U20 footballers commence John Kerins League against Meath

Dublin's under-20 footballers begin their John Kerins U20 Football Development League this Saturday when they face Meath in Dunganny (12.0).

The Dubs, who are managed by Tom Gray, are grouped with the Royal County, Kildare and Laois in Group 1 with Cork, Galway and Kerry making up Group 2.

Last year Dublin used the development tournament well in advance of the Leinster U20FC with games against Kildare, Cork, Kerry and Galway.

Dublin face Wicklow in this spring's Leinster U20FC.

JOHN KERINS U20 FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4

Group 1: Kildare v Laois; Meath v Dublin
Group 2: Kerry v Cork; Galway Bye

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

Group 1: Laois v Meath; Kildare v Dublin
Group 2: Cork v Galway; Kerry Bye

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18

Group 1: Meath v Kildare; Dublin v Laois
Group 2: Galway v Kerry; Cork Bye

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25

Final: 1st Placed Team Group 1 v 1st Placed Team Group 2
Play-Off*: 2nd Placed Team Group 2 v 3rd Placed Team Group 2*
*Playoff game is to give all teams three games.

Competition Format- Two groups of four teams in each competition, exception John Kerins Cup Group 2, will only have three teams, but a play-off game will be provided to give the teams involved three games
- Each group will play three ordinary rounds
- Top team in each group will qualify for their respective final
- Round robin games to be played home & away basis
- Final to be played at a venue nominated by the committee in-charge
- Play-off game in the John Kerins Cup Group 2, will be played at the home venue of the 2nd placed team in the group
- Leinster Council will be responsibility for logistic arrangement for the John Kerins Cup Group 1
- Munster Council will be responsibility for logistic arrangement for the John Kerins Cup Group 2

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3

Andrew Corden Cup Round 1 – GAA U20 F Development League
St Molleran's GAA (7.45) Waterford v Tipperary Ref: Cormac Dineen (Cork)
Netwatch Training Centre Fenagh (7.30) Carlow v Wexford Ref: James King (Dublin)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4

O'Byrne Cup – Round 3
Carlow I.T. Grounds (2.00) Carlow v Kildare Ref: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Aughrim (2.00) Wicklow v Longford Ref: David Hickey (Carlow)
Faithful Fields Kilcormac (2.00) Offaly v Wexford Ref: Seamus Mulhare (Laois)
Gaelic Grounds Drogheda (2.00) Louth v Westmeath Ref: Seamus Farrelly (Dublin)
Pairc Tailteann Navan (2.00) Meath v Laois Ref: Patrick Maguire (Longford)

Kehoe Cup Semi Final:
St Brendans Park Birr (2.00) Offaly v Meath Ref: Barry Redmond (Wexford)
*(NO EXTRA TIME - A Penalty Competition (for Goals only) will decide Winner if sides are Level)

John Kerins Cup Round 1 – GAA U20 F Development League:
Manguard Plus Hawkfield Centre of Excellence (6.00) Kildare v Laois Ref: Chris Dwyer (Offaly)
Dunganny (12.00) Meath v Dublin Ref: Niall Ward (Westmeath)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 5

Walsh Cup Senior Hurling – Round 3
Parnell Park (2.00) Dublin v Carlow Ref: Gearoid McGrath (Wexford)
O'Keeffe Park Borris in Ossory (2.00) Laois v Westmeath Ref: Justin Heffernan (Wexford)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9