2018 Walsh Cup

2018 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
Province Leinster
Year 2018
Sponsor Bord na Móna
Winners
Champions Wexford (16th win)
Manager Davy Fitzgerald
Captain Lee Chin and Matthew O'Hanlon
Runners-up
Runners-up Kilkenny
Manager Brian Cody
Captain Cillian Buckley
Other
Matches played 14

The 2018 Walsh Cup was an inter-county hurling competition based mainly in the Irish province of Leinster. It took place in December 2017 and January 2018.[1][2]

For the first time, no third-level college teams took part. 10 Leinster counties, plus Antrim, competed.[3][4] Longford and Louth entered the second-ranked Kehoe Cup.

Wexford were the 2018 champions, beating Kilkenny 3-2 in a free-taking competition after the final ended level on 1-24 each after extra time.[5] This was the first inter-county hurling game to be decided by the taking of frees.[6]

Format

There are 11 teams, in three groups of 3 teams and one group of 2 teams. In the three-team groups, each team plays the other teams once. In the two-team group, the teams play each other twice. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.

The four group winners advance to the semi-finals.

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff
Wexford 22004+44
Carlow 21012+9
Wicklow 20020–53

Group 2

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff
Kilkenny 22004+47
Laois 21012–18
Kildare 20020–29

Group 3

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff
Dublin 22004+27
Meath 21012-15
Antrim 20020–12

Group 4

Team Pld W D L Pts Diff
Offaly 22004+5
Westmeath 20020–5

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Offaly 3-11 – 1-20 Kilkenny
Shane Kinsella 1-3, Shane Dooley 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Eoin Cahill 0-3 (0-3f), Conor Mahon 1-0, Thomas Geraghty 0-2, Oisin Kelly (0-1f), Liam Langton 0-1 each. Report Alan Murphy 0-7 (0-6f), Richie Reid 0-5, Richie Leahy 0-3, Ger Malone 1-0, John Donnelly 0-2, John Walsh, Bill Sheehan and Conor Martin 0-1 each.
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: Gearóid McGrath (Dublin)
Semi-final
Dublin 0-16 – 1-20 Wexford
Paul Winters 0-6 (5f), Donal Burke 0-4 (4f), Fergal Whitely 0-3, Cian McBride, Johnny McCaffrey and Danny Sutcliffe 0-1 each. Report Paul Morris 0-6 (4f), Cathal Dunbar 1-1, Paudie Foley (0-1f, 0-1 65), Kevin Foley and Jack Guiney 0-3 each, Conor McDonald and David Dunne 0-2 each, Harry Kehoe 0-1.
Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny)

Final

Final
Kilkenny 1-24 – 1-24 (a.e.t.) Wexford
Alan Murphy (1-13, goal penalty, six frees, one 65); Ollie Walsh, Walter Walsh, Martin Keoghan (0-2 each); Eoin Murphy (0-2, frees); Conor Fogarty, Richie Reid, Conor Martin (0-1 each) Report Paul Morris (0-9, seven frees); Jack Guiney (0-5, three frees); Harry Kehoe (0-3); Kevin Foley (1-0); Mark Fanning (0-1, free); Eoin Moore, Cathal Dunbar, David Dunne, Jack O'Connor, Lee Chin, Conor McDonald (0-1 each)
Penalties
Eoin Murphy
Conor Martin
Lester Ryan
Alan Murphy
John Walsh 		2–3 Paul Morris
Lee Chin
Conor McDonald
Jack Guiney
Mark Fanning
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: John O'Brien (Laois)
  • decided by free-taking contest

References

  1. ↑ "2018 O'Byrne & Walsh Cup Groups Decided". dublingaa.ie.
  2. ↑ "Kilkenny hurling: Brian Cody's men will start in Walsh Cup on January 3".
  3. ↑ "Bord na Móna Walsh Cup S.H. 2018 - Leinster GAA".
  4. ↑ http://www.wexfordgaa.ie/2017/11/2018-bord-na-mona-walsh-cup-draw/
  5. ↑ "WATCH: Wexford crowned Walsh Cup champions after thrilling game is decided by free-taking contest". Irish Independent. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wexford edge Cats in hurling's first ever free-taking competition to settle pulsating Walsh Cup final". The 42. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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