2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship
The 2020 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship is due to be the inaugural staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 132nd staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019.[1]
| Teams | 12 (clubs) 9 (divisions and colleges) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsor | The Echo | ||
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Imokilly will be the defending champions.[2]
The championship was scheduled to begin on 17 April 2020, however, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[3]
Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams followed by a knock-out stage, straight relegation and one team from the divisions/colleges section to enter at the preliminary quarter-final stage.[4] On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would limit the number of participating club teams to 12 and see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.[5]
Participating teams
Clubs
The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.[6]
| Team | Location | Colours | Seeding | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rovers | Blackpool | Green, black and yellow | A | 1 |
| Midleton | Midleton | Black and white | A | 2 |
| Blackrock | Blackrock | Green and yellow | A | 3 |
| Erin's Own | Glounthaune | Blue and red | B | 4 |
| Sarsfields | Glanmire | Blue, black and white | B | 5 |
| St. Finbarr's | Togher | Blue and yellow | B | 6 |
| Douglas | Douglas | Green, white and black | C | 7 |
| Na Piarsaigh | Farranree | Black and yellow | C | 8 |
| Bishopstown | Bishopstown | Maroon and white | C | 9 |
| Newtownshandrum | Newtownshandrum | Green and yellow | D | 10 |
| Carrigtwohill | Carrigtwohill | Blue and gold | D | 11 |
| Ballyhea | Ballyhea | Black and white | D | 12 |
Divisions and colleges
| Team | Location | Colours |
|---|---|---|
| Avondhu | North Cork | Yellow and black |
| Carbery | West Cork | Purple and yellow |
| Carrigdhoun | South-East Cork | Red and white |
| Cork Institute of Technology | Bishopstown | Red and white |
| Duhallow | Duhallow | Red and white |
| Imokilly | East Cork | Red and white |
| Muskerry | Muskerry | Green and white |
| Seandún | Shandon | Red and white |
| University College Cork | College Road | Red and black |
Fixtures
Group 1
Table
Advance to quarter-finals Advance to preliminary quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Ballyhea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Douglas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midleton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarsfields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
| 18 April 2020 Round 1 | Douglas | v | Ballyhea | Mourne Abbey |
| 19 April 2020 Round 1 | Midleton | v | Sarsfields | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| August 2020 Round 2 | Sarsfields | v | Douglas |
| August 2020 Round 3 | Sarsfields | v | Ballyhea |
Group 2
Table
Advance to quarter-finals Advance to preliminary quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Bishopstown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackrock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin's Own | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Newtownshandrum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
| 17 April 2020 Round 1 | Blackrock | v | Erin's Own | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| 19 April 2020 Round 1 | Bishopstown | v | Newtownshandrum | Mallow GAA Complex, Mallow |
| August 2020 Round 2 | Erin's Own | v | Bishopstown |
| August 2020 Round 2 | Blackrock | v | Newtownshandrum |
| August 2020 Round 3 | Blackrock | v | Bishopstown |
| August 2020 Round 3 | Erin's Own | v | Newtownshandrum |
Group 3
Table
Advance to quarter-finals Advance to preliminary quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-offs
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Carrigtwohill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glen Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Na Piarsaigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Finbarr's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
| 19 April 2020 Round 1 | Glen Rovers | v | St. Finbarr's | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| 19 April 2020 Round 1 | Na Piarsaigh | v | Carrigtwohill | Caherlag Sportsfield, Glounthaune |
| August 2020 Round 2 | Glen Rovers | v | Carrigtwohill |
| August 2020 Round 2 | St. Finbarr's | v | Na Piarsaigh |
| August 2020 Round 3 | Na Piarsaigh | v | Glen Rovers |
| August 2020 Round 3 | St. Finbarr's | v | Carrigtwohill |
Divisional/colleges sections
Semi-finals
| 2 September 2020 Semi-final | v |
| 2 September 2020 Semi-final | v |
Final
| 6 September 2020 Final | v |
Knock-out stage
Preliminary quarter-finals
| 13 September 2020 Preliminary quarter-final | Best third-placed team | v | Second best third-placed team |
| 13 September 2020 Preliminary quarter-final | Third best third-placed team | v | Divisional / Colleges winner |
Quarter-finals
| 20 September 2020 Quarter-final | v |
| 20 September 2020 Quarter-final | v |
| 21 September 2020 Quarter-final | v |
| 21 September 2020 Quarter-final | v |
Semi-finals
| 5 October 2020 Semi-final | v |
| 5 October 2020 Semi-final | v |
Final
| 19 October 2020 Final | v | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
References
- "2020 Championship Draws". Cork GAA website. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "Imokilly hurlers hold off Glen comeback to complete three in a row". Evening Echo. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Cork GAA Statement 18/03/2020". Cork GAA website. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Cork clubs vote down radical restructuring proposals". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- Leen, Tony (18 November 2019). "Where does your club rank? Cork GAA confirms grading for 2020 Championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 November 2019.