🏑 TUS Harty Cup Power Rankings

After Round 2 (16 → 1)

Round 2 did not simplify the championship picture, it stretched it. Games opened up, margins swung, experienced players stepped forward, and a handful of schools discovered that when the contests tighten, control matters more than chaos. The rhythm of this year’s Harty Cup is being shaped around work-rate in the contact zones, patience on the ball, and the ability to convert frees when contests get sticky.

The best sides are showing layers.
The rest are still searching for them.

Here is where all 16 now stand.

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16. Scoil na Tríonóide Naofa, Doon (➖)

Doon are giving everything, but the gap in pace and efficiency is being exposed. They have conceded 61 points across two rounds, and while their defensive shape is committed and honest, they are having to defend for too long. Their attack has not produced a scorer hitting more than 0-03 across either game, and too many possessions are being turned over in the middle third.

They remain a proud group who do not quit, but at A level, repeat defending without counter-punch takes its toll. The Round 3 fixture is against Thurles, and that is about character now rather than qualification.

Record: P2, L2
For: 1-09 + 1-14 (29 points)
Against: 3-17 + 2-14 (61 points)
Round 3: vs Thurles CBS
Verdict: A hard lesson in what the top tier demands, but the experience will matter later.

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15. CBS High School Clonmel (➖)

Clonmel have settled into this grade with bravery and belief. The scoreboard has not yet turned in their favour, but the group has not wilted at any stage. The focal point of the team is Aaron Cagney, whose 0-14 against Midleton, 0-12 frees and 0-01 from a 65, kept them competing when territory and possession tilted the other way.

There is no shortage of physicality in their back line either, with Paddy Spelman leading, and they do not allow teams run straight through them. The problem remains the same as Round 1: they need more scoring from play, and more support runners attacking the scoring zones.

They now meet St Colman’s in Round 3, a contest that gives them a real chance to leave this campaign with something to point to in growth.

Record: P2, L2
Round 3: vs St Colman’s
Verdict: Heart and structure in place, but the scoring spread is too thin to climb higher yet.

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14. Cashel Community School (➖)

Cashel enter Round 3 with two defeats and one more hill to climb. They worked hard in both rounds, but against St Flannan’s the gaps in ball retention and defensive coverage became clear. Senan Mackey continues to carry scoring responsibility, landing 1-03, but the supporting cast is still developing rhythm at this level.

They do not lack courage in the tackle or mobility in the half-back line, but their transitions are taking too long, and too many attacks stall around the middle third before they reach scoring distance. Their Round 3 game now comes against Nenagh CBS, who are controlling tempo better than anyone bar Thurles.

Record: P2, L2
Round 3: vs Nenagh CBS
Verdict: Building, willing, committed, but up against stronger structures.

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Harty Cup — Top Scorers 2025

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13. Blackwater CS, Lismore (⬇️4)

Blackwater are the most changeable side in this competition. In Round 1, their power, directness and confidence ripped through Doon for 3-17. In Round 2, Thurles held them to 0-07. The gap between their best and their baseline is simply too wide to sustain against elite opposition.

Ben Cummins remains their primary scoring route, hitting 0-04 frees against Thurles, but they struggled to generate chances from play, and were forced to shoot under pressure in low-percentage areas. Their Round 3 fixture against John the Baptist now decides everything. If they play with Round 1 belief, they can push deep. If they hesitate, the season ends.

Record: P2, W1, L1
Round 3: vs John the Baptist CS
Verdict: Their ceiling is high, but their floor is low. This is the most volatile team in the competition.

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12. St Colman’s College, Fermoy (⬇️1)

Colman’s are competitive in every contest, but not yet converting their pressure into sustained scoring. They trailed De La Salle by a point at half-time, 1-08 to 0-11, before the Waterford side controlled the final quarter. There is steel in their tackling and shape in their half-back line, but they are having to work harder than other sides for every score.

They are not far away. The margins in both rounds have been narrow, and if they hit the first two scores in Round 3, they become a different team entirely.

Record: P2, D1, L1
Round 3: vs CBS Clonmel
Verdict: Improvement clear, but the tipping point has not yet tipped.

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11. John The Baptist CS, Hospital (⬆️1)

This was a team that needed to respond in Round 2, and they did. Their 2-14 to 1-09 win vs Doon was defined by timing and presence around the scoring zone. Tiernan Ryan hit 1-05, mostly frees, while Rory Hanly struck 1-00, giving them the scoring balance that was missing in Week 1. Ciarán Hyland’s late saves mattered immensely, not just on the scoreboard, but in belief.

Their Round 3 tie with Blackwater is a survival game, and they are now equipped for it.

Record: P2, W1, L1
Round 3: vs Blackwater CS
Verdict: Season revived. Edge, organisation, and purpose returning.

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10. CBC Cork (⬇️3)

CBC played some of the best hurling of the opening rounds for spells, but not for long enough. The 2-07 burst in the first 13 minutes against AG showed what they can become, but they faded under structural pressure. Their shots from play dried up, and their shape loosened when the contest became attritional. This group has talent, and the spine is strong, but their game management must settle.

The Round 3 fixture with Tulla is a defining one. Win, and momentum returns. Lose, and the campaign may be remembered for what could have been.

Record: P2, L2
Round 3: vs St Joseph’s Tulla
Verdict: Beautiful in full flow, but must learn to win the ugly minutes.

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Harty Cup, Top Scorers From Play 2025

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9. Our Lady’s Templemore (⬇️2)

Templemore score goals, they break lines, and they play with intent, but Tulla identified soft spaces in the middle third and exploited them repeatedly. Templemore landed 3-12, which is enough to win many Harty games, but they conceded runs of five and six points that knocked the rhythm out of their hands.

They now face Gaelcholáiste AG in what is arguably the most finely balanced fixture of Round 3.

Record: P2, W1, L1
Round 3: vs Gaelcholáiste AG
Verdict: Have the tools to climb, but must tighten their central channels.

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8. St Joseph’s Tulla ⬆️3

Tulla have been one of the most composed and structurally clear teams across the opening two rounds, playing with a patience and control that travels well in winter hurling. They did not panic in Round 1 when the game tightened late against Gaelcholáiste AG, and they were just as measured in Round 2 when they faced a Templemore side who carried far more goal threat.

The spine of the team has been central to that identity. Matthew Corbett has emerged as the heartbeat of the group, finishing with 0-14 in Round 1 and 0-09 in Round 2, with four frees and a 65 against Templemore. His movement between the lines, his tempo-setting in possession, and his ability to take pressure shots without forcing them has given Tulla a steadying anchor when games tilt. He is not just scoring, he is guiding the rhythm of their play.

Behind him, Ryan Hayes and Jerry O’Connor continue to give Tulla defensive calm. They do not overcommit to contact, they hold the scoring arc, they make forwards shoot from three metres further out than they would prefer. That distances shots, slows momentum, and keeps Tulla in command even against physically stronger sides.

The Round 2 win over Templemore, 1-21 to 3-12, showed that control is more powerful than chaos. Even when Templemore landed goals at key moments, Tulla continued to take the smarter shot, the shorter handpass, the extra recycle. The winning score, Michael Vaughan rising from being blocked down and pointing his own spill, summed up the team: resilience, patience, and clarity.

Their group is now finely poised entering Round 3. CBC Cork are wounded, dangerous and unpredictable. Tulla do not rush. CBC do. The game will be played on Tulla’s terms if they impose their shape early.

Record: P2, W1, D1
For: 1-37
Against: 1-35
Round 3: vs CBC Cork
Verdict: Clear identity, clear leaders, and a scoring fulcrum who controls the match tempo. A real quarter-final team and growing more convincing with each round.

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Dr Harty Cup 2025 — Scoring Average Rankings (After Round 2)

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7. Midleton CBS (➖)

Midleton have now shown the two most valuable traits in Harty hurling: resilience when they are behind, and control when the contest is tense. In Round 1 they clawed back four points late to draw with St Colman’s. In Round 2 they survived a massive individual scoring performance from Clonmel’s Aaron Cagney to win by 3-15 to 0-20. What stood out was not just the goals, but how the goals came.

Cormac Deane struck 2-02, both finishes coming after clever diagonal movement and support running from Senan Carroll, who repeatedly attacked the inside shoulder of his marker. When the match tightened again at 0-18 each, Jude Devoy entered and immediately tipped the balance, scoring 1-01, the goal arriving in the 55th minute and the final point closing it out.

Fionn Daly is now at 0-16 across two games, with 0-06 frees in Round 2, reliable and clean in his delivery. The defence remains structured, with Cian Stack and Colm Garde leading, and Tom A Walsh offering work-rate in the midfield collisions.

Their final group match comes against De La Salle, a meeting of two teams who prefer to control tempo rather than chase it.

Record: P2, W1, D1
For: 3-34
Against: 2-35
Round 3: vs De La Salle
Verdict: Clarity in possession, depth in the forward line, and trust in decision making. A semi-final contender if they maintain composure.

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6. St Flannan’s College, Ennis (⬆️1)

There is something building in Flannan’s. The comeback in Round 1, from ten points down against Nenagh, spoke to mentality. Round 2 showed finishing power, structure, and variation in scoring routes. Their 3-26 to 1-11 win over Cashel was built on weight of possession and intelligent shot selection.

Harry Doherty struck 2-07 in that game, backing up his 0-08 from Round 1. He is now one of the form forwards in the competition. But what marks Flannan’s out is the spread. Eoin O’Connor scored 1-03, Darragh McNamara hit 1-02, and Paddy Finneran landed 0-04. There are five or six scoring threats, not one or two.

Their physicality in the half-back line and their ability to recycle the ball until a cleaner angle appears is improving round by round. They are no longer just hard to beat. They are now hard to contain.

Record: P2, W1, D1
Round 3: vs Árdscoil Rís
Verdict: In form, in control, and building momentum with intent.

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5. De La Salle, Waterford (⬇️1)

De La Salle are an old-style knockout team. When the contest slows, when clearances become percentages rather than patterns, they grow stronger. Round 2 showed that clearly. Level at half-time against St Colman’s, 1-08 to 0-11, they finished with an eight point unanswered burst that carried the game away.

Eoin Burke struck 0-09, 0-08 frees, steady, rhythmic, and always calming on the ball. Shane Power added 0-06, and the impact off the bench from Mikey Moloney, who hit 0-03, showed they can alter the game state without changing shape.

Their scoring spread is improving, their late-game clarity is strong, and their Round 3 meeting with Midleton will tell us exactly how high their ceiling is.

Record: P2, W2
Round 3: vs Midleton CBS
Verdict: Difficult to break down, difficult to shake, and always in control of the final ten minutes.

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4. Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG (⬆️2)

If Round 1 felt like points dropped, Round 2 felt like full identity regained. The 2-21 to 2-19 win over CBC was a test of patience, emotional control, and belief. CBC hit 2-07 early and had the game in their hands. The Mon did not panic. They denied CBC the middle third and built their way back one possession at a time.

Craig Ó Súilleabháin finished with 1-05, Gabhán Ó Ceallacháin struck 0-08 with 0-06 frees and a 65, while Callum Ó Cofaigh scored 1-02 and won crucial ball in the contact zones.

Their defensive shape tightened as the game slowed, and CBC scored only 0-04 from play in the final 29 minutes. That is system, not luck.

Record: P2, W1, D1
Round 3: vs Our Lady’s Templemore
Verdict: Controlled, confident, and tactically sharp when it matters.

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3. Nenagh CBS (⬆️1)

Nenagh corrected what cost them in Round 1. They managed momentum, protected the central channels, and delivered when Ardscoil threatened to come back. Their 4-18 to 1-19 win was not about scoring spread alone, it was about control.

Patrick Ryan hit 2-01, Paul Cahalan scored 1-04, and Éanna Tucker added 1-00, but the anchor was Eoghan Doughan, who struck 0-12, nine frees and a 65, and managed the game emotionally and tactically.

When Ardscoil reduced the gap to three, Nenagh did not panic. They executed two controlled restarts through Billy O’Brien, cycled possession, created space, and restored distance. That is senior-level composure.

Record: P2, W1, D1
Round 3: vs Cashel CS
Verdict: Structurally excellent, mentally settled, and trending up.

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2. Árdscoil Rís (⬇️1)

Árdscoil’s scoring is still impressive, but they are not controlling games for extended periods. They have hit 3-42 across two rounds, but they have also conceded leads and tempo swings. The talent is unquestioned. Jack Cosgrove is carrying form, 0-08 in Round 2, J O’Keeffe struck 0-06 frees, and they move the ball cleanly through the lines.

Their issue is not scoring. Their issue is game control when opponents break their structure. Their Round 3 meeting with St Flannan’s could now become the litmus test for who holds advantage in Munster.

Record: P2, W1, L1
Round 3: vs St Flannan’s
Verdict: Have the firepower to win the Cup, but not yet the control to own a final.

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1. Thurles CBS (➖)

Thurles look like a group who train to a standard, not a result. Their 2-29 to 0-07 win over Blackwater was not about the margin, it was about the detail.

Tiarnán Ryan struck 0-12, ten from play, controlling angles and shooting rhythm.
Chris Dunne hit 1-04, Jack Cahill struck 1-02, including a 1-00 sideline cut, and Cillian Minogue hit 0-06, 0-05 frees.

The rotation off the bench maintained pace, timing, and decision-making. Their scoring difference after two rounds is +37, which is nearly a different sport.

Their Round 3 match vs Doon is now less about the scoreboard and more about maintaining standards.

Record: P2, W2
Round 3: vs Doon
Verdict: The benchmark, the pace-setter, the team others study, not chase.

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Dr Harty Cup 2025 — Defensive Concession Rankings (After Round 2)

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TUS Corn an Artaigh — Group 1 Standings

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TUS Corn an Artaigh — Group 2 Standings

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TUS Corn an Artaigh — Group 3 Standings

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TUS Corn an Artaigh — Group 4 Standings

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