2017 Walsh Cup

2017 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
Year	2017
Trophy	Walsh Cup
Sponsor	Bord na Móna
Winners
Champions	Kilkenny (20th win)
Manager	Brian Cody
Captain	Richie Hogan
Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Manager	Micheál Donoghue
Other
Player of the Year	Kieran Joyce
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Bord na Móna Walsh Cup was the 55th staging of the Walsh Cup since its establishment in 1954. Kilkenny won their 20th title after a 0-20 to 0-18 win against Galway in the final on 5 February.^[3]^[4]

Format

16 teams competed: 11 county teams from Leinster, Ulster and Connacht (Antrim, Carlow, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford) and five third-level colleges (DCU Dóchas Éireann, DIT, IT Carlow, NUI Galway and UCD).

Group Stage

The teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Knockout Stage

The four group winners progress to the semi-finals.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Galway	3	3	0	3-69	0-41	37	6
2	Laois	3	2	1	7-61	2-58	18	4
3	National University of Ireland, Galway	3	1	2	1-59	4-56	-6	2
4	Dublin Institute of Technology	3	0	3	1-47	6-81	-49	0

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	Galway	1-30 – 0-12	Dublin Institute of Technology	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
	J Flynn 0-7 (0-4 frees); J Cooney (1-2); T Monaghan, D Glennon (0-4); B Molloy, D Nevin (0-3); P Brehony (0-2); J Grealish, S McInerney, E Niland, C Salmon, J Coen (0-1)	Report	C O’Donoghue (0-6, 0-5 frees); D McNicholas (0-2, 0-1 free); R Greville, A Nugent, C Hayes (0-1); E O’Hehir (0-1 free)	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	Laois	3-18 – 0-22	National University of Ireland, Galway	Rathdowney Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
	PJ Scully (0-12, 0-5 frees); W Dunphy (1-2); R King (1-1); B Conroy (1-0); A Corby, S Downey, P Purcell (0-1)	Report	A Helebert (0-10, 0-7 frees), S Conlon (0-3); I Fox, G Forde (0-2); C Ryan, C Cleary, G Hennelly, S Barrett, J Commins (0-1)	Rathdowney Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)

12 January 2017 19:30 Round 2	Galway	1-20 – 0-13	National University of Ireland, Galway	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath)
	Dan Nevin (0-9, 0-6 frees); Sean McInerney (1-3); Davey Glennon (0-3); Sean Loftus, Jason Flynn, Thomas Monaghan, Evan Niland, Jack Coyne (0-1)	Report	Ger Hennelly (0-5, 0-4 frees); Conor Cleary (0-3 frees); Ian Fox (0-2); Aiden Helebert, Gearoid Loughnane, Conor Ryan (0-1)

15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2	Laois	4-27 – 1-17	Dublin Institute of Technology	Rathdowney Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
	P Whelan (2-3); N Foyle (1-4, 0-2 frees); W Dunphy (0-5); B Conroy (0-5, 0-3 frees); A Dunphy (0-4); P Keating (1-1); E Lyons (0-2), A Corby, L Bergin, S Dunphy (0-1)	Report	C O'Donoghue (0-6 frees); C Hayes (1-1); J Cahill (0-3); D McNicholas (0-2 frees); S Goff, D O'Connor, N Walsh, R Greville, T Doyle (0-1)	Rathdowney Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

18 January 2017 19:30 Round 3	National University of Ireland, Galway	1-24 – 0-18	Dublin Institute of Technology	Abbottstown Referee: S Stack (Dublin)
	K McHugo (1-4); G Hennelly (0-6, 0-2 frees); A Helebert (0-5. 0-1 free); I Fox, S Hynes, G Loughnane (0-2); C Cleary (0-1 '65); S Conlon, P McCrann (0-1)	Report	C O'Donoghue (0-8, 0-5 frees); A Nugent (0-3); B Maher (0-2); J Guiney, N Walsh, S Keating, E O'Hehir, S McClelland (0-1)	Abbottstown Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3	Galway	1-19 – 0-16	Laois	Rathdowney Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	D Nevin (0-13, 0-10 frees, 0-1 '65); J Cooney (1-2); J Flynn, S McInerney (0-2)	Report	B Conroy (0-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65); N Foyle (0-6, 0-5 frees); R Mullaney, W Dunphy, A Corby, R King (0-1)	Rathdowney Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Kilkenny	3	3	0	10-66	0-49	+47	6
2	Antrim	3	2	1	7-54	7-61	–7	4
3	Westmeath	3	1	2	1-44	5-49	–17	2
4	DCU Dóchas Éireann	3	0	3	1-47	7-52	–23	0

5 January 2017 19:30 Round 1	Kilkenny	0-21 – 0-12	DCU Dóchas Éireann	MW Hire Park Dunmore Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)
	K Farrell (0-5 frees); J Bergin (0-4, 0-2 frees); S Buggy (0-3); T Walsh (0-2 frees); R Leahy, P Lyng (0-2), J Donnelly, S O’Farrell, A Burke (0-1)	Report	P Hogan (0-7, 0-6 frees); J O’Connor (0-2); P Foley, R McBride, E McHugh (0-1)	MW Hire Park Dunmore Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	Antrim	1-18 – 0-12	Westmeath	Kinnegad
	C Clarke (1-3, 0-3 frees); C Johnston (0-4); N McKenna, E Campbell (0-3); D McKernan, N McManus (0-2); M Connolly (0-1)	Report	A Devine (0-7, 0-4 frees); J Galvin (0-2); A Clarke, D Egerton, B Murtagh (0-1)	Kinnegad

15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2	Kilkenny	6-27 – 0-19	Antrim	Abbottstown Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	TJ Reid (0-14, 0-10 frees, 0-2 65's); J Farrell (2-1); R Hogan (1-4); R Leahy (2-0); C Martin, P Lyng (0-3); O Walsh (1-0); W Walsh (0-2)	Report	C Clarke (0-8, 0-6 frees); N McKenna (0-5); C McKinley (0-2); N McManus, J Dillon, Conor Johnston, D Murphy (0-1)	Abbottstown Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow)

15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2	Westmeath	1-14 – 0-13	DCU Dóchas Éireann	Kinnegad Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
	A Devine (0-6, 0-2 frees); J Galvin (1-2); D Clinton (0-2); J Boyle, E Price, N Mitchell, P Lynam (0-1)	Report	R McBride (0-7, 0-1 free); K Doyle (0-3 frees); P Foley, J O'Connor, L Fahey (0-1)	Kinnegad Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3	Kilkenny	4-18 – 0-18	Westmeath	TEG Cusack Park Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	TJ Reid (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 '65); W Walsh (2-3); J Farrell (2-2); P Lyng (0-3); C Martin, S Morrissey, L Ryan (0-1)	Report	A Devine (0-9, 0-6 frees); A Craig (0-2), B Murtagh (0-4); N Mitchell, E Price, D Clinton (0-1)	TEG Cusack Park Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3	Antrim	6-17 – 1-22	DCU Dóchas Éireann	Jordanstown Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	N McManus (4-2); C McCann, C Johnston (1-2); C Clarke (0-2, 0-1 free); D Murphy (0-2); S McCrory, C McKinley, E Campbell, J Dillon, P Shiels, P McGill (0-1)	Report	C Currie (1-6, 0-3 frees); P Kelly, C Dowling (0-4); T French, C Hearne (0-2); B Crowdle, A Murphy, H O'Connor, J Mulally (0-1)	Jordanstown Referee: K Brady (Louth)

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Wexford	3	3	0	9-68	1-41	+53	6
2	Dublin	3	2	1	4-60	2-51	+15	4
3	University College Dublin	3	1	2	4-44	8-75	–43	2
4	Carlow	3	0	3	2-45	8-52	–25	0

4 January 2017 19:30 Round 1	Dublin	2-17 – 1-13	Carlow	Parnell Park
	D Burke (0-5 frees); D Fox (0-4 frees); A Quinn (1-1); C O'Sullivan (1-0); F Magibb (0-2, 0-1 sideline); S McGrath, C Burke, C Maher, F Whitely, B Quinn (0-1)	Report	D Murphy (0-9, 0-8 frees, 0-1 '65), C Nolan (1-0); P Coady (0-3); J Nolan (0-1)	Parnell Park

8 January 2017 12:45 Round 1	Wexford	5-31 – 1-8	University College Dublin	Pairc Ui Suiochan, Gorey
	C McDonald (0-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 '65); B Carton (1-5); P Morris (1-2); R Kehoe, H Kehoe, C Dunbar (1-1); L Chin, E Martin (0-3), D Redmond (0-2); D O'Keeffe, S O'Gorman, K Foley, A Nolan (0-1)	Report	D Dolan (1-1); L Scanlon, J Murphy, C O'Shea (0-2); G Cullin (0-1 free)	Pairc Ui Suiochan, Gorey

11 January 2017 18:30 Round 2	Dublin	2-26 – 0-21	University College Dublin	Parnell Park Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	D Burke (1-10, 0-6 frees, 1-0 penalty); C O'Sullivan (1-1); A Quinn, C Conway, B Quinn, N McMorrow (0-3); C Crummey, F MacGib (0-1)	Report	DJ Foran (0-11, 0-8 frees), O O'Rorke (0-4, 0-1 free); D Dolan (0-3); P Guinan (0-2); C MacGabhann (0-1)	Parnell Park Referee: K Brady (Louth)

15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2	Wexford	3-20 – 0-14	Carlow	Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow Referee: M O'Sullivan (Kilkenny)
	P Morris (2-3); C McDonald (0-6, 0-5 frees); L Chin (0-3, 0-1 free); P Doran (1-2, 0-1 free); D O'Keeffe (0-2); S Donoghue, H Kehoe, C Dunbar, A Nolan (0-1)	Report	D Murphy (0-5 frees); E Byrne, P Coady (0-2); K McDonald (0-2 frees); S Murphy, S Whelan, C Wall (0-1)

18 January 2017 19:45 Round 3	University College Dublin	3-15 – 1-18	Carlow	Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow Referee: G McGrath (Westmeath)
	P Coady (0-10 frees); C Nolan (1-2); E Byrne (0-2); S Murphy, R Smithers, J Murphy, C Wall (0-1)	Report	O O'Rorke (2-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65); T Phelan (1-0); C Keane (0-3, 0-1 free); H Lawlor, C Buckley, C O'Shea, R McEvoy (0-1); J O'Connor (0-1 '65)	Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow Referee: G McGrath (Westmeath)

19 January 2017 19:30 Round 3	Wexford	1-17 – 0-17	Dublin	Hollymount (Shelmaliers GAA) Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)
	P Doran (1-2); C McDonald (0-5); L Chin (0-5, 0-3 frees); P Morris (0-3); B Carton, R Kehoe (0-1)	Report	N McMorow (0-6, 0-2 frees); C Conay, C Crummy (0-3); C Bennett (0-3, 0-2 frees); D Fox (0-2, 0-1 free)	Hollymount (Shelmaliers GAA) Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	I.T. Carlow	3	2	1	0	8-58	9-45	+10	5
2	Offaly	3	2	1	0	8-48	4-53	+7	5
3	Meath	3	1	0	2	7-46	8-48	–5	2
4	Kildare	3	0	0	3	5-52	7-58	–12	0

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	Offaly	3-12 – 2-10	Meath	Trim Referee: Gearoid McGrath (Wexford)
	Shane Dooley (0-6, 0-3 frees); Oisin Kelly (2-1); Sean Cleary (1-1); Sean Gardiner (0-2); David King, Conor Molloy (0-1)	Report	Sean Quigley (1-4, 1-1 frees); James Toher (0-5, 0-4 frees); Luke Martyn (1-0); Shane Whitty (0-1)	Trim Referee: Gearoid McGrath (Wexford)

8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1	I.T. Carlow	4-17 – 2-14	Kildare	St Conleth's College Referee: A Keating (Dublin)
	S Maher (1-7, 0-7 frees); M Kavanagh (2-1); J Fitzpatrick (1-1); C Dwyer (0-3); K Kelly (0-2); T Marr, C Dunford, J Doyle (0-1)	Report	M Delaney (0-7, 0-6 frees); P Divilly (1-2); B Byrne (0-2); R Ryan (1-0); S Gainey, J Sheridan, P Moran (0-1)	St Conleth's College Referee: A Keating (Dublin)

15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2	Offaly	3-14 – 0-23	I.T. Carlow	Birr Referee: C Daly (Kildare)
	O Kelly (2-1); S Dooley (0-6, 0-5 frees, 0-1 '65); S Cleary (1-1); D King (0-2); S Gardiner, C Kiely, A Treacy, P Geraghty (0-1)	Report	M Kavanagh (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65); K Kelly, T Nolan (0-4); C Bolger (0-3); A Mortimer, J Fitzpatrick S Casey (0-1); E Rowland (0-1 free)	Birr Referee: C Daly (Kildare)

15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2	Meath	1-19 – 1-18	Kildare	Páirc Tailteann Navan Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath)
	James Toher (0-11); Mark O'Sullivan (1-0); Peter Farrell (0-2); Joey Kenna; Anthony Forde; Sean Quigley; James Kelly, Kevin Keena, David Reilly (0-1)	Report		Páirc Tailteann Navan Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath)

18 January 2017 19:30 Round 3	I.T. Carlow	4-18 – 4-17	Meath	Dunganny Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
	C Dwyer, C Bolger (1-4); S Maher (0-6, 2 frees); A Mortimer (1-2); M O'Hanlon (1-0 free); S Phelan, M Kavanagh (0-1)	Report	K Keena, S Clynch (1-3); J Toher (0-5); J McCloskey (1-2); N Heffernan (1-0); K Keoghan, J Kelly, S Quigley, P Keogh (0-1)	Dunganny Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)

22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3	Offaly	2-22 – 2-20	Kildare	Hawkfield Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)
	S Dooley (0-10, 0-8 frees, 0-1 '65); S Cleary (2-2); S Ryan, P Murphy (0-2); O Kelly, E Nolan (0-2); D Maloney, E Cahill (0-1)	Report	M Delaney (2-4, 0-3 frees); D Reidy (0-9 frees); J Mulhall (0-3), J Sheridan, B Byrne (0-2)	Hawkfield Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

28 January 2017 14:00 Semi-final	Galway	4-37 – 0-15	I.T. Carlow	Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)
	S Moloney (0-9, 0-2 frees, 0-1 '65); J Flynn (1-6, 0-4 frees); S McInerney (2-3); C Whelan (1-1); A Helebert (0-4); J Cooney, A Tuohy (0-3); D Nevin (0-2, 0-1 free); C Salmon, T Monaghan, Greg Lally, S Loftus, K McHugo, D Glennon (0-1)	Report	M O’Hanlon (0-8, 0-6 frees); C Bolger (0-2); E Rowland (0-2 frees); D Tobin, S Casey, S Phelan (0-1)	Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)

29 January 2017 14:00 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-15 – 0-14	Wexford	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
	Alan Murphy (0-10 frees); Pat Lyng (0-2); Cillian Buckley, Conor Martin, Paddy Deegan (0-1)	Report	Lee Chin (0-9, 0-8 frees); Joe O'Connor (0-2, 0-1 sideline); Eoin Moore, Matthew O'Hanlon, Podge Doran (0-1)	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross

Final

5 February 2017 Final	Kilkenny	0-20 – 0-18	Galway	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Murphy (Carlow)
	Richie Hogan (0-11, 0-7 frees, 0-2 '65s); Ollie Walsh (0-3); Lester Ryan (0-2); Conor Martin, Pat Lyng, Conor Fogarty, Kieran Joyce (0-1)	Report	Jason Flynn (0-6, 0-5 frees); Joseph Cooney, Davy Glennon (0-2); Shane Maloney (0-2, 0-1 free); Johnny Coen, Aidan Harte, Colm Callanan, Sean McInerney (0-1)	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Murphy (Carlow)

References

^ "Captain Richie Hogan receives the @BordnaMona @gaaleinster Walsh Cup". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "Man of the match in the @BordnaMona @gaaleinster Walsh Cup final, Kieran Joyce". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "Richie Hogan on song with 11 points as Kilkenny start the year on a winning note". The 42. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^ "Kilkenny edge out Galway to win 20th Walsh Cup". Irish Times. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

External links

The Bord Na Mona Walsh Cup S.H. 2017

[1] "Captain Richie Hogan receives the @BordnaMona @gaaleinster Walsh Cup". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[2] "Man of the match in the @BordnaMona @gaaleinster Walsh Cup final, Kieran Joyce". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[3] "Richie Hogan on song with 11 points as Kilkenny start the year on a winning note". The 42. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

[4] "Kilkenny edge out Galway to win 20th Walsh Cup". Irish Times. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.

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