The 2020 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and the 111th staging overall of a championship for middle-ranking intermediate hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 19 November 2019. The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 1 August 2020 and, after being suspended once again on 5 October 2020, ended on 7 August 2021.
On 7 August 2021, Éire Óg won the championship after a 2-16 to 1-17 defeat of Aghabullogue in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1985.
Cormac Duggan was the championship's top scorer with 4-35.
Format change
On 26 March 2019, three championship proposals were circulated to Cork club delegates. A core element running through all three proposals, put together by the Cork GAA games workgroup, was that there be a group stage of 12 teams, straight relegation, and one team from the divisions/colleges section to enter at the preliminary quarter-final stage. On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted for Option A which would see one round of games played in April and two more in August – all with county players available.
Team changes
From Championship Promoted to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Blackrock Regraded to the Cork Lower Intermediate Hurling Championship
Kilbrittain Tracton St Finbarrs Castlemartyr St Catherine’s Barryroe Ballymartle Grenagh Ballygarvan Milford Dripsey
Regraded to the South East Junior A Hurling Championship
Ballinhassig
Regraded to the City Junior A Hurling Championship
Na Piarsaigh
Participating teams
The club rankings were based on a championship performance 'points' system over the previous four seasons.
Team Location Colours Seeding RankingÉire ÓgOvensRed and yellowA1KildorreryKildorreryBlue and whiteA2CloughduvCloughduvGreen and yellowA3SarsfieldsGlanmireBlue, white and blackB4MayfieldMayfieldRed and whiteB5AghabullogueCoachfordGreen and whiteB6Glen RoversBlackpoolRed and yellowC7DungourneyDungourneyYellow and greenC8MeelinMeelinGreen and yellowC9DouglasDouglasGreen, black and whiteD10MidletonMidletonBlack and whiteD11Argideen RangersTimoleagueMaroon and whiteD12
Results Group 1 Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffKildorrery33005-644-43246Mayfield32013-471-5034Dungourney31021-505-49-112Argideen Rangers30032-411-60-160
Results
Group 2 Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffÉire Óg33005-692-33456Sarsfields32017-572-46264Douglas31023-367-58-342Meelin30030-464-71-370
Results
Group 3 Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffAghabullogue33002-624-39176Cloughduv32016-494-5504Midleton31022-501-5302Glen Rovers30033-454-59-140
Results
Relegation section Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffMeelin21105-252-2863Glen Rovers21103-313-2563Argideen Rangers20021-254-28-120
Results
Playoff
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Cormac DugganSarsfields4-354759.402Shane TarrantAghabullogue0-444467.333James ForrestMeelin0-434367.164Peter O'BrienKildorrery1-3841410.255Evan O'ConnellGlen Rovers2-293557.006Matthew BradleyAghabullogue1-313465.66Aaron MulcahyMidleton1-3134311.338Brian VerlingCloughduv1-283147.759John M. O'CallaghanArgideen Rangers1-262947.2510Kevin HallisseyÉire Óg0-272746.75
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Cormac DugganSarsfields3-0918Douglas2Mark VerlingCloughduv4-0517Glen Rovers3Peter O'BrienKildorrery1-1013Argideen RangersCormac DugganSarsfields1-1013Éire ÓgAaron MulcahyMidleton0-1313Aghabullogue6John M. O'CallaghanArgideen Rangers1-0912KildorreryAaron MulcahyMidleton0-1212Glen Rovers8Lar ConsidineÉire Óg2-0511DouglasEvan O'ConnellGlen Rovers1-0811CloughduvDavid O'NeillMayfield0-1111KildorreryEvan O'ConnellGlen Rovers0-1111AghabullogueJames ForrestMeelin0-1111Douglas
References
External links Cork GAA website