title: 2020 Walsh Cup
text: # 2020 Walsh Cup
  
  The 2020 Walsh Cup was an early-season inter-county hurling competition based in the Irish province of Leinster.
  
  Seven counties compete – six from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and none from Ulster. No third-level college teams took part. Six other counties from Leinster and Ulster play in the second-ranked Kehoe Cup.
  
  It took place in December 2019 and January 2020.
  
  Wexford were the winners.
  
  ## 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. If the semi-final or final games are drawn, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner; there is no extra time played.
  
  ## Fixtures and results
  
  ### Round-robin
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dublin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 52 | +33 | 6 | Advance to semi-final |
  | 2 | Westmeath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 4 | |
  | 3 | Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 76 | −17 | 2 | |
  | 4 | Carlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 74 | −20 | 0 | |
  
  ### Finals
  
  * 12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final
  * Report
  
  | Kilkenny | 1-09 (12) – (24) 2-18 | Wexford |
  | - | - | - |
  | (HT: 0-05 – 1-08) |||
  
  * John Locke Park, Callan Referee: Seán Stack
  * 12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Semi-Final
  * Report
  
  | Dublin | 0-18 (18) – (19) 0-19 | Galway |
  | - | - | - |
  | (HT: 0-11 – 0-12) |||
  
  * Parnell Park, Donnycarney Referee: Patrick Murphy
  * 19 January 2020 (2020-01-19) 17:00 GMT (UTC±0) Final
  * Report
  
  | Wexford | 1-16 (19) – (18) 0-18 | Galway |
  | - | - | - |
  | (HT: 0-08 – 0-10) |||
  
  * O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Michael Murtagh (Westmeath)
  