2023 Fitzgibbon Cup

2023 Fitzgibbon Cup

Dates	18 January - 18 February 2023
Teams	12
Sponsor	Electric Ireland
Champions	University of Limerick (8th title) Bryan O'Mara (captain) Mark Rodgers (captain) Brian Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	University of Galway Darren O'Brien (captain) Jeffrey Lynskey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	50 (2.63 per match)
Points scored	673 (35.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Evan Niland (1-52)
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The 2023 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 106th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It is sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 14 December 2022. ^[1] The cup ran from 18 January to 18 February 2023.

University of Limerick were the defending champions. ^[2]

The Fitzgibbon Cup final was played on 18 February 2023 at the SETU Waterford Complex, between University of Limerick and University of Galway, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. ^[3] University of Limerick won the match by 4–19 to 1–13 to claim their eighth Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a second title in succession. ^[4]

University of Galway's Evan Niland was the top scorer with 1-52.

Group A

Group A table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University of Galway	2	2	0	0	56	38	18	4
SETU Waterford	2	1	0	1	38	49	-11	2
MTU Cork	2	0	0	1	42	49	-7	0

Group A fixtures and results

MTU Cork v University of Galway

18 January 2023Round 1	MTU Cork	2-16 - 2-21	University of Galway	MTU Cork Grounds
	L O’Shea 0-8 (0-4f), C Beausang 0-4, B Roche, S Walsh 1-1 each, C Joyce, B Kehoe 0-1 each.	Report	E Niland 1-11 (0-3f), G Thomas 1-1, N Collins 0-3, D O’Brien, O Flannery 0-2 each, I McGlynn, T Killeen 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

University of Galway v SETU Waterford

25 January 2023Round 2	University of Galway	2-23 - 1-13	SETU Waterford	Dangan Grounds
	E Niland 0-12 (0-7f, 0-1 65); A Connaire 1-1; D O’Brien 0-3; J O’Meara 1-0; T Killeen, B Concannon, G Thomas 0-2 each; N Collins 0-1.	Report	R Halloran 1-9 (8f); P Cody 0-2; J Harkin, S Walsh 0-1 each.

SETU Waterford v MTU Cork

1 February 2023Round 3	SETU Waterford	1-19 - 0-20	MTU Cork	SETU Waterford Complex
	R Halloran 0-11f, P Fitzgerald 1-0, S Walsh, J Prendergast, S Bennett, M O’Brien 0-2 each.	Report	L O’Shea 0-10 (0-8f), C Joyce 0-4 (0-2f, 0-2 65), B Roche, S Walsh 0-2 each, C Beausang, S Quirke 0-1 each.

Group B

Group B table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
DCU Dóchas Éireann	2	2	0	0	50	46	4	4
SETU Carlow	2	0	1	1	41	42	-1	1
Mary Immaculate College	2	0	1	1	43	46	-3	1

Group B fixtures and results

SETU Carlow v Mary Immaculate College

18 January 2023Round 1	SETU Carlow	1-16 - 1-16	Mary Immaculate College	SETU Carlow Grounds
	C Nolan 0-5, 0-3f, K Ryan 1-1, C Kenny 0-4, 0-1f, T Keyes 0-3, M Troy 0-2, R Foley 0-1.	Report	Devon Ryan 0-8, 0-7f, 0-1 line cut, C Daly 1-0, Diarmuid Ryan, J Gillane (2 frees), J Devaney 0-2 each, C O’Brien, J Nolan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Mary Immaculate College v DCU Dóchas Éireann

25 January 2023Round 2	Mary Immaculate College	2-18 - 2-21	DCU Dóchas Éireann	MIC Grounds
	Devon Ryan 1-9 (7 frees, 1 '65), D McLaughlin 1-3, D Cahill 0-3, R Power, C O'Brien and Diarmuid Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	R Banville 0-8 (5 frees, 1 '65), R Lawlor 1-1, E Gibbons 1-0 (1-0 free), J Ryan and D Power 0-2 each, C Hennessy, N Murphy, E Daly, M O'Connell, B Duignan, R Boran, J Barrett and C Kehoe 0-1 each.	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

DCU Dóchas Éireann v SETU Carlow

1 February 2023Round 3	DCU Dóchas Éireann	3-14 - 1-19	SETU Carlow	DCU Sportsgrounds
	R Banville 1-4 (4fs), C Hennessy 1-1, C Kehoe 1-0, E Gibbons 0-2fs, M O’Connell 0-2, D Power 0-1, E Daly 0-1, R Lawlor 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, N Murphy 0-1.	Report	E Cody 1-12 (1-10fs, 0-2 ‘65s), T Keyes 0-4, Chris Nolan 0-1, M Troy 0-1, Conor Nolan 0-1

Group C

Group C table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University College Cork	2	2	0	0	40	32	8	4
University College Dublin	2	1	0	1	39	41	-2	2
Maynooth University	2	0	0	2	41	47	-6	0

Group C fixtures and results

University College Cork v Maynooth University

19 January 2023Round 1	University College Cork	1-18 - 0-19	Maynooth University	The Mardyke
	R Cotter 0-6 (0-5f, 0-1 pen), S Barrett 0-5, J O’Connor 1-2, C Cahalane 0-2, C O’Brien, S Daly, N O’Leary 0-1 each.	Report	B Drennan 0-8f, E Landy 0-3, C Drennan (0-1f, 0-1sl), A Hickey 0-2 each, P Blanchfield, L Hogan, C Kelly, C Fogarty 0-1 each.

Maynooth University v University College Dublin

26 January 2023Round 2	Maynooth University	0-22 - 1-23	University College Dublin	Maynooth North Campus
	B Drennan (0-11, 10 frees), C Drennan 0-4 (1 free), C Boran (0-2), C Kelly (0-2), A Hickey (0-1), P Blanchfield (0-1), C Fogarty (0-1).	Report	D O’Shea (0-12, 9 frees), E Guilfoyle (1-1), C Foley (0-3), J Duggan (0-2), C O’Sullivan (0-2), L Murphy (0-2), C Prenderville (0-1).

University College Dublin v University College Cork

2 February 2023Round 3	University College Dublin	0-13 - 0-19	University College Cork	David Billings Park
	D O’Shea 0-7 f, D Purcell 0-3, C O’Sullivan, E Guilfoyle, C Rogers 0-1 each.	Report	D Flynn 0-9 (0-8 f, 0-1 65), S Barrett 0-3 (0-1 f), E Carey 0-2, L Elliott, S Daly, C Cahalane, R Cotter, B Hayes 0-1 each.

Group D

Group D table

  Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University of Limerick	2	2	0	0	59	32	27	4
ATU Galway	2	1	0	1	43	50	-7	2
TUS Midwest	2	0	0	2	37	57	-20	0

Group D fixtures and results

ATU Galway v University of Limerick

19 January 2023Round 1	ATU Galway	2-10 - 2-23	University of Limerick	Duggan Park
	K Cooney 0-7 (0-6f, 0-1 65), R Murphy 1-2, C Folan 1-0, E Duggan 0-1.	Report	G O’Connor 0-11 (0-7f, 0-1 65), M Rogers 1-4 (0-2f), M Kiely 1-1, R Shelly 0-1, K Sampson 0-1, S Twomey 0-1, C Darcy 0-1, J Power 0-1, C O’Neill 0-1, J Power 0-1.

University of Limerick v TUS Midwest

26 January 2023Round 2	University of Limerick	2-24 - 1-13	TUS Midwest	UL Grounds
	G O’Connor 0-12 (5f, 3 ’65); S Twomey 1-2; M Rogers 1-1, C O’Neill 0-3; C Coughlan 0-2; C Galvin, B O’Meara, J Power, K Sampson 0-1 each.	Report	R Mounsey 1-7 (4f); A Shanagher 0-2; D Tynan, K McCarthy, A Tynan, B Óg O’Dwyer 0-1 each.

TUS Midwest v ATU Galway

2 February 2023Round 3	TUS Midwest	1-18 - 2-21	ATU Galway	Moylish Grounds
	R Mounsey 0-6 (1f); A Shanagher 1-2; K Shelly 0-4 (3f); E Fitzpatrick 0-3; A Tynan 0-2; K McCarthy 0-1.	Report	K Cooney 0-8 (frees); C Folan, N Coen 1-2 each; D Shaughnessy, R Murphy 0-2 each; D Nevin, D Parr, A Shaughnessy, J Forde, J Grealish 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

DCU Dóchas Éireann v SETU Waterford

8 February 2023Quarter-final	DCU Dóchas Éireann	2-16 - 3-16	SETU Waterford	DCU Sportsgrounds
	R Banville 0-10 (0-8f), C Hennessy 1-1, C Kehoe 1-0, M O’Connell 0-2, C Clancy 0-1, D Power 0-1, R Boran 0-1.	Report	R Halloran 0-8 (0-8f), S Walsh 0-5, P Fitzgerald 1-0, G Fives 1-0, A Kirwan 1-0, B Nolan 0-1, P Cody 0-1, J Harkin 0-1.	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

University of Galway v SETU Carlow

9 February 2023Quarter-final	University of Galway	0-20 - 2-11	SETU Carlow	Dangan Grounds
	E Niland 0-12 (0-11f), A Connaire 0-2, D O’Brien 0-2, O Flannery 0-1, J O’Meara 0-1, B Concannon 0-1, E Lawless 0-1.	Report	E Cody 0-5 (0-5f), T Keyes 1-1, C Nolan 1-1, C Burke 0-2, K Ryan 0-1, C Kenny 0-1.

University College Cork v ATU Galway

9 February 2023Quarter-final	University College Cork	0-20 - 1-13	ATU Galway	The Mardyke
	D Flynn 0-14 (0-11f), P Power, S Barrett 0-2 each, B Hayes, R Cotter 0-1 each.	Report	K Cooney 0-7 (0-3f), R Murphy 1-2, C Fahy 0-2, D Shaughnessy, E Hunt 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

University of Limerick v University College Dublin

9 February 2023Quarter-final	University of Limerick	4-19 - 0-10	University College Dublin	UL Grounds
	M Kiely 3-0, J Power 1-2, G O'Connor 0-5 (2 frees), A English 0-4, S Twomey 0-3, M Rodgers, C Coughlan, B O'Mara, B O'Sullivan and C Flaherty 0-1 each.	Report	D O'Shea 0-6 (6 frees), C Prenderville and L Murphy 0-2 each.

Semi-finals

University College Cork v University of Galway

16 February 2023Semi-final	University College Cork	2-18 - 1-24	University of Galway	Gurteen Grounds
	D Flynn 0-7 (0-6f, 0-1 65), B Hayes 1-2, S Barrett 1-1, D Hogan 0-3, G Millerick 0-2, C Cahalane, P Power, D Connery (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Report	E Niland 0-12 (0-10f, 0-1 65), A Connaire 0-4, G Thomas 1-0, D O’Brien, N Collins, B Concannon 0-2 each, I McGlynn, T Killeen 0-1 each.

SETU Waterford v University of Limerick

16 February 2023Semi-final	SETU Waterford	0-16 - 0-19	University of Limerick	SETU Waterford Complex
	R Halloran 0-8 (7fs), P Fitzgerald 0-4, B Nolan (f), S Walsh, P Cody, G Fives 0-1 each.	Report	G O’Connor 0-13 (11fs), C Coughlin 0-3, B O’Mara 0-2, D Hannify 0-1.

Final

University of Limerick v University of Galway

18 February 2023Final	University of Limerick	4-19 - 1-13	University of Galway	SETU Waterford Complex
	M Kiely 4-1, G O'Connor 0-9 (7fs, 1 65), M Rogers (1f), A English 0-2 each, B O'Sullivan, B O'Mara, D Corcoran, S Twomey, C Coughlin 0-1 each.	Report	E Niland 0-5 (3fs), G Thomas 1-0, N Collins 0-3, B Concannon 0-2, O Flannery, P McGann, T Killeen 0-1 each.	Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Evan Niland	University of Galway	1-52	55	5	11.00
2	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-50	50	5	10.00
3	Reuben Halloran	SETU Waterford	1-36	39	4	9.75
4	Darragh Flynn	UCC	0-30	30	4	7.50
5	Michael Kiely	University of Limerick	8-02	26	5	5.20
6	Ross Banville	Dublin City University	1-22	25	3	8.33
	Donal O'Shea	UCD	0-25	25	3	8.33
8	Kevin Cooney	ATU Galway	0-22	22	3	7.33
9	Devon Ryan	Mary Immaculate College	1-17	20	2	10.00
	Eoin Cody	SETU Carlow	1-17	20	2	10.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Cody	SETU Carlow	1-11	14	DCU Dóchas Éireann
	Evan Niland	University of Galway	1-11	14	MTU Cork
	Darragh Flynn	UCC	1-11	14	ATU Galway
4	Michael Kiely	University of Limerick	4-01	13	University of Galway
	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-13	13	SETU Waterford
6	Reuben Halloran	SETU Waterford	1-09	12	University of Galway
	Devon Ryan	Mary Immaculate College	1-09	12	Dublin City University
	Evan Niland	University of Galway	0-12	12	SETU Waterford
	Donal O'Shea	UCD	0-12	12	Maynooth University
	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-12	12	TUS Midwest
	Evan Niland	University of Galway	0-12	12	SETU Carlow
	Evan Niland	University of Galway	0-12	12	UCC

Awards

Team of the Year

1. Dean Mason
2. Eoin Lawless
3. T. J. Brennan
4. Eoin Roche
5. Tiernan Killeen
6. Bryan O'Mara
7. Cormac O'Brien
8. Brian O'Sullivan
9. Jack Prendergast
10. Brian Concannon
11. Gearóid O'Connor
12. Seán Twomey
13. Reuben Halloran
14. Michael Kiely
15. Aaron Ryan

References

1. "Here are the 2023 Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup draws". The 42. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double". The 42. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
3. Keogh, John (17 February 2023). "UL and University of Galway to meet in repeat of 2022 Fitzgibbon Cup Final". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
4. McCarthy, Tomás (18 February 2023). "Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

External links

• Higher Education fixtures and results