Cork GAA: All you need to know about club football quarter-final and relegation pairings

Knockout stages are set across all five tiers from Premier Junior to Premier Senior
Cork GAA: All you need to know about club football quarter-final and relegation pairings

Newcestown's Sean O'Donovan goes high with Castlehaven's Conor Cahalane during the McCarthy Insurance Group Premier SFC at Rossmore. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The knockout stages and relegation playoffs in the five tiers of the Cork club football championships are set after a packed weekend of matches.

Newcestown's victory over Castlehaven to top Premier SFC Group 1 has shaken up that grade as it sent the champions into a quarter-final with great rivals St Finbarr's.

Nemo Rangers, who blitzed St Michael's, grabbed the number one seed ahead of St Finbarr's on scoring difference. That put them straight into a semi-final.

Nemo's Mark Cronin breaks down the wing against St Michael's. Picture: David Creedon
Nemo's Mark Cronin breaks down the wing against St Michael's. Picture: David Creedon

The other Premier Senior quarter-finals are Newcestown against Carrigaline, who shipped a heavy beating from the Barrs but were through already, and Duhallow against Ballincollig, who saw off Douglas courtesy of a Cian Dorgan goal.

There are some cracking clashes on the horizon down through the tiers, including Éire Óg against Bishopstown and Kanturk-Knocknagree in the Senior A quarter-finals and Glanmire versus Aghada in the Premier Intermediate last six.

PSFC

Quarter-finals: St Finbarr's v Castlehaven, Newcestown v Carrigaline, Ballincollig v Duhallow; 

Semi-finals: Nemo Rangers v Newcestown/Carrigaline; St Finbarr's/Castlehaven v Ballincollig/Duhallow.

Relegation play-off: Carbery Rangers v Valley Rovers.

SAFC

Quarter-finals: Éire Óg v Bishopstown, Knocknagree v Kanturk; 

Semi-finals: Cill na Martra v Knocknagree/Kanturk; Beál Átha'n Ghaorthaidh v Éire Óg/Bishopstown.

Relegation play-off: Fermoy v O'Donovan Rossa.

PIFC 

Quarter-finals: Aghabullgoue v Kiskeam, Glanmire v Aghada; 

Semi-finals: Uibh Laoire v Glanmire/Aghada; Naomh Abán v Aghabullogue/Kiskeam.

Relegation play-off: Bandon v Macroom.

IAFC

Quarter-finals: Gabriel Rangers v Ballinora, Ilen Rovers v Mitchelstown; 

Semi-finals: Adrigole v Ilen Rovers/Mitchelstown; Kilmurry v Gabriel Rangers/Ballinora.

Relegation play-off: St Vincent's v Dromtarriffe.

PJFC 

Quarter-finals: Cullen v Canovee, Inniscarra v Cobh; 

Semi-finals: Buttevant v Inniscarra/Cobh; St Nick's v Cullen/Canovee.

Relegation play-off: Ballydesmond v Milstreet.

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