2002–03 Harty Cup

2002–03 Dr Harty Cup
Dates	25 September 2002 – 30 March 2003
Teams	17
Sponsor	Irish Examiner
Champions	St Colman's College (9th title); Andrew O'Shaughnessy (captain); Denis Ring (manager)
Runners-up	St Flannan's College; Niall Dunne (captain); Peter Quinn (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	140 (3.89 per match)
Points scored	754 (20.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew O'Shaughnessy (12-15)
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The 2002–03 Harty Cup was the 83rd staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] The competition ran from 25 September 2002 to 30 March 2003. A new format was used with the introduction of a group stage.^[2]

St Colman's College successfully defended its title^[3]^[4] at the Harty Cup final replay on 30 March 2003 at Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing in Feenagh, 2–13 to 0–08, against St Flannan's College, in what was their seventh meeting in the final and a first meeting in two years. St Colman's College won their ninth successive Harty Cup title overall and a third consecutive title.^[5]

St Colman's College's Andrew O'Shaughnessy was the top scorer with 12–15.

Group A

Group A table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Colman's College	4	4	0	0	109	31	78	8
De La Salle College	4	3	0	1	73	53	20	6
Youghal CBS	4	2	0	2	52	82	-30	4
Coláistí na nDéise	4	2	0	2	60	70	-10	4
St Finbarr's College	4	0	0	4	34	102	-68	0

Group A results

25 September 2002 Round 1	St Finbarr's College	1-08 - 2-09	Youghal CBS	Páirc Seán de Barra
	G O'Donovan 1-1, P Twomey 0-2, N Foley 0-2, L Ó Riain 0-2, J Kearney 0-1.		B Ring 1-3, B Barry 1-3, C Fogarty 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1, E O'Loughlin 0-1.

9 October 2002 Round 1	St Colman's College	5-10 - 1-06	De La Salle College Waterford	Ardfinnan GAA Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 5-2, P Kirby 0-5, K O'Mahony 0-1, M Allen 0-1, M Cleary 0-1.		T Power 0-5, P Nevin 1-1.

14 October 2002 Round 2	St Finbarr's College	1-05 - 5-15	De La Salle College Waterford	Castle Grounds
	G O'Donovan 1-1, N Foley 0-2, A Hegarty 0-1, S O'Reilly 0-1.		G O'Connor 2-3, T Power 2-1, K Moran 1-2, J Quirke 0-4, S O'Sullivan 0-3, M Barden 0-1, P Nevin 0-1.

15 October 2002 Round 2	St Colman's College	3-11 - 0-06	Coláistí na nDéise	Ballyduff Upper GAA Grounds
	P Kirby 2-2, P Kearney 0-5, M Cleary 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, M Allen 0-1, C Griffen 0-1.		M Whelan 0-4, M O'Brien 0-1, A Cooney 0-1.

7 November 2002 Round 3	St Colman's College	3-17 - 2-02	St Finbarr's College	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	M Allen 1-5, P Kearney 1-4, C Coakley 1-1, P Cotter 0-2, P Hyland 0-2, P Hogan 0-2, A Kearney 0-1.		D O'Callaghan 1-0, I Looney 1-0, G Looney 0-1, P Twomey 0-1.

13 November 2002 Round 3	Youghal CBS	3-09 - 1-11	Coláistí na nDéise	Ballyduff Upper GAA Grounds
	B Barry 2-6, N Beresford 1-0, B Ring 0-3.		M Gorman 1-6, L Linnane 0-1, B Hickey 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, A Cooney 0-1, D Hickey 0-1.

27 November 2002 Round 4	De La Salle College Waterford	3-10 - 1-08	Youghal CBS	Kill GAA Grounds
	T Power 1-3, J Quirke 0-4, G O'Connell 1-0, M Barden 1-0, P Nevin 0-1, K Moran 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Barry 1-7, B Ring 0-1.

27 November 2002 Round 4	Coláistí na nDéise	5-16 - 2-01	St Finbarr's College	Abbeyside Grounds
	M O'Gorman 3-5, M Whelan 1-4, S Kelly 1-2, C Mears 0-4, N Murphy 0-1.		P Twomey 1-0, D O'Callaghan 1-0, J Kearney 0-1.

11 December 2002 Round 5	De La Salle College Waterford	0-15 - 1-06	Coláistí na nDéise	Fraher Field
	T Power 0-4, J Quirke 0-3, M Barden 0-2, P Nevin 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-2, K Moran 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.		N Ó Murchú 1-0, D Hickey 0-2, S Kavanagh 0-1, A Cooney 0-1, M O'Gorman 0-1, C Mears 0-1.

13 December 2002 Round 5	St Colman's College	8-14 - 0-08	Youghal CBS	The Mon Field
	A O'Shaughnessy 4-3, F Browne 2-1, M Cleary 1-1, M Allen 0-4, P Cotter 1-0, P Kearney 0-2, C Coakley 0-1, P Hyland 0-1, E Condon 0-1.		B Barry 0-4, C Fogarty 0-3, B Ring 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Doon CBS	3	3	0	0	59	33	26	6
Our Lady's SS	3	2	0	1	49	50	-1	4
Midleton CBS	3	1	0	2	43	46	-3	2
Coláiste an Phiarsaigh	3	0	0	3	44	66	-22	0

Group B results

9 October 2002 Round 1	Our Lady's Secondary School	1-10 - 1-08	Midleton CBS	Clonmel GAA Ground
	E Sweeney 1-6, J Ryan 0-2, K McGrath 0-1, C Costigan 0-1.		G O'Leary 0-5, I Fitzpatrick 1-1, S Hennessy 0-1, S Crowley 0-1.

25 September 2002 Round 1	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh	2-05 - 2-14	Doon CBS	Mitchelstown Grounds
	T Óg Murphy 1-2, S O'Callaghan 1-0, K O'Brien 0-2, E Coughlan 0-1.		R Ryan 1-3, B Fenton 1-2, P Ryan 0-5, P McNamara 0-3, J Bradshaw 0-1.

15 October 2002 Round 2	Doon CBS	2-12 - 1-07	Midleton CBS	Mitchelstown Grounds
	B Fenton 1-3, R Ryan 1-1, P Ryan 0-4, J Bradshaw 0-2, C Ryan 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		G O'Leary 0-4, K Hegarty 1-0, B Hartnett 0-2, R Power 0-1.

15 October 2002 Round 2	Our Lady's Secondary School	2-18 - 2-12	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh	Clonmel GAA Ground
	E Sweeney 1-8, J Egan 1-1, J Ryan 0-3, C Campion 0-2, K McGrath 0-2, L Egan 0-1, B Maher 0-1.		S Kelly 1-4, S O'Callaghan 1-3, R O'Brien 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, A Condon 0-1, S Heatherman 0-1.

13 November 2002 Round 3	Midleton CBS	4-10 - 3-06	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh	Paddy Walsh Memorial Park
	S Hennessy 2-4, M Foley 1-0, I Fitzpatrick 1-0, B Hartnett 0-2, K Hurley 0-2, K Hegarty 0-1, S Crowley 0-1.		T Óg O Murchú 1-3, R Ó Briain 1-0, S Ó Ceallaigh 1-0, S Ó Ceallacháin 0-3.

13 November 2002 Round 3	Doon CBS	3-12 - 2-06	Our Lady's Secondary School	Boherlahan Grounds
	R Ryan 1-3, P Ryan 0-5, P McNamara 1-1, M Fitzgerald 1-1, B Fenton 0-1, J Bradshaw 0-1.		E Sweeney 0-6, R Stapleton 1-0, E Franks 1-0.

Group C

Group C table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Abbey CBS	3	3	0	0	58	43	15	6
Cashel Community School	3	2	0	1	60	38	22	4
Scarriff CS	3	1	0	2	48	58	-10	2
North Monastery	3	0	0	3	41	62	-21	0

Group C results

25 September 2002 Round 1	Cashel Community School	1-13 - 2-12	Abbey CBS	Golden Grounds
	J Gleeson 0-5, T Hayes 1-2, J McCarthy 0-3, D Hickey 0-1, M Harrington 0-1, S Hickey 0-1.		D Morrissey 2-4, C O'Brien 0-5, J Ryan 0-2, L O'Dwyer 0-1.

25 September 2002 Round 1	Scarriff Community School	4-15 - 2-09	North Monastery	FitzGerald Park
	R Horan 3-2, B Bugler 0-5, M Malone 1-0, M Flaherty 0-3, E Collins 0-2, P Minogue 0-1, J Minogue 0-1, H Vaughan 0-1.		A Ó hAilpín 1-6, B Hackett 1-2, A Brady 0-1.

15 October 2002 Round 2	Scarriff Community School	0-06 - 1-17	Cashel Community School	MacDonagh Park
	B Bugler 0-2, M Malone 0-1, M Flaherty 0-1, H Vaughan 0-1, T Collins 0-1.

15 October 2002 Round 2	Abbey CBS	1-14 - 3-03	North Monastery	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	C O'Brien 0-8, D Morrissey 0-4, C O'Dwyer 1-0, J Ryan 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1.		T Kelly 1-0, C McCarthy 1-0, A King 1-0, B Hackett 0-2, A Ó hAilpín 0-1.

13 November 2002 Round 3	Cashel Community School	2-18 - 1-11	North Monastery	Mitchelstown GAA Grounds
	J Gleeson 1-4, D Hickey 1-3, P O'Dwyer 0-4, M Harding 0-3, J McCarthy 0-1, S Hickey 0-1, J Maher 0-1, T Hayes 0-1.		C Barry 1-8, C McCarthy 0-1, A Ó hAilpín 0-1.

13 November 2002 Round 3	Abbey CBS	4-11 - 2-09	Scarriff Community School	Childers Road
	D Morrissey 3-2, C O'Brien 1-6, W Rodgers 0-1, B Grogan 0-1, J Ryan 00-1.		B Bugler 1-2, G Treacy 1-1, E Collins 0-2, M Flaherty 0-2, B Noonan 0-1, C Molloy 0-1.

Group D

Group D table

Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Flannan's College	3	3	0	0	87	26	61	6
Thurles CBS	3	2	0	1	82	35	47	4
Coláiste Chríost Rí	3	1	0	2	35	66	-31	2
Limerick CBS	3	0	0	3	17	97	-80	0

Group D results

25 September 2002 Round 1	St Flannan's College	6-21 - 0-06	Limerick CBS	Fr Murphy Memorial Park
	B Gaffney 3-1, D O'Halloran 2-4, N Dunne 0-7, J Brennan 1-3, J Clancy 0-3, K Forde 0-1, A O'Flaherty 0-1, A Page 0-1.		F Byrne 0-3, G O'Connor 0-3.

25 September 2002 Round 1	Coláiste Chríost Rí	0-10 - 4-17	Thurles CBS	Ballygiblin Grounds
	S Ó Duinnín 0-4, C Ó Murchú 0-3, E Ó Súilleabháin 0-1, S Mac Nuat 0-1, G de Brun 0-1.		R Ruth 2-7, S Lillis 1-3, D Sheppard 1-1, C Barrett 0-2, E Ryan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, M Butler 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.

15 October 2002 Round 2	Thurles CBS	5-23 - 1-03	Limerick CBS	Seán Treacy Park
	D Sheppard 3-3, R Ruth 0-9, R O'Gorman 1-2, P Kenny 1-0, P McCormack 0-3, S Lillis 0-3, J Ryan 0-2, M Butler 0-1.		F Tynan 1-0, F Byrnes 0-2, D Grimes 0-1.

15 October 2002 Round 2	St Flannan's College	4-20 - 0-05	Coláiste Chríost Rí	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	J Clancy 1-4, A Griffey 1-3, M Murphy 1-3, E Shinnors 0-3, N Dunne 0-3, A Page 0-1, A Flaherty 0-1, K Forde 0-1, B Gaffney 0-1.		S Dineen 0-4, R Lee 0-1.

13 November 2002 Round 3	St Flannan's College	1-13 - 1-12	Thurles CBS	MacDonagh Park
	N Dunne 1-5, A Page 0-4, J McInerney 0-1, E Shinnors 0-1, J Clancy 0-1, D O'Halloran 0-1.		R Ruth 1-5, P McCormack 0-4, J Dixon 0-1, C Barrett 0-1, D Sheppard 0-1.

14 November 2002 Round 3	Coláiste Chríost Rí	2-14 - 1-02	Limerick CBS	Ballyagran Grounds
	S Nott 1-4, D Coughlan 0-4, E Heffernan 1-0, P O'Shea 0-3, T Morgan 0-2, C O'Brien 0-1.		A O'Dea 1-0, G Leonard 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

29 January 2003 Quarter-final	St Colman's College	4-14 - 0-13	Thurles CBS	Ardfinnan GAA Grounds
	F Browne 3-0, A O'Shaughnessy 1-3, P Kirby 0-5, P Kearney 0-4, M Allen 0-2.		R Ruth 0-7, P McCormack 0-2, R O'Gorman 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, C Barrett 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.

29 January 2002 Quarter-final	De La Salle College Waterford	2-08 - 2-07	Abbey CBS	Clonmel GAA Ground
	G O'Connor 1-2, G Molloy 1-0, J Quirke 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2, T Power 0-1.		C O'Brien 1-4, B Ryan 1-0, D Morrissey 0-2, B Hanley 0-1.

29 January 2003 Quarter-final	Doon CBS	1-15 - 1-10	Cashel Community School	Seán Treacy Park
	P McNamara 1-2, P Ryan 0-5, R Ryan 0-3, D Fenton 0-2, E Kiely 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.		P O'Dwyer 1-3, J Gleeson 0-3, M Harding 0-2, D Hickey 0-2.

29 January 2003 Quarter-final	St Flannan's College	1-16 - 0-08	Our Lady's Secondary School	MacDonagh Park
	N Dunne 1-6, E Shinnors 0-6, A Flaherty 0-2, J McInerney 0-1, K Forde 0-1.		E McSweeney 0-6, K McGrath 0-1, E Franks 0-1.

Semi-finals

16 February 2003 Semi-final	St Flannan's College	1-14 - 1-06	Doon CBS	Silvermines GAA Grounds
	E Shinnors 0-7, B Gaffney 1-0, R Keane 0-2, A Flaherty 0-1, D O'Halloran 0-1, J McInerney 0-1, A Griffey 0-1, N Dunne 0-1.		M Fitzgerald 0-5, P McNamara 1-0, P Ryan 0-1.

1 March 2003 Semi-final	St Colman's College	2-10 - 1-09	De La Salle College Waterford	Clonmel GAA Ground
	P Kirby 0-7, A O'Shaughnessy 1-1, M Allen 1-1, P Kearney 0-1.		J Quirke 0-6, G O'Connor 1-1, K Moran 0-1, M Barden 0-1.

Final

16 March 2003 Final	St Colman's College	1-06 - 1-06	St Flannan's College	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	F Browne 1-0, P Kirby 0-3, P Kearney 0-2, E Condon 0-1.		E Shinnors 0-4, B Gaffney 1-0, D O'Halloran 0-2.

30 March 2003 Final	St Colman's College	2-13 - 0-08	St Flannan's College	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	A O'Shaughnessy 1-4 (0-1 free); C Coakley 1-1; P Kirby 0-5 (0- 3 frees, 0-1 65); E Condon, P Kearney, F Browne 0-1 each.	Report	E Shinnors 0-4 (frees); A Griffey 0-2; J Clancy, D O'Halloran 0-1 each.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	St Colman's College	12-15	51	6	8.50
2	Richie Ruth	Thurles CBS	3-28	37	4	9.25
3	Patrick Kirby	St Colman's College	2-27	33	8	4.16
4	Brendan Barry	Youghal CBS	4-20	32	4	8.00
4	Evan Sweeney	Our Lady's SS	2-26	32	4	8.00
6	Conor O'Brien	The Abbey CBS	2-23	29	4	7.25
7	Niall Dunne	St Flannan's College	2-22	28	8	3.50
8	David Morrissey	The Abbey CBS	5-12	27	4	6.75
9	Eoin Shinnors	St Flannan's College	0-25	25	7	3.57
10	Mark Gorman	Coláistí na nDéise	4-12	24	4	6.00

References

^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ Moynihan, Michael (31 July 2002). "Dr Harty Cup goes round robin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "Our Ladys well beaten". Irish Independent. 30 March 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
^ Larkin, Brendan (31 March 2003). "Historic win for St Colman's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[1] "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[2] Moynihan, Michael (31 July 2002). "Dr Harty Cup goes round robin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[3] "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[4] "Our Ladys well beaten". Irish Independent. 30 March 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[5] Larkin, Brendan (31 March 2003). "Historic win for St Colman's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

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