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.
Format
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.
Group stage Group 1
PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPts1 Galway 33003-690-413762 Laois 32017-612-581843 National University of Ireland, Galway 31021-594-56-624 Dublin Institute of Technology 30031-476-81-490
Group 2
PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPts1 Kilkenny 330010-660-49+4762 Antrim 32017-547-61–743 Westmeath 31021-445-49–1724 DCU Dóchas Éireann 30031-477-52–230
Group 3
PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPts1 Wexford 33009-681-41+536 2 Dublin 32014-602-51+1543 University College Dublin 31024-448-75–4324 Carlow 30032-458-52–250
Group 4
PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPts1 I.T. Carlow 32108-589-45+1052 Offaly 32108-484-53+753 Meath 31027-468-48–524 Kildare 30035-527-58–120
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Final
References
External links The Bord Na Mona Walsh Cup S.H. 2017