The Wild Geese Trophy is a

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competition which was first played in 2018 at the

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. The 2018 contest was between 2018 Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Champions

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and 2017 All-Ireland Hurling Championship winners Galway, in what was the first ever full-format game of hurling to take place outside of Ireland.

2018

Galway won the first ever Wild Geese trophy after overcoming

following a free-taking competition after the game finished in a draw in the Spotless Stadium in Sydney. Galway had trailed by 14 points towards the end of the first half.

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was shown a straight red card for a high tackle on Enda Morrissey after 54 minutes. *decided by free-taking contest

References

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