1998 O'Byrne Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 1998 |
| Trophy | O'Byrne Cup |
| Date | 4 January — 22 March |
| Teams | 12 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Offaly (6th win) |
| Manager | Tommy Lyons |
| Captain | Finbarr Cullen |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Louth |
| Manager | Paddy Clarke |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 12 |
The 1998 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football competition played by the county teams of Leinster GAA.
The tournament was a straight knockout, with 12 teams. New rules were tested:
- players cautioned for any pushing, pulling or holding of an opponent
- two referees (in some games)
- five substitutes
- picking the ball off the ground permitted, so long as the player's feet are on the ground
- "mark" or free kick for an overhead catch from a kick-out
- solo run limited to one hop or one "solo"[1]
Offaly were the winners, scoring two late goals to defeat Louth in the final at Drogheda Park.[2]
Results
| First Round 4/10/11 January 1998[3][4][5][6] | Quarter Finals 18/25 January 1998[7][8] | Semi Finals 31 Jan / 8 Feb 1998[9][10][11] | Final 22 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow (replayed) | 0-9 3-4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 0-9 0-12 | Carlow | 1-7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 2-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 1-5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 1-21 | Offaly | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 0-4 | Offaly | 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 0-6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 4-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 1-8 | Louth | 2-7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 1-11 | Wexford | 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 2-6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louth (AET) | 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 0-11 | Dublin | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 0-6 | Laois | 0-6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rule-changes-to-be-tested-in-cup-games-1.138700
- ^ "Offaly strike late to retain O'Byrne Cup". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Sportsfile - Longford v Dublin - O'Byrne Cup - 004707". www.sportsfile.com.
- ^ "Carr gets over first hurdle". Independent.ie.
- ^ "O'Reilly goal sparks off landslide". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Meath storm back". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Westmeath attack lets Offaly off hook". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Louth book date with Dubs". Independent.ie.
- ^ "GAA Digest". Independent.ie.
- ^ "O'Brien overshadows end of Carlow `strike'". Independent.ie.
- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1998/0209/Pg031.html