2007 Croke Cup
Irish hurling competition
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The 2007 Croke Cup was the 56th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 24 March to 22 April 2007.
Dates24 March - 22 April 2007
Teams5
Champions
DLS College Waterford (1st title)
David O'Sullivan (captain)
Craig Moloney (captain)
DLS College Waterford (1st title)David O'Sullivan (captain)
Craig Moloney (captain)
Runners-up Kilkenny CBS
Mark Bergin (captain)
Kilkenny CBSMark Bergin (captain)
| Dates | 24 March - 22 April 2007 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 5 | ||
| Champions | DLS College Waterford (1st title) David O'Sullivan (captain) Craig Moloney (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Kilkenny CBS Mark Bergin (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 | ||
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 91 (22.75 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Mark Bergin (0-24) | ||
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Dublin Colleges were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny CBS in the Leinster Championship quarter-final.[1][2]
The final was played on 22 April 2007 at Croke Park in Dublin, between De La Salle College Waterford and Kilkenny CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] De La Salle College Waterford won the match by 0–13 to 1–09 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.[4][5]
Mark Bergin was the top scorer with 0-24.
Results
Quarter-final
| 24 March 2007 Quarter-final | Kilkenny CBS | 2-12 - 1-14 | St Flannan's College | MacDonagh Park |
| M Bergin 0-6, S Maher 1-2, P Guinan 1-0, A Stapleton 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, L Ryan 0-1. | J Conlon 0-10, D Russell 1-0, I White 0-2, E Callinan 0-1, M Barry 0-1. | Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary) |
Semi-finals
| 29 March 2007 Semi-final | DLS College Waterford | 3-06 - 1-07 (aet) | Castlecomer Community School | O'Kennedy Park |
| S Power 2-5, W Walsh 1-0, A Brophy 0-1. | A Ruth 1-0, C McGrath 0-2, P Boran 0-2, T Breen 0-1, C Maher 0-1, B Dillon 0-1. | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
| 31 March 2007 Semi-final | Kilkenny CBS | 0-19 - 1-11 | Gort Community School | St Brendan's Park |
| M Bergin 0-13 (0-10f), A Stapleton 0-4, S Maher, P Guinan 0-1 each. | Report | K Killea 1-2, S Coen 0-4, A Harte (0-1f), G Hennelly 0-2 each, K Helebert 0-1 (f). | Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick) |
Final
| 22 April 2007 Final | DLS College Waterford | 0-13 - 1-09 | Kilkenny CBS | Croke Park |
| S Power 0-9 (6f, 2 '65'), W Walsh 0-2, C Maloney, P McCarthy 0-1 each. | Report | M Bergin 0-5 (3f), A Stapleton 1-2, M Kelly 0-2. | Referee: M Haverty (Galway) |
Statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Bergin | Kilkenny CBS | 0-24 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Stephen Power | DLS College | 2-14 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Adrian Stapleton | Kilkenny CBS | 1-08 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| 4 | John Conlon | St Flannan's College | 0-10 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Shane Maher | Kilkenny CBS | 1-03 | 6 | 3 | 2.00 |