2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	2 April - 22 May 2022
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (12th win)
Captain	Pádraic Moylan
Manager	Derek Lyng
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Limerick
Captain	Jimmy Quilty
Manager	Diarmuid Mullins
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	20
Total Goals	45 (2.25 per game)
Total Points	715 (35.75 per game)
Top Scorer	Billy Drennan (1-40)
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The 2022 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 59th staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 2 April 2022 and ended on 22 May 2022.

Cork entered the championship as defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final. ^{[1] [2]}

The final was played on 22 May 2022 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Kilkenny and Limerick, in what was their first meeting in a final in five years. ^[3] Kilkenny won the match by 0-19 to 0-18 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title since 2008. ^{[4] [5]}

Kilkenny's Billy Drennan was the championship's top scorer with 1-40.

Format change

For the first time in its history, the Munster Under-20 Championship replaced its traditional straight knockout format with a group stage. ^[6] This guaranteed all teams at least two games. The All-Ireland semi-finals, which featured the defeated provincial finalists in 2018 and 2019, will be discontinued.

Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship

Leinster round 1

Meath v Kildare

2 April 2022Round 1	Meath	1-12 - 1-18	Kildare	Páirc Tailteann
	J Murray 0-9; J Cole 1-2, J Coyne 0-1.	Report	F Maher 0-10, C McCabe 0-6, D Melville 1-0, J Higgins 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.

Antrim v Laois

2 April 2022Round 1	Antrim	0-12 - 3-21	Laois	Parnell Park
	C McGarry 0-6 (four frees), S McIntosh 0-2, S McAuley 0-2 (frees), R McMullan 0-1, T Smyth 0-1,	Report	J Duggan 1-4, N Quinlan 2-1, C Dunne 0-7 (three frees, one ’65), P Brennan 0-4, D Delaney 0-3 (frees), A Kirwan 0-1, N Coss 0-1.

Carlow v Westmeath

2 April 2022Round 1	Carlow	1-13 - 2-18	Westmeath	Netwatch Cullen Park
	F O'Toole 1-8, C Kehoe 0-1, F Fitzpatrick 0-1, J Wall 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, E English 0-1.	Report	S Williams 0-9, D McCormack 1-3, M Cunningham 1-0, D Williams 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, J Murtagh 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, E Cunneen 0-1.	Referee: C Daly (Kildare)

Leinster round 2

Westmeath v Wexford

9 April 2022Round 2	Westmeath	0-13 - 2-17	Wexford	TEG Cusack Park
	S Williams 0-8, M Cunningham 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, P Clarke 0-1, B Gaffney 0-1,	Report	C Byrne (0-9, 8f); S O’Hagan, O Pepper (1-1 each); D Carley (0-2); C Foley, JJ Twamley, D Codd, T Kinsella (0-1 each).

Kildare v Laois

9 April 2022Round 2	Kildare	0-16 - 1-21	Laois	St Conleth's Park
	F Maher 0-4 (two frees), J Higgins and C McCabe (two frees) 0-3 each, A O’Brien, D Melville, F O’Sullivan, C Boran, C Flanagan and C Shanahan 0-1 each.	Report	A Kirwan 1-3, D Delaney (all frees) and C Dunne (two frees) 0-5 each, J Duggan, N Quinlan and T Keyes 0-2 each, C Comerford and I Shanahan 0-1 each.

Leinster quarter-finals

Laois v Wexford

19 April 2022Quarter-final	Laois	0-16 - 0-17	Wexford	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	D Delaney 0-7 (0-6f), C Dunne 0-3 (0-2f), E Critchley, A Kirwan, S Fitzpatrick, T Cuddy, C Comerford and P Tynan 0-1 each.	Report	C Byrne 0-7 (0-5f), C Dunbar-Byrne 0-4, T Kinsella 0-2, AJ Redmond, D Carley, S O’Hagan and J Redmond 0-1 each. Laois:	Referee: D Hughes (Kilkenny)

Kilkenny v Offaly

20 April 2022Quarter-final	Kilkenny	3-21 - 1-16	Offaly	UPMC Nowlan Park
	B Drennan 1-7 (0-7f); H Shine 1-3; B Reid, G Dunne 0-3 each; J Doyle 1-0; T Clifford 0-2; P Langton, P McDonald, A Hickey 0-1 each.	Report	L Quinn 0-6 (6f); L Nolan 1-2; DJ McLoughlin, L Carey (2f) 0-2 each; S Ryan, D Bourke, C Mitchell, D Tierney 0-1 each.	Referee: C Flynn (Westmeath)

Leinster semi-finals

Wexford v Dublin

2 May 2022Semi-final	Wexford	1-15 - 1-14	Dublin	Chadwicks Wexford Park
	C Byrne 0-10 (8 frees, 1 ’65), J Redmond 1-1, J Barrett, C Molloy, D Carley, T Kinsella 0-1 each.	Report	D Purcell 1-4 (0-2 frees), J O’Brien, B Scanlon (frees), D Crowe, T Gleeson 0-2 each, C Ó Cathasaigh, D Ó Dúllaing 0-1 each.	Referee: S Guinan (Offaly)

Kilkenny v Galway

2 May 2022Semi-final	Kilkenny	1-28 - 1-27 (aet)	Galway	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	B Drennan (0-17, 0-14f, 0-2 65’s), G Dunne (1-0), T Clifford (0-3), J Doyle, H Shine and J Fitzpatrick (0-2 each), I Byrne and T Dunne (0-1 each).	Report	L Collins (0-12, 0-6f, 0-1 65), R Davitt (1-1), A Conaire (0-3), D Davoren, C Molloy D Hanniffy (0-2 each), T Lee, S McDonagh, D McLoughlin (0-1 each), J Cooney (0-1, 0-1f)	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Leinster final

Wexford v Kilkenny

10 May 2022Final	Wexford	0-15 - 1-13	Kilkenny	Netwatch Cullen Park
	C Byrne 0-10 (9fs), J Redmond 0-2, T Kinsella 0-1, C Molloy 0-1, R Lawlor.	Report	B Drennan 0-7(fs), D Walsh 0-3, J. Doyle 1-0, T Clifford 0-1, A Hickey 0-1, P Langton 0-1	Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)

Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship

Munster group stage

Group 1 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Limerick	2	2	0	0	44	37	7	4
2	Cork	2	1	0	1	44	48	-4	2
3	Clare	2	0	0	2	35	38	-3	0

Group 1 fixtures

Limerick v Clare

6 April 2022Round 1	Limerick	3-07 - 0-15	Clare	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	C O’Neill 2-3; P Kirby 1-0; A O’Connor 0-2 (1f);C Coughlan, J Quilty 0-1 each.	Report	S Punch 0-6 (0-5 frees); P Crotty, K Smyth 0-2 each; D Cahill, J Kirwan, C O’Meara, C Hergarty, C Galvin 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Cork)

Clare v Cork

13 April 2022Round 2	Clare	1-17 - 1-19	Cork	O'Garney Park
	K Smyth (0-6, 0-5 frees); S Punch (0-4, 0-4 frees); S Meehan (1-1); P Crotty (0-3); C Hegarty, D Cahill, O O’Donnell (0-1 each).	Report	B Cunningham (0-8, 0-7 frees, 0-1 ‘65); D Healy (1-0); E O’Leary (0-3, 0-3 frees), B O’Sullivan (0-3, 0-1 sc); B Keating (0-2); E Twomey, J Cahalane, C Walsh (0-1 each).	Referee: C Doyle (Tipperary)

Cork v Limerick

20 April 2022Round 3	Cork	1-19 - 1-25	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Cunningham (0-10, 0-7 frees); B O’Sullivan (0-4); J Cahalane (1-0); C Smyth, L Horgan, B Keating, E O’Leary, D Hogan (0-1 each).	Report	A O’Connor (0-9, 0-7 frees); C Coughlan (0-4, 0-1 free); D Ó Dalaigh (1-1); E Stokes, S O’Brien, J Sweeney, J Kirby (0-2 each); A English, J Quilty, P Kirby (0-1 each).	Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)

Group 2 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
1	Tipperary	2	2	0	0	51	36	15	4
2	Waterford	2	1	0	1	55	42	13	2
3	Kerry	2	0	0	2	28	56	-28	0

Group 2 fixtures

Kerry v Tipperary

6 April 2022Round 1	Kerry	0-13 - 3-15	Tipperary	Austin Stack Park
	R Walsh (0-5, 0-4f); N Guerin (0-4, 0-3f); K Carroll 0-2; F O’Sullivan, D Moriarty, D Slattery all 0-1 each.	Report	P McGarry 1-2; E Connolly, P Creedon 1-1 each; S Gleeson 0-4f; K Shelly 0-3f; J Leamy, E Ryan, S Kenneally, C Cadell, J Campion all 0-1 each.	Referee: N O'Toole (Waterford)

Tipperary v Waterford

13 April 2022Round 2	Tipperary	2-21 - 1-20	Waterford	FBD Semple Stadium
	K Shelly 1-10 (9fs, 1 65), P McGarry 1-2, P Creedon, J Leamy 0-2 each, C Quinn, J Campion, D Stakelum, E Connolly, C Fogarty 0-1 each.	Report	A Ryan 0-10 (6fs, 3 65s), Pádraig Fitzgerald 1-2, Patrick Fitzgerald 0-3 (1f), J O Floinn, S Callaghan, S Walsh, M Fitzgerald, J Foley 0-1 each.	Referee: N Malone (Clare)

Waterford v Kerry

20 April 2022Round 3	Waterford	2-26 - 1-12	Kerry	Walsh Park
	A Ryan 0-12 (10fs), Padraig Fitzgerald 2-4, J Booth 0-3, M Fitzgerald, S Callaghan 0-2 each, J Foley, T Flynn, C Rellis 0-1 each.	Report	F O'Sullivan 0-7 (4fs, 1 65), M Kelliher 1-0, R O'Mahony 0-2, L Crowley, C Walsh, R Walsh (1f) 0-1 each.	Referee: S Stokes (Cork)

Munster semi-finals

Limerick v Waterford

27 April 2022Semi-final	Limerick	0-27 - 3-15	Waterford	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Connor 0-10 (5frees), A English and S O'Brien 0-5 each, E Stokes and C Coughlan 0-2 each, D O Dalaigh, C Thomas and P Kirby 0-1 each.	Report	A Ryan 0-8 (5frees, 1 '65), Patrick Fitzgerald 1-2 (1-0free), C Rellis and J Foley 1-0 each, S Fitzgerald, J Booth, W Beresford, Pádraig Fitzgerald and S Callaghan 0-1 each.	Referee: C Doyle (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Cork

27 April 2022Semi-final	Tipperary	2-20 - 1-21	Cork	Semple Stadium
	K Shelly 0-5 (0-5f), J Leamy 0-5 (0-1f), J Campion 1-2, P Creedon 0-4, P McGarry 1-0, E Connolly 0-2, E Ryan, M Corcoran 0-1 each.	Report	B Cunningham 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 ’65), B O’Sullivan 0-4, C Walsh 1-1, S Walsh 0-3, D Healy 0-3, D Hogan 0-2, J Cahalane 0-1, E Twomey 0-1, L Horgan 0-1, D Flynn 0-1 (0-1f).	Referee: N Malone (Clare)

Munster final

Limerick v Tipperary

4 May 2022Final	Limerick	1-25 - 2-18	Tipperary	TUS Gaelic Grounds
	A O’Connor (0-9, 0-6 frees); A English (1-2); S O’Brien (0-5); C Thomas, C Scully, C Coughlan, J Quilty, J Kirby, E Stokes, P Kirby, P Reale, P O’Donovan (0-1 each).	Report	K Shelly (1-6, 0-3 frees); J Leamy (1-3, 0-1 free); P Creedon, P McGarry (0-3 each); C Quinn, D Stakelum, S Kenneally (0-1 each).	Referee: N Malone (Clare)

All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship Final

All-Ireland final

Limerick v Kilkenny

22 May 2022Final	Limerick	0-18 - 0-19	Kilkenny	FBD Semple Stadium
	A O’Connor 0-10 (0-7f), A English 0-2, P O’Donovan 0-2, P Kirby 0-1, E Stokes 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1, S O’Brien 0-1	Report	B Drennan 0-9 (0-3f, 0-1 65), T Clifford 0-3, I Byrne 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, A Tallis 0-1 (0-1f), P Langton 0-1, A Hickey 0-1	Referee: Thomas Walsh (Waterford)

Statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Billy Drennan	Kilkenny	1-40	43	4	10.75
2	Aidan O'Connor	Limerick	0-40	40	5	8.00
3	Cian Byrne	Wexford	0-36	36	4	9.00
4	Kyle Shelly	Tipperary	2-24	30	4	7.50
	Aaron Ryan	Waterford	0-30	30	3	10.00
6	Ben Cunningham	Cork	0-22	22	3	7.33
7	Shane Williams	Westmeath	0-17	17	2	8.50
8	Pádraig Fitzgerald	Waterford	3-07	16	3	5.33
9	Dan Delaney	Laois	0-15	15	3	5.00
	Cillian Dunne	Laois	0-15	15	3	5.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Billy Drennan	Kilkenny	0-17	17	Galway
2	Kyle Shelly	Tipperary	1-10	13	Waterford
3	Aaron Ryan	Waterford	0-12	12	Kerry
	Liam Collins	Galway	0-12	12	Kilkenny
5	Fiach O'Toole	Carlow	1-08	11	Westmeath
6	Pádraig Fitzgerald	Waterford	2-04	10	Kerry
	Billy Drennan	Kilkenny	1-07	10	Offaly
	Cian Byrne	Wexford	0-10	10	Dublin
	Aidan O'Connor	Limerick	0-10	10	Waterford
	Aidan O'Connor	Limerick	0-10	10	Kilkenny
	Fionn Maher	Kildare	0-10	10	Meath
	Aaron Ryan	Waterford	0-10	10	Tipperary
	Ben Cunningham	Cork	0-10	10	Limerick
	Cian Byrne	Wexford	0-10	10	Kilkenny

References

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