2019 Walsh Cup

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2019 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2019
Sponsor Bord na Móna
Winners
Champions Galway (3rd win)
Manager Micheál Donoghue
Captain Pádraic Mannion
Runners-up
Runners-up Wexford
Manager Davy Fitzgerald
Captain Shaun Murphy
Other
Matches played9
  2018
2020  

The 2019 Walsh Cup is an early-season inter-county hurling competition based primarily in the Irish province of Leinster.

Contents

Seven counties competed – six from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and none from Ulster. No third-level college teams took part. Four Leinster counties plus Antrim from Ulster played in the second-ranked Kehoe Cup. The two remaining Leinster counties competed in the third-ranked Kehoe Shield.

It took place in December 2018 and January 2019 and was won by Galway. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Competition format

Three teams receive a bye to the semi-finals – Kilkenny, Galway and Wexford. The remaining four teams compete in an initial group stage with each team playing the other teams once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The group winners advance to the semi-finals.

Results

Group stage

Games played 9 December 2018 – 6 January 2019.

TeamPldWDLPtsDiff
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 33006+19
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 32014+6
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 31022–7
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 30030–18

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 0-16 – 0-13 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
Pádraig Foley 0-7 (6f), Harry Kehoe 0-3 (3f), Aidan Nolan, Ian Byrne, Jack O’Connor (f), Diarmuid O’Keeffe, Conor McDonald (f), Seamus Casey (f) 0-1 each Report Kevin Kelly 0-5 (4f), Martin Keoghan 0-2, Luke Scanlon, Conor Fogarty, Conor Delaney, Ger Malone, Paddy Deegan, Richie Hogan (f) 0-1 each
Bellefield GAA Complex, Enniscorthy
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
Semi-final
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1-17 – 0-21 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
John Hetherton 0-8fs, Sean Moran 1-0pen, Eamonn Dillon 0-2, Donal Burke 0-2, Osin O’Rorke 0-2fs, Chris Crummey 0-2, Fergal Whitely 0-1 Report Cathal Mannion 0-10 (5f), Brian Concannon 0-3 (1f), Davey Glennon 0-2 (1f), Sean Blehane 0-2, Padraic Mannion 0-1, Aidan Harte 0-1, Conor Whelan 0-1, Joe Canning 0-1 (sideline).
Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Paud O’Dwyer (Carlow)

Final

Final
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 0-20 – 1-23 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
I Byrne 0-5fs; P Foley (f, '65'), D Dunne, C McDonald, M O’Hanlon, P Morris 0-2 each; K Foley, C Dunbar, D O’Keeffe, M Fanning (pen), H Kehoe 0-1 each. Report J Canning 0-13 (10f, 1 '65'); A Harte 1-0; C Mannion 0-4, J Coyne, D Glennon, S Kilduff, S Bleahene, S Linnane, T Haran 0-1 each
Bellefield GAA Complex, Enniscorthy
Referee: Seán Cleere (Kilkenny)

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