Canon O'Brien Cup

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Canon O'Brien Cup
Irish Corn Uí Bhriain
CodeHurling
Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
Region Colours of Cork.svg Cork (GAA)
TrophyCanon O'Brien Cup
No. of teams2
Title holders Colours of Down.svg University College Cork (2nd title)
First winner Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Most titles Cork (5 titles)

The Canon O'Brien Cup is an annual hurling match contested by Cork and University College Cork. The match, usually played in January at the Mardyke Sports Ground, is often regarded as a pre-season warm-up game for the two participants.

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Organised by the Cork County Board, admission to the match is free; however, those attending the game are asked to make a donation to volunteer collectors on the day, with all proceeds going to the Irish Alzheimer's Society. The fixture was first played in 2013.

The current holders (2020) are University College Cork.

History

The Canon O'Brien Cup was launched in 2013 by GAA President Liam O'Neill. The Cup was planned to be an annual challenge match between Cork and University College Cork. Canon Michael O'Brien, who was heavily involved as a coach with both teams, led UCC to eight consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup titles between 1981 and 1988 and led Cork to the 1990 All-Ireland title. [1]

Cup

The cup was donated by the O’Brien family and is a replica of the Fitzgibbon Cup. It was presented to Canon O'Brien in 1983 by the UCC hurling squad after he had helped them to win three Fitzgibbon Cup titles in-a-row. [2]

List of finals

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScoreVenueWinning CaptainWinning Team
2013 Cork 3-20 University College Cork 1-16 The Mardyke Pa Cronin A Nash; S O'Neill, C Spillane, S McDonnell; T Kenny, C Joyce, S White; D Kearney, P Cronin; B Corry, C McCarthy, S Moylan; P Horgan, M Cussen, P O'Sullivan.
Subs: R O'Shea, M O'Sullivan.		 [3]
2014 Cork 2-19 University College Cork 1-14 The Mardyke Anthony Nash A Nash; C Joyce, S O’Neill, K Murphy; E Keane, M Ellis, W Egan; P Haughney, L McLoughlin; B Lawton, C McCarthy, M O’Sullivan; S Moylan, P Horgan, J Coughlan.
Subs: L O’Farrell, D Kearney, S White, A Ryan, S O’Farrell.		 [4]
2015 Cork 1-26 University College Cork 2-12 The Mardyke Anthony Nash A Nash; C Joyce, C Barry, W Kearney; A Walsh, L McLoughlin, C Murphy; D Kearney, P Cronin; S Harnedy, B Cooper, B Lawton; D McCarthy, P O’Sullivan, P Horgan.
Subs: C McCarthy, S Moylan, W Kearney, L O’Farrell, P Haughney.		 [5]
2016 Cork 2-12 University College Cork 0-13 The Mardyke Shane O'Neill A Nash; C O’Sullivan, P O’Mahony, A Dennehy; S O’Neill, W Egan, N Cashman; P Haughney, D Kearney; P O’Sullivan, W Leahy, S Moylan; L Meade, P Cronin, D Lee.
Subs: D Browne, D Fitzgibbon, M Coleman, C Buckley.		 [6]
2017 University College Cork 0-22 Cork 1-13 The Mardyke D Desmond; I Kenny, C Spillane, S Roche; N Motherway, C Gleeson, R Cahalane; J Barron, R O’Shea; M O’Brien, B McCarthy, S Hegarty; A Cadogan, J O’Flynn, A Spillane.
Subs: J Barry, G O’Brien, D Hannon, N Cashman, C Browne, D O’Brien, B O’Sullivan.		 [7]
2018No competition [8]
2019 Cork 1-24 University College Cork 1-23 The Mardyke P Collins; S O’Donoghue, D Cahalane, C O’Callaghan; C Joyce, P Leopold, W Kearney; D Kearney, C Murphy; S Kennefick, P Horgan, C Walsh; J Coughlan, D Dalton, C Beausang.
Subs: R Downey, S Condon, T O’Connell, C Power, C O’Brien.		 [9]
2020 University College Cork 2-18 Cork 1-20 The Mardyke Eoghan Murphy S Hurley; D Lowney, E Murphy, S Roche; B Hennessy, N O’Leary, P O’Loughlin; A Casey, R Connolly; D Fitzgibbon, S Kingston, C Boylan; J O’Sullivan, S Conway, M O’Halloran.
Subs: J Cashman, S Roche, N Montgomery, B Sheehan, S Hayes, W Henn.		 [10]
2021No competition [11]
2022 Cork 1-17 University College Cork 1-15 The Mardyke G Collins; D Cahalane, G Millerick, S O'Donoghue; J O'Flynn, M Coleman, T O'Mahony; D Fitzgibbon, C Joyce; M Keane, S Harnedy, C Lehane; S Kingston, A Cadogan, L Meade.
Subs: P Power, R O'Flynn, C O'Brien, S Twomey, L Meade.		 [12]
2023 Cork 0-25 University College Cork 1-15 The Mardyke G Connolly; C O’Callaghan, S O’Leary-Hayes, S O’Donoghue; E Downey, T O’Connell, R Downey; S Quirke, B O’Sullivan; B Keating, C Lehane, L Meade; C Walsh, D Dalton, B Hayes.
Subs: D Harrington, A Walsh-Barry, D Healy, M Kelly, K Moynihan, J Cashman, J O’Carroll, A Myers.		 [13]

Records

Scoring

All time top scorers
RankPlayerTeamScoresTallyGamesEraAverage
1 Patrick Horgan Colours of Cork.svg Cork 3-233232013-201510.66
2Willie Griffin Colours of Down.svg U.C.C. 2-152122013-201410.50
3 Paudie O'Sullivan Colours of Cork.svg Cork 3-071632013-20165.33
4 Rob O'Shea Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Colours of Down.svg U.C.C. 		0-131352013-present2.60
5 Stephen Moylan Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-091242013-20163.00
6Anthony Spillane Colours of Down.svg U.C.C. 1-06932015-present3.00
7 Paul Haughney Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-08842014-20162.00
8 Conor Lehane Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Colours of Down.svg U.C.C. 		0-07722013-present3.50
9 Séamus Harnedy Colours of Cork.svg Cork
Colours of Down.svg U.C.C. 		0-05522013-20152.50
Cian McCarthy Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-05542013-20161.20
Top scorers in a single game
SeasonTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
2013 Patrick Horgan Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2-0816
2014 Patrick Horgan Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-0912
2015Anthony Spillane Colours of Down.svg U.C.C. 1-047
2016 Paudie O'Sullivan Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1-047
Rob O'Shea Colours of Down.svg U.C.C. 0-77
2017 Alan Cadogan Colours of Down.svg U.C.C. 0-077
2018
2019 Patrick Horgan Colours of Cork.svg Cork 0-099

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References

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  2. ↑ Crowe, Dermot (26 January 2014). "The Canon a key contributor to Cork honours list". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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  6. ↑ Hurley, Denis (11 January 2016). "Second-half goals seal victory for Cork". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Hurley, Denis (7 January 2017). "Cork outplayed as UCC finally get their hands on Canon O'Brien Cup". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tonight's Canon Michael O'Brien Cup clash is off". Hogan Stand. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (7 January 2019). "Useful workout for Cork ahead of clash with Cats". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  10. ↑ O'Callaghan, Therese (7 January 2020). "Hayes fires winning scores as UCC outsmart Rebels". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tonight's Canon Michael O'Brien Cup clash is off". Hogan Stand. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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  13. ↑ "Cork push on in second half to beat UCC in Canon O'Brien Cup". Echo Live. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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