O'Byrne Cup 2010

O'Byrne Cup 2010

O'Byrne Cup Champions	DCU (1st win)
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The 2010 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 and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. Last years winners of the O'Byrne Cup were Louth. The O'Byrne Cup was due to begin on the 6th of January 2010, due to Arctic conditions in the Leinster region of Ireland, the Leinster council decided to postpone all games until the 16th of January.^[1]

2010 Rule changes

This competition was the first Leinster senior football competition to include the 2010 modifications to the rules of the game^[2]. In matches in this competition, players could only use a fist pass rather than having the option of using an open-handed hand pass, which was the case previously. An experimental 'mark' rule was also introduced, where a played catching a kick-out from the goalkeeper between the 45-metre lines was awarded a free kick. There were also changes in the location where penalties and kickouts were taken, and the definition of what constituted a 'bounce' during solo runs.

O'Byrne Cup

First Round 16/17 January 2010					Quarter Finals 24 January 2010					Semi Finals 31 January 2010					Final 21 February 2010
	Laois	2-09
	D.I.T.	1-09				Laois	0-08
	Kildare	0-16				Kildare	0-11
	U.C.D.	1-11									Kildare	0-14
	Carlow	0-08									Louth	1-16
	A.I.T	0-12				A.I.T.	1-07
	Wicklow	0-11				Louth	0-18
	Louth	2-18														Louth	0-17
	Dublin	2-10														DCU	1-15
	Wexford	0-08				Dublin	1-09
	Longford	0-13				Meath	1-10
	Meath	2-13									Meath	0-13
	Kilkenny	0-06									DCU	0-16
	Offaly	1-23				Offaly	0-08
	Westmeath	0-08				D.C.U.	0-16
	D.C.U.	0-18

First Round

The eight winning teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup went on to qualify for the quarter finals of the tournament. The losers of the first round went on to the O'Byrne Shield quarter finals.

16 January 2010	Laois	2-09 - 1-09	D.I.T	Graiguecullen Referee: N. Ward (Westmeath)
	MJ Tierney 1-4, C Og Greene 1-0, B Sheehan 0-2, R Stapleton, B Quigley, P McMahon 0-1 each.	Report	D Connelly 1-4 (1-0pen,0-4f), M Reilly 0-3, N Coughlan 0-2 (0-1f).

17 January 2010	Kildare	0-16 - 1-11	U.C.D.	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: F. Kelly (Longford)
	R Kelly 0-8 (5f), R Sweeney 0-4 (4f), D Earley 0-2, D Whyte, K Donnelly 0-1 each.	Report	F McGee 1-4 (0-2f), C Lyng 0-3 (2f), D O'Connor 0-2, D O'Callaghan, M McGowan 0-1 each.

17 January 2010	Carlow	0-08 - 0-12	A.I.T.	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: D. Maher (Westmeath)
	J Kavanagh 0-4 (3f), S Rea 0-2 (2f), J J Smith, E O'Toole 0-1 each.	Report	R Galligan 0-5 (2f), D Reilly, P Bannon (1f) 0-2 each, F Burke, D Egan, J Reynolds 0-1 each.

17 January 2010	Wicklow	0-11 - 2-18	Louth	Baltinglass Referee: B. Hickey (Kildare)
	C Jones 0-4 (0-3f), S Furlong 0-3 (0-2f), P Earls, D Odlum, N Gaffney, T Hannon ('45') 0-1 each.	Report	B White 1-6 (0-6 f), JP Rooney 1-2, C Judge 0-3, D Crilly, P Keenan 0-2 each, A McDonnell, S Fitzpatrick, R Finnegan 0-1 each.

17 January 2010	Dublin	2-10 - 0-08	Wexford	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: D. Gavin (Offaly)
	B McManamon 0-4; K McManamon ((1-0 pen); B Kelly (1-0 pen) 1-1 each; D Rock 0-2 (01f); E O'Gara, M McAuley 0-1 each.	Report	B Brosnan 0-6 (4f); R Barry, D Waters 0-1 each.

17 January 2010	Longford	0-13 - 2-13	Meath	Ballymahon, Longford Referee: S. Carroll (Westmeath)
	B Kavanagh 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 '45), J Martin 0-3 (0-1f), K Mulligan 0-2, B McElvaney, D Morgan, D Reilly, R McGoldrick 0-1 each.	Report	J Sheridan, J Queeney 1-3 each, P Byrne 0-2, C McGuinness, G Reilly, M Ward, E Gilsenan, S Kenny 0-1 each.

17 January 2010	Kilkenny	0-06 - 1-23	Offaly	Thomastown, Kilkenny Referee: P. Keogh (Carlow)
	G Lalor 0-4 (3f), JJ Grace, P Donnelly 0-1 each.	Report	N McNamee, P Smart (1f), K Casey (2f) 0-5 each, S Ryan 1-0, K Williamson 0-4 (2f), C McManus, N Smith, P Sullivan, S Brady 0-1 each.

17 January 2010	Westmeath	0-08 - 0-18	D.C.U.	St. Lomans, Mullingar Referee: F. Barry (Kildare)
	J Durkan 0-4 (0-3f), T McDaniel 0-2 (1f), P Greville (1f), M Ennis 0-1 each.	Report	D Shine (0-2f), S Johnston 0-3 each, N Collins, S Shortall, P Byrne, P Andrews 0-2 each, D Sheridan, J Cooper, D Kelly, W Mulhall 0-1 each.

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were played on the weekend of 24th January 2010. One match (Dublin vs Meath) ended in a draw, and a replay was held on 27th January. Another match (Laois vs Kildare) was a source of controversy, when a brawl which occurred during the match led to a total of seven players being sent off^[3]. A subsequent investigation into the incident led to 4 Laois players and 2 Kildare players receiving suspensions from the game for between four and eight weeks^[4][5]. The affected players would be ineligible to play in the rest of the O'Byrne Cup, as well as any National Football League matches scheduled to be played during the period of suspension.

24 January 2010	Laois	0-08 - 0-11	Kildare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: S. Doyle (Wexford)
	M J Tierney 0-8 (7f, 1 '45).	Report	R Kelly 0-4 (3f), J Doyle 0-3 (3f), D Whyte 0-2, M O'Flaherty, D Earley 0-1 each.

24 January 2010	A.I.T.	1-07 - 0-18	Louth	Drogheda Park, Drogheda Referee: A. Lagrue (Kildare)
	R Galligan 0-5 (0-5f), B Connors 1-1, M Matthews, J Reynolds 0-1 each.	Report	C Judge 0-5 (0-4fs), P Keenan 0-4, A McDonnell, JP Rooney, B White (0-1f), R Greene, A Hoey, M Brennan, D Clarke, D Crilly, D Maguire 0-1 each.

24 January 2010	Dublin	2-15 - 1-18	Meath	Parnell Park, Dublin Referee: E. Kinsella (Laois)
	K McManamon 2-0, B Brogan 0-3 (0-1f), D Henry, D Kelly 0-2 each, J Brogan, T Diamond, B Kelly (0-1f), D Rock, M McAuley, A Hubbard, K Bonner, C Daly 0-1 each.	Report	J Queeney 0-7 (0-2f), J Sheridan 1-2 (0-1 '45), D Bray (0-2f), N Mooney 0-3 each, S Bray 0-2, G Reilly 0-1.

24 January 2010	Offaly	0-08 - 0-16	D.C.U.	O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: E. Craul (Wicklow)
	K Casey 0-3 (0-1 '45), N McNamee, A Lynam, P Sullivan, R Brady, R Connor 0-1 each.	Report	R Flanagan 0-4 (0-4f), D Shine 0-3 (0-2f), D Kelly, S Johnston 0-2 each, K Nolan, J Cooper, B Sheridan, P Byrne (0-1f), C Cregg 0-1 each.

27 January 2010 Replay	Meath	1-10 - 1-09	Dublin	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: Pat Fox (Westmeath)
	J Queeney 1-3 (0-2f), D Bray 0-3 (0-2f), C McGuinness, B Meade, O Lewis, J Sheridan 0-1 each.	Report	B Brogan 1-5 (0-2f), E Fennell 0-2, K Bonner, D Kelly 0-1 each.

Semi finals

31 January 2010	Kildare	0-14 - 1-16	Louth	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge Referee: C. Reilly (Meath)
	K Ennis 0-3 (1f); R Walsh, D Earley, R Kelly 0-2 each; E Bolton, P O'Neill, K Cribbin, A Rainbow, J Kavanagh 0-1 each.	Report	C Judge 0-4 (0-4f); D Byrne 1-1; B White 0-3 (2f); R Carroll, A McDonnell, JP Rooney (1f) 0-2 each, R Finnegan, S Lennon 0-1 each.

31 January 2010	Meath	0-13 - 0-16	DCU	Páirc Tailteann, Navan Referee: D. Fahy (Longford)
	C Ward 0-8 (0-5f, 0-1 '45), O Lewis 0-2, S Kennedy, N Mooney, S Bray 0-1 each.	Report	S Roche 0-8 (0-7f), P Andrews, C Cregg 0-2 each, S Shortall, C Rafferty, R Cullivan (0-1f), B Sheridan (0-1f) 0-1 each.

Final

21 February 2010	Louth	0-17 - 1-15	DCU	Drogheda Referee: J. Curley (Meath)
	B White 0-5 (0-2f, 0-2 '45), S Lennon, M Brennan 0-3 each, C Judge 0-2 (0-2f), M Fanning, S Fitzpatrick, D Byrne, D Clarke (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Report	S Roche 0-6 (0-3f), W Mulhall 1-1, D Shine 0-4 (0-2f), B Sheridan, M Lyng, P Byrne, B Cullen 0-1 each.

O'Byrne Shield

The O'Byrne Shield consists of the 8 losing teams from the first round of the O'Byrne Cup.

Quarter Finals 22/24 January 2010					Semi Finals 31 January 2010					Final 28 February 2010
	D.I.T.	0-14
	U.C.D.	2-07				D.I.T.	0-10
	Carlow	2-13				Carlow	3-07
	Wicklow	2-10									Carlow	1-15
	Wexford	1-10									Wexford	2-08
	Longford	0-12				Wexford	1-11
	Kilkenny	0-06				Westmeath	0-08
	Westmeath	2-17

Quarter finals

22 January 2010	D.I.T.	0-14 - 2-07	U.C.D.	Ringsend, Dublin Referee: D. Gough (Meath)
	D Connolly 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1 '45'), E Reilly 0-3, J Fogarty 0-2 (0-1f), N Coughlan, R Tierney, J Coughlan 0-1 each.	Report	B O'Rorke 0-4 (0-1f), D O'Connor, N Murray 1-0 each, D St Ledger 0-2, P Brady 0-1.

24 January 2010	Carlow	2-13 - 1-10	Wicklow	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: F. Barry (Kildare)
	B Murphy 1-2, J Kavanagh 0-4 (4f), E McCormack 0-3 (3f), E O'Toole 1-0, S Gannon, A Curran, T Bolger, S Rea (f) 0-1 each.	Report	T Hannon 0-6 (6f), S Furlong 1-2, (0-2f), L Glynn, P Cunningham 0-1 each.

24 January 2010	Wexford	1-10 - 0-12	Longford	Enniscorthy Referee: G. McCormack (Dublin)
	B Brosnan 1-5 (1-3f, 1 '45'), A Morrissey 0-3; D Kinsella, A Flynn 0-1 each.	Report	J Martin 0-6 (0-5f), B Kavanagh 0-5 (0-3f), K Mulligan 0-1.

24 January 2010	Kilkenny	0-06 - 2-17	Westmeath	Ballyragget Referee: B. Hickey (Kildare)
	G Lalor 0-5, M Farrell 0-1.	Report	D Glennon 1-6 (0-3f), R Greville 0-5 (0-2f), G Hoey 1-1, D Gilsenan (0-1f), J Smyth (0-1f) 0-2 each, A Finnan 0-1.

Semi finals

31 January 2010	D.I.T.	0-10 - 3-07	Carlow	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: J. Curley (Meath)
	D Connolly 0-5 (0-4f, 0-1 '45'), D Flynn, K McLoughlin, J McGrath, E O'Reilly, K Dias 0-1 each.	Report	S Rea 3-3 (1-2f, 1-0 p), J Kavanagh, A Curran, S Gannon, A Kelly 0-1 each.

31 January 2010	Wexford	1-11 - 0-08	Westmeath	Gorey Referee: B. O'Shea (Dublin)
	B Brosnan 1-6 (0-3f, 0-1 '45), P Byrne 0-3, A Doyle, P Naughter 0-1 each.	Report	D Glennon 0-3 (0-2f), J Durcan 0-2 (0-1f), S Bracken, P Greville (f), G Hoey 0-1 each.

Final

28 February 2010	Carlow	1-15 - 2-08	Wexford	Tinryland Referee: P. Kneel (Louth)
	J Kavanagh 1-4 (0-2f), S Rea 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 '45'), P Cashin 0-2, J Murphy, K Doyle, S Gannon, E McCormack, W Minchin 0-1 each.	[1]	B Brosnan 1-3 (0-1f), A Flynn 1-1, C Deely 0-2, E Bradley, C Byrne 0-1 each.

References

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2. ^ "Full list of changes to GAA rules for the National League 2010". Sportsnewsireland.com. 2009-12-22. http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/?p=2970. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
3. ^ "Kildare and Laois engage in battle royale". RTÉ Sport. 2010-01-25. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0125/laois_kildare.html?gaa. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
4. ^ "Leinster chiefs show no mercy". Irish Independent. 2010-01-29. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/leinster-chiefs-show-no-mercy-2038550.html. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
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