The 2012 Walsh Cup is a

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

competition played by the teams of

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and a team from Connacht GAA. The competition differs from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship as it also features further education colleges from both Leinster and Connacht and the winning team does not progress to another tournament at All-Ireland level. The four losers of the first round enter the Walsh Shield. Kilkenny won the final in Pearse Stadium defeating Galway by 2-20 to 1-14.

Walsh Cup

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Walsh Shield

The Walsh Shield consists of the 4 losing teams from the first round of the Walsh Cup.

Walsh Cup

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Walsh Shield

Semi-finals

Final

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