2019 Kehoe Cup and Shield
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2019 |
| Sponsor | Bord na Móna |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Westmeath (8th win) |
| Manager | Joe Quaid |
| Captain | Tommy Doyle |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Antrim |
| Manager | Neal Peden |
| Captain | Conor McCann |
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
Kehoe Cup format
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
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 Game 1 | Westmeath  |
2-22 (28) – (10) 1-07 |  Wicklow |
Mullingar | |
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| 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: Cusack Park | ||||
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| 9 December 2018 Game 2 | Kildare  |
1-15 (18) – (18) 1-15 (a.e.t.) (0–2 pen) |
 Meath |
Newbridge | |
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| 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 | |||||
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 Shane Quigley Alan Douglas Damian Healy |
Kehoe Cup playoff round
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 Game 3 | Antrim  |
0-21 (21) – (13) 0-13 | Wicklow |
Abbotstown | |
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| Venue: National Games Development Centre | |||||
| Report |
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Kehoe Cup semi-finals
The two winning teams from the first round play each other and the two winning teams from the playoff round play each other.
Kehoe Cup final
| 20 January 2019 Final | Westmeath |
2-20 (26) – (26) 1-23 (3–0 pen) |
Antrim |
Abbotstown | |
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| 14:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Venue: National Games Development Centre | ||||
| Report | |||||
| Penalty shootout | |||||
| James McNaughton Nickey McKeague Keelan Molloy |
Kehoe Shield
Kehoe Shield format
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
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 
Louth2 2 0 0 2-38 (44) 0-31 (31) +13 4 2 DCU St. Patrick's Campus2 1 0 1 2-31 (37) 3-33 (42) –5 2 3 Longford2 0 0 2 1-27 (30) 2-32 (38) –8 0
Kehoe Shield final
| Louth | 1-18 – 0-14 | DCU St. Patrick's Campus |
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| Report |
References
- "Meath Chronicle - Meath to open defence of O'Byrne Cup against Laois".
- "Leinster defend early start to pre-season competitions - Independent.ie".
- "Westmeath Examiner - Joe's 'very happy with the way things are going' in Westmeath".
- "Kehoe Cup final: Westmeath storm back to win on penalties - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
- "Bord na Mona Kehoe Cup & Shield S.H. 2019 - Leinster GAA".
- "Geoghegan stars as Louth hurlers claim Kehoe Shield with a seven-point victory over DCU/St. Patrick's". www.dundalkdemocrat.ie.