2020 Walsh Cup

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2020 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2020
Sponsor Bord na Móna
Winners
Champions Wexford (17th win)
Manager Davy Fitzgerald
Captain Jack O'Connor
Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Manager Shane O'Neill
Captain Padraic Mannion
Other
Matches played9
  2019
2022  

The 2020 Walsh Cup was an early-season inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster. [1]

Contents

Seven counties compete – six from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and none from Ulster. No third-level college teams took part. Six other counties from Leinster and Ulster play in the second-ranked Kehoe Cup.

It took place in December 2019 and January 2020. [2] [3]

Wexford were the winners. [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. If the semi-final or final games are drawn, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.

Fixtures and results

Round-robin

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 33008552+336Advance to semi-final
2 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 32015854+44
3 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 31025976172
4 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 30035474200
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2020. Source: Leinster GAA
8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)Round 1 Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 2-12 (18)(14) 0-14 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Kinnegad  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA
Report
15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)Round 2 Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 0-17 (17)(25) 1-22 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin Mullingar  
13:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Cusack Park
Report Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny)
15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)Round 2 Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg 0-22 (22)(27) 3-19 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Carlow  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Dr. Cullen Park
Report Referee: Thomas Gleeson (Dublin)
5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)Round 3 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 3-20 (29)(18) 0-18 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Donnycarney  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Parnell Park
Report Referee: Gearóid McGrath
5 January 2020 (2020-01-05)Round 3 Laois Colours of Laois.svg 1-12 (15)(23) 2-17 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Borris-in-Ossory  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: O'Keeffe Park
Report Referee: Justin Heffernan
9 January 2020 (2020-01-09)Round 1 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 1-28 (31)(17) 0-17 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Donnycarney  
19:45 GMT (UTC±0)Venue: Parnell Park
Report Referee: Barry Redmond

Finals

12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Kilkenny Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1-09 (12)(24) 2-18 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
(HT: 0-05 – 1-08)
John Locke Park , Callan
Referee: Seán Stack
12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)
14:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Semi-Final
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 0-18 (18)(19) 0-19 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(HT: 0-11 – 0-12)
Parnell Park , Donnycarney
Referee: Patrick Murphy
19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)
17:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Final
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 1-16 (19)(18) 0-18 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(HT: 0-08 – 0-10)
O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath)

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