2023 Joe McDonagh Cup

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2023 Joe McDonagh Cup
Croke park hogan stand.jpg
Dates8 April – 27 May 2023
Teams6
Champions Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow (2nd title)
Paul Doyle (captain)
Tom Mullally (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly
Jason Sampson (captain)
Johnny Kelly (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Points scored683 (42.69 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Carlow.svg Marty Kavanagh (3-71)
2022 (Previous)(Next) 2024

The 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup was the sixth staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018. [1]

Contents

Antrim, winner of the 2022 final, were promoted to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, replaced by Laois who were relegated back to this competition. [2] Kildare were promoted from the Christy Ring Cup. [3]

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage played off in the final to decide the winner, with Carlow defeating Offaly. [4] Both advanced to the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship knock-out stages. The bottom team was relegated to Christy Ring Cup. [5]

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Format

Cup format

Initially each of the six teams play the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup final. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up also advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage.

Promotion

If the Joe McDonagh champions are a non-Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Leinster Championship. If the champions are a Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Munster Championship. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions replace the bottom-placed team in the provincial championship containing six teams.

Relegation

The bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup are automatically relegated to the following year's Christy Ring Cup and are replaced by the Christy Ring Cup champions.

Teams by province

The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Connacht (0)

Leinster (4)

Munster (1)

Ulster (1)

Teams

General Information

Six counties will compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup:

County Last Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2022 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2018 3rd5th
Colours of Down.svg Down 1997 5th3rd
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 1891 1891 Runners-up6th
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Champions (Christy Ring Cup)2nd
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2019 1949 1915 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)3rd
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1995 1998 4th3rd

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Tom Mullally Paul Doyle SETU
Colours of Down.svg Down Ronan SheehanTBDEOS IT Solutions
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Stephen Molumphy Gavin Dooley Kerry Group
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare David Herity James Burke Brady Family Ham
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Willie Maher Enda Rowland Laois Hire
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Johnny Kelly Jason Sampson Glenisk

Group Stage

Table

PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsQualification
1 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 532013-1181-104+508Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals
2 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 54017-1056-93+158
3 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 531114-1144-87+577
4 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 52122-1016-96-75
5 Colours of Down.svg Down 51043-8818-112-592
6 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 50056-6810-112-560Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Round 1

8 April 2023Round 1 Colours of Down.svg Down 1-14 - 1-26 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Ballycran
P Og McCrickard 0-6 (3f), R McCrickard 1-0, J Doran, T McGrattan 0-2 each, D Sands, F Turpin, T McGrattan, T Prenter 0-1 each. Report S Conway 0-8 (4f, 1sl), E Ross 1-3, D Goggin 0-3, D Shanahan, Niall Mulcahy 0-2 each, C Trant, P Lucid, G Dooley, B Barrett and E Leen 0-1 each.Stadium: McKenna Park
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
8 April 2023Round 1 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 5-23 - 0-19 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Carlow
P Boland 3-0, M Kavanagh 0-12 (9fs, 65), C Kehoe 2-2, J Doyle 0-4, C Nolan 0-3 (1f), D Byrne 0-1, J Nolan 0-1. Report J Burke 0-10fs, D Qualter 0-2, C McCabe 0-2, C Dowling 0-1, G Keegan 0-1, Cian Boran 0-1, M Delaney 0-1, J Byrne 0-1.Stadium: Netwatch Cullen Park
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
8 April 2023Round 1 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 3-19 - 1-22 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Tullamore
E Cahill 2-11 (0-6f, 0-1 65), Cillian Kiely 0-3, J Keenaghan 1-0, C Mitchell 0-1, B Duignan 0-1, A Cleary 0-1, K Sampson 0-1, P Clancy 0-1. Report S Maher 0-12 (0-5f, 0-2 65s), A Dunphy 0-4, A Corby 0-3, P Purcell 1-0, S Bergin 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, E Rowland 0-1f.Stadium: Glenisk O'Connor Park
Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Round 2

16 April 2023Round 2 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 7-24 - 0-14 Colours of Down.svg Down Laois Hire O'Moore Park
S Bergin 3-0, S Maher 1-6 (4fs, 1 65), T Keyes 1-1, P Purcell 1-1, W Dunphy 1-1, R King 0-3, A Dunphy 0-2, J Keyes 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, PJ Scully 0-2 (1f), J Lennon 0-2, P Lawlor 0-1, I Shanahan 0-1. Report P Sheehan 0-6 (3fs), P Óg McCrickard 0-4 (2fs), L Savage 0-1, T Prenter 0-1, R McCrickard 0-1, C Egan 0-1.Referee: T Gleeson (Waterford)
16 April 2023Round 2 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 3-11 - 2-22 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Manguard Plus Hawkfield COE
P McKenna 1-5 (1-0 pen, 4fs and 1 '65'), J Burke and C Boran 1-1 each, P Dolan, B Byrne, P Divilly and D Costello 0-1 each. Report E Cahill 1-10 (6fs, 1 '65'), Cillian Kiely 1-3, A Cleary 0-3, K Sampson 0-2, J Keenaghan, B Duignan, C Mitchell and Cathal Kiely 0-1 each.
16 April 2023Round 2 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 0-21 - 0-21 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-11 (7fs), P Boyle 0-3 (1f), M Leane and B Barrett 0-2 each, P O'Connor, C Walsh, and D Collins 0-1 each. Report M Kavanagh 0-13 (9fs), J Nolan and J Doyle 0-3 each, F Fitzpatrick and C Nolan 0-1 each.Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Round 3

22 April 2023Round 3 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-14 - 1-17 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Manguard Plus Hawkfield COE
D Qualter 0-8 (8fs), C McCabe 0-2, R Boran 0-1, G Keegan 0-1, C Boran 0-1, P McKenna 0-1 (f). Report P Boyle 0-5 (1f), S Conway 0-5 (4fs), J Conway 1-2, D Shanahan 0-1, E Ross 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, N Mulcahy 0-1, D Goggin 0-1.Referee: C Flynn (Westmeath)
22 April 2023Round 3 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1-22 - 1-22 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Netwatch Cullen Park
M Kavanagh 1-13 (1-0 pen, 65, 8fs), J Kavanagh 0-3, C Kehoe, J Doyle, C Nolan 0-2 each Report S Maher 0-10 (4fs), R King 0-4, S Bergin 1-1, M Phelan, E Rowland (fs) 0-2 each, A Corby, J Keyes (sideline), P Purcell 0-1 each.Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
22 April 2023Round 3 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-26 - 1-14 Colours of Down.svg Down Glenisk O'Connor Park
E Cahill 1-12 (7f), Cillian Kiely 0-5, P Clancy 0-2, D King, J Clancy, D Nally, A Cleary, B Duignan, J Keenaghan and J Murphy 0-1 each. Report P Og McCrickard 0-9 (7f), J Doran 1-2, N McFarland, O McManus (f), S Martin and F Turpin 0-1 each.Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Round 4

6 May 2023Round 4 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-23 - 0-11 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Glenisk O'Connor Park
S Maher 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 65), R King 0-5, T Keyes 1-1, S Bergin 0-2, M Phelan 0-2, J Duggan 0-2, J Kelly 0-1. Report D Qualter 0-6 (0-5f), C Boran 0-3, D Flaherty 0-1, K Harrington 0-1.Referee: P Murphy (Carlow).
7 May 2023Round 4 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-24 - 0-16 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Laois Hire O'Moore Park
E Cahill 0-13 (0-9f, 0-2 65s), D Nally 1-1 (0-1 sideline), A Cleary 0-2, B Duignan 0-2, J Sampson 0-1, C Kiely 0-1, J Clancy 0-1, E Kelly 0-1, K Sampson 0-1, J Keenaghan 0-1. Report S Conway 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 65), P Boyle 0-3 (0-2f), G Dooley 0-2, M Leane 0-1, E Ross 0-1, F MacKessy 0-1, J Diggins 0-1.
7 May 2023Round 4 Colours of Down.svg Down 0-28 - 6-23 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow McKenna Park
P Og McCrickard 0-10 (8f), F Turpin 0-5, O McManus, M Fisher, C Teggart (1f), R McCrickard (1f) and D Sands 0-2 each; J Doran, L Savage and M Conlon 0-1each. Report M Kavanagh 1-11 (7f), C Nolan 2-4, J Nolan 1-2, J Doyle 1-1, C Kehoe 1-0, F Fitzpatrick 0-2, JM Nolan, K McDonald and D Byrne 0-1 each

Round 5

13 May 2023Round 5 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 3-13 - 1-27 Colours of Down.svg Down Manguard Plus Hawkfield COE
P McKenna 2-0 (2-0 pens), D Qualter 0-5 (4fs), D Flaherty 1-0, C Boran and G Keegan 0-2 each, C Shanahan, C McCabe, J Byrne, and J Burke 0-1 each. Report P Óg McCrickard 0-15 (8fs, 165), L Savage 0-4, E Sands 1-0, C Taggart 0-3, F Turpin 0-2, M Fisher, J McManus and J Doran 0-1 each.Referee: K Jordan
13 May 2023Round 5 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1-29 - 0-14 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Netwatch Cullen Park
M Kavanagh 0-14 (7fs 65), C Nolan 0-5 (1 sl), C Kehoe (1-1), J Doyle 0-3, P Boland 0-2, F Fitzpatrick, JM Nolan, K McDonald, J Nolan 0-1 each Report S Dooley 0-7 (4fs), D Maher 0-2, J Nally, P Delaney, L Langton, J Murphy, E Kelly 0-1 each.Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)
13 May 2023Round 5 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 0-21 - 4-23 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Austin Stack Park
S Conway 0-7 (7fs), J Conway 0-4, P Boyle 0-3, B Barrett 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, F Mackessy 0-1, P O’Connor 0-1, D Goggin 0-1, P Lucid 0-1. Report S Maher 1-12 (6fs, 1 ‘65’), E Rowland 1-2 (1-0 pen, 2fs), P Purcell 1-0, S Bergin 1-0, J Keyes 0-2, T Keyes 0-2, Ian Shanahan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, A Corby 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.Referee: L Gordon (Galway)

Final

27 May 2023Final Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 1-31 - 2-29
(aet)
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Croke Park
E Cahill 0-7 (3f), C Kiely 0-6 (2f), D Nally 0-5 (1 ‘65’, 1 sideline and 1f), C Mitchell 1-1, A Cleary 0-3, K Sampson, P Clancy and E Kelly 0-2 each, J Keenaghan, S Bourke, J Sampson 0-1 each Report Martin Kavanagh 1-8 (5f, 1 '65), Paddy Boland 1-4, Chris Nolan 0-4, James Doyle 0-3, Jon Nolan 0-3, John Michael Nolan 0-2, Conor Kehoe 0-2, Jack Kavanagh 0-2, Diarmuid Byrne 0-1, Kevin McDonald 0-1 (f)Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

Carlow are promoted to the 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, replacing Westmeath. [3]

Stadia and locations

Island of Ireland location map.svg
Locations of the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup teams.
County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Carlow Leinster Netwatch Cullen Park 21,000
Colours of Down.svg Down Rubane Ulster McKenna Park 5,000
Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Tralee Munster Austin Stack Park 12,000
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Newbridge Leinster Hawkfield Centre of Excellence1,300
Colours of Laois.svg Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 22,000
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 18,000

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 3-7180613.33
2 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 4-5365513.00
3 Stephen Maher Laois 2-5056511.20
4 Pearse Óg McCrickard Down 0-444458.80
5 Shane Conway Kerry 0-383857.60
6 Chris Nolan Carlow 2-192564.16
7Cillian Kiely Offaly 1-182154.20
David Qualter Kildare 0-212154.20
9 Stephen Bergin Laois 5-041953.80
10Paddy Boland Carlow 4-061853.60

In a single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 2-1117 Laois
2 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 1-1316 Laois
3 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 1-1215 Down
Stephen Maher Laois 0-1212 Kerry
Pearse Óg McCrickard Down 0-1515 Kildare
6 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 1-1114 Down
Marty Kavanagh Carlow 0-1414 Offaly
8 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 1-1013 Kildare
Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-1313 Kerry
Marty Kavanagh Carlow 0-1313 Kerry

Scoring events

Doesn't include extra time.

Miscellaneous

See also

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