2024 McGrath Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Munster |
| Date | 3–20 January 2024 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Defending champions | Cork |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Cork (12th win) |
| Manager | John Cleary |
| Captain | Seán Meehan |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kerry |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 7 |
The 2024 McGrath Cup is an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by all six county teams in January 2024.[1][2] Cork were the winners.[3]
Format
The teams are drawn into two groups of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final. If the final is a draw, it is decided by penalty shoot-out without the playing of extra time.[4]
Results
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kerry
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 2 |  Tipperary
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Limerick
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 50 | −29 | 0 |
Source: Munster GAA
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cork
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 2 |  Clare
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Waterford
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 0 |
Source: Munster GAA
Final
| 20 January 2024 Final | Kerry
|
1-14 (17) – (17) 1-14 (3–4 pen) |
Cork
|
Cork | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 IWT (UTC±0) | Venue: Páirc Uí Rinn | ||||
| Report | Referee: Donnacha O’Callaghan (Limerick) | ||||
| Penalty shootout | |||||
References
- ^ "Clare's Pre-Season GAA Fixtures Confirmed". December 2, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Munster GAA Pre-Season Fixtures confirmed - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Cork retain McGrath Cup after penalty shoot-out victory over Kerry". The Irish Times.
- ^ "McGrath Cup Football - Munster GAA". December 7, 2009.