2019 Kehoe Cup and Shield

{{Short description|Hurling competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox GAA championship

|image=

|name=2019 Kehoe Cup

|province=Leinster

|year=2019

|winners= Westmeath

|manager=Joe Quaid

|captain=Tommy Doyle

|runnersup =Antrim

|runnerupcaptain =Conor McCann

|runnerupmanager = Neal Peden

|sponsor= Bord na Móna

|ordinal=8

|previous=2018

|next=2020

}}

The 2019 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county hurling competition based mainly in the province of Leinster in which Antrim from Ulster also took part.

The Kehoe Cup is ranked below the Walsh Cup (tier 1). Five county teams competed – {{GG|Antrim|hurling}}, {{GG|Kildare|hurling}}, {{GG|Meath|hurling}}, {{GG|Westmeath|hurling}} and {{GG|Wicklow|hurling}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2018/09/27/4162599-meath-to-open-defence-of-obyrne-cup-against-laois/|title=Meath Chronicle - Meath to open defence of O'Byrne Cup against Laois|publisher=}} It took place in December 2018 and January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/leinster-defend-early-start-to-preseason-competitions-37576801.html|title=Leinster defend early start to pre-season competitions - Independent.ie|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2018/11/15/4165130-joes-very-happy-with-the-way-things-are-going-in-westmeath/|title=Westmeath Examiner - Joe's 'very happy with the way things are going' in Westmeath|publisher=}} Westmeath were the winners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/294386|title=Kehoe Cup final: Westmeath storm back to win on penalties - HoganStand|website=www.hoganstand.com}}

The Kehoe Shield was revived in 2019. Three teams competed – {{GG|Louth|hurling}}, {{GG|Longford|hurling}} and DCU St. Patrick's Campus.{{cite web|url=http://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/bord-na-mona-kehoe-cup-s-h-c-2018/|title=Bord na Mona Kehoe Cup & Shield S.H. 2019 - Leinster GAA|publisher=}} Louth were the winners.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/sport/357588/geoghegan-stars-as-louth-hurlers-claim-kehoe-shield-with-a-seven-point-victory-over-dcu-st-patrick-s.html|title=Geoghegan stars as Louth hurlers claim Kehoe Shield with a seven-point victory over DCU/St. Patrick's|website=www.dundalkdemocrat.ie}}

Kehoe Cup

=Kehoe Cup format=

The competition begins with a double-elimination format. The semi-finals and final are knockout. Drawn games go to extra time. If the score is still level after extra time a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winners.

The structure of the competition is explained in each of the rounds below.

=Kehoe Cup first round=

One team is given a bye to the playoff round. The remaining four teams meet in two matches – the two winners progress to the semi-finals and the two losers enter the playoff round.

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| date = {{start date|2018|12|9|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 GMT (UTC±0)

| round = Game 1

| team1 = {{GG|Westmeath|hurling}} File:Colours of Westmeath.svg

| score1 = 2-22 (28)

| score2 =(10) 1-07

| team2 = File:Colours of Wicklow.svg {{GG|Wicklow|hurling}}

| location = Mullingar

| venue =Cusack Park

| referee =

| report =

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| date = {{start date|2018|12|9|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 GMT (UTC±0)

| round = Game 2

| aet = yes

| team1 = {{GG|Kildare|hurling}} File:Colours of Kildare.svg

| score1 = 1-15 (18)

| score2 = (18) 1-15

| team2 = File:Colours of Meath.svg {{GG|Meath|hurling}}

| location = Newbridge

| venue = St. Conleth's Park

| referee = Sean Stack (Dublin)

| report = [https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/sport/352286/meath-defeat-kildare-in-penalty-shoot-out.html Report]

| goals1 = S Kelly 1

| points1 = B Byrne 7 (5f, 2 '65'), R Casey 2, K Whelan 1, C Dowling 1, B Deay 1, C Bonus 1, D Cahill 1, P Divilly 1

| goals2 =C Smith 1

| points2 =P O'Hanrahan 6 (4f), S Quigley 4, M Mullen 1, F Ferguson 1, S Geraghty 1, A Douglas 1, M O'Grady 1

| pentakers1 = {{nay}}
{{nay}}
{{nay}}
{{nay}}

| penscore = 0–2

| pentakers2 = {{tick|12}} Shane Quigley
{{nay}}
{{nay}} Alan Douglas
{{nay}}
{{tick|12}} Damian Healy

}}

=Kehoe Cup playoff round=

In the first playoff match the team given a bye in the first round plays one of the two teams that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals.

In the second playoff match the team that lost the first playoff match play the remaining team that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals and the losers are eliminated.

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| date = {{start date|2018|12|16|df=y}}

| time =

| round = Game 3

| team1 = {{GG|Antrim|hurling}} File:Colours of Antrim.svg

| score1 = 0-21 (21)

| score2 = (13) 0-13

| team2 = File:Colours of Wicklow.svg {{GG|Wicklow|hurling}}

| location =Abbotstown

| venue = National Games Development Centre

| referee =

| report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/46587325 Report]

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| date = {{start date|2019|1|6|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 GMT (UTC±0)

| round = Game 4

| team1 = {{GG|Kildare|hurling}} File:Colours of Kildare.svg

| score1 = 3-20 (29)

| score2 = (10) 0-10

| team2 = File:Colours of Wicklow.svg {{GG|Wicklow|hurling}}

| location = Newbridge

| venue = St. Conleth's Park

| referee =

| report =

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=Kehoe Cup semi-finals=

The two winning teams from the first round play each other and the two winning teams from the playoff round play each other.

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| date = {{start date|2019|1|13|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 GMT (UTC±0)

| round = Semi-Final

| team1 = {{GG|Westmeath|hurling}} File:Colours of Westmeath.svg

| score1 = 1-25 (28)

| score2 =(16) 1-13

| team2 = File:Colours of Meath.svg {{GG|Meath|hurling}}

|goals2=Barry Slevin 1

|goals1=Niall Mitchell 1

| location = Kinnegad

| venue = Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA Ground

| referee =

| report = [https://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2019/01/13/4167645-meath-exit-kehoe-cup-and-finish-with-13-men/ Report]

}}

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| date = {{start date|2019|1|13|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 GMT (UTC±0)

| round = Semi-Final

| team1 ={{GG|Antrim|hurling}} File:Colours of Antrim.svg

| score1 = 4-20 (32)

| score2 =(22) 1-19

|HT=3-10 – 0-08

| team2 = File:Colours of Kildare.svg {{GG|Kildare|hurling}}

| location =Abbotstown

| venue = National Games Development Centre

| referee =

| report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gaelic-games/46858468 Report]

}}

=Kehoe Cup final=

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| date = {{start date|2019|1|20|df=y}}

| time = 14:00 GMT (UTC±0)

| round = Final

| team1 = {{GG|Westmeath|hurling}} File:Colours of Westmeath.svg

| score1 = 2-20 (26)

| score2 = (26) 1-23

| team2 = File:Colours of Antrim.svg {{GG|Antrim|hurling}}

| location =Abbotstown

| venue = National Games Development Centre

| referee =

| report = [https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/46934766 Report]

| pentakers1 = Niall Mitchell {{tick|12}}
Allan Devine {{tick|12}}
Killian Doyle {{tick|12}}

| penscore = 3–0

| pentakers2 = {{nay}} James McNaughton
{{nay}} Nickey McKeague
{{nay}} Keelan Molloy

}}

Kehoe Shield

=Kehoe Shield format=

Each team plays the other teams once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams compete in the final.

=Kehoe Shield group stage=

:

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!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!width=250 style="text-align:left;"|Team

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|D|Draws}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|SF|Score for}}

!width=50|{{Tooltip|SA|Score against}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Diff|Scoring difference}}

!width=20|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

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|1

align=left| File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth22002-38 (44)0-31 (31)+134
style="background:#D0F0C0;"

|2

align=left|File:Colours of Roscommon.svg DCU St. Patrick's Campus21012-31 (37)3-33 (42)–52
3align=left|File:Colours of Longford.svg Longford20021-27 (30)2-32 (38)–80

=Kehoe Shield final=

{{footballbox

|date = 13 January 2019

|time = 14:00 GMT (UTC±0)

|round = Final

|team1 = Louth File:Colours of Louth.svg

|score = 1-18 – 0-14

|report =[https://www.dundalkdemocrat.ie/news/sport/357588/geoghegan-stars-as-louth-hurlers-claim-kehoe-shield-with-a-seven-point-victory-over-dcu-st-patrick-s.html Report]

|team2 =File:Colours of Roscommon.svg DCU St. Patrick's Campus

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Darver GAA Centre of Excellence, Readypenny

|attendance =

|referee = Barry Nea (Westmeath)

}}

References

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2019

Category:2019 in hurling

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