Championship Draws 2023

 

At Tuesday nights County Board meeting, details of the 2023 championship draws was announced. The Co-Op Superstores Hurling Championship Draws and Bon Secours Football Championship draws from Premier Senior to Premier Junior will take place on December 11th as part of County Convention. On the same evening, the draw for ‘Confined’ Junior B and C County Championships will also take place [more information on Junior B and C here].

Clubs will be seed 1, 2 and 3 based on the results of competitions in 2022.  The seedings will be broken down as follows,

  1. The finalists from the previous year, along with the top ranked semi-finalist (based on the group stages) are designated as A seeds.
  2. The remaining three teams to emerge from the group stages are designated as B seeds.
  3. All remaining teams are designated as C/D seeds, in no particular order.

 

The format of the draw and procedure will be:

  1. In all competitions with 12 teams (3 groups of 4), draws will take place as follows:
  2. There are 3 Groups to be filled (labelled 1 to 3).
  3. There will be three A seeds, three B seeds, six C / D seeds.
  4. Firstly, the three A seeds will be placed in the bowl.
  5. Each will be drawn and placed in Groups 1 to 3 in order.
  6. Then, the three B seeds will be placed in the bowl.
  7. Each will be drawn and placed in Groups 1 to 3 in order.
  8. Then, the six C/D seeds will be placed in the bowl.
  9. Two will be drawn each time labelled C & D and placed in Groups 1 to 3 in order.

 

If clubs wish to submit observations, please reply by email before close of business on Wednesday, November 23rd next.
The teams in each competition and grade

‘Confined’ Junior B and C County Championships

 

 

The draws for the Co-Op Superstores Hurling  and Bon Secours Football  ‘Confined’ Junior B and C County Championships will take place at County Convention on Sunday, December 11th in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh, along with the Senior, Intermediate and Premier Junior Draws.

 

These competitions are confined to Junior B and C Clubs only, with fixtures starting in May.

 

The deadline for entries is close of business on Wednesday, November 30th.

 

All clubs who wish to play in these competitions in 2023 are asked to complete the following link.

 

https://forms.office.com/r/zAJkDz2CBH

 

Having reviewed the 2022 competitions, the CCC is aware of the challenges faced by a number of clubs in these grades.

 

Hence, it is recommended that a number of of Junior B football teams re-grade to Junior C for 2023. These are as follows: Abbey Rovers, Crosshaven, Doneraile, Glengarriff, Grange and Lough Rovers.

 

However, we are, of course, happy to accept the club’s views also. Clubs are asked to liaise with your Division also, if wishing to re-grade, upwards or downwards.

 

The CCC will also consider a further football competition for teams who cannot assemble the required numbers to field at 15 a-side, subject to interest from the clubs involved.

Cork Senior Football Backroom team update

Former Galway and Sligo manager Kevin Walsh has been confirmed as the new Cork football coach.

The two-time Connacht SFC winning manager was ratified as the new coach in John Cleary’s backroom team at the Cork county board meeting on Tuesday night.

The two-time All-Ireland winning Galway midfielder arrives into the Cork set-up with a decade of inter-county managerial experience split evenly between his five years with Sligo (2008-13) and his five years with his native county (2015-19).

Cork Minor Hurling Backroom team update

 

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (Na Piarsaigh) has been ratified as coach for the Cork Minor Hurling team for the 2023 season, linking up with manager of the team Kieran Murphy (Sarsfields).

The 2005 All-Ireland winning captain was previously involved with the Cork minor hurlers during Donal Óg Cusack’s one-year tenure in 2020.

We wish the Cork Minor Hurling management team the best of luck for the coming year.

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