2014 Croke Cup

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2014 Croke Cup
Dates15 March - 5 April 2014
Teams6
SponsorMasita
Champions Colours of Sligo.svg St Kieran's College (19th title)
James Maher (captain)
Liam Smith (manager)
Runners-up Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png Kilkenny CBS
Darragh Holohan (captain)
Niall Tyrrell (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored19 (3.8 per match)
Points scored142 (28.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Down.svg Colin Ryan (0-17)
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The 2014 Croke Cup was the 63rd staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 15 March to 5 April 2014.

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Dungarvan Colleges were the defending champions, however, that amalgamated team disbanded. [1] [2] [3] The Connacht Championship runners-up were allowed to contest the All-Ireland series for the first time.

The final was played on 5 April 2014 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between St Kieran's College and Kilkenny CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final but their second meeting that season. [4] St Kieran's College won the match by 2–16 to 0–13 to claim their 19th Croke Cup title overall and their first title in three years. [5] [6]

Colin Ryan was the top scorer with 0–17.

Qualification

ProvinceChampionsRunners-up
Connacht Presentation College St Brigid's College [7]
Leinster Kilkenny CBS St Kieran's College [8]
Munster Ardscoil Rís Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa [9]

Results

Quarter-finals

15 March 2014Quarter-final Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa 3-13 - 1-15 Presentation College Gurteen Grounds
C Ryan 0-8 (6fs), D Coleman 1-2, B Murphy, M Coleman 1-0 each, J Lonergan, S O'Connell, S Ryan 0-1 each. Report B Concannon 1-1, E Niland, B Burke (4fs), R Doyle (4fs) 0-4 each, C Burke, C Shaughnessey 0-1 each.Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
15 March 2014Quarter-final St Kieran's College 4-22 - 2-22 St Brigid's College St Brendan's Park
J Maher 1-4, C O'Carroll 2-1, C Murphy 0-6 (3fs, 1 '65), T O'Dwyer 1-1, L Blanchfield, B Cody 0-3 each, K Blanchfield 0-2, R Leahy, B Ryan 0-1 each. Report B Molloy 0-14 (8fs), E Burke 1-4 (0-1f), J Conroy 1-0, J Mannion 0-3, L Kelly 0-1.Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Semi-finals

22 March 2014Semi-final St Kieran's College 4-10 - 1-12 Ardscoil Rís Páirc Shíleaín
T O'Dwyer, R Donnelly (0-1f) 1-3 each, B Fitzpatrick (o-g), C O'Carroll 1-0 each, C Murphy 0-2, K Blanchfield, E Walsh 0-1 each. Report R Lynch 1-6 (0-5fs), C Fitzgerald 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, I Galvin 0-1.Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
22 March 2014Semi-final Kilkenny CBS 2-09 - 0-10 Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa Páirc Shíleaín
A Gaffney 2-2 (0-2fs), R Buckley 0-2, JP Treacy 0-2 (1f), H Lawlor, L Scanlon, M McWey 0-1 each. Report C Ryan 0-9 (8fs), D Coleman 0-1.Referee: C Browne (Galway)

Final

5 April 2014Final St Kieran's College 2-16 - 0-13 Kilkenny CBS Nowlan Park
T O'Dwyer 1-3, C Murphy (4fs), R Donnelly (4fs) 0-4 each, B Cody 1-1, S Morrissey 0-3, J Cleere 0-1.A Gaffney (4fs, 1 '65'), L Scanlon 0-5 each, J Lenihan 0-2, P Deegan 0-1.Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Colin Ryan Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa0-171728.50
2Tadhg O'Dwyer St Kieran's College 3-071635.33
3 Brian Molloy St Brigid's College0-1414114.00
4Andrew Gaffney Kilkenny CBS 2-071326.50
5Conor Murphy St Kieran's College 0-121234.00
6Conor O'Carroll St Kieran's College 3-011033.33
Rob Donnelly St Kieran's College 1-071033.33
8 Ronan Lynch Ardscoil Rís 1-06919.00

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