2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates 1 August 2020 - 21 August 2021
Teams 12
Champions Castlemartyr (1st title) Brian Lawton (captain) Séamus Lawton (manager)Runners-up Russell Rovers Daniel Moynihan (captain) Séamus Kennefick (manager)Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 59 (2.46 per match)
Points scored 719 (29.96 per match)
Top scorer(s) Josh Beausang (3-50)
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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 . The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland . The championship eventually began on 1 August 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 21 August 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.
Castlemartyr's Josh Beausang was the championship's top scorer with 3-50.
Team changes To Championship 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 The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.
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 Group 1 Table 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 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. 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. 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 Table 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 9 August 2020 Round 2 Castlemartyr 1-22 - 3-14 Milford Mourne Abbey M Kelly 0-6.
30 August 2020 Round 3 Castlemartyr 5-28 - 0-07 Ballymartle Rostellan Sportsfield M Kelly 1-9, B Lawton 1-3.
Group 3 Table 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 9 August 2020 Round 2 Tracton 1-24 - 3-12 Dripsey Manning Park R Walsh 0-10.
30 August 2020 Round 3 Tracton 5-12 - 2-13 Grenagh Páirc Uí Chonchúir R Walsh 0-7. S Bourke 1-8, S Cronin 1-1.
Knockout stage Relegation playoff 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 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. 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 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). 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). 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 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). 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)
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