2019 Walsh Cup
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{{Infobox GAA championship
|image=
|name=2019 Walsh Cup
|province=Leinster
|year=2019
|matches=9
|winners= Galway
|manager=Micheál Donoghue
|captain=Pádraic Mannion
|runnersup =Wexford
|runnerupcaptain =Shaun Murphy
|runnerupmanager = Davy Fitzgerald
|sponsor= Bord na Móna
|ordinal=3
|previous=2018
|next=2020
}}
The 2019 Walsh Cup is an early-season inter-county hurling competition based primarily in the Irish province of Leinster.
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.{{cite web|url=http://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/bord-na-mona-walsh-cup-s-h-2018/|title=Bord na Móna Walsh Cup S.H. 2019 - Leinster GAA|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/Longford/Article/Index/290804|title=2019 O'Byrne and Walsh Cup draws - HoganStand|website=hoganstand.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.laoistoday.ie/2018/09/27/the-draws-made-for-obyrne-cup-and-walsh-cup-competitions/|title=Draws made for O'Byrne Cup and Walsh Cup competitions - Laois Today|date=27 September 2018|publisher=}}{{Cite web|url=https://galwaybayfm.ie/sports/galway-hurlers-win-bord-na-mona-walsh-cup/|title = Galway Hurlers Win Bord Na Mona Walsh Cup|date = 20 January 2019}}
Competition format
Three teams—Kilkenny, Galway, and Wexford — receive a bye to the semi-finals. 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.
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!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Diff | ||||||
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|style="text-align:left;"| File:Colours of Dublin.svg {{GG|Dublin|hurling}} | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +19 |
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|style="text-align:left;"| File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +6 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –7 |
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|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –18 |
=Semi-finals=
{{footballbox
|date=13 January 2019
|round=Semi-final
|stadium= Bellefield GAA Complex, Enniscorthy
|team1= Wexford File:Colours of Wexford.svg
|score= 0-16 – 0-13
|referee =John Keenan (Wicklow)
|report=[https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0113/1022949-wexford-edge-out-cats-in-fiery-walsh-cup-clash/ Report]
|team2=File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny
|goals1 =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
|goals2 =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
}}
{{footballbox
|date=13 January 2019
|round=Semi-final
|stadium= Parnell Park, Donnycarney
|team1= {{GG|Dublin|hurling}} File:Colours of Dublin.svg
|score= 1-17 – 0-21
|referee =Paud O’Dwyer (Carlow)
|report=[https://www.the42.ie/galway-dublin-walsh-cup-semi-final-4437732-Jan2019/ Report]
|team2= File:Colours of Galway.svg {{GG|Galway|hurling}}
|goals1 = 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
|goals2 =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).
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=Final=
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|date=20 January 2019
|round=Final
|stadium= Bellefield GAA Complex, Enniscorthy
|team1= Wexford File:Colours of Wexford.svg
|score= 0-20 – 1-23
|referee =Seán Cleere (Kilkenny)
|report=[https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0119/1024265-galway-keep-wexford-at-bay-to-win-walsh-cup/ Report]
|team2= File:Colours of Galway.svg {{GG|Galway|hurling}}
|goals1 =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.
|goals2 =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
}}