De La Salle College and Blackwater Community School to Clash in Dr. Harty Cup

Just two Waterford sides will compete in this season’s Dr. Harty (Munster under 18 and a half Senior Colleges Hurling) Cup.

Neither Colaiste na Déise/Dungarvan Colleges who won the competition in 2012 and 2013 or Dungarvan CBS who played on their own in the last two years were included in the draw for this years group stages of the competition.

Both De La Salle College and Blackwater Community School from Lismore were paired together in Group A which could well prove to be a group of death.

However there could well be Waterford interest in the competition with players playing with Waterford clubs playing in the competition with colleges outside of Waterford.

Along with the two Waterford sides in Group A will be Ardscoil Rís from Limerick who won the competition in 2014. The Limerick City side also contested the Dean Ryan (Munster Under16 and a half Munster Hurling) Cup final two years ago where they narrowly lost out to East Cork side Midleton CBS in the Final. Midleton CBS are also in Group A along with Hamilton High School from Bandon.

2015 runners up St. Francis College from Rochestown are in Group B along with Pobail Scoil na Trionaide from Youghal, Charleville CBS, Our Lady’s CBS from Templemore and Gael Colaiste Mhuire AG from Cork City.

Holders Thurles CBS are in Group C where they will play Saint Colman’s from Fermoy, Nenagh CBS and Scoil na Trionaide from Doon.

Saint Flannan’s from Ennis who head the Roll of Honour when it comes to success in this competition with 21 wins, the last coming in 2005 are in Group D along with Castletroy College, Ennis CBS and the High School (CBS) in Clonmel.