2014 Walsh Cup

2014 Walsh Cup

Championship Details
Dates	11 January - 1 February 2014
Teams	12
Sponsor	Bord na Móna
Walsh Cup Champions
Winners	Kilkenny
Captain	Lester Ryan
Manager	Brian Cody
Walsh Cup Runners-up
Runners-up	Dublin
Captain	John McCaffrey
Manager	Anthony Daly
Championship Statistics
No. matches played	11
Goals total	31 (2.18 per game)
Points total	347 (31.54 per game)
Top scorer

The 2014 Bord na Móna Walsh Cup was the 52nd staging of the Walsh Cup since its establishment in 1954. Kilkenny beat Dublin by 0-24 to 1-7 to claim their 19th Walsh cup title.^[1][2]

Fixtures

Preliminary round

• Offaly 1-17 Antrim 0-14 - 11 January^[3]
• NUI Galway 1-17 Laois 1-14 - 12 January ^[4]
• UCD 1-11 Carlow 0-13 - 12 January ^[5]
• DIT 3-17 Westmeath 4-12 - 12 January^[6]

Quarter-finals

• Wexford 4-22 NUI Galway 0-07 -18 January
• Galway 1-14 Offaly 1-13 - 19 January^[7]
• Kilkenny 5-23 DIT 1-09 - 19 January^[8]
• Dublin 2-20 UCD 2-15 - 21 January^[9]

Semi-finals

• Dublin 1-15 Wexford 1-14 - 26 January^[10]
• Kilkenny 1-24 Galway 0-15 - 26 January^[11]

Final

Kilkenny v Dublin

1 February 17:00 Final

Kilkenny	0-24 - 1-17	Dublin
E Larkin 0-11 (0-9f, 0-1 65), J Brennan 0-4, P Walsh 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, T Breen 0-2, C Fennelly 0-3, A Fogarty 0-2	Report	M Schutte 0-6, P Ryan 1-4 (1-3f), D O’Callaghan 0-2, D Sutcliffe 0-1, E Dillon 0-1 (0-1f), J Boland 0-1 (0-1f), M Quilty 0-1, A Nolan 0-1 (0-1f)

Croke Park Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

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References

1. "As it happened: Kilkenny v Dublin, Walsh Cup senior hurling final". The Score. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
2. "Larkin on fire as Cats secure first silverware". Irish Independent. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
3. "Offaly 1-17 Antrim 0-14". RTE Sport. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
4. "Walsh Cup round-up: Good day for students". RTE Sport. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
5. "UCD 1-11 Carlow 0-13 Walsh Cup First Rd". Carlow GAA. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
6. "Student success – Walsh Cup wins for NUIG, UCD and DIT today over inter-county opposition". The Score. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
7. "Kilkenny to take on Galway in Walsh Cup semi-final after quarter-final wins today". The Score. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
8. "Kilkenny and Galway meet in semi-finals after wins this afternoon". RTE Sport. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
9. "Ryan free-taking gives Dublin edge over UCD". Irish Examiner. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
10. "Wexford 1-14 Dublin 1-15". GAA.ie. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
11. "Kilkenny 1-24 Galway 0-15". GAA.ie. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.

External links

• 2014 Walsh Cup Results