2017 O'Byrne Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | O'Byrne Cup |
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2017 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Dublin (9th win) |
| Manager | Paul Clarke |
| Captain | Ciaran Reddin |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Louth |
| Manager | 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.[1][2]
Format
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.
Group Stage
Group 1
| 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 |
Group 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 |
Group 3
| 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.
Group 4
| 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 |
Knockout Stage
Semi-Finals
| 22 January 2017 2 p.m. Semi-Final |
Kildare | 2-8 – 0-16 | Dublin | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: David Hickey (Carlow) |
| Daniel Flynn, Johnny Byrne 1-0 each, Niall Kelly, Paul Cribbin, Neil Flynn (0-1f) 0-2 each, Kevin Feely, Ben McCormack 0-1 each. | Report | Paul Hudson 0-4 (0-2f), Niall Scully, Conor McHugh (0-1f) 0-3 each, Shane Boland, Ciaran Reddin, Jason Whelan, Colm Basquel, Ross Hazley, Shane Cunningham 0-1 each. |
| 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). |
Final
| 29 January 2017 Final |
Dublin | 2-16 – 1-10 | Louth | Drogheda Park, Drogheda Referee: J Hickey (Carlow) |
| P Hudson 0-6 (3fs), C Basquel 1-1, K O'Gara 1-0, C Reddin 0-3 (1 45), C McHugh 0-1, J Whelan 0-1, S Cunningham 0-1, N Scully 0-1, R Hazley 0-1, R O'Brien 0-1. | Report | P Smith 0-5, P Rath 1-0, R Holcroft 0-2, S Mulroy 0-2 (2fs), B Duffy 0-1. |