Group Table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| *Australasia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 71 | 14 |
| *New York | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 69 | 10 |
| *Middle East | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 44 | 10 |
| *Europe Bears | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 203 | 2 |
| Asia Cobras | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 236 | 2 |
Finals
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 01.08.2019 | Australasia | W/O | Europe Bears | CC |
| 01.08.2019 | New York | 2-5 (11) | Middle East | 3-16 (25) |
| Irish Shield | Semi-Final | |||
| 01.08.2019 | Asia Cobras | CC | New York | W/O |
| Irish Shield | Final | |||
| 01.08.2019 | Europe Bears | 0-6 (6) | New York | 8-9 (33) |
| Irish Cup | Final | |||
| 02.08.2019 | Australasia | 3-7 (16) | Middle East | 2-15 (21) |
Group Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Round 1 | ||||
| 29.07.2019 | Australasia | 3-10 (19) | New York | 2-9 (15) |
| 29.07.2019 | Middle East | 6-18 (36) | Asia Cobras | 0-1 (1) |
| Round 2 | ||||
| 29.07.2019 | Asia Cobras | 0-7 (7) | Australasia | 3-23 (32) |
| 29.07.2019 | New York | 5-8 (23) | Europe Bears | 1-5 (8) |
| Round 3 | ||||
| 29.07.2019 | Europe Bears | 3-9 (18) | Asia Cobras | 1-5 (8) |
| 29.07.2019 | Australasia | 1-8 (11) | Middle East | 4-11 (23) |
| Round 4 | ||||
| 30.07.2019 | Middle East | W/O | Europe Bears | CC |
| 30.07.2019 | Asia Cobras | 0-5 (5) | New York | 7-5 (26) |
| Round 5 | ||||
| 30.07.2019 | New York | 2-8 (14) | Middle East | 1-9 (12) |
| 30.07.2019 | Europe Bears | 0-2 (2) | Australasia | 6-15 (33) |
| Round 6 | ||||
| 30.07.2019 | Australasia | 1-10 (13) | New York | 2-3 (9) |
| 30.07.2019 | Middle East | 9-9 (36) | Asia Cobras | 0-0 (0) |
| Round 7 | ||||
| 30.07.2019 | Asia Cobras | 0-4 (4) | Australasia | 11-16 (49) |
| 30.07.2019 | New York | 13-6 (45) | Europe Bears | 0-3 (3) |
| Round 8 | ||||
| 31.07.2019 | Europe Bears | 2-4 (10) | Asia Cobras | 3-8 (17) |
| 31.07.2019 | Australasia | 2-10 (16) | Middle East | 0-5 (5) |
| Round 9 | ||||
| 31.07.2019 | Middle East | 9-12 (39) | Europe Bears | 0-2 (2) |
| 31.07.2019 | Asia Cobras | 0-9 (9) | New York | 7-8 (29) |
| Round 10 | ||||
| 31.07.2019 | New York | 0-0 | Middle East | 0-0 |
| 31.07.2019 | Europe Bears | 0-6 (6) | Australasia | 8-14 (38) |
Report
Middle East won the GAA World Games Hurling Irish Cup in 2019, triumphing 2-15 (21 Points) to 3-7 (16 Points) over Australasia in the Irish Cup Final. They had finished third in the Championship Group, losing to both New York and Austrasia once , but defeated both in the Finals, winning against New York in the Irish Cup Semi-Finals. New York won the Irish Shield with a comfortable 8-9 (33 Points) to 0-6 (6 Points) win in the Shield Final. Asia Cobras were the other contestants.
About GAA World Games
There are two GAA Provincial Councils outside Ireland: the World Games comprising New York, United States, Canada, Australasia, Europe, Asia and Middle East GAA Councils; and the Britain GAA Provincial Council comprising the GAA Counties of London, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire and Scotland. Both have County Championships and Provincial Championships in Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies Gaelic, although not all as yet have Hurling, Camogie or Ladies Gaelic Football Championships. There are also Clubs in Argentina, Moscow, the Cayman Islands and South Africa.The World Games Irish Cup is like the Provincial Championship for the Irish players abroad in the World Counties. Mostly, it comprises teams from the Orient (Europe, Asia, Middle East, Australsia, South Africa)
References
Websites
[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] GAA (2019) World Games Hurling | Irish Cup | Tables [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/worldgames/hurling/tables [Accessed 16 August 2019]
[3] GAA (2019) World Games Hurling | Irish Cup | Results [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/worldgames/hurling/results [Accessed 16 August 2019]
Images
[4] Middle East GAA (2020) 9a2cdf91587bfc69cf6e56ee248bcdee8d5a8767 [Internet] Available from: https://sportlomo-userupload.s3.amazonaws.com/uploaded/galleries/10289_uploaded/9a2cdf91587bfc69cf6e56ee248bcdee8d5a8767.jpg [Accessed 6 December 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Gabriel McCloyne & Tom Dunne
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 6 December 2020
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