2022 Gerry Reilly Cup

Tournament details
Year2022
TrophyGerry Reilly Cup
Date9 April — 14 August
Teams7
Winners
ChampionsLouth (1st win)
Runners-up
Runners-upMeath
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The 2022 Gerry Reilly Cup was the thirty-third staging of the Gerry Reilly Cup, the under-16 inter-county Gaelic football competition hosted by Meath club Oldcastle.[1] Louth won the tournament for the first time, after defeating Meath by eleven points in the final.[2]

Format

The tournament consisted of two groups of teams. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals.

Table

After completion of the group stage, Louth and Cavan qualified from Group 1.[3] Meath and Kildare progressed from Group 2.[4]

Group 1

Table P W D L F A +/- Pts
Louth 2 2 0 0 47 26 +21 4
Cavan 2 1 0 1 45 38 7 2
Antrim 2 0 0 2 24 52 -28 0

Group 2

Table P W D L F A +/- Pts
Meath 3 3 0 0 80 31 +49 6
Kildare 3 2 0 1 70 42 +28 4
Clare 3 1 0 2 38 68 -30 2
Fermanagh 3 0 0 3 20 67 -47 0

Knockout stage

Semi-Finals

23 July 2022[5] Meath 2-17 - 2-14 Cavan
Referee: P. Skelly (Meath)
23 July 2022[6] Louth 3-17 - 0-15 Kildare
Referee: P. Skelly (Meath)

Final

14 August 2022[7][8] Meath 1-12 - 5-11 Louth
Referee: C. Dourneen (Cavan)

References

  1. ^ "Oldcastle get ready for eagerly awaited local derby in Reilly Cup Final". LMFM. 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Lethal Louth blitz Meath to win Gerry Reilly Cup for the first time". The Argus. 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Gerry Reilly Cup Group 1". Antrim GAA.
  4. ^ "Gerry Reilly Cup Group 2". Fermanagh GAA.
  5. ^ "Gerry Reilly Cup semi final: Young Royals advance". Hogan Stand. 23 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Louth proved too strong for Kildare in the Gerry Reilly U16 FT". Oldcastle GFC. 23 July 2022.
  7. ^ "David Reid encourages supporters to travel for 'driven' Louth's Gerry Reilly Cup final against Meath". The Argus. 11 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Louth Under 16s show potential in breakthrough Gerry Reilly Cup victory". LMFM. 15 August 2022.