2018 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Explained

2018 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates:15 September 2018 – 27 October 2018
Teams:14
Sponsor:Evening Echo
Champions: Cloughduv
Count:3
Champions Captain:Mark Verling
Champions Manager:Tim Barry-Murphy
Runners-Up: Russell Rovers
Runners-Up Captain:Daniel Moynihan
Matches:14
Goals:36
Points:408
Previous Year:2017
Previous Tournament:2017 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2019
Next Tournament:2019 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

The 2018 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship draw took place in August 2018. The championship began on 15 September 2018 and ended on 27 October 2018.

On 27 October 2018, Cloughduv won the championship after a 2-12 to 0-14 defeat of Russell Rovers in the final.[1] This was their third title overall and their first title since 1970.

Qualification

The Cork Junior Hurling Championship features fourteen teams in the final tournament. Over 70 teams contested the seven divisional championships with the seven respective champions and runners-up automatically qualifying for the county series.

DivisionChampionshipChampionsRunners-up
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallygiblinShanballymore
CarberyWest Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipKilbreeBallinascarthy
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Hurling ChampionshipCourcey RoversValley Rovers
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Hurling ChampionshipDromtarriffeNewmarket
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipRussell RoversSt. Itas's
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipCloughduvBallinora
SeandúnCity Junior A Hurling ChampionshipNemo RangersBrian Dillons

Results

Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: At last, joy for Cloughduv after hat-trick of heartbreak. Irish Examiner. 29 October 2018. 2 September 2019. Therese. O'Callaghan.