The 2022 O'Byrne Cup was a Gaelic football tournament played by eleven county teams of Leinster GAA in January 2022;[1] Kilkenny did not take part.
[3][4] A new rule limits the number of substitutions a team can make; players taken off cannot return, capping the number of changes at 11.
[6] Also Carlow vs Westmeath game was cancelled for the same reason.
Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
Drawn games are decided by penalty shoot-out without any extra time being played.