As It Stands: Dublin Senior A Hurling Championship

Fri, 7th August 2020

The Dublin SHC 'A' may have been delayed but it has got off to an encouraging start with plenty of thrills and spills and high-scoring in the two rounds to date.

Plenty of clubs seem to have a 2020 vision as the competition promises to build to a very exciting conclusion over the coming weeks.

As it stands six teams have progressed to the knockout stages (quarter-finals) - St Vincent's and Lucan Sarsfields (Group 1), Kilmacud Crokes (Group 2), St Brigid's (Group 3), Na Fianna and Cuala (Group 4).

All six clubs have won both of their games to date while there is still plenty to be decided in Group 2 and Group 3.

Here are the results from the opening round of games in the 2020 #DSHCA & #DSHCB

Full results can be found here: https://t.co/JnaGI9z3YA pic.twitter.com/nUrEFEoFaC
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) July 19, 2020

Here are the results from this evening's Round 2 action in the Dublin Senior A Hurling Championship#DSHCA pic.twitter.com/0WddzXVdyb
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) July 29, 2020

Kilmacud Crokes have set plenty of tongues wagging in the capital with the conviction of their opening two displays in Group 2 - victories over Ballyboden St Enda's (4-18 to 0-16) and Craobh Chiaráin (1-22 to 0-13).

They have tallied 5-40 in those games and have yet to concede a goal (0-29) with keeper Matt Collins in inspired form in their victory over southside rivals Ballyboden first time out.

In both their games they had nine different scores showing their array of scoring options with Marc Howard (1-8, 0-4f), Ronan Hayes (2-4, 1-0pen), Alex Considine (2-1), Oisín O'Rorke (0-7, 0-5f, 0-2 '65'), Fergal Whitely (0-6) and Fionn O Ceallaigh (0-5) their top marksmen so far.

Dublin senior O'Rorke missed the victory over Craobh having been red-carded against 'Boden.

In that Group Ballyboden St Enda's are currently in second spot ahead of Craobh on scoring difference and the sides meet in their concluding round-robin phase game to decided who will join Crokes in the last-eight.

Fixture details have been confirmed for Round 3 of the Dublin Senior A Hurling Championship#DSHCA pic.twitter.com/zLrroAWjAp
— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) July 31, 2020

Last year's runners-up, St Brigid's, top Group 3 following victories over Whitehall Colmcille (1-17 to 0-6) and St Jude's (3-17 to 1-17) with the other three - Whitehall, St Jude's and Faughs - now battling it out for the second qualification spot.

The last round of games sees Brigid's face Faughs with Whitehall playing St Jude's - currently the postions in the group are Whitehall in second (two league points), with St Jude's ahead of Faughs on scoring difference with both on one league point following their opening round draw against each other in O'Toole Park.

Na Fianna have won both their games in Group 4 in very clinical fashion - recording big victories over Setanta (5-32 to 1-16) and Thomas Davis (4-16 to 1-13) to make it into the last-eight and they are joined there by defending champions Cuala who have beaten Thomas Davis (1-22 to 0-15) and Setanta (1-22 to 0-12).

The St Mobhi Road side's combined scoring tally over the two rounds so far of a highly impressive 9-48 is the largest tally in the competion at this stage of the race to be Dublin SH 'A' champions for 2020.

2020 DUBLIN SHC ‘A’ GROUP PHASE

ROUND 1 (Results)

SHC ‘A’ Group 1: St Vincent’s 2-21 St Oliver Plunkett/ER 1-16; Lucan Sarsfields 2-18 Ballinteer St John’s 1-14.

SHC ‘A’ Group 2: Craobh Chiaráin 1-18 Scoil Uí Chonaill 1-9; Kilmacud Crokes 4-18, Ballyboden St Enda’s 0-16.

SHC ‘A’ Group 3: St Brigid’s 1-17 Whitehall Colmcille 0-6; Faughs 1-18 St Jude’s 1-18.

SHC ‘A’ Group 4: Na Fianna 5-32 Setanta 1-16; Cuala 1-22 Thomas Davis 0-15.

ROUND 2 (Results)

SHC ‘A’ Group 1: St Oliver Plunkett/Eoghan Ruadh 1-16 Lucan Sarsfields 2-15; Ballinteer St John’s 0-15 St Vincent’s 1-24.

SHC ‘A’ Group 2: Craobh Chiaráin 0-13 Kilmacud Crokes 1-22; Scoil Uí Chonaill 0-6 Ballyboden St Enda’s 4-29.

SHC ‘A’ Group 3: Whitehall Colmcille 3-15 Faughs 1-18; St Jude’s 1-17 St Brigid’s 3-17.

SHC ‘A’ Group 4: Thomas Davis 1-13 Na Fianna 4-16; Setanta 0-12 Cuala 1-22.

ROUND 3 (Fixtures to come)

SHC ‘A’ Group 1: St Vincent’s v Lucan Sarsfields; St Oliver Plunkett/Eoghan Ruadh v Ballinteer St John’s.

SHC ‘A’ Group 2: Ballyboden St Enda’s v Craobh Chiaráin; Kilmacud Crokes v Scoil Uí Chonaill.

SHC ‘A’ Group 3: St Brigid’s v Faughs; Whitehall Colmcille v St Jude’s.

SHC ‘A’ Group 4: Setanta v Thomas Davis; Na Fianna v Cuala.

ROLL OF HONOUR: Dublin SHC (New Ireland Assurance Cup)

Faughs 31 1892, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1930, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1970, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1999

St Vincent’s 13 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1993

Commercials 9 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1916

UCD 8 1934, 1947, 1948, 1961, 1968, 2000, 2004, 2005

O'Toole’s 8 1969, 1977, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002

Ballyboden St Enda's 7 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018

Cuala 7 1989, 1991, 1994, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

Kilmacud Crokes 6 1966 (as Crokes club), 1974, 1976, 1985, 2012, 2014

Garda 6 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931

Young Irelands 6 1932, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1965

Craobh Chiaráin 5 1971, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006

Kickhams 4 1889, 1890, 1908, 1924

Rapparees 3 1891, 1894, 1912