2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship

2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	1 August 2020 - 21 August 2021
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Castlemartyr (1st title) Brian Lawton (captain) Séamus Lawton (manager)
Runners-up	Russell Rovers Daniel Moynihan (captain) Séamus Kennefick (manager)
Relegated	Ballymartle
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	59 (2.46 per match)
Points scored	719 (29.96 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Josh Beausang (3-50)
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The 2020 Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. ^{[1] [2]} The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. ^[3] The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland. ^[4] The championship eventually began on 1 August 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, eventually ended on 21 August 2021. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

The final was played on 21 August 2021 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Castlemartry and Russell Rovers, in their first ever meeting in a county final in any grade. Castlemartyr won the match by 1-20 to 0-11 to claim the inaugural title. ^[8]

Castlemartyr's Josh Beausang was the championship's top scorer with 3-50.

Team changes

To Championship

Regraded from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Kilbrittain
• Tracton
• St Finbarrs
• Castlemartyr
• St Catherine’s
• Barryroe
• Ballymartle
• Grenagh
• Ballygarvan
• Milford
• Dripsey

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

• Russell Rovers

Participating teams

The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons. ^[9]

Team	Seeding	Ranking	Location	Colours
Kilbrittain	A	1	Kilbrittain	Black and yellow
Tracton	A	2	Minane Bridge	Green and red
Castlemartyr	A	3	Castlemartyr	Red and white
St. Finbarr's	B	4	Togher	Blue and yellow
Barryroe	B	5	Barryroe	Blue and navy
St. Catherine's	B	6	Ballynoe	Purple and yellow
Grenagh	C	7	Grenagh	Yellow and blue
Ballymartle	C	8	Riverstick	Green and yellow
Ballygarvan	C	9	Ballygarvan	Red and white
Milford	D	10	Milford	Blue and white
Dripsey	D	11	Dripsey	Blue and red
Russell Rovers	D	12	Shanagarry	Black and yellow

Fixtures/results

Group 1

Table

  Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-offs

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Russell Rovers	3	1	2	0	10-46	3-40	27	4
Kilbrittain	3	1	2	0	2-45	1-36	12	4
Ballygarvan	3	1	1	1	1-42	3-46	-10	3
Barryroe	3	0	1	2	3-34	9-45	-29	1

Results

Ballygarvan v Russell Rovers

1 August 2020Round 1	Ballygarvan	0-17 - 1-14	Russell Rovers	Riverstown Sportsfield
	M Kennefick 0-5 (2f), M Cussen 0-4 (3f), D O’Connor and R O’Halloran 0-2 each, D McCarthy 0-1 (1f), D O’Sullivan, P O’Halloran and A Dunne 0-1 each.	Report	J Beausang 1-9 (1 pen, 7f), K Tattan, P Cummins, L Duggan, D Moynihan and B Hartnett 0-1 each.

Kilbrittain v Barryroe

2 August 2020Round 1	Kilbrittain	0-12 - 0-12	Barryroe	Timoleague Sportsfield
	M Sexton 0-8 (7f); C Sheehan, P Wall, M Hickey, R Cashman (f) 0-1 each.	Report	J Murphy 0-8 (8f); R Kiely, P Moloney, S Holland, B O’Donovan (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Barryroe v Ballygarvan

9 August 2020Round 2	Barryroe	2-10 - 1-15	Ballygarvan	Páirc Uí Riagáin
	J Murphy 1-7, A McSweeney 1-0, K Griffin 0-1, R Kiely 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-4, R O'Halloran 0-4, M Kennefick 0-4, M Cussen 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1.

Kilbrittain v Russell Rovers

9 August 2020Round 2	Kilbrittain	2-11 - 1-14	Russell Rovers	Carrigaline Sportsfield
	M Sexton 0-7, P Wall 1-1, M Madden 1-0, C Sheehan 0-1, R Cashman 0-1, S Sexton 0-1.		J Beausang 0-8, N Hartnett 1-2, K Tatton 0-1, J McGrath 0-1, L Murray 0-1, P Cummins 0-1.

Barryroe v Russell Rovers

30 August 2020Round 3	Barryroe	1-12 - 8-18	Russell Rovers	Manning Park
	J O'Donovan 0-8, R Kiely 1-1, M Crowley 0-1, A McSweeney 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.		J Beausang 2-9, D Ruddy 2-2, B Hartnett 2-1, L Duggan-Murray 1-1, K Moynihan 0-4, J McGrath 1-0, JP Ivers 0-1.

Kilbrittain v Ballygarvan

30 August 2020Round 3	Kilbrittain	0-22 - 0-10	Ballygarvan	Charlie Hurley Park
	M Sexton 0-12, M Madden 0-3, P Wall 0-2, R Cashman 0-2, P Brennan 0-1, T Harrington 0-1, M Hickey 0-1.		M Kennefick 0-9, A Buckley 0-1.

Group 2

Table

  Advance to knockout stage  Advance to relegation play-offs

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Castlemartyr	3	3	0	0	9-63	5-34	41	6
Milford	3	1	1	1	4-50	3-44	9	3
St. Finbarr's	3	1	1	1	3-49	4-33	3	3
Ballymartle	3	0	0	3	1-31	5-72	-53	0

Results

Castlemartyr v St. Finbarr's

2 August 2020Round 1	Castlemartyr	3-13 - 2-13	St. Finbarr's	Riverstown Sportsfield
		Report

Ballymartle v Milford

2 August 2020Round 1	Ballymartle	1-08 - 0-22	Milford	Carrignavar Sportsfield
		Report

Castlemartyr v Milford

9 August 2020Round 2	Castlemartyr	1-22 - 3-14	Milford	Mourne Abbey
	M Kelly 0-6.	Report

St. Finbarr's v Ballymartle

9 August 2020Round 2	St. Finbarr's	0-22 - 0-16	Ballymartle	Ballinhassig Sportsfield
		Report

Castlemartyr v Ballymartle

30 August 2020Round 3	Castlemartyr	5-28 - 0-07	Ballymartle	Rostellan Sportsfield
	M Kelly 1-9, B Lawton 1-3.	Report

St. Finbarr's v Milford

30 August 2020Round 3	St. Finbarr's	1-14 - 1-14	Milford	Castletownroche Sportsfield
		Report

Group 3

Table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St. Catherine's	3	3	0	0	2-47	1-37	13	6
Tracton	3	2	0	1	6-53	5-40	16	4
Dripsey	3	0	1	2	4-41	3-58	-14	1
Grenagh	3	0	1	2	3-38	6-44	-15	1

Results

Grenagh v Dripsey

1 August 2020Round 1

Grenagh

1-14 - 0-17

Dripsey

Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh

Tracton v St Catherine's

1 August 2020Round 1

Tracton

0-14 - 0-15

St Catherine's

Páirc Shéamuis de Barra

Tracton v Dripsey

9 August 2020Round 2	Tracton	1-24 - 3-12	Dripsey	Manning Park
	R Walsh 0-10.	Report

St Catherine's v Grenagh

9 August 2020Round 2	St Catherine's	1-15 - 0-11	Grenagh	Páirc Bhríde
		Report

St Catherine's v Dripsey

30 August 2020Round 3	St Catherine's	1-17 - 1-12	Dripsey	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
		Report

Tracton v Grenagh

30 August 2020Round 3	Tracton	5-12 - 2-13	Grenagh	Páirc Uí Chonchúir
	R Walsh 0-7.	Report	S Bourke 1-8, S Cronin 1-1.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

Barryroe v Ballymartle

12 September 2020Playoff	Barryroe	4-36 - 0-05	Ballymartle	Charlie Hurley Park
	J O'Donovan 1-8, D Ó Buachalla 1-5, J Murphy 0-8, C Hurley 1-3, R Kiely 1-2, A McSweeney 0-3, K Griffin 0-3, M Crowley 0-2, C Sheehy 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1.		D O'Leary 0-4, B Dwyer 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Russell Rovers v Milford

12 September 2020Quarter-final	Russell Rovers	2-18 - 1-13	Milford	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	J Beausang 0-10 (0-6 f), B Hartnett 2-1, K Moynihan 0-3, K Walsh 0-2, L Duggan-Murray, J Scannell 0-1 each.	Report	A Watson 0-5, B Murphy 0-4 f, E Dillon 0-3 f, S O'Connell 1-0, C O'Gorman 0-1 f.	Referee: P Lyons (Bishopstown)

Kilbrittain v Tracton

12 September 2020Quarter-final	Kilbrittain	1-16 - 0-08	Tracton	Brinny Sportsfield
	M Sexton 0-8, D Harrington 1-1, P Wall 0-2, M Hickey 0-2, R Cashman 0-1, M Madden 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1.		R Walsh 0-6, A Kiely 0-1, M Byrne 0-1.

Semi-finals

St Catherine’s v Russell Rovers

26 September 2020Semi-final	St Catherine’s	0-13 - 1-15	Russell Rovers	Killeagh Grounds
	S O’Brien 0-8 (0-6f,65), M Mulcahy 0-3, B Mulcahy, D Mangan (0-1 each).	Report	J Beausang 0-10 (0-6f, 65), B Hartnett 1-0, L Duggan-Murray 0-2, J McGrath 0-2, D Ruddy 0-1.

Castlemartyr v Kilbrittain

27 September 2020Semi-final	Castlemartyr	1-13 - 0-13	Kilbrittain	Páirc Uí Rinn
	M Kelly (1-3, 2 frees), Barry Lawton (0-4, 1 ’65), N Madden (0-3), Brian Lawton, E Martin, J McGann (0-1 each).	Report	M Sexton (0-5 frees), R Cashman (0-2, 1 free), P Brennan, M Hickey, P Wall, M Madden, C Moloney and D Harrington (0-1 each).

Final

Russell Rovers v Castlemartyr

21 August 2021Final	Russell Rovers	0-11 - 1-20	Castlemartyr	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J Beausang (0-4, 3 frees), B Hartnett (1 free) and K Moynihan (0-2 each), P Cummins, L Duggan Murray and F Murray (0-1 each).	Report	M Kelly (0-9, 6 frees), J McGann (1-2), Barry Lawton (0-4), J Stack (0-2), N Madden, M Cosgrave and C Joyce (0-1 each).	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

References

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External links

• Cork GAA website