Courcey keen to continue moving on up, in keeping with the times

Promotion at the first attempt has become particularly fashionable in Cork county championships. The men from Ballinspittle aim to stay upwardly mobile 

STAYING THE COURCE: Courcey Rovers' Richard Sweetnam (14) scorer of the winning point is congratulated by Martin Collins after defeating Ballyhea in the Co-Op Superstores Cork SAHC quarter final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Pic: Eddie O'Hare

Ever since the restructure of the Cork county championships in 2020, a very clear pattern has emerged.

In the three seasons of the new format, it has almost become the rule, rather than the exception, for county champions to reach the final of the higher grade they were promoted to at the first attempt.