Table

Table compiled automatically from results taken from GAA Website. For Official Results and Table please visit the GAA website in [References: 2-3]

Finals Results

Results compiled from results taken from GAA Website. For Official Results please visit the GAA website in [References: 2-3]

League Stage Results

Results compiled from results taken from GAA Website. For Official Results please visit the GAA website in [References: 2-3]

Round 1 Recap

All all-Ulster match-up between Derry and Down opened the GAA Allianz Football League Roinn 2 on Saturday the 29th of January 2022. With the welcome return of the spectators following the lifting of restrictions to gatherings, Derry fared better winning 1-10 (13 Points) to Down’s 0-6 (6 Points). The Sunday after saw all six counties in action, with wins for both Connacht counties – Roscommon defeating Cork by 6 points (1-13 to 0-10) and Galway breezing by Meath by 1-14 (17 Points) to 0-6 (6 Points). In the fourth game Clare also won by a wide margin, triumphing 1-13 to 0-7 versus Offaly [2-4].

Round 2 Recap

The two Connacht counties in Roinn 2, Roscommon and Galway both achieved their second win in a row to start the 2022 campaign with defeats of Meath (1-15 to 1-11) and Down (1-12 to 0-9). Joining them on 4 Points, also with their second victory were Derry who had a big win over Offaly (2-13 to 0-7). The losses left Meath, Down and Offaly pointless. In the other game, played on Saturday the 5th of February Cork and Clare battled to a 1-13 each draw. The draw left Cork struggling with one point and Clare in touch with the leaders on 3 points [References: 2-4]

Round 3 Recap

Derry continued their winning run defeating Cork 1-13 to 0-7, while Roscommon drew 0-9 each with Clare, leaving Roscommon a point behind leaders Derry, and Clare in fourth on three points. Galway’s game with Offaly was postponed and Down drew with Meath 2-6 apiece, in a battle between two pointless counties. The results meant Derry, Roscommon, Galway and Clare had now opened up a gap ogf three points or more on the other four counties, all of whom were on a single point with the exception of Offaly who had no points. Reference: [2-4]

Round 4 Recap

Derry and Galway contiuned with 100% records, Derry defeating Clare 2-13 to 0-10, handing Clare their first loss, while Galway triumphed 3-22 to 2-17 over Cork, who remained on one point. While Clare were not entirely out of the running yet, the top two spots at this stage look likely to be filled by either Derry, Galway or Roscommon who moved to second on seven points with an eleven point victory (1-18 to 0-10) over Down, who like Cork were still on one point. The fourth game of the weekend was a 1-10 all draw between Offaly and Meath which gave Offaly their first point of the season and moved Meath into fifth on two points. Reference: [2-4]

Round 3 Rescheduled Recap

Galway defeated Offaly by 2-17 to 3-10 in a rescheduled game from Round 3 to go top of the Roinn 1 table, on points difference from Derry, both having won all four of their games. Offaly remain rooted to the foot of the table on one point. Reference: [1]

Round 5 Recap

Galway continued to set the pace with a 2-8 to 1-5 victory over Clare, leaving Clare still on four points, and giving Galway their fifth win in a row to start the season. Connacht neighbours and rivals Roscommon did the Westerners a big favour by holding Derry to a 0-12 each draw, leaving Derry on nine points after dropping their first point of the season. Roscommon remained a point behind the Ulstermen on eight points. In the bottom half of the table Meath eased their relegation worries with a 1-18 to 1-10 defeat of Cork, as the Royal county moved to four points and the Leesiders remained bottom on one point. Offaly defeated Down by a single point (0-15 to 0-14) to move on to three points and off the bottom two as Down remained on one point with Cork. Reference: [2-4]

Round 6 Recap

Galway maintained their 100% record with a four-goal demolishing on Derry, winning by 4-11 to 0-12, handing Derry their first loss of the campaign. Connacht and nearest rivals Roscommon also had a big win, 2-18 to 0-14 versus Offaly. Meath moved clear in fourth ahead of Clare, winning by a single point in a low-scoring game, 0-10 to 0-9, while the battle of the two counties in the relegation zone, saw a win for Cork over Down (1-16 to 1-12), moving the Rebel County out of the dropzone in the process. [References: [2-4]

Round 7 Recap

Roscommon ended Galway’s 100% record on the last day of the league stage with a 1-20 to 1-15 victory. The two counties were to meet again in the Final after both finished on 12 points. Derry ran them both close finishing on 11 points after a 1-16 to 2-11 defeat of Meath who finished on six points along with Clare who won 2-14 to 1-9 at Down. Down’s defeat left them finishing last on one point, and they were joined in Roinn 3 for 2023 by Offaly who lost to Cork by one point in the crucial relegation battle, both Counties on three points coming into the match. [References: 2-4]

Final Recap

Roscommon defeated Galway by a single point (1-20 – 23 points to 0-22 – 22 points) for a famous victory in the GAA Allianz Football League Roinn 2 Final. [Results and Standings References: 4]

ABOUT GAA ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE

The GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) has its own brand of Football: Gaelic Football or simply GAA Football, in Ireland, played with 15 players per team, and goals worth three points and over-the-bar (points) worth one point (The goals are similar to Rugby but there is a Goalkeeper to prevent goals). It is like a cross between Soccer and Rugby, with players allowed handle the ball, but may not pick it up off the ground without the aid of their feet, and limited running with the ball [4-5].

The GAA Allianz Football League is the curtain-raiser to the Inter-County season, the Elite players representing their Counties as well as Clubs. It usually takes places in the first half of the GAA Inter-County season, from late January until the beginning of April when the Division finals are played. There are four Divisions, with promotion and relegation between the Divisions as in Soccer. Roinn 2 is the second level.

REFERENCES

LOGOS

[1] Stratford Grange GAA (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] http://stratfordgrangecongaa.ie/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 11 April 2017]

WEBSITES

[2] Gaelic Athletic Association (2022) Allianz Football League Roinn 2 Tables [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/football/football-league-roinn-2/tables [Last Accessed 28 March 2022]

[3] Gaelic Athletic Association (2022) Allianz Football League Roinn 2 Results [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/football/football-league-roinn-2/ [Accessed 28 February 2022]

[4] Gaelic Athletic Association (2022) Fixtures / Results [Internet] Available from:  https://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-results/ [Last Accessed 3 April 2022]

Crest References

[1] Galway GAA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, `February 25, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GalwayGAAOfficial/photos/a.304582009580320/3843070445731441/ [Accessed 27 January 2022][Actual Crest Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/154645754_3843070455731440_5679092197977740786_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=wmFtrh8kfCcAX9Z0Aue&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT8qcV-MbwVF9kP4-HwyLyXn8v5qvMYdcgnxaQLSgN0zCA&oe=6215FE9C [Accessed 27 January 2022]

[1] Roscommon GAA (2019) logo2 [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaaroscommon.ie/league/151594/ [Accessed 30 August 2019]

[15] McGrane Physio (2015) logos-aboutus-meath [Internet] Available from: https://www.mcgranephysio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/logos-aboutus-meath.png [Accessed 3 July 2021]

[17] Offaly GAA (2019) offaly-gaa-logo-01 [Internet] Available from: https://offaly.gaa.ie/wp-content/themes/c_and_c_offaly/img/offaly-gaa-logo-01.png %5BAccessed 9 September 2020]

[19] Clare GAA (2021) clare-crest [Internet] Available from: https://clare.gaa.ie/wp-content/themes/c_and_c_clare/img/clare-crest.png [Accessed 3 July 2021]

[20] Cork GAA (2019) logoofoot [Internet] Available from: https://gaacork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/logoofoot.png [Accessed 3 July 2021]

[27] Derry GAA (2019) banner4 [Internet] Available from: https://derrygaa.ie/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/assets/images/banner4.png [Accessed 16 August 2020]

[29] Down GAA (2015) downgaalogo_thumb [Internet] Available from: http://www.downgaa.net/uploads/2015/7/9/downgaalogo_thumb.png [Accessed 3 July 2021]

ABOUT THE GAA

[4] GAA (2022) About the GAA [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/about-the-gaa/ [Accessed 30 January 2022]

[5] GAA (2022) Our Games [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/games/our-games [Accessed 30 January 2022]

[6] GAA (2022) Gaelic Football [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/getting-involved/gaelic-football [Accessed 30 January 2022]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Michael O’Callaghan, Pippo O’Grady, Edmund Corrigan & Decy Maher

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