2017 Walsh Cup

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.

{{GAA match

|date = 8 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Galway File:Colours of Galway.svg

|score = 1-30 – 0-12

|report = [http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/walsh-cup-round/ Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Laois.svg Dublin Institute of Technology

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe

|attendance =

|referee = A Devine (Westmeath)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 8 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Laois File:Colours of Laois.svg

|score = 3-18 – 0-22

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/scully-sparks-laois-rally-35351033.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Galway.svg National University of Ireland, Galway

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Rathdowney

|attendance =

|referee = G Quilty (Kilkenny)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 12 January 2017

|time = 19:30

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Galway File:Colours of Galway.svg

|score =1-20 – 0-13

|report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/se%C3%A1n-mcinerney-catches-the-eye-in-galway-comeback-1.2935233 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Galway.svg National University of Ireland, Galway

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = Ger Hennelly (0-5, 0-4 frees); Conor Cleary (0-3 frees); Ian Fox (0-2); Aiden Helebert, Gearoid Loughnane, Conor Ryan (0-1)

|stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe

|attendance =

|referee = Michael Murtagh (Westmeath)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 15 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Laois File:Colours of Laois.svg

|score = 4-27 – 1-17

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/dunphy-shines-in-laois-stroll-35369836.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Laois.svg Dublin Institute of Technology

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Rathdowney

|attendance =

|referee = J McGrath (Westmeath)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 18 January 2017

|time = 19:30

|round = Round 3

|team1 = National University of Ireland, Galway File:Colours of Galway.svg

|score = 1-24 – 0-18

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/mchugo-magic-sets-nuig-on-their-way-35379541.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Laois.svg Dublin Institute of Technology

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Abbottstown

|attendance =

|referee = S Stack (Dublin)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 22 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 3

|team1 = Galway File:Colours of Galway.svg

|score = 1-19 – 0-16

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/cooney-goal-key-as-galway-march-into-semis-35389166.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois

|goals1 = D Nevin (0-13, 0-10 frees, 0-1 '65); J Cooney (1-2); J Flynn, S McInerney (0-2)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Rathdowney

|attendance =

|referee = S Cleere (Kilkenny)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 5 January 2017

|time = 19:30

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Kilkenny File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg

|score = 0-21 – 0-12

|report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/inexperienced-kilkenny-begin-walsh-cup-campaign-with-win-over-dcu-1.2927083 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg DCU Dóchas Éireann

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = P Hogan (0-7, 0-6 frees); J O’Connor (0-2); P Foley, R McBride, E McHugh (0-1)

|stadium = MW Hire Park Dunmore

|attendance =

|referee = J Heffernan (Wexford)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 8 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Antrim File:Colours of Antrim.svg

|score = 1-18 – 0-12

|report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/38549298 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Galway.svg Westmeath

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = A Devine (0-7, 0-4 frees); J Galvin (0-2); A Clarke, D Egerton, B Murtagh (0-1)

|stadium = Kinnegad

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 15 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Kilkenny File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg

|score = 6-27 – 0-19

|report = [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/antrim/sorry-antrim-are-mauled-by-classy-kilkenny-35369524.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Abbottstown

|attendance =

|referee = Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 15 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Westmeath File:Colours of Galway.svg

|score = 1-14 – 0-13

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/galvins-strike-sinks-plucky-dcu-35369869.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg DCU Dóchas Éireann

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = R McBride (0-7, 0-1 free); K Doyle (0-3 frees); P Foley, J O'Connor, L Fahey (0-1)

|stadium = Kinnegad

|attendance =

|referee = D Hughes (Carlow)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 22 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 3

|team1 = Kilkenny File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg

|score = 4-18 – 0-18

|report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kilkenny-wrap-it-with-early-strikes-as-galway-turn-up-the-pressure-on-laois-1.2947066 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Galway.svg Westmeath

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = A Devine (0-9, 0-6 frees); A Craig (0-2), B Murtagh (0-4); N Mitchell, E Price, D Clinton (0-1)

|stadium = TEG Cusack Park

|attendance =

|referee = J Keenan (Wicklow)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 22 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 3

|team1 = Antrim File:Colours of Antrim.svg

|score = 6-17 – 1-22

|report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kilkenny-wrap-it-with-early-strikes-as-galway-turn-up-the-pressure-on-laois-1.2947066 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg DCU Dóchas Éireann

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Jordanstown

|attendance =

|referee = K Brady (Louth)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 4 January 2017

|time = 19:30

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Dublin File:Colours of Dublin.svg

|score = 2-17 – 1-13

|report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/liam-rushe-sent-off-as-dublin-overcome-carlow-1.2925949 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = D Murphy (0-9, 0-8 frees, 0-1 '65), C Nolan (1-0); P Coady (0-3); J Nolan (0-1)

|stadium = Parnell Park

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 8 January 2017

|time = 12:45

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Wexford File:Colours of Wexford.svg

|score = 5-31 – 1-8

|report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/wexford-rout-ucd-as-davy-fitzgerald-revolution-begins-1.2929473 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Dublin.svg University College Dublin

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = D Dolan (1-1); L Scanlon, J Murphy, C O'Shea (0-2); G Cullin (0-1 free)

|stadium = Pairc Ui Suiochan, Gorey

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 11 January 2017

|time = 18:30

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Dublin File:Colours of Dublin.svg

|score = 2-26 – 0-21

|report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/former-minor-star-donal-burke-leads-dublin-to-ucd-win-1.2933708 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Dublin.svg University College Dublin

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Parnell Park

|attendance =

|referee = K Brady (Louth)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 15 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Wexford File:Colours of Wexford.svg

|score = 3-20 – 0-14

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/davys-charges-storm-home-35369873.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = D Murphy (0-5 frees); E Byrne, P Coady (0-2); K McDonald (0-2 frees); S Murphy, S Whelan, C Wall (0-1)

|stadium = Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow

|attendance =

|referee = M O'Sullivan (Kilkenny)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 18 January 2017

|time = 19:45

|round = Round 3

|team1 = University College Dublin File:Colours of Dublin.svg

|score = 3-15 – 1-18

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/ororke-hits-heights-for-ucd-35379542.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow

|goals1 = P Coady (0-10 frees); C Nolan (1-2); E Byrne (0-2); S Murphy, R Smithers, J Murphy, C Wall (0-1)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow

|attendance =

|referee = G McGrath (Westmeath)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 19 January 2017

|time = 19:30

|round = Round 3

|team1 = Wexford File:Colours of Wexford.svg

|score = 1-17 – 0-17

|report = [https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0119/846321-wexford-v-dublin/ Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Hollymount (Shelmaliers GAA)

|attendance =

|referee = P Burke (Kilkenny)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 8 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 1

|team1 = Offaly File:Colours of Offaly.svg

|score = 3-12 – 2-10

|report = [http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2017/01/08/4132761-meath-lose-their-way-as-offaly-record-victory/ Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Meath.svg Meath

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = Sean Quigley (1-4, 1-1 frees); James Toher (0-5, 0-4 frees); Luke Martyn (1-0); Shane Whitty (0-1)

|stadium = Trim

|attendance =

|referee = Gearoid McGrath (Wexford)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 8 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 1

|team1 = I.T. Carlow File:Colours of Sligo.svg

|score = 4-17 – 2-14

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kavanagh-on-the-double-for-carlow-35351034.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = St Conleth's College

|attendance =

|referee = A Keating (Dublin)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 15 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Offaly File:Colours of Offaly.svg

|score = 3-14 – 0-23

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kellys-a-hero-as-injurytime-goal-gets-offaly-draw-35369830.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg I.T. Carlow

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Birr

|attendance =

|referee = C Daly (Kildare)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 15 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 2

|team1 = Meath File:Colours of Meath.svg

|score = 1-19 – 1-18

|report = [http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2017/01/15/4133137-meath-turf-kildare-out-of-bord-na-mona-walsh-cup/ Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 =

|stadium = Páirc Tailteann Navan

|attendance =

|referee = Michael Murtagh (Westmeath)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 18 January 2017

|time = 19:30

|round = Round 3

|team1 = I.T. Carlow File:Colours of Sligo.svg

|score = 4-18 – 4-17

|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/dwyer-shines-brightest-in-eightgoal-epic-35379543.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Meath.svg Meath

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Dunganny

|attendance =

|referee = A Devine (Westmeath)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 22 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Round 3

|team1 = Offaly File:Colours of Offaly.svg

|score = 2-22 – 2-20

|report = [http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kilkenny-wrap-it-with-early-strikes-as-galway-turn-up-the-pressure-on-laois-1.2947066 Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = M Delaney (2-4, 0-3 frees); D Reidy (0-9 frees); J Mulhall (0-3), J Sheridan, B Byrne (0-2)

|stadium = Hawkfield

|attendance =

|referee = J Heffernan (Wexford)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 28 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Semi-final

|team1 =Galway File:Colours of Galway.svg

|score = 4-37 – 0-15

|report = [https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0128/848376-galway-v-carlow-it/ Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg I.T. Carlow

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium =Pearse Stadium, Salthill

|attendance =

|referee = A Devine (Westmeath)

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 29 January 2017

|time = 14:00

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Kilkenny File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg

|score = 0-15 – 0-14

|report = [http://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/bord-mona-walsh-cup-kilkenny-advance-decider/ Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford

|goals1 = Alan Murphy (0-10 frees); Pat Lyng (0-2); Cillian Buckley, Conor Martin, Paddy Deegan (0-1)

|goals2 = Lee Chin (0-9, 0-8 frees); Joe O'Connor (0-2, 0-1 sideline); Eoin Moore, Matthew O'Hanlon, Podge Doran (0-1)

|stadium = O'Kennedy Park, New Ross

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{GAA match

|date = 5 February 2017

|time =

|round = Final

|team1 = Kilkenny File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg

|score = 0-20 – 0-18

|report = [http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/gaa/walsh-cup-final-kilkenny-see-off-galway-to-seal-20th-cup-title-775695.html Report]

|team2 = File:Colours of Galway.svg Galway

|goals1 = 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)

|goals2 = 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)

|stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

|attendance =

|referee = P. Murphy (Carlow)

}}

{{reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150120030006/http://www.leinstergaa.ie/leinster-accident-tournaments-2012/walsh-cup-sh-2012.326.html The Bord Na Mona Walsh Cup S.H. 2017]

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