2017 Walsh Cup
The 2017 Bord na Móna Walsh Cup was the 55th staging of the Walsh Cup since its establishment in 1954. Kilkenny won their 20th title after a 0-20 to 0-18 win against Galway in the final on 5 February.
Format
16 teams competed: 11 county teams from Leinster, Ulster and Connacht and five third-level colleges.Group Stage
The teams are drawn into four groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Knockout Stage
The four group winners progress to the semi-finals.
Group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Galway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-69 | 0-41 | 37 | 6 |
| 2 | Laois | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-61 | 2-58 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | National University of Ireland, Galway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-59 | 4-56 | -6 | 2 |
| 4 | Dublin Institute of Technology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-47 | 6-81 | -49 | 0 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Kilkenny | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-66 | 0-49 | +47 | 6 |
| 2 | Antrim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-54 | 7-61 | –7 | 4 |
| 3 | Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-44 | 5-49 | –17 | 2 |
| 4 | DCU Dóchas Éireann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-47 | 7-52 | –23 | 0 |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | Wexford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-68 | 1-41 | +53 | 6 |
| 2 | Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-60 | 2-51 | +15 | 4 |
| 3 | University College Dublin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-44 | 8-75 | –43 | 2 |
| 4 | Carlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-45 | 8-52 | –25 | 0 |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts |
| 1 | I.T. Carlow | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-58 | 9-45 | +10 | 5 |
| 2 | Offaly | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-48 | 4-53 | +7 | 5 |
| 3 | Meath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-46 | 8-48 | –5 | 2 |
| 4 | Kildare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-52 | 7-58 | –12 | 0 |