Challenge series level
Goals from Castlehaven’s Conor Cahalane and Cloyne’s Ian Cahill helped Cork A win a cracking opening contest 3-6 to 3-4 whilst the Cork B side registered a 1-11 to 1-6 victory.
Dublin bounced back with two victories in a final round of fixtures as the capital’s A side overcame Cork B 4-12 to 0-5 and Dublin B edged their concluding encounter 1-10 to 1-9.
CORK 17A: M O’Neill (Kilmacabea); K O’Gorman, (Whitechurch), J Lordan (Ballinora), B Keohane (Kilmeen); E Murphy (Glanmire), A Finnegan (Ballyclough), K Fitzgerald (Ballygarvan); C Magee (St Vincent’s), C O’Loinsigh (Ballingeary); C Cahalane (Castlehaven), PJ Dennehy (Glenville), E K Harrington (Carrigaline); D O’Sullivan (Kanturk), I Cahill (Cloyne), P Bohane (Castlehaven).
Subs: E Gaffney (Glanmire), A Carroll (Kiskeam), S Kearney (Castlehaven), D Creedon (Macroom) and D O’Donovan (Glenville).
CORK U17B: C O’Neill (Éire Óg); D Murphy (Douglas), R Walsh (Castlehaven), K O’Dwyer (Macroom); J Stanton (Inniscarra), S Lucey (Ballincollig), C Dennehy (St Finbarr’s); L Dineen (Douglas), K O’Flynn (Passage); C Hughes (Canovee), D Lowney (Clonakilty), C O’Connell (Carrigaline); B Pope (Carrigaline), C O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers), S Madigan (Buttevant).
Subs: C Murphy (Kilshannig), A Coakley (Bantry Blues), K Doyle (Mallow), M O’Healy (Kilmurry), C Hurley (St Finbarr’s) and R Murray (Glanmire).
DUBLIN A: E Cumberton; T O’Sullivan, S Brennan, L Young; N Hestor, S Daly, E Craig; C Hayes, D Spillane; C Keeley, D Keating, C Hutton; S Smith, P Small, D Doyle. Sub: L Stafford.
DUBLIN B: J Mahon; D O’Brien, A George, P O’Hanlon; M O’Cronín, L Bohane, D Byrne; B Shovlin, D Dixon; C Sammon, C O’Tighe, C Gerrard; S Caffrey, C Byrne, M Frawley.
Sub: D Keeley.




