2019 Dr McKenna Cup

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2019 Dr McKenna Cup
2019 Dr McKenna Cup.png
Tournament details
Province Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Year2018–19
Sponsor Bank of Ireland [1]
Dates15 December 2018 – 19 January 2019
Teams12
Defending champions Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
Winners
Champions Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone (16th win)
Manager Mickey Harte
Captain Peter Harte
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
Manager Kieran McGeeney
CaptainRory Grugan
Other
Matches played21
Website Ulster GAA
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The 2019 Dr McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was a Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster for county and university teams. It was held at the beginning of the GAA season.

Contents

Twelve teams took part – the nine Ulster county teams and three university teams, i.e. St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University at Jordanstown (UUJ).

The draw was made on 5 December 2018 [2] [3] with the fixtures confirmed following a meeting of Comhairle Uladh CCC later in the month.

Donegal were the defending champions having defeated Tyrone in the 2018 decider. [4]

Tyrone were the 2019 champions beating Armagh in the final. Tyrone also won all five of their games.

Competition format

Group Stage

The twelve teams are drawn into three sections of four teams, with each section containing three county teams and one university team. Each team plays the other teams in their section once, either home or away. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The points-ratio method (points for divided by points against) is used to determine the ranking of teams who are level on section points (as opposed to the more typical scoring differential). [5]

Knock-out Stage

The winners of the three sections and the best of the runners-up in the three sections compete in the semi-finals with the two winners meeting in the final.

Experimental rules

On 24 November 2018 the GAA Central Council approved five experimental changes to the football playing rules which were amended slightly and trialled in the 2018–19 early season competitions organised by the four provincial councils (FBD League - Connacht, O'Byrne Cup - Leinster, McGrath Cup - Munster and McKenna Cup - Ulster). [6]

The rules trialled were [7] –

  1. The maximum number of consecutive handpasses allowed is three.
  2. A sideline free must be kicked forward except when it is inside the opposing team's 20 metre line.
  3. An advanced mark (sometimes also referred to as an attacking mark, inside mark or offensive mark) may be taken where the ball is kicked in the area outside the opposing team's 45 metre line, travels more than 20 metres, and is caught cleanly without touching the ground in the area inside the opposing team's 45 metre line by an attacker or a defender. Up to fifteen seconds are allowed for the free resulting from the mark to be taken.
  4. Ten minutes in a sin bin without replacement is imposed on a player who commits a black card offence. The offending player can re-enter the game or be substituted after the ten minutes have elapsed.
  5. Kickouts must be taken from the 20 metre line but are not required to travel beyond the 45 metre line.

The effectiveness of the new rules was reviewed by Central Council on 19 January 2019. Although one of the key aims of the experiment was to reduce the number of handpasses in Gaelic football, they voted 25-23 to not continue with the rule that restricted the number of consecutive handpasses to three (which was previously trialled in the 1989 National Football League and quickly abandoned [8] ). This decision followed an almost universal campaign by GAA county team managers in the media against its permanent introduction [9] The Gaelic Players Association (GPA) were also strongly against the three handpass rule. [10]

The remaining four experimental rules were trialled in the 2019 National Football League which began on 26 January 2019 and ended on 31 March 2019. There was little criticism of the four rules in the league games. Jim Gavin, the Dublin manager, said the decision to experiment in the league, the GAA's second tier inter-county competition, was "disrespectful". [11]

GAA rules only allow changes to the playing rules in years divisible by five which means that, at the earliest, the experimental playing rules could only be approved by Congress 2020 for implementation in the 2020 Championship. [12]

The three handpass rule was not used in the Dr. McKenna Cup final. Both Tyrone and Armagh agreed to play without the rule as it had been abandoned by Central Council in the hours just before the final. [13]

Group stage

Section A

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 330064361.7786Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 320145381.1844
3 Colours of Down.svg Down 310252411.2682
4 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Queen's University 300322680.3240
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2019. Source: Ulster GAA
30 December 2018 (2018-12-30)Round 1 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 0-13 (13)–(12) 1-09 Colours of Down.svg Down Cavan  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Breffni Park
Report Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)


30 December 2018 (2018-12-30)Round 1 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 0-21 (21)–(11) 0-11 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Queen's University Ballybofey  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Páirc MacCumhaill
Report Referee: Niall McKenna


6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)Round 2 Down Colours of Down.svg 0-10 (10)–(20) 1-17 Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Newry  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Páirc Esler
Report


6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)Round 2 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 0-17 (17)–(03) 0-03 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Queen's University Ballyconnell  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: First Ulster Park


9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)Round 3 Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 1-20 (23)–(15) 1-12 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Ballybofey  
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Páirc MacCumhaill


9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)Round 3 Down Colours of Down.svg 4-18 (30)–(08) 1-05 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Queen's University Newry  
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Páirc Esler


Section B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 330075352.1436Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 311152451.1563
3 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 310245590.7632
4 Colours of Galway.svg St Mary's 301236690.5221
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2019. Source: Ulster GAA
16 December 2018 (2018-12-16)Round 1 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 6-17 (35)–(10) 1-07 Colours of Galway.svg St. Mary's University College Crossmaglen  
13:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: St Oliver Plunkett Park
Report


29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)Round 1 Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 1-20 (23)–(15) 1-12 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Clones  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)(HT: 0-11 – 0-06)Venue: St. Tiernach's Park
Gls: J Mealiff 1
Pts: J McCarron 5 (4f), M Bannigan 4 (3f), B McGinn 3, D Freeman 2, R McAnespie 1, J Walshe 1, B Kerr 1, C Lennon 1, R Beggan 1f, J Mealiff 1		 Report Gls: N Delargy 1
Pts: R Murray 6 (3f), P McBride 2f, R McCann 1, C Duffin 1, P McCormack 1, E McCabe 1		Referee: N Mooney (Cavan)


6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)Round 2 Monaghan Colours of Monaghan.svg 1-14 (17)–(17) 0-17 Colours of Galway.svg St. Mary's University College Clones  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: St Tiernach's Park


6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)Round 2 Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg 1-10 (13)–(27) 2-21 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Belfast  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Corrigan Park


9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)Round 3 Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg 1-14 (17)–(09) 0-09 Colours of Galway.svg St. Mary's University College Belfast  
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Woodlands Playing Fields


9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)Round 3 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 0-13 (13)–(12) 1-09 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Armagh  
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Athletic Grounds


Section C

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 330050271.8526Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Derry.svg Derry 320152411.2684Advance to semi-final (best runners-up)
3 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 301230400.7501
4 Colours of Dublin.svg Ulster University 301231550.5641
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2019. Source: Ulster GAA
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15)Round 1 Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 1-09 (12)–(12) 0-12 Colours of Dublin.svg University of Ulster Derrygonnelly  
13:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Canon Maguire Park
Report


20 December 2018 (2018-12-20)Round 1 Derry Colours of Derry.svg 0-11 (11)–(20) 0-20 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Derry  
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Páirc na gCeilteach


6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)Round 2 Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 2-08 (14)–(18) 3-09 Colours of Derry.svg Derry Enniskillen  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Brewster Park
Report Referee: Martin McNally


6 January 2019 (2019-01-06)Round 2 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 2-14 (20)–(12) 1-09 Colours of Dublin.svg University of Ulster Omagh  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Healy Park
Report


9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)Round 3 Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0-10 (10)–(04) 0-04 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Omagh  
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Healy Park


9 January 2019 (2019-01-09)Round 3 Derry Colours of Derry.svg 1-20 (23)–(07) 0-07 Colours of Dublin.svg University of Ulster Dungiven  
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Owenbeg Centre of Excellence


Ranking of section runners-up

PosGrpTeamPldWDLPFPAPRPtsQualification
1 C Colours of Derry.svg Derry 320152411.2684Advance to semi-final
2 A Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 320145381.1844
3 B Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 311152451.1563
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2019. Source: Ulster GAA

Knock-out Stage

Semi-finals

13 January 2019 (2019-01-13)
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final 1
Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg 1-10 (13)–(14) 0-14 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
(HT: 1-05 – 0-09)
Healy Park , Omagh
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
13 January 2019 (2019-01-13)
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final 2
Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0-14 (14)–(11) 1-08 Colours of Derry.svg Derry
(HT: 0-06 – 0-06)
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
Referee: C Branagan (Down)

Final

TG4
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)
19:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Final
Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 0-14 (14)–(16) 0-16 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone
(HT: 0-06 – 0-09)

Pts: Rory Grugan (5, 4f, 1pen), Niall Grimley (5, 4f, 1 '45), Stefan Campbell (2), Rian O’Neill, Jamie Clarke
Pts: Darren McCurry (9, 8f), Niall Sludden (2), Cathal McShane (2, 1f), Ronan McNamee, Declan McClure, Niall Morgan (f)
Athletic Grounds , Armagh
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Attendance: 11,318

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