2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2004
Championship Details
Dates2 June – 18 September 2004
Teams15
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (9th win)
Captain James Fitzpatrick
Manager Martin Fogarty
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary
Captain Diarmaid FitzGerald
Manager Séamus Power
Provincial Champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Down
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Top Scorer Colours of Tipperary.svg Tony Scroope (5-20)
2003
2005

The 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 2 June 2004 and ended on 18 September 2004.

Contents

Kilkenny were the defending champions. [1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 18 September 2004 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and Tipperary, in what was their first meeting in a final in 9 years. Kilkenny won the match by 3-21 to 1-06 to claim their 9th championship title overall and a second title in succession. [2]

Tipperary's Tony Scroope was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

2 June 2004Quarter-final Laois 2-10 - 0-20 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
JJ McHugh (1-10), J Hooban (1-0).J Fitzpatrick (0-11), S O’Neill (0-4), E Reid (0-1), W Dwyer (0-1), PJ Delaney (0-1), E Larkin (0-1), B Dowling (0-1).

Semi-finals

24 June 2004Semi-final Wexford 1-13 - 2-7 Offaly Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
R Jacob 0-7 (2f, 1 '65'), J Lawlor 1-1, D Mythen 0-3, P White 0-1, M Kelly 0-1. Report B Carroll 0-3 (1f, 1'65'), B Bergin, E Egan 1-0 each, K Kelly, B Kearney, D Hayden, E Franks (f) 0-1 each.
29 June 2004Semi-final Kilkenny 0-15 - 2-5 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Fitzpatrick 0-6, B Dowling 0-3, C Phelan 0-3, J Phelan 0-1; R Power 0-1, E Reid 0-1.D O'Callaghan 1-3, S O'Connor 1-0, R Fallon 0-1; M Griffin 0-1.

Final

14 July 2004Final Wexford 2-3 - 1-16 Kilkenny Wexford Park, Wexford
R Jacob (1-1), J Breen (1-0), D Mythen (0-1), J Lawlor (0-1).R Power (1-3), W O’Dwyer (0-3), J Fitzpatrick (0-3); S Hennessy (0-2), S O’Neill (0-1), P Cleere (0-1); C Hoyne (0-1); J Phelan (0-1), B Dowling (0-1).Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

9 June 2004Quarter-final Kerry 1-10 - 2-10 Limerick Austin Stack Park, Tralee
M Conway 0-5, B Harris 0-3, S Goggin 0-1, J Egan 0-1.N Moran 0-4, A O'Connor 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 1-0, M O'Brien 0-2, P Russell 0-1; R Hayes 0-1; B Murray 0-1, P Kirby 0-1.
9 June 2004Quarter-final Cork 1-11 - 1-6 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Cousin 0-4, K Murphy 0-4, J Bowles 1-0; K Hartman 0-1, B Barry 0-1, M Naughton 0-1.A Quinn 0-4, C Crowe 1-0, P Collins 0-1, T O½Donovan 0-1.

Semi-finals

6 July 2004Semi-final Cork 0-20 - 1-8 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
K Murphy (Sars) 0-7 (7f), J Gardiner 0-3 (0-2f), M Cussen 0-3, F Murphy, B Barry, M Naughton, D O'Riordan 0-1. Report J Wall 1-3 (1-2f), L Lawlor 0-2, M Walsh, W Hutchinson, S O'Sullivan 0-1.Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
7 July 2004Semi-final Limerick 1-7 - 5-11 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
N Moran 0-4 (0-1 frees), A O'Shaughnessy 1-1, M O'Brien 0-1, B Murray 0-1. Report T Scroope 3-3 (0-3 frees), F Devanney 1-1, E Sweeney 1-0, P Buckley 0-2, R Ruth 0-2, M Farrell, W Ryan, W Cully 0-1 each.Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

4 August 2004Final Tipperary 1-16 - 1-13 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
T Scroope (1-6), E Sweeney (0-4), S Sweeney (0-2); P Buckley (0-2), J Caesar (0-1), R Ruth (0-1).K Murphy (1-2), M Naughton (0-3), K Murphy (0-2); B Barry (0-2), F Murphy (0-2); J Bowles (0-2).Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-final

14 July 2004Semi-final Antrim 1-17 - 0-22 Down Casement Park, Belfast
K Stewart (1-5), M Herron (0-5), J Scullion (0-4); B Herron (0-1); B Delargy (0-1), P Cunningham (0-1).B McGourty (0-11), E Clarke (0-4), P Smith (0-2), A Dynes (0-2), D McCusker (0-2), K Coulter (0-1).

Final

21 July 2004Final Down 5-8 - 4-7 Derry McKenna Park, Ballycran
E Clarke 3-2, P Smith 1-1, J Fowler 1-0, B McGourty 0-2, J McCusker 0-1, M Gilmore 0-1, A Dynes 0-1.C Quinn 2-1, R Convery 1-1, K Farren 1-0, HP Kelly 0-2, L Hinphey 0-2, J Grant 0-1.Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

28 August 2004Semi-final Tipperary 4-20 - 0-5 Down O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
T Scroope 1-9, S Sweeney 1-4, R Ruth 1-0, T Fitzgerald 1-0, D Fitzgerald 0-2, E Sweeney, J Caesar, S McGrath, H Maloney, P Buckley 0-1 each. Report M Gilmour 0-2, D McCusker 0-2, J McCusker 0-1.Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
28 August 2004Semi-final Kilkenny 0-20 - 0-15 Galway O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
C Fitzpatrick 0-8, W O'Dwyer 0-4, S O'Neill 0-2, S Hennessey, E Reid, C Hoyne, R Power, C Phelan, J Phelan 0-1 each. Report G Farragher 0-6, J Gantley 0-2, N Healy 0-2, A Callanan, K Burke, D Collins, E Lynch, A Cullinane 0-1 each.Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

18 September 2004Final Kilkenny 3-21 - 1-6 Tipperary Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
R Power 0-7 (4f, 1 65), W O'Dwyer 1-3, J Fitzpatrick (1f), C Phelan 1-1 each, S O'Neill 0-3, B Dowling 0-2, S Hennessy, C Hoyne, M Wright, E Reid all 0-1 each. Report M Farrell 1-0, J Caesar 0-3, T Scroope 0-2 (2f), W Ryan 0-1.Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Tony Scroope Tipperary 5-203548.75
2 James Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1-293256.40
3 Kieran Murphy Cork 1-131635.33
4Eoin Clarke Down 3-061535.00
Richie Power Kilkenny 1-121553.00
6 Willie O'Dwyer Kilkenny 1-111452.80
7J. J. McHugh Laois 1-1013113.00
Brendan McGourty Down 0-131326.50
9 Rory Jacob Wexford 1-081125.50
10Seán O'Neill Kilkenny 0-101025.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1J. J. McHugh Laois 1-1013 Kilkenny
2 Tony Scroope Tipperary 3-0312 Limerick
Tony Scroope Tipperary 1-0912 Down
4Eoin Clarke Down 3-0211 Derry
James Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 0-1111 Laois
Brendan McGourty Down 0-1111 Antrim
7 Tony Scroope Tipperary 1-069 Cork
8Karl Stewart Antrim 1-058 Down
James Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 0-088 Galway
10Conor Quinn Derry 2-017 Down
Rory Jacob Wexford 0-077 Offaly
Kieran Murphy Cork 0-077 Waterford
Richie Power Kilkenny 0-077 Tipperary

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