2020 Walsh Cup
# 2020 Walsh Cup

The 2020 Walsh Cup was an early-season inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster.

Seven counties compete – six from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and none from Ulster. No third-level college teams took part. Six other counties from Leinster and Ulster play in the second-ranked Kehoe Cup.

It took place in December 2019 and January 2020.

Wexford were the winners.

## Competition format

Three teams receive a bye to the semi-finals – Kilkenny, Galway and Wexford. The remaining four teams compete in an initial group stage with each team playing the other teams once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The group winners advance to the semi-finals. If the semi-final or final games are drawn, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.

## Fixtures and results

### Round-robin

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dublin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 52 | +33 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
| 2 | Westmeath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 76 | −17 | 2 | |
| 4 | Carlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 0 | |

### Finals

* 12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final
* Report

| Kilkenny | 1-09 (12) – (24) 2-18 | Wexford |
| - | - | - |
| (HT: 0-05 – 1-08) |||

* John Locke Park, Callan Referee: Seán Stack
* 12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final
* Report

| Dublin | 0-18 (18) – (19) 0-19 | Galway |
| - | - | - |
| (HT: 0-11 – 0-12) |||

* Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: Patrick Murphy
* 19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 17:00 GMT (UTC±0) Final
* Report

| Wexford | 1-16 (19) – (18) 0-18 | Galway |
| - | - | - |
| (HT: 0-08 – 0-10) |||

* O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath)
