The 2017 O'Byrne Cup was played by county and further education college teams of Leinster GAA in January 2017 and was won by Dublin.
Format 16 teams compete: 11 county teams (all those of Leinster except Kilkenny) and 5 third-level teams (DIT, UCD, IT Carlow, DCU–Dóchas Éireann and Maynooth University).
The teams are drawn into 4 groups of 4 teams each. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The four group winners compete in the semi-finals.
Group stage
Group 1
Table P W D L F A +/- Pts Dublin 3 2 0 1 46 38 8 4 Wexford 3 1 1 1 44 45 -1 3 UCD 3 1 1 1 47 51 -4 3 DCU–Dóchas Éireann 3 1 0 2 39 42 -3 2
Group 2
Table P W D L F A +/- Pts Kildare 3 3 0 0 74 21 +53 6 Longford 3 2 0 1 55 45 +10 4 Offaly 3 1 0 2 50 41 +9 2 IT Carlow 3 0 0 3 23 95 –72 0
Group 3
Table P W D L F A +/- Pts Meath 3 2 10 6-50 1-35 +30 5 Laois 3 2 10 4-48 3-29 +22 5 DIT 3 1 0 3 1-28 4-37 –18 2 Wicklow 3 0 0 3 2-24 3-49 –34 0 Meath finished 1st due to their better score difference.
Group 4
Table P W D L F A +/- Pts Louth 3 3 0 0 51 40 +11 6 Westmeath 3 2 0 1 57 49 +8 4 Carlow 3 1 0 3 62 60 +2 2 Maynooth University 3 0 0 3 46 67 –21 0
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
GK1 Evan Comerford (Ballymun Kickhams)RCB2 Ross McGowan (Kilmacud Crokes) FB3 Eoin O'Brien (Castleknock)LCB4 Jack Smith (Skerries Harps)RHB5 Robbie Gaughan (Ballinteer St John's)CHB6 Ciarán Reddin (St Maur's)LHB7 Conor Mullally (Cuala)MF8 Jason Whelan (Ballymun Kickhams)MF9 Ross Hazley (St Sylvester's)RHF10 Niall Scully (Templeogue/Synge Street)CHF11 Shane Boland (Castleknock) LHF12 Niall Walsh (St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh)RCF13 Conor McHugh (Na Fianna)FF14 Shane Cunningham (Kilmacud Crokes) LCF15 Paul Hudson (Thomas Davis)Substitutes: 16 Emmett Ó Conghaile (Lucan Sarsfields) for Hazley 17 Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) for Boland 18 Tom Shields (Castleknock) for Mullally 19 Gary Sweeney (St Sylvester's) for Walsh 20 Killian O'Gara (Templeogue/Synge Street) for Cunningham 21 Seán Newcombe (Lucan Sarsfields) for Whelan 22 Ross O'Brien (St Jude's) for McHugh GK1 Craig Lynch (Naomh Máirtín)RCB2 Pádraig Rath (Dreadnots)FB3 Patrick Reilly (St Bride's)LCB4 Kevin Carr (Newtown Blues)RHB5 Derek Maguire (Dundalk Young Irelands)CHB6 Darren McMahon (St Mochta's)LHB7 Anthony Williams (Dreadnots)MF8 Tommy Durnin (Westerns)MF9 Andy McDonnell (Newtown Blues)RHF10 James Stewart (Dundalk Gaels)CHF11 Páraic Smith (Dreadnots)LHF12 Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's)RCF13 Conall McKeever (Clan Na Gael)FF14 Jim McEneaney (Geraldines)LCF15 Ronan Holcroft (St Fechin's)Substitutes: 16 Adrian Reid (Mattock Rangers) for McKeever 17 Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) for McEneaney 18 Declan Byrne (St Mochta's) for McMahon 19 Eoin O'Connor (St Patrick's) for Durnin 20 Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtín) for Holcroft 21 Ruairí Moore (O'Raghallaighs) for McDonnell 22 Ross Nally (Newtown Blues) for Smith
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