Cream of Cork rises to the top in Munster #SPAR5s
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
288 students from 36 schools in Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford competed in the SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Munster Finals which were held in Mounthawk Park, Tralee on Tuesday, May 8 and Wednesday, May 9.
The event saw 31,728 children participate this year. The competition has been running since the mid 1990’s, the event is more popular than ever with an impressive 1,528 schools involved in 2018.
This year saw 4 schools from Cork make the cut as well as qualifiers from Clare and Tipperary. Flying the flag for Cork in the Aviva will be Trafrask NS, Scoil Íosagáin Aghada, Glasheen BNS and the girls of Clogheen Kerry Pike NS. Alongside them representing Munster will be our Clare Champions, Crusheen NS and Tipperary Champions, St. John the Baptist GNS, Cashel.
SPAR ‘A’ Cup (Small Schools, boys/mixed teams)
From the West of the County, Cork’s Trafrask NS, Beara saw past all worthy challengers to see themselves through to the Nationals. In their opening encounter with Cahir NS, Kenmare a brace of goals from Jack Crowley proved crucial in a 4-2 victory over the Kerry side. They clinched top rank in the following encounter with Burncourt NS, Cahir of Tipperary with Ben O’Sullivan’s hat-trick the highlight of the 4-1 win. They marched on to a semi-final with the Limerick based St. James NS, Cappagh where they demonstrated their strength in depth as Tom O’Connor was the star, scoring both goals for his school in the 2-1 victory. Their opposition in the final would be previous national finalists, Annagh NS, Milton Malbay from Clare. In the lead up to the clash, they defeated St. James NS, Cappagh and took a point off of Waterford school, Dunhill NS before beating Burncourt NS 3-2 in the last four. In the final, Trafrask hit top gear and put six past their opposition with O’Sullivan and O’Connor again on the scoresheet along with Seán O’Shea and the double scoring Tommy O’Sullivan.
Group 1
|
Trafrask NS |
4 |
2 |
Cahir NS |
|
Cahir NS |
2 |
5 |
Burncourt NS |
|
Burncourt NS |
1 |
4 |
Trafrask NS |
|
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Trafrask NS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
|
2 |
Burncourt NS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Cahir NS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
-5 |
0 |
Group 2
|
Dunhill NS |
0 |
2 |
St. James NS Cappagh |
|
St. James NS Cappagh |
0 |
2 |
Annagh NS, Miltown Malbay |
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Annagh NS, Miltown Malbay |
2 |
2 |
Dunhill NS |
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|
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Annagh NS, Miltown Malbay |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
St. James NS Cappagh |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Dunhill NS |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
Semi-Finals & Final
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SF1 |
Trafrask NS |
1 |
2 |
St. James NS Cappagh |
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Winner of Group 1 |
Runner Up of Group 2 |
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SF2 |
Annagh NS, Miltown Malbay |
3 |
2 |
Burncourt NS |
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Winner of Group 2 |
Runner Up of Group 1 |
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Final |
Trafrask NS |
6 |
0 |
Annagh NS, Miltown Malbay |
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Winner of SF1 |
Winner of SF2 |
SPAR ‘B’ Cup (Medium Schools, boys/mixed teams)
From West to East, there will be plenty of cheers going across the county of Cork as Scoil Íosagáin, Aghada sealed their place in the Aviva Stadium. Their provincial journey began with a dominant display against Kerry side Scoil Naomh Pádraig Measc, Caherleaheen. Seán Ó Callaghan and Jack Broderick Flynn would each net twice in the 5-0 victory. They would step onto the pitch next against Upperchurch NS, Thurles. The Tipperary side would suffer the same fate as their Kingdom counterparts and were on the end of a 5-0 defeat with Broderick-Flynn demonstrating his developing talents by netting a hat-trick. Oola NS of Limerick were the semi-final opposition and it required a step-up from the Cork boys, but they managed to overcome their opponents with Broderick Flynn netting again and Ben Cashman scoring twice in the 3-2 win. Killaloe BNS would await them in the final. They were dominant in the group stages, brushing aside the challenges of Oola NS and Educate Together NS, Waterford. They would narrowly see past Upperchurch NS by a single goal. However, glory at provincial level proved to be a step too far as Scoil Íosagáin were devastating going forward scoring six times, divided equally among O’Callaghan, Broderick Flynn and Cashman.
Group 1
|
Scoil Iosagain Aghada |
5 |
0 |
SN Padraig Caherleaheen |
|
SN Padraig Caherleaheen |
2 |
4 |
Upperchurch NS |
|
Upperchurch NS |
0 |
5 |
Scoil Iosagain Aghada |
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|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Scoil Iosagain Aghada |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
|
2 |
Upperchurch NS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
3 |
|
3 |
SN Padraig Caherleaheen |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
-7 |
0 |
Group 2
|
Educate Together NS |
0 |
4 |
Oola NS |
|
Oola NS |
0 |
3 |
Killaloe BNS |
|
Killaloe BNS |
5 |
1 |
Educate Together NS |
|
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Killaloe BNS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
|
2 |
Oola NS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
Educate Together NS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
-8 |
0 |
Semi-Finals & Final
|
SF1 |
Scoil Iosagain Aghada |
3 |
2 |
Oola NS |
|
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Winner of Group 1 |
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Runner Up of Group 2 |
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SF2 |
Killaloe BNS |
1 |
0 |
Upperchurch NS |
|
|
Winner of Group 2 |
|
|
Runner Up of Group 1 |
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|
|
|
|
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Final |
Scoil Iosagain Aghada |
6 |
1 |
Killaloe BNS |
|
|
Winner of SF1 |
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Winner of SF2 |
SPAR ‘C’ Cup (Large Schools, boys/mixed teams)
The bright lights of Cork City won’t be left out of the celebrations as Glasheen BNS booked their place in the National Finals. Their sole group game saw them face St. John’s the Baptist BNS of Cashel and Bennett Mbowoua and Sam O’Connell both hit doubles in the 4-1 victory. Their semi-final encounter saw them face Waterford school St. Declan’s NS. Sam O’Connell would hit a hat-trick in the 4-0 win and advance to the final where by coincidence it was St. John’s the Baptist that awaited them once more. Sam O’Connell would round off an excellent day for himself individually with a hat-trick in the 4-2 success.
Group 1
|
St. John the Baptist NS |
1 |
4 |
Glasheen BNS |
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|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Glasheen BNS |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
St. John the Baptist NS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
0 |
Group 2
|
St. Declan's NS |
4 |
2 |
Monaleen NS |
|
Monaleen NS |
3 |
3 |
Barefield NS |
|
Barefield NS |
2 |
0 |
St. Declan's NS |
|
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Barefield NS |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
St. Declan's NS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Monaleen NS |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
-2 |
1 |
SPAR Girls ‘A’ Cup (Small Schools, girls only)
The Banner County will be singing proudly on the National stage as Crusheen NS qualified for the big stage. Victories over Croagh NS, Rathkeale and Ballyfacey NS saw them through to the semi-finals. They would face Kilgarvan Central School and following an intense competitive battle, they prevailed by three goals to two. In the final, they would face their Limerick foes, Croagh NS, once more. After twenty minutes of play and the scores tied at 1-1, extra time was necessary. They showed great determination to take the lead in the additional period. With the clock ticking down, they had to show resolve to keep out Croagh NS before clinching it late on to run out 3-1 winners.
Group 1
|
Coachford NS |
0 |
3 |
Kilgarvan CS |
|
Kilgarvan CS |
1 |
3 |
Tankerstown NS |
|
Tankerstown NS |
2 |
1 |
Coachford NS |
|
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Tankerstown NS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
Kilgarvan CS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
Coachford NS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
0 |
Group 2
|
Ballyfacey NS |
0 |
6 |
Croagh NS Rathkeale |
|
Croagh NS Rathkeale |
1 |
2 |
Crusheen NS |
|
Crusheen NS |
3 |
1 |
Ballyfacey NS |
|
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Crusheen NS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
Croagh NS Rathkeale |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
|
3 |
Ballyfacey NS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
-8 |
0 |
Semi Final & Finals
|
SF1 |
Tankerstown NS |
2 |
3 |
Croagh NS, Rathkeale |
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|
Winner of Group 1 |
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Runner Up of Group 2 |
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SF2 |
Crusheen NS |
3 |
2 |
Kilgarvan NS |
|
|
Winner of Group 2 |
|
|
Runner Up of Group 1 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Final |
Croagh NS, Rathkeale |
1 |
3 |
Crusheen NS |
|
|
Winner of SF1 |
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Winner of SF2 |
SPAR Girls ‘B’ Cup (Medium Schools, girls only)
Each end of Cork will be represented as Clogheen Kerry Pike NS from the North of the County progressed. They faced difficult challenges in the group stage opening their campaign with a draw with Faha NS of Kerry. They then met Corville NS, Roscrea in a group decider. In an exciting clash, Clogheen Kerry Pike NS got the better of their Tipperary counterparts in a 2-1 victory. The knockouts proved to be plainer sailing on paper with a 7-1 victory over Piltown NS. In the final, they were opposed by Ballingarry NS of Limerick. Their passage to the final saw them take maximum points from Piltown NS and Kilmurry NS before defeating Corville NS 2-1 in the semi-final. However, their 100% record for the day was wiped away by Clogheen Kerry Pike NS who hit them for six in a 6-0 win.
Group 1
|
Clogheen Kerry Pike NS |
1 |
1 |
Faha NS |
|
Faha NS |
3 |
1 |
Corville NS |
|
Corville NS |
1 |
2 |
Clogheen Kerry Pike NS |
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|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Clogheen Kerry Pike NS |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
Corville NS |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
3 |
Faha NS |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
1 |
Group 2
|
Piltown NS |
2 |
3 |
Ballingarry NS |
|
Ballingarry NS |
2 |
1 |
Kilmurry NS |
|
Kilmurry NS |
4 |
4 |
Piltown NS |
|
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Ballingarry NS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
|
2 |
Piltown NS |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
1 |
|
3 |
Kilmurry NS |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
1 |
Semi Finals & Final
|
SF1 |
Clogheen Kerry Pike NS |
7 |
1 |
Piltown NS |
|
|
Winner of Group 1 |
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|
Runner Up of Group 2 |
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SF2 |
Ballingarry NS |
2 |
1 |
Corville NS |
|
|
Winner of Group 2 |
|
|
Runner Up of Group 1 |
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|
|
|
|
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Final |
Clogheen Kerry Pike NS |
6 |
0 |
Ballingarry NS |
|
|
Winner of SF1 |
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Winner of SF2 |
SPAR Girls ‘C’ Cup (Large Schools, girls only)
Although their boys counterparts in Cashel fell short in their respective final, the girls of St. John the Baptist GNS booked their place in the final four. In the group phase, they laid a 6-1 defeat upon Holy Cross Mercy, Killarney. In the group finale to decide top billing, it ended in a 2-2 draw between St. John’s and St. Columba’s GNS. By virtue of the goal conceded against Holy Cross Mercy, an inferior goal difference meant that the Tipperary side would face Clare rivals Holy Family Senior School, Ennis. They progressed to the final where they faced St. Columba’s GNS once again. The Douglas based school had swept aside An Modhscoil in the semi-finals 6-0 and were brimming with confidence going into the final showdown. However, St. John the Baptist made sure it would be their day and pulled through 2-1.
Group 1
|
St. Columba's GNS |
6 |
0 |
Holy Cross Mercy, Killarney |
|
Holy Cross Mercy, Killarney |
1 |
6 |
St. John the Baptist GNS |
|
St. John the Baptist GNS |
2 |
2 |
St. Columba's GNS |
|
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
St. Columba's GNS |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
|
2 |
St. John the Baptist GNS |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
|
3 |
Holy Cross Mercy, Killarney |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
-11 |
0 |
Group 2
|
St. Ursula's NS |
3 |
3 |
An Modhscoil |
|
An Modhscoil |
1 |
2 |
Holy Family NS |
|
Holy Family NS |
2 |
0 |
St. Ursula's NS |
|
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
|
1 |
Holy Family NS |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
An Modhscoil |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
1 |
|
3 |
St. Ursula's NS |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
1 |
|
SF1 |
St. Columba's GNS |
6 |
0 |
An Modhscoil |
|
|
Winner of Group 1 |
|
|
Runner Up of Group 2 |
|
SF2 |
St. John the Baptist GNS |
3 |
0 |
Holy Family NS |
|
|
Winner of Group 2 |
|
|
Runner Up of Group 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Final |
St. Columba's GNS |
1 |
2 |
St. John the Baptist GNS |
|
|
Winner of SF1 |
|
|
Winner of SF2 |
The six Provincial finalists will now travel to Dublin for the National Finals which will be held in the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday, May 30 (KO 11.30am). We would urge all participating schools to take the day off and travel to the Dublin finale to support their school in what should prove to be a phenomenal day for all involved, players and spectators alike.
It promises to be a fantastic fun filled family day with a “Player of the Tournament” accolade for each section, goodie bags and medals for ALL 192 participants as they’re all winners on the day!
Spectators will be entertained with a super day of action as well as face painting, samba drummers, a well-known DJ to play some great tunes to gear us up for the games and a chance for one special supporter to win an epic prize in the Young Sports Journalist competition. You’ll have to stay tuned on the day to see who will be crowned 2018 Champions.
Cheer on the schools from your classroom or office chair if you can’t make the trip to Dublin and follow the progress on the FAI Schools Facebook and Twitter pages (@faischools)
Summary of our #SPAR5swinners and runners up
Group Winner Runner Up
SPAR ‘A’ Cup (small schools) Trafrask NS, Cork Annagh NS, Miltown Malbay, Clare
SPAR ‘B’ Cup (medium schools) Scoil Íosagain Aghada, Cork Killaloe BNS, Clare
SPAR ‘C’ Cup (large schools) Glasheen NS, Cork St. John’s the Baptist NS, Cashel, Tipperary
SPAR Girls ‘A’ Cup (small schools) Crusheen NS, Clare Croagh NS, Rathkeale, Limerick
SPAR Girls ‘B’ Cup (medium schools) Clogheen Kerry Pike NS, Cork Ballingarry NS, Limerick
SPAR Girls ‘C’ Cup (large schools) St. John the Baptist GNS, Cashel, Tipperary St. Columba’s GNS, Douglas, Cork
Follow the action on social media via #SPAR5sor at www.faischools.ie and www.spar.ie
SPAR FAI Primary School 5s Programme
PROVINCIAL
Ulster Final: May 2 John Sherlock Park, Cootehill Harps FC, Co. Cavan
Connacht Final: May 3 Solar21 Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Munster Final: May 8+9 Mounthawk Park, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Leinster Final: May 10 MDL Grounds, Trim Road, Navan, Co. Meath
NATIONAL
National Final: May 30 Aviva Stadium, Dublin
For more information:
Diane Fay, FAI Schools Diane.Fay@fai.ie / 086 0404 952
Kio Lopez, Teneo PSG Kio.lopez@teneopsg.com / 086 014 4914
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