2017 O'Byrne Cup

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2017 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2017
Trophy O'Byrne Cup
Winners
Champions Dublin (9th win)
Manager Paul Clarke
CaptainCiarán Reddin
Runners-up
Runners-up Louth
Manager Colin Kelly
  2016
2018  

The 2017 O'Byrne Cup was played by county and further education college teams of Leinster GAA in January 2017 and was won by Dublin. [1] [2]

Contents

Format

16 teams compete: 11 county teams (all those of Leinster except Kilkenny) and 5 third-level teams (DIT, UCD, IT Carlow, DCU–Dóchas Éireann and Maynooth University).

The teams are drawn into 4 groups of 4 teams each. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The four group winners compete in the semi-finals.

Group stage

Group 1

TablePWDLFA+/-Pts
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 3201463884
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 31114445-13
Colours of Dublin.svg UCD 31114751-43
Colours of Roscommon.svg DCU–Dóchas Éireann 31023942-32

Group 2

TablePWDLFA+/-Pts
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 33007421+536
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 32015545+104
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 31025041+92
Colours of Sligo.svg IT Carlow 30032395–720


Group 3

TablePWDLFA+/-Pts
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 32106-501-35+305
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 32104-483-29+225
Colours of Laois.svg DIT 31031-284-37–182
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 30032-243-49–340


Group 4

TablePWDLFA+/-Pts
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 33005140+116
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 32015749+84
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 31036260+22
Colours of Maynooth.png Maynooth University 30034667–210

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

22 January 2017
2:00 pm
Semi-Final
Kildare 2-8 – 0-16 Dublin St Conleth's Park
Referee: David Hickey (Carlow)
Johnny Byrne and Daniel Flynn 1-0 each, Niall Kelly, Paul Cribbin, Neil Flynn (0-1f) 0-2 each, Kevin Feely and Ben McCormack 0-1 each Report Paul Hudson 0-4 (0-2f), Niall Scully and Conor McHugh (0-1f) 0-3 each, Ciaran Reddin, Jason Whelan, Ross Hazley, Shane Boland, Colm Basquel, Shane Cunningham 0-1 each

22 January 2017
2 p.m.
Semi-Final
Meath 0-10 – 1-14 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: D. Moore (Laois)
R. Ó Coileáin (0-3, 2 frees); C. Downey (0-2); E. Wallace, S, Tobin (45), B. McMahon (free), B. Menton, C. O’Brien (0-1 each). Report J. McEneaney (1-1, 1-0 pen); D. Maguire, S Mulroy (1 45, 1 free) (0-3 each); T. Durnin, A. McDonnell (0-2 each); A. Williams, D. Byrne, P Smith (0-1 each).

Final

29 January 2017
2:00 pm
Final
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-16 – 1-10 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Man of the Match: Niall Scully
Paul Hudson 0-6 (0-3f), Colm Basquel 1-1, Killian O'Gara 1-0, Ciarán Reddin 0-3 (1 '45), Conor Mullally, Jason Whelan, Niall Scully, Conor McHugh, Shane Cunningham, Ross O'Brien 0-1 each Report Páraic Smith 0-5, Pádraig Rath 1-0, Ronan Holcroft and Sam Mulroy (0-2f) 0-2 each, Bevan Duffy 0-1.

GK1 Evan Comerford (Ballymun Kickhams)
RCB2Ross McGowan (Kilmacud Crokes)
FB3Eoin O'Brien (Castleknock)
LCB4Jack Smith (Skerries Harps)
RHB5Robbie Gaughan (Ballinteer St John's)
CHB6Ciarán Reddin (St Maur's)
LHB7Conor Mullally (Cuala)
MF8Jason Whelan (Ballymun Kickhams)
MF9Ross Hazley (St Vincent's)
RHF10 Niall Scully (Templeogue/Synge Street)
CHF11Shane Boland (Castleknock)
LHF12Niall Walsh (St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh)
RCF13Conor McHugh (Na Fianna)
FF14Shane Cunningham (Kilmacud Crokes)
LCF15Paul Hudson (Thomas Davis)
Substitutes:
16Emmett Ó Conghaile (Lucan Sarsfields) for Hazley
17 Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) for Boland
18Tom Shields (Castleknock) for Mullally
19Gary Sweeney (St Sylvester's) for Walsh
20Killian O'Gara (Templeogue/Synge Street) for Cunningham
21Seán Newcombe (Lucan Sarsfields) for Whelan
22Ross O'Brien (St Jude's) for McHugh
GK1Craig Lynch (Naomh Máirtín)
RCB2Pádraig Rath (Dreadnots)
FB3Patrick Reilly (St Bride's)
LCB4Kevin Carr (Newtown Blues)
RHB5Derek Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands)
CHB6Darren McMahon (St Mochta's)
LHB7Anthony Williams (Dreadnots)
MF8Tommy Durnin (Westerns)
MF9Andy McDonnell (Newtown Blues)
RHF10James Stewart (Dundalk Gaels)
CHF11Páraic Smith (Dreadnots)
LHF12Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's)
RCF13Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael)
FF14Jim McEneaney (Geraldines)
LCF15Ronan Holcroft (St Fechin's)
Substitutes:
16Adrian Reid (Mattock Rangers) for McKeever
17Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) for McEneaney
18Declan Byrne (St Mochta's) for McMahon
19Eoin O'Connor (St Patrick's) for Durnin
20 Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtín) for Holcroft
21Ruairí Moore (O'Raghallaighs) for McDonnell
22Ross Nally (Newtown Blues) for Smith

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