2021 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2021

Championship Details
Dates	30 June - 21 August 2021
Teams	18
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (19th win)
Captain	Ben O'Connor James Dwyer
Manager	Noel Furlong
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Diarmuid Davoren
Manager	Brian Hanley
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	15
Total Goals	50 (3.33 per game)
Total Points	493 (32.86 per game)
Top Scorer	Jack Leahy (4-41)
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The 2021 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 30 June 2021 and ended on 21 August 2021. ^[1]

The 2021 championship was the first in over 90 years to begin before the previous year's championship had concluded. The number of participating teams also increased, with Down and Meath joining the Leinster Championship. ^[2] Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fifth successive title. ^[3]

The final, the first to be played at Semple Stadium in Thurles in over 30 years, was played on 21 August 2021 between Cork and Galway, in what was their first meeting in a final in four years. Cork won the match by 1-23 to 0-12 to claim their 19th championship title overall and their first title since 2001. ^{[4] [5]}

Cork's Jack Leahy was the championship's top scorer with 4-41.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Leinster round 1

Down v Antrim

30 June 2021Round 1	Down	2-11 - 2-17	Antrim	St. Patrick's Park
	M Dorrian (0-4), P Smyth (1-0, pen); A Rogan (1-0), D Mallon (0-3, 2f, 1 65), F Gilmore (0-2), F Turpin (0-1f), O Birt (0-1),	Report	J McCloskey (2-2), N McGarel (0-6, 1f 1 65), R McCollum (0-2), A McGarry (0-2), J McLaughlin (0-2), R McCormick (0-1), D McMullan (0-1f), D Kearney (0-1).	Referee: A McAleer (Donegal)

Carlow v Kildare

30 June 2021Round 1	Carlow	1-09 - 2-23	Kildare	Netwatch Cullen Park
	D Murphy 0-7 (4fs), E Doyle 1-0, J Nolan 0-1, J Doyle 0-1.	Report	F Maher 0-15 (9fs), K Harrington 1-0, J Dolan 1-0, N Dolan 0-3, C Boran 0-2; S Kelleher 0-2, A Tobin 0-1 (f);	Referee: P Dunne (Laois)

Westmeath v Meath

1 July 2021Round 1	Westmeath	0-18 - 2-16	Meath	TEG Cusack Park
	D Williams 0-9 frees; D O'Reilly 0-4; P Murphy 0-2; R Holding 0-2; P Clarke 0-1.	Report	J Ennis 1-11 1-8 frees, one '65'; D Horan 1-0; M Horan 0-2; D Rohan 0-1; S Corbett 0-1; T Shine 0-1.

Leinster round 2

Meath v Antrim

7 July 2021Round 2	Meath	w/o - scr.	Antrim	Páirc Naomh Bríd
		Report

Kildare v Laois

7 July 2021Round 2	Kildare	2-16 - 0-15	Laois	St. Conleth's Park
	F Maher 0-9 (five frees, one sideline), J Dolan 2-0, A Tobin 0-3 (two frees), N Dolan 0-3, S Kelleher 0-1.	Report	C Byrne 0-5 (three frees), E Cuddy 0-5 (four frees), B Duggan 0-2, J Quinlan 0-1, J Breen 0-1, A Phelan 0-1.	Referee: A Kinahan (Offaly)

Leinster quarter-finals

Kildare v Wexford

14 July 2021Quarter-final	Kildare	3-10 - 2-18	Wexford	St. Conleth's Park
	F Maher 0-5 (4 frees), A Tobin 1-2, S Kelleher 1-0, F Cooke 1-0, C Boran 0-2, K Harrington 0-1.	Report	L Roche 1-7 (7 frees), L Murphy 0-3, S Roche 1-2, A O'Grady 0-2, F Walsh 0-2, D Purcell 0-1, S Cooney 0-1.	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Meath v Dublin

14 July 2021Quarter-final	Meath	1-06 - 4-18	Dublin	Páirc Tailteann
	J Ennis 1-2 penalty, two frees; T Shine 0-2; D Darby 0-1; R Conheady 0-1.	Report	D McSweeney 2-8 (6fs, 1 65); C Walsh, C Brennan 1-0 each; C Rock, D O Dualaing 0-3 each; L Kennedy 0-2; N Hogan, C O Riain 0-1 each.	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

Leinster semi-finals

Kilkenny v Offaly

21 July 2021Semi-final	Kilkenny	3-23 - 1-16	Offaly	UPMC Nowlan Park
	H Shine 2-15 (goal penalty, 8f); C Hackett 1-2; D Glennon 0-2; E Lyng, T Dunne, K Doyle, D Queally 0-1 each.	Report	A Screeney 1-8 (7f); D Ravenhill 0-2 (f); A Kavanagh 0-2; C Spain, D Bourke, C Nolan, A Coakley 0-1 each.	Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)

Wexford v Dublin

21 July 2021Semi-final	Wexford	1-15 - 1-12	Dublin	Chadwicks Wexford Park
	L Roche (8f, 1, 65) 0-9, S Roche 1-0, C O Tuama, Dylan Purcell, Darby Purcell, C Byrne, L Murphy, C Doyle 0-1 each.	Report	D McSweeney (2f, 1, 65) 1-4, C Dolan, B Gaughran, C O Riain, D O Dullaing 0-2 each.	Referee: A Kinahan (Offaly)

Leinster final

Kilkenny v Wexford

28 July 2021Final	Kilkenny	1-15 - 2-10	Wexford	Netwatch Cullen Park
	H Shine 0-6 (5f); T Dunne 1-1; D Glennon 0-3; G Dunne, J Neary, K Doyle, K Carey, D Queally 0-1 each. Wexford:	Report	L Roche 0-7 (7f); A O’Grady, S Roche 1-1 each; L Murphy 0-1.	Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Clare v Cork

14 July 2021Quarter-final	Clare	0-06 - 6-28	Cork	Semple Stadium
	N O’Farrell 0-2f, J Organ, C Whelan (f), S Rynne 0-1 each.	Report	J Leahy 3-9 (0-4f), R O’Sullivan 1-3, A Walsh 2-0, D Healy, W Buckley 0-4 each, J Dwyer, T O’Connell 0-2 each, D O’Sullivan, B O’Connor, B Nyhan, M Finn 0-1 each.	Referee: N Barry (Waterford)

Tipperary v Kerry

14 July 2021Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-27 - 1-14	Kerry	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	O Jones 0-8 (2f, ’65), D Minogue 0-7, D Guinan 2-0, C Martin 0-5, R Connolly 0-3 (3f),T Shayanewako 0-2, P McCormack and T Delaney 0-1 each.	Report	F O’Sullivan 0-9 (6f), K Boyle 1-0, J Enright 0-2, S Tuomey-McElligott, E Stack and D Maloney 0-1.	Referee: C O’Regan (Cork)

Munster semi-finals

Limerick v Cork

27 July 2021Semi-final	Limerick	1-14 - 1-24	Cork	Semple Stadium
	S O'Brien 0-7 (0-6f), D Fitzgerald 1-0, M Riordan 0-3, J Fitzgerald, C Scully, P Kennedy, P Connery 0-1 each.	Report	J Leahy 1-14 (0-9f, 0-1 65), D Healy 0-4, T O’Connell 0-2, E O’Leary, T Wilk, D Cremin, B Nyhan 0-1 each.	Referee: N O'Toole (Waterford)

Waterford v Tipperary

27 July 2021Semi-final	Waterford	2-25 - 4-11	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Rinn
	P Fitzgerald 0-11 (0-6f); P Cummins 1-3; J Twomey 1-2; S Callaghan 0-3 (0-1f); F Hallinan, M Ó Mathúna 0-2 each; J O’Donnell, L Ó Siothcháin 0-1 each.	Report	D Minogue 2-3; R Connolly 1-2 (0-1f); T Shayanewako 1-0; T Delaney, C Martin 0-2 each; D Guinan, O Harrigan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Mullins (Clare)

Munster final

Cork v Waterford

9 August 2021Final	Cork	1-26 - 1-15	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	J Leahy 0-11 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), E O’Leary 1-2, W Buckley 0-4, D Healy, M Finn (0-1 sideline), T Wilk 0-2 each, C Tobin, B Nyhan, A Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	P Fitzgerald 0-8 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65), J Twomey 1-4, P Cummins 0-2, B O’Connell 0-1.	Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

Galway v Kilkenny

14 August 2021Semi-final	Galway	0-23 - 1-12	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium
	R Burke 0-10 (0-9f, 0-1 ’65), O Lohan 0-3, M Power 0-3, D Neary 0-2, J Cosgrove 0-2, T Leen 0-1, D Dunne 0-1, D Shaughnessy 0-1.	Report	H Shine 0-7 (0-6f), D Glennon 1-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, B Whitty 0-1, C Hackett 0-1.	Referee: Rory McGann (An Clár)

All-Ireland final

Cork v Galway

21 August 2021Final	Cork	1-23 - 0-12	Galway	Semple Stadium
	J Leahy 0-7 (3f), D Cremin 1-2, D Healy 0-4, W Buckley 0-3, M Finn 0-2 (1 sideline), D O’Sullivan 0-2, E O’Leary 0-1, B O’Connor 0-1, C Tobin 0-1.	Report	R Burke 0-5 (4f), M Power 0-4, D Shaughnessy 0-2, D Dunne 0-1.	Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

Statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Leahy	Cork	4-41	53	4	13.25
2	Harry Shine	Kilkenny	2-28	34	3	11.33
3	Fionn Maher	Kildare	0-29	29	3	9.66
4	Luke Roche	Wexford	1-23	26	3	8.66
5	Denis McSweeney	Dublin	3-12	21	2	10.50
6	Joe Ennis	Meath	2-13	19	2	9.50
	Patrick Fitzgerald	Waterford	0-19	19	2	9.50
8	Darragh Minogue	Offaly	2-10	16	2	8.00
9	Rory Burke	Galway	0-15	15	2	7.50
10	Diarmuid Healy	Cork	0-14	14	4	3.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Harry Shine	Kilkenny	2-15	21	Offaly
2	Jack Leahy	Cork	3-09	18	Clare
3	Jack Leahy	Cork	1-14	17	Limerick
4	Fionn Maher	Kildare	0-15	15	Carlow
5	Denis McSweeney	Dublin	2-08	14	Meath
	Joe Ennis	Meath	1-11	14	Westmeath
7	Adam Screeney	Offaly	1-08	11	Kilkenny
	Patrick Fitzgerald	Waterford	0-11	11	Tipperary
	Jack Leahy	Cork	0-11	11	Waterford
10	Luke Roche	Wexford	1-07	10	Kildare
	Rory Burke	Galway	0-10	10	Kilkenny

Awards

Team of the Year

References

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