2016–17 Harty Cup

The 2016–17 Dr Harty Cup was the 97th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] The group stage placings were released in July 2016. The competition ran from 12 October 2016 to 18 February 2017.

2016–17 Dr Harty Cup

Dates	12 October 2016 – 18 February 2017
Teams	19
Champions	Our Lady's Secondary School (2nd title) Paddy Cadell (captain) Tom Byrnes (manager)
Runners-up	St Colman's College Niall O'Leary (captain) Flanann Cleary (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	90 (3 per match)
Points scored	825 (27.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Darragh Woods (3-38)
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Ardscoil Rís unsuccessfully defended its title in the quarter-final replay against Midleton CBS^[2][3]

The Harty Cup final was played on 18 February 2017 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Our Lady's Secondary School and St Colman's College, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 15 years.^[4] Our Lady's Secondary School won the match by 2–22 to 1–06 to claim their second Harty Cup title overall and last final title meeting after a hiatus since 1978.^[5][6]

Thurles CBS's Darragh Woods was the top scorer with 3-38.

Format change

There was a restructuring of the group stage, resulting in an increase in the number of groups. 19 teams entered the Harty Cup, with eight groups being created. Five groups contained two teams and three groups contained three teams. Two teams advanced from each of the groups to the knockout round of 16.^[7]

Group A

Group A table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa	2	2	0	0	31	17	14	4
Christian Brothers College	2	1	0	1	39	28	13	2
Coláiste Íosaef	2	0	0	2	23	48	-25	0

Group A results

Christian Brothers College, Cork v Coláiste Íosaef

12 October 2016 Round 1	Christian Brothers College, Cork	4-17 - 1-13	Coláiste Íosaef	Mallow GAA Complex
	J Corkery (1-4, 2 frees); J Twomey, D McBarron (1-3 each); T O’Connell (0-5, 3 frees); M Walsh (1-1); B Keohane (0-1).	Report	P O’Riordan (0-8, 5 frees); C McCarthy (0-3, 1 free, 1 65); G Barry (1-1); P Treacy (0-1).

Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa v Coláiste Íosaef

26 October 2016 Round 2	Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa	1-16 - 1-04	Coláiste Íosaef	Bruff Grounds
		Report

Christian Brothers College, Cork v Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa

16 November 2016 Round 3	Christian Brothers College, Cork	0-10 - 0-12	Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
		Report

Group B

Group B table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Thurles CBS	2	2	0	0	66	24	42	4
De La Salle College	2	0	1	1	27	42	15	1
Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG	2	0	1	1	29	56	-27	1

Group B results

Thurles CBS v De La Salle College Waterford

12 October 2016 Round 1	Thurles CBS	3-17 - 1-08	De La Salle College Waterford	Clonmel GAA Ground
	D Woods (1-5, 0-5 frees), A McKelvey (1-5), C Bowe (1-2); C Bourke (0-2), S Ryan (0-1); B O’Mara (0-1), O Quirke (0-1).	Report	T Doughlas (1-1, 1-0 penalty, 0-1 free), H Redmond (0-4 frees), C Wadding (0-2).

Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG v Thurles CBS

26 October 2016 Round 2	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG	0-13 - 5-25	Thurles CBS	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	C Hanafin 0-8, E Galvin 0-2, E Sheehan 0-2, D Connery 0-1, C Moynihan 0-1.	Report	D Woods 2-13, C Burke 1-2, A McKelvey 1-1, B O'Mara 0-4, TJ Butler 1-0, E Barry 0-2 C Bowe 0-1, M Nally 0-1.

De La Salle College Waterford v Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG

11 November 2016 Round 3	De La Salle College Waterford	1-13 - 2-10	Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG	Fraher Field
	H Ruddle-Redmond 0-9, T Douglas 1-1, D Walsh 0-2, R Croke 0-1.		S Ó Riagáin 1-2, E Ó Néill 1-0, C Ó hAinifin 0-3, E Ó Síocháin 0-2, D Ó Conaire 0-1, E Ó Gealbháin 0-1.

Group C

Group C table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Blackwater CS	2	2	0	0	48	27	21	4
Castletroy College	2	1	0	1	33	39	-6	2
CBS High School Clonmel	2	0	0	2	27	42	-15	0

Group C results

Castletroy College v CBS High School Clonmel

24 October 2016 Round 1	Castletroy College	3-08 - 1-13	CBS High School Clonmel	Seán Treacy Park
	R Reale (2-1), M O’Dwyer (0-5, 0-3 frees); D Cullimore (1-0), J Hickey (0-1), C Nicholas (0-1).	Report	S Martin (1-2), M Stokes (0-5 frees); B Owens (0-4), D Bolger (0-1), N Hoctor (0-1).

CBS High School Clonmel v Blackwater Community School

16 November 2016 Round 2	CBS High School Clonmel	0-11 - 5-10	Blackwater Community School	Goatenbridge Grounds
		Report

Blackwater Community School v Castletroy College

23 November 2016 Round 3	Blackwater Community School	2-17 - 1-13	Castletroy College	Seán Treacy Park
		Report

Group D

Group D table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ardscoil Rís	1	1	0	0	23	8	15	2
Hamilton High School	1	0	0	1	8	23	-15	0

Group D result

Ardscoil Rís v Hamilton High School

16 November 2016 Round 1	Ardscoil Rís	2-17 - 1-05	Hamilton High School	Mallow GAA Complex
	B Ryan (2-2, 0-1 65m, 0-1 free), W Henn (0-1 free) and R Duff (0-4 each), C O’Reilly (0-3), D Carroll (0-2 frees), J Gleeson and J Daly (0-1 each).	Report	B Butler (1-1, 0-1 free), C Maguire (0-2), P Wall and R McCarthy (0-1 each).

Group E

Group E table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Colman's College	1	1	0	0	21	17	4	2
Midleton CBS	1	0	0	1	17	21	-4	0

Group E result

St Colman's College v Midleton CBS

26 October 2016 Round 1	St Colman's College	2-15 - 1-14	Midleton CBS	Church Road
	J Sheehan (2-4, 0-4 frees); N O’Leary (0-5, 0-3 frees, 0-1 ‘65); B Murphy (0-2); S O’Connor, B Roche, A Creed, D Lenihan (0-1 each).	Report	L O’Shea (1-3, 0-1 free); L Gosnell (0-6, 0-4 frees); C Terry (0-2); P O’Brien, S O’Meara, J Stack (0-1 each).

Group F

Group F table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Our Lady's SS	1	1	0	0	26	15	11	2
St Flannan's College	1	0	0	1	15	26	-11	0

Group F result

Our Lady's Secondary School v St Flannan's College

25 October 2016 Round 1	Our Lady's Secondary School	1-23 - 1-12	St Flannan's College	MacDonagh Park
	L Fairbrother (0-9, 0-6 frees), J Kelly (0-5), B McGrath (0-5, 0-1 65), A Ormond (1-0), P Cadell (0-2), J Gilmartin (0-2).	Report	T O’Rourke (0-6 frees), G Cahill (1-1); S Meaney (0-2), C Haugh (0-1), R Hayes (0-1 free), S Kennedy (0-1).

Group G

Group G table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St Francis College	1	1	0	0	17	13	4	2
Charleville CBS	1	0	0	1	13	17	-4	0

Group G result

St Francis College v Charleville CBS

26 October 2016 Round 1	St Francis College	1-14 - 1-10	Charleville CBS	Mallow GAA Complex
	J O'Sullivan 1-8, B Turnbull 0-2, J Holland 0-1, C Russell 0-1, C Denn 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1.		C O'Brien 1-7, T Connolly 0-1, N Cronin 0-1, T Foley 0-1.

Group H

Group H table

  Knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Nenagh CBS	1	1	0	0	25	22	3	2
Abbey CBS	1	0	0	1	22	25	-3	0

Group H result

Nenagh CBS v Abbey CBS

25 October 2016 Round 1	Nenagh CBS	1-22 - 2-16 (aet)	Abbey CBS	Lacken Park
		Report

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Our Lady's Secondary School v Hamilton High School

30 November 2016 Round of 16	Our Lady's Secondary School	6-27 - 0-03	Hamilton High School	Ballyagran Grounds
	R McCormack 3-1, B McGrath 0-6 (0-4f. 0-1 ’65) S Doyle 1-2, S Nolan 0-5 (0-2f) A Ormonde 1-2, G O’Connor 1-2, D Ryan 0-3, L Fairbrother 0-2, J Morrissey 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, D O’Shea 0-1	Report	B Butler 0-2 (0-1f) E Buckley 0-1

Ardscoil Rís v Charleville CBS

30 November 2016 Round of 16	Ardscoil Rís	4-16 - 1-07	Charleville CBS	FitzGerald Park
	D Woulfe (2-0), D Carroll (1-3), B Ryan (1-2, 0-1 65m, 0-1 free), R Duff (0-4), J McInerney and J Gleeson (0-2 each), C O’Reilly, W Henn and R McCarthy (0-1 each).	Report	C O’Brien (0-6 frees), J Doyle (1-1)

Nenagh CBS v Castletroy College

30 November 2016 Round of 16	Nenagh CBS	1-20 - 1-13	Castletroy College	Lacken Park
	J Morris (0-8, 0-4 frees, 0-3 ‘65s), C McCarthy (1-1), B McLoughney (0-4, 0-3 frees), R Maher (0-2), J Cahill (0-1), S Kirwan (0-1), B Seymour (0-1), M Daniels (0-1, 0-1 frees), C Morgan (0-1).	Report	M O’Dwyer (0-12, 0-12 frees), D Coughlan (1-0), C Nicholas (0-1).

De La Salle College Waterford v Blackwater Community School

30 November 2016 Round of 16	De La Salle College Waterford	1-18 - 0-16 (aet)	Blackwater Community School	Busky Park
	H Ruddle-Redmond 0-11, K Hennessy 1-0, D Walsh 0-3, T Douglas 0-3, R Croke 0-1.	Report	T Barron 0-11, F Reaney 0-2, G Fives 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, L O'Brien 0-1.

Christian Brothers College, Cork v St Francis College

30 November 2016 Round of 16	Christian Brothers College, Cork	3-18 - 3-12	St Francis College	Church Road
	T O’Connell (1-8, 4 frees, 1 65), R Downey (1-3), D Hanlon (1-2), M Walsh, C McNamara (0-2 each), J Twomey (0-1).	Report	J O’Sullivan (1-5, 1-0 penalty, 4 frees, 1 65), B Turnbull (1-2), J Holland (1-1), D Ward (0-2), M McAuliffe, S Kennefick (0-1 each).

Midleton CBS v Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa

30 November 2016 Round of 16	Midleton CBS	1-15 - 1-12	Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	L Gosnell (0-9, 0-4 frees), G Millerick (1-1), J Stack (0-2), L O’Shea (0-2, 0-1 sideline cut), C Terry (0-1).	Report	W Barry (0-6 frees), B Murphy (1-0), R Renehan (0-2 frees), J Ryan (B) (0-1), M O’Brien (0-1), B Purcell (0-1), G Ryan (0-1).

St Colman's College v St Flannan's College

7 December 2016 Round of 16	St Colman's College	4-22 - 2-19 (aet)	St Flannan's College	FitzGerald Park
	D Lenihan (1-10, 1-9 frees); B Roche (1-5); B Murphy (2-1); J Sheehan (0-2); A Creed, J Mehigan, E Carey, C Cronin (0-1 each).	Report	T O’Rourke (1-11, 0-9 frees); R Hayes (0-4, 0-4 frees); S Meaney (1-1); G Cahill (0-2), S Kennedy (0-1).

Thurles CBS v Abbey CBS

14 December 2016 Round of 16	Thurles CBS	0-14 - 0-09	Abbey CBS	Dundrum Grounds
	D Woods (0-10, 0-7 frees), B O’Mara (0-1), A McKelvey (0-1), TJ Butler (0-1), D Flood (0-1).	Report	R Doody (0-7, 0-7 frees), N Murphy-Crowe (0-1), A McGrath (0-1).

Quarter-finals

St Colman's College v Christian Brothers College, Cork

11 January 2017 Quarter-final	St Colman's College	3-12 - 1-12	Christian Brothers College, Cork	Church Road
	B Murphy 1-3, B Roche 1-2, D Lenihan 0-4 (frees), J Sheehan 0-3, C Ryan 1-0.	Report	T O’Connell 0-5 (frees), D O’Hanlon 0-4, E Moloney 1-0, J Twomey, D McBarron, J Corkery 0-1 each.

Ardscoil Rís v Midleton CBS

11 January 2017 Quarter-final	Ardscoil Rís	1-15 - 2-12 (aet)	Midleton CBS	Canon Hayes Park
	B Ryan (0-7, 0-5 frees); J Daly (1-0); P O’Brien (0-2 frees), J McInerney (0-2 each); D Carroll (0-1 sc), D Ryan, R Considine, W Henn (0-1 each).	Report	L Gosnell (1-9, 0-6 frees, 0-1 ’65); J Stack (1-0); B Twomey, G Millerick, B Twomey (0-1 each).

Nenagh CBS v De La Salle College Waterford

11 January 2017 Quarter-final	Nenagh CBS	0-20 - 2-13 (aet)	De La Salle College Waterford	Leahy Park
	J Morris 0-6 (5fs); M Daniels 0-5 (4fs); J Cahill, B McLoughney, B Seymour 0-2 each; K McCarthy, E Power, R Maher 0-1 each.	Report	T Douglas 2-4; H Ruddle Redmond (2fs), D Walsh 0-3 each; C Giles Doran, C Wadding, C Power 0-1 each.

Our Lady's Secondary School v Thurles CBS

11 January 2017 Quarter-final	Our Lady's Secondary School	3-14 - 1-10	Thurles CBS	The Ragg
	R McCormack 2-0, B McGrath 0-5 (3f), D O’Shea 1-1, J Kelly 0-3, L Fairbrother 0-2, S Nolan, A O’Meara & A Ormonde 0-1 each.	Report	D Woods 0-10 (6f, 1 65, 1 sl), O Quirke 1-0.

Ardscoil Rís v Midleton CBS

19 January 2017 Quarter-final replay	Ardscoil Rís	0-15 - 2-11	Midleton CBS	Canon Hayes Park
	B Ryan (0-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 free); D Woulfe (0-3); W Henn, J Daly, P O’Brien, R Considine, J McInerney (0-1 each).	Report	L Gosnell (1-5, 0-4 frees); L O’Shea (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2 frees); C Terry (0-2).

Semi-finals

St Colman's College v Midleton CBS

28 January 2017 Semi-final	St Colman's College	1-08 - 0-07	Midleton CBS	Mallow GAA Complex
	D Lenihan (0-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 ’65); B Roche (1-0); B Murphy (0-2); S O’Connor, D Lardner, R Galvin (0-1 each).	Report	L O’Shea (0-5, 0-2 frees); L Gosnell (0-2 frees).

Our Lady's Secondary School v Nenagh CBS

28 January 2017 Semi-final	Our Lady's Secondary School	1-15 - 0-14	Nenagh CBS	St Michael's Park
	B McGrath (0-6, 5f), A Ormonde (1-2), S Nolan (0-3), J Kelly (0-2), N Quinlan (0-1), L Fairbrother (0-1).	Report	M Daniels (0-4, 3f), R Maher (0-2), J Morris (0-2, 1f), J Cahill (0-2), B Seymour (0-1), C Kelly (0-1), K McCarthy (0-1), B Hogan (0-1, 1f).

Final

Our Lady's Secondary School v St Colman's College

18 February 2017 Final	Our Lady's Secondary School	2-22 - 1-06	St Colman's College	Gaelic Grounds
	B McGrath 1-7 (0-2f, 0-2 65s), J Kelly 0-5, S Nolan 0-4, A Ormonde 1-1, L Fairbrother 0-4 (3f), D O’Shea 0-1.	Report	N O’Leary 1-1, D Lenihan 0-3 (2f), E Roche & D Lardner 0-1 each.	Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Darragh Woods	Thurles CBS	3-38	47	4	11.75
2	Liam Gosnell	Midleton CBS	2-31	37	5	7.40
3	Brian McGrath	Our Lady's SS	1-29	32	5	6.40
4	Brian Ryan	Ardscoil Rís	3-18	27	4	6.75
	Harry Ruddle-Redmond	De La Salle College	0-27	27	4	6.75