2014 Walsh Cup Explained

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
Previous			2013	Next	2015

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

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External links

• 2014 Walsh Cup Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: As it happened: Kilkenny v Dublin, Walsh Cup senior hurling final . 1 February 2014 . The Score . 15 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021211644/http://www.thescore.ie/dublin-kilkenny-walsh-cup-1294706-Feb2014/ . 21 October 2014 .
2. Web site: Larkin on fire as Cats secure first silverware. 2 February 2014 . Irish Independent. 15 October 2014.
3. Web site: Offaly 1-17 Antrim 0-14. 15 January 2014 . RTE Sport. 15 October 2014.
4. Web site: Walsh Cup round-up: Good day for students. 12 January 2014 . RTE Sport. 15 October 2014.
5. Web site: UCD 1-11 Carlow 0-13 Walsh Cup First Rd. 15 January 2014. Carlow GAA. 15 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141021054002/http://carlow.gaa.ie/home/carlow-hurling-championship/ucd1-11carlow0-13walshcupfirstrd. 21 October 2014. dead.
6. Web site: Student success – Walsh Cup wins for NUIG, UCD and DIT today over inter-county opposition . 12 January 2014 . The Score . 15 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021212022/http://www.thescore.ie/walsh-cup-ucd-dit-nuig-1260736-Jan2014/ . 21 October 2014 .
7. Web site: Kilkenny to take on Galway in Walsh Cup semi-final after quarter-final wins today . 19 January 2014 . The Score . 15 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021211430/http://www.thescore.ie/kilkenny-walsh-cup-galway-1271951-Jan2014/ . 21 October 2014 .
8. Web site: Kilkenny and Galway meet in semi-finals after wins this afternoon. 19 January 2014 . RTE Sport. 15 October 2014.
9. Web site: Ryan free-taking gives Dublin edge over UCD. 22 January 2014 . Irish Examiner. 15 October 2014.
10. Web site: Wexford 1-14 Dublin 1-15 . 26 January 2014 . GAA.ie . 15 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045919/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/3/2601141658-hurling-kilkenny-dublin-into-walsh-final-clare-win/ . 21 October 2014 .
11. Web site: Kilkenny 1-24 Galway 0-15 . 26 January 2014 . GAA.ie . 15 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045919/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/3/2601141658-hurling-kilkenny-dublin-into-walsh-final-clare-win/ . 21 October 2014 .