2023 Fitzgibbon Cup

2023 Fitzgibbon Cup
Dates	18 January - 18 February 2023
Teams	12
Sponsor	Electric Ireland
Champions	University of Limerick (8th title); Bryan O'Mara (captain); Mark Rodgers (captain); Brian Ryan (manager)
Runners-up	University of Galway; Darren O'Brien (captain); Jeffrey Lynskey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	50 (2.63 per match)
Points scored	673 (35.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Evan Niland (1-52)
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The 2023 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 106th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It is sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 14 December 2022.^[1] The cup ran from 18 January to 18 February 2023.

University of Limerick were the defending champions.^[2]

The Fitzgibbon Cup final was played on 18 February 2023 at the SETU Waterford Complex, between University of Limerick and University of Galway, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final.^[3] University of Limerick won the match by 4-19 to 1-13 to claim their eighth Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a second title in succession.^[4]

University of Galway's Evan Niland was the top scorer with 1-52.

Group A

Group A table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University of Galway	2	2	0	0	56	38	18	4
SETU Waterford	2	1	0	1	38	49	-11	2
MTU Cork	2	0	0	1	42	49	-7	0

Group A fixtures and results

18 January 2023 Round 1	MTU Cork	2-16 - 2-21	University of Galway	MTU Cork Grounds
	L O’Shea 0-8 (0-4f), C Beausang 0-4, B Roche, S Walsh 1-1 each, C Joyce, B Kehoe 0-1 each.	Report	E Niland 1-11 (0-3f), G Thomas 1-1, N Collins 0-3, D O’Brien, O Flannery 0-2 each, I McGlynn, T Killeen 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

25 January 2023 Round 2	University of Galway	2-23 - 1-13	SETU Waterford	Dangan Grounds
	E Niland 0-12 (0-7f, 0-1 65); A Connaire 1-1; D O’Brien 0-3; J O’Meara 1-0; T Killeen, B Concannon, G Thomas 0-2 each; N Collins 0-1.	Report	R Halloran 1-9 (8f); P Cody 0-2; J Harkin, S Walsh 0-1 each.

1 February 2023 Round 3	SETU Waterford	1-19 - 0-20	MTU Cork	SETU Waterford Complex
	R Halloran 0-11f, P Fitzgerald 1-0, S Walsh, J Prendergast, S Bennett, M O’Brien 0-2 each.	Report	L O’Shea 0-10 (0-8f), C Joyce 0-4 (0-2f, 0-2 65), B Roche, S Walsh 0-2 each, C Beausang, S Quirke 0-1 each.

Group B

Group B table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
DCU Dóchas Éireann	2	2	0	0	50	46	4	4
SETU Carlow	2	0	1	1	41	42	-1	1
Mary Immaculate College	2	0	1	1	43	46	-3	1

Group B fixtures and results

18 January 2023 Round 1	SETU Carlow	1-16 - 1-16	Mary Immaculate College	SETU Carlow Grounds
	C Nolan 0-5, 0-3f, K Ryan 1-1, C Kenny 0-4, 0-1f, T Keyes 0-3, M Troy 0-2, R Foley 0-1.	Report	Devon Ryan 0-8, 0-7f, 0-1 line cut, C Daly 1-0, Diarmuid Ryan, J Gillane (2 frees), J Devaney 0-2 each, C O’Brien, J Nolan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

25 January 2023 Round 2	Mary Immaculate College	2-18 - 2-21	DCU Dóchas Éireann	MIC Grounds
	Devon Ryan 1-9 (7 frees, 1 '65), D McLaughlin 1-3, D Cahill 0-3, R Power, C O'Brien and Diarmuid Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	R Banville 0-8 (5 frees, 1 '65), R Lawlor 1-1, E Gibbons 1-0 (1-0 free), J Ryan and D Power 0-2 each, C Hennessy, N Murphy, E Daly, M O'Connell, B Duignan, R Boran, J Barrett and C Kehoe 0-1 each.	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

1 February 2023 Round 3	DCU Dóchas Éireann	3-14 - 1-19	SETU Carlow	DCU Sportsgrounds
	R Banville 1-4 (4fs), C Hennessy 1-1, C Kehoe 1-0, E Gibbons 0-2fs, M O’Connell 0-2, D Power 0-1, E Daly 0-1, R Lawlor 0-1, C Murphy 0-1, N Murphy 0-1.	Report	E Cody 1-12 (1-10fs, 0-2 ‘65s), T Keyes 0-4, Chris Nolan 0-1, M Troy 0-1, Conor Nolan 0-1

Group C

Group C table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University College Cork	2	2	0	0	40	32	8	4
University College Dublin	2	1	0	1	39	41	-2	2
Maynooth University	2	0	0	2	41	47	-6	0

Group C fixtures and results

19 January 2023 Round 1	University College Cork	1-18 - 0-19	Maynooth University	The Mardyke
	R Cotter 0-6 (0-5f, 0-1 pen), S Barrett 0-5, J O’Connor 1-2, C Cahalane 0-2, C O’Brien, S Daly, N O’Leary 0-1 each.	Report	B Drennan 0-8f, E Landy 0-3, C Drennan (0-1f, 0-1sl), A Hickey 0-2 each, P Blanchfield, L Hogan, C Kelly, C Fogarty 0-1 each.

26 January 2023 Round 2	Maynooth University	0-22 - 1-23	University College Dublin	Maynooth North Campus
	B Drennan (0-11, 10 frees), C Drennan 0-4 (1 free), C Boran (0-2), C Kelly (0-2), A Hickey (0-1), P Blanchfield (0-1), C Fogarty (0-1).	Report	D O’Shea (0-12, 9 frees), E Guilfoyle (1-1), C Foley (0-3), J Duggan (0-2), C O’Sullivan (0-2), L Murphy (0-2), C Prenderville (0-1).

2 February 2023 Round 3	University College Dublin	0-13 - 0-19	University College Cork	David Billings Park
	D O’Shea 0-7 f, D Purcell 0-3, C O’Sullivan, E Guilfoyle, C Rogers 0-1 each.	Report	D Flynn 0-9 (0-8 f, 0-1 65), S Barrett 0-3 (0-1 f), E Carey 0-2, L Elliott, S Daly, C Cahalane, R Cotter, B Hayes 0-1 each.

Group D

Group D table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University of Limerick	2	2	0	0	59	32	27	4
ATU Galway	2	1	0	1	43	50	-7	2
TUS Midwest	2	0	0	2	37	57	-20	0

Group D fixtures and results

19 January 2023 Round 1	ATU Galway	2-10 - 2-23	University of Limerick	Duggan Park
	K Cooney 0-7 (0-6f, 0-1 65), R Murphy 1-2, C Folan 1-0, E Duggan 0-1.	Report	G O’Connor 0-11 (0-7f, 0-1 65), M Rogers 1-4 (0-2f), M Kiely 1-1, R Shelly 0-1, K Sampson 0-1, S Twomey 0-1, C Darcy 0-1, J Power 0-1, C O’Neill 0-1, J Power 0-1.

26 January 2023 Round 2	University of Limerick	2-24 - 1-13	TUS Midwest	UL Grounds
	G O’Connor 0-12 (5f, 3 ’65); S Twomey 1-2; M Rogers 1-1, C O’Neill 0-3; C Coughlan 0-2; C Galvin, B O’Meara, J Power, K Sampson 0-1 each.	Report	R Mounsey 1-7 (4f); A Shanagher 0-2; D Tynan, K McCarthy, A Tynan, B Óg O’Dwyer 0-1 each.

2 February 2023 Round 3	TUS Midwest	1-18 - 2-21	ATU Galway	Moylish Grounds
	R Mounsey 0-6 (1f); A Shanagher 1-2; K Shelly 0-4 (3f); E Fitzpatrick 0-3; A Tynan 0-2; K McCarthy 0-1.	Report	K Cooney 0-8 (frees); C Folan, N Coen 1-2 each; D Shaughnessy, R Murphy 0-2 each; D Nevin, D Parr, A Shaughnessy, J Forde, J Grealish 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

8 February 2023 Quarter-final	DCU Dóchas Éireann	2-16 - 3-16	SETU Waterford	DCU Sportsgrounds
	R Banville 0-10 (0-8f), C Hennessy 1-1, C Kehoe 1-0, M O’Connell 0-2, C Clancy 0-1, D Power 0-1, R Boran 0-1.	Report	R Halloran 0-8 (0-8f), S Walsh 0-5, P Fitzgerald 1-0, G Fives 1-0, A Kirwan 1-0, B Nolan 0-1, P Cody 0-1, J Harkin 0-1.	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

9 February 2023 Quarter-final	University of Galway	0-20 - 2-11	SETU Carlow	Dangan Grounds
	E Niland 0-12 (0-11f), A Connaire 0-2, D O’Brien 0-2, O Flannery 0-1, J O’Meara 0-1, B Concannon 0-1, E Lawless 0-1.	Report	E Cody 0-5 (0-5f), T Keyes 1-1, C Nolan 1-1, C Burke 0-2, K Ryan 0-1, C Kenny 0-1.

9 February 2023 Quarter-final	University College Cork	0-20 - 1-13	ATU Galway	The Mardyke
	D Flynn 0-14 (0-11f), P Power, S Barrett 0-2 each, B Hayes, R Cotter 0-1 each.	Report	K Cooney 0-7 (0-3f), R Murphy 1-2, C Fahy 0-2, D Shaughnessy, E Hunt 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

9 February 2023 Quarter-final	University of Limerick	4-19 - 0-10	University College Dublin	UL Grounds
	M Kiely 3-0, J Power 1-2, G O'Connor 0-5 (2 frees), A English 0-4, S Twomey 0-3, M Rodgers, C Coughlan, B O'Mara, B O'Sullivan and C Flaherty 0-1 each.	Report	D O'Shea 0-6 (6 frees), C Prenderville and L Murphy 0-2 each.

Semi-finals

16 February 2023 Semi-final	University College Cork	2-18 - 1-24	University of Galway	Gurteen Grounds
	D Flynn 0-7 (0-6f, 0-1 65), B Hayes 1-2, S Barrett 1-1, D Hogan 0-3, G Millerick 0-2, C Cahalane, P Power, D Connery (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Report	E Niland 0-12 (0-10f, 0-1 65), A Connaire 0-4, G Thomas 1-0, D O’Brien, N Collins, B Concannon 0-2 each, I McGlynn, T Killeen 0-1 each.

16 February 2023 Semi-final	SETU Waterford	0-16 - 0-19	University of Limerick	SETU Waterford Complex
	R Halloran 0-8 (7fs), P Fitzgerald 0-4, B Nolan (f), S Walsh, P Cody, G Fives 0-1 each.	Report	G O’Connor 0-13 (11fs), C Coughlin 0-3, B O’Mara 0-2, D Hannify 0-1.

Final

18 February 2023 Final	University of Limerick	4-19 - 1-13	University of Galway	SETU Waterford Complex
	M Kiely 4-1, G O'Connor 0-9 (7fs, 1 65), M Rogers (1f), A English 0-2 each, B O'Sullivan, B O'Mara, D Corcoran, S Twomey, C Coughlin 0-1 each.	Report	E Niland 0-5 (3fs), G Thomas 1-0, N Collins 0-3, B Concannon 0-2, O Flannery, P McGann, T Killeen 0-1 each.	Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Evan Niland	University of Galway	1-52	55	5	11.00
2	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-50	50	5	10.00
3	Reuben Halloran	SETU Waterford	1-36	39	4	9.75
4	Darragh Flynn	UCC	0-30	30	4	7.50
5	Michael Kiely	University of Limerick	8-02	26	5	5.20
6	Ross Banville	Dublin City University	1-22	25	3	8.33
6	Donal O'Shea	UCD	0-25	25	3	8.33
8	Kevin Cooney	ATU Galway	0-22	22	3	7.33
9	Devon Ryan	Mary Immaculate College	1-17	20	2	10.00
9	Eoin Cody	SETU Carlow	1-17	20	2	10.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Cody	SETU Carlow	1-11	14	DCU Dóchas Éireann
	Evan Niland	University of Galway	1-11	14	MTU Cork
	Darragh Flynn	UCC	1-11	14	ATU Galway
4	Michael Kiely	University of Limerick	4-01	13	University of Galway
4	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-13	13	SETU Waterford
6	Reuben Halloran	SETU Waterford	1-09	12	University of Galway
	Devon Ryan	Mary Immaculate College	1-09	12	Dublin City University
	Evan Niland	University of Galway	0-12	12	SETU Waterford
	Donal O'Shea	UCD	0-12	12	Maynooth University
	Gearóid O'Connor	University of Limerick	0-12	12	TUS Midwest
	Evan Niland	University of Galway	0-12	12	SETU Carlow
	Evan Niland	University of Galway	0-12	12	UCC

References

^ "Here are the 2023 Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup draws". The 42. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double". The 42. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ Keogh, John (17 February 2023). "UL and University of Galway to meet in repeat of 2022 Fitzgibbon Cup Final". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ McCarthy, Tomás (18 February 2023). "Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

External links

Higher Education fixtures and results

[1] "Here are the 2023 Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup draws". The 42. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[2] "UL rally to Fitzgibbon Cup glory with late 1-5 to deny NUIG dream double". The 42. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

[3] Keogh, John (17 February 2023). "UL and University of Galway to meet in repeat of 2022 Fitzgibbon Cup Final". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[4] McCarthy, Tomás (18 February 2023). "Four-goal Michael Kiely fires UL to Fitzgibbon Cup glory against University of Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

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