U21 Football Championship

[Croí na hÉireann]

Anyone have the draw for this? Not to be found in cyberspace, never mind on gaa.ie... 

Got this off hoganstand...

Leinster U21FC fixtures
13 February 2008

The fixtures for the first round of the Leinster U21 FC set for the 23rd and 24th February.

Saturday 23rd February 2008

Leinster Under 21 F.C.

Navan (2.30p.m.), Meath v Kildare, S. Carroll (Iarmhi)

Sunday 24th February 2008

Leinster Under 21 F.C.

Portlaoise (2.30p.m.), Laois v Louth, E. Craul (Cill Mhantain)

Kilkenny (2.30p.m.), Kilkenny v Westmeath, F. Barry (Cill Dara)

Carlow (2.30p.m.), Carlow v Longford, G. McCormack (Ath Cliath)

Extra time must be played in all games if sides finish level.

Expect a tough game in KK anyway... 

[Barney]

In Connacht I think Mayo play Leitrim and the winners of Sligo and Galway play Ros. Ros have won the Hastings Cup so should be in with a good shout. Mayo have 3 or 4 of their All Ireland winning team and should be decent. Galway will always be strong. An interesting campaign ahead. I guess with the way the competition is structured now much depends on the priorities that counties give to the competition and whether they put the senior team ahead

[laoisgaa]

LEINSTER
Third Year of Three Year Cycle

Leinster U21 F.C. 2008.  U-21 Football Date Venue
1. Laois v Louth 24.2.2008 Portlaoise
2. 1. v Wicklow 9/15.3.2008 Portlaoise/Dundalk
3. Kilkenny v Westmeath 24.2.2008 Kilkenny
4. 3. v Wexford 9/15.3.2008 Kilkenny/Mullingar
5. Meath v Kildare 23.2.2008 Navan
6. 5. v Dublin 9/15.3.2008 Navan/Newbridge
7. Carlow v Longford 24.2.2008 Carlow
8. 7. v Offaly 9/15.3.2007 Carlow/Longford
9. 2. v 4. 23.3.2008 Home Venue 2 
10. 6. v 8. 23.3.2008 Home Venue 3 
FINAL: 9 v 10 6.4.2008
Home Venue 9

MUNSTER
Munster Under 21 Football Championship

Grade Date Teams & Scores Venue
Quarter-Final 15/3/2008 Kerry  Limerick  Tralee
Quarter-Final 15/3/2008 Tipperary  Clare  Tipperary venue
Semi-final 22/3/2008 Cork  Kerry or Limerick  Kerry or Limerick venue
Semi-final 22/3/2008 Waterford  Tipperary or Clare  Tipperary or Clare venue
Final 5/4/2008     
All-Ireland Semi-Final Date TBC Munster Champions     
All-Ireland Final Date TBC

CONNACHT
Connacht U-21 Football Championship
Pre Lim;            22nd March                         Extra Time in all games.

            A:            Sligo  v  Galway                    Markievicz Park

Semi-Finals            29th   March

                        Mayo              v            Leitrim            Castlebar

                        A                     v            Roscommon            Markievicz Park/Galway

Final                5/67th April

[OakLeaf]

Is there anyone going to any of the U21 games that would be willing to text updates to the Live Scores service on GAA Radio?  The number to send your texts to is 447624804328. The service is free for everyone to view at http://www.gaaradio.com/scores/liveScores.jsp . Thanks.

[Croí na hÉireann]

Thanks Coilin

[western exile]

Under 21 Football Championship – Open Draw
All games at 3.30 p.m. unless stated otherwise
(Extra time must be played if required in all games)

15th March First Round:
(a) 1. Monaghan v 2. Donegal at Monaghan

Quarter Finals:
22nd March:
(b) 4. Down v 5. Antrim at Down

(c) 6. Tyrone v 7. Cavan at Tyrone

(d) 8. Derry v 9. Fermanagh at Derry

(e) 3. Armagh v (a) Monaghan/Donegal
If Armagh v Monaghan at Armagh
If Armagh v Donegal at Donegal

29th March: Semi Finals: (b) v (c); (d) v (e):

5th April Final: (Replay 16th April)

[GrandMasterFlash]

Under 21 Football Championship – Open Draw
All games at 3.30 p.m. unless stated otherwise
(Extra time must be played if required in all games)

15th March First Round:
(a) 1. Monaghan v 2. Donegal at Monaghan

Monaghan play Dublin in Parnell Park that evening. Banty manages both teams and some players play for both, how does that work?? 

[western exile]

Good question!  Perhaps they will move the u21 game to the Sunday.  The U21 are set for Saturdays as default as most Senior NFL games are on Sunday.
The semi finals are to be played on the Saturday of a weekend of NFL games, so they will have to be accommodated for too.

[Mike Sheehy]

Cork         (10)      1970 1971 1980 1981 1984 1985 1986 1989 1994 2007
Kerry         (9)       1964 1973 1975 1976 1977 1990 1995 1996 1998
Tyrone      (4)        1991 1992 2000 2001
Mayo         (4)        1967 1974 1983 2006
Galway       (3)        1972 2002 2005
Donegal      (2)       1982 1987
Derry          (2)        1968 1997
Roscommon (1)       1978
Antrim         (1)       1969
Armagh       (1)       2004
Down          (1)       1979
Dublin          (1)       2003
Kildare         (1)       1965
Meath          (1)      1993
Offaly           (1)      1988
Westmeath   (1)      1999

I believe Roscommon also won in 1966

[stevecw]

Leinster U-21 got underway at weekend.
Results were:
Laois (2-13) v Louth (0-9)
Kilkenny (1-6) v Westmeath (1-15)
Meath (0-5) v Kildare (1-14)
Carlow (1-7) v Longford (0-9)

qf's in Leinster will be:
Kildare v Dublin
Carlow v Offaly
Laois v Wicklow
Westmeath v Wexford

Was at the Carlow/Longford game.
Pretty poor standard overall. Longford kicked a lot of wides in 1st half, Carlow went 1st 23 mins without scoring. Missed a peno near end of 1st half, but got a crucial goal from Molloy same guy who sent that peno over the bar. At HT Carlow 1-2 - Long 0-3.
2nd half Carlow played much better, within 10 mins had hit the upright twice & forced a good save off the Longford keeper. Could have been costly misses. Game went point for point all the way. Even last kick of game was a Longford free from 40m out hit the upright, bounced on the crossbar & landed in a Carlow df's arms!! Ref blew it up then. It was that kinda game, nothing in it.
As a Carlow man, its our 1st U-21 champ win since mid 90s (apart from Kilkenny game in 03 which hardly counts) so have to be happy.

[Lecale2]

Still - good to see Kilkenny competing.

[Model Hammer]

Still - good to see Kilkenny competing.

Not just competing, but putting up a decent show. But that's probably what you meant ...
It's very encouraging, and I hope that bunch of KK footballers stick at it. A defeat by single figures is better than Louth or mighty Meath did at the weekend.
I wonder did WH put out their first 15?

[Croí na hÉireann]

According to Hoganstand the team was

Philli Shaw
Willie Murtagh
Ciaran Gavin
Simon Moorhead
Andrew Whitney
Fintan O'Reilly
Tommy Warburton
Aidan Browne
Niall Kilcoyne
John Dolan
Keith Scally
Brian Melody
John Connellan
James Durkan
Brendan Kelly

Kieran Gavin is the only regular so far this year at senior level with a couple of others having run outs here and there. We led by 1-9 to 0-0 at half-time so can only assume we took our foot off the pedal big time in the second half. Plus KK had the wind in the second half.

[western exile]

Monaghan play Dublin in Parnell Park that evening. Banty manages both teams and some players play for both, how does that work?? 

I see that the Monaghan v. Donegal U21 game has indeed been moved to the Sunday.  see this link http://www.cadburygaau21.com/fixtures-and-results/16/03/2008/

[western exile]

in fact, there seems to be a few fixture changes according to the calendar on the Cadburys website  http://www.cadburygaau21.com/fixtures-and-results/