Following the Round 3 games in the TUS Dr. Harty Cup Under 19 A Hurling competition this week, the winners of the three groups with 4 teams qualified for the Quarter-Finals in the New Year.
These are Group 1 winner CBC Cork, Group 2 winner Ardscoil Rís Limerick and the winner of Group 3 (Blackwater Community School Lismore or Cashel Community School who play next Tuesday).
As per the competition regulations, the fourth confirmed Quarter-Final place was determined by a draw between the winners of the groups with 3 teams (Group 4 winner – CBS Midleton, Group 5 winner – De La Salle College or Group 6 winner – St. Flannans College Ennis). That draw took place this afternoon with CBS Midleton being selected as the fourth Quarter-Finalists. De La Salle College and St. Flannans College will play in the Preliminary Quarter-Finals as a result.
The Preliminary Quarter-Final draw will take place next Tuesday evening November 26th after the remaining Group 3 game between Blackwater Community School Lismore or Cashel Community School, with repeat pairings being avoided.
The teams involved in the Preliminary Quarter-Final draw are as follows –
Group 5 winner – De La Salle College
Group 6 winner – St. Flannans College Ennis
Group 1 runner-up – John the Baptist Community School
Group 2 runner-up – Our Ladys Templemore
Group 3 runner-up – loser of next Tuesday’s Blackwater Community School Lismore v Cashel Community School game.
Group 4 runner-up – Nenagh CBS
Group 5 runner-up – Gaelcholáiste Mhuire an Mhainistir Thuaigh
Group 6 runner-up – Thurles CBS
Preliminary Quarter-Finals – December 4th
Quarter-Finals – January 8th
Semi-Finals – January 18th
Final – February 1st