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]

2002–03 Dr Harty Cup
Dates25 September 2002 – 30 March 2003
Teams17
SponsorIrish Examiner
ChampionsBorder St Colman's College (9th title)
Andrew O'Shaughnessy (captain)
Denis Ring (manager)
Runners-upBorder St Flannan's College
Niall Dunne (captain)
Peter Quinn (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored140 (3.89 per match)
Points scored754 (20.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Andrew O'Shaughnessy (12-15)
2001–02 (Previous) (Next) 2003–04

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

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Group A table

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Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Group C table

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Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Group D table

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Team Matches Score Pts
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

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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

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Quarter-finals

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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

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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

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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

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Top scorers

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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
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

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  3. ^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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  5. ^ Larkin, Brendan (31 March 2003). "Historic win for St Colman's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2018.