2010 O'Byrne Cup

The 2010 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. Last year's winners of the O'Byrne Cup were Louth. The O'Byrne Cup was due to begin on 6 January 2010; however, due to Arctic conditions in the Leinster region of Ireland, the Leinster council decided to postpone all games until 16 January.[1]

2010 O'Byrne Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2010
TrophyO'Byrne Cup
Winners
ChampionsDCU (1st win)

2010 Rule changes

This competition was the first Leinster senior football competition to include the 2010 modifications to the rules of the game.[2] In matches in this competition, players could only use a fist pass rather than having the option of using an open-handed hand pass, which was the case previously. An experimental 'mark' rule was also introduced, where a played catching a kick-out from the goalkeeper between the 45-metre lines was awarded a free kick. There were also changes in the location where penalties and kickouts were taken, and the definition of what constituted a 'bounce' during solo runs.

O'Byrne Cup
First Round
16/17 January 2010 		Quarter Finals
24 January 2010 		Semi Finals
31 January 2010 		Final
21 February 2010
Laois 2-09
D.I.T. 1-09 Laois 0-08
Kildare 0-16 Kildare 0-11
U.C.D. 1-11 Kildare 0-14
Carlow 0-08 Louth 1-16
A.I.T 0-12 A.I.T. 1-07
Wicklow 0-11 Louth 0-18
Louth 2-18 Louth 0-17
Dublin 2-10   DCU 1-15
Wexford 0-08 Dublin 1-09
Longford 0-13 Meath 1-10
Meath 2-13 Meath 0-13
Kilkenny 0-06   DCU 0-16
Offaly 1-23 Offaly 0-08
Westmeath 0-08 D.C.U. 0-16
D.C.U. 0-18

First Round

The eight winning teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup went on to qualify for the quarter finals of the tournament. The losers of the first round went on to the O'Byrne Shield quarter finals.

Laois2-09 - 1-09D.I.T
MJ Tierney 1-4, C Og Greene 1-0, B Sheehan 0-2, R Stapleton, B Quigley, P McMahon 0-1 each. Report D Connelly 1-4 (1-0pen,0-4f), M Reilly 0-3, N Coughlan 0-2 (0-1f).
Graiguecullen
Referee: N. Ward (Westmeath)
Kildare0-16 - 1-11U.C.D.
R Kelly 0-8 (5f), R Sweeney 0-4 (4f), D Earley 0-2, D Whyte, K Donnelly 0-1 each. Report F McGee 1-4 (0-2f), C Lyng 0-3 (2f), D O'Connor 0-2, D O'Callaghan, M McGowan 0-1 each.
Referee: F. Kelly (Longford)
Carlow0-08 - 0-12A.I.T.
J Kavanagh 0-4 (3f), S Rea 0-2 (2f), J J Smith, E O'Toole 0-1 each. Report R Galligan 0-5 (2f), D Reilly, P Bannon (1f) 0-2 each, F Burke, D Egan, J Reynolds 0-1 each.
Referee: D. Maher (Westmeath)
Wicklow0-11 - 2-18Louth
C Jones 0-4 (0-3f), S Furlong 0-3 (0-2f), P Earls, D Odlum, N Gaffney, T Hannon ('45') 0-1 each. Report B White 1-6 (0-6 f), JP Rooney 1-2, C Judge 0-3, D Crilly, P Keenan 0-2 each, A McDonnell, S Fitzpatrick, R Finnegan 0-1 each.
Baltinglass
Referee: B. Hickey (Kildare)
Dublin2-10 - 0-08Wexford
B McManamon 0-4; K McManamon (1-0 pen); B Kelly (1-0 pen) 1-1 each; D Rock 0-2 (01f); E O'Gara, M McAuley 0-1 each. Report B Brosnan 0-6 (4f); R Barry, D Waters 0-1 each.
Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: D. Gavin (Offaly)
Longford0-13 - 2-13Meath
B Kavanagh 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 '45), J Martin 0-3 (0-1f), K Mulligan 0-2, B McElvaney, D Morgan, D Reilly, R McGoldrick 0-1 each. Report J Sheridan, J Queeney 1-3 each, P Byrne 0-2, C McGuinness, G Reilly, M Ward, E Gilsenan, S Kenny 0-1 each.
Ballymahon, Longford
Referee: S. Carroll (Westmeath)
Kilkenny0-06 - 1-23Offaly
G Lalor 0-4 (3f), JJ Grace, P Donnelly 0-1 each. Report N McNamee, P Smart (1f), K Casey (2f) 0-5 each, S Ryan 1-0, K Williamson 0-4 (2f), C McManus, N Smith, P Sullivan, S Brady 0-1 each.
Thomastown, Kilkenny
Referee: P. Keogh (Carlow)
Westmeath0-08 - 0-18D.C.U.
J Durkan 0-4 (0-3f), T McDaniel 0-2 (1f), P Greville (1f), M Ennis 0-1 each. Report D Shine (0-2f), S Johnston 0-3 each, N Collins, S Shortall, P Byrne, P Andrews 0-2 each, D Sheridan, J Cooper, D Kelly, W Mulhall 0-1 each.
St. Lomans, Mullingar
Referee: F. Barry (Kildare)

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on the weekend of 24 January 2010. One match (Dublin vs Meath) ended in a draw, and a replay was held on 27 January. Another match (Laois vs Kildare) was a source of controversy, when a brawl which occurred during the match led to a total of seven players being sent off.[3] A subsequent investigation into the incident led to 4 Laois players and 2 Kildare players receiving suspensions from the game for between four and eight weeks.[4][5] The affected players would be ineligible to play in the rest of the O'Byrne Cup, as well as any National Football League matches scheduled to be played during the period of suspension.

Laois0-08 - 0-11Kildare
M J Tierney 0-8 (7f, 1 '45). Report R Kelly 0-4 (3f), J Doyle 0-3 (3f), D Whyte 0-2, M O'Flaherty, D Earley 0-1 each.
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: S. Doyle (Wexford)
A.I.T.1-07 - 0-18Louth
R Galligan 0-5 (0-5f), B Connors 1-1, M Matthews, J Reynolds 0-1 each. Report C Judge 0-5 (0-4fs), P Keenan 0-4, A McDonnell, JP Rooney, B White (0-1f), R Greene, A Hoey, M Brennan, D Clarke, D Crilly, D Maguire 0-1 each.
Drogheda Park, Drogheda
Referee: A. Lagrue (Kildare)
Dublin2-15 - 1-18Meath
K McManamon 2-0, B Brogan 0-3 (0-1f), D Henry, D Kelly 0-2 each, J Brogan, T Diamond, B Kelly (0-1f), D Rock, M McAuley, A Hubbard, K Bonner, C Daly 0-1 each. Report J Queeney 0-7 (0-2f), J Sheridan 1-2 (0-1 '45), D Bray (0-2f), N Mooney 0-3 each, S Bray 0-2, G Reilly 0-1.
Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: E. Kinsella (Laois)
Offaly0-08 - 0-16D.C.U.
K Casey 0-3 (0-1 '45), N McNamee, A Lynam, P Sullivan, R Brady, R Connor 0-1 each. Report R Flanagan 0-4 (0-4f), D Shine 0-3 (0-2f), D Kelly, S Johnston 0-2 each, K Nolan, J Cooper, B Sheridan, P Byrne (0-1f), C Cregg 0-1 each.
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: E. Craul (Wicklow)
Meath1-10 - 1-09Dublin
J Queeney 1-3 (0-2f), D Bray 0-3 (0-2f), C McGuinness, B Meade, O Lewis, J Sheridan 0-1 each. Report B Brogan 1-5 (0-2f), E Fennell 0-2, K Bonner, D Kelly 0-1 each.
Referee: Pat Fox (Westmeath)

Semi finals
Kildare0-14 - 1-16Louth
K Ennis 0-3 (1f); R Walsh, D Earley, R Kelly 0-2 each; E Bolton, P O'Neill, K Cribbin, A Rainbow, J Kavanagh 0-1 each. Report C Judge 0-4 (0-4f); D Byrne 1-1; B White 0-3 (2f); R Carroll, A McDonnell, JP Rooney (1f) 0-2 each, R Finnegan, S Lennon 0-1 each.
Referee: C. Reilly (Meath)
Meath0-13 - 0-16DCU
C Ward 0-8 (0-5f, 0-1 '45), O Lewis 0-2, S Kennedy, N Mooney, S Bray 0-1 each. Report S Roche 0-8 (0-7f), P Andrews, C Cregg 0-2 each, S Shortall, C Rafferty, R Cullivan (0-1f), B Sheridan (0-1f) 0-1 each.
Referee: D. Fahy (Longford)

Final
Louth0-17 - 1-15DCU
B White 0-5 (0-2f, 0-2 '45), S Lennon, M Brennan 0-3 each, C Judge 0-2 (0-2f), M Fanning, S Fitzpatrick, D Byrne, D Clarke (0-1f) 0-1 each. Report S Roche 0-6 (0-3f), W Mulhall 1-1, D Shine 0-4 (0-2f), B Sheridan, M Lyng, P Byrne, B Cullen 0-1 each.
Drogheda
Referee: J. Curley (Meath)

O'Byrne Shield

The O'Byrne Shield consists of the 8 losing teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup.

Quarter Finals
22/24 January 2010 		Semi Finals
31 January 2010 		Final
28 February 2010
D.I.T. 0-14
U.C.D. 2-07 D.I.T. 0-10
Carlow 2-13 Carlow 3-07
Wicklow 2-10 Carlow 1-15
Wexford 1-10 Wexford 2-08
Longford 0-12 Wexford 1-11
Kilkenny 0-06 Westmeath 0-08
Westmeath 2-17

Quarter finals
D.I.T.0-14 - 2-07U.C.D.
D Connolly 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 '45'), E Reilly 0-3, J Fogarty 0-2 (0-1f), N Coughlan, R Tierney, J Coughlan 0-1 each. Report B O'Rorke 0-4 (0-1f), D O'Connor, N Murray 1-0 each, D St Ledger 0-2, P Brady 0-1.
Ringsend, Dublin
Referee: D. Gough (Meath)
Carlow2-13 - 1-10Wicklow
B Murphy 1-2, J Kavanagh 0-4 (4f), E McCormack 0-3 (3f), E O'Toole 1-0, S Gannon, A Curran, T Bolger, S Rea (f) 0-1 each. Report T Hannon 0-6 (6f), S Furlong 1-2, (0-2f), L Glynn, P Cunningham 0-1 each.
Referee: F. Barry (Kildare)
Wexford1-10 - 0-12Longford
B Brosnan 1-5 (1-3f, 1 '45'), A Morrissey 0-3; D Kinsella, A Flynn 0-1 each. Report J Martin 0-6 (0-5f), B Kavanagh 0-5 (0-3f), K Mulligan 0-1.
Enniscorthy
Referee: G. McCormack (Dublin)
Kilkenny0-06 - 2-17Westmeath
G Lalor 0-5, M Farrell 0-1. Report D Glennon 1-6 (0-3f), R Greville 0-5 (0-2f), G Hoey 1-1, D Gilsenan (0-1f), J Smyth (0-1f) 0-2 each, A Finnan 0-1.
Ballyragget
Referee: B. Hickey (Kildare)

Semi finals
D.I.T.0-10 - 3-07Carlow
D Connolly 0-5 (0-4f, 0-1 '45'), D Flynn, K McLoughlin, J McGrath, E O'Reilly, K Dias 0-1 each. Report S Rea 3-3 (1-2f, 1-0 p), J Kavanagh, A Curran, S Gannon, A Kelly 0-1 each.
Referee: J. Curley (Meath)
Wexford1-11 - 0-08Westmeath
B Brosnan 1-6 (0-3f, 0-1 '45), P Byrne 0-3, A Doyle, P Naughter 0-1 each. Report D Glennon 0-3 (0-2f), J Durcan 0-2 (0-1f), S Bracken, P Greville (f), G Hoey 0-1 each.
Gorey
Referee: B. O'Shea (Dublin)

Final
Carlow1-15 - 2-08Wexford
J Kavanagh 1-4 (0-2f), S Rea 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 '45'), P Cashin 0-2, J Murphy, K Doyle, S Gannon, E McCormack, W Minchin 0-1 each. B Brosnan 1-3 (0-1f), A Flynn 1-1, C Deely 0-2, E Bradley, C Byrne 0-1 each.
Tinryland
Referee: P. Kneel (Louth)

See also

References
  1. Hoganstand.com (2010-01-07). "O'Byrne Cup Games Off In Leinster". Hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  2. "Full list of changes to GAA rules for the National League 2010". Sportsnewsireland.com. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  3. "Kildare and Laois engage in battle royale". RTÉ Sport. 2010-01-25. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  4. "Leinster chiefs show no mercy". Irish Independent. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  5. "Six set for suspension..." Irish Independent. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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