2023 Joe McDonagh Cup
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| Dates | April – June 2023 | ||
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| Teams | 6 | ||
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The 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup is due to be the sixth staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.[1]
Antrim, winner of the 2022 final, were promoted to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, replaced by Laois who were relegated back to this competition.[2] Kildare were promoted from the Christy Ring Cup.[3][failed verification]
The top 2 teams from the round robin stage will play off in the final to decide the winner. Both will advance to the 2023 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship knock-out stages. The bottom team will be relegated to Christy Ring Cup.[4]
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 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 
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Leinster | Carlow | Netwatch Cullen Park | 21,000 | IT Carlow | Tom Mullally | Group Stage | |
| Down | 
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Ulster | Newry | Páirc Esler | 20,000 | EOS IT Solutions | Ronan Sheehan | Group Stage | |
| Kerry | 
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Munster | Tralee | Austin Stack Park | 12,000 | Kerry Group | Fintan O'Connor | Final | |
| Kildare | 
|
Leinster | 1st (Christy Ring Cup) | ||||||
| Laois | 
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Leinster | 6th (Leinster Championship) | ||||||
| Offaly | 
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Leinster | Tullamore | O'Connor Park | 18,000 | Glenisk | Michael Fennelly | Group Stage |
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification 1 
Carlow
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Final and All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Finals 2 
Down
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 
Kerry
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 
Kildare
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
Laois
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 
Offaly
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Christy Ring Cup
Final
| June 2023 Final | v | Croke Park |
The winners qualify for the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorer overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scoring events
- Widest winning margin: 0 points
- Most goals in a match: 0
- Most points in a match: 0
- Most goals by one team in a match: 0
- Most points by one team in a match: 0
- Highest aggregate score: 0 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 0 points
Miscellaneous
- First-time Joe McDonagh Cup meetings:
References
- ^ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Antrim relegated straight back to the Joe McDonagh Cup after defeat to Laois". Belfast Telegraph. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Offaly hit 0-41 in massive Christy Ring Cup final victory over Derry". The42. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Hurling round-up: All to play for in final rounds for Joe McDonagh, Kildare head into Christy Ring final as hot favourites". Irish Examiner. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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