2017 McGrath Cup

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{{Infobox GAA championship

|image =

|name = 2017 McGrath Cup

|province = Munster

|year = 2017

|manager = Éamonn Fitzmaurice

|captain = Killian Young

|winners = Kerry

|ordinal = 5

|runnersup = Limerick

|runnerupcaptain = Iain Corbett

|runnerupmanager = Billy Lee

|previous = 2016

|next = 2018

}}

The 2017 McGrath Cup was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams.{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/mcgrath-cup-football/|title=McGrath Cup Football « Munster GAA Web site|website=munster.gaa.ie|accessdate=13 May 2017}} The final was won by Kerry.{{cite web|url= https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0122/846902-mcgrath-cup-final/|title=Kerry win McGrath Cup final in extra-time|date=22 January 2017|work=RTE Sport|accessdate=23 February 2017}}

Format

The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final.

Group stage

=Group A=

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!Team

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!Pts

!Diff

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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kerry.svg {{GG|Kerry|football}}

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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Cork.svg {{GG|Cork|football}}

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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Tipperary.svg {{GG|Tipperary|football}}

20020–29

{{GAA match

|date = 8 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Kerry

|score = 3-11 - 1-3

|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/08/mcgrath-cup-football-kerry-v-tipperary/ Report]

|team2 = Tipperary

|goals1 = M O'Sullivan 2-0, C Bambury 1-1 (1-0 pen), S O'Shea 0-3 (1f, 1 '45), C Geaney 0-2 (1f), T O'Sullivan 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, M Flaherty 0-1, C Coffey 0-1.

|goals2 = D Foley 1-0; K Fahey 0-2; J Kennedy 0-1.

|stadium = Austin Stack Park

|attendance =

|referee = C Lane (Cork)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 11 January 2017

|time = 19:30

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Tipperary

|score = 1-10 – 2-22

|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/11/mcgrath-cup-football-tipperary-v-cork/ Report]

|team2 = Cork

|goals1 = L Boland (0-4); L McGrath (0-3); A Moloney (1-0); D Foley, L Casey (0-1 each)

|goals2 = N Coakley (2-3, 0-1 free); K Davis (0-6); B O’Driscoll, D O’Driscoll (0-3 each); R Deane, S Powter (0-2 each); C Dorman, I Maguire, P De Róiste (0-1 each)

|stadium = Templetuohy

|attendance =

|referee = R Hickey (Clare)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 15 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 3

|team1 = Cork

|score = 1-9 - 1-13

|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/15/mcgrath-cup-football-cork-v-kerry/ Report]

|team2 = Kerry

|goals1 = N Coakley (1-5, 0-3 frees); G Murphy (0-3); B O’Driscoll (0-1)

|goals2 = J O’Donoghue (1-3, 0-1 free); J Savage (0-6, 0-1 free); BJ Keane (0-2, 0-1 free); B O’Sullivan, T O’Sullivan (0-1 each).

|stadium = Carigoon G.A.A Complex, Mallow

|attendance =

|referee = D O’Mahoney (Tipperary)

}}

=Group B=

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!Team

!Pld

!W

!D

!L

!Pts

!Diff

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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Limerick.svg {{GG|Limerick|football}}

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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Clare.svg {{GG|Clare|football}}

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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Waterford.svg {{GG|Waterford|football}}

20020–7

{{GAA match

|date = 8 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Clare

|score = 1-10 - 0-8

|report = [http://www.clarechampion.ie/clare-make-winning-start-to-mcgrath-cup/ Report]

|team2 = Waterford

|goals1 = E Cleary 1-4 (2f), J Malone 0-2, D Tubridy 0-1, M O’Neill 0-1, D Egan 0-1, C Russell 0-1.

|goals2 = P Whyte 0-5 (4f), F O’Cuirrín 0-1, M Curry 0-1, C Murray 0-1.

|stadium = Meelick

|attendance =

|referee = S Lonergan (Tipperary)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 11 January 2017

|time = 19:30

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Limerick

|score = 2-13 – 2-9

|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/11/mcgrath-cup-football-limerick-v-clare/ Report]

|team2 = Clare

|goals1 = S O’Carroll (1-4, 2f 1 45), S McSweeney (0-4, 3 f), D Treacy (1-0), D Neville (0-2), D Daly, P White, B Donovan (0-1 each)

|goals2 = K Sexton (0-6, 5f), E Cleary (1-2), C O’Dea 1-0, S McGrath 1-0.

|stadium = Rhebogue, Limerick

|attendance =

|referee = P O’Sullivan (Kerry)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 15 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 3

|team1 = Waterford

|score = 0-7 - 0-9

|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/15/mcgrath-cup-football-waterford-v-limerick/ Report]

|team2 = Limerick

|goals1 = P Whyte (2fs), P Hurney 0-2 each, C Murray, J Veale, J McGrath 0-1 each.

|goals2 = D Neville 0-5 (1f), C Sheehan, B Donovan, K Ryan, S McSweeney (f) 0-1 each.

|stadium = Lemybrien, Waterford

|attendance =

|referee = J Bermingham (Cork)

}}

Final

{{football box

|round = Final

|date = 22 January 2017

|time = 3 p.m.

|aet = yes

|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

|team1 = Kerry

|score = 3-13 – 2-12

|team2 = Limerick

|goals1 = C Geaney 1-2 (2fs), D Moran 1-1, J O’Donoghue 0-4 (3fs), B O’Sullivan 1-0, J Lyne & B.J. Keane (2f) 0-2 each, P Murphy and M Geaney 0-1 each.

|goals2 = I Corbett 1-2 (1-0 pen), S O’Carroll 1-1, D Neville 0-3, J Lee 0-2 (1f), S O’Dea, D Treacy, G Collins, and S McSweeney (f) 0-1 each.

|referee = A Kissane (Waterford)

|report = [http://munster.gaa.ie/2017/01/22/mcgrath-cup-football-final-4/ Report]

|attendance = 2,010

}}

References

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{{McGrath Cup}}

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