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2017 O'Byrne Cup
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.
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Leinster |
| 2017 |
| O'Byrne Cup |
| Dublin (9th win) |
| Paul Clarke |
| Ciarán Reddin |
| Louth |
| Colin Kelly |
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.
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.
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 4 |
| Wexford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 3 |
| UCD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 3 |
| DCU–Dóchas Éireann | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 2 |
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 21 | +53 | 6 |
| Longford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 4 |
| Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 2 |
| IT Carlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 95 | –72 | 0 |
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meath | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-50 | 1-35 | +30 | 5 |
| Laois | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-48 | 3-29 | +22 | 5 |
| DIT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-28 | 4-37 | –18 | 2 |
| Wicklow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-24 | 3-49 | –34 | 0 |
- Meath finished 1st due to their better score difference.
| Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 6 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 4 |
| Carlow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 2 |
| Maynooth University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 67 | –21 | 0 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 January 2017 2:00 pm Final | Dublin | 2-16 – 1-10 | 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 [1] | Páraic Smith 0-5, Pádraig Rath 1-0, Ronan Holcroft and Sam Mulroy (0-2f) 0-2 each, Bevan Duffy 0-1. |
| GK | 1 | Evan Comerford (Ballymun Kickhams) | |
| RCB | 2 | Ross McGowan (Kilmacud Crokes) | |
| FB | 3 | Eoin O'Brien (Castleknock) | |
| LCB | 4 | Jack Smith (Skerries Harps) | |
| RHB | 5 | Robbie Gaughan (Ballinteer St John's) | |
| CHB | 6 | Ciarán Reddin (St Maur's) | |
| LHB | 7 | Conor Mullally (Cuala) | |
| MF | 8 | Jason Whelan (Ballymun Kickhams) | |
| MF | 9 | Ross Hazley (St Sylvester's) | |
| RHF | 10 | Niall Scully (Templeogue/Synge Street) | |
| CHF | 11 | Shane Boland (Castleknock) | |
| LHF | 12 | Niall Walsh (St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh) | |
| RCF | 13 | Conor McHugh (Na Fianna) | |
| FF | 14 | Shane Cunningham (Kilmacud Crokes) | |
| LCF | 15 | Paul Hudson (Thomas Davis) | |
| Substitutes: | |||
| 16 | Emmett Ó Conghaile (Lucan Sarsfields) for Hazley | ||
| 17 | Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) for Boland | ||
| 18 | Tom Shields (Castleknock) for Mullally | ||
| 19 | Gary Sweeney (St Sylvester's) for Walsh | ||
| 20 | Killian O'Gara (Templeogue/Synge Street) for Cunningham | ||
| 21 | Seán Newcombe (Lucan Sarsfields) for Whelan | ||
| 22 | Ross O'Brien (St Jude's) for McHugh | ||
| GK | 1 | Craig Lynch (Naomh Máirtín) | |
| RCB | 2 | Pádraig Rath (Dreadnots) | |
| FB | 3 | Patrick Reilly (St Bride's) | |
| LCB | 4 | Kevin Carr (Newtown Blues) | |
| RHB | 5 | Derek Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands) | |
| CHB | 6 | Darren McMahon (St Mochta's) | |
| LHB | 7 | Anthony Williams (Dreadnots) | |
| MF | 8 | Tommy Durnin (Westerns) | |
| MF | 9 | Andy McDonnell (Newtown Blues) | |
| RHF | 10 | James Stewart (Dundalk Gaels) | |
| CHF | 11 | Páraic Smith (Dreadnots) | |
| LHF | 12 | Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's) | |
| RCF | 13 | Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael) | |
| FF | 14 | Jim McEneaney (Geraldines) | |
| LCF | 15 | Ronan Holcroft (St Fechin's) | |
| Substitutes: | |||
| 16 | Adrian Reid (Mattock Rangers) for McKeever | ||
| 17 | Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) for McEneaney | ||
| 18 | Declan Byrne (St Mochta's) for McMahon | ||
| 19 | Eoin O'Connor (St Patrick's) for Durnin | ||
| 20 | Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtín) for Holcroft | ||
| 21 | Ruairí Moore (O'Raghallaighs) for McDonnell | ||
| 22 | Ross Nally (Newtown Blues) for Smith |
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