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2007 Croke Cup
Dates24 March - 22 April 2007
Teams5
Champions DLS College Waterford (1st title)
David O'Sullivan (captain)
Craig Moloney (captain)
Runners-up Kilkenny CBS
Mark Bergin (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored9 (2.25 per match)
Points scored91 (22.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mark Bergin (0-24)
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The 2007 Croke Cup was the 56th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 24 March to 22 April 2007.

Dublin Colleges were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny CBS in the Leinster Championship quarter-final.

The final was played on 22 April 2007 at Croke Park in Dublin, between De La Salle College Waterford and Kilkenny CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. De La Salle College Waterford won the match by 0–13 to 1–09 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.

Mark Bergin was the top scorer with 0-24.

Results

Quarter-final

Kilkenny CBS v St Flannan's College
24 March 2007 Quarter-final Kilkenny CBS 2-12 - 1-14 St Flannan's College MacDonagh Park
M Bergin 0-6, S Maher 1-2, P Guinan 1-0, A Stapleton 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, L Ryan 0-1. J Conlon 0-10, D Russell 1-0, I White 0-2, E Callinan 0-1, M Barry 0-1. Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

DLS College Waterford v Castlecomer Community School
29 March 2007 Semi-final DLS College Waterford 3-06 - 1-07
(aet)		 Castlecomer Community School O'Kennedy Park
S Power 2-5, W Walsh 1-0, A Brophy 0-1. A Ruth 1-0, C McGrath 0-2, P Boran 0-2, T Breen 0-1, C Maher 0-1, B Dillon 0-1. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
Kilkenny CBS v Gort Community School
31 March 2007 Semi-final Kilkenny CBS 0-19 - 1-11 Gort Community School St Brendan's Park
M Bergin 0-13 (0-10f), A Stapleton 0-4, S Maher, P Guinan 0-1 each. Report K Killea 1-2, S Coen 0-4, A Harte (0-1f), G Hennelly 0-2 each, K Helebert 0-1 (f). Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Final

DLS College Waterford v Kilkenny CBS
22 April 2007 Final DLS College Waterford 0-13 - 1-09 Kilkenny CBS Croke Park
S Power 0-9 (6f, 2 '65'), W Walsh 0-2, C Maloney, P McCarthy 0-1 each. Report M Bergin 0-5 (3f), A Stapleton 1-2, M Kelly 0-2. Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark Bergin Kilkenny CBS 0-24 24 3 8.00
2 Stephen Power DLS College 2-14 20 2 10.00
3 Adrian Stapleton Kilkenny CBS 1-08 11 3 3.66
4 John Conlon St Flannan's College 0-10 10 1 10.00
5 Shane Maher Kilkenny CBS 1-03 6 3 2.00

References

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  2. Ahern, Neil (14 January 2008). "Dublin students top of the hurling class". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. "Power base sees De La Salle land first title". Irish Independent. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "Power the De La Salle hero". Hogan Stand. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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