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2017 Walsh Cup

2017 Walsh Cup
Winners
Walsh Cup Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (20th win)
Captain Richie Hogan
Manager Brian Cody
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Galway.svg Galway
Manager Micheál Donoghue
Other
Player of the Year Kieran Joyce
Sponsor Bord na Móna
2016
2018

The 2017 Bord na Móna Walsh Cup was the 55th staging of the Walsh Cup since its establishment in 1954. Kilkenny won their 20th title after a 0-20 to 0-18 win against Galway in the final on 5 February.

16 teams competed: 11 county teams from Leinster, Ulster and Connacht (Antrim, Carlow, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford) and five third-level colleges (DCU Dóchas Éireann, DIT, IT Carlow, NUI Galway and UCD).

Group Stage

The teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Knockout Stage

The four group winners progress to the semi-finals.


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