2018 Kehoe Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province | Leinster |
| Year | 2018 |
| Sponsor | Bord na Móna |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Longford (1st win) |
| Manager | Colum O'Meara |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wicklow "B" |
| Manager | Séamus Murphy |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 7 |
The 2018 Kehoe Cup was an inter-county and university hurling competition in the province of Leinster. The competition is ranked below the Walsh Cup and featured weaker teams from Leinster.[1]
Longford were the winners for the first time.[2]
Format
[edit ]Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams play in the final.
County teams
- Longford
- Louth
- Wicklow B (second team; players who appeared in the Walsh Cup could not play in the Kehoe Cup team)
Third level team
Group stage
[edit ]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicklow B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +25 |
| Longford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | –10 |
| Louth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –3 |
| DCU St. Patrick's Campus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | –12 |
Final
[edit ]| Wicklow B | 0-10 – 0-11 | Longford |
|---|---|---|
| C Moorehouse (0-3, 2f), G O’Brien (0-2), J Cranley (0-2), J Connors (‘65’), E McCormack and L Evans 0-1 each | Report | Joe O’Brien (0-4), Cathal Mullane (0-4,2f), Daire Duggan, Johnny Casey, Patrick Walsh 0-1 each |
Referee: J Kennedy (Kilkenny)