Premier SHC: Kanturk bridging 14-year gap as they gear up for semi-final debut
Kanturk is preparing for its first Premier Senior Hurling Championship semi-final appearance in 14 years. The team faces St Finbarr’s following a notable victory over the defending champions.
Why it matters
This achievement marks a significant milestone for the club and highlights the competitive evolution of the regional hurling championship.
Ballymartle's Brian Corry battles with Diarmuid Lester of Bishopstown in the 2012 Cork SHC semi-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Picture: Des Barry
Denis Hurley Kanturk will bridge a 14-year gap on Sunday when they take on St Finbarr’s in the semi-finals of the Co-op SuperStores Premier SHC.
Following an impressive quarter-final performance to dethrone champions Sarsfields, Kanturk will make their debut at the last-four phase in the SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh clash, which has a 2pm throw-in time.
It will be the first instance of a maiden semi-final appearance for a club since 2012 – back then, both Bishopstown and Ballymartle were appearing at the penultimate stage for the first time, the seventh and eighth clubs to do so since the turn of the millennium as the championship underwent a greater democratisation.
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