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Waterford Crystal Cup Preliminary Round – Kerry 6-17 IT Tralee 0-12
Experimental Kerry on song
By Jordan Murphy for the Irish Examiner newspaper
Kerry 6-17 IT Tralee 0-12
A new-look Kerry senior hurling side crushed IT Tralee in this Waterford Crystal Cup in Abbeydorney. The Kingdom featured two of last year’s All-Ireland MBHC winning side, Brendan O’Leary and Daniel Collins into their attack, and both impressed. Two early Shane Nolan goals handed Kerry a perfect start before Collins netted twice to fire the county side to a 4-6 to 0-9 interval lead. The second half continued in a similar fashion with Mark Deegan one of the few to shine for the under pressure Tralee side. Further goals from ex Kilkenny star Willie O’Dwyer (2) and sub Sean Maunsell completed the rout.
Scorers for Kerry: D Collins 2-3. S Nolan 2-2 (0-2 frees), W O’Dwyer 1-4, S Maunsell 1-1, D Dineen and B O’Leary 0-2 each, D O’Connell 0-1 free, P Boyle and P J Connelly 0-1 each
Scorers for IT Tralee: M Deegan 0-7 frees, J Walsh, G O’Grady, S Conlon, P O’Connor and D Wallace 0-1 each
KERRY: B Rochford, P O’Keeffe, R Horgan, P Costello, T Barrett, T Murnane, D O’Connell , D Dineen , D Fitzell, P Boyle , B O’Leary , W O’Dwyer , S Nolan, A Boyle, D Collins
Subs: P J Connolly for P Boyle (h/t), S Dowling for R Horgan (54), Brian O’Leary for Brendan O’Leary (54), S Maunsell for S Nolan (54), G O’Brien for Connolly (58)
IT Tralee: D Delaney (Kerry.) P Nash (Limerick) , M Cleary (Offaly), D O’Mahony (Cork), J Walsh (Clare) , A Fealy (Kerry.), J Leahy (Kerry) F Collins Tipperary), G O’Grady (Kerry), C Harty (Kerry), M Deegan (Limerick) , S Conlon (Cork), P O’Connor (Limerick), D Wallace (Kerry), D O’Halloran (Clare.)
Subs: D Leahy (Kerry) for O’Grady (55), D Ryan (Tipperary) for O’Halloran (55). D Ryall (Kerry) for O’Connor (55). P Galvin (Kerry) for Wallace (64)
Team News
The Kerry Senior Hurling Team to play IT Tralee in Munster GAA Waterford Crystal Preliminary Round in Abbeydorney on Sunday at 1 pm is as follows:
1. Bernard Rochford Killeagh
2. Patrick O’Keeffe Glenflesk
3. Rory Horgan St Brendans
4. Paud Costello Ballyduff (Captain)
5. Tommy Barrett Causeway
6. Tom Murnane Kilmoyley
7. Darragh O’Connell Abbeydorney
8. Darren Dineen St Brendans
9. David Fitzell Kilmoyley
10. Pat Joe Connolly Ballyduff
11. Brendan O’Leary Abbeydorney
12. Willie O’Dywer Mullinavat
13. Shane Nolan Crotta O Neills
14. Aidan Boyle Ballyduff
15. Daniel Collins Kilmoyley
16. PJ O’Gorman Ballyduff
17. Sean Dowling Kilmoyley
18. Brian O’Leary Abbeydorney
19. Gary O’Brien Ballyduff
20. Sean Maunsell Kilmoyley
21. Padraig Boyle Ballyduff
22. Adrian Royle Kilmoyley
23. Mikey O’Halloran Ballyheigue
24. Mike Lynch Crotta O Neills
25. Cyril Lynch Crotta O Neill
Mangement
Manager/Trainer: Fergie O’Loughlin
Selectors : Padraig Regan, (Kilmoyley); Mike Bourke (Causeway); Noel Browne (Ballyduff)
For the Record
| Kerry | IT Tralee | |
| 2012 Waterford Crystal Cup Performance | Defeated IT Tralee before losing to Cork by 5-18 to 1-14 in the Quarter-Final | Lost to IT Tralee by 1-20 to 1-15 in the Preliminary Round |
| Number of Waterford Crystal Cup Senior Hurling titles | 0 | 0 |
| Last Waterford Crystal Cup Senior Hurling Title | N/A | N/A |
| Waterford Crystal Cup Senior Hurling Record since 2006 | Played – 8 Won – 1 Lost – 7 Drawn – 0 |
Played – 5 Won – 0 Lost – 5 Drawn – 0 |
Waterford Crystal Cup Senior Hurling 2013
Preliminary Round (Extra Time)
Saturday January 19th
@ Kilmallock Limerick v Mary Immaculate College @ 11:30am
@ The Mardyke Cork v UCC @ 12:00pm
Sunday January 20th
@ Abbeydorney Kerry v IT Tralee @ 1:00pm
@ WIT GAA Grounds Waterford v University of Limerick @ 2:00pm
Quarter-Finals (Extra Time)
Sunday January 27th
@ Waterford or Clare venue Clare v Waterford or UL
@ Cork venue or TBC WIT v Cork or UCC
@ Tipperary venue Tipperary v Limerick or Mary I
@ Kerry venue or TBC LIT v Kerry or IT Tralee
Semi-Finals (Extra Time)
Sunday February 3rd
Final (Extra Time)
Sunday February 10th
Waterford Crystal Cup Senior Hurling – Odds and Ends
35 goals were scored in the 2012 Waterford Crystal Cup competition over 11 matches (an average of 3.2 goals per match). This contrasts with 23 goals in the 2011 competition over 10 matches (an average of 2.3 goals per match).
Since the Waterford Crystal Cup began in 2006, Clare (15 wins), Tipperary (13 wins) and Waterford (13 wins) have accounted for 41 of the 71 victories in the competition (58%).
Tipperary hold the record for the longest winning streak in the Waterford Crystal Cup since the competition began under that guise in 2006 when they won 10 consecutive matches between 2007 and 2009.
None of the five teams who take part in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship have a losing record in the Waterford Crystal Cup since 2006.
Since the Waterford Crystal Cup began in 2006, 66 games have been played with just 1 draw – the 2012 Limerick v Clare Quarter-Final after two periods of extra time.
The record of the Third Level Colleges in the Waterford Crystal Cup since 2006 is Won 19, Lost 39, a 33% success rate.
Waterford have won 8 of the last 9 matches in the Waterford Crystal Cup.
Limerick have failed to win a Waterford Crystal Cup match since winning the competition in 2006, a run of 5 matches without success.
Clare are the only team who have won at least one game each year since the Waterford Crystal Cup competition began in 2006.
IT Tralee is the only team not to win a game in the Waterford Crystal Cup since 2006, losing their first match in the last 5 seasons.
Waterford Crystal Cup Senior Hurling Roll Of Honour
Tipperary (3) – 2007, 2008, 2012
Waterford (2) – 2010, 2011
Clare (1) – 2009
Limerick (1) – 2006
IT Tralee
The IT Tralee Panel for the Waterford Crystal Cup is as follows –
1. Darren Delaney Ardfert Kerry
2. David O Mahoney St Colms Cork
3. Oisin Gately Courcey Rovers Cork
4. Shane Lynch Kilmayley Clare
5. Jason Leahy Causeway Kerry
6. Anthony Fealy Causeway Kerry
7. Michael Cleary Shinarone Offaly
8. Peter Nash Kildimo Limerick
9. Jack Walsh Eire Og Clare
10. Colum Harty Causeway Kerry
11. Mark Deegan Hospital/ Herbertstown Limerick
12. Donie Nolan St Kieran Limerick
13. Podge O Connor Ahane Limerick
14. Darren Wallace Ardfert Kerry
15. Donie O Hallorhan St Joseph’s / Doora-Barefield Clare
16. John Egan Ardfert Kerry
17. Fergal Collins Ballina Tipperary
18. Giles O Grady Kerins O Rahillys Kerry
19. Brian Murphy Causeway Kerry
20. Eamonn Brosnan Meelin Cork
21. Cillian Goode Doneraile Cork
22. Jason Bowler Ballyduff Kerry
23. Mike Flynn St Kierans Limerick
24. Neil Heffernan Meath
