2022 Joe McDonagh Cup

The 2022 Joe McDonagh Cup is the fifth staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.[1] The fixtures were published in December 2021.[2][3]

2022 Joe McDonagh Cup
Dates16 April – 4/5 June 2022
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
← 2021 (Previous) (Next) 2023 →

Westmeath, winner of the 2021 final, were promoted to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, while Antrim were relegated back to this competition.[4] Offaly were promoted from the Christy Ring Cup.[5]

The top 2 teams from the round robin stage will play off in the final to decide the winner. Both will advance to the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship knock-out stages. The bottom 2 teams will play off to decide who is relegated to Christy Ring Cup.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Promoted from the Christy Ring Cup

From Championship

Promoted to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Relegated to the Christy Ring Cup

Team Information

Personnel and general information
Team Colours Province Location Stadium Capacity Sponsor Captain Manager Pos. In 2021
Antrim Ulster Belfast Corrigan Park 3,700 fona CAB Relegated (Leinster Championship)
Carlow Leinster Carlow Netwatch Cullen Park 21,000 IT Carlow Tom Mullally Group Stage
Down Ulster Newry Páirc Esler 20,000 EOS IT Solutions Ronan Sheehan Group Stage
Kerry Munster Tralee Austin Stack Park 12,000 Kerry Group Fintan O’Connor Final
Meath Leinster Navan Páirc Tailteann 17,000 Glenveagh Properties Nick Weir Group Stage
Offaly Leinster Tullamore O'Connor Park 18,000 Glenisk 1st (Christy Ring Cup)

Group Stage
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification
1 Antrim 3 3 0 0 11-66 6-62 +19 6 Advance to Final and
All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals
2 Kerry 3 2 0 1 9-64 1-47 +41 4
3 Offaly 3 2 0 1 5-72 5-59 +13 4
4 Carlow 3 1 0 2 5-67 5-60 +7 2
5 Down 3 1 0 2 6-53 7-66 -16 2 Relegation Playoffs
6 Meath 3 0 0 3 0-49 12-77 -64 0

Round 1
16 April 2022 Round 1 Antrim 3-22 - 2-24 Offaly
Report
16 April 2022 Round 1 Kerry 0-18 - 1-19 Down
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16 April 2022 Round 1 Meath 0-17 - 4-30 Carlow
Report

Round 2
23 April 2022 Round 2 Offaly 2-22 - 0-19 Meath
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23 April 2022 Round 2 Carlow 0-15 - 3-21 Kerry
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24 April 2022 Round 2 Down 3-16 - 6-22 Antrim
Report

Round 3
30 April 2022 Round 3 Antrim 2-22 - 1-22 Carlow
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30 April 2022 Round 3 Kerry 6-25 - 0-13 Meath
Report
1 May 2022 Round 3 Down 2-18 - 1-26 Offaly
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Round 4
14 May 2022 Round 4 Kerry v Offaly
14 May 2022 Round 4 Carlow v Down
15 May 2022 Round 4 Meath v Antrim

Round 5
21 May 2022 Round 5 Antrim v Kerry
21 May 2022 Round 5 Down v Meath
21 May 2022 Round 5 Offaly v Carlow

Final
June 2022 Final 1st Group Stage v 2nd Group Stage Croke Park


The winners qualify for the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Relegation Playoffs
June 2022 Relegation Playoff 5th Group Stage v 6th Group Stage


The losers are relegated to the 2023 Christy Ring Cup.

References
  1. Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. "GAA fixtures 2022: Calendar confirmed with replays only for All-Ireland finals". Irish Times. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  3. "Joe McDonagh Cup". RTE Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. "Antrim relegated straight back to the Joe McDonagh Cup after defeat to Laois". Belfast Telegraph. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  5. "Offaly hit 0-41 in massive Christy Ring Cup final victory over Derry". The42. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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