2017 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

The 2017 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 on 28 August 2017. The championship began on 15 September 2017 and ended 7 November 2017.

2017 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates15 September 2017 - 7 November 2017
Teams14
SponsorEvening Echo
ChampionsSt. Catherine's (2nd title)
Daniel Mangan (captain)
Denis Walsh (manager)
Runners-upBrian Dillons
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored34 (2.43 per match)
Points scored381 (27.21 per match)
2016 (Previous) (Next) 2018

On 7 November 2017, St. Catherine's won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-12 defeat of Brian Dillons in the final.[1] This was their second championship title in the grade and their first since 1983.

Qualification

The Cork Junior Hurling Championship featured 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. It was the first time that defeated finalists were allowed to complete in the countywide championship.

Division Championship Champions Runners-up
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Dromina Ballyhooly
Carbery West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Clonakilty Ballinascarthy
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Valley Rovers Tracton
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Banteer Kilbrin
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship St. Catherine's Russell Rovers
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Cloughduv Kilmichael
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Nemo Rangers Brian Dillons

Results

Round 1

15 September 2017 Round 1Banteer1-15 - 2-20Brian Dillons
16 September 2017 Round 1Ballinascarthy0-09 - 1-14Nemo Rangers
16 September 2017 Round 1St. Catherine's2-12 - 1-03Tracton
16 September 2017 Round 1Dromina2-20 - 0-09Kilmichael
16 September 2017 Round 1Ballyhooly1-17 - 1-14
(aet)
Clonakilty
20 September 2017 Round 1Russell Rovers5-15 - 0-08Valley Rovers
23 September 2017 Round 1Cloughduv1-10 - 4-15Kilbrin

Quarter-finals

29 September 2017 Quarter-finalBrian Dillons1-19 - 0-09Dromina
29 September 2017 Quarter-finalKilbrin2-10 - 0-17Russell Rovers
7 October 2017 Quarter-finalBallyhooly0-14 - 0-17Nemo Rangers

St. Catherine's received a bye to the semi-final stage.

Semi-finals

13 October 2017 Semi-finalRussell Rovers2-10 - 3-17St. Catherine's
28 October 2017 Semi-finalBrian Dillons0-26 - 2-14Nemo Rangers

Finals

5 November 2017 FinalSt. Catherine's2-10 - 1-13Brian DillonsPáirc Uí Rinn, Cork
7 November 2017 Final replaySt. Catherine's0-13 - 0-12Brian DillonsPáirc Uí Rinn, Cork

References

  1. Horgan, John (9 November 2017). "St Catherine's return from the junior ranks of hurling is a lesson for all clubs". Evening Echo. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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