Pre National League Warm Up Tournaments

Pride Fighter

Its that time of the year again, when players play inter-county again. The tournaments that precede the League are the FBD League, the McKenna cup, O'Byrne cup the Walsh cup and maybe 1 more I am forgetting.

Any news from our own counties? Generally experimental teams are fielded but the season starts here. Soon enough we will be talking league then championship.

Let the games begin:)

KevIRL

Well the whole shebang kicks off again today with the McGrath Cup, only the few absolute die hards (plus the Season of Sundays photographers) will be in attendance.

I have the fixtures for the Waterford Crystal Cup (Munster Hurling) and the McGrath Cup (Munster Football)

Does anyone have fixture links for the various warm up tournaments in the other provinces?

EDIT have now got O Byrne Cup (Leinster Football), Walsh Cup (Leinster Hurling) Kehoe Cup (Leinster Hurling tier 2), McKenna Cup (Ulster Football)

howiya

Dublin play in the O'Byrne Cup next week. Playing the annual Blue Stars match today.

Fixtures for O'Byrne Cup are http://leinster.gaa.ie/fixtures/obyrnecup.asp


Fixtures for Walsh Cup are http://leinster.gaa.ie/fixtures/walshcup.asp

KevIRL

howiya wrote: »

Dublin play in the O'Byrne Cup next week. Playing the annual Blue Stars match today.

Fixtures for O'Byrne Cup are http://leinster.gaa.ie/fixtures/obyrnecup.asp


Fixtures for Walsh Cup are http://leinster.gaa.ie/fixtures/walshcup.asp

Ta from your link I found the Kehoe Cup also.

I'll edit my first post with the links to keep them in one place

panda100

Limerick vs Waterford It (McGrath cup) was meant to be on today but is cancelled and will be played Tuesday night instead.

manutd

Mc Kenna Cup (Ulster Football)

Hammer Archer

Meath have a challenge game against Louth in Haggardstown today and then we're away to Longford in the O' Byrne Cup next weekend.
Time to root out the thermals methinks.

Conditioned

How did the Meath Louth Challenge go?
any new names on the Meath panel?
Will they be missing many college players for O'Byrne cup?

howiya

KevIRL wrote: »

Ta from your link I found the Kehoe Cup also.

Yeah sorry should have added that one up but was only thinking of the ones we're in

blackbelt

Conditioned wrote: »

How did the Meath Louth Challenge go?
any new names on the Meath panel?
Will they be missing many college players for O'Byrne cup?

Read that Louth beat Meath today 2-13 to 3-04 and it was 1-06 to 0-01 to Louth at half time.

Meath team

1 B Murphy
2 Stephen Sheridan
3 James Macken
4 Davy Dalton
5 Gary O'Brein
6 Barry Regan
7 Graham Reilly
8 Maurice Kennedy
9 Mark Ward
10 Conor Gillespie
11 Damien Sheridan
12 Peader Byrne
13 Shane O'Rourke
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15 Jamie Quenny

homerjay2005

The Kerry v ITT game was postponed yesterday, refixed for Wednesday night.

tatoo

What are the chances of any of these pre-league tournaments actually finishing pre-league , given the weather ?
Will some counties continue in them after the league start-ups playing second strings , or will they pull out altogether ?

premierstone

Was just thinking the same actually re. the McGrath cup plus the fact that there are college teams involved who will be playing Sigerson, I think there is a good chance these competitions may not be played at all.

Gingy

All O'Byrne Cup games this weekend are postponed, and the poor old Dubs have been up training at 6 twice a week!

tatoo

Looks as if the weather will relent for long enough this weekend to let some of these games go ahead , though it's still looking pretty ropey in the North , North West and parts of Leinster .

Pride Fighter

Any news on any of these? Weather calling off some games?

grenache

The McGrath Cup and Waterford Crystal trophy for football and hurling in Munster.

Gingy

Heard that the games could be called off again this weekend. If they don't go ahead, I'd say a few provincial councils will pull the plug on them altogether. Getting too close to the league.

KevIRL

There's a more detailed thread here (perhaps mods could merge), sorry I didnt see this one when I started that thread.

I wonder if the provincial councils have considered restricting the competitions to county teams and excluding the colleges only for this season in the wake of all the postponements. It would mean the competitions could be run off over fewer weekends and have the tournaments completed in time

grenache

panda100 wrote: »

Limerick vs Waterford It (McGrath cup) was meant to be on today but is cancelled and will be played Tuesday night instead.

Weather permitting, the game should finally go ahead tonight at 7.30 at Staker Wallace's pitch in Martinstown, near Kilmallock. Hopefully JP will have the tea and sandwiches ready for us after the game.

tatoo

Would they be prawn sandwiches ?;):pac::pac:

panda100

grenache wrote: »

Weather permitting, the game should finally go ahead tonight at 7.30 at Staker Wallace's pitch in Martinstown, near Kilmallock. Hopefully JP will have the tea and sandwiches ready for us after the game.

Cancelled AGAIN!will it ever be played. Its going to be on Saturday in Killmallock instead.

grenache

panda100 wrote: »

Cancelled AGAIN!will it ever be played. Its going to be on Saturday in Killmallock instead.

Bollox to that! I was just about to leave Cork when i got a text about it being called off again. I was told it was being refixed for Sunday though?

tatoo

grenache wrote: »

Bollox to that! I was just about to leave Cork when i got a text about it being called off again. I was told it was being refixed for Sunday though?

I'm fairly certain it's down for Saturday ,
the winners are out again on Sunday v. CIT .

grenache

tatoo wrote: »

I'm fairly certain it's down for Saturday ,
the winners are out again on Sunday v. CIT .

Seriously? That's a joke!

tatoo

grenache wrote: »

Seriously? That's a joke!

I suppose they're up against it to get the competition finished before the first round of the league .

KevIRL

McGrath Cup Round 1 Results

Tipp 2-9 UL 1-9
Limerick 3-9 WIT 0-6
Kerry 2-12 IT Tralee 1-11

tatoo

McKenna cup result ,
Armagh 1.12 Jordanstown 0.16

hoganpoly

anyone know of times of matches this weekend and venues etc

dcr22B

Saturday 16th January 2010

Graiguecullen (7.30p.m.) Laois v DIT

O’ Byrne Cup S.F. Ref: Niall Ward (Westmeath)

Sunday 17th January 2010

Newbridge (2.00) Cill Dara v UCD

O’ Byrne Cup S.F. Ref: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

Carlow (2.00) Ceatharloch v AIT

O’ Byrne Cup S.F. Ref: Damien Maher (Westmeath)

Baltinglass (2.00) Wicklow v Louth

O’ Byrne Cup S.F. Ref: Brendan Hickey (Kildare)

Parnell Park (2.00) Dublin v Wexford

O’ Byrne Cup S.F. Ref: Damien Brazil (Offaly)

Ballymahon (2.00) Longford v Meath

O’ Byrne Cup S.F. Ref: Sean Carroll (Westmeath)

Thomastown (2.00) Kilkenny v Offaly

O’ Byrne Cup S.F. Ref: Pat Keogh (Carlow)

St Lomans, Mullingar (2.00) Westmeath v DCU

O’ Byrne Cup S.F. Ref: Fergal Barry (Kildare)

Extra time in all of above games must be played if sides finish level.
New Experimental Rules to apply in these games.

hoganpoly

thanks a million off now to see if laois are any better this year :)

Pride Fighter

Gingy wrote: »

Heard that the games could be called off again this weekend. If they don't go ahead, I'd say a few provincial councils will pull the plug on them altogether. Getting too close to the league.

Could happen but I think the colleges that enter them would be a bit pissed off if that happened.

cruiserweight

There are a number of threads about various provincial early season tournaments, I have merged all of these threads together following a few requests

manutd

Cavan 0-9 to Donegal 0-11

Gareth Smith from the St. Oliver Plunkett's club scored 7 pionts. There was no Marks for either team and a few free-kicks for use the open hand to pass (it's makes no sence at all, they have used the open hand for years now and it will be hard to change that)

Mr. Incognito

Kerry won with an effective B team with Seamus Moynihan taking over the reigns, interesting. I'm thinking he might be a future Kerry manager.

aDeener

manutd wrote: »

Cavan 0-9 to Donegal 0-11

Gareth Smith from the St. Oliver Plunkett's club scored 7 pionts. There was no Marks for either team and a few free-kicks for use the open hand to pass (it's makes no sence at all, they have used the open hand for years now and it will be hard to change that)

Most players grew up with the fist pass, certainly men in their late 20s onwards.

dcr22B

I also heard that Laois scraped through against DIT with a late goal.

hoganpoly

dcr22B wrote: »

I also heard that Laois scraped through against DIT with a late goal.

yeah scrapped is the word they were 2 points down with 5 mins left and got a free in which was fisted in then got 2 points to win by 3 makeshift team but still god help them when they meet kildare:)

aidan24326

grenache wrote: »

Seriously? That's a joke!

Not really. Managers would be experimenting at the monent anyway, giving lots of different players a run, so the manager could field an almost entirely different lineup the second day if he wanted. Good chance to give fringe players and impressive club performers a runout.

grenache

Limerick had a facile win today against WIT. Conor Mullane was superb at full back. Jim O'Donovan caught ball after ball at midfield. Ian Ryan and Seanie Buckley also impressed. Pa Ranahan shone from half back. Be interesting to see what kind of team Mickey Ned puts out tomorrow against CIT. No doubt with the likes of Colm O'Neill in tow they'll pose a sterner test.

califano

Anyone know where to get latest scores on the O'Byrne cup games today?

edit: its ok, they are beginning to trickle in on aertel

grenache

Limerick were leading Cork IT by 0-10 to 1-6 with ten mins left in Foynes. The game should be over now.

KevIRL

Waterford 1-26 Cork IT 1-12 in the Waterford Crystal hurling tournament

tatoo

grenache wrote: »

Limerick were leading Cork IT by 0-10 to 1-6 with ten mins left in Foynes. The game should be over now.

finished 2.8 to o.11

tatoo

KevIRL wrote: »

Waterford 1-26 Cork IT 1-12 in the Waterford Crystal hurling tournament

Clare beat WIT 0.15 TO 1.09

hoganpoly

rounders123 wrote: »

Anyone know where to get latest scores on the O'Byrne cup games today?

edit: its ok, they are beginning to trickle in on aertel

kildare 0-15 ucd 1-9..good game bit scrappy at times bothsides finished with 14 players dermot earley sent off for off the ball elbow to john o,loughlin of ucd (no love lost there )

cruiserweight

Dublin beat Wexford 2-10 to 0-08

Floody_1987

hoganpoly wrote: »

elbow to john o,loughlin of ucd (no love lost there )

I wouldnt of called it an elbow to be fair, more a shove to the face.
Typical this time of year game. Kildare had very few attacking threaths, should be a tasty game next sunday against laois

homerjay2005

Preliminary Round F Tipperary 2-9 UL 1-9
Preliminary Round G Kerry 2-12 IT Tralee 1-11 16/1
Preliminary Round H Limerick 3-9 WIT 0-6 16/1 Kilmallock
QF 1 Tipperary 2-13 LIT 2-6 17/1 Dr. Morris Park Thurles
QF 2 Kerry 2-12 Waterford 3-5 17/1 Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
QF 3 CIT 2-8 Limerick 0-11 17/1 Foynes
QF 4 UCC 0-12 Clare 0-9 17/1 Cooraclare

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SF Tipperary v Kerry 24/1
SF CIT v UCC 24/1

Hammer Archer

Meath beat Longford 2-13 to 0-13 in Ballymahon. We were unlucky to be behind at half time as we hit the crossbar twice. We were 4 points down at half time but scored 1-5 in the first 7 minutes of the second half and never looked back. Jamie Queeney and Joe Sheridan got the goals. Peader Byrne got some magnificent scores as well.
Referee was very poor and gave far too many soft frees so it was a very stop start game. But a decent performance (in the second half anyway) for the middle of January.

Dublin next

dcr22B

Hammer Archer wrote: »

Dublin next

Nothing like seeing you lot this early in the year to start off the year on the right note, shame I won't be around for it next weekend.