2017 McGrath Cup

ProvinceMunster

Year2017

ChampionsKerry (5th win)

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
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The 2017 McGrath Cup was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams.^[1] The final was won by Kerry.^[2]

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	L	Pts	Diff
Kerry	2	2	0	4	+18
Cork	2	1	1	2	+11
Tipperary	2	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.	Austin Stack Park Referee: C Lane (Cork)

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)	Templetuohy Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

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).

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Diff
Limerick	2	2	0	4	+6
Clare	2	1	1	2	+1
Waterford	2	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.	Meelick Referee: S Lonergan (Tipperary)

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.	Rhebogue, Limerick Referee: P O’Sullivan (Kerry)

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.	Lemybrien, Waterford Referee: J Bermingham (Cork)

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Final

References

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