2008 Croke Cup

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2008 Croke Cup
Dates23 March – 19 April 2008
Teams5
Champions Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png DLS College Waterford (2nd title)
Noel Connors (captain)
Philip Mahony (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary.svg Thurles CBS
Kevin O'Gorman (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored12 (2.4 per match)
Points scored117 (23.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png Stephen Power (2-22)
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The 2008 Croke Cup was the 57th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 23 March to 19 April 2008.

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De La Salle College Waterford were the defending champions. [1] [2]

The final, a replay, was played on 19 April 2008 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between De La Salle College Waterford and Thurles CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final but their third meeting that season. [3] De La Salle College Waterford won the match by 2–09 to 2–08 to claim their second Croke Cup title overall and their second title in succession. [4] [5] [6]

Stephen Power was the top scorer with 2-22.

Results

Quarter-final

23 March 2008Quarter-final Thurles CBS 0-22 - 0-10 Kilkenny CBS Tom Ryall Park
D Butler 0-9, K Morris 0-4, J O'Neill 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, D Maher 0-1, C Shelly 0-1, M Russell 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, T Comerford 0-1.P Guinan 0-5, M Gaffney 0-3, M Bambrick 0-1, R Doyle 0-1.Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Semi-finals

29 March 2008Semi-final Thurles CBS 0-12 - 0-10 Dublin Colleges Nowlan Park
D Butler 0-5, R Ryan 0-2, C Shelly 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, M Russell 0-1.N McMorrow 0-5, K O'Loughlin 0-2, C Clinton 0-2, L Rushe 0-1.Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
29 March 2008Semi-final DLS College Waterford 4-14 - 1-05 Gort Community School Páirc Shíleáin
S Power 1-11, B O'Sullivan 1-0, P McCarthy 1-0, D Smith 1-0, E Barrett 0-1, Paudie Mahony 0-1, I Power 0-1.P O'Connor 1-0, G Hennelly 0-2, R Cummins 0-2, S Lambert 0-1.Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Final

12 April 2008Final DLS College Waterford 2-12 - 1-15 Thurles CBS Nowlan Park
S Power 0-8 (8f); P Mahony 1-3; P McCarthy 1-0; K Fitzgerald 0-1. Report K Morris 0-5 (4f); J O'Neill 1-2; P O'Brien 0-3; D Butler, M Russell, M Greene, A McCormack, C Shelley 0-1 each.Referee: J McGrath (Armagh)
19 April 2008Final replay DLS College Waterford 2-09 - 2-08 Thurles CBS Nowlan Park
S Power 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-1f, 0-1 65), P Mahony 1-3, D Purcell 0-2, P McCarthy 0-1. Report K Morris 2-5, (0-3f), R Ryan, C Shelley and A. McCormack 0-1 each.Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Stephen Power DLS College 2-222839.33
2 Kieran Morris Thurles CBS 2-142045.00
3David Butler Thurles CBS 0-151543.75
4 Pauric Mahony DLS College 2-071334.33
5John O'Neill Thurles CBS 1-05842.00

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References

  1. ↑ "Power base sees De La Salle land first title". Irish Independent. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Power the De La Salle hero". Hogan Stand. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Greene point earns replay for Thurles". Irish Independent. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Supersub Purcell fires winner in De La Salle triumph". Irish Independent. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "De La Salle hold their nerve". Irish Examiner. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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