2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2012

Championship Details
Dates	31 May – 14 September 2012
Teams	18
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Clare (3rd win)
Captain	Paul Flanagan
Manager	Gerry O'Connor Donal Moloney
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Antrim
Captain	Jackson McGreevy
Manager	Kevin Ryan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	15
Total Goals	43 (2.866 per game)
Total Points	434 (28.93 per game)
Top Scorer	Jason Forde (5-25)
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The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2013 was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The draw for the 2013 fixtures took place in October 2012. The championship began 31 May 2013 and ended on 14 September 2013.

Clare were the defending champions and retained their title after defeating Antrim 2-28 to 012 in the final. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Fixtures

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Wexford v Westmeath

2 June 2013Quarter-final	Wexford	1-15 - 1-10	Westmeath	Wexford Park
15:30	L Chin 1-0, J Guiney (2fs), G Moore (1sl), I Byrne (1 65, 2f) 0-3 each, C O'Leary, J Hobbs 0-2 each, D Wright, R Clarke 0-1 each.		N O'Brien 1-8fs, R Greville, N Leonard 0-1 each.	Referee: M Flynn (Kilkenny)

Laois v Offaly

5 June 2013Quarter-final	Laois	2-15 - 2-16	Offaly	O'Moore Park
19:30	S Maher 0-10 (6f), P J Scully 1-1, B Conroy 1-0, R King 0-2, P Keating, P Purcell 0-1 each.		S Quirke 1-9 (6f), A Hynes 1-0, S Cleary, T Craroll, P Geraghty 0-2 each, T Geraghty 0-1.	Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)

Dublin v Carlow

11 June 2013Quarter-final	Dublin	1-11 - 1-13	Carlow	Parnell Park
	A Clabby 0-4f, D Sutcliffe 0-3, E Dillon 1-0, G Whelan 0-2, J Desmond (0-1f), T Devlin 0-1 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 1-3 (0-3f), JM Nolan 0-4, J Doyle, D Dalton 0-2 each, D Roberts, J Corcoran 0-1 each.

Carlow v Wexford

26 June 2013Semi-final	Carlow	0-9 - 1-12	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park
19:30	M Kavanagh (0-5 fs), S Murphy (0-2), D Byrne (0-1), J Doyle (0-1).	Report	I Byrne (1-6, 3fs), G Moore (0-2 sls), R Clarke (0-2, 1f), B Carton (0-1), N Murphy (0-1).	Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)

Offaly v Kilkenny

26 June 2013Semi-final	Offaly	1-13 - 1-19	Kilkenny	O'Connor Park
19:30	S Quirke 1-10 (1-6fs), T Geraghty 0-2, A Kealey 0-1.	Report	J Power 0-10 (6fs, 3, '65), K Kelly 0-4, M Brennan 1-1, C Buckley, R Reid, S Donnelly, G Aylward 0-1 each.	Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

Wexford v Kilkenny

11 July 2013Final	Wexford	1-21 - 0-21	Kilkenny	Wexford Park
19:30	J Guiney (0-9, 9f), I Byrne (0-5, 3f, 1 '65), N Murphy (1-0), C McDonald (0-2), R Clarke (0-2), L Chin (0-1), G Moore (0-1), B Carton (0-1).	Report	J Power (0-9, 8f), K Kelly (0-7, 4f), R Reid (0-3), G Aylward (0-2).	Referee: P Murphy (carlow)

	Quarter-final					Semi-finals					Leinster final
	Wexford		1-15
	Westmeath		1-10			Wexford		1-12
	Dublin		1-11			Carlow		0-9
	Carlow		1-13								Wexford		1-21
											Kilkenny		0-21
						Kilkenny		1-19
	Laois		2-15			Offaly		1-13
	Offaly		2-16

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Tipperary v Limerick

31 May 2013Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-18 - 2-11	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	J Forde 1-8 (0-4f, 0-1 pen), A McCormack 1-3, D McCormack & B Stapleton 0-2 each, N O'Meara, B Walsh and L McGrath 0-1 each.	Report	S Dowling 0-5 (3f), S Kenny 1-1, M Ryan 1-0, D Hannon 0-2, K O'Donnell 0-2 (1f), D Reidy 0-1.	Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Cork v Tipperary

17 July 2013Semi-final	Cork	2-13 - 5-19	Tipperary	Semple Stadium
	M Sugrue (1-1); J Coughlan (0-4, three frees, one 65); C Buckley (1-0); R O’Shea (0-3); B Murray (0-2); C Joyce, C Lehane, J Wall (0-1 each).	Report	J Forde (2-8, six frees, 1-0 pen); B Walsh (2-1); N O’Meara (0-4); T Heffernan (1-0); L McGrath (0-2); J Cahill, B Stapleton, A McCormack, J McGrath (0-1 each).	Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

Waterford v Clare

18 July 2013Semi-final	Waterford	0-17 - 2-15	Clare	Walsh Park
	J. Dillon 0-13 (0-11 fs); D. Breathnach, C. Curran, S. Roche and P. Mahony (f) 0-1 each.	Report	C. O’Connell 0-6 (0-4 fs); A. Cunningham and S. Morey 1-0 each; A. O’Neill 0-2 (fs); D. Keane, P. Collins, S. O’Halloran, D. O’Halloran, J. Shanahan, C. Galvin, P. Duggan (sideline) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 2,288 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Clare

7 August 2013Final	Tipperary	2-10 - 1-17	Clare	Semple Stadium
19:30	J Forde 2-7 (1-0 pen, 0-6fs, 0-1 '65'), L McGrath 0-2 (1f), N O'Meara 0-1.	Report	C O'Connell 0-8 (6fs), P Duggan 1-0, C Galvin, T Kelly, P Collins, A Cunningham 0-2 each, S O'Donnell 0-1.	Attendance: 8,296 Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

	Quarter-final					Semi-finals					Munster final
						Waterford		0-17
						Clare		2-15
											Clare		1-17
											Tipperary		2-10
						Cork		2-13
	Limerick		2-11			Tipperary		5-19
	Tipperary		2-18

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Tyrone v Armagh

10 July 2013Quarter-final

Tyrone

scr. - w/o.

Armagh

Derry v Armagh

17 July 2013Semi-final	Derry	2-13 - 1-13	Armagh	Owenbeg
19:30	T McCloskey (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), N Ferris (1-1), J O'Dwyer (1-1), B Rodgers (0-1), A Armstrong (0-1)), T Hendry (0-1).	Report	M Lennon (1-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 65), G McKeown (0-2), P Heaney (0-2), R Fullerton (0-1), S Gaffney (0-1).	Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

Antrim v Down

17 July 2013Semi-final	Antrim	1-17 - 1-14	Down	Casement Park
19:30	C Clarke (0-8), C McCann (1-0), C Johnson (0-3), S Beatty (0-2), J McGreevy (0-1), E Campbell (0-1), D McKiernan (0-1), S McAfee (0-1).	Report	D Toner (1-11), J McGrath (0-1), C Egan (0-1), M Nicholson (0-1).	Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)

Antrim v Derry

24 July 2013Final	Antrim	6-22 - 0-6	Derry	Casement Park
19:30	S McAfee (3-1), D McKernan (1-7), C Clarke (2-1), J McGreevy (0-4), C McCann (0-3, 2f), N McKenna (0-2), C McGuinness (0-2), S Beatty (0-1), M Bradley (0-1).	Report	(0-2, 1f, 1 65), N Ferris (0-2), B Rodgers (0-1), D Mullan (0-1).	Referee: P Braniff (Down)

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Ulster final

Down

1-14

Antrim

1-17

Antrim

6-22

Derry

0-6

Derry

2-13

Armagh

w/o.

Armagh

1-13

Tyrone

scr.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Wexford v Antrim

24 August 2013Semi-final	Wexford	1-16 - 2-15	Antrim	Semple Stadium
16:00	J Guiney (0-7, 6f), C McDonald (1-1), G Moore, I Byrne (2f), R Clarke (0-2 each), L Chin, B Carton (0-1 each).	Report	C Clarke (1-5, 5fs), S McAfee (1-4), J McGreevey, N McKenna (0-2 each), C Johnson, D McKernan (0-1 each).	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Galway v Clare

24 August 2013Semi-final	Galway	0-7 - 1-16	Clare	Semple Stadium
18:00	C Cooney (1f); C Mannion (0-3 each); S Maloney (0-1).	Report	C O’Connell (1-6, 5fs), D O’Halloran (0-3), P Collins, C Malone (0-2 each), S O’Donnell, P Duggan, S Morey (0-1 each).	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Antrim v Clare

14 September 2013Final	Antrim	0-12 - 2-28	Clare	Semple Stadium
17:00	C Clarke (0-06, 4f, 1sl), C McGuinness (0-01), J McGreevey (0-01), S McAfee (0-01), N McKenna (0-01, 1f), C McCann (0-01), M Bradley (0-01).	Report	C O'Connell (0-11, 10f), D O'Halloran (1-04), S O'Donnell (1-00), C Galvin (0-03), T Kelly (0-03), C Malone (0-02), S Morey (0-02), A O'Neill (0-01, 1f), J Colleran (0-01), E Boyce (0-01).	Attendance: 11,148 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Wexford won the Leinster title for the first time since 2002.
• Clare retained the Munster crown for the first time in their history.
• After losing thirty-two All-Ireland semi-finals, Antrim finally triumphed and qualified for their first ever All-Ireland decider. The final saw the second ever meeting between Antrim and Clare. Clare won the game and retained the All-Ireland title for the first time in their history.

Top scorers

Championship

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jason Forde	Tipperary	5-25	40	3	13.32
2	Cathal O'Connell	Clare	1-31	34	4	8.5
3	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	3-20	29	4	7.25
4	Stephen Quirke	Offaly	2-19	25	2	12.50
5	Stephen McAfee	Antrim	4-07	19	4	4.75
	Ian Byrne	Wexford	1-16	19	4	4.75
	Jack Guiney	Wexford	0-19	19	4	4.75
	John Power	Kilkenny	0-19	19	2	9.50
9	Daniel Toner	Down	1-11	14	1	14.00
10	Jake Dillon	Waterford	0-13	13	1	13.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jason Forde	Tipperary	2-08	14	Cork
	Daniel Toner	Down	1-11	14	Antrim
3	Jason Forde	Tipperary	2-07	13	Clare
	Stephen Quirke	Offaly	1-10	13	Kilkenny
	Jake Dillon	Waterford	0-13	13	Clare
6	Stephen Quirke	Offaly	1-09	12	Laois
7	Jason Forde	Tipperary	1-08	11	Limerick
	Niall O'Brien	Westmeath	1-08	11	Wexford
9	Stephen McAfee	Antrim	3-01	10	Derry
	Daniel McKernan	Antrim	1-07	10	Derry
	Stephen Maher	Laois	0-10	10	Offaly
	John Power	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Offaly

References

1. "Clare seal first part of dream All-Ireland double". Irish Independent. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
2. "As it happened: Clare v Antrim, All-Ireland U21 hurling final". The Score. 15 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
3. "Clare cashing in on winning mentality". Irish Examiner. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
4. "Clare 2-28 0-12 Antrim". BBC Sport. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

External links

• 2013 Bord Gais Energy Munster GAA Hurling U21 Championship