2020 Fitzgibbon Cup

2020 Fitzgibbon Cup

Dates	12 January 2020 - 12 February 2020
Teams	14
Sponsor	Electric Ireland
Champions	University College Cork (40th title) Paddy O'Loughlin (captain) Eoghan Murphy (captain) Tom Kingston (manager)
Runners-up	Institute of Technology, Carlow Cathal Dunbar (captain) Enda Rowland (captain) D. J. Carey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	61 (2.54 per match)
Points scored	829 (34.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Cian Darcy (2-45)
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The 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 104th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It is sponsored by Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 4 December 2019.^[1] The 2020 Fitzgibbon Cup started with the group stage on 12 January 2020 and ended on 12 February 2020.

University College Cork were the defending champions.^[2]

On 12 February 2020, University College Cork won the Fitzgibbon Cup after an 0–18 to 2–11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow in the final.^[3] This was their 40th cup title overall and their second title in succession.

University of Limerick's Cian Darcy was the Fitzgibbon Cup top scorer with 2-45.

Group stage

Group A

Table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
DCU Dóchas Éireann	3	3	0	0	5-66	2-41	+34	6
University of Limerick	3	2	0	1	3-60	1-47	+19	4
Maynooth University	3	1	0	2	2-41	1-56	-12	2
Trinty College	3	0	0	3	1-39	7-62	-41	0

Fixtures and results

DCU Dóchas Éireann v University of Limerick

12 January 2020 Round 1	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-21 - 0-18	University of Limerick	DCU Sportsgrounds
	D Burke 0-13 (11f), B Ryan, F Whitely 0-2 each, D Reck, C Firman, J Donnelly, R O’Connor 0-1 each.	Report	C Darcy 0-15 (10f), K Hayes 0-2, R Hayes 0-1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Trinity College v Maynooth University

12 January 2020 Round 1	Trinity College	0-15 - 0-16	Maynooth University	Santry Avenue
	T Aherne (0-10, 10 frees), C O’Sullivan, A Kavanagh (0-2 each), D Duggan (0-1).	Report	A Gaffney (0-11, 11 frees), C Stakelum (0-2), S Clerkin, C Browne, C Drennan (0-1 each).	Referee: D Hughes (Kilkenny)

Maynooth University v DCU Dóchas Éireann

19 January 2020 Round 2	Maynooth University	1-12 - 1-20	DCU Dóchas Éireann	Maynooth University
	C Drennan (1-8 (5f, 1 ’65); A Gaffney (f), E Molloy, E Aherne and C Stakelum 0-1 each.	Report	R O’Connor (0-7f); J Burke (0-4); D Burke (1-0); B Ryan (0-3); J Roberts (0-2); C Burke, F Whitely, C Hearne and J Ryan (0-1 each).	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

University of Limerick v Trinity College

19 January 2020 Round 2	University of Limerick	3-21 - 0-13	Trinity College	UL Grounds
	C Darcy 2-6 (six frees), R Lynch 1-5, P O’Loughlin 0-3, J Morris 0-2, K McDonald, P Campion, J Shelly, K Hayes, M Carey 0-1 each	Report	C O’Sullivan 0-5 (three frees, one sideline), T Aherne 0-3 (three frees), D Ryan 0-3, E Mac Domhnaill, R Gorey 0-1 each.	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Trinity College v DCU Dóchas Éireann

22 January 2020 Round 3	Trinity College	1-11 - 4-25	DCU Dóchas Éireann	Santry Avenue
				Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

University of Limerick v Maynooth University

23 January 2020 Round 3	University of Limerick	0-21 - 1-13	Maynooth University	UL Grounds
	C Darcy 0-9 (six frees), J Morris 0-6, S Golden and R Lynch 0-2 each, P O'Loughlin and M Keoghan 0-1 each	[1]	A Gaffney 0-6 (four frees, one '65), E Molloy 1-0, C Drennan 0-2 (one free), C Stakelum, C Browne, J Cullen, E Ahern and S Clerkin 0-1 each	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Group B

Table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Mary Immaculate College	3	3	0	0	7-54	2-43	+26	6
Waterford Institute of Technology	3	2	0	1	5-61	3-37	+30	4
Limerick Institute of Technology	3	1	0	2	2-32	5-47	-24	2
Technological University Dublin	3	0	0	3	1-22	5-42	-32	0

Fixtures and results

Technological University Dublin v Mary Immaculate College

12 January 2020 Round 1

Technological University Dublin

1-10 - 1-19

Mary Immaculate College

Grangegorman

Limerick Institute of Technology v Waterford Institute of Technology

12 January 2020 Round 1	Limerick Institute of Technology	1-14 - 1-23	Waterford Institute of Technology	Limerick Institute of Technology
	B Seymour 1-11 (9f, 1 ’65), B McDonagh 0-2, K Howard 0-1.	Report	S Condon 0-12 (10f), A Gleeson 0-5 (1f), E Meany 1-0, J Prendergast and T Barron 0-2 each, C Lyons and R Flynn 0-1 each.	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Mary Immaculate College v Limerick Institute of Technology

19 January 2020 Round 2	Mary Immaculate College	4-24 - 1-18	Limerick Institute of Technology	Mary Immaculate College Grounds
	G Cooney 2-3, A Ormond 0-4, C O’Brien 0-4, C Bourke 0-4 (0-3f), T O’Mahony, P Wall 1-0 each, S Ryan, E McBride, D Ryan 0-2 each, J Gillane (0-1f), E Cahill, D Peters 0-1 each.	Report	B Seymour 0-6 (0-4f), R Byrnes 0-5 (0-2f), R Bonnar 1-1, M Moloney 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-2, B Fanning, D O’Connell 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Waterford Institute of Technology v Technological University Dublin

19 January 2020 Round 2	Waterford Institute of Technology	4-23 - 0-12	Technological University Dublin	Waterford IT Grounds
	S Condon (0-11, 9 frees, 1 65); C Kirwan (2-2); C Flood (1-3); E Meaney (1-1); T Barron (0-2); C Lyons, A Gleeson, M Whelan, J Prendergast (0-1 each).	Report	R Clarke (0-6, frees); D Jordan, D Keogh (0-2 each); C Dowling, N Potterton (0-1 each).	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Mary Immaculate College v Waterford Institute of Technology

23 January 2020 Round 3	Mary Immaculate College	2-11 - 0-15	Waterford Institute of Technology	MICL Grounds
	C Bourke 0-7 (0-6f), T O’Mahony 0-3, G Cooney 1-0, S Ryan 1-0 each, D Ryan (0-01)	Report	S Condon 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 ’65), C Flood 0-3, C Lyons, B Nolan (0-2f) 0-2 each, M Mahony 0-1.	Referee: P Carroll (Tipperary)

Limerick Institute of Technology v Technological University Dublin

23 January 2020 Round 3

Limerick Institute of Technology

w/o - scr.

Technological University Dublin

TU Dublin City Campus

Group C

Table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
University College Cork	2	2	0	0	0-41	0-32	+9	4
NUI Galway	2	1	0	1	1-32	0-30	-5	2
Cork Institute of Technology	2	0	0	2	0-26	1-37	-14	0

Fixtures and results

NUI Galway v University College Cork

12 January 2020 Round 1	NUI Galway	0-17 - 0-19	University College Cork	Dangan Sports Facilities
	E Niland 0-12 (0-9 f, 0-1 65), I Fox 0-2, P Hoban, M Lynch and S Kennedy 0-1 each.	Report	S Conway 0-7 (0-4 f, 0-1 pen), M O’Halloran, P O’Loughlin (f) and D Griffin 0-2 each, B Hennessy, R O’Flynn, C Boylan, M Coleman, A Casey and M Kehoe 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

University College Cork v Cork Institute of Technology

19 January 2020 Round 2	University College Cork	0-22 - 0-15	Cork Institute of Technology	The Mardyke
	S Kingston 0-7, S Conway 0-5 (0-4 f), R O’Flynn and D Griffin 0-2 each, D Lowney, M Coleman, P O’Loughlin, C Boylan, M O’Halloran, M Kehoe 0-1 each	Report	L O’Shea 0-9 (0-6 f), M Ryan 0-2, S O’Leary-Hayes, D Lyons, R Walsh, B Everard 0-1 each.	Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

Cork Institute of Technology v NUI Galway

23 January 2020 Round 3	Cork Institute of Technology	0-11 - 1-15	NUI Galway	Cork IT
	L O'Shea 0-5 (4 frees), D Lyons 0-3, J Doyle 0-2 and C O'Carroll 0-1	[2]	E Niland 0-9 (6 frees, 1 '65), S Loftus 1-2, S Burke 0-2, M Lynch and C Elwood 0-1 each	Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Group D

Table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Institute of Technology, Carlow	2	2	0	0	4-36	3-29	+10	4
University College Dublin	2	1	0	1	6-35	5-38	0	2
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	2	0	0	2	3-31	5-35	-10	0

Fixtures and results

University College Dublin v Institute of Technology, Carlow

12 January 2020 Round 1	University College Dublin	2-16 - 3-20	Institute of Technology, Carlow	Belfield
	R Hayes (0-11, 9 frees); C McGuckin (2-0); P Crummey (0-3); M Purcell, R Purcell (0-1 each).	Report	C Dunbar (1-4); C Nolan (1-3, 2 frees); L Blanchfield (1-2); E Rowland (0-5 frees); R Leahy (0-2); M Harney, L Scanlon, N Brassil, R Higgins (0-1 each).	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Institute of Technology, Carlow v Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

17 January 2020 Round 2	Institute of Technology, Carlow	1-16 - 1-13	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Institute of Technology, Carlow
	C Dunbar 1-4, N Brassil, S Casey (all frees), E Rowland (all frees) 0-3 each, C Nolan 0-2, R Higgins 0-1.	Report	E Egan 1-2, 0-2 frees, J Forde 0-3 (all frees), E Duggan, R Murphy (0-1 free), S Bleahene 0-2 each, D Mannion, D McPeake 0-1 each.	Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology v University College Dublin

22 January 2020 Round 3	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	2-18 - 4-19	University College Dublin	Carnmore Hurling Club
	M Kennedy 0-7f, S Bleahane 1-2, N Coen 1-0, J Coyne 0-3 (0-1 sideline), D Mannion 0-2, D McPeake, R Murphy, C Fahy (f) & D Fahy 0-1 each.	Report	R Hayes 1-11 (1-0 pen, 0-9f, 0-1 ’65), P Crummey 1-2, R Purcell 1-1, K Desmond 1-0, E Foley, C McGuckin, E Egan, C Scallan & M Cody 0-1 each.	Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Mary Immaculate College v University of Limerick

29 January 2020 Quarter-final	Mary Immaculate College	2-21 - 1-21 (aet)	University of Limerick	Mary Immaculate College Grounds
	C Bourke 0-10 (0-10f), A Ormond 1-2, T O'Mahony 0-4 (0-2 sideline), G Cooney 1-1, E Cahill 0-2 (0-1f), S Ryan and J Gillane (0-1f) 0-1 each	[3]	C Darcy 0-15 (0-11f), S Golden 1-0, J Morris 0-3 (0-1f), P Campion, B O'Mara and C O'Callaghan 0-1 each	Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

University College Cork v University College Dublin

29 January 2020 Quarter-final	University College Cork	1-20 - 2-12	University College Dublin	The Mardyke
	S Conway 0-10 (0-6f), S Kingston 1-1, M Kehoe, M Coleman (0-1f) 0-2 each, B Hennessey, D Fitzgibbon, D Griffin, R O'Flynn and M O'Halloran (0-1f) 0-1 each	[4]	R Hayes 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-5f, 0-3 '65s), C McGuckin 1-0, R Purcell 0-3 and L McDwyer 0-1	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

DCU Dóchas Éireann v Waterford Institute of Technology

30 January 2020 Quarter-final	DCU Dóchas Éireann	1-23 - 2-14	Waterford Institute of Technology	DCU Sportsgrounds
	J Donnelly 0-6, R O’Connor 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 65), J Ryan 1-3, J Burke 0-3, J Bergin, B Ryan and R McBride 0-2 each, D Reck 0-1.	Report	S Condon 0-10 (0-9f), B Nolan 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), A Gleeson 1-0 (1-0f), T Barron 0-2, C Lyons 0-1.	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

Institute of Technology, Carlow v NUI Galway

30 January 2020 Quarter-final	Institute of Technology, Carlow	5-21 - 0-28 (aet)	NUI Galway	Institute of Technology, Carlow
		Report		Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Semi-finals

Mary Immaculate College v Institute of Technology, Carlow

8 February 2020 Semi-final	Mary Immaculate College	0-15 - 5-14	Institute of Technology, Carlow	DCU Sportsgrounds
	C Bourke 0-9 (0-8f, 0-1 '65), T O'Mahony 0-3 (0-2f), G Cooney 0-2 and S Ryan 0-1	[5]	C Dunbar 2-0, S Casey 0-6 (0-4f), C Nolan 1-1, S Bergin, L Blanchfield 1-0, E Rowland (0-2f), J Kelly, R Leahy 0-2 each and E Gaughan 0-1	Referee: J Keenan

DCU Dóchas Éireann v University College Cork

8 February 2020 Semi-final	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-17 - 0-18	University College Cork	DCU Sportsgrounds
	R O'Connor 0-11 (0-10), J Bergin 0-2, D Burke, A Mullen, D Mullen and J Burke 0-1 each	[6]	S Conway 0-8 (0-7), S Kingston 0-3, N Montgomery 0-2, D Fitzgibbon, R O'Flynn, M O'Halloran, M Kehoe and M Coleman (0-1sl) 0-1 each	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Final

Institute of Technology, Carlow v University College Cork

12 February 2020 Final	Institute of Technology, Carlow	2-11 - 0-18	University College Cork	DCU Sportsgrounds
	S Casey 1-4 (0-4f), L Blanchfield 1-0, C Nolan 0-3, E Rowland 0-2 (0-2f), J Kelly and S Bergin 0-1 each	[7]	S Conway 0-9 (0-7f), S Kingston 0-4, D Fitzgibbon 0-2, M Kehoe, N Montgomery and P O'Loughlin (0-1f) 0-1 each	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Cup statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Cian Darcy	University of Limerick	2-45	51	4	15.25
2	Stephen Condon	Waterford Institute of Technology	0-40	40	4	10.00
3	Evan Niland	National University of Ireland Galway	0-39	39	3	13.00
	Shane Conway	University College Cork	0-39	39	5	7.80
4	Ronan Hayes	University College Dublin	2-30	36	3	12.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Evan Niland	National University of Ireland Galway	0-18	18	IT Carlow
2	Cian Darcy	University of Limerick	0-15	15	Mary Immaculate College
2	Cian Darcy	University of Limerick	0-15	15	DCU Dóchas Éireann
3	Billy Seymour	Limerick Institute of Technology	1-11	14	Waterford Institute of Technology
	Ronan Hayes	University College Dublin	1-11	14	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
4	Donal Burke	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-13	13	University of Limerick
5	Cian Darcy	University of Limerick	2-06	12	Trinity
	Evan Niland	NUI Galway	0-12	12	University College Cork
	Stephen Condon	Waterford Institute of Technology	0-12	12	Limerick Institute of Technology
6	Conor Drennan	Maynooth University	1-08	11	DCU Dóchas Éireann
	Ronan Hayes	University College Dublin	1-08	11	University College Cork
	Stephen Condon	Waterford Institute of Technology	0-11	11	Technological University Dublin
	Ronan Hayes	University College Dublin	0-11	11	Institute of Technology, Carlow
	Andrew Gaffney	Maynooth University	0-11	11	Trinity College
	Rory O'Connor	DCU Dóchas Éireann	0-11	11	University College Cork

References

1. O'Toole, Fintan (4 December 2019). "Here are the draws for the 2020 Fitzgibbon and Sigerson Cup competitions". The 42. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. O'Callaghan, Therese (23 February 2019). "UCC claim double with emphatic win over Mary I". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. Farrell, Sinéad (12 February 2020). "14-man UCC come from 6 points down to win Fitzgibbon Cup final against IT Carlow". The 42. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

External links

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