All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2021 Dates 30 June - 21 August 2021 Teams 18 Winners Cork (19th win)Captain Ben O'Connor James Dwyer Manager Noel Furlong Runners-up Galway Captain Diarmuid Davoren Manager Brian Hanley Munster Cork Leinster Kilkenny Ulster Not Played Connacht Not Played Matches Played 15 Total Goals 50 (3.33 per game) Total Points 493 (32.86 per game) Top Scorer Jack Leahy (4-41)
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 round 1 [ ]
Down v Antrim
30 June 2021 Round 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),
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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 2021 Round 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.
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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 2021 Round 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.
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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 [ ]
Kildare v Laois
7 July 2021 Round 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.
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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 2021 Quarter-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.
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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 2021 Quarter-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.
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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 2021 Semi-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.
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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.
Wexford v Dublin
21 July 2021 Semi-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.
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D McSweeney (2f, 1, 65) 1-4, C Dolan, B Gaughran, C O Riain, D O Dullaing 0-2 each.
Leinster final [ ]
Kilkenny v Wexford
28 July 2021 Final 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:
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L Roche 0-7 (7f); A O’Grady, S Roche 1-1 each; L Murphy 0-1.
Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)
Munster quarter-finals [ ]
Clare v Cork
14 July 2021 Quarter-final Clare 0-06 - 6-28 Cork Semple Stadium
N O’Farrell 0-2f, J Organ, C Whelan (f), S Rynne 0-1 each.
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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 2021 Quarter-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.
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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 2021 Semi-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.
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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 2021 Semi-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.
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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 2021 Final 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.
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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 semi-final [ ]
Galway v Kilkenny
14 August 2021 Semi-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.
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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 2021 Final Cork 1-23 - 0-12 Galway Croke Park
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.
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R Burke 0-5 (4f), M Power 0-4, D Shaughnessy 0-2, D Dunne 0-1.
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
Championship 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
References [ ]