Hastings Cup 2016 - Now back to normal

[Cunny Funt]

Kildare hammered Galway yesterday.

A fairly weakened Galway side. Kildare will be favourites to win Leinster U21 all the same.

is it just top two from each group meet in the final?

I believe so and the 2nd place sides would go into a shield final like the Hastings cup.

[Donnellys Hollow]

Kildare hammered Galway yesterday.

A fairly weakened Galway side. Kildare will be favourites to win Leinster U21 all the same.

is it just top two from each group meet in the final?

There are semi finals and shield semi finals in the Peter McNulty tournament. Every team is guaranteed at least four games:

23-01-2016 (Sat)

Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Semi Finals (Group Winners – Home Venue)

(Group A Winner v Group B Runner up / Group B Winner v Group A Runner up)

Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Shield Semi Finals (Group 3rd. – Home Venue)

(Group A 3rd. v Group B 4th. / Group B 3rd. v Group A 4th.)



30-01-2016 (Sat)

Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Final (Laois Venue)

Peter McNulty U21 Football Tournament Shield Final (Laois Venue)

[Itchy]

Kildare hammered Galway yesterday.

A fairly weakened Galway side. Kildare will be favourites to win Leinster U21 all the same.

is it just top two from each group meet in the final?

I believe so and the 2nd place sides would go into a shield final like the Hastings cup.

I'm sure I read that every team in Hastings is due a game after group stages which means top two must go into semis of main event and bottom two into shield semi.

[Cunny Funt]

I stand corrected then as I was going on the old format of two groups of four which included a cup and shield final.

[Itchy]

I stand corrected then as I was going on the old format of two groups of four which included a cup and shield final.

Well I'm not 100% on that but thought I read it somewhere.

[Westside]

Cavan beat Roscommon by a point to get into the Hastings Semi Final. Our defensive prowess appears to be on the wane after conceding 3 penalties but great to get the win against the Rossies, they don't come too often for us these days.

[Shamrock Shore]

Longford have just destroyed Offaly

3-21
1-06

Good Lord - that's a fair auld whupping for the Offaly lads.

Longford now in semi-final.

[Maroon Manc]

Anyone know how Galway got on against Carlow today?

[Cunny Funt]

Anyone know how Galway got on against Carlow today?

Galway 4-11 Carlow 1-6

[The Insider]

Would be very worried for Ofally football, their U 21's were very poor against what was not a full strength Longford side . Only their corner forward Tierney looked the part. Again the fact they had already qualified for the semi final may have been a factor but championship is little over 5 weeks ahead and doesnt bode well for a game against Kildare who would be favourites following their minor win 3 years ago

[ck]

Sligo V Fermanagh was called off. Re-fixed for Irvinestown for Wednesday night

[Jinxy]

Are we still in this?

[Itchy]

Meath are in the shield semi I think.

The big news which is reverberating around the whole country and perhaps even into the wider universe (heh if Sep Blatter says there could be soccer played on other planets, I dont see why the Hastings cup couldnt follow.) That news is the fact that the unbeatable Rossies have been beaten 3 times in this tournament.

[Rossfan]

To quote Syfín from stolensheep a few years ago "We are concentrating on the shield rather than the cup this year" 

[Croí na hÉireann]

Are we still in this?

This is turning into quite a nice habit. http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2016/01/16/4112742-meath-exit-hastings-cup/