1962 Croke Cup

The 1962 Croke Cup was the 11th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 1 April to 6 May 1962.

1962 Croke Cup
Dates1 April - 6 May 1962
Teams3
Champions St Peter's College (1st title)
Michael Rossiter (captain)
Runners-up Rice College
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored13 (4.33 per match)
Points scored40 (13.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pat Quigley (1-10)
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St Kieran's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster Championship.[1][2]

The final, a replay, was played on 6 May 1962 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Peter's College and Rice College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] St Peter's College won the match by 4–11 to 2–04 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.[4][5]

Pat Quigley was the top scorer with 1-10.

Qualification
Province Champions
Connacht St Molaise's College
Leinster St Peter's College
Munster Rice College

Results

Semi-final
1 April 1962 Semi-final St Peter's College 4-08 - 1-03 St Molaise's College Nowlan Park
J Kennedy 2-0, P Quigley 1-3, M Rossiter 1-1, E Doyle 0-3, D O'Neill 0-1. N Lane 1-0, P Mannion 0-1, M Burke 0-1, T O'Hara 0-1.

Final
15 April 1962 Final St Peter's College 0-10 - 2-04 Rice College Thurles Sportsfield
E Doyle 0-6, P Quigley 0-2, C O'Rafferty 0-2. V Loftus 1-1, S McMahon 1-0, G Stack 0-1, M Maher 0-1, M Hanrahan 0-1.
6 May 1962 Final replay St Peter's College 4-11 - 2-04 Rice College Thurles Sportsfield
C O'Rafferty 1-5, P Quigley 0-5, D O'Neill 1-0, W Foley 1-0, P Cullen 1-0, M Kinsella 0-1. D Guerin 2-0, V Hogan 0-2, V Loftus 0-1, M O'Hanrahan 0-1.

Statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pat Quigley St Peter's College 1-10 13 3 4.33
2 Conor O'Rafferty St Peter's College 1-07 10 3 3.33
3 Éamonn Doyle St Peter's College 0-09 9 3 3.00

References
  1. "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1961". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. 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. "Winning Peter's captains featured in new book". Irish Independent. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "Boys of '62 50 years on". Irish Independent. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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