2019–20 Harty Cup

2019–20 inter-schools hurling competition in Munster, Ireland

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 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 were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Christian Brothers College, Cork in the semi-finals.^[3]^[4]

The Harty Cup final was played on 1 March 2020 at Mallow GAA Complex, between St Flannan's College and Christian Brothers College, Cork, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Flannan's College won the match by 1–15 to 1–12 to claim their 22nd Harty Cup title overall and a first title in 15 years.^[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)

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