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2019 HEC O'Connor Cup

The 2019 HEC O'Connor Cup was won by University of Limerick who defeated UCD by 2–16 to 1–10 in the final. Six teams were invited to take part in the competition. Queen's University and UCC reached the semi-finals while DCU defeated NUI Galway by 3–18 to 0–6 to win the Michael O'Connor Shield.

HEC O'Connor Cup
Tournament details
Year2019
TrophyMichael O'Connor Cup
SponsorGourmet Food Parlour
Dates6 February– 9 March
Teams6
Defending championsDCU
Winners
ChampionsUniversity of Limerick (12th win)
ManagerD.J. Collins
CaptainEimear Scally
Runners-up
Runners-upUCD
ManagerConor Barry
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Group stage

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Six teams were invited to take part in the 2019 O'Connor Cup. They were drawn into two groups of three. UCD, Queen's University and NUI Galway were placed in Group A while University of Limerick, UCC and DCU, were placed in Group B. Each group played three rounds of games during February. The top two teams from each group qualified for the O'Connor Cup semi-finals. The two third placed teams played off for the O'Connor Shield. [1][2]

Group A

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6 February 2019 Queen's University v UCD Queen's University
20 February 2019 UCD v NUI Galway Billings Park
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27 February 2019 NUI Galway v Queen's University NUI Galway
Final table
Key to colours
     Qualified for semi-finals
     Quafified for Michael O'Connor Shield
Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
UCD 2
Queen's University 2
NUI Galway 2

Group B

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6 February 2019 DCU 1–10;3–9 UCC DCU Glasnevin
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20 February 2019 UCC v University of Limerick UCC
27 February 2019 University of Limerick v DCU University of Limerick
Final table
Team Pld W D L Group
Points 		Score
Difference
University of Limerick 2
UCC 2
DCU 2 0 0 2 0

O'Connor Cup Weekend

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The O'Connor Shield play off, the two O'Connor Cup semi-finals and the final all formed part of the O'Connor Cup Weekend which was hosted by DIT GAA and the GAA Centre of Excellence in Abbotstown. The final was streamed live by TG4 on their YouTube channel. [5][6][7][8]

Semi-finals

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8 March 2019 UCD 2–7;1–9 UCC Abbotstown
15.00 [6][7] Áine McDonagh (0-4)
Andrea Murphy (1-0)
Chloe Foxe (1-0)
Tarah O'Sullivan (0-1)
Lucy McCartan (0-1)
Dearbhaile Beirne (0-1)		 [9][10][11] Niamh Cotter (1-1)
Libby Coppinger (0-3)
Ciara McCarthy (0-3)
Orlagh Farmer (0-1)
Caoimhe Condon (0-1)		 Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)
8 March 2019 University of Limerick 7–16;2–9 Queen's University Abbotstown
17.00 [6][7] Eimear Scally (1-9)
Rosin Howard (3-1)
Hannah O'Donoghue (2-0)
Louise Ward (1-0)
Shauna Kelly (0-1)
Shauna Howley (0-1)
Laurie Ryan (0-1)
Rebecca Delee (0-1)
Fiona McHale (0-1)
Orla O'Dwyer (0-1)		 [12][13][14] Niamh Reel (1-3)
Grainne McLaughlin (1-0)
Sarah Britton (0-2)
Eimear McAnespie (0-2)
L Duffy (0-1)
Slaine McCarroll (0-1)		 Referee: Niall McCormack (Laois)

O'Connor Shield

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8 March 2019 DCU 3–18;0–6 NUI Galway DIT Broombridge
18.30 [7] Aisling Moloney (2–6)
Lara Curran (0–5)
Aisling Murphy (1–1)
Sinead Finnegan (0–2)
Ciana Finnegan (0–2)
Amy Gavan Mangan (0–1)
Roisin Farrell (0–1)		 [15][16][17] Grainne Nolan (0–2)
Meghan Kelly (0–2)
Chloe Miskell (0–1)
?? (0–1)		 Referee: Eamonn Moran (Limerick)

Final

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9 March 2019 University of Limerick 2–16;1–10 UCD DIT Grangegorman
Eimear Scally (0-7)
Hannah O'Donoghue (1-2)
Fiona McHale (1-0)
Rebecca Delee (0-2)
Shauna Howley (0-2)
Fiadhna Tagney (0-1)
Emma Needham (0-1)
Orla O'Dwyer (0-1)		 [18][19][20] Áine McDonagh (0-6)
Chloe Foxe (1-0)
Caoimhe Mohan (0-2)
Kate McGrath (0-1)
Dearbhaile Beirne (0-1)		 Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)

References

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