2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2018

Championship Details
Dates	12 May 2018 - 19 August 2018
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (12th win)
Captain	Seán Neary
Manager	Jeffrey Lynskey
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Conor Kelly
Manager	Richie Mulrooney
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	39
Top Scorer	Conor Kelly (2-72)
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The 2018 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 88th staging of the All-Ireland minor hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling competition for boys aged between fifteen and seventeen. The championship began on 12 May 2018 and ended on 19 August 2018.

Galway were the defending champions and successfully defended the title after a 0-21 to 0-14 win over Kilkenny in the final on 19 August. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The 2018 championship saw the biggest change in format since the introduction of the "back-door system" for beaten provincial finalists in 1997.

Format changes

At the GAA Congress in February 2016, it was decided by vote that the age limit for the inter-county minor championship would be reduced from under-18 to under-17. The motion proposed that all minor players at inter-county level be aged between 15 and 17. The change became effective from 1 January 2018. ^[5]

At a Special Congress in September 2017, further changes were made to the format of the championship. Under the new format, the championship begins solely on a provincial basis in Munster and Leinster. There will be no Ulster Championship as Ulster teams, as agreed by the Ulster and Leinster Councils, will participate in the Leinster Championship. While it was expected that Galway would also join the Leinster Championship, they will remain as the sole Connacht representatives. They will enter the All-Ireland quarter-finals in a round-robin series with the beaten Leinster and Munster finalists. This will ensure Galway of at least two championship games every season. ^[6]

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Tier 1

Tier one is the tier for the highest ranked teams, and operates essentially as a ranking round, as all four teams progress directly to the quarter finals.

Tier 1 Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Kilkenny	3	3	0	0	7-70	6-36	37	6
2	Dublin	3	2	0	1	6-49	4-40	15	4
3	Wexford	3	1	0	2	3-43	3-55	-12	2
4	Laois	3	0	0	3	1-37	4-68	-40	0

Tier 1 Rounds 1 to 3

Wexford v Laois

12 May 2018Round 1	Wexford	1-21 - 0-18	Laois	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
	AJ Redmond 0-13, O Whitty 1-0, R Lawlor 0-1, J Kehoe 0-1, T Murphy 0-3, P Whitty 0-1, Z Firman 0-1, C Molloy 0-1.	Report	A Kirwan 0-4, M Hennessy 0-4, C Byrne 0-3, C Cosgrove 0-3, T Cuddy 0-2, C O'Shaughnessy 0-1, A Connolly 0-1.

Dublin v Kilkenny

13 May 2018Round 1	Dublin	4-12 - 3-23	Kilkenny	Parnell Park, Dublin
	L Swan 3-1, L Dunne 1-7 (0-5f, 0-1 '65'), D Purcell 0-2, A O'Neill, P Christie 0-1 each.	Report	C Kelly 0-14 (12f), C Brennan 1-3 (0-1f), G Murphy 1-2, C O'Leary 1-1, J Morrissey 0-2, C Kenny 0-1.	Referee: B Redmond (Wexford)

Kilkenny v Wexford

19 May 2018Round 2	Kilkenny	3-21 - 1-12	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Guilfoyle (2-2); C Kelly (0-7); D Maher, J Morrissey (0-3 each); G Murphy (1-0); C O'Leary, K Hogan (0-2 each); P Dempsey, C Brennan (0-1 each).	Report	AJ Redmond (0-8); D Cantwell (1-0); R Lawlor, T Murphy, O Whitty, J Kirwan (0-1 each).	Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

Laois v Dublin

19 May 2018Round 2	Laois	0-07 - 2-21	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	A Kirwan 0-7 (f).	Report	L Dunne 1-10 (0-9 frees), D Purcell 1-2, C Murray 0-3, L Swan 0-2, A O'Toole, P Christie, C Foley, S Fenton 0-1 each.	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Laois v Kilkenny

25 May 2018Round 3	Laois	1-12 - 1-26	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	A Kirwan 0-5 (0-4 frees), C Cosgrove 0-4 (frees), M Hennessy 0-3, C O'Shaughnessy 1-0.	Report	C Kelly 0-8 (0-6 frees, 0-1 65), C Brennan 0-5, D Maher 0-4, C Kenny, E Guilfoyle 0-3 each, N Higgins 1-0, J Doyle 0-2, J Young 0-1.	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

Dublin v Wexford

27 May 2018Round 3	Dublin	0-16 - 1-10	Wexford	Parnell Park, Dublin
	D Leavy 0-4, S Fenton 0-3 (0-1f), C Foley, S Foran 0-2 each, C Hogan, A O’Neill (0-1 ‘65’), D Power, D McLoughney, A O’Toole 0-1 each.	Report	AJ Redmond 1-4 (0-3f, 0-1 ‘65’), C Molloy (0-2f), J Kehoe (0-2f) 0-2 each, T Murphy, Z Firman 0-1 each.	Referee: A Devine (Westmeath)

Tier 2

Tier 2 represents the teams ranked 5 to 8 in the competition. The winner of this tier joins the four Tier 1 teams directly in the quarter final, while the remaining three teams progress to 'Preliminary Quarter-finals' to face the three Tier 3 teams.

Tier 2 Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Offaly	3	3	0	0	9-69	1-38	45	6
2	Kildare	3	2	0	1	3-38	4-34	1	4
3	Antrim	3	1	0	2	5-34	4-45	-8	2
4	Meath	3	0	0	3	0-37	5-60	-38	0

Tier 2 Rounds 1 to 3

Meath v Offaly

12 May 2018Round 1	Meath	0-13 - 4-23	Offaly	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	I Bermingham 0-4, M Cole 0-3, C Sherlock 0-3, K Bawle 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1.	Report	C Kiely 1-7, DJ McLoughlin 1-3, C Sampson 0-6, D Flanagan 1-2, C Teehan 1-2, D Maher 0-1, C Donoghue 0-1, E Gleeson 0-1.	Referee: T Gleeson

Kildare v Antrim

12 May 2018Round 1	Kildare	2-17 - 4-07	Antrim	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	M Curtin 0-7f, M McGovern 1-1, F O’Sullivan 1-0, S Whyte 0-3, C McCabe 0-2, C Boran, H Dunne, D Melville and D Hanafin 0-1 each.	Report	C Bohill 1-2 (2f), M McGarry, E McGrath and C O’Connor 1-0 each, N O’Connor and D McKeogh 0-2 each, R McFarlane 0-1 each.

Offaly v Kildare

19 May 2018Round 2	Offaly	3-19 - 0-14	Kildare	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	C Kiely 1-11 (5 f), D Flanagan and C Sampson 1-1 each, DJ McLoughlin 0-3, C Donoghue 0-2, C Teehan 0-1.	Report	M Curtin 0-8 (4f & 0-1 '65'), C Boran 0-2, M McGovern, C McCabe, H Dunne and D Melville 0-1 each.	Referee: B Nea

Meath v Antrim

19 May 2018Round 2	Meath	0-11 - 0-16	Antrim	St. Brigid's Park, Newry
		Report	R Hill (0–4), R McAteer (0–4), R McFarline (0–2), C Bohill (0–2), E McGrath (0–2), N O’Connor (0–1), C O’Connor (0–1).

Meath v Kildare

25 May 2018Round 3	Meath	0-13 - 1-21	Kildare	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	J Murray 0-6f, D O’Sullivan, I Bermingham and J Ryan 0-2 each, C Sherlock 0-1 each.	Report	M Curtin 0-7(4f), S Whyte 0-5, F O’Sullivan 1-2, M McGovern and R Stapleton 0-2 each, H Dunne, L Dempsey and J Higgins 0-1 each.

Offaly v Antrim

27 May 2018Round 3	Offaly	2-17 - 1-11	Antrim	Dowdallshill
	C Kiely 1-9 (0-7f); DJ McLoughlin 1-1; D Flanagan and A Walsh 0-2 each; E Gleeson, D Maher (65) and C Sampson 0-1 each.	Report	R Hill 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-5f); C Mohill 0-3 (3f); R McAleer 0-2; N O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)

Tier 3

tier 3 is for the teams ranked 9 to 11, and operates essentially as a ranking round, as all three teams progress to the 'Preliminary Quarter-finals'.

Tier 3 Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Westmeath	2	2	0	0	10-33	1-13	47	4
2	Carlow	2	1	0	1	3-32	4-22	7	2
3	Down	2	0	0	2	3-11	11-41	-54	0

Tier 3 Rounds 1 to 3

Westmeath v Carlow

12 May 2018Round 1	Westmeath	2-15 - 0-09	Carlow	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
	E Daly (0-9, 6f), D Devine (2-1), D Core (0-2), P Nangle (0-1), D Ennis (0-1), D McGrath (0-1).	Report	C Kavanagh (0-4, 3f), D Tobin (0-2), R Whelan (0-2f), J Smithers (0-1).	Referee: C Mooney

Westmeath v Down

19 May 2018Round 2	Westmeath	8-18 - 1-04	Down	Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
	S Williams 3-1; D Devine; J Dillon 2-5 each; D McGrath 1-1; C Egan 0-2; C Fenlon, J Coffey, L Moore, D Hickey 0-1 each.	Report	S Hughes 1-0; L Hogan; C Watson; K Coulter; I Hussein 0-1 each	Referee: S Guinan (Offaly)

Carlow v Down

25 May 2018Round 3

Carlow

3-23 - 2-07

Down

Longwood

Leinster Preliminary Quarter-Finals

Six of the seven teams in Tiers 2 and 3 play off with the winner of Tier 2 receiving a bye. The three winning teams from the preliminary quarter-finals plus the Tier 2 winners advance to the quarter-finals.

Westmeath v Meath

2 June 2018Preliminary quarter-final	Westmeath	1-18 - 1-11	Meath	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
	D Ennis 0-6, S Williams 1-3 (0-1f), D Devine 0-5 (5f), J Coll 0-2, D Hickey, L Moore 0-1 each.	Report	C Sherlock 1-1, I Bermingham, D Farrell 0-3 each, M Cole 0-2 (2fs), J Murray, N McNally 0-1 each.	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Carlow v Antrim

2 June 2018Preliminary quarter-final

Carlow

1-12 - 3-08

Antrim

Abbotstown

Down v Kildare

2 June 2018Preliminary quarter-final	Down	0-01 - 2-15	Kildare	Abbotstown
	C Coulter 0-1.	Report	M Curtin 0-7 (6f), D Melville, J Cleary 1-1 each, L Dempsey, S Whyte 0-2 each, F O'Sullivan, H Dunne 0-1 each.	Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)

Leinster Quarter-finals

Offaly v Laois

16 June 2018Quarter-final	Offaly	2-19 - 1-14	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	C Kiely 0-12 (10f); C Sampson 2-5; C Donoghue, C Teehan 0-1 each.	Report	A Kirwan 1-6 (5f); C Cosgrove 1-4f; C Byrne 0-2; M Hennessy and A Connolly 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

Kildare v Wexford

16 June 2018Quarter-final	Kildare	0-12 - 2-21	Wexford	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	M Curtin 0-5 (3f); L Dempsey 0-4 (3f, 1 sideline); C Boran, S Whyte and F O'Sullivan 0-1 each.	Report	AJ Redmond 2-5 (1-0 pen, 5fs); C Molloy 0-5 (3f, 1 '65); Z Firman 0-4; J Kirwan and O Whitty 0-2 each; R Lawlor, J Kehoe and J Sheil 0-1 each.	Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)

Antrim v Dublin

16 June 2018Quarter-final	Antrim	0-04 - 3-16	Dublin	Dowdallshill
	R Hill 0-3 (2f, 1 '65'), C Bohill 0-1.	Report	D Purcell 1-4 (2f), S Fenton 1-3, L Swan 1-2, P Christie 0-3, L Dunne 0-2 (1f, 1 '65'), A O'Neill (1f), B McSweeney 0-1 each.	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Westmeath v Kilkenny

16 June 2018Quarter-final	Westmeath	1-05 - 5-28	Kilkenny	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	D Ennis 0-4, J Gillen 1-0, C McClair 0-1.	Report	C Kelly 0-13 (4f, 1'65); J Buggy 2-1; C Kenny, C Brennan 0-5 each; E Guilfoyle, C O'Leary 1-1 each; G Murphy 1-0; K Rudkins, J Doyle 0-1 each.	Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)

Leinster Semi-finals

Offaly v Kilkenny

23 June 2018Semi-final	Offaly	3-13 - 0-24	Kilkenny	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	C Kiely 0-6 (4fs, 1 s-l), C Teehan, DJ McLoughlin 1-1 each, C Donoghue, D Maher 0-2 each, C Sampson 0-1f.	Report	C Kelly 0-12 (10fs), C Brennan 0-5, E Guilfoyle, C Kenny 0-2 each, D Maher, G Murphy, J Doyle 0-1 each.	Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)

Wexford v Dublin

23 June 2018Semi-final	Wexford	3-13 - 1-22	Dublin	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
	A J Redmond 0-7 (6fs, 1 sl), D Hayes (1f), R Lawlor, J Sheil 1-0 each, D Furlong 0-3, T Murphy, O Whitty, Z Firman 0-1 each.	Report	L Dunne 0-12 (8fs, 2 '65s'), L Swan 1-0, D Purcell 0-4, C Foley 0-2, A O'Neill, D Leavy, P Christie, C Murray 0-1 each. Wexford:

Leinster Final

Dublin v Kilkenny

30 June 2018Final	Dublin	6-19 - 7-12	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	L Dunne 2-8 (6f, 1 '65); L Swan 3-1; C Murray 1-2; D Purcell (1f), C Foley 0-3 each; D Leavy, P Christie 0-1 each.	Report av av	C Kelly 2-3 (3f); C O'Leary 1-2; C Kenny, G Murphy 1-1 each, K Hogan, J Buggy 1-0 each; D Maher, C Brennan 0-2 each; E Guilfoyle 0-1.	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly) Man of the Match: L Swan (Dublin)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Munster Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Limerick	4	3	0	1	4-71	6-63	2	6
2	Tipperary	4	2	0	2	11-50	5-55	13	4
3	Cork	4	2	0	2	4-73	10-53	2	4
4	Waterford	4	2	0	2	8-49	10-60	-17	4
5	Clare	4	1	0	3	9-63	5-75	0	2
Green background The top 2 teams contest the Munster Final.

Round 1

Cork v Clare

20 May 2018Round 1	Cork	0-26 - 3-13	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	E Murphy (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65), A Connolly (0-2 frees) and S Barrett (0-4 each), P O’Flynn (0-3), C O’Brien (free), C O’Donovan, O Broderick, P Cooney, D Hogan, P Power and C Hickey.	Report	M Rodgers (2-2), G O’Grady (1-1), K Guyler (0-3, 0-2 frees), A Moriarty and W Halpin (0-2 each), D Healy, F Slattery and S Meehan (0-1 each).	Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Limerick v Tipperary

20 May 2018Round 1	Limerick	1-17 - 2-12	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	C O’Neill 0-10 (0-3f, 0-1 65), C Ryan 1-1, C Coughlan 0-3, B Purcell 0-2, B Nix 0-1.	Report	S Hayes 2-1, R Renehan 0-3 (1 sideline, 1 penalty), K O’Kelly 0-2, J Devanney 0-2, J Campion 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, M O’Shea 0-1.	Referee: N Wall (Cork)

Round 2

Tipperary v Cork

27 May 2018Round 2	Tipperary	4-15 - 1-13	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Devaney 1-5 (0-4 frees), S Hayes 1-2, K Maher, D Ryan 1-1 each, M Hackett 0-3, J Morrissey 0-2, J Campion 0-1.	Report	P Power 0-4, C O’Brien (frees), D Hogan (0-1 free) 0-3 each, A Mulcahy 1-0, E Murphy (frees), S Barrett 0-2 each.	Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

Clare v Waterford

27 May 2018Round 2	Clare	3-21 - 2-14	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	M Rodgers 2-3; K Guyler 1-4 (1-0 Pen, 3f); D Healy (3f), C Hegarty 0-3 each; W Halpin, S Meehan, R Mounsey 0-2 each; J Minogue, A Moriarty 0-1 each.	Report	P Leevy 0-7 (6f); C Mac Craith 1-1; J Power 1-0; C Keating, A Organ 0-2 each; C Kavanagh, O Ó Ceallaigh 0-1 each.	Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)

Round 3

Cork v Limerick

2 June 2018Round 3	Cork	0-17 - 1-20	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Cahalane 0-6 (frees), C O’Brien 0-4 (0-3 frees), E Twomey, P Power (0-1 free) 0-2 each, O Broderick, D Hogan, F O’Leary 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Neill 0-11 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), C Ryan 1-1, D Hegarty 0-3, E O’Mahony, P Kirby 0-2 each, C Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: J Mullins (Clare)

Waterford v Tipperary

3 June 2018Round 3	Waterford	2-13 - 3-09	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M Kiely 2-5 (2fs, 2 65s), C Mac Craith (1 s-l), C Keating 0-2 each, P Leavy (f), D Byrne, C Kavanagh, G Fives 0-1 each.	Report	J Devaney 0-7 (6fs), S Hayes 2-0, D Ryan 1-0, K O’Kelly 0-2.	Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Round 4

Limerick v Waterford

10 June 2018Round 4	Limerick	1-13 - 2-17	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	C O’Neill 1-4 (3fs), B Purcell 0-3, P Kirby, B O’Connor 0-2 each, M Martin, C Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	M Kiely (3fs, 1 65), C MacCraith (1 s-l) 0-5 each, D Byrne, G Corbett 1-0 each, J Power 0-3, O Ó Ceallaigh 0-2, S Fitzgerald, C Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: S Stokes (Cork)

Tipperary v Clare

10 June 2018Round 4	Tipperary	2-14 - 1-12	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Devaney 0-7 (6f, 1’65); C O’Farrell, S Hayes 1-1 each; M Hackett, D Ryan 0-2 each; J Morrissey 0-1	Report	K Guyler 0-7 (6f); M Rodgers 1-1; W Halpin 0-2; D Healy 0-1 (1’65), C Hegarty 0-1 each	Referee: M Sexton (Limerick)

Round 5

Clare v Limerick

17 June 2018Round 5	Clare	2-17 - 1-21	Limerick	Cusack Park, Ennis
	K Guyler 0-9 (3f, 1’65); M Rodgers 2-1; R Mounsey 0-3; C Hegarty 0-2; W Halpin, T Butler 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Neill 0-7 (1f, 3’65); B Purcell 0-6; C Ryan 1-0; D O’Leary, C Coughlan 0-2 each; B O’Connor, P Kirby, D Hegarty, E McEvoy 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (Cork)

Waterford v Cork

17 June 2018Round 5	Waterford	2-05 - 3-17	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Keating 1-2, O O’Gorman 1-0, M Kiely 0-2 (frees), A Organ 0-1.	Report	S Barrett 2-2, P Power 1-2, J Cahalane 0-5 (frees), D Flynn, A Connolly, C Hickey 0-2 each, E Twomey, C McCarthy 0-1 each.	Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)

Munster Final

Tipperary v Limerick

1 July 2018Final	Tipperary	1-20 - 1-12	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Devaney 0-8 (4f, 1 '65'); S Hayes 1-3; S Phelan, C O'Farrell, R Renehan (1sl) 0-2 each; K O'Kelly, M Hackett, M O'Shea 0-1 each.	Report	C O'Neill 0-6 (5f); C Ryan 0-3; B Nix 1-0; P Kirby, B O'Connor, B Purcell 0-1 each.	Referee: T Walsh (Waterford) Man of the Match: J Devaney (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-Final Group Stage

Quarter-Final Group Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Galway	2	2	0	0	2-41	2-23	+18	4
2	Kilkenny	2	1	0	1	5-33	2-33	+9	2
3	Limerick	2	0	0	2	1-24	4-42	-27	0
Green background The top two teams advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Quarter-Final Rounds 1 to 3

Galway v Limerick

8 July 2018Round 1	Galway	1-20 - 0-12	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	Donal O'Shea 1-5 (0-3fs, 0-1 '65'), Kealan Creaven 0-3, Diarmuid Kilcommins, Jason O'Donoghue, Colm Cunningham, Dean Reilly 0-2 each, Adam Brett, Oisin Flannery (St. Thomas'), Oisin Flannery (Padraig Pearses'), Sean Neary 0-1 each	Report	Cathal O'Neill 0-8 (6fs), Michéal Martin, Cormac Ryan, Bob Purcell, E McEvoy 0-1 each.	Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

Kilkenny v Galway

15 July 2018Round 2	Kilkenny	2-11 - 1-21	Galway	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Kelly 0-7 (4f, 2 '65), C O'Leary 1-1, C Brennan 1-0, G Murphy 0-2, J Young 0-1.	Report	D O'Shea 0-10 (9f, 1'65), D Reilly 1-4, O Flannery (Padraig Pearses), J O'Donoghue, D Kilcommins 0-2 each, K Creaven 0-1.	Referee: C Canning (Antrim)

Kilkenny v Limerick

21 July 2018Round 3	Kilkenny	3-22 - 1-12	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Kelly (0-8, eight frees), J Morrissey (2-1), K Hogan (1-1), J Buggy (0-3), C Kenny (0-2); C Brennan (0-2), G Murphy (0-2); J Harkin (0-1); C O’Leary (0-1), D Coogan (0-1).	Report	C O’Neill (0-8, seven frees, one ‘65’), B Nix (1-0), B O’Connor (0-1), C Ryan (0-1), E O’Mahony (0-1), E McEvoy (0-1).	Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

Semi-finals

Dublin v Galway

28 July 2018Semi-final	Dublin	0-16 - 3-22	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	Liam Dunne 0-10 (10f), Conor Murray, Pearce Christie, Ciaran Foley, Dara Purcell, Aaron O'Toole, Daragh McLoughney 0-1 each	Report	Donal O'Shea 0-12 (11f, 1'65), Dean Reilly 1-3, Niall Collins 1-2, Adam Brett 1-1, Diarmuid Kilcommins 0-2, Jason O'Donoghue 0-1, Oisin Flannery (St. Thomas') 0-1	Referee: Patrick Murphy (Carlow)

Tipperary v Kilkenny

29 July 2018Semi-final	Tipperary	2-10 - 1-15	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	Mikey O'Shea 2-1, Devon Ryan 0-3 (1f), Conor Whelan 0-2 (2f), Sean Hayes, James Devaney, Jack Morrissey, Jack Lanigan 0-1 each	Report	Ciaran Brennan 1-2, Jack Buggy (2f), Jack Morrissey 0-4 each, Dan Coogan, Cathal O'Leary, Conor Kelly (1f), Killian Hogan, Eoin Guilfoyle 0-1 each	Referee: Rory McGann (Clare)

Final

Galway v Kilkenny

19 August 2018Final	Galway	0-21 - 0-14	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
13:15	Donal O'Shea 0-10 (6fs, 1 65, 1 pen), Dean Reilly 0-3, Diarmuid Kilcommons 0-2, Sean McDonagh 0-2, Oisin Flannery (Padraig Pearses) 0-1, Oisin Flannery (St Thomas') 0-1, Colm Cunningham 0-1, Evan Duggan 0-1.	Report	Conor Kelly 0-7 (7fs), Darragh Maher 0-2, Ciaran Brennan 0-2 (0-1 sideline), Cian Kenny 0-2, Jack Buggy 0-1 (1 sideline).	Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Conor Kelly	Kilkenny	2-72	78	8	9.75
2	Cathal O'Neill	Limerick	1-54	57	7	8.14
3	Cathal Kiely	Offaly	3-45	54	5	10.80
4	Liam Dunne	Dublin	4-39	51	5	10.20
5	A. J. Redmond	Wexford	3-37	46	5	9.20
6	Donal O'Shea	Galway	1-37	37	4	9.25
7	Muiris Curtin	Kildare	0-34	34	5	6.80
8	James Devaney	Tipperary	1-29	32	5	6.40
9	Luke Swan	Dublin	8-06	30	6	5.00
10	Ciarán Brennan	Kilkenny	2-23	29	8	3.62

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam Dunne	Dublin	2-08	14	Kilkenny
	Cathal Kiely	Offaly	1-11	14	Kildare
	Conor Kelly	Kilkenny	0-14	14	Dublin
4	Liam Dunne	Dublin	1-10	13	Laois
	Conor Kelly	Kilkenny	0-13	13	Westmeath
	A. J. Redmond	Wexford	0-13	13	Laois
7	Cathal Kiely	Offaly	1-09	12	Antrim
	Cathal Kiely	Offaly	0-12	12	Laois
	Liam Dunne	Dublin	0-12	12	Wexford
	Conor Kelly	Kilkenny	0-12	12	Offaly
	Donal O'Shea	Galway	0-12	12	Dublin

References

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2. "Perfect start to the day for Galway as minors collect third All-Ireland hurling crown in four years". The 42. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
3. "Galway minors complete back-to-back All-Ireland success". RTE Sport. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
4. "All-Ireland MHC final: Galway retain crown with second half surge". Hogan Stand. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
5. "Major changes for underage grades after key motions pass". GAA website. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
6. "A good day for Galway hurling as U21 side joins Leinster and new minor quarter-final system". The 42. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.