2018 McGrath Cup
# 2018 McGrath Cup

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

Just three county teams completed in 2018 after the withdrawals of Tipperary, Limerick, and Kerry. Cork were the winners.

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

## 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) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 December 2017 2 p.m. | 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) | Meelick Referee: Pat O’Driscoll (Cork) |
| 7 January 2018 2 p.m. | Waterford | 0-7 – 2-18 | Cork | Gold Coast Resort, Ballinacourty Referee: S. Lonergan (Tipperary) |
| 7 January 2018 2 p.m. | 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) | Gold Coast Resort, Ballinacourty Referee: S. Lonergan (Tipperary) |

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

| 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) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 January 2018 4 p.m. Final | 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 | Mallow GAA Sports Complex, Mallow Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry) |
