2008 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2008
Championship Details
Dates29 March 2008 – 7 September 2008
Teams22
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (19th win)
Captain Thomas Breen
ManagerRichie Mulrooney
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain David Burke
Manager Mattie Murphy
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played36
Top Scorer Colours of Wexford.svg Michael O'Hanlon (3-37)
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The 2008 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 29 March 2008 and ended on 7 September 2008.

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Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final. [1]

On 7 September 2008 Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-6 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in a replay of the All-Ireland final. [2] This was their 19th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2003.

Wexford's Michael O'Hanlon was the championship's top scorer with 3-37.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Group 1A

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Carlow 11002-131-0972
Offaly 20112-193-23-71
Dublin 10011-101-20-100
29 March 2008Round 1 Carlow 2-13 - 1-09 Offaly Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
D Murphy 0-6, P McEligott 1-1, J Doyle 1-0, S Kelly 0-2, P Kehoe 0-1, T Nolan 0-1, R Kent 0-1, C McCabe 0-1.T Carroll 1-1, E Murphy 0-4, B Harding 0-2, G Spollen 0-1, A Kealey 0-1.Referee: F Devereux (Kildare)
13 April 2008Round 2 Offaly 1-10 - 1-10 Dublin Mountbolus
A Kealey 1-1, T Carroll 0-3, J Roddy 0-2, E Quinlan 0-1, G Spollen 0-1, K Connolly 0-1, B Harding 0-1.N McMurrow 0-4, C Dorney 1-0 ,L Rushe 0-1, J Keogh 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, K O'Loughlin 0-1, D Plunkett 0-1, D Curran 0-1.Referee: F Devereux (Kildare)
20 April 2008Round 3 Dublin Cancelled Carlow

Group 1B

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Kilkenny 22009-291-23304
Wexford 21015-345-23112
Laois 20023-1911-36-410
6 April 2008Round 1 Wexford 0-15 - 3-12 Kilkenny Wexford Park, Wexford
Michael O'Hanlon 0-6, J Kelly 0-3, A Shore 0-3, D Tomkins 0-1, J Gahan 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1.D Purcell 1-1, M Moloney 0-4, G Maher 1-0, P McCarthy 1-0, M O'Dwyer 0-2, T Breen 0-2, J Brennan 0-2, C Kenny 0-1,Referee: A Lagrue (Kildare)
13 April 2008Round 2 Kilkenny 6-17 - 1-08 Laois Páirc Lachtain, Freshford
M O'Dwyer 3-2, C Maher 2-1, M Moloney 0-5, T Breen 0-4, M Gaffney 1-0, J Brennan 0-3, J Gannon 0-1, D Healy 0-1.N Foyle 1-2, G Gaughan 0-3, C Kavanagh 0-2, O Whelan 0-1.
20 April 2008Round 3 Laois 2-11 - 5-19 Wexford Kelly O'Daly Park, Rathdowney
N Foyle 1-8, D King 1-2, G Gaughan 0-1.Michael O'Hanlon 1-10, S Tomkins 2-1, A Shore 0-4, P Morris 0-4, J Kelly 1-0, D O'Keeffe 1-0.Referee: D O'Donovan

Group 2

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Kildare 33003-421-24246
Meath 32016-343-20234
Westmeath 310210-380-20482
Wicklow 30032-0814-54-820
6 April 2008Round 1 Wicklow 0-05 - 2-19 Kildare Parnell Park, Arklow
T Cash 0-2, K Byrne 0-1, S Keogh 0-1, D Conyard 0-1.E Doyle 1-4, R Kelly 0-4, G Sunderland 0-4, M Fitzpatrick 1-0, M Kinsella 0-3, D Butler 0-3, P Cullen 0-1.Referee: D Harrington (Dublin)
6 April 2008Round 1 Meath 3-11 - 0-07 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan
M Doyle 1-2, D Carty 0-4, A Healy 1-0, G McGovern 1-0, R Hatton 0-2, G Murphy 0-1, W Mahady 0-1, N O'Rourke 0-1.S Boylan 0-2, S Bardon 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1, C Sleator 0-1, D Riggs 0-1, A McGrath 0-1.
13 April 2008Round 2 Westmeath 9-22 - 0-00 Wicklow Cusack Park, Mullingar
S Boylan 3-3, S Barden 2-3, B O'Meara 2-0, K Murphy 1-3, D Riggs 0-5, M Heffernan 1-1, D Kilcoyne 0-4, C Boyle 0-2, S Óg Doyne 0-1.Referee: T Anderson
13 April 2008Round 2 Kildare 1-10 - 0-10 Meath Sallins Road, Naas
19 April 2008Round 3 Westmeath 1-09 - 0-13 Kildare Cusack Park, Mullingar,
B O'Meara 0-6, D Kilcoyne 1-0, S Doyne 0-2, D Riggs 0-1.M Fitzgerald 0-7, R Kelly 0-2, P Cullen 0-1, B Ahern 0-1, E Doyle 0-1, L O'Reilly 0-1.
20 April 2008Round 3 Meath 3-13 - 2-03 Wicklow

Second round

4 May 2008Second round Kildare 1-07 - 4-12 Offaly Sallins Road, Naas
M Fitzgerald 0-4, G Sunderland 1-0, R Kelly 0-2, P Cullen 0-1.T Carroll 2-4, B Harding 1-1, T Bolger 1-0, G Conneely 0-2, E Murphy 0-2, G Spollen 0-2, A Kealey 0-1.Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
13 May 2008Second round Meath 0-13 - 1-07 Laois Conneff Park, Clane
Dermot Carty (0-4), G Murphy (0-3), M O'Sullivan (0-3); T Meyler (0-1), S Troy (0-1), N O'Rourke (0-1).N Foyle (0-4), TJ Lalor (1-0), D King (0-1); G Gaughan (0-1), P Foyle (0-1).Referee: C Groome (Offaly)

Quarter-finals

17 May 2008Quarter-final Carlow 0-17 - 1-10 Meath Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
D Murphy (0-9), P Kehoe (0-3), E Byrne (0-2), R Kent (0-2); T Nolan (0-1).D Carty (0-5), M Doyle (1-0), G Murphy (0-2), W Mahady (0-1); M O'Sullivan (0-1), D Maguire (0-1).
17 May 2008Quarter-final Wexford 1-19 - 1-07 Offaly Wexford Park, Wexford
Michael O'Hanlon 1-8, P Morris 0-3, S Tomkins 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, L Óg McGovern 0-2, E Moore 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.T Carroll 0-5, T Bolger 1-0, J Roddy 0-1, C Duffy 0-1.Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

21 June 2008Semi-final Kilkenny 1-16 - 0-07 Carlow Páirc Lachtain, Freshford
J Brennan 0-8, M O'Dwyer 1-2, C Kenny 0-2, M Maloney 0-2; D Purcell 0-1, T Breen 0-1.D Murphy 0-6, S Kelly 0-1.Referee: M Mannion (Westmeath)
22 June 2008Semi-final Dublin 3-13 - 3-13 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
K O'Loughlin 0-8, L Rush 2-0, C Brennan 1-1, D Curran 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, C Gough 0-1, D Plunkett 0-1.Michael O'Hanlon 1-4, P Morris 0-7, J Kelly 1-0, D O'Keeffe 1-0, S Tomkins 0-2.Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)
28 June 2008Semi-final replay Wexford 1-15 - 2-11 Dublin Wexford Park, Wexford
M O'Hanlon 0-9, P Morris 1-3, S Tomkins 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, L Og McGovern 0-1.L Rush 1-1, C Brennan 1-1, N McMorrow 0-3, K O'Loughlin 0-3; J Winters 0-2, J Keogh 0-1.Referee: C Groome (Offaly)

Final

6 July 2008Final Kilkenny 1-19 - 0-13 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
J Brennan (0-7) (4f), T Breen (0-5), M Gaffney (1-1), D Purcell (0-2), R Hickey (0-1); M Moloney (0-1) (1f), C Kenny (0-1), J Gannon (0-1).P Morris (0-6) (4f, 1’65), A Shore (0-3), H Kehoe (0-1), E Moore (0-1), J Kelly (0-1).Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

30 April 2008Quarter-final Cork 2-16 - 2-17 Clare Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
S O'Brien 1-7, P Haughney 1-3, A Walsh 0-2, C Sheehan 0-2, M Sexton 0-1, M Collins 0-1.D Honan 2-2, C McGrath 0-5, K Heagney 0-4, T Downes 0-2, P O'Connor 0-2, F Kennedy 0-1, K Moynihan 0-1.Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)
30 April 2008Quarter-final Tipperary 3-21 - 1-12 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
K Morris 2-4, J O'Neill 0-7, B O'Meara 1-0, J O'Dwyer 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, R Gleeson 0-2, N McGrath 0-1, T Butler 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.K Downes 0-7, S Bulfin 1-0, S Madden 0-2, M Deegan 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, G Mulcahy 0-1.Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Play-off

7 May 2008Play-off Cork 0-23 - 1-11 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
S O'Brien 0-6, P Haughney 0-6, J O'Dwyer 0-4, C Sheehan 0-3, M Collins 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, A Walsh 0-1, D Roche 0-1.K Downes 0-6, G Mulcahy 1-0, S Madden 0-3, N Kennedy 0-1, K Kennedy 0-1.Referee: P Casey (Waterford)

Semi-finals

25 June 2008Semi-final Tipperary 2-12 - 1-10 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Murphy 2-1, N McGrath 0-3, K Morris 0-2, R Gleeson 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1.C McGrath 1-3, D Honan 0-5, P Fitzpatrick 0-1, C McInerney 0-1.
25 June 2008Semi-final Waterford 1-06 - 4-13 Cork Walsh Park, Waterford
M Shanahan 1-1, C Curran 0-2, B O'Halloran 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1.J Coughlan 2-0, C Sheehan 1-3, P Honohan 1-1, S O'Brien 0-4, M Collins 0-3, P O'Shea 0-2.

Final

13 July 2008Final Cork 0-19 - 0-18 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
S O'Brien 0-5, C Sheehan 0-4, P Haughney 0-3, P O'Shea 0-3, P Honohan 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-1, M Collins 0-1.N McGrath 0-5, P Murphy 0-4, K Morris 0-3, J O'Neill 0-2, M Sheedy 0-2, T Butler 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1.Referee: M O'Connor (Limerick)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

25 May 2008Quarter-final Derry 6-12 - 0-13 Donegal

Semi-finals

1 June 2008Semi-final Down 8-14 - 3-09 Armagh Casement Park, Belfast
D Toner 3-2, C Doran 2-4, C Dorrian 1-2, C Mageean 1-1, P O'Neill 1-0, S Conlon 0-3, D Ennis 0-1, M Cunningham 0-1.C Coulter 3-1, K McKiernan 0-6, M Lennon 0-1, M Green 0-1.Referee: R Matthews (Antrim)
1 June 2008Semi-final Antrim 6-20 - 1-11 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
C Quinn 1-8, M Dallat 2-1, P Dallat 1-1, T McCloskey 1-0, T McCarry 1-0, M Devlin 0-3, S Shannon 0-3, C Rocks 0-2, A Downey 0-1, A Cosgrove 0-1.G O'Kane 0-8, P Cleary 1-1, S McCloskey 0-1, M McCormack 0-1.Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh)

Final

15 June 2008Final Antrim 3-18 - 0-5 Down Casement Park, Belfast
M Devlin (0-6), G Laverty (1-1), M Armstrong (1-1), P Dallat (0-4), M Dallat (1-0), S Shannon (0-3), C Coyle (0-2), A Downey (0-1). Report S Conlon (0-2), P Sheehan (0-1), A O'Prey (0-1), D Toner (0-1).Referee: M Mulholland (Down)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

26 July 2008Quarter-final Tipperary 4-18 - 0-06 Antrim Cusack Park, Mullingar
N McGrath 1-8, K Shelly 1-2, M Sheedy 1-1, R Gleeson 1-0, J O'Neill 0-2, C Morris 0-2, C Lorrigan 0-1, P Acheson 0-1, T Butler 0-1.M Dallat 0-3, M Devlin 0-1, M Armstrong 0-1, C Coyle 0-1.Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)
26 July 2008Quarter-final Galway 0-16 - 0-15 Wexford Semple Stadium, Thurles
N Burke 0-4, D Burke 0-3, N Quinn 0-3, J Regan 0-1, B Burke 0-1, D Glennon 0-1, L Madden 0-1, A Dolan 0-1, D Fox 0-1.J Kelly 0-4, L Óg McGovern 0-3, P Morris 0-2, D O'Keeffe 0-1, J Gahan 0-1, A Shore 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, S Tompkins 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

10 August 2008Semi-final Kilkenny 3-17 - 1-14 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
J Brennan 0-8, W Walsh 2-1, M Gaffney 1-0, C Kenny 0-3, T Breen 0-2, J Gannon 0-1; R Hickey 0-1; P McCarthy 0-1.N McGrath 0-9, K Morris 1-0, T Butler 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, R Gleeson 0-1, K Shelly 0-1.Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
17 August 2008Semi-final Galway 1-18 - 0-17 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
R Cummins (1-05), N Burke (0-03), N Quinn (0-03), D Glennon (0-02, 0-01 ’65’), B Burke (0-02), D Burke (0-02, 0-01f), D Fox (0-01).P O’Shea (0-05, 0-04f, 0-01 ’65’), S O’Brien (0-04, 0-03f); A Walsh (0-02), S O’Farrell (0-02), P Honohan (0-01), J O’Dwyer (0-01), D Roche (0-01), J Coughlan (0-01).Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Final

7 September 2008Final Kilkenny 3-6 - 0-13 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
J Brennan 1-3 (3f); D Purcell 1-1; T Breen 1-0; P McCarthy, C Kenny (f) 0-1 each. Report N Burke 0-5 (2f); B Burke, D Burke (1'65) 0-3 each; D Fox, R Cummins 0-1 each.Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Michael O'Hanlon Wexford 3-3746
2 Joe Brennan Kilkenny 1-313465.66
3Simon O'Brien Cork 1-262955.80
Noel McGrath Tipperary 1-262955.80

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