2024 Kehoe Cup

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2024 Kehoe Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster and Ulster
Year2024
Date14–27 January 2024
Teams4
Defending champions Kildare
Winners
Champions Kildare (4th win)
Manager Brian Dowling
CaptainPaddy McKenna
Runners-up
Runners-up Down
ManagerRonan Sheehan
Other
Matches played4
  2023

The 2024 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county hurling competition in the province of Leinster, played by four county teams: three from Leinster and one (Down) from Ulster. It was the second level of Leinster/Ulster hurling pre-season competitions, below the 2024 Walsh Cup. [1] Kildare were the winners, after winning their three games. [2]

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Format

Each team plays the other teams in the competition once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed team wins the tournament. [3]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 33008743+446
2 Colours of Down.svg Down [lower-alpha 1] 3201414214
3 Colours of Meath.svg Meath [lower-alpha 1] 31024151102
4 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow [lower-alpha 1] 3003639330
Source: Leinster GAA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Wicklow gave walkovers to both Down and Meath. [4]

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References

  1. "Dioralyte Kehoe Cup Senior Hurling 2024".
  2. Callaghan, Tommy. "Kildare team to play Meath in Kehoe Cup". www.kildarenow.com.
  3. "Wicklow footballers and hurlers to face Wexford and Kildare in opening jousts of 2024". Independent.ie. November 10, 2023.
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