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U16 footballers pooled with Kildare, Antrim, Down in Gerry Reilly Tournament

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Wed, 16 May 2018

The draw for the 2018 Gerry Reilly Leinster U16 Football Tournament, which begins on July 7, has pitted Dublin against Kildare.

The competition will include 16 counties this year with Dublin pooled with Antrim and Down as well as the Lilywhites.

The top two in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals take place on August 11. The semi-finals are on August 18, with the final on September 8.

This tournament, organised by Meath's Oldcastle club, commemorates Gerry Reilly who died tragically in December 1987 at 16 years of age.

2018 GERRY REILLY U16 FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Group A: Cavan, Fermanagh, Longford, Westmeath.

Group B: Antrim, Down, Dublin, Kildare.

Group C: Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly.

Group D: Carlow, Laois, Wicklow, Wexford.

'Round Robin' Fixtures
Venue: First named team at home

Round 1 (7/7/2018)

Group A: Longford v Cavan; Westmeath v Fermanagh
Group B: Kildare v Dublin; Down v Antrim
Group C: Monaghan v Meath; Louth v Offaly
Group D: Laois v Wexford; Carlow v Wicklow
(Rd.1 Group D games in Ferns, Wexford)

Round 2 (14/7/2018)

Group A: Fermanagh v Longford; Cavan v Westmeath
Group B: Antrim v Kildare; Dublin v Down
Group C: Offaly v Monaghan; Meath v Louth
Group D: Wicklow v Laois; Wexford v Carlow

Round 3: (28/7/2018)

Group A: Fermanagh v Cavan; Longford v Westmeath
Group B: Antrim v Dublin; Kildare v Down
Group C: Offaly v Meath; Monaghan v Louth
Group D: Wicklow v Wexford; Laois. v Carlow

Quarter Finals 11/8/18 Venue: Oldcastle GFC
E: A1 v B2
F: B1 v A2
G: C1 v D2
H: D1 v C2

Semi-Finals 18/8/18 Venue: Oldcastle GFC
E v F
G v H

Final 8/9/18 Venue: Oldcastle GFC
Winning Semi-Finalists = Cup Final
Losing Semi-Finalists = Plate Final

GERRY REILLY: Roll of Honour

Westmeath: 1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2010, 2011

Meath: 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2007

Cavan: 1997, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016

Dublin: 1993, 1998, 2008 (U-17 Blitz), 2012, 2013

Monaghan: 2017