2019 Walsh Cup
The 2019 Walsh Cup is an early-season inter-county hurling competition based primarily in the Irish province of Leinster.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2019 |
| 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 played | 9 |
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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dublin |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +19 |
 Carlow |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +6 |
 Laois |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –7 |
 Offaly |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –18 |
Semi-finals
Wexford  | 0-16 – 0-13 |  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 |
| Dublin | 1-17 – 0-21 |  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). |
Final
| Wexford | 0-20 – 1-23 | 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 |