiblin 0-16 - 2-20 Brian Dillons
Ballinora v Kilbree
22 September 2018 Round 1 Ballinora 0-13 - 1-17 Kilbree

Quarter-finals

Kilbree v Brian Dillons
7 October 2018 Quarter-final Kilbree 1-19 - 2-16 Brian Dillons
Kilbree v Brian Dillons
13 October 2018 Quarter-final replay Kilbree 1-15 - 0-16 Brian Dillons
Newmarket v Ballinascarthy
16 October 2018 Quarter-final Newmarket 2-18 - 0-10 Ballinascarthy
Shanballymore v Cloughduv
16 October 2018 Quarter-final Shanballymore 0-07 - 3-22 Cloughduv

Semi-finals

Newmarket v Cloughduv
13 October 2018 Semi-final Newmarket 1-09 - 3-16 Cloughduv
Russell Rovers v Kilbree
20 October 2018 Semi-final Russell Rovers 1-13 - 0-15 Kilbree

Final

Cloughduv v Russell Rovers
27 October 2018 Final Cloughduv 2-12 - 0-14 Russell Rovers Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
B Verling (0-10, 0-7 f, 0-1 65), J Ryan and A Cronin (1-0), B Ahern and J Moynihan (0-1 each). Report J Beausang (0-7f), L Duggan Murray and D Moynihan (0-2 each), F Murray, B Hartnett and K Moynihan (0-1 each). Referee: I McCarthy (Bandon)

References

  1. ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (29 October 2018). "At last, joy for Cloughduv after hat-trick of heartbreak". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

External links

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Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Cork Junior Hurling Championship, 1895–1983
Championships
Cork Junior A Hurling Championship, 1984–
Championships
  • Avondhu
  • Carbery
  • Carrigdhoun
  • Duhallow
  • Imokilly
  • Muskerry
  • Seandún