2017 McGrath Cup

The 2017 McGrath Cup was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams. The final was won by Kerry.

2017 McGrath Cup

Tournament details
Province	Munster
Year	2017
Winners
Champions	Kerry (5th win)
Manager	Éamonn Fitzmaurice
Captain	Killian Young
Runners-up
Runners-up	Limerick
Manager	Billy Lee
Captain	Iain Corbett

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Diff
Kerry	2	2	0	0	4	+18
Cork	2	1	0	1	2	+11
Tipperary	2	0	0	2	0	–29

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	Kerry	3-11 - 1-3	Tipperary	Austin Stack Park Referee: C Lane (Cork)
	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.	Report	D Foley 1-0; K Fahey 0-2; J Kennedy 0-1.

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11 January 2017 19:30 Round 2	Tipperary	1-10 – 2-22	Cork	Templetuohy Referee: R Hickey (Clare)
	L Boland (0-4); L McGrath (0-3); A Moloney (1-0); D Foley, L Casey (0-1 each)	Report	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)

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15 January 2017 14:00 Round 3	Cork	1-9 - 1-13	Kerry	Carigoon G.A.A Complex, Mallow Referee: D O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
	N Coakley (1-5, 0-3 frees); G Murphy (0-3); B O’Driscoll (0-1)	Report	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).

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Diff
Limerick	2	2	0	0	4	+6
Clare	2	1	0	1	2	+1
Waterford	2	0	0	2	0	–7

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	Clare	1-10 - 0-8	Waterford	Meelick Referee: S Lonergan (Tipperary)
	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.	Report	P Whyte 0-5 (4f), F O’Cuirrín 0-1, M Curry 0-1, C Murray 0-1.

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11 January 2017 19:30 Round 2	Limerick	2-13 – 2-9	Clare	Rhebogue, Limerick Referee: P O’Sullivan (Kerry)
	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)	Report	K Sexton (0-6, 5f), E Cleary (1-2), C O’Dea 1-0, S McGrath 1-0.

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15 January 2017 14:00 Round 3	Waterford	0-7 - 0-9	Limerick	Lemybrien, Waterford Referee: J Bermingham (Cork)
	P Whyte (2fs), P Hurney 0-2 each, C Murray, J Veale, J McGrath 0-1 each.	Report	D Neville 0-5 (1f), C Sheehan, B Donovan, K Ryan, S McSweeney (f) 0-1 each.

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Final

22 January 2017

3 p.m.

Final

Kerry	3-13 – 2-12 (a.e.t.)	Limerick
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.	Report	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.

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 2,010

Referee: A Kissane (Waterford)