2013 Croke Cup

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2013 Croke Cup
Dates16 March - 6 April 2013
Teams5
SponsorMasita
Champions Colours of Waterford.svg Dungarvan Colleges (1st title)
Tom Devine (captain)
Runners-up Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png Kilkenny CBS
Robbie Fitzpatrick (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
Points scored78 (19.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Sligo.svg Chris Bolger (2-08)
Colours of Waterford.svg Patrick Curran (1-11)
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The 2013 Croke Cup was the 62nd staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 16 March to 6 April 2013 and was sponsored by Masita for the first time. [1]

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St Joseph's CBS, Nenagh were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Midleton CBS Secondary School in the Harty Cup. [2] [3]

The final was played on 6 April 2013 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Dungarvan Colleges and Kilkenny CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [4] Dungarvan Colleges won the match by 1–12 to 1–07 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title. [5] [6]

Chris Bolger and Patrick Curran were the joint-top scorers.

Qualification

ProvinceRepresentatives
Connacht Mercy Colleges [7]
Leinster St Kieran's College Kilkenny CBS [8]
Munster Dungarvan Colleges Our Lady's SS [9]

Results

Quarter-final

16 March 2013Quarter-final St Kieran's College 4-11 - 2-08 Our Lady's Secondary School Jim Maher Memorial Park
C Bolger (1f), V Teehan 1-2 each, P Mullen 1-1 (1f), J Maher 0-3, M Kenny 1-0, S Parsons, J Deasy, S Farrell ('65') 0-1 each. Report T Nolan 1-3, J McGrath 0-5 (4f, 1 '65'), D McEntee 1-0.Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Semi-finals

23 March 2013Semi-final Kilkenny CBS 1-12 - 0-10 Mercy Colleges St Rynagh's Park
K Kenny 1-4, N Mullins, P Cahill (1f) 0-2 each, M McWey, L Scanlan, P Delahanty, G Kelly 0-1 each. Report J Flynn 0-6 (3f, 2 '65'), K McHugo 0-2, S Caufield (1 '65'), E Morrissey 0-1 each.Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
26 March 2013Semi-final Dungarvan Colleges 5-08 - 1-10 St Kieran's College Waterford IT Campus
D Lyons 3-1 (1f), P Curran 1-2 (1f, 1 ’65’), R Donnelly 1-1, C Breathnach 0-2, T Devine, S Keating 0-1 each. Report C Bolger 1-6 (6fs), S Farrell, L Blanchfield, V Teehan, P Mullen (f) 0-1 each.Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Final

6 April 2013Final Dungarvan Colleges 1-12 - 1-07 Kilkenny CBS Semple Stadium
P Curran 0-9 (5fs, 1 '65'), R Donnelly 1-0, C Dunford 0-2, M Harney 0-1.P Cahill 1-3 (0-3fs), JP Treacy 0-2 (1 '65'), K Kenny, R Buckley 0-1 each.Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Chris Bolger St Kieran's College 2-081427.00
Patrick Curran Dungarvan Colleges1-111427.00
3 Darragh Lyons Dungarvan Colleges3-011025.00
4Paddy Cahill Kilkenny CBS 1-05824.00
Kevin Kenny Kilkenny CBS 1-05824.00

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