2023 Walsh Cup

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2023 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster, Ulster, Connacht
Year2023
Sponsor Bord na Móna
Date7 January – 4 February 2023
Teams8
Defending champions Dublin [1]
Winners
Champions Galway (4th win)
Manager Henry Shefflin
Captain Daithí Burke
Runners-up
Runners-up Wexford
Manager Darragh Egan
Captain Damien Reck
Other
Matches played13
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The 2023 Walsh Cup was an early-season inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster. [2]

Contents

Eight county teams competed – six from Leinster (Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford); Galway from Connacht; and Antrim from Ulster. Five other teams from Leinster and Ulster played in the second-ranked 2023 Kehoe Cup. [3]

It took place in January and February 2023. [4] The new floodlights at Wexford Park were first used on 21 January 2023 for the Wexford–Kilkenny game. [5] Galway were the winners, defeating Wexford in the final. [6]

Competition format

The teams are drawn into two groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The group winners advance to the final. [3]

Results

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 33009556+396Advance to final
2 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 32017367+64
3 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 31025073−232
4 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 30036284−220
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2023. Source: Leinster GAA

Group A results

7 January 2023Round 1 Dublin 3-26 - 2-22 Antrim Dublin
Stadium: Parnell Park
8 January 2023Round 1 Galway 3-27 - 0-20 Westmeath Ballinasloe
Stadium: Duggan Park
14 January 2023Round 2 Westmeath 0-15 - 0-13 Antrim Abbotstown
Stadium: GAA Centre of Excellence
14 January 2023Round 2 Dublin 0-15 - 1-21 Galway Dublin
Stadium: Parnell Park
21 January 2023Round 3 Antrim 2-15 - 1-31 Galway Darver Centre of Excellence
22 January 2023Round 3 Westmeath 0-15 - 1-20 Dublin Kinnegad

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 32016964+54 [a] Advance to final
2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 32018976+134 [a]
3 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 31026874−62 [b]
4 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 31027385−122 [b]
Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2023. Source: Leinster GAA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Wexford are ranked ahead of Kilkenny as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.
  2. 1 2 Offaly are ranked ahead of Laois as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Group B results

8 January 2023Round 1 Laois 0-20 - 0-18 Wexford Mountrath
Stadium: St Fintan's
8 January 2023Round 1 Kilkenny 2-19 - 0-21 Offaly Callan
Stadium: John Locke Park
15 January 2023Round 2 Laois 2-21 - 3-31 Kilkenny Rathdowney
15 January 2023Round 2 Offaly 2-14 - 1-20 Wexford Birr
Stadium: St. Brendan's Park
21 January 2023Round 3 Wexford 1-25 - 2-18 Kilkenny Wexford
Stadium: Wexford Park
22 January 2023Round 3 Offaly 2-21 - 1-23 Laois Tullamore
Stadium: O'Connor Park

Final

TG4
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04)
17:15 WET (UTC±00:00)
Final
Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 0-15 (15)–(23) 0-23 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(HT: 0-10 – 0-10)

Pts: Conor McDonald 4 (3fs), Charlie McGuckin 3, Damien Reck 2, Cathal Dunbar 2, Mikie Dwyer 1, Liam Ryan 1, Simon Donohoe 1, Kevin Foley 1
Pts: Evan Niland 10 (9fs, 1 ’65), Conor Whelan 2, Liam Collins 2, Donal O’Shea 1, Jarlath Mannion 1, Darren Morrissey 1, Tiernan Killeen 1, Tom Monaghan 1, Brian Concannon 1, Seán Linnane 1, Jason Flynn 1, Ronan Murphy 1
Wexford Park , Wexford
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 8,200

References

  1. ↑ Stapleton, Shane (29 January 2022). "Dublin dominate Wexford to lift Walsh Cup" – via www.rte.ie.
  2. ↑ "John Horgan on hurling: Time for Pat Ryan to finalise a Cork panel for the league". echo live. 28 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 "2023 Walsh and Kehoe Cup fixtures confirmed - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  4. ↑ Fallon, John. "Shefflin feeling better prepared to push Galway to next level in second season". The42.
  5. ↑ "Wexford Senior Hurlers To Take On Kilkenny Undelights At Wexford Park | Wexford Weekly". wexfordweekly.com. 15 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Fagan, Ronan (4 February 2023). "Galway stride clear in second half for an opening-day win away to Wexford". The42.
  7. ↑ "Walsh Cup final moved from Croke Park as Wexford and Galway agree to merge decider with Hurling League clash on February 4". independent.
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