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]
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Dates | 8 April – 27 May 2023 | ||
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Teams | 6 | ||
Champions | ![]() Paul Doyle (captain) Tom Mullally (manager) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Jason Sampson (captain) Johnny Kelly (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 16 | ||
Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) | ||
Points scored | 683 (42.69 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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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
editTo Championship
editRelegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup
From Championship
editPromoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup
Format
editCup format
editInitially 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
editIf 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
editThe 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
editThe participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were:
Connacht (0)
- None participated
Leinster (4)
Munster (1)
- Kerry (15)
Ulster (1)
- Down (17)
Teams
editGeneral Information
editSix counties will compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup:
County | Last Cup Title | Last Provincial Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2022 Championship | Appearance |
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Carlow | 2018 | — | — | 3rd | 5th |
Down | — | 1997 | — | 5th | 3rd |
Kerry | — | 1891 | 1891 | Runners-up | 6th |
Kildare | — | — | — | Champions (Christy Ring Cup) | 2nd |
Laois | 2019 | 1949 | 1915 | 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | 3rd |
Offaly | — | 1995 | 1998 | 4th | 3rd |
Personnel and kits
editCounty | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor |
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Carlow | Tom Mullally | Paul Doyle | SETU |
Down | Ronan Sheehan | TBD | EOS IT Solutions |
Kerry | Stephen Molumphy | Gavin Dooley | Kerry Group |
Kildare | David Herity | James Burke | Brady Family Ham |
Laois | Willie Maher | Enda Rowland | Laois Hire |
Offaly | Johnny Kelly | Jason Sampson | Glenisk |
Group Stage
editTable
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Carlow | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13-118 | 1-104 | +50 | 8 | Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals |
2 | Offaly | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-105 | 6-93 | +15 | 8 | |
3 | Laois | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14-114 | 4-87 | +57 | 7 | |
4 | Kerry | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2-101 | 6-96 | -7 | 5 | |
5 | Down | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-88 | 18-112 | -59 | 2 | |
6 | Kildare | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-68 | 10-112 | -56 | 0 | Relegated to Christy Ring Cup |
Round 1
edit8 April 2023 Round 1 | Down | 1-14 - 1-26 | 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 2023 Round 1 | Carlow | 5-23 - 0-19 | 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 2023 Round 1 | Offaly | 3-19 - 1-22 | 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
edit16 April 2023 Round 2 | Laois | 7-24 - 0-14 | 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 2023 Round 2 | Kildare | 3-11 - 2-22 | 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 2023 Round 2 | Kerry | 0-21 - 0-21 | 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
edit22 April 2023 Round 3 | Kildare | 0-14 - 1-17 | 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 2023 Round 3 | Carlow | 1-22 - 1-22 | 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 2023 Round 3 | Offaly | 1-26 - 1-14 | 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
edit6 May 2023 Round 4 | Laois | 1-23 - 0-11 | 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 2023 Round 4 | Offaly | 1-24 - 0-16 | 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 2023 Round 4 | Down | 0-28 - 6-23 | 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
edit13 May 2023 Round 5 | Kildare | 3-13 - 1-27 | 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 2023 Round 5 | Carlow | 1-29 - 0-14 | 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 2023 Round 5 | Kerry | 0-21 - 4-23 | 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
edit27 May 2023 Final | Offaly | 1-31 - 2-29 (aet) | 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
editCounty | Location | Province | Stadium(s) | Capacity |
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Carlow | Carlow | Leinster | Netwatch Cullen Park | 21,000 |
Down | Rubane | Ulster | McKenna Park | 5,000 |
Kerry | Tralee | Munster | Austin Stack Park | 12,000 |
Kildare | Newbridge | Leinster | Hawkfield Centre of Excellence | 1,300 |
Laois | Portlaoise | Leinster | O'Moore Park | 22,000 |
Offaly | Tullamore | Leinster | O'Connor Park | 18,000 |
Statistics
editTop scorers
editOverall
editRank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 3-71 | 80 | 6 | 13.33 |
2 | Eoghan Cahill | Offaly | 4-53 | 65 | 5 | 13.00 |
3 | Stephen Maher | Laois | 2-50 | 56 | 5 | 11.20 |
4 | Pearse Óg McCrickard | Down | 0-44 | 44 | 5 | 8.80 |
5 | Shane Conway | Kerry | 0-38 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 |
6 | Chris Nolan | Carlow | 2-19 | 25 | 6 | 4.16 |
7 | Cillian Kiely | Offaly | 1-18 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
David Qualter | Kildare | 0-21 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 | |
9 | Stephen Bergin | Laois | 5-04 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
10 | Paddy Boland | Carlow | 4-06 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
In a single game
editRank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Eoghan Cahill | Offaly | 2-11 | 17 | Laois |
2 | Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 1-13 | 16 | Laois |
3 | Eoghan Cahill | Offaly | 1-12 | 15 | Down |
Stephen Maher | Laois | 0-12 | 12 | Kerry | |
Pearse Óg McCrickard | Down | 0-15 | 15 | Kildare | |
6 | Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 1-11 | 14 | Down |
Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 0-14 | 14 | Offaly | |
8 | Eoghan Cahill | Offaly | 1-10 | 13 | Kildare |
Eoghan Cahill | Offaly | 0-13 | 13 | Kerry | |
Marty Kavanagh | Carlow | 0-13 | 13 | Kerry |
Scoring events
editDoesn't include extra time.
- Widest winning margin: 31 points
- Most goals in a match: 7
- Most points in a match: 51
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- Most points by one team in a match: 29
- Highest aggregate score: 69 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 34 points
Miscellaneous
edit- Carlow won their 1st championship in 5 years, last winning the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup.
- First-time Joe McDonagh Cup meetings:
- Laois broke the record for most goals scored in a Joe McDonagh Cup match after scoring 7 against Down in Round 2.
- Offaly qualify to the Joe McDonagh Cup final for the first time.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Antrim relegated straight back to the Joe McDonagh Cup after defeat to Laois". Belfast Telegraph. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b "GAA Master Fixtures for 2023 published". www.gaa.ie.
- ^ "Seven Carlow players in Joe McDonagh Cup selection". 25 October 2023 – via www.rte.ie.
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(help) - ^ "Hurling round-up: All to play for in final rounds for Joe McDonagh, Kildare head into Christy Ring final as hot favourites". Irish Examiner. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.