Fitzgibbon Cup

Limerick91

Is there a website with details of the Fitzgibbon Cup games.

The UL v LIT game should be the game of the first round but I cannot find dates or times.

If these games were marketed properly they would get big crowds

DaveR1

Limerick91 wrote: »

Is there a website with details of the Fitzgibbon Cup games.

The UL v LIT game should be the game of the first round but I cannot find dates or times.

If these games were marketed properly they would get big crowds

I know UL vs. LIT is on this Thursday in UL at 2 o'clock on pitch one. The GAA pitch near the sports arena.

http://www.ulgaa.com/hurling-fixtures.php
Thats a general listing of all fixtures

primastar

The scoreline reflects the complete control that UCC exerted and the home side were full value for the staggering 29 point winning margin.

The result places UCC in an extremely good position in this group ahead of their trip to Galway to face GMIT next week in their final round-robin clash and at this juncture they look in pole position to claim the coveted home advantage for the quarter-finals. On a night where they largely played flawless hurling, the only downside to their victory was the thumb injury incurred by midfielder Daniel Kearney which forced him off in the 11th minute while wing-forward Seamus Harnedy was another to go off with an injury before half-time.

UCC, Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finalists last year and league champions before Christmas, do look to have greatly enhanced their attacking options this season on the evidence of last night’s game. Pauric Mahony, who made a brilliant impact for the Waterford seniors last summer, was hugely influential at wing-forward as the Ballygunner man fired 3-3 during UCC’s scoring spree. Willie Griffin, a member of last year’s Limerick U21 Munster winning squad, was another to sparkle here as he weighed in with 2-5. Shane Bourke and Stephen Moylan, survivors of the UCC Fitzgibbon Cup winning side in 2009, showed their experience in posting scores and DCU’s overwhelmed rearguard had no answer to the incessant pressure they were placed under.

DCU were totally out of their depth and only goalkeeper Bill McCormack, a former Tipperary minor and U21, Willie Eviston and JJ Lennon in defence, midfielder Emmett Kent (who was razor-sharp from placed balls) and centre-forward Wesley O’Brien, a native of Carrigaline in Cork can look back on this one with any degree of satisfaction.

However ultimately this was a severely lopsided encounter. DCU emerged fired up for the encounter in the early stages and only trailed 0-3 to 0-2 by the close of the opening quarter. However then UCC cut loose with Bourke, Griffin and Mahony all on target as UCC pulled 0-8 to 0-2 clear. In the 25th minute they raised their first green flag when Mahony rammed a 20-yard free to the net and by the interval they were ahead by 1-12 to 0-5.

In the second-half UCC maintained their levels of dominance with John O’Callaghan, Darragh Fives and William Egan all on top. The flurry of goals was kick-started in the 38th minute when Moylan fired home after great approach work by Griffin. Four minutes later Griffin found the net before Mahony and Griffin again blasted shots past McCormack. Brosnan, who made a fine contribution when introduced from the bench as did Brian Hartnett, got in on the goal-scoring act in the 50th minute and Mahony rounded off the night when he completed his hat-trick on 56 minutes.

Scorers for UCC: P Mahony 3-3 (1-0f), W Griffin 2-5 (0-3f), D Brosnan 1-2, S Moylan 1-1, S Bourke 0-4, B Hartnett 0-2, M Grace 0-1.

Scorers for DCU: E Kent 0-6 (0-5f, 0-1 65), W O’Brien 0-2, S McGrath, J Cullen 0-1 each.

UCC: D McCarthy (Cork); S Maher (Tipperary), J O’Callaghan (Cork), K Murphy(Cork); J Barry (Tipperary), D Fives (Waterford), W Egan(Cork); D Kearney (Cork), B Murray (Cork); S Harnedy (Cork), M Grace (Kilkenny), P Mahony (Waterford); S Bourke (Tipperary), S Moylan (Cork), W Griffin (Limerick).

Subs: S Corry (Cork) for Kearney (11, inj), D Brosnan (Cork) for Harnedy (27, inj), B Hartnett (Cork) for Grace (45), P O’Mahony (Cork) for O’Callaghan (51), J Nagle (Cork) for O’Callaghan (51).

DCU: B McCormack (Tipperary); S Kelly (Carlow), W Eviston (Tipperary), J Whelan (Wexford); J Ging (Laois), JJ Lennon (Kilkenny), A Cash (Wexford); E Kent (Wexford), Q Lynch (Galway); O Ó Maoileidigh (Dublin), W O’Brien (Cork), S McGrath (Dublin); D Reidy (Clare), C Foley (Dublin), J Cullen (Wexford).

Subs: S Griffith (Wexford) for Lynch (inj) (21), J Murphy (Wexford) for Kelly (48), G Muldoon (Galway) for Reidy (53).

Referee: P Casey

CiaranMT

Game between UL and LIT finished 16 to 1-13. Canning got about 1-4 or 5.. Game improved in the second half no end, twas only about 6-5 at half time.

Other than Cathal O' Connell or Canning for LIT, I couldn't tell ye the names of who played well. LIT's full-back was cleaning up, while for UL, their wing-back (wearing No. 38??) did likewise.

Overall, a pretty scrappy game.

Mountainlad

CiaranMT wrote: »

Game between UL and LIT finished 16 to 1-13. Canning got about 1-4 or 5.. Game improved in the second half no end, twas only about 6-5 at half time.

Other than Cathal O' Connell or Canning for LIT, I couldn't tell ye the names of who played well. LIT's full-back was cleaning up, while for UL, their wing-back (wearing No. 38??) did likewise.

Overall, a pretty scrappy game.

No.38 was Padraic Maher. Heard Conor McGrath was quite good too.

CiaranMT

Mountainlad wrote: »

No.38 was Padraic Maher.

The Tipp hurler?

Mountainlad

CiaranMT wrote: »

The Tipp hurler?

Yeah

Mountainlad

UL V LIT match report here http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/mcgrath-points-way-as-ul-battle-back-for-share-of-spoils-182491.html

CIT V WIT report here http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/osullivans-second-half-goal-brace-turns-tide-for-cit-182488.html

Carlow IT V DIT report here http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/clinical-carlow-it-up-ante-182490.html

Blue Magic

I fancy CIT to win it this year. The likes of Páidí O'Sullivan, Colin Fennelly, etc. can take them all the way

roundy2012

Think its another wide open one this year. I agree CIT look dangerous but on paper UL look the most obvious- stapleton, walsh, maher, bugler, kelly....list goes on. Ucc look very even and have a dangerous looking forward line mahony, burke, moylan. UCD are my dark horses- noel mcgrath and lots of dublin seniors. You wudnt even know who mill make it to the weekends? Savage competition and never gets credit for the hurling it generates. More competitive than the senior championship i.m.h.o

fearbainne

This weeks games...

8th Feb
NUIG v DIT
GMIT v UCC
UCD v CIT

9th Feb
St Pats/Mater Dei v UL

Thoughts??

deisedude

fearbainne wrote: »

This weeks games...

8th Feb
NUIG v DIT
GMIT v UCC
UCD v CIT

9th Feb
St Pats/Mater Dei v UL

Thoughts??

NUIG
UCC
CIT
UL

They'd be my pick. Have you the times and locations for the games? Trying to find it online is like looking for a needle in a haystack

ormond lad

fearbainne wrote: »

This weeks games...

8th Feb
NUIG v DIT
GMIT v UCC
UCD v CIT

9th Feb
St Pats/Mater Dei v UL

Thoughts??

deisedude wrote: »

NUIG
UCC
CIT
UL

They'd be my pick. Have you the times and locations for the games? Trying to find it online is like looking for a needle in a haystack

Link below has times the games start but no venues.
http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/gaa/sigerson-fitzgibbon-cup-live-score-updates/

Mountainlad

ormond lad wrote: »

Link below has times the games start but no venues.
http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/gaa/sigerson-fitzgibbon-cup-live-score-updates/

The first team listed in all of the fixtures in Fearbainne's post are at home.

fearbainne

http://he.gaa.ie/Latest-News

Go to that link they post an attachment every week with the matches, times, venues and refs... Also any change to venue/time will be posted there...

Im guna disagree with some of your predictions.. I reckon

DIT
UCC
UCD

As for the fourth, im stickin my neck out for a complete shock victory for Pats/MDI! at 10/1 its worth a small bet!

ormond lad

The Irish Times - Friday, February 10, 2012
UL made to work hard for victory

FITZGIBBON CUP: University of Limerick 1-15 St Patrick’s 1-11: UNIVERSITY of Limerick now know that retaining the Fitzgibbon Cup this year will be a harder task than last year’s achievement.

On paper this was a match they should have won with relative ease, but instead they were pushed all the way by St Patrick’s team that battled for every ball.
The student teachers were the better team for most of the first half, and established a 1-3 to 0-2 lead when Niall Arthur smashed a 21-yard free to the back of the net.
UL slowly asserted themselves thanks mainly to the energy and accuracy of centre-forward Cyril Donnellan, and at half-time had managed to draw level.
UL finally gained the upper hand when Bill Beckett lashed home a goal that put them five up, and though St Patrick’s responded immediately with two fine points, they never really looked like scoring the goal needed to claim a share of the spoils.
A late free from UL’s Conor McGrath set the seal on a hard-fought victory for the reigning champions.
UL: T Lowry (Tipp); P Stapleton (Tipp), M Walsh (Kilkenny), K Fox (Tipp); L Ryan (Kilkenny), P Maher (Tipp), M Walsh (Kilkenny); B Bugler (Clare), L Markham (Clare, 0-1); B Beckett (Kilkenny, 1-0), C Donnellan (Galway, 0-3), J Coen (Galway, 0-1); J Regan (Galway), C McGrath (Clare, 0-9, 0-6 frees), P Kelly (Tipperary). Subs : K Morris (Tipp) for C Donnellan (28 mins),
J Gallagher (Tipp, 0-1) for K Morris (half-time), M Heffernan (Tipp) for J Regan (49 mins), D Walton (Kilkenny) for J Coen (60 mins).
ST PATRICK’S: S Murphy (Kilkenny); D Glynn (Galway), D Wafer (Kilkenny), D Byrne (Wexford); N Ring (Dublin), M Quilty (Dublin), I Duggan (Kilkenny); L Ryan (Kilkenny), P Kehoe (Carlow); T Breen (Kilkenny, 0-2), M Bergin (Kilkenny), L French (Wexford); K Nimmo (Wexford, 0-1), C Maher (Kilkenny), N Arthur (Clare, 1-8, 1-7 frees). Subs: D Wright (Wexford) for L French (45 mins), DM Carroll (Wexford) for C Maher (55 mins).
Referee : A Stapleton (Laois).

ormond lad

Fitzgibbon Cup Semi Finals today in the Mardyke

1:30 CIT v LIT

3:30 UCC v UL

Final Tomorrow 3:00 Live TnaG

Any opinions on who'll be in the final tomorrow?

Blue Magic

ormond lad wrote: »

Fitzgibbon Cup Semi Finals today in the Mardyke

1:30 CIT v LIT

3:30 UCC v UL

Final Tomorrow 3:00 Live TnaG

Any opinions on who'll be in the final tomorrow?

I've got an incline to go for an LIT-UCC final. Being a corkman, I'd love an all Cork Colleges final and I'd especially like to see a young CIT side be victorious with all the young Cork talent in particular in their side! But I just that LIT have a very strong balance and Canning factor will swing it for them.

UCC are an excellent outfit. Is young Lehane from Midleton (a fresher) eligible to play? Reckon they'd take some stopping from regaining the Fitzgibbon this weekend.

What are the parking arrangements for today's double header in the Mardyke?

ormond lad

Blue Magic wrote: »

I've got an incline to go for an LIT-UCC final. Being a corkman, I'd love an all Cork Colleges final and I'd especially like to see a young CIT side be victorious with all the young Cork talent in particular in their side! But I just that LIT have a very strong balance and Canning factor will swing it for them.

UCC are an excellent outfit. Is young Lehane from Midleton (a fresher) eligible to play? Reckon they'd take some stopping from regaining the Fitzgibbon this weekend.

What are the parking arrangements for today's double header in the Mardyke?

Thought Canning has shoulder injury so isnt playing.
Why wouldnt Lehane be able to play? What would make him ineligible to play?

Blue Magic

ormond lad wrote: »

Thought Canning has shoulder injury so isnt playing.
Why wouldnt Lehane be able to play? What would make him ineligible to play?

Good to see Canning injured. CIT have a fine chance now

I thought Freshers couldn't play Fitz. Almost certain that rule was there when I was in college. Hope I'm wrong though. That little wizard would light up this weekend if he's playing!

Mountainlad

Blue Magic wrote: »

Good to see Canning injured. CIT have a fine chance now

I thought Freshers couldn't play Fitz. Almost certain that rule was there when I was in college. Hope I'm wrong though. That little wizard would light up this weekend if he's playing!

Lehane can't play for UCC, Hannon can't play for UL (both freshers).

Canning is injured, and I think it will probably be and a CIT V UCC final, based on CIT being a good team and the score between UL and UCC in the league final, though I think that game will be closer than it was and the closer of the two.

Orizio

Fitzgibbon match reports - http://corkgaa.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/fitzgibbon-cup-2012-semi-finals/

deisedude

Orizio wrote: »

Fitzgibbon match reports - http://corkgaa.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/fitzgibbon-cup-2012-semi-finals/

Quality reports Orizio. Here's hoping now UCC do the business today

adrian522

Just for info the final is on TG4 at 2:45 this afternoon.


Also the Inter-pro final is on in nowlan park tomorrow if anyone is near Kilkenny it should be good... I don't think it is being broadcast anywhere though.

Fair play to the GAA they are doing a very good job of keeping that entire competition a secret !!

adrian522

Good game so far in poor conditions. 5 points each after 20 mins.

entropi

UCC are holding them off fairly well tbh, should be a fair few more scores for CIT than the 0-7 they have atm. Conditions really are poor, but sure, what can ya do eh?

deisedude

UCC need a goal, can't see them outscoring CIT on points

deisedude

deisedude wrote: »

UCC need a goal, can't see them outscoring CIT on points

Hartnett you little legend!

deisedude

Paudi O'Sullivan should be taking frees not Coughlan with the game in the balance

deisedude

What a sideline from Moylan and great finish from Dean Brosnan. That goal is surely game, set and match

Edit: Spoke too soon

DDC1990

What a finish!

2-8 to 1-11, last second goal to equalise for CIT.

Great drama.

adrian522

That throw in was a joke, they are all supposed to be 13 meters back. Having said that cit deserve extra time on the balance of play.

fullback4glin

Is it gone into extra time now? Score?

DDC1990

fullback4glin wrote: »

Is it gone into extra time now? Score?

Extra Time not Started yet.

2-8 to 1-11

fullback4glin

Good stuff. Keep us posted if you can. Or is on a radio station online?

entropi

It's on TG4 atm, not sure about radio. 2-9 to 1-12 now, 3 mins into extra time.

entropi

O'Sullivan drops one over for CIT, Burke does the same for UCC, 2-12 to 1-12.

Edit: 2-13 to 1-12 at the half for UCC.

deisedude

UCC 2-13 CIT 1-12 half time in extra time

entropi

Goal for CIT!

deisedude

Mahoney missing a 65 and free for UCC. still a point between them

DDC1990

2-13 to 2-13 3 minutes to go.

Free in to UCC now though.

EDIT: 2-14 to 2-13 now. 2 and Half left. UCC by 1.

deisedude

Coughlan scores a beaut of a free for CIT, Bourke wins a free for UCC immediately after which Mahoney points. UCC still one ahead

DDC1990

Aiden Walsh levels it. 2-14 a piece.

entropi

Lovely point there, 2-14 apiece. That UCC point there looked blatantly wide tbh.

Last minute now, UCC claim another point.

deisedude

Aidan Walsh from the sideline with a great point from play to level it

DDC1990

UCC score to lead. 20 seconds to go.

deisedude

Master of Nothing wrote: »

Lovely point there, 2-14 apiece. That UCC point there looked blatantly wide tbh.

The two umpires hadn't a clue!

Corry puts UCC a point up again

entropi

And that's it! Congratulations to UCC, it was a rough game, but they got through it. Commiserations to CIT, they fought hard.

DDC1990

UCC win by 1 point.

deisedude

Yesssssssss! The Skull and crossbones of UCC have won it on their home patch against the local rivals!

ShamoBuc

Super game of hurling, especially given the conditions. Delighted for UCC, tough on CIT though.