2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games

The 2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games was a global competition of Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie ran by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), featuring teams from six continents. This was the 2nd GAA World Games and the first to be played in Ireland, with the first ever tournament played in Abu Dhabi last summer. The opening ceremony and throw in was held on August 6 at Croke Park, while the majority of the games were held at University College Dublin from August 9 to August 11, 2016, with the finals being played on Friday, August 12, 2016 at Croke Park.

2016 Etihad Airways GAA World Games
Dates09 August 2016
– 12 August 2016
SponsorEtihad Airways

The GAA's four main sports (men's Gaelic football), ladies' Gaelic football, hurling and camogie (women's version of hurling) were featured at the event. Each sport consisted of two separate tournaments: one for native players (born and raised in the country they are competing for) and one for Irish born players (born in Ireland before emigrating to whatever team they are playing for), creating a total of 8 separate competitions.

Each game has 9 players a side with 9 minutes a half. As the tournament progresses the game time increases to 12 minutes a half in the knockout and then 15 minutes a half in the shield, plate and final games. This is different to the usual game which has 15 players a side with 30 minutes a half. During the four days 254 games were played with the 8 finals being played in Croke Park. With the games at UCD having free entry

The games were not broadcast live but Irish language public broadcaster TG4 later broadcast highlights, features and interviews of the tournament in December that year. The program was also made available on TG4 Player, the broadcasters on demand streaming network.[1] The opening and closing ceremonies were televised around the world.

Teams

Over 1,100 competitors from 56 teams within 20 countries, stretching 6 continents took part in the event. Most of these competitors are Irish people living abroad, but up to a third of them are foreign born players. China and South Africa competed with completely non-Irish teams.[2]

Africa
  1. South Africa Gaels

Middle East
  1. Abu Dhabi na Fianna
  2. Middle East
  3. Oman GAA

Asia
  1. Beijing
  2. Asia

Australia
  1. Australasia

Europe
  1. Britain
  2. Brittany (France)
  3. Croydon (London)
  4. Europe
  5. Father Murphy's (London)
  6. France
  7. Galicia (Spain)
  8. Germany
  9. Jersey
  10. Parnells (London)
  11. Tara (London)
  12. Thomas McCurtains
  13. Tir Chonail Gaels (London)

North America
  1. Canada Eastern
  2. Canada Toronto
  3. Canada Western
  4. NACB Chicago
  5. NACB Eire Og San Francisco
  6. New York
  7. North America

South America
  1. Argentina

Format

Preliminary Round Robin

Teams were put into groups of 3 or 4 for the preliminary stage and played off in a double or single round robin format respectively. The top team from each group of three and the top two from each group of four would go into the Cup Play-offs on Wednesday while any team that did not qualify for the Cup Play-offs would go into the Shield Play-offs on Wednesday. The hurling competitions were the only exceptions, where there was only one group of three in both the native and Irish divisions, therefore there was no shield competition, and the top two from each of those groups went into the finals on Friday.

Wednesday Cup Play-offs

In both ladies' football divisions, camogie and the men's football Irish division, there was only one Cup Play-off group. The teams in it competed in a round robin format with the top two going into the finals on Friday. Any team that did not finish in the top 2 went into the Plate Play-offs on Thursday. Due to the large number of teams in the men's native football, there were two Cup Play-off groups with the top team from each going into the final on Friday, all other teams to not qualify for the final went into the Plate Play-offs on Thursday.

Wednesday Shield Play-offs

Similar to the Cup Playoffs, the Shield Play-offs were contested in a round robin format with the top team in each group going into the Shield final on Thursday, any team that did not qualify for the Shield final went into the Plate Playoffs on Friday.

Friday Cup Finals

The Cup Finals were played on Friday, August 12 at Croke Park. Eight finals were played in total from going from 11AM to 5PM.

Results

The results show are all the results for the camogie and men's native hurling games. Then also all the results of the finals.

Camogie

Group A
9 August 2016 First roundAustralasia5-12 - 0-00Thomas McCurtainsUCD
9 August 2016 First roundNew York4-05 - 0-05Thomas McCurtainsUCD
9 August 2016 First roundAustralasia7-11 - 0-02New YorkUCD
9 August 2016 Second roundAustralasia3-10 - 0-01Thomas McCurtainsUCD
9 August 2016 Second roundNew York0-12 - 2-01Thomas McCurtainsUCD
9 August 2016 Second roundAustralasia2-08 - 0-02New YorkUCD
Key to colours
     Advance to Cup Play-offs
     Advance to Shield Play-offs
Team Pld W D L Pts
Australasia 44008
New York 42024
Thomas McCurtains 40040

Group B
9 August 2016 First roundCroydon2-00 - 2-05TaraUCD
9 August 2016 First roundEurope4-11 - 0-00North America NativeUCD
9 August 2016 First roundEurope2-06 - 1-02CroydonUCD
9 August 2016 First roundTara5-13 - 0-00North America NativeUCD
9 August 2016 First roundCroydon6-02 - 0-01North America NativeUCD
9 August 2016 First roundEurope3-04 - 0-05TaraUCD
Team Pld W D L Pts
Europe 33006
Tara 32014
Croydon 31022
North America Native 30030

Group C
9 August 2016 First roundCanada Toronto4-06 - 0-01Father Murphy'sUCD
9 August 2016 First roundMiddle East6-08 - 0-00Britain NativeUCD
9 August 2016 First roundMiddle East0-09 - 1-00Father Murphy'sUCD
9 August 2016 First roundCanada Toronto6-04 - 0-00Britain NativeUCD
9 August 2016 First roundFather Murphy's4-00 - 0-01Britain NativeUCD
9 August 2016 First roundMiddle East2-04 - 0-00Canada TorontoUCD
Team Pld W D L Pts
Middle East 33006
Canada Toronto 32014
Father Murphy's 31022
Britain Native 30030

Cup Play-offs
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offAustralasia3-09 - 1-00EuropeUCD
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offMiddle East1-05 - 0-01Canada TorontoUCD
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offMiddle East1-03 - 2-04TaraUCD
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offCanada Toronto0-02 - 2-03EuropeUCD
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offEurope1-03 - 2-02TaraUCD
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offAustralasia4-08 - 0-00Canada TorontoUCD
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offAustralasia6-05 - 0-02Middle EastUCD
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offTara2-08 - 0-01Canada TorontoUCD
10 August 2016 Cup Play-offAustralasia5-04 - 0-01TaraUCD
Key to colours
     Advance to Cup Final
     Advance to Shield Final
     Advance to Plate Play-offs
Team Pld W D L Pts
Australasia 44008
Tara 43016
Middle East 42024
Europe 41032
Canada Toronto 40040

Native Cup Final
12 August 2016 Native Cup FinalNorth America1-04 - 0-04Britain NativeCroke Park

Cup Final
12 August 2016 Cup FinalAustralasia5-17 - 1-08TaraCroke Park

Shield Play-offs
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offNew York4-06 - 0-03Thomas McCurtainsUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offCroydon4-04 - 0-00Britain NativeUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offNorth America Native1-02 - 0-01Father Murphy'sUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offCroydon2-05 - 0-00North America NativeUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offBritain Native0-00 - 3-07New YorkUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offThomas McCurtains4-06 - 0-00Father Murphy'sUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offBritain Native3-01 - 1-02North America NativeUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offThomas McCurtains1-02 - 3-03CroydonUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offNew York5-04 - 1-01Father Murphy'sUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offNew York3-07 - 0-02North America NativeUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offFather Murphy's0-02 - 1-09CroydonUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offThomas McCurtain's1-06 - 0-00Britain NativeUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offFather Murphy's2-05 - 0-00Britain NativeUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offNew York2-05 - 1-04CroydonUCD
10 August 2016 Shield Play-offNorth America Native0-04 - 1-02Thomas McCurtainsUCD
Team Pld W D L Pts
New York 550010
Croydon 54018
Thomas McCurtains 53026
North America Native 51042
Father Murphy's 51042
Britain Native 51042

Shield Final
11 August 2016 Shield FinalNew York4-03 - 3-05CroydonUCD

Plate Play-offs

Quarter-Finals
11 August 2016 Plate Quarter-finalMiddle East4-14 - 0-01Britain NativeUCD
11 August 2016 Plate Quarter-finalCanada Toronto2-11 - 0-01North America NativeUCD
11 August 2016 Plate Quarter-finalEurope1-10 - 1-00Father Murphy'sUCD

Semi-Finals
11 August 2016 Plate Semi-finalMiddle East2-07 - 0-04EuropeUCD
11 August 2016 Plate Semi-finalCanada Toronto2-07 - 0-04Thomas McCurtainUCD

Plate Final
11 August 2016 Plate FinalMiddle East1-07 - 2-03Canada TorontoUCD

Hurling

Native
09 August 2016 First RoundNew York6-09 - 0-01GermanyUCD
09 August 2016 First RoundNew York3-04 - 1-05NACB ChicagoUCD
09 August 2016 First RoundNACB Chicago6-08 - 0-04GermanyUCD
09 August 2016 First RoundNew York5-07 - 1-01GermanyUCD
09 August 2016 First RoundNew York1-04 - 2-02NACB ChicagoUCD
09 August 2016 First RoundNACB Chicago3-06 - 0-01GermanyUCD
10 August 2016 First RoundNew York7-08 - 1-01GermanyUCD
10 August 2016 First RoundNew York0-05 - 1-04NACB ChicagoUCD
10 August 2016 First RoundNACB Chicago4-09 - 1-02GermanyUCD
Key to colours
     Advance to Cup Final
Team Pld W D L Pts
NACB Chicago 650110
New York 64028
Germany 60068

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12 August 2016 Cup FinalNew York1-06 - 2-06NACB ChicagoCroke Park

All Final Cup Results

Camogie

Native Cup Final
12 August 2016 Native Cup FinalNorth America1-04 - 0-04Britain NativeCroke Park

Cup Final
12 August 2016 Cup FinalAustralasia5-17 - 1-08TaraCroke Park

Ladies Football

Native Cup Final
12 August 2016 Native Cup FinalNew York2-04 - 0-05Eastern CanadaCroke Park

Cup Final
12 August 2016 Cup FinalParnells3-07 - 0-08AustralasiaCroke Park

Hurling

Native Cup Final
12 August 2016 NativeCup FinalMiddle East2-12 - 2-10AustralasiaCroke Park

Cup Final
12 August 2016 Cup FinalNew York1-06 - 2-06NACB ChicagoCroke Park

Men's Football

Native Cup Final
12 August 2016 Native Cup FinalNew York4-05 - 1-09FranceCroke Park

Cup Final
12 August 2016 Cup FinalMiddle East1-12 - 1-11Abu DhabiCroke Park

References
  1. https://gaelicgameseurope.com/tg4-broadcast-gaa-world-games-programme-dec-4th/
  2. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/gaa-world-games-bringing-whole-new-ball-game-back-home-1.2750893
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