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2011 Croke Cup
Dates12 March - 2 April 2011
Teams5
Champions St Kieran's College (18th title)
William Phelan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Ardscoil Rís
Declan Hannon (captain)
Shane Dowling (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Points scored80 (20 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tom O'Hanrahan (4-04)
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The 2011 Croke Cup was the 60th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The cimpetition ran from 12 March to 2 April 2011.

St Kieran's College were the defending champions.

The final was played on 2 April 2011 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Kieran's College and Ardscoil Rís, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. St Kieran's College won the match by 2–10 to 1–11 to claim their 18th Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title.

Thomas O'Hanrahan was the top scorer with 4-04.

Results

Quarter-final

Charleville CBS v Presentation College, Athenry
12 March 2011 Quarter-final Charleville CBS 1-11 - 0-11 Presentation College, Athenry O'Garney Park
P O'Callaghan 1-4, J O'Brien 0-3, M Kavanagh 0-3, G Kelleher 0-1. C Keane 0-6, M Mullins 0-5. Referee: G O'Mahony (Limerick)

Semi-finals

St Kieran's College v Charleville CBS
19 March 2011 Semi-final St Kieran's College 3-10 - 0-07 Charleville CBS Seán Treacy Park
T O'Hanrahan 2-2, J Power 1-3 (3f), M Donnelly 0-2 (1f), J Nolan, M Brennan, H O'Neill 0-1 each. Report J Morrissey, D Reidy (1f, 1 '65') each, M Kavanagh (f), D Copps, P O'Callaghan 0-1 each. Referee: P Casey (Waterford)
Ardscoil Rís v Castlecomer Community School
19 March 2011 Semi-final Ardscoil Rís 2-16 - 0-06 Castlecomer Community School Páirc Shíleáin
S Dowling (0-8, 0-6 frees); B O’Connor, O Hickey (1-2 each); M Carmody (0-2); J Kelliher, C Lynch (0-1 each). Report C Dwyer (0-4, 0-2 frees); E Bergin, L Maher (0-1 each). Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Final

St Kieran's College v Ardscoil Rís
2 April 2011 Final St Kieran's College 2-11 - 2-08 Ardscoil Rís Semple Stadium
T O’Hanrahan 2-2, J Power 0-4 (1f), M Brennan 0-2, W Phelan (f) & R Reid 0-1 each. S Dowling 0-6 (5f, 1 ’65), O Hickey 1-1, A Dempsey, D Hannon (f), M Carmody, J Fitzgibbon 0-1 each. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Thomas O'Hanrahan St Kieran's College 4-04 16 2 8.00
2 Shane Dowling Ardscoil Rís 0-14 14 2 7.00
3 John Power St Kieran's College 1-07 10 2 5.00
4 Oisín Hickey Ardscoil Rís 2-03 9 2 3.50
5 Pa O'Callaghan Charleville CBS 1-05 8 2 4.00

References

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  2. "All-Ireland Colleges SHC: Kieran's deny brave Ardscoil". Hogan Stand. 4 April 2010. 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. Foley, Cliona (3 April 2010). "Ardscoil Ris driven by hand of history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "O'Hanrahan heaps misery on Ardscoil". Irish Independent. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. "All-Ireland Colleges SH 'A' final: Kieran's edge it". Hogan Stand. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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