2007 Waterford Crystal Cup

2007 Waterford Crystal Cup
Dates14 January 2006 – 4 February 2006
Teams11
ChampionsTipperary (1st title)
Runners-upCork
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored24 (2.4 per match)
Points scored253 (25.3 per match)
2006 (Previous) (Next) 2008

The 2007 Waterford Crystal Cup was the second staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup. The cup began on 14 January 2007 and ended on 4 February 2007.

Limerick were the defending champions but were defeated by the Limerick Institute of Technology in the preliminary round.[1]

On 4 February 2007, Tipperary won the cup following a 1–17 to 2–11 defeat of Cork in the final. This was their first Waterford Crystal Cup title.

Results

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Preliminary round

14 January 2007 Preliminary round Clare 1-16 - 1-13 University College Cork Hennessy Memorial Park
D Quinn 1-4, D O’Rourke 0-4, K Dilleen 0-2, C Lafferty 0-2, P Vaughan 0-1, T Kearse 0-1, A Quinn 0-1, J Cusack 0-1. E Murphy 1-8, S Cronin 0-1, S O’Neill 0-1, K Hartnett 0-1, P Cronin 0-1, J Halbert 0-1. Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)
14 January 2007 Preliminary round Limerick 0-12 - 2-12 Limerick Institute of Technology FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
S O’Connor 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-2, A O’Shaughnessy 0-2, B Foley 0-2, D O’Grady 0-1, M O’Brien 0-1, P Tobin 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1. J Canning 1-5, B Gaffney 1-0, J Clancy 0-2, K Murphy 0-2, B Earley 0-2, I Tannian 0-1. Referee: B While (Tipperary)
14 January 2007 Preliminary round Tipperary 1-13 - 1-11 University of Limerick MacDonagh Park
P Kelly 0-5, D O’Halloran 1-1, P Bourke 0-3, T Scrope 0-2, L Corbett 0-1. A Egan 1-4, A Ó Cairealláin 0-2, P O’Flynn 0-1, B Bugler 0-1, R Ruth 0-1, T Stapleton 0-1, R O’Dwyer 0-1.

Quarter-finals

21 January 2007 Quarter-final Waterford 2-14 - 1-16
(aet)
Limerick Institute of Technology Fraher Field, Dungarvan
E Kelly (1-5); K McGrath (1-4); J Hartley (0-2); J Kennedy, D Shanahan. C Carey (0-1) each. Report B Earley (0-7); I Tannian(1-1); C O’Mahony (0-2); E Cadogan (0-2); S McGrath, A Murphy, R Sherlock, K Murphy (0-1) each. Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)
21 January 2007 Quarter-final Cork 2-20 - 1-11 Cork Institute of Technology Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
N. Ronan 0-8 (0-5 frees); J. O’Callaghan and K. Murphy 0-4 each; D. O’Sullivan and C. Cusack 1-0 each; C. McGann 0-2; M. O’Connell and K. Canty 0-1 each. J. Hurney 1-1; J. Griffin 0-3; C. Naughton 0-2; M. O’Sullivan 0-2 (0-1 free); B. Ring, B. Corry and L. Desmond 0-1 each. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
21 January 2007 Quarter-final Kerry 0-6 - 1-5 Clare Lerrig
S Brick 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-1, M Conway. Report D Quinn 1-2, C Lafferty 0-1, T Kearse 0-1, D Shannon 0-1.
21 January 2007 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-18 - 0-5 Waterford Institute of Technology MacDonagh Park
P. Kelly 1-2, E. Shinnors 1-0, E. Kelly 0-8 (0-4f), L. Corbett 0-2, P. Bourke 0-2, T. Scroope 0-1, S. Maher, M. Webster 0-1 each. Report J. Dalton 0-2 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), L. Lawlor, D. Hoctor, M. Gorman (f) 0-1 each. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Semi-finals

28 January 2007 Semi-final Clare 1-14 - 3-14 Tipperary Meelick Sportsfield
D Quinn 0-4, A Quinn 0-4, D O'Rourke 0-4, P Vaughan 1-0, D Shannon 0-1, K Dilleen 0-1. Report E Kelly (1-5, 1-2 frees, 0-1 '65), S Lillis (1-0), M Webster (1-0), P Bourke (0-3), T Scroope (0-2), L Corbett (0-2), P Kelly (0-1), D Hickey (0-1). Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
28 January 2007 Semi-final Waterford 2-9 - 0-16 Cork Fraher Field, Dungarvan
K McGrath (1-1, frees); M Walsh (1-1); E Kelly (0-3, frees); S Prendergast (0-2); J Murray, J Mullane (0-1) each. Report N Ronan (0-10, 0-9 frees); K Murphy (0-2); T Kenny (0- 2); T McCarthy, N McCarthy (0-1) each. Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Final

4 February 2007 Final Cork 2-11 - 1-17 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
J O'Callaghan (1-3), J Deane (0-4, three frees), D O'Sullivan (1-0), N McCarthy (0-3), C McGann (0-1). Report E Kelly (0-9, five frees, one 65), D O'Hanlon (1-1), P Kelly (0-4), T Scroope (0-1), D Egan (0-1), L Corbett (0-1). Referee: A Heagney (Clare)

Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 1-22 25 4 6.25
2 Neil Ronan Cork 0-18 18 2 9.00
3 Derek Quinn Clare 2-10 16 3 5.33
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Eoghan Murphy University College Cork 1-8 11 Clare
2 Neil Ronan Cork 0-10 10 Waterford
3 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-9 9 Cork
4 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 1-5 8 Clare
Joe Canning Limerick Institute of Technology 1-5 8 Limerick
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-8 8 Waterford Institute of Technology
Eoin Kelly Waterford 1-5 8 Limerick Institute of Technology
Neil Ronan Cork 0-8 8 Cork Institute of Technology
9 Derek Quinn Clare 1-4 7 University College Cork
Alan Egan University of Limerick 1-4 7 Tipperary
B. Earley Limerick Institute of Technology 0-7 7 Waterford

References

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  1. ^ "Tipperary earn bragging rights". Irish Times. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2016.