# 2017 Walsh Cup

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.

## 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) |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | 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) | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | Laois | 3-18 – 0-22 | National University of Ireland, Galway | Rathdowney Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny) |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | 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) | Rathdowney Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny) |
| 12 January 2017 19:30 Round 2 | Galway | 1-20 – 0-13 | National University of Ireland, Galway | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath) |
| 12 January 2017 19:30 Round 2 | 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) | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | Laois | 4-27 – 1-17 | Dublin Institute of Technology | Rathdowney Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | 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) | Rathdowney Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 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) |
| 18 January 2017 19:30 Round 3 | 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) | Abbottstown Referee: S Stack (Dublin) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | Galway | 1-19 – 0-16 | Laois | Rathdowney Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | 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) | Rathdowney Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny) |

### 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) |
| 5 January 2017 19:30 Round 1 | 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) | MW Hire Park Dunmore Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford) |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | Antrim | 1-18 – 0-12 | Westmeath | Kinnegad |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | 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) | Kinnegad |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | Kilkenny | 6-27 – 0-19 | Antrim | Abbottstown Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | 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) | Abbottstown Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | Westmeath | 1-14 – 0-13 | DCU Dóchas Éireann | Kinnegad Referee: D Hughes (Carlow) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | 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) | Kinnegad Referee: D Hughes (Carlow) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | Kilkenny | 4-18 – 0-18 | Westmeath | TEG Cusack Park Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | 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) | TEG Cusack Park Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | Antrim | 6-17 – 1-22 | DCU Dóchas Éireann | Jordanstown Referee: K Brady (Louth) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | 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) | Jordanstown Referee: K Brady (Louth) |

### 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 |
| 4 January 2017 19:30 Round 1 | 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) | Parnell Park |
| 8 January 2017 12:45 Round 1 | Wexford | 5-31 – 1-8 | University College Dublin | Pairc Ui Suiochan, Gorey |
| 8 January 2017 12:45 Round 1 | 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) | Pairc Ui Suiochan, Gorey |
| 11 January 2017 18:30 Round 2 | Dublin | 2-26 – 0-21 | University College Dublin | Parnell Park Referee: K Brady (Louth) |
| 11 January 2017 18:30 Round 2 | 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) | Parnell Park Referee: K Brady (Louth) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | Wexford | 3-20 – 0-14 | Carlow | Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow Referee: M O'Sullivan (Kilkenny) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | 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) | Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow Referee: M O'Sullivan (Kilkenny) |
| 18 January 2017 19:45 Round 3 | University College Dublin | 3-15 – 1-18 | Carlow | Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow Referee: G McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 18 January 2017 19:45 Round 3 | 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) | Netwatch Cullen Park Carlow Referee: G McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 19 January 2017 19:30 Round 3 | Wexford | 1-17 – 0-17 | Dublin | Hollymount (Shelmaliers GAA) Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny) |
| 19 January 2017 19:30 Round 3 | 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) | Hollymount (Shelmaliers GAA) Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny) |

### 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) |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | 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) | Trim Referee: Gearoid McGrath (Wexford) |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | I.T. Carlow | 4-17 – 2-14 | Kildare | St Conleth's College Referee: A Keating (Dublin) |
| 8 January 2017 14:00 Round 1 | 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) | St Conleth's College Referee: A Keating (Dublin) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | Offaly | 3-14 – 0-23 | I.T. Carlow | Birr Referee: C Daly (Kildare) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | 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) | Birr Referee: C Daly (Kildare) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | Meath | 1-19 – 1-18 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann Navan Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath) |
| 15 January 2017 14:00 Round 2 | 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 | | Páirc Tailteann Navan Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath) |
| 18 January 2017 19:30 Round 3 | I.T. Carlow | 4-18 – 4-17 | Meath | Dunganny Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
| 18 January 2017 19:30 Round 3 | 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) | Dunganny Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | Offaly | 2-22 – 2-20 | Kildare | Hawkfield Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford) |
| 22 January 2017 14:00 Round 3 | 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) | Hawkfield Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford) |

## 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) |
| 28 January 2017 14:00 Semi-final | 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) | Pearse Stadium, Salthill Referee: A Devine (Westmeath) |
| 29 January 2017 14:00 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 0-15 – 0-14 | Wexford | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |
| 29 January 2017 14:00 Semi-final | 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) | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |

### Final

| 5 February 2017 Final | Kilkenny | 0-20 – 0-18 | Galway | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Murphy (Carlow) |
| 5 February 2017 Final | 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) | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: P. Murphy (Carlow) |