The provincial finals are now over and the serious business of the Sam Maguire All-Ireland championship is ready to get underway. After the Ulster and Leinster finals on Sunday, we know the four pools and the fixtures for the round robin phase of the competition. Here are the results of the draw with info on the fixtures for the next phase of the Championship.
Dublin's win over Louth puts them as top seeds in group B. The Ulster final winners were decided in penalties, and Doengal's win means they'll be the top seeds in group C.. Galway claimed their place in Group A last week ,defeating Mayo in Pearse Stadium with some heroics from Conor Gleeson. However it might not be the most favourable out come for the Connacht champions with Group A shaping up to be a real Group of Death, with Derry, Galway and Armagh.
How does the Sam Maguire round robin format work?
If you've forgotten how the newish Sam Maguire round robin format works, we recommend reading this article.
Who has qualified for the Sam Maguire Cup?
Here are the 16 counties who have qualified for the Sam Maguire:
- Clare (Munster runner ups)
- Galway (Connacht winners)
- Mayo (Connacht runner ups)
- Kerry (Munster winners)
- Meath (Tailteann Cup winners)
- Armagh (Ulster finalists)
- Donegal (Ulster winners)
- Derry
- Cavan
- Tyrone
- Monaghan
- Roscommon
- Dublin (Leinster winners)
- Louth (Leinster runner ups)
- Westmeath
- Cork
What are the pools?
Teams were divided into four pots depending on where they placed in the provincial Championships. During the draw on Tuesday a team will be selected from each pot to determine the groups, which will then play a round robin series.
The top three teams will progress from each group to the provisional quarterfinals.
Pot 1
| Galway |
| Armagh |
| Derry |
| Westmeath |
Pot 2
| Dublin |
| Mayo |
| Roscommon |
| Cavan |
Pot 3
Donegal
| Clare |
| Tyrone |
| Cork |
Pot 4
| Kerry |
| Louth |
| Monaghan |
| Meath |
Sam Maguire Round Robin knockout fixtures
Round one will get take place on Saturday May 18th, with the following set of games will showcase the Leinster and Ulster finalists on Saturday May 25th.
Round 1 - 18 May- 25 May
| Kerry v Monaghan | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney | May 18 | 15.oo | GAAGO |
| Mayo v Cavan | Mac Hale Park, Castlebar | May 18 | 17.00 | Untelevised |
| Galway v Derry | Pearse Stadium, Salthill | May 18 | 17.30 | GAAGO |
| Clare v Cork | Cusack Park, Ennis | May 18 | 18.00 | Untelevised |
| Dublin v Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin | May 25 | 17:00 | GAAGO |
| Louth v Meath | Grattan Park, Inneskeen | May 25 | 17:30 | Untelevised |
| Armagh v Westmeath | BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Armagh | May 25 | 18:00 | Untelevised |
| Donegal v Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey | May 25 | 19:15 | GAAGO |
