O'Byrne Cup 2007

The 2007 O'Byrne Cup is a gaelic football competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Football Championship as it also features further education colleges.

The O'Byrne Cup

First Round

The first round saw the withdrawal of Kilkenny who were then replaced by Dundalk IT. Dundalk IT later dropped out of the competition which means that Wexford go on to play in the Quarter final on January 4, 2007. The first match of the O'Byrne Cup was played between Carlow and Wicklow. It was a much anticipated game as it was the debut of the new Wicklow senior football manager Mick O'Dwyer.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score	Report
O'Byrne Cup First Round	January 7	Michael Fay Park	Longford	0-14	DIT	2-09
O'Byrne Cup First Round	January 7	Tullamore	Offaly	2-11	UCD	2-06
O'Byrne Cup First Round	January 7	Portarlington	Laois	1-11	Kildare	0-07
O'Byrne Cup First Round	January 7	Drogheda	Louth	1-09	Meath	0-12
O'Byrne Cup First Round	January 6	Aughrim	Wicklow	1-12	Carlow	2-06
O'Byrne Cup First Round	January 7	Tagoat	Wexford	-	Dundalk IT	-
O'Byrne Cup First Round	January 7	Mullingar	Westmeath	2-14	Athlone IT	0-06
O'Byrne Cup First Round	January 9	Seán Moore Park Ringsend	Dublin	3-14	DCU	0-12

What Happens Next

Wexford, Wicklow, DIT, Offaly, Laois, Louth, Westmeath and Dublin go on to play in the quarter finals of the O'Byrne Cup. The teams that exited in the first round were Carlow, Longford, UCD, Kildare, Meath, Athlone IT, and DCU go on to play in the O'Byrne Shield. Dundalk IT do not continue to the O'Byrne Shield as they dropped out of the competition at the O'Byrne Cup first round stage.

Quarter Finals

The teams that went on to the Semi-Final stage of the competition are Wicklow, Dublin, Offaly, Laois. The teams that exited at the quarter final stage are Wexford, Westmeath, DIT, Louth. Unlike, the teams in the first round, the losing teams do not go on to play in the O'Byrne Shield, their loss means that they no longer take part in any O'Byrne competition in 2007.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score	Report
O'Byrne Cup Quarter Final	January 14	Tullamore	DIT	1-08	Offaly	2-13
O'Byrne Cup Quarter Final	January 14	Portarlington	Laois	0-13	Louth	0-12
O'Byrne Cup Quarter Final	January 13	Aughrim	Wicklow	0-07	Wexford	0-05
O'Byrne Cup Quarter Final	January 14	Mullingar	Westmeath	0-08	Dublin	2-11

Semi Finals

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score	Report
O'Byrne Cup Semi Final	January 21	O'Connor Park	Laois	2-12	Offaly	3-08
O'Byrne Cup Semi Final	January 20	Aughrim Park	Dublin	0-15	Wicklow	1-05

Last 16 Layout

Final

Laois	1-12 - 0-15 (2-13 - 1-18 AET) (final score after 70 minutes and 20 minutes extra time)	Dublin
Manager:Liam Kearns Team: Fergal Byron Cathal Ryan Darren Rooney (Sent Off) Peter O’Leary John Madigan Kevin Fitzpatrick Brian McCormack Pádraig Clancy Tom Kelly Chris Bergin Paul Lawlor Gary Kavanagh Michael John Tierney Brian McDonald Colm Parkinson Substitutes: D Murphy (44 mins) B Sheehan (51) G Ramsbottom (66)	Half-time: 1-05 - 0-07 Competition: O'Byrne Cup (Final) Date: 14.00 BST Sunday, January 28, 2007 Venue: O'Connor Park, Offaly Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Derek Fahy (Longford) Match rules: 70 minutes. Extra Time if scores still level. Maximum of 5 substitutions.	Manager:Paul Caffrey Team: Stephen Cluxton Paul Griffin Niall O'Shea Colin Prenderville Coman Goggins Colin Moran (Capt.) Ger Brennan Darren Magee Declan O'Mahony Derek Murray Diarmuid Connolly David O'Callaghan Kevin Bonner Conal Keaney Tomás Quinn Substitutes: Bryan Cullen David Henry (Sent Off) Barry Cahill (62) (Sent Off) Johnny Magee(64) D Reilly (78) S O'Shaughnessy

O'Byrne Shield

Quarter Finals

The O'Byrne Shield involves the losing sides from the O'Byrne Cup. The quarter finals involved Longford, UCD, Meath, Kildare, Athlone IT, DCU, Dundalk IT and Carlow. Longford and Kildare qualified for the Semi finals by beating their respective opponents. Dundalk IT did not continue after dropping out of the O'Byrne Cup as replacements for Kilkenny, therefore their expected opponents Carlow qualified directly for the Shield semi final. DCU withdrew from the competition, conceding to Athlone IT and therefore Athlone IT continued to the semi without kicking a ball.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score	Report
O'Byrne Shield Quarter Final	January 14	Ballymahon	Longford	2-16	UCD	0-10
O'Byrne Shield Quarter Final	January 14	Newbridge	Kildare	3-09	Meath	1-11
O'Byrne Shield Quarter Final	January 14	TBA	Athlone IT	-	DCU	-	Athlone awarded a bye

Semi Finals and Final

In the semi-finals, Longford defeated Kildare by a point in spite of having been reduced to 14 players before half time when their midfielder Liam Keenan was sent off for a second yellow card offence, while Athlone IT caused a surprise by beating Carlow by three points.

Game	Date	Venue	Team A	Score	Team B	Score	Report
O'Byrne Shield Semi Final	January 21	Longford (Pearse Park)	Longford	0-09	Kildare	1-05
O'Byrne Shield Semi Final	January 21	Carlow	Carlow	0-13	Athlone IT	2-10
O'Byrne Shield Final	January 30	Longford (Michael Fay Park)	Longford	2-10	Athlone IT	1-07

External links

• 2007 O'Byrne Cup to be Televised