2019 Walsh Cup
# 2019 Walsh Cup

The 2019 Walsh Cup is an early-season inter-county hurling competition based primarily in the Irish province of Leinster.

Seven counties competed – six from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and none from Ulster. No third-level college teams took part. Four Leinster counties plus Antrim from Ulster played in the second-ranked Kehoe Cup. The two remaining Leinster counties competed in the third-ranked Kehoe Shield.

It took place in December 2018 and January 2019 and was won by Galway.

## 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.

## Results

### Group stage

Games played 9 December 2018 – 6 January 2019.

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dublin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +19 |
| Carlow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +6 |
| Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –7 |
| Offaly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | –18 |
