2017 Fitzgibbon Cup

The 2017 independent.ie Fitzgibbon Cup was the 101st staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment in 1912. The semi-finals and final were hosted by NUI Galway on 24 and 25 February 2017. Mary I retained the title after a 3-24 to 1-19 win against IT Carlow in the final.[1]

2017 Fitzgibbon Cup
Tournament details
Year2017
TrophyFitzgibbon Cup
Sponsorindependent.ie
Winners
ChampionsMary I
ManagerJamie Wall
CaptainEoin Quirke
Runners-up
Runners-upIT Carlow
ManagerD. J. Carey
Other
Player of the YearCian Lynch

Format

Group stage

Sixteen institutes of higher education compete in groups of four. Each team in a group plays all the other teams in the group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.

Knockout stage

The four group winners play the four group runners-up in the quarter-finals. The semi-finals and final are played over a single weekend, usually the last Friday and Saturday in February.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Mary I Limerick 32107-771-42535
2 IT Carlow 321010-561-44395
3 DIT 31025-389-57-312
4 GMIT 30030-3811-66-610
24 January 2017
14:00
Round 1
Mary I Limerick 2-31 - 0-16 GMIT MICL Grounds
Referee: Mick Murtagh
D O'Donovan (0-8, 0-1 free, 0-1 sideline); C Lynch, T Grimes (1-2); A Gillane (0-5, 0-1 free); T Monaghan, M O'Neill (0-4); R Maher (0-3); C Galvin (0-2); E Quirke (0-1) Report A Ward (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65); J Mannion, J Forde (0-2); I Creaven, J Mooney, L Kelly, R Doyle

24 January 2017
19:00
Round 1
IT Carlow 4-18 - 1-15 DIT Carlow I.T.
Referee: James McGrath
S Maher (0-8, 0-5 frees); C Bolger (2-1); J Fagan (1-2); C Dwyer (0-4); M Kavanagh (0-3); M Redmond (1-0) Report B Maher (1-2), D McNicholas (0-4, 0-2 frees); C O'Donoghue (0-3, 0-2 frees); S Keating, J Guiney, R Greville, A Nugent, C Sheehan, T Doyle (0-1)

2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
IT Carlow 0-18 - 0-18 Mary I Limerick Carlow I.T.
Stephen Maher (0-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 '65); Colin Dunford, Cha Dwyer, Marty Kavanagh (0-2); Enda Rowland (0-1 free); James Doyle, Tommy Nolan (0-1) Report

2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
DIT 3-15 - 0-11 GMIT Carnmore
Referee: K McGeeney (Mayo)
D McNicholas (1-4, 1-2 frees); L Blanchfield, S Keating (1-0); R Greville (0-3, 0-1 '65); B Maher (0-3); J Guiney (0-2); C Byrne, C Taylor, R Curley (0-1) Report A Ward (0-7 frees); D Mangan (0-2); C Slevin (0-1 penalty); E McEvoy (0-1)

7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
GMIT 0-11 - 6-20 IT Carlow Carnmore
Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
D Burke 0-9 (7f, 1 ’65), A Ward, D Conroy 0-1 each. Report S Maher 3-12 (8f, 0-2 ’65), M Russell 1-0, J Fagan 1-0, C Bolger 1-0, M Kavanagh 0-3, J Doyle 0-2, C Dwyer, E Rowland (f), T Nolan 0-1 each.

7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
DIT 1-8 - 5-28 Mary I Limerick Grangegorman
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly)
C O’Donoghue 1-0, C Taylor 0-2 (1f), D McNicholas 0-2f, J Walsh 0-1, J Guiney 0-1f, L Blanchfield 0-1, N Walsh 0-1. Report Aaron Gillane 3-9 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), Cian Lynch 0-6, Darragh O’Donovan 1-2, Thomas Monaghan 0-4, Tadhg Gallagher 1-0, Mikey O’Neill 0-2, Alan Flynn, Ronan Maher, Colm Galvin, Luke Meade, David Sweeney 0-1 each.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 UL 22004-442-28224
2 NUI Galway 21016-263-3322
3 CIT 21011-302-31-22
4 DCU St Patricks Campus 20021-185-28-220
24 January 2017
14:00
Round 1
UL 2-23 - 0-16 CIT UL Grounds
Referee: Alan Kelly
J McGrath (1-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65); K Hehir (0-4); S Bennett (1-1); T Kelly, B Heffernan (0-2); A McGuane, T Morrissey, G Hegarty, J Forde, R Lynch, B Nash (0-1) Report M Kearney (0-11, 0-9 frees, 0-1 '65); M Cahalane (0-2); R Hanley, T O'Connor, A Coffey (0-1)

25 January 2017
13:00
Round 1
NUI Galway 4-14 - 1-12 DCU St Patricks Campus NUIG
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly)
S Conlon (2-2); C Cleary (1-3); K McHugo (1-2); G Hennelly (0-2 frees); G Loughnane (0-2), A Helebert (0-1 free); O Donnellan, C Whelan (0-1) W Ryan (0-6, 0-4 frees); C Breathnach (1-1); P Spellacy (0-3); J Firman, C Brady (0-1)

2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
UL 2-21 - 2-12 NUI Galway UL Grounds
Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)
J McGrath (1-5, 0-4 frees); S Bennett (1-5); G Hegarty (0-4); D Fitzgerald, K Hehir (0-2); M Mullins, L Lyons, T Morrissey (0-1) Report N Mitchell (1-4 frees); S Conlon (1-1); K McHugo (0-2); G Hennelly (0-2, 0-1 free); C Cleary (0-2 frees); O Donnellan (0-1)

2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
CIT 1-14 - 0-6 DCU St Patricks Campus St Pats GAA Pitch
Referee: J Keane (Galway)
M Kearney (1-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-4 frees); A Coffey (0-3, 0-1 free); J O’Neill (0-2); J Buckley, T O’Connor, C Kingston (0-1) Report B Ryan (0-5 frees); P Spellacy (0-1)

7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
DCU St Patrick's Campus 2-14 - 4-31 UL St Pats GAA Pitch
Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny)
Billy Ryan 2-7 (1-7f), Sean Morrissey 0-4, Fearghal Curran 0-2, Christy Breathnach 0-1. Report Bobby Duggan 0-12 (1f, 1 65), John McGrath 1-8 (0-6f, 0-1 65), Lorcan Lyons 1-2, PJ Scully 1-1, Mike Mullins 1-0, Tony Kelly 0-3, Adrian Morrissey, Jason Forde, Aidan McGuane, Ronan Lynch & John Paul Lucey 0-1 each.

7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
CIT 0-19 - 0-19 NUI Galway Cork IT
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
Michael Kearney 0-8 (0-6 frees), John O’Dwyer 0-5 (0-4 frees), Michael Cahalane, Jerry O’Neill 0-2 each, John Good, Andrew Coffey 0-1 each. Report Ger Hennelly 0-11 (0-8 frees, 0-2 65), Ian Fox, Kevin McHugo, Conor Whelan 0-2 each, Oisín Donnellan, Gearóid Loughnane 0-1 each.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Limerick IT 22006-330-22294
2 WIT 21015-252-22122
3 DCU Dóchas Éireann 21011-293-2212
4 Trinity College Dublin 20021-158-36-420
24 January 2017
14:00
Round 1
Limerick IT 4-21 - 0-7 Trinity College Dublin Limerick IT
Referee: Joe Larkin (Cork)
S Bennett (3-7, 1-0 pen, 0-6 frees); D Dempsey (1-2, 0-1 free); D Byrnes (0-3, 0-1 '65); P Killeen, P Duggan, J McCarthy (0-2); J Shanahan, B O'Gorman, J Campion (0-1) Report C O'Sullivan (0-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65, 0-1 sideline); N Redmond (0-1)

24 January 2017
19:00
Round 1
DCU Dóchas Éireann 1-14 - 1-10 WIT Dublin City University Sportsgrounds
Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow)
P Curran (1-6, 0-3 frees); J O'Connor, R McBride (0-2); G Bailey, P Hogan, K Doyle, AJ Murphy (0-1) Report L McGrath (0-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 sideline); A Joyce, S McNulty, C Lyons (0-1)

2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
WIT 4-15 - 1-8 Trinity College Dublin Santry Avenue
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
L McGrath 0-7 (5fs), S Ryan 2-0, A Joyce, J O’Connor 1-0 each, T Fox, S McNulty 0-2 each, J O’Dwyer, P Walsh, C Lyons, A Gleeson (f) 0-1 each. Report C O’Sullivan 1-6 (1-0 sl, 0-6fs), E Kelly, C O’Carroll 0-1 each.

2 February 2017
19:00
Round 2
Limerick IT 2-12 - 0-15 DCU Dóchas Éireann Dublin City University Sportsgrounds
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
P Killeen 2-0, S Bennett 0-6 (3f), D Byrnes 0-2 (1f), D Reidy, M O'Malley, P Duggan, S Ryan 0-1 each Report P Curran 0-8 (6f), J O'Connor 0-2, P O'Dea 0-2, J Byrne 0-2, G Bailey 0-1.

7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
Trinity College Dublin 1-14 - 0-19 DCU Dóchas Éireann Santry Avenue
Referee: James McGrath (Westmeath)
Cian O’Sullivan 0-8 (6f), Jack O’Neill 1-0, Donncha Butler 0-3, Fionn O Riain Broin 0-2 (1f), Niall Redmond 0-1. Report Patrick Curran 0-12 (10f), Gavin Bailey 0-2, Rian McBride, AJ Murphy, Killian Doyle, Tony French & Eoghan Conroy 0-1 each.

7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
WIT 3-13 - 5-14 Limerick IT WIT Sports Campus
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 UCC 33006-433-23296
2 UCD 32012-511-26284
3 Maynooth University 31024-501-5092
4 UUJ 30033-1610-61-660
24 January 2017
14:00
Round 1
UCC 5-13 - 2-4 UUJ Mardyke
Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny)
A Cadogan (3-1); R O'Shea (1-7, 0-6 frees); J O'Flynn (1-1); G O'Brien (0-2); R Cahalane, A Spillane (0-1) Report N McKeague (1-2, 0-2 frees); L Dunphy (1-0 free); J Connolly, K Rice (0-1)

24 January 2017
19:00
Round 1
UCD 0-21 - 0-13 Maynooth University Belfield
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
DJ Foran (0-10, 0-4 frees, 0-2 '65s); D Dolan (0-3, 0-1 free); L Scanlon, C Cronin (0-2); T de Burca, J O'Connor, O O'Rorke, S Quirke (0-1) Report

2 February 2017
14:00
Round 2
Maynooth University 4-23 - 1-7 UUJ Jordanstown
Referee: K Brady (Louth)
B Molloy (1-13, 0-7 frees, 0-1 '65); P Walsh (0-5); D Egerton, N Kenny, E Kenny (1-0); D Burke, MJ Lalor (0-2); S O’Brien (0-1) Report N McKeague (1-2, 1-0 penalty); D Nugent (0-2, 0-1 free); K Rice, M Dudley, J Connolly (0-1)

2 February 2017
15:00
Round 2
UCC 1-8 - 1-5 UCD Belfield
Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
M O’Brien (1-1); R O’Shea (0-3, 0-2 frees); A Cadogan, J O’Flynn, G O’Brien and C O’Leary (0-1) Report DJ Foran (1-3, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65); C MacGabhann (0-2)

7 February 2017
14:00
Round 3
Maynooth University 0-14 - 0-22 UCC Maynooth University North Campus
B Molloy 0-9f, B Hogan 0-2f, C Breen, D Egerton, R Donohue 0-1 each. Report R O’Shea 0-9f, M O’Brien, J Barron 0-3 each; S Kennedy, C O’Leary 0-2 each; G O’Brien, T Devine, A Cadogan 0-1 each

7 February 2017
14:30
Round 3
UUJ 0-5 - 1-25 UCD Jordanstown
Report

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 February -
 
 
UL 0-23
 
24 February - NUIG
 
IT Carlow 4-16
 
IT Carlow2-20
 
14 February -
 
UCC 1-20
 
UCC1-18
 
25 February - NUIG
 
DCU Dóchas Éireann 0-16
 
IT Carlow1-19
 
14 February -
 
Mary I Limerick 3-24
 
Mary I Limerick 4-18
 
24 February - NUIG
 
NUIG 1-16
 
Mary I Limerick0-19
 
14 February -
 
LIT 0-14
 
LIT1-20
 
 
UCD1-13
 

Quarter-finals

Group winners had home advantage for the quarter-finals.

14 February 2017
Quarter-final
UCC 1-18 - 0-16 DCU Dóchas Éireann Mardyke
Referee: Alan Kelly (Galway)
Séamus Kennedy 0-4 (2f), Anthony Spillane 0-3, Michael Breen 1-0, Jamie Barron (0-1 free), Alan Cadogan (0-1 free), Chris O’Leary (0-2 frees) 0-2 each, Mark O’Brien, Conor Gleeson, Gavin O’Brien, Mark O’Connor, Michael O’Halloran 0-1 each. Report Patrick Curran 0-7 (0-6 frees), AJ Murphy 0-3, Rian McBride 0-2, Paul O’Dea, Liam Fahey, Paul Kelly, Killian Doyle 0-1 each.

14 February 2017
Quarter-final
LIT 1-20 - 1-13 UCD Limerick IT
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly)
P Killeen 0-7 (6f), J McCarthy 1-3, D Byrnes 0-3 (1f), S Bennett (1f) & D Dempsey 0-2 each, B O’Connell, P Duggan & W Connors 0-1 each. Report DJ Foran 0-5 (4f), L Scanlon 1-0, O O’Rorke 0-3 (2f), D Dolan 0-2, J Madden, T de Búrca (f) & J Maher 0-1 each.

14 February 2017
Quarter-final
UL 0-23 - 4-16 IT Carlow UL
Referee: Diarmuid Kirwan (Cork)
John McGrath 0-8 (6f, 1 ’65), Tony Kelly 0-4, David Fitzgerald 0-3, Gearoid Hegarty 0-2, Aidan McGuane 0-2, Aidan McGuane 0-2, Michael Mullins 0-1, Jason Forde 0-1 (f). Report Stephen Maher 0-6 (4f, 1 ’65), Jack Fagan 1-2, Martin Kavanagh 1-2, Mark Russell 1-1, Chris Bolger 1-1, Charles Dwyer 0-2, James Doyle 0-1, Colin Dunford 0-1.

14 February 2017
Quarter-final
Mary I Limerick 4-18 - 1-16 NUIG MICL Grounds
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
Aaron Gillane 2-10 (0-4f, 0-2 65s), Luke Meade 1-2, Tadhg Gallagher 1-0, Michael O’Neill 0-3, Darragh O’Donovan 0-2, Thomas Monaghan 0-1. Report Gerry Hennelly 0-9 (6f, 1 65), Gearoid Loughnane 1-0, Conor Whelan 0-3 (1f, 1 sl), Conor Cleary (f), Ian Fox, Oisin Donnellan & Sam Conlon 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

24 February 2017
13:00
Semi-final
IT Carlow 2-20 - 1-20 UCC NUIG
Referee: Barry Kelly (Westmeath)
S Maher 0-11 (6f, 2’65), C Bolger 0-4, K Kelly 1-1, C Dunford 1-0, M Kavanagh 0-2, J Fagan 0-1, E Rowland 0-1 (1f). Report R O’Shea 0-7 (5f), M Breen 0-5, J Power 1-1, A Spillane 0-2, J Barron 0-2, A Cadagon 0-1, M O’Connor 0-1, T Devine 0-1.

24 February 2017
15:00
Semi-final
Mary I Limerick 0-19 - 0-14 LIT NUIG
Referee: Paud O’Dwyer (Carlow)
A Gillane 0-12 (10f, 1’65), C Galvin 0-3, D O’Donovan 0-1 (1’sl), R Maher 0-1, M O’Neill 0-1, S Cahill 0-1. Report P Killeen 0-7 (7f), P Duggan 0-2 (2f), W Connors 0-2, D Dempsey 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1 (1f), S Ryan 0-1.

Final

25 February 2017
14:00
Final
IT Carlow 1-19 - 3-24 Mary I Limerick Pearse Stadium
Referee: Brian Gavin (Offaly).
S Maher 1-13 (12fs), C Dunford 0-2, C Dwyer 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, C Bolger 0-1. Report A Gillane 1-5 (1-0 pen, 4fs), D O’Donovan 1-3 (0-2 sl), R Maher 0-4 (3fs), P Ryan 1-0, M O’Neill 0-3, C Lynch 0-3, C Twomey 0-3, C Galvin 0-1, L Meade 0-1, S Cahill 0-1.

References

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