2023 Joe McDonagh Cup

The 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup was the sixth staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.

Antrim, winner of the 2022 final, were promoted to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, replaced by Laois who were relegated back to this competition. Kildare were promoted from the Christy Ring Cup.

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage played off in the final to decide the winner, with Carlow defeating Offaly. Both advanced to the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship knock-out stages. The bottom team was relegated to Christy Ring Cup.

Team changes To Championship Relegated from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Laois

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

Kildare

From Championship Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Antrim

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Meath

Format

Cup format Initially each of the six teams play the other five teams in single round-robin matches. The top two teams after the round robin games compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup final. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions and runners-up also advance to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage.

Promotion If the Joe McDonagh champions are a non-Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Leinster Championship. If the champions are a Munster team, they are automatically promoted to the following year's Munster Championship. The Joe McDonagh Cup champions replace the bottom-placed team in the provincial championship containing six teams.

Relegation The bottom-placed team in the Joe McDonagh Cup are automatically relegated to the following year's Christy Ring Cup and are replaced by the Christy Ring Cup champions.

Teams by province The participating teams, listed by province, with numbers in parentheses indicating final positions in the 2023 National Hurling League before the championship were:

Connacht (0)

None participated

Leinster (4)

Carlow (16) Kildare (14) Laois (13) Offaly (12)

Munster (1)

Kerry (15)

Ulster (1)

Down (17)

Teams General Information Six counties will compete in the Joe McDonagh Cup: CountyLast Cup TitleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2022 ChampionshipAppearance Carlow2018 — —3rd5th Down —1997 —5th3rd Kerry —18911891Runners-up6th Kildare — — —Champions (Christy Ring Cup)2nd Laois2019194919156th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)3rd Offaly —199519984th3rd

Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor CarlowTom MullallyPaul DoyleSETU DownRonan SheehanTBDEOS IT Solutions KerryStephen MolumphyGavin DooleyKerry Group KildareDavid HerityJames BurkeBrady Family Ham LaoisWillie MaherEnda RowlandLaois Hire OffalyJohnny KellyJason SampsonGlenisk

Group Stage Table TeamQualification1 Carlow 5 3 2 0 13-118 1-104 +50 8Advance to Final and All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals2 Offaly 5 4 0 1 7-105 6-93 +15 83 Laois 5 3 1 1 14-114 4-87 +57 74 Kerry 5 2 1 2 2-101 6-96 -7 55 Down 5 1 0 4 3-88 18-112 -59 26 Kildare 5 0 0 5 6-68 10-112 -56 0Relegated to Christy Ring Cup

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Final

Carlow are promoted to the 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, replacing Westmeath.

Stadia and locations

CountyLocationProvinceStadium(s)Capacity CarlowCarlowLeinsterNetwatch Cullen Park21,000 DownRubaneUlsterMcKenna Park5,000 KerryTraleeMunsterAustin Stack Park12,000 KildareNewbridgeLeinsterHawkfield Centre of Excellence1,300 LaoisPortlaoiseLeinsterO'Moore Park22,000 OffalyTullamoreLeinsterO'Connor Park18,000

Statistics Top scorers

Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Marty KavanaghCarlow3-7180613.332Eoghan CahillOffaly4-5365513.003Stephen MaherLaois2-5056511.204Pearse Óg McCrickardDown0-444458.805Shane ConwayKerry0-383857.606Chris NolanCarlow2-192564.167Cillian KielyOffaly1-182154.20David QualterKildare0-212154.209Stephen BerginLaois5-041953.8010Paddy BolandCarlow4-061853.60

In a single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Eoghan CahillOffaly2-1117Laois2Marty KavanaghCarlow1-1316Laois3Eoghan CahillOffaly1-1215DownStephen MaherLaois0-1212KerryPearse Óg McCrickardDown0-1515Kildare6Marty KavanaghCarlow1-1114DownMarty KavanaghCarlow0-1414Offaly8Eoghan CahillOffaly1-1013KildareEoghan CahillOffaly0-1313KerryMarty KavanaghCarlow0-1313Kerry

Scoring events Doesn't include extra time. Widest winning margin: 31 points Laois 7-24 - 0-14 Down (Round 2) Most goals in a match: 7 Laois 7-24 - 0-14 Down (Round 2) Most points in a match: 51 Down 0-28 - 6-23 Carlow (Round 4) Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Laois 7-24 - 0-14 Down (Round 2) Most points by one team in a match: 29 Carlow 1-29 - 0-14 Offaly (Round 5) Highest aggregate score: 69 points Down 0-28 - 6-23 Carlow (Round 4) Lowest aggregate score: 34 points Kildare 0-14 - 1-17 Kerry (Round 3)

Miscellaneous Carlow won their 1st championship in 5 years, last winning the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup. First-time Joe McDonagh Cup meetings: Kildare v Offaly (Round 2) Laois v Down (Round 2) Kildare v Kerry (Round 3) Laois v Kildare (Round 4) Kildare v Down (Round 5) Laois broke the record for most goals scored in a Joe McDonagh Cup match after scoring 7 against Down in Round 2. Offaly qualify to the Joe McDonagh Cup final for the first time.

2023 Joe McDonagh Cup

Bron en licentie