2019–20 Harty Cup

Hurling tournament

2019–20 Dr Harty Cup

Dates

15 October 2019 – 1 March 2020

Teams

Champions

St Flannan's College (22nd title)
Conner Hegarty (captain)
Cian Galvin (captain)
Kevin O'Grady (manager)

Runners-up

Christian Brothers College, Cork
Niall Hartnett (captain)
Tony Wall (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

61 (2.18 per match)

Points scored

791 (28.25 per match)

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The 2019–20 Dr Harty Cup was the 100th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 30 July 2019.^[2] The competition ran from 15 October 2019 to 1 March 2020.

Midlton CBS unsuccessfully defended its title in the semi-finals, losing to Christian Brothers College, Cork.^[3]^[4]

St Flannan's College won the Harty Cup final on 1 March 2020 at Mallow GAA Complex, against Christian Brothers College, Cork, 1–15 to 1–12, their first ever meeting in a final, St Flannan's 22nd successive Harty Cup title overall and their first title having been won 15 years previous.^[5]

Group A

Group A table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Thurles CBS	3	3	0	0	74	42	32	6
St Colman's College	3	2	0	1	53	46	7	4
Nenagh CBS	3	1	0	2	48	42	6	2
John the Baptist CS	3	0	0	3	29	74	-45	0

Group A results

Nenagh CBS v John the Baptist Community School

16 October 2019 Round 1	Nenagh CBS	3-16 - 0-10	John the Baptist Community School	Cappamore Grounds
	S Madden (2-12, 0-11 frees), M Ryan (1-0), K O’Kelly (0-2), S Phelan (0-1), C McKelvey (0-1).	Report	A O’Heney (0-8, 0-6 frees), J Franklin (0-1, 0-1 free), D McAuley (0-1).

Thurles CBS v St Colman's College

16 October 2019 Round 1	Thurles CBS	1-24 - 2-13	St Colman's College	Clonmel GAA Ground
	J Leamy 0-6, D Ryan 0-5 (0-4 frees), P Creedon 1-2, D Flood 0-4, E Purcell 0-2, J Morrissey 0-2, S Ferncombe 0-2, K Ryan 0-1	Report	D Flynn 0-8 (0-7 frees, 0-1 ’65) B Nodwell 1-1, A Walsh 1-0, D O’Leary 0-2, J Carr 0-1, L Doocey 0-1

Thurles CBS v John the Baptist Community School

6 November 2019 Round 2	Thurles CBS	2-28 - 0-13	John the Baptist Community School	Lacken Park
	D Ryan (0-13, 0-10 frees), E Purcell (1-4); J Lee (1-3), S Ferncombe (0-3, 0-1 free), K Ryan (0-2), J Morrissey (0-1); J Leamy (0-1), P Creedon (0-1).	Report	D McAuley (0-6 frees), A O’Heney (0-4 frees); P Kennedy (0-1), P Reale (0-1); S Murnane (0-1).

St Colman's College v Nenagh CBS

6 November 2019 Round 2	St Colman's College	0-19 - 2-08	Nenagh CBS	FitzGerald Park
		Report

St Colman's College v John the Baptist Community School

20 November 2019 Round 3	St Colman's College	0-15 - 0-06	John the Baptist Community School	Michael Fox Park
	D Flynn 0-5 (0-3 frees), J Carr 0-3, P Sheehan 0-2, C Roche, D O’Leary, L Doocey, D Collins, D Roche 0-1 each.	Report	D McAuley 0-3 (all frees), E Dorney, P Reale, D Butler 0-1 each.

Thurles CBS v Nenagh CBS

20 November 2019 Round 3	Thurles CBS	2-07 - 1-07	Nenagh CBS	The Ragg
	D Ryan (0-4, 0-3 frees), J Leamy (1-0), D Flood (1-0), E Purcell (0-2), P Creedon (0-1).	Report	K O’Kelly (1-1, 0-1 free), S Madden (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 ’65), R Brislane (0-1, 0-1 free), S Kenneally (0-1), C Murray (0-1).

Group B

Group B table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Flannan's College	3	3	0	0	57	46	11	6
De La Salle College	3	2	0	1	59	42	17	4
Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG	3	1	0	2	43	59	-16	2
Blackwater CS	3	0	0	3	42	54	-12	0

Group B results

St Flannan's College v Blackwater Community School

16 October 2019 Round 1	St Flannan's College	2-17 - 2-11	Blackwater Community School	FitzGerald Park
		Report

De La Salle College Waterford v Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG

16 October 2019 Round 1	De La Salle College Waterford	4-18 - 0-12	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG	Bushy Park
		Report

St Flannan's College v De La Salle College Waterford

6 November 2019 Round 2	St Flannan's College	0-21 - 1-14	De La Salle College Waterford	Canon Hayes Park
		Report

Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG v Blackwater Community School

11 November 2019 Round 2	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG	1-16 - 2-10	Blackwater Community School	Killeagh Grounds
		Report

St Flannan's College v Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG

20 November 2019 Round 3	St Flannan's College	0-13 - 1-09	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG	Cappamore Grounds
	C Galvin (0-4 frees), O O’Donnell (0-3), C Hegarty and P Power (0-2 each), D Nagle and J Doherty (0-1 each).	Report	D Ó Longáin (0-5, 0-4 frees, 0-1 65), N Ó Gabhláin (1-1), L Ó hArgáin (0-2), M Ó Maoláin (0-1, 65).

De La Salle College Waterford v Blackwater Community School

20 November 2019 Round 3	De La Salle College Waterford	0-12 - 1-06	Blackwater Community School	Dungarvan Sports Centre
	M Cummins 0-5 (3fs), L Hearne 0-4, J Foley 0-2, E Flynn 0-1.	Report	S Hickey 1-1, A Ryan 0-3 (2fs), M Buckley 0-2.

Group C

Group C table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Christian Brothers College	3	2	1	0	59	40	19	5
Our Lady's SS	3	2	0	1	70	60	10	4
Ardscoil Rís	3	1	1	1	64	54	10	3
St Francis College	3	0	0	3	39	78	-39	0

Group C results

Our Lady's Secondary School v Ardscoil Rís

15 October 2019 Round 1	Our Lady's Secondary School	4-20 - 3-17	Ardscoil Rís	MacDonagh Park
	J Devaney (2-7, 0-4 frees), P Kinane (1-2), T Cahill (1-1), K Ryan (0-3), K Maher (0-2, 0-1 free), C Cadell (0-2); D Kennedy (0-2), H Fogarty (0-1).	Report	C O’Neill (2-10, 1-8 frees, 1-0 penalty), S O’Brien (1-2), A O’Connor (0-2), N O’Farrell (0-1), C O’Meara (0-1); B O’Connor (0-1).

Christian Brothers College v St Francis College

16 October 2019 Round 1	Christian Brothers College	3-17 - 1-13	St Francis College	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
		Report

Ardscoil Rís v St Francis College

6 November 2019 Round 2	Ardscoil Rís	0-25 - 0-09	St Francis College	Mallow GAA Complex
	C O'Neill 0-13, A O'Connor 0-6, S O'Brien 0-4, C O'Meara 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1.		A Connolly 0-5, P O'Riordan 0-1, A Sheehy 0-1, A Cantwell 0-1, C Dowd 0-1.

Christian Brothers College v Our Lady's Secondary School

6 November 2019 Round 2	Christian Brothers College	2-14 - 0-11	Our Lady's Secondary School	Boherlahen Grounds
	J Cahalane 1-4, D McSweeney 0-4, T Downey 1-0, E Kirby 0-2, P Cummins 0-1, N Hartnett 0-1, R Cotter 0-1, E O'Leary 0-1.		D Kennedy 0-8, B Stapleton 0-1, P Kinnane 0-1, T Cahill 0-1.

Ardscoil Rís v Christian Brothers College

20 November 2019 Round 3	Ardscoil Rís	0-13 - 0-13	Christian Brothers College	FitzGerald Park
	C O'Neill 0-11, A O'Connor 0-2.	Report	J Cahalane 0-9, R Cotter 0-2, N Hartnett 0-1, D Burke 0-1.

Our Lady's Secondary School v St Francis College

20 November 2019 Round 3	Our Lady's Secondary School	2-21 - 0-14	St Francis College	Canon Hayes Park
		Report

Group D

Group D table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Midleton CBS	2	2	0	0	35	24	11	4
St Joseph's SS	2	0	1	1	24	29	-5	1
Hamilton High School	2	0	1	1	28	34	-6	1

Group D results

Midleton CBS v Hamilton High School

16 October 2019 Round 1	Midleton CBS	0-20 - 1-11	Hamilton High School	Whitechurch Grounds
	R McCarthy (0-13, 0-12 frees, 0-1 sl), C Hickey and N Cahill (0-2 each), S Walsh, J Oke and J Mulcahy (0-1 each).	Report	M Hickey (0-7 frees), D O’Shea (1-2), C O’Donovan and C Taheny (0-1 each).

Midleton CBS v St Joseph's Secondary School

6 November 2019 Round 2	Midleton CBS	2-09 - 0-10	St Joseph's Secondary School	Cappamore Grounds
	R McCarthy 1-6, J McGann 1-0, S Walsh 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-1.		D Keogh 0-6, S Withycombe 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, A Conheady 0-1.

St Joseph's Secondary School v Hamilton High School

20 November 2019 Round 3	St Joseph's Secondary School	1-11 - 0-14	Hamilton High School	Mallow GAA Complex
	D Keogh (0-11, 11f), S Withycombe (0-3).	Report	M Hickey (1-7, 7f), E Kenneally (0-2), D O’Donovan (0-1), C O’Donovan (0-1)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Christian Brothers College, Cork v St Colman's College

8 January 2020 Quarter-final	Christian Brothers College, Cork	1-13 - 1-12	St Colman's College	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	J Cahalane (0-9)(0-4 frees, 0-2 65s); D Burke (1-0), R Cotter (0-3); E Kirby (0-1).	Report	D Flynn (0-7)(0-3 frees, 0-3 65s); B Nodwell (1-0); D Roche (0-2); D O’Leary, D Daly, J Carr (0-1 each)

Midleton CBS v De La Salle College Waterford

8 January 2020 Quarter-final	Midleton CBS	2-17 - 2-08	De La Salle College Waterford	Fraher Field
	R McCarthy (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 65), J McGann (1-1), N Cahill (1-0), C Hickey (0-3), S Quirke, S Walsh and I Walsh (0-2 each).	Report	R Halloran (1-3, 0-3 frees), T Gallagher (1-1, 0-1 free), P Fitzgerald (0-3, 0-1 free), J Foley (0-1).

St Flannan's College v St Joseph's Secondary School

8 January 2020 Quarter-final	St Flannan's College	3-17 - 0-16	St Joseph's Secondary School	Cusack Park
	D Cahill (2-4),C Hegarty (1-3), A Brohan (0-4f), K O’Connor (0-3), P Power (0-1), C Galvin (0-1), D Nagle (0-1).	Report	D Keogh (0-10, 8f), C Murphy (0-2), A Conheady (0-2), S Withycombe (0-1), O Clune (0-1).

Thurles CBS v Our Lady's Secondary School

8 January 2020 Quarter-final	Thurles CBS	0-19 - 1-17	Our Lady's Secondary School	The Ragg
	D Ryan( 0-9,8fs), M Hackett(0-3), E Purcell(0-2), F Hanafin, P Creedon, J Leamy, J Morrissey, S Ferncombe(0-1 each);	Report	J Devaney (1-4,0-4fs), K Maher (0-3,3fs) E Ryan(0-3), K Ryan, C McCormack(0-2 each), T Cahill, J Campion, J Corcoran(0-1 each);

Semi-finals

Christian Brothers College, Cork v Midleton CBS

25 January 2020 Semi-final	Christian Brothers College, Cork	2-11 - 0-16	Midleton CBS	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Cahalane (1-8, 0-4 frees, 0-1 65), D Burke (1-0), R Cotter (0-2), E Kirby (0-1).	Report	S Walsh (0-5, 0-4 frees), C Hickey and N Cahill (0-3 each), J Mulcahy and J McGann (0-2 each), J Millerick (0-1).

St Flannan's College v Our Lady's Secondary School

25 January 2020 Semi-final	St Flannan's College	0-18 - 1-13	Our Lady's Secondary School	MacDonagh Park
	C Galvin 0-6 (0-4f); S Casey 0-3; A Brohan 0-5 (0-2f); O O’Donnell, K O’Connor, D Cahill and P Power 0-1 each.	Report	J Devanney 1-6 (0-6f); K Maher 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 65’); J Campion 0-2; T Cahill 0-2.

Final

St Flannan's College v Christian Brothers College, Cork

1 March 2020 Final	St Flannan's College	1-15 - 1-12	Christian Brothers College, Cork	Mallow GAA Complex
	C Galvin (0-5, 0-4 frees), K O’Connor (0-4), D Cahill (1-0), C Hegarty and O O’Donnell (0-2 each), T Butler and P Power (0-1 each),	Report	J Cahalane (1-9, 1-0 pen, 0-8 frees), R Cotter (0-2), E Kirby (0-1).	Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick)

References

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