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{{Short description|Gaelic games competition in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA championship
|image=
|name=2022 Walsh Cup
|province        =Leinster, Ulster, Connacht
|year            =2022
|num_teams       =7
|date            =9–29 January 2022
|matches         =10
|defending_champions = {{GG|Wexford|hurling}}
|winners=  {{GG|Dublin|hurling}}
|manager= [[Mattie Kenny]]
|captain= [[Eoghan O'Donnell]]
|runnersup       = {{GG|Wexford|hurling}}
|runnerupcaptain = 
|runnerupmanager =  [[Darragh Egan]]
|sponsor= [[Bord na Móna]]
|ordinal= 8
|previous=[[2020 Walsh Cup|2020]]
|next=[[2023 Walsh Cup|2023]]
}}
The '''2022 [[Walsh Cup (hurling)|Walsh Cup]]''' was the early-season tier 1 inter-county [[hurling]] competition based in the Irish province of [[Leinster]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scoreline.ie/kilkenny-discover-first-fixtures-of-2022-as-walsh-cup-draw-is-made/|title=Kilkenny discover first fixtures of 2022 as Walsh Cup draw is made|date=November 25, 2021}}</ref> Seven counties compete – five from Leinster, Galway from Connacht and Antrim from Ulster.

Seven other counties from Leinster competed in the tier 2 and tier 3 Leinster competitions – see [[2022 Kehoe Cup and Shield]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/news/gaa/699578/revealed-fixtures-confirmed-for-laois-senior-teams-in-2022-walsh-cup-and-o-byrne-cup.html|title=REVEALED: Fixtures confirmed for Laois senior teams in 2022 Walsh Cup and O'Byrne Cup|website=www.leinsterexpress.ie}}</ref>

It took place in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wexfordweekly.com/2021/11/26/wexford-hurlers-walsh-cup-fixtures-have-been-confirmed-for-2022/|title=Wexford Hurlers' Walsh Cup Fixtures Have Been Confirmed For 2022 &#124; Wexford Weekly|date=November 26, 2021|website=wexfordweekly.com}}</ref> {{GG|Dublin|hurling}} were the winners.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0129/1276592-dublin-dominate-wexford-to-lift-walsh-cup/|title=Dublin dominate Wexford to lift Walsh Cup|first=Shane|last=Stapleton|date=January 29, 2022|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref>

==Competition format==
The teams are drawn into one group of four teams and one group of three teams. Each team plays the other teams in their group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The group winners advance to the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/bord-na-mona-walsh-cup-s-h-2018/|title=Walsh Cup S.H. 2022}}</ref>

==Fixtures and results==
===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source= [https://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/bord-na-mona-walsh-cup-s-h-2018/ Leinster GAA]
|for_against_style=points

|team1=DUB|team2=GAL|team3=OFF |team4=ANT
|result1=F

|win_DUB=3 |draw_DUB=0 |loss_DUB=0 |gf_DUB=100|ga_DUB=66
|win_GAL=2 |draw_GAL=0 |loss_GAL=1 |gf_GAL=70|ga_GAL=77
|win_OFF=1|draw_OFF=0 |loss_OFF=2|gf_OFF=69|ga_OFF=75
|win_ANT=0 |draw_ANT=0 |loss_ANT=3 |gf_ANT=65|ga_ANT=86

|name_DUB=[[File:Colours of Dublin.svg|20px|border]] {{GG|Dublin|hurling}} 
|name_OFF=[[File:Colours of Offaly.svg|20px|border]] {{GG|Offaly|hurling}} 
|name_GAL=[[File:Colours of Galway.svg|20px|border]] {{GG|Galway|hurling}}
|name_ANT=[[File:Colours of Antrim.svg|20px|border]] {{GG|Antrim|hurling}}

|res_col_header=Q
|col_F=green1 |text_F=<small>Advance to final</small>

|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|losspoints=0
|update =23 January 2022
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source= [https://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/bord-na-mona-walsh-cup-s-h-2018/ Leinster GAA]
|for_against_style=points

|team3=LAO|team1=WEX|team2=KIK
|result1=F
 
|win_WEX=1 |draw_WEX=1 |loss_WEX=0 |gf_WEX=61|ga_WEX=50
|win_LAO=0 |draw_LAO=0 |loss_LAO=2 |gf_LAO=43|ga_LAO=60  
|win_KIK=1 |draw_KIK=1 |loss_KIK=0 |gf_KIK=61|ga_KIK=55

|name_WEX=[[File:Colours of Wexford.svg|20px|border]] {{GG|Wexford|hurling}} 
|name_LAO=[[File:Colours of Laois.svg|20px|border]] {{GG|Laois|hurling}} 
|name_KIK=[[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg|20px|border]] {{GG|Kilkenny|hurling}}

|res_col_header=Q
|col_F=green1 |text_F=<small>Advance to final</small>

|winpoints=2
|drawpoints=1
|losspoints=0
|update=  22 January 2022
}}

===Final===

{{GAAmatchbox
| date       =  {{start date|2022|1|29|df=y}} 
| time       = 17:30 [[GMT]] ([[UTC±0]])
| round      =  Final
| team1      =  {{GG|Dublin|hurling}} [[File:Colours of Dublin.svg|20px|border]]
| score1     = 2-29 {{small|(35)}}
| score2     = {{small|(19)}} 0-19 
| team2      =  [[File:Colours of Wexford.svg|20px|border]] {{GG|Wexford|hurling}} 
| goals1     = 
| points1    = <!-- include pointscorers from team1 -->
| goals2     =  
| points2    = <!-- include pointscorers from team2 -->
| HT         = 2-14 — 0-9
| location   = [[Dublin]]
| venue      = [[Croke Park]]
| referee    =  Patrick Murphy (Carlow) 
| attendance = 
| report     = Report<ref name="2022 Final">{{cite web |title=Dublin's fine form continues with Walsh Cup final trimming of Wexford |url=https://www.the42.ie/dublin-wexford-walsh-cup-final-2-5668264-Jan2022/ |website=the42 |access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
| TV         =  
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Walsh Cup}}
{{GAA 2022}}

[[Category:2022 in hurling|Walsh Cup]]
[[Category:Walsh Cup (hurling)]]