2023 East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
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| Dates | 7 August - 22 October 2023 | ||
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| Teams | 9 | ||
| Sponsor | East Cork Oil | ||
| Champions |  Carrignavar (3rd title)Paul Sheehan (captain) Liam Ryan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  St Ita's | ||
| Relegated | Fr O'Neill's Sarsfields | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 36 (2.4 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 465 (31 per match) | ||
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The 2023 East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the East Cork Board in 1925. The draw for the group stage placings took place in January 2023.[1] The championship ran from 7 August to 22 October 2023.
The final was played on 22 October 2023 at Páirc Bhríde in Rathcormac, between Carrignavar and St Ita's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Carrignavar won the match by 0–18 to 1–14 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 11 years.[2][3]
Team changes
[edit]To Championship
[edit]Promoted from the East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship
From Championship
[edit]Relegated to the East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship
Group 1
[edit]Group 1 table
[edit]Knockout stage Relegated
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cobh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 4 |
| Killeagh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 2 |
| Fr O'Neill's | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 0 |
Group 1 results
[edit]| 7 August 2023 Round 1 | Fr O'Neill's | 0-10 - 3-14 | Killeagh | Youghal Grounds |
| 13 August 2023 Round 2 | Cobh | 0-22 - 1-16 | Killeagh | Dungourney Grounds |
| 1 September 2023 Round 3 | Cobh | 1-19 - 2-13 | Fr O'Neill's | Castlemartyr Grounds |
Group 2
[edit]Group 2 table
[edit]Knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Carrignavar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 4 |
| Carrigtwohill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 2 |
| Midleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 43 | -8 | 0 |
Group 2 results
[edit]| 7 August 2023 Round 1 | Carrigtwohill | 0-18 - 2-06 | Midleton | Páirc Lios gCúl |
| 13 August 2023 Round 2 | Carrignavar | 0-16 - 1-11 | Carrigtwohill | Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park |
| 1 September 2023 Round 3 | Carrignavar | 1-22 - 3-13 | Midleton | Páirc Lios gCúl |
Group 3
[edit]Group 3 table
[edit]Knockout stage Relegated
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| St Ita's | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 3 |
| Bride Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| Sarsfields | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 1 |
Group 3 results
[edit]| 7 August 2023 Round 1 | Bride Rovers | 1-17 - 0-16 | Sarsfields | Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park |
| 13 August 2023 Round 2 | St Ita's | 0-17 - 0-13 | Bride Rovers | Cloyne |
| 1 September 2023 Round 3 | St Ita's | 1-19 - 1-19 | Sarsfields | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
Knockout stage
[edit]Relegation playoff
[edit]| 17 September 2023 Playoff | Sarsfields | 2-18 - 2-20 | Midleton | Páirc Bhríde |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 15 September 2023 Quarter-final | St Ita's | 5-12 - 2-09 | Carrigtwohill | Killeagh Grounds |
| 17 September 2023 Quarter-final | Killeagh | 2-17 - 1-17 | Bride Rovers | St Catherine's Park |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 29 September 2023 Semi-final | Cobh | 0-12 - 2-12 | St Ita's | Killeagh Grounds |
| Report |
| 8 October 2023 Semi-final | Carrignavar | 1-23 - 1-12 | Killeagh | Dungourney Grounds |
Final
[edit]| 22 October 2023 Final | Carrignavar | 0-18 - 1-14 | St Ita's | Páirc Bhríde |
| J Forde 0-8 (0-6 f, 0-1 sl), P Sheehan, C Murphy, B Connolly 0-2 each, B Murphy, O Crowley, T Geaney, D Sweeney 0-1 each. | Report | S Harnedy 1-12 (0-8 f), D O'Brien 0-2. |
References
[edit]- ^ Cashman, John (11 January 2023). "New Champions Will Be Crowned In East Cork In 2023". Echo Live. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, Jonathan (22 October 2023). "Carraig na bhFear crowned East Cork Junior A hurling champions". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, Dylan (22 October 2023). "Carraig na bhFear win East Cork Junior A final for third time". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2023.