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Wild Geese Trophy
CodeHurling
Founded2018
Title holdersGalway (1st title)
First winnerGalway
Most titlesGalway (1 titles)
SponsorsAllianz
TV partner(s)RTÉ (Highlights)
Fox Sports (Live)

The Wild Geese Trophy is a hurling competition which was first played in 2018. The competition is played at the Spotless Stadium in Sydney. The 2018 contest was between 2018 Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Champions Kilkenny and 2017 All-Ireland Hurling Championship winners Galway in the first ever full format game of Hurling to take place outside of Ireland.[1]

2018

Galway won the first ever Wild Geese trophy after overcoming Kilkenny 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.[2] Joe Canning was shown a straight red card for a high tackle on Enda Morrissey after 54 minutes.[3][4]

Final
Galway 4-23 - 3-26 Kilkenny
Cathal Mannion 1-4, Joe Canning 0-7 (5f, 1’65), Niall Burke 1-3 (3f), Davy Glennon 1-1, Joe Mooney 1-0, Aidan Harte 0-2, Brian Concannon 0-2, Conor Whelan 0-1, Shane Moloney 0-1, Johnny Coen 0-1, Fearghal Flannery 0-1 Report Richie Hogan 0-11 (6f, 2 ’65), Ger Aylward 2-0, Walter Walsh 1-2, James Maher 0-3, Conor Fogarty 0-2, Richie Leahy 0-2, Martin Keoghan 0-1, Jason Cleere 0-1, Liam Blanchfield 0-1, John Donnelly 0-1, Luke Scanlon 0-1, Eoin Murphy 0-1 (f)
Penalties
Colm Callanan soccer ball with check mark
Jason Flynn soccer ball with red X
Cathal Mannion soccer ball with check mark
Shane Moloney soccer ball with check mark
Niall Burke soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Richie Hogan
soccer ball with check mark Eoin Murphy
soccer ball with check mark Conor Fogarty
soccer ball with red X Jason Cleere
soccer ball with red X Conor Martin
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
  • decided by free-taking contest

References

  1. ^ "Allianz to Support Hurling Overseas Through 'Wild Geese' Partnership". Allianz.ie. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Micheál Donoghue impressed by Galway Wild Geese Trophy panel". Irish Examiner. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Galway win dramatic Wild Geese encounter". RTE Sport. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Canning unlikely to miss games after red card in Wild Geese Trophy match in Sydney". The 42. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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