| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Trophy | Walsh Cup |
| Sponsor | Bord na Móna |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Kilkenny (20th win) |
| Manager | Brian Cody |
| Captain | Richie Hogan[1] |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Galway |
| Manager | Micheál Donoghue |
| Other | |
| Player of the Year | Kieran Joyce[2] |
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 | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-69 | 0-41 | 37 | 6 |
| 2 |  Laois | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-61 | 2-58 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | National University of Ireland, Galway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-59 | 4-56 | -6 | 2 |
| 4 | Dublin Institute of Technology | 3 | 0 | 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilkenny | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-66 | 0-49 | +47 | 6 |
| 2 |  Antrim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-54 | 7-61 | –7 | 4 |
| 3 | Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-44 | 5-49 | –17 | 2 |
| 4 | DCU Dóchas Éireann | 3 | 0 | 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wexford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-68 | 1-41 | +53 | 6 |
| 2 |  Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-60 | 2-51 | +15 | 4 |
| 3 | University College Dublin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-44 | 8-75 | –43 | 2 |
| 4 |  Carlow | 3 | 0 | 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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) |
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) |
| 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) |
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) |
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.
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