Tournament details | |
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Year | 2022 |
Trophy | Gerry Reilly Cup |
Date | 9 April — 14 August |
Teams | 7 |
Winners | |
Champions | Louth (1st win) |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Meath |
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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. Louth won the tournament for the first time, after defeating Meath by eleven points in the final.
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. Meath and Kildare progressed from Group 2.
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
Meath v Cavan23 July 2022 | Meath | 2-17 - 2-14 | Cavan | |
Referee: P. Skelly (Meath) |
23 July 2022 | Louth | 3-17 - 0-15 | Kildare | |
Referee: P. Skelly (Meath) |
Final
Meath v Louth14 August 2022 | Meath | 1-12 - 5-11 | Louth | |
Referee: C. Dourneen (Cavan) |
References
- "Oldcastle get ready for eagerly awaited local derby in Reilly Cup Final". LMFM. 11 August 2022.
- "Lethal Louth blitz Meath to win Gerry Reilly Cup for the first time". The Argus. 15 August 2022.
- "Gerry Reilly Cup Group 1". Antrim GAA.
- "Gerry Reilly Cup Group 2". Fermanagh GAA.
- "Gerry Reilly Cup semi final: Young Royals advance". Hogan Stand. 23 July 2022.
- "Louth proved too strong for Kildare in the Gerry Reilly U16 FT". Oldcastle GFC. 23 July 2022.
- "David Reid encourages supporters to travel for 'driven' Louth's Gerry Reilly Cup final against Meath". The Argus. 11 August 2022.
- "Louth Under 16s show potential in breakthrough Gerry Reilly Cup victory". LMFM. 15 August 2022.