2015 Walsh Cup

2015 Walsh Cup
Tournament details
Year2015
TrophyWalsh Cup
SponsorBord na Móna
Winners
ChampionsGalway (5th win)
ManagerAnthony Cunningham
CaptainDavid Collins
Runners-up
Runners-upDublin
ManagerGer Cunningham
Other
Top ScorerJason Flynn, Galway (2-30)
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The 2015 Bord na Móna Walsh Cup was the 53rd staging of the Walsh Cup since its establishment in 1954.

Fixtures and results

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Group 1

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Kilkenny withdrew from the competition on 21 January 2015 following the death of Johnny Ryan.[1] They hadn't yet played a game, leaving Carlow and NUIG to play off for a place in the semi-finals.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Carlow 1 1 0 0 2-19 0-11 14 2
2 NUIG 1 0 0 1 0-11 2-19 -14 0
3 Kilkenny Withdrew
23 January 2015
19:00
Group 1 		Carlow 2-19 - 0-11 NUIG Fenagh
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Dublin 2 2 0 0 4-48 3-24 27 4
2 Antrim 2 1 0 1 3-34 2-40 -3 2
3 D.I.T. 2 0 0 2 3-24 5-42 -24 0
11 January 2015
14:00
Group 2 		Antrim 1-22 - 2-12 D.I.T. St. Paul's, Belfast
P Shiels (0-7, 0-5 frees); N McManus (0-5, 0-1 free); PJ O'Connell (1-2); C McCann (0-3); E McCloskey, M Bradley (0-2); B McFall (0-1) Report D McNicholas (1-3, 0-1 sideline); J Guiney (0-5 frees); D Roberts (1-2); J Henderson, A Nugent (0-1)
20 January 2015
19:30
Group 2 		Dublin 4-20 - 1-12 D.I.T. Parnell Park
Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
Eamonn Dillon (1-6, 0-1 65); Liam Rushe (1-3); Paul Ryan (0-5, 0-1 frees, 0-2 65); Niall McMorrow, David Treacy (1-1); Conal Keaney (0-3); Cian Boland (0-1) Report Derek McNicholas (0-8, 0-6 frees); Michael Lee (1-2); Willie McGrath, Justin Cahill (0-1)
25 January 2015
14:00
Group 2 		Dublin 0-28 - 2-12 Antrim Parnell Park
David Treacy (0-11, 0-7 frees); Danny Sutcliffe, Mark Schutte (0-5); David O’Callaghan, Cian Boland (0-2); Joey Boland, Shane Stapleton, John Hetherton (0-1) Report Eddie McCloskey, Ciaran Clarke (1-1); Neil McManus (0-4, 0-3 frees); Paul Shiels (0-2 frees); Matthew Donnelly, Conor McCann, Ciaran Johnson, Daniel McKernan (0-1)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Laois 2 2 0 0 6-40 2-27 25 4
2 Wexford 2 1 0 1 2-40 4-33 1 2
3 U.C.D. 2 0 0 2 1-23 3-43 -26 0
11 January 2015
14:00
Group 3 		Laois 2-22 - 1-8 U.C.D. Abbeyleix
Referee: B Redmond (Wexford)
Z Keenan (1-9, 0-5 frees); PJ Scully (1-3); T Fitzgerald (0-3); J Campion (0-2); J Fitzpatrick, C Stapleton, C Dwyer, D Palmer, N Foyle (0-1) Report C McDonald (1-5, 3frees); S Aylward (0-3 frees)
18 January 2015
14:00
Group 3 		Wexford 1-21 - 0-15 U.C.D. Gorey
Referee: D Hickey (Carlow)
J Kelly (1-6, 0-2 frees); I Byrne, C Shaughnessy (0-3); P Doran, S Tomkins (0-2); K Foley, L Chin, P Foley, R Kehoe, H Kehoe (0-1) Report R King (0-9, 0-5 frees); P Purcell, C McDonald (0-2); C Cronin, C MacGabhainn (0-1)
25 January 2015
14:00
Group 3 		Laois 4-18 - 1-19 Wexford Abbeyleix
Referee: Peter Burke (Kilkenny)
PJ Scully (3-1); S Maher (1-6, 0-5 frees); W Hyland (0-4); N Foyle (0-2); M Whelan (0-2 frees); B Conroy, J Purcell, J Campion (0-1) Report P Morris (0-5, 0-4 frees); S Tomkins (0-4); K Foley (1-1); J Kelly (0-3); B Barron. I Byrne (0-2); D Waters, C O'Shaughnessy (0-1)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Galway 2 2 0 0 3-43 1-29 20 4
2 Offaly 2 1 0 1 3-28 3-35 -7 2
3 Westmeath 2 0 0 2 1-29 3-36 -13 0
11 January 2015
14:00
Group 4 		Offaly 2-15 - 1-13 Westmeath Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
S Quirke (2-0); S Dooley (0-5, 0-4 frees); E Nolan (0-4, 0-3 frees); T Carroll (0-3); S Ryan, S Kinsella, P Murphy (0-1) Report B Murtagh (1-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65), E Corrigan, N Dowdall (0-2), A Devine, C Boyle (0-1)
18 January 2015
14:00
Group 4 		Galway 1-21 - 0-16 Westmeath Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Jason Flynn (1-12, 0-11 frees), Eanna Burke (0-4); Padraig Brehony (0-2); Joseph Cooney, Brian Molloy, Dean Higgins (0-1) Report Brendan Murtagh (0-10, 0-8 frees); Alan Devine (0-2), Emmet Corrigan, Niall Flanagan, Killian Murphy (0-1); Darragh Clinton (0-1 sideline)
25 January 2015
14:00
Group 4 		Galway 2-22 - 1-13 Offaly O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 1920
Referee: James McGrath (Westmeath)
Jason Flynn (1-5, 0-4 frees); Dean Higgins (0-5, 0-1 '65); Joe Canning (1-0); Padraig Brehony (0-3); David Collins, Joseph Cooney, Andrew Smith, Jonathan Glynn (0-2); Eanna Burke (0-1) Report Shane Dooley (1-4, 0-2 frees); Stephen Quirke (0-4, 0-3 frees); Cillian Kiely (0-2); Sean Ryan, Garreth Mann, Shane Kinsella (0-1)

Semi-finals

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1 February 2015
14:00
Semi-final 		Galway 2-18 - 0-15 Carlow Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: Gavin Quilty (Kilkenny)
Dean Higgins (0-6, 0-4 frees); Padraig Brehony (1-2); Jonathan Glynn (1-1); Joseph Cooney (0-2); Jason Flynn (0-2 frees); James Regan, Eanna Burke, Gerard Kelly (0-1); Johnny Coen, Brian Molloy (0-1 free) Report Martin Kavanagh (0-9, 0-7 frees, 0-1 '65); Diarmuid Byrne, John Michael Nolan (0-2); Craig Wall, Seamus Murphy (0-1)
1 February 2015
14:00
Semi-final 		Dublin 2-18 - 1-11 Laois O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow)
David Treacy (0-9, 0-8 frees, 0-1 '65); Conal Keaney (1-03); Eamon Dillon (1-2, 0-1 free); Peter Kelly (0-2, 0-1 free), Cian McBride, Niall McMorrow (0-1) Report Zane Keenan (1-3, 1-0 penalty, 0-3 frees); Stephen Maher (0-2 frees); John Purcell, Tommy Fitzgerald, Willie Hyland; PJ Scully, Neil Foyle (0-1); Matthew Whelan (0-1 free)

Final

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7 February 2015
17:00
Final 		Galway 1-22 - 1-20 Dublin Croke Park
Referee: Sean Cleere (Kilkenny)
Jason Flynn (0-11 frees); James Regan (1-4); Dean Higgins (0-2); Padraig Mannion, Joseph Cooney, Padraig Brehony, Brian Molloy, Colm Flynn (0-1) Report Paul Ryan (0-8, 0-6 frees); Liam Rushe (1-0); Joey Boland, Shane Stapleton, Mark Schutte, Danny Sutcliffe (0-02); Shane Barrett, Peter Kelly, Ben Quinn, Cian Boland (0-1)

References

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  1. ^ "Kilkenny withdraw from Walsh Cup after bereavement". RTÉ. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Kilkenny withdraw from Walsh Cup after All-Ireland winning captain's father passes away". the42.ie. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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