Final four: Cork GAA Jersey Wars is down to the semi-finals

St Finbarr's, Carbery Rangers, Cill na Martra and Kiskeam were voted through
Final four: Cork GAA Jersey Wars is down to the semi-finals

St Finbarr's Ian Maguire, in their changed strip, breaks from Castlehaven's Mark Collins. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

THE final four throws in on Wednesday in our competition to decide the most popular GAA geansaí in Rebel county.

From here until the end of the week, your votes will decide the best design in our Cork GAA Jersey Wars competition.

It’s St Finbarr’s versus Carbery Rangers, city blueblood against west Cork football diehards, in the first semi; Cill na Martra, from the Muskerry Gaeltacht, and Kiskeam, from Duhallow, in the other.

Our resident jersey expert Denis Hurley compiled a list of 32 clubs, based on those involved in the senior tiers and a selection of wild cards. We put them in alphabetical order and paired them up, number one versus 32.

Carbery Rangers' John Hayes is tackled by Newcestown's James Kelleher. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
Carbery Rangers' John Hayes is tackled by Newcestown's James Kelleher. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The polling each day runs for 24 hours on our website EchoLive.ie, and there will be a one-day break in between each section. Among the clubs to pull big votes in the first round were St Finbarr’s, Kiskeam, Éire Óg and Glen Rovers, while Blackrock were beaten by the Barrs, despite getting their club members out in force behind them.

Earlier this year, the public helped us pick The Echo Rebel Legends winner from Leeside’s modern sporting stars with former Cork and Glen Rovers camogie star and Irish basketball ace Sandie Fitzgibbon upsetting the top guns like Roy Keane, Denis Irwin, Sonia O’Sullivan and JBM.

TOP HALF OF THE DRAW

Tuesday, July 20: 1. Bandon v 32. Youghal.

Wednesday, July 21: 2. Ballincollig v 31. Valley Rovers.

Thursday, July 22: 3. Bishopstown v 30. UCC.

Friday, July 23: 4. Blackrock v 29. St Finbarr’s.

Saturday, July 24: 5. Bride Rovers v 28. Sarsfields.

Monday, July 26: 6. Carbery Rangers v 27. Newtownshandrum.

Tuesday, July 27: 7. Carrigaline v 26. Newcestown.

Wednesday, July 28: 8. Carrigtwohill v 25. Nemo Rangers.

BOTTOM HALF OF THE DRAW

Thursday, July 29: 9. Castlehaven v 24. Na Piarsaigh.

Friday, July 30: 10. Charleville v 23. MTU Cork.

Saturday, July 31: 11. Cill na Martra v 22. Midleton.

Monday, August 2: 12. Clonakilty v 21. Mallow.

Tuesday, August 3: 13. Douglas v 20. Kiskeam.

Wednesday, August 4: 14. Éire Óg v 19. Kanturk.

Thursday, August 5: 15. Erin’s Own v 18. Ilen Rovers.

Friday, August 6: 16. Fermoy v 17. Glen Rovers.

LAST 16:

Monday, August 9: Youghal v Valleys (A).

Tuesday, August 10: UCC v Barrs (B).

Wednesday, August 11: Bride Rovers v Carbery Rangers (C).

Thursday, August 12: Carrigaline v Nemo Rangers (D).

Friday, August 13: Piarsaigh v Charleville (E).

Saturday, August 14: Cill na Martra v Mallow (F).

Monday, August 16: Kiskeam v Éire Óg (G).

Tuesday, August 17: Erin’s Own v Glen Rovers (H).

QUARTER-FINALS:

Thursday, August 19: Youghal v Barrs.

Friday, August 20: Carbery Rangers v Carrigaline.

Saturday, August 21: Charleville v Cill na Martra.

Monday, August 23: Kiskeam v Glen Rovers.

SEMI-FINALS:

Wednesday, August 25: St Finbarr’s v Carbery Rangers.

Thursday, August 26: Cill na Martra v Kiskeam.

FINAL:

Saturday, August 28.

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