The 2018 Walsh Cup was an inter-county

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competition based mainly in the Irish province of Leinster. It took place between December 2017 and January 2018. For the first time, no third-level college teams took part. 10 Leinster counties, plus Antrim, competed. Longford and Louth entered the second-ranked Kehoe Cup. Wexford were the 2018 champions, beating

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3–2 in a

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after the final ended level on 1-24 each after extra time. This was the first inter-county hurling game to be decided by the taking of frees.

Format

There are 11 teams, in three groups of 3 teams and one group of 2 teams. In the three-team groups, each team plays the other teams once. In the two-team group, the teams play each other twice. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The four group winners advance to the semi-finals.

Format

Group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Final

References