The 2018
Kehoe Cup
The Kehoe Cup ( ; ) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA) since 1977 for second- and third-tier inter county, inter-county teams in ...
was an inter-county and university
hurling
Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...
competition in the province of
Leinster
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The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...
. The competition is ranked below the
Walsh Cup and featured weaker teams from
Leinster
Leinster ( ; or ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in the southeast of Ireland.
The modern province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige, which existed during Gaelic Ireland. Following the 12th-century ...
.
Longford
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were the winners for the first time.
Format
Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams play in the final.
County teams
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Longford
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*
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Australia
*Hundred of Louth, a cadastral unit in South Australia
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Canada
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Ireland
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Wicklow B (second team; players who appeared in the
Walsh Cup could not play in the Kehoe Cup team)
Third level team
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DCU St. Patrick's Campus
Group stage
Final
References
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Kehoe Cup
The Kehoe Cup ( ; ) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster GAA, Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA) since 1977 for second- and third-tier inter county, inter-county teams in ...
Kehoe Cup