Defending MacRory Cup champions St Mary’s Magherafelt will renew rivalries with beaten finalists Holy Trinity, Cookstown after being drawn in the same group for this season’s renewal.
Joining the 2022 finalists in Group C will be St Pat’s Armagh and St Pat’s Armagh, both of whom faced Magherafelt last term.
St Mary’s manager Kevin Brady will be able to call upon five of last year’s MacRory Cup winning team again this season.
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College All Stars Conhuir Johnston (Cargin) and Niall O’Donnell (Ballinderry) remain key players for the convent while James Gribbin (Newbridge), Ruairi Forbes (Ballinderry) and John Lavery (Magherafelt) also featured in February’s win over Cookstown.
The 2023 decider will return to the Athletic Ground in Armagh next February with the group stages set to get under way in November.
The Mageean Cup gets going next month with defending champions St Patrick’s, Downpatrick in Group A along with Cross and Passion, St Pat’s Knock and St Mary’s CBS.
Last year’s beaten finalists St Pat’s, Maghera are in Group B with St Louis’ Ballymena and St Killian’s Garron Tower.
The Mageean Cup final will take place on Friday, December 16 at The Dub.
The final of the MacLarnon Cup, meanwhile, will be played as a standalone fixture on the same weekend as the MacRory Cup final.
Danske Bank MacRory Cup
Group A
St Patrick’s, Cavan
St Eunan’s, Letterkenny
Omagh CBS
St Michael’s, Enniskillen
Group B
St Ronan’s, Lurgan
Patrician High, Carrickmacross
St Macartan’s, Monaghan
Abbey CBS, Newry
Group C
St Mary’s, Magherafelt
St Patrick’s, Armagh
St Patrick’s, Dungannon
Holy Trinity, Cookstown
Group D
St Colman’s, Newry
Our Lady’s SS, Castleblayney
St Patrick’s, Maghera
Group games: Week of November 7 - Week of December 5 (all group games must be played by December 14)
Play-offs: January 4th - January 7th
Quarter-finals: January 11th -January 15th
Semi-finals: January 25- January 27
Final: Sunday, February 12 in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh.
Danske Bank Mageean Cup
Group A
Our Lady & St Patrick’s, Knock
Cross & Passion
St Patrick’s, Downpatrick
St Mary's CBS, Belfast
Group B
St Patrick’s, Maghera
St Louis’ Ballymena
St Killian’s Round Tower
Group Games : October 7- October 24 (all group games must be played by October 28)
Quarter-finals: Week of November 14
Semi-finals: Week of November 28
Final: Friday, December 16 at The Dub, Belfast.
Danske Bank MacLarnon Cup
Group A
St Louis Ballymena
Rathmore Grammar, Belfast
St Patrick’s, Downpatrick
Loreto CS, Milford
Group B
St Paul’s, Bessbrook
St Joseph’s, Donaghmore
Abbey VS Donegal
St Pius X Magherafelt
Group C
St Mary’s CBS, Belfast
Our Lady & St Patrick’s, Knock
Aquinas, Belfast
St Columba’s, Glenties
Group games: From week of November 7 to week of December 5 (all group games must be played before December 17.
Play-off: Before December 21
Quarter-finals : Week of January 9
Semi-finals: January 20 - January 22
Final: Friday, February 10 or Saturday, February 11.
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