2017 Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2017 Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship is the 84th staging of the Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship. The championship is scheduled to take place between the May and Spetember 2017.
| Dates | May 2017 - September 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 9 | ||
| Sponsor | E. Tarrant & Sons Ltd | ||
| Champions | Banteer (8th Title) | ||
| Runners-up | Kilbrin | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 41 (2.73 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 449 (29.93 per match) | ||
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Kilbrin are the defending champions.
Teams
| Club | Last Title |
|---|---|
| Banteer | 2006 |
| Castlemagner | 2015 |
| Dromtarriffe | N/A |
| Freemount | 2005 |
| Kanturk | 2003 |
| Kilbrin | 2016 |
| Lismire | 1987 |
| Millstreet | 1963 |
| Newmarket | 1979 |
| Tullylease | 2008 |
Due to players choosing to play for other clubs and a decline in local populations, Lismire and Tullylease amalgamated to field a junior hurling team.
Results
Round 1
The 4 Round 1 Winners, Kilbrin and 1 loser (Tullylease-Lismire) advance to Round 2. The remaining 3 losing teams advance to Round 3
| Round 1 | Castlemagner | 2-15 - 0-23 | Dromtarriffe |
| Round 1 | Banteer | 2-12 - 0-11 | Tullylease-Lismire |
| Round 1 | Millstreet | 1-15 - 1-13 | Freemount |
| Round 1 | Kilbrin | v | Bye to Round 2 |
Round 2
Winners advance to Quarter-Finals. Losers advance to Round 3
| Round 2 | Newmarket | 1-13 - 2-14 | Dromtarriffe |
| Round 2 | Tullylease-Lismire | 3-11 - 2-11 | Millstreet |
Round 3
Winners advance to Quarter-Finals
| Round 3 | Castlemagner | 0-12 - 1-19 | Freemount |
| Round 3 | Kanturk | 1-09 - 2-16 | Millstreet |
Quarter-Finals
6 teams are left in the Championship. Therefore, the 2 undefeated teams in the Championship (Banteer and Dromtarriffe) were given byes.
| Quarter-Finals | Tullylease-Lismire | 1-19 - 1-14 | Freemount |
| Quarter-Finals | Kilbrin | 2-18 - 0-15 | Millstreet |
| Quarter-Finals | Banteer | v | Bye to Semi-Finals |
| Quarter-Finals | Dromtarriffe | v | Bye to Semi-Finals |
Semi-Finals
| Semi-Finals | Dromtarriffe | 0-09 - 3-15 | Banteer |
| Semi-Finals | Tullylease-Lismire | 1-10 - 5-30 | Kilbrin |
Final
Banteer are Duhallow Champions for the first time since 2006 although for the first time both the winners and runners-up will qualify to a new-look 2017 Cork Junior A Hurling Champonship. Traditionally only the Duhallow Champions qualified to the county championship.
2017 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
References
http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/forums/showthread.php?t=239428
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/the-corkman/20170914/282668982522193