- MacRory Cup
Infobox GAA championship main
name=MacRory Cup
first =1923
sponsors=Bank of Ireland
trophy=MacRory Cup
irish=
current=St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon
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super=
most=
mostordinal=The MacRory cup is an inter-college (as in school)
Gaelic football tournament in Ulster. It is staged every year with the stipulation that players must be under eighteen-and-a-half at the start of the tournament (that is, be under eighteen at the start of the school year).The tournament has a long, and prestigious history, from when it started in 1925. Many of the biggest names in Ulster Football graduated from playing for their school in the MacRory Cup, such as
Stephen O'Neill for CBS Omagh andOisin McConville forSt Patrick's Grammar School Armagh .The competition begins with a round-robin tournament consisting of groups of four teams, and the top two from each group go through to the knockout stages.
The final is held every year on St. Patrick's Day, and along with the Ulster colleges Rugby final, is televised live on
BBC Northern Ireland , although this year (2007) it will be played on Monday the 19th. The venue for the last number of years has beenCasement Park in Belfast.Martin Clarke ofAustralian Rules sideCollingwood produced a number of memorable displays captaining his school St.Louis,Kilkeel in both 2005 and 2006.The current holders are
St. Patrick's Academy, Dungannon beating St. Michael's College, Enniskillen2007
8TeamBracket
RD1=Quarter finals
RD2=Semi finals
RD3=FinalRD1-team7=St Louis Kilkeel
RD1-team8=St Pat's ArmaghRD1-team3=St Macartan's Monaghan
RD1-team4=Abbey CBSRD1-team5=Omagh CBS
RD1-team6=St Michael's EnniskillenRD1-team1=St Colman's Newry
RD1-team2=St Pat's MagheraRD2-team1=St Pat's Maghera
RD2-team2=St Macartan's MonaghanRD2-team3=St Patrick's Armagh
RD2-team4=Omagh CBSRD3-team1=St Macartan's, Monaghan
RD3-team2=Omagh CBS [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/6313001.stm]Roll of Honour
External links
* [http://www.ulstercollegesgaa.com/ Official site of organisers]
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