2023 Joe McDonagh Cup

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2023 Joe McDonagh Cup
Dates8 April – 27 May 2023
Teams6
Champions Carlow (2nd title)
Paul Doyle (captain)
Tom Mullally (manager)
Runners-up Offaly
Jason Sampson (captain)
Johnny Kelly (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Points scored683 (42.69 per match)
Top scorer(s) Marty Kavanagh (3-71)
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The 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup was the sixth staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.

Antrim, winner of the 2022 final, were promoted to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, replaced by Laois who were relegated back to this competition. Kildare were promoted from the Christy Ring Cup.

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage played off in the final to decide the winner, with Carlow defeating Offaly. Both advanced to the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship knock-out stages. The bottom team was relegated to Christy Ring Cup.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Format

Cup format

Initially 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

If 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

The 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

The 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)

Ulster (1)

Teams

General Information

Six counties will compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup:

County Last Cup Title Last Provincial Title Last All-Ireland Title Position in 2022 Championship Appearance
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

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor
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

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
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

8 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

16 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

22 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

6 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

13 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

27 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.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup teams.
County Location Province Stadium(s) Capacity
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

Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
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

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
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

Doesn'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

See also

References

  1. ^ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Antrim relegated straight back to the Joe McDonagh Cup after defeat to Laois". Belfast Telegraph. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "GAA Master Fixtures for 2023 published". www.gaa.ie.
  4. ^ "Seven Carlow players in Joe McDonagh Cup selection". 25 October 2023 – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "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.
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