2018 McGrath Cup

The 2018 McGrath Cup was a Gaelic football competition in the province of Munster, played by county teams.

2018 McGrath Cup

Tournament details
Province	Munster
Year	2018
Winners
Champions	Cork (9th win)
Manager	Ronan McCarthy
Captain	Jamie O'Sullivan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Manager	Colm Collins
Captain	Cathal O'Connor
Other
Matches played	3
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Just three county teams completed in 2018 after the withdrawals of Tipperary, Limerick, and Kerry.^[1] Cork were the winners.^[2]

The cup was won by Cork after a 3–13 to 3–12 win in the final.^[3]

Format

Three teams compete. Each team plays the other teams once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams play in the final.

Group stage

30 December 2017 2 p.m.	Clare	2-18 – 1-9	Waterford	Meelick Referee: Pat O’Driscoll (Cork)
	Conor Finnucane (0-8, 4f), Eimhin Courtney (0-5), Gearóid O’Brien (1-1), Cathal O’Connor (1-0), Seán Collins (0-2), Kieran Malone (0-1), David Egan (0-1)	Report	Jason Curry (0-7, 3f), Conor Murray (1-0), Gavin Crotty (0-1), Mikey Kiely (0-1)

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7 January 2018 2 p.m.	Waterford	0-7 – 2-18	Cork	Gold Coast Resort, Ballinacourty Referee: S. Lonergan (Tipperary)
	J. Curry (0-3, 2f); M. Curry (0-2); G. Crotty, JJ Hutchinson (0-1 each)	Report	S. Sherlock (0-7, 2f); S. Powter (1-2); J. O’Rourke (0-4); P. Clancy (1-0); C. Vaughan, C. Dorgan (0-2 each); M. Collins (0-1)

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The final group game was cancelled, as Cork and Clare had already reached the final.^[4]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Diff
Cork	1	1	0	0	2	+17
Clare	1	1	0	0	2	+12
Waterford	2	0	0	2	0	–29

Final

13 January 2018 4 p.m. Final	Cork	3-13 – 3-12	Clare	Mallow GAA Sports Complex, Mallow Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry)
	Stephen Sherlock 2-3 (0-3f), Michael Hurley 0-4, Mark Collins 1-1, Cathal Vaughan 0-3 (0-1f), Daniel O’Callaghan, Cian Kiely 0-1 each	Report	Conor Finucane 0-5 (0-2f), Keelan Sexton, Gearóid O’Brien 1-1 each, Alan Sweeney 1-0, Eimhin Courtney 0-3, Cathal O’Connor (0-1 ’45), Darragh Bohannon 0-1 each

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