The 2022 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 105th staging of the
Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional Irish sports o ...
in 1912. It is sponsored by
Electric Ireland, and known as the Electric Ireland HE GAA Fitzgibbon Cup for sponsorship purposes. The draw for the group stage fixtures took place on 14 December 2020. The 2022 Fitzgibbon Cup started with the group stage on 19 January 2022 and ended on 19 February 2022.
University College Cork
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) () is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork (city), Cork.
The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ...
were the
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
Institute of Technology, Carlow
The Institute of Technology, Carlow (IT Carlow; ) was an institute of technology, located in Carlow, Ireland. The institute had campuses in Carlow, Wexford, and Wicklow, as well as a part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland. Along with the Wate ...
at the quarter-final stage.
The
final
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*Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training
*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which d ...
was played on 19 February 2022 at the
Institute of Technology, Carlow
The Institute of Technology, Carlow (IT Carlow; ) was an institute of technology, located in Carlow, Ireland. The institute had campuses in Carlow, Wexford, and Wicklow, as well as a part-time provision elsewhere in Ireland. Along with the Wate ...
, between the
University of Limerick
University of Limerick (UL) () is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972, as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in Septemb ...
and
NUI Galway
The University of Galway () is a public research university located in the city of Galway, Ireland.
The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Galway" (UCG) () from 1908 to 1997 and as ...
, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. The University of Limerick won the match by 1–21 to 2–15 to claim their seventh Fitzgibbon Cup title overall and a first title since
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
.
NUI Galway's
Evan Niland was the top scorer with 0-79.
Group stage
Group A
Group A table
Group A fixtures and results
Group B
Group B table
Group B fixtures and results
Group C
Group C table
Group C fixtures and results
Group D
Group D table
Group D fixtures and results
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
;In a single game
Awards
Team of the Year
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Darach Fahy
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Podge Delaney
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T. J. Brennan
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Jack Fitzpatrick
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Cianan Fahy
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Bryan O'Mara
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Niall Brassil
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Ciarán Connolly
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Fionán Mackessy
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Cian Lynch
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Gearóid O'Connor
Gearóid O’Connor (born 2000) is an Irish hurling, hurler. At club level he plays with Moyne-Templetuohy GAA, Moyne-Templetuohy and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team. O'Connor usually lines out as a forwards.
Caree ...
#
John Fleming
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Mikey Kiely
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Mark Rodgers
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Evan Niland
References
External links
Higher Education fixtures and results
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