2019 Kehoe Cup and Shield

2019 Kehoe Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceLeinster
Year2019
SponsorBord na Móna
Winners
ChampionsWestmeath (8th win)
ManagerJoe Quaid
CaptainTommy Doyle
Runners-up
Runners-upAntrim
ManagerNeal Peden
CaptainConor McCann
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The 2019 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county hurling competition based mainly in the province of Leinster in which Antrim from Ulster also took part.

The Kehoe Cup is ranked below the Walsh Cup (tier 1). Five county teams competed – Antrim, Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Wicklow.[1] It took place in December 2018 and January 2019.[2][3] Westmeath were the winners.[4]

The Kehoe Shield was revived in 2019. Three teams competed – Louth, Longford and DCU St. Patrick's Campus.[5] Louth were the winners.[6]

Kehoe Cup

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Kehoe Cup format

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The competition begins with a double-elimination format. The semi-finals and final are knockout. Drawn games go to extra time. If the score is still level after extra time a penalty shoot-out is held to determine the winners.

The structure of the competition is explained in each of the rounds below.

Kehoe Cup first round

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One team is given a bye to the playoff round. The remaining four teams meet in two matches – the two winners progress to the semi-finals and the two losers enter the playoff round.

9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) Game 1 Westmeath 2-22 (28) (10) 1-07 Wicklow Mullingar  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Cusack Park


9 December 2018 (2018-12-09) Game 2 Kildare 1-15 (18) (18) 1-15
(a.e.t.)

(0–2 pen)
Meath Newbridge  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: St. Conleth's Park
Gls: S Kelly 1
Pts: B Byrne 7 (5f, 2 '65'), R Casey 2, K Whelan 1, C Dowling 1, B Deay 1, C Bonus 1, D Cahill 1, P Divilly 1
Report Gls: C Smith 1
Pts: P O'Hanrahan 6 (4f), S Quigley 4, M Mullen 1, F Ferguson 1, S Geraghty 1, A Douglas 1, M O'Grady 1
Referee: Sean Stack (Dublin)
    Penalty shootout

Red XN
Red XN
Red XN
Red XN

  checkY Shane Quigley
Red XN
Red XN Alan Douglas
Red XN
checkY Damian Healy

Kehoe Cup playoff round

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In the first playoff match the team given a bye in the first round plays one of the two teams that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals.

In the second playoff match the team that lost the first playoff match play the remaining team that lost in the first round. The winners progress to the semi-finals and the losers are eliminated.

16 December 2018 (2018-12-16) Game 3 Antrim 0-21 (21) (13) 0-13 Wicklow Abbotstown  
Venue: National Games Development Centre
Report


6 January 2019 (2019-01-06) Game 4 Kildare 3-20 (29) (10) 0-10 Wicklow Newbridge  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: St. Conleth's Park


Kehoe Cup semi-finals

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The two winning teams from the first round play each other and the two winning teams from the playoff round play each other.

13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) Semi-Final Westmeath 1-25 (28) (16) 1-13 Meath Kinnegad  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA Ground
Gls: Niall Mitchell 1 Report Gls: Barry Slevin 1


13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) Semi-Final Antrim 4-20 (32) (22) 1-19 Kildare Abbotstown  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 3-10 – 0-08) Venue: National Games Development Centre
Report


Kehoe Cup final

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20 January 2019 (2019-01-20) Final Westmeath 2-20 (26) (26) 1-23
(3–0 pen)
Antrim Abbotstown  
14:00 GMT (UTC±0) Venue: National Games Development Centre
Report
    Penalty shootout

Niall Mitchell checkY
Allan Devine checkY
Killian Doyle checkY

  Red XN James McNaughton
Red XN Nickey McKeague
Red XN Keelan Molloy

Kehoe Shield

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Kehoe Shield format

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Each team plays the other teams once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams compete in the final.

Kehoe Shield group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Louth 2 2 0 0 2-38 (44) 0-31 (31) +13 4
2 DCU St. Patrick's Campus 2 1 0 1 2-31 (37) 3-33 (42) –5 2
3 Longford 2 0 0 2 1-27 (30) 2-32 (38) –8 0

Kehoe Shield final

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Final
Louth 1-18 – 0-14 DCU St. Patrick's Campus
Report
Darver GAA Centre of Excellence, Readypenny
Referee: Barry Nea (Westmeath)

References

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  1. ^ "Meath Chronicle - Meath to open defence of O'Byrne Cup against Laois".
  2. ^ "Leinster defend early start to pre-season competitions - Independent.ie".
  3. ^ "Westmeath Examiner - Joe's 'very happy with the way things are going' in Westmeath".
  4. ^ "Kehoe Cup final: Westmeath storm back to win on penalties - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
  5. ^ "Bord na Mona Kehoe Cup & Shield S.H. 2019 - Leinster GAA".
  6. ^ "Geoghegan stars as Louth hurlers claim Kehoe Shield with a seven-point victory over DCU/St. Patrick's". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.