2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2017
Championship Details
Dates	24 May 2017 - 9 September 2017
Teams	19
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Limerick (6 win)
Captain	Tom Morrissey
Manager	Pat Donnelly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Pat Lyng
Manager	Eddie Brennan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	18
Total Goals	57 (3.16 per game)
Total Points	618 (34.33 per game)
Top Scorer	Aaron Gillane (0-44)
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The 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 24 May 2017 and ended on 9 September 2017.

Waterford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster semi-final.^[1]^[2] Meath fielded a team in the championship for the first time in several seasons.

On 9 September 2017, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.^[3] This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.^[4]

Provincial Championships

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Preliminary round

24 May 2017 Preliminary round	Meath	0-12 - 2-20	Westmeath	St. Loman's Park, Trim
19:30	C Kearney (0-5 four frees), D Kelly (0-2 one free, one '65'), É Mac Donnchadh (0-2), R Ryan (0-1), M Cullen (0-1).	Report	K Doyle (0-12 six frees), C Doyle (1-3), M Daly (1-0), J Galvin (0-2); J Goonery (0-2), D Clinton (0-1).	Referee: J O'Brien (Laois)

Quarter-finals

31 May 2017 Quarter-final	Kildare	2-14 - 1-21	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
19:30	J Sheridan (2-9, 1-7f), E O’Hehir (0-3f), S Lawlor (0-1), D Brereton (0-1).	Report	K McDonald (1-6, 1-5f); C Nolan (0-5, 1f), C Tracey (0-4), O Roberts (0-2); G Coady (0-1f), G Lawlor (0-1), J Murphy (0-1), A Amond (0-1).	Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)

31 May 2017 Quarter-final	Wexford	4-21 - 2-9	Offaly	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
19:30	C Dunbar 1-8 (1 sl), S O’Gorman 2-2, D Pepper 1-2, R White and J Coleman (0-2f) 0-3 each, R O'Connor 0-2, H O'Connor 0-1.	Report	C Freeman 0-5f, O Kelly and L Langton 1-1 each, C Kiely and C Cleary 0-1 each.	Referee: Peter Burke (Kilkenny)

31 May 2017 Quarter-final	Westmeath	1-20 - 0-21	Laois	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
19:30	K Doyle 0-10 (0-6f), C Doyle 1-3, J Goonery and D Clinton 0-2 each, S Clavin, M Daly, P Lynam 0-1 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 0-9 (0-6f, 1 '65), A Corby, B Corby, A Dunphy (0-2f) 0-3 each, S Downey, J Lennon, M Dowling 0-1 each.	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

31 May 2017 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	0-21 - 0-16	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
19:30	A Muphy 0-8 (0-7f), B Ryan 0-4, S Walsh and J Donnelly 0-2 each, T Walsh, S Morrissey, J Walsh, L Blanchfield, J Bergin 0-1 each.	Report	C Currie 0-9 (0-6f, 1 '65), R McBride 0-3, D Burke, E Conroy, F Whitely, C O'Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow) Man of the Match: Billy Ryan

Semi-finals

21 June 2017 Semi-final	Westmeath	1-11 - 1-21	Kilkenny	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
19:30	K Doyle 0-8 (0-6f), J Goonery 1-0, N Mitchell 0-3 (0-1 sideline).	Report	A Murphy 1-8 (0-8f), J Donnelly, S Morrissey 0-3 each, P Lyng, R Leahy 0-2 each, L Blanchfield, L Scanlon, E Kenny 0-1 each.	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

21 June 2017 Semi-final	Wexford	3-16 - 1-12	Carlow	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
19:30	J Coleman 0-10 (0-7f), C Dunbar 3-0, D Pepper, R O’Connor 0-2 each, G Molloy, J O’Connor 0-1 each.	Report	C Nolan 0-8 (0-7f), C Foley 1-0, K McDonald 0-2, O Roberts, S Brennan 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Brien (Laois)

Final

5 July 2017 Final	Kilkenny	0-30 - 1-15	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
19:30	R Leahy 0-5, A Murphy 0-5f (0-5f), L Scanlon 0-4, J Bergin 0-3 (0-3f), J Cleere 0-3, B Ryan, S Morrissey and J Donnelly 0-2 each, L Blanchfield, P Lyng, E Kenny and S Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	J Coleman 0-5 (0-5f), S O’Gorman 1-0, J Doyle 0-2 (0-1f), C Dunbar and R O’Connor 0-2 each, J O’Connor, C Moore and D Codd 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,089 Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

22 June 2017 Quarter-final	Limerick	2-24 - 0-19	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:30	A Gillane 0-9 (0-7f), T Morrissey 1-4, B Nash 1-0, P Casey 0-3, R Lynch, C Ryan, B Murphy 0-2 each, C Lynch, P Ahern 0-1 each.	Report	G Browne, L Fairbrother (0-4f) 0-5 each, M Kehoe 0-3, C Darcy 0-2 (0-2f), B McCarthy, W Connors, G O’Halloran and T Nolan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 3,076 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Semi-finals

12 July 2017 Semi-final	Limerick	1-28 - 1-15	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:30	A Gillane 0-14 (5f, 1’65), C Ryan 0-3, P Casey 1-0, T Morriseey 0-2, B Nash 0-2, R Hanley 0-2, T Grimes 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, R Lynch 0-1 (1f), C Lynch 0-1, P Ahern 0-1.	Report	I Galvin 0-5 (4f), B Connors 1-0, C Corbett 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-2, M O’Malley 0-1, A Shanagher 0-1, M O’Shea 0-1, R Hayes 0-1, B Cahill 0-1, P O’Loughlin 0-1.	Attendance: 5,577 Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

13 July 2017 Semi-final	Waterford	1-19 - 2-17	Cork	Walsh Park, Waterford
19:00	P Curran 0-10 (0-7f, 0-1 ’65) C Roche 0-5, S Bennett 1-1, C Curran 0-2, J Prendergast 0-1.	Report	D Dalton 1-12 (0-8f, 0-2 sideline), R O’Flynn 1-0, D Fitzgibbon 0-3, M O’Halloran, P Leopold 0-1 each.	Attendance: 4,127 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Final

26 July 2017 Final	Limerick	0-16 - 1-11	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:30	A Gillane 0-6 (0-6f), B Nash, T Grimes, R Lynch (0-2f) and P Casey 0-2 each, M Mackey and T Morrissey 0-1 each.	Report	T O’Mahony 1-1, S Kingston 0-3, D Dalton, M Coleman (0-2f) and M O’Halloran 0-2 each, R O’Flynn 0-1.	Attendance: 11,774 Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

19 July 2017 Semi-final	Derry	2-11 - 3-6	Antrim	Owenbeg
	C O'Doherty 2-5, B Cassidy 0-2, S Cassidy 0-1, C Reilly 0-1, D Cartin 0-1, C Steele 0-1.		J McNaughton 1-4, C McNaughton 1-1, É Smyth 1-0, C Carson 0-1.

19 July 2017 Semi-final	Armagh	1-15 - 8-19	Down	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	D Gaffney 0-7, D Ryan 1-0, P McKearney 0-2, K Magee 0-1, D McKenna 0-1, B McAteer 0-1, D Grant 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, M McEvoy 0-1.

Final

26 July 2017 Final	Derry	3-17 - 1-9	Down	Corrigan Park, Belfast
19:30	D Cartin (0-7, 5f), C Riley (2-0), B Cassidy (1-2), C McAllister (0-2), O McKeever (0-2); C O’Doherty (0-2), C Steele (0-1), S McGuigan (0-1).	Report	O McManus (1-0), C Coulter (0-3, 3f), M Fisher (0-2, 2f), B Trainor (0-1), D Sands, (0-1) R Campbell (0-1); P McCrickard (0-1).	Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

19 August 2017 Semi-final	Kilkenny	8-35 - 0-7	Derry	Semple Stadium, Thurles
16:00	S Walsh 2-7 (0-4f), J Donnelly 1-7, L Blanchfield 0-6, B Ryan 2-0, E Kenny, R Leahy, L Scanlon 1-1 each, A Murphy 0-4 (0-1f), J Walsh 0-3, N McMahon, D Mullen, H Lawlor, S Morrissey, R Bergin 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Doherty 0-3, D Cartin (0-1f), C Steele, C Reilly, B Laverty 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,524 Referee: J O'Brien (Laois) Man of the Match: Shane Walsh (Tullaroan)

19 August 2017 Semi-final	Galway	2-19 - 2-23	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
18:00	C Whelan 1-3 (0-1f), B Concannon, T Monaghan 0-4 each, J Coyne 1-1, D Nevin 0-2 (0-1f), J Grealish, S Loftus, K McHugo, S Linnane, E Niland (0-1f) 0-1 each.	Report	A Gillane 0-8 (0-4f, 0-2 ’65), B Murphy, P Casey 1-2 each, B Nash 0-4, T Grimes 0-2, K Hayes, R Hanley, C Lynch, A La Touche Cosgrave, C Boylan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,524 Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

All-Ireland Final

9 September 2017 Final	Kilkenny	0-11 - 0-17	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
15:00	A Murphy 0-5 (0-5f), S Walsh 0-3 (0-2f), J Donnelly, B Ryan and L Blanchfield 0-1 each.	Report	A Gillane 0-7 (0-2f), R Lynch (0-3f) and P Casey 0-3 each, C Lynch, B Nash, P Ahern and C Boylan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 15,485 Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Aaron Gillane	Limerick	0-44	44	5	8.80
2	Alan Murphy	Kilkenny	1-30	33	5	6.60
3	Killian Doyle	Westmeath	0-30	30	3	10.00
4	Cathal Dunbar	Wexford	4-10	22	3	7.33
5	Shane Walsh	Kilkenny	2-13	19	5	3.80
6	John Donnelly	Kilkenny	1-15	18	5	3.60
7	Declan Dalton	Cork	1-14	17	2	8.50
7	Joe Coleman	Wexford	0-17	17	3	5.66
8	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	2-10	16	3	5.33
8	Peter Casey	Limerick	2-10	16	5	3.20

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jack Sheridan	Kildare	2-09	15	Carlow
2	Declan Dalton	Cork	1-12	15	Waterford
3	Aaron Gillane	Limerick	0-14	14	Clare
4	Shane Walsh	Kilkenny	2-07	13	Derry
5	Killian Doyle	Westmeath	0-12	12	Meath
6	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	2-05	11	Offaly
	Cathal Dunbar	Wexford	1-08	11	Offaly
	Alan Murphy	Kilkenny	1-08	8	Westmeath
7	John Donnelly	Kilkenny	1-07	10	Derry
	Patrick Curran	Waterford	0-10	10	Cork
	Killian Doyle	Westmeath	0-10	10	Laois
	Joe Coleman	Wexford	0-10	10	Carlow

Miscellaneous

The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Limerick is the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.

References

↑ "Brilliant Waterford end 24 year-wait for All-Ireland U21 hurling title in style against Galway". The 42. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
↑ Cahill, Jackie (10 September 2016). "Curran leads from front in final cruise for Déise". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
↑ "Limerick too good for Kilkenny in Under-21 hurling final". RTÉ Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
↑ "Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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[1] "Brilliant Waterford end 24 year-wait for All-Ireland U21 hurling title in style against Galway". The 42. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[2] Cahill, Jackie (10 September 2016). "Curran leads from front in final cruise for Déise". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

[3] "Limerick too good for Kilkenny in Under-21 hurling final". RTÉ Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[4] "Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.

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