Walsh Cup 2009

Walsh Cup 2009
Walsh Cup Champions Kilkenny (16th win)
Winning Manager Brian Cody
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The 2009 Walsh Cup was a hurling competition played by the teams of Leinster GAA, a team from Connacht GAA and a team from Ulster GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship as it also features further education colleges and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. The first four losers of the competition entered the Walsh Shield.

Contents

Walsh Cup

Quarter Finals
18 January 2009		   Semi Finals
25 January 2009		   Final
1 February 2009
 Kilkenny 6-12  
 Dublin 0-12      Kilkenny 1-20  
 Antrim 1-13    Antrim 2-12  
 Laois 0-14        Kilkenny 2-17
 Wexford 0-20        Galway 1-18
 U.C.D. 1-15      Wexford 4-09
 Galway 1-17    Galway 1-21  
 Offaly 2-10  

Quarter finals

The quarter finals saw Kilkenny, Antrim, Galway and Wexford proceed to the next round, while Dublin, Laois, Wexford and Offaly were left to contest the Walsh Shield.[1]

18 January 2009
 Kilkenny 6-12 - 0-12 Dublin Parnell Park
18 January 2009
 Antrim 1-13 - 0-14 Laois Rathdowney
18 January 2009
 Wexford 0-20 - 1-15 U.C.D. Ferns
18 January 2009
 Galway 1-17 - 2-10 Offaly O'Connor Park

Semi Finals

The semi finals saw Kilkenny playing the previous year's winners, Antrim, while Galway faced Wexford. Both Kilkenny and Galway progressed to meet in the final.[2]

25 January 2009
 Kilkenny 1-20 - 2-12 Antrim Casement Park
25 January 2009
 Wexford 4-09 - 1-21 Galway New Ross

Final

1 February 2008
 Kilkenny 2-17 - 1-18
A.E.T.		 Galway Freshford
Report

Walsh Shield

The Walsh Shield was created in 2008 and was contested for the second time in 2009. It consisted of the losing quarter finalists of the Walsh Cup, with Dublin coming through to win for the first time[2][3].

Semi-Finals
25 January 2009		   Final
1 February 2009
 Dublin 6-12  
 Laois 0-12      Dublin 1-20
 Offaly 3-15    Offaly 2-15
 U.C.D. 1-10  

References

  1. ^ "Walsh Cup quarter-final round-up". RTÉ Sport. 2009-01-18. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0118/walshcup.html. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
  2. ^ a b "Round-up of Walsh Cup and Walsh Shield". RTÉ Sport. 2009-01-25. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0125/walshcup_walshshield.html. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
  3. ^ "Dublin 1-20 Offaly 2-15". RTÉ Sport. 2009-02-01. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2009/0201/offaly_dublin.html. Retrieved 2010-01-14.