2012 Croke Cup
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| Dates | 10 March - 31 March 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 5 | ||
| Champions | File:Blue Black GAA Flag.png St Joseph's CBS (1st title) Jason Forde (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | File:Maroon Gold GAA Flag.png Kilkenny CBS Jack Langton (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 | ||
| Goals scored | 12 (3 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 99 (24.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | File:Blue Black GAA Flag.png Jason Forde (2-16) | ||
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The 2012 Croke Cup was the 61st staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 10 March to 31 March 2012.
St Kieran's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Joseph's CBS, Nenagh in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1][2][3]
The final was played on 31 March 2012 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Joseph's CBS and Kilkenny CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[4][5] St Joseph's CBS won the match by 3–10 to 2–11 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.[6]
Jason Forde was the top scorer with 2-16.
Results
[edit | edit source]Quarter-final
[edit | edit source]| 10 March 2012 Quarter-final | Kilkenny CBS | 2-12 - 1-12 | Coláiste na nDéise | Walsh Park |
| O McGrath 1-5 (1-2f, 2 65), M Clifford 1-2, J Langton, JP Treacy, K Kenny, R Buckley, D Bolger 0-1 each. | Report | Cathal Curran 0-7 (6f), P Curran 1-0, R Donnelly 0-2, K Power, M Harney, C Dunford 0-1 each. | Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 17 March 2012 Semi-final | Kilkenny CBS | 3-15 - 1-08 | Portumna Community School | The Ragg |
| C Doyle 0-9 (7f), K Kenny 2-1, M Clifford 1-1, D Sheehan, P Campion, D Bolger, P Delahunty 0-1 each. | Report | P Killeen 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), J Starr, R O'Meara (1f) 0-2 each, D Daly 0-1. | Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
| 17 March 2012 Semi-final | St Joseph's CBS | 0-17 - 0-14 | St Kieran's College | The Ragg |
| J Forde 0-14 (12f), P Fogarty 0-2, K Gleeson 0-1. | Report | A Cleere 0-8f, M Donnelly 0-4 (2f), C Prendergast, J Maher 0-1 each. | Referee: A Stapleton (Laois) |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 31 March 2012 Final | St Joseph's CBS | 3-10 - 2-11 | Kilkenny CBS | Semple Stadium |
| J Forde 2-2 (2f), J Mackey 0-3, P Fogarty 1-0, S O’Brien, K Gleeson 0-2 each, S Geaney 0-1. | Report | M Clifford 0-4, O McGrath 0-3f, S Cuddihy, N Mullins 1-0 each, P Campion, E Fennelly, K Kenny, R Buckley 0-1 each. | Referee: C McAllister (Cork) |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Top scorers
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Forde | St Joseph's CBS | 2-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Mason Clifford | Kilkenny CBS | 2-07 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 3 | Owen McGrath | Kilkenny CBS | 1-08 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| 4 | Ciarán Doyle | Kilkenny CBS | 0-09 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Aidan Cleere | St Kieran's College | 0-08 | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
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