2022 Walsh Cup
{{Short description|Gaelic games competition in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA championship
|image=
|name=2022 Walsh Cup
|province =Leinster, Ulster, Connacht
|year =2022
|num_teams =7
|date =9–29 January 2022
|matches =10
|defending_champions = {{GG|Wexford|hurling}}
|winners= {{GG|Dublin|hurling}}
|manager= Mattie Kenny
|captain= Eoghan O'Donnell
|runnersup = {{GG|Wexford|hurling}}
|runnerupcaptain =
|runnerupmanager = Darragh Egan
|sponsor= Bord na Móna
|ordinal= 8
|previous=2020
|next=2023
}}
The 2022 Walsh Cup was the early-season tier 1 inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster.{{Cite web|url=https://scoreline.ie/kilkenny-discover-first-fixtures-of-2022-as-walsh-cup-draw-is-made/|title=Kilkenny discover first fixtures of 2022 as Walsh Cup draw is made|date=November 25, 2021}} Seven counties compete – five from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and Antrim from Ulster.
Seven other counties from Leinster competed in the tier 2 and tier 3 Leinster competitions – see 2022 Kehoe Cup and Shield.{{Cite web|url=https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/gaa/699578/revealed-fixtures-confirmed-for-laois-senior-teams-in-2022-walsh-cup-and-o-byrne-cup.html|title=REVEALED: Fixtures confirmed for Laois senior teams in 2022 Walsh Cup and O'Byrne Cup|website=www.leinsterexpress.ie}}
It took place in January 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://wexfordweekly.com/2021/11/26/wexford-hurlers-walsh-cup-fixtures-have-been-confirmed-for-2022/|title=Wexford Hurlers' Walsh Cup Fixtures Have Been Confirmed For 2022 | Wexford Weekly|date=November 26, 2021|website=wexfordweekly.com}} {{GG|Dublin|hurling}} were the winners.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0129/1276592-dublin-dominate-wexford-to-lift-walsh-cup/|title=Dublin dominate Wexford to lift Walsh Cup|first=Shane|last=Stapleton|date=January 29, 2022|via=www.rte.ie}}
Competition format
The teams are drawn into one group of four teams and one group of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The group winners advance to the final.{{Cite web|url=https://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/bord-na-mona-walsh-cup-s-h-2018/|title=Walsh Cup S.H. 2022}}
Fixtures and results
=Group A=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source= [https://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/bord-na-mona-walsh-cup-s-h-2018/ Leinster GAA]
|for_against_style=points
|team1=DUB|team2=GAL|team3=OFF |team4=ANT
|result1=F
|win_DUB=3 |draw_DUB=0 |loss_DUB=0 |gf_DUB=100|ga_DUB=66
|win_GAL=2 |draw_GAL=0 |loss_GAL=1 |gf_GAL=70|ga_GAL=77
|win_OFF=1|draw_OFF=0 |loss_OFF=2|gf_OFF=69|ga_OFF=75
|win_ANT=0 |draw_ANT=0 |loss_ANT=3 |gf_ANT=65|ga_ANT=86
|name_DUB=File:Colours of Dublin.svg {{GG|Dublin|hurling}}
|name_OFF=File:Colours of Offaly.svg {{GG|Offaly|hurling}}
|name_GAL=File:Colours of Galway.svg {{GG|Galway|hurling}}
|name_ANT=File:Colours of Antrim.svg {{GG|Antrim|hurling}}
|res_col_header=Q
|col_F=green1 |text_F=Advance to final
|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|losspoints=0
|update =23 January 2022
}}
=Group B=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source= [https://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/bord-na-mona-walsh-cup-s-h-2018/ Leinster GAA]
|for_against_style=points
|team3=LAO|team1=WEX|team2=KIK
|result1=F
|win_WEX=1 |draw_WEX=1 |loss_WEX=0 |gf_WEX=61|ga_WEX=50
|win_LAO=0 |draw_LAO=0 |loss_LAO=2 |gf_LAO=43|ga_LAO=60
|win_KIK=1 |draw_KIK=1 |loss_KIK=0 |gf_KIK=61|ga_KIK=55
|name_WEX=File:Colours of Wexford.svg {{GG|Wexford|hurling}}
|name_LAO=File:Colours of Laois.svg {{GG|Laois|hurling}}
|name_KIK=File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg {{GG|Kilkenny|hurling}}
|res_col_header=Q
|col_F=green1 |text_F=Advance to final
|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|losspoints=0
|update= 22 January 2022
}}
=Final=
{{GAAmatchbox
| date = {{start date|2022|1|29|df=y}}
| round = Final
| team1 = {{GG|Dublin|hurling}} File:Colours of Dublin.svg
| score1 = 2-29 {{small|(35)}}
| score2 = {{small|(19)}} 0-19
| team2 = File:Colours of Wexford.svg {{GG|Wexford|hurling}}
| goals1 =
| points1 =
| goals2 =
| points2 =
| HT = 2-14 — 0-9
| location = Dublin
| venue = Croke Park
| referee = Patrick Murphy (Carlow)
| attendance =
| TV =
}}