2022 Walsh Cup

Gaelic games competition in Ireland

2022 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
Province	Leinster, Ulster, Connacht
Year	2022
Sponsor	Bord na Móna
Date	9–29 January 2022
Teams	7
Defending champions	Wexford
Winners
Champions	Dublin (8th win)
Manager	Mattie Kenny
Captain	Eoghan O'Donnell
Runners-up
Runners-up	Wexford
Manager	Darragh Egan
Other
Matches played	10
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The 2022 Walsh Cup was the early-season tier 1 inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster.^[1] Seven counties compete – five from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and Antrim from Ulster.

Seven other counties from Leinster competed in the tier 2 and tier 3 Leinster competitions – see 2022 Kehoe Cup and Shield.^[2]

It took place in January 2022.^[3] Dublin were the winners.^[4]

Competition format

The teams are drawn into one group of four teams and one group of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The group winners advance to the final.^[5]

Fixtures and results

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dublin	3	3	0	100	66	+34	6	Advance to final
2	Galway	3	2	1	70	77	−7	4
3	Offaly	3	1	2	69	75	−6	2
4	Antrim	3	0	3	65	86	−21	0

Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2022. Source: Leinster GAA

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wexford	2	1	1	0	61	50	+11	3	Advance to final
2	Kilkenny	2	1	1	0	61	55	+6	3
3	Laois	2	0	0	2	43	60	−17	0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2022. Source: Leinster GAA

Final

Dublin

Wexford

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)
17:30 GMT (UTC±0)
Final

Report^[6]

Dublin	2-29 (35) – (19) 0-19	Wexford
(HT: 2-14 — 0-9)

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow)

References

^ "Kilkenny discover first fixtures of 2022 as Walsh Cup draw is made". 25 November 2021.
^ "REVEALED: Fixtures confirmed for Laois senior teams in 2022 Walsh Cup and O'Byrne Cup". www.leinsterexpress.ie.
^ "Wexford Hurlers' Walsh Cup Fixtures Have Been Confirmed For 2022 | Wexford Weekly". wexfordweekly.com. 26 November 2021.
^ Stapleton, Shane (29 January 2022). "Dublin dominate Wexford to lift Walsh Cup" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "Walsh Cup S.H. 2022".
^ "Dublin's fine form continues with Walsh Cup final trimming of Wexford". the42. Retrieved 29 January 2022.