2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2006
Championship Details
Dates	31 May 2006 - 16 September 2006
Teams	14
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (10th win)
Captain	Michael Fennelly
Manager	Adrian Finan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	David Young
Manager	Tom Fogarty
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	13
Top Scorer	Darragh Egan (3-23)
	← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 43rd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 31 May 2006 and ended on 16 September 2006.

Galway were the defending champions but were defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 16 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-11 to 0-11 defeat of Tipperary in a replay of the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first since 2004.

Tipperary's Darragh Egan was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

31 May 2006 Quarter-final	Laois	1-12 - 0-16	Wexford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Brophy 1-0, Z Keenan 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, J Rowney 0-2, D Bergin 0-2, G Delahunty 0-1, S Lowry 0-1, W Hyland 0-1.		S Nolan 0-7, PJ Nolan 0-2, C Lyng 0-2, C O’Connor 0-2, T Waters 0-1, M Doyle 0-1, R Kehoe 0-1.	Referee: R Holohan (Kildare)

Semi-finals

21 June 2006 Semi-final	Kilkenny	3-17 - 1-6	Wexford	John Locke Park, Callan
	TJ Reid 2-4, J Fitzpatrick 0-7, E O’Donoghue 1-0, P Hogan, A Murphy, R Power, D McCormack, J Broderick, M Nolan 0-1 each.		S Nolan 0-3, G Flood 1-0, R Kehoe, PJ Nolan and M Doyle 0-1 each.

21 June 2006 Semi-final	Dublin	0-17 - 1-11	Offaly	Parnell Park, Dublin
	K O’Reilly 0-7, E Moran and A McCrabbe 0-2 each, G Morris 0-2, K Dunne and J McCaffrey 0-1 each.		E Bevans 1-3, S Dooley, D Hayden and J Bergin 0-2 each, P Cleary and D Kenny 0-1 each.

Final

27 July 2006 Final	Kilkenny	2-18 - 2-10	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D McCormack (1-5, four frees), M Nolan (1-3), A Murphy (0-3), D Fogarty (0-2); J Fitzpatrick (0-2, one free); TJ Reid (0-1), E O'Donoghue (0-1), P Hogan (0-1).	Report	K O'Reilly (0-7, six frees); A McCrabbe (1-0), D Connolly (1-0), P Carton (0-1), E Moran (0-1), G Morris (0-1).	Referee: F Smyth (Meath)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

7 June 2006 Quarter-final	Clare	w/o - scr.	Kerry	Cusack Park, Ennis

7 June 2006 Quarter-final	Waterford	0-11 - 0-10	Limerick	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Gorman 0-5, T Power 0-2, S O’Sullivan 0-1, D Russell 0-1, G O’Connor 0-1, J Nagle 0-1.		D Breen 0-5, M Fitzgerald 0-2, P Cregan 0-1, G O’Mahony 0-1, C Mullane 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Semi-finals

12 July 2006 Semi-final	Cork	3-17 - 2-12	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Barry 2-4; M O’Sullivan 0-6 (frees); R Conway 1-1; P Cronin 0-2; M Harrington, K Canty, E Cadogan, C Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	S O’Sullivan 0-4; M Gorman 1-2; T Power 1-1; L Lawlor, R Foley, D Hickey, G O’Connor, M Gaffney 0-1 each.	Referee: B White (Tipperary)

12 July 2006 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-17 - 0-17	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Egan (1-5, 0-5 frees), S Lillis (0-3, 0-1 free), N Teehan (0-3), R Ruth (0-2), J Woodlock, R O’Dwyer, R McLoughney, G Kennedy (0-1 each).	Report	M Flaherty (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65), T Kearse (0-3), J Clancy (0-2), Damien O’Halloran (0-2), M Gaffney, G Arthur, C Lafferty (0-1 each).	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick).

Final

9 August 2006 Final	Tipperary	3-11 - 0-13	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Egan (1-4 (3f)), R McLoughney (1-0), D Hickey (1-0), R Ruth (0-3), S Lillis (0-2 (1f)); J Woodlock (0-1), N Teehan (0-1).	Report	C Naughton (0-3), P Cronin (0-3); M O'Sullivan (0-3 (3f)), E Cadogan (0-2); R Conway (0-1), J Bowles (0-1).	Referee: A Heagney (Clare)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

26 July 2006 Final	Antrim	2-15 - 3-11	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	Joey Scullion 0-8, D Laverty 1-1, S McNaughton 0-2, B McDermott 0-2, C McFall 0-1, P McGill 0-1; C Duffin 0-1.	Report	C McManus 2-5, B McGourty 1-3, C Coulter 0-1; A McGuinness 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: J Devlin (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

19 August 2006 Semi-final	Galway	2-12 - 1-24	Kilkenny	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	J Canning (2-4 (0-1f, 0-1 sl)), K Wade (0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 ‘65’)), A Keary (0-1 (0-1 sl), F Coone (0-1), D Reilly (0-1), N Healy (0-1 (0-1f)), C Kavanagh (0-1).	Report	J Fitzpatrick (0-8 (0-5f, 0-3 ‘65’)), TJ Reid (0-5), R Power (1-1), P Hogan (0-4 (0-1 sl)); A Healy (0-2), A Murphy (0-2), M Fennelly (0-1); M Nolan (0-1).	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

20 August 2006 Semi-final	Tipperary	5-19 - 0-7	Antrim	Parnell Park, Dublin
	S Lillis 0-5 (3f, one 65), R O'Dwyer, D O'Hanlon 1-1 each, R Ruth, D Egan (3f) 0-4 each, R McLoughney, N Teehan, D Sheppard 1-0 each, P Austin, D Hickey 0-2 each.	Report	R Mc Donnell 0-3 (1f), J Scullion 0-2 (1f, one '65') Brendan McDermott, D Laverty 0-1 each.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Final

10 September 2006 Final	Kilkenny	2-14 - 2-14	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Fitzpatrick 0-6, R Power 1-1, R Hogan 1-1, A Murphy 0-3, TJ Reid 0-2, P Hogan 0-1.	Report	D Egan 1-5, N Teehan 1-1, S Lillis 0-3, J Woodlock 0-2, R O’Dwyer 0-1, D Young 0-1, D Sheppard 0-1.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

16 September 2006 Final replay	Tipperary	0-11 - 1-11	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Egan 0-5 (5f); D O'Hanlon, P Austin 0-2 each; J Woodcock, R Ruth 0-1 each.	Report	R Power 0-6 (4f); P Hogan 1-0; A Murphy 0-3; J Fitzpatrick, R Hogan 0-1 each.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Scoring statistics

Top Scorer Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Darragh Egan	Tipperary	3-23	32	5	6.40
2	James Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	0-24	24	5	4.80
3	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	2-12	18	5	5.60
4	Richie Power	Kilkenny	2-9	15	4	3.50
5	Kevin O'Reilly	Dublin	0-14	14	2	7.00
6	Stephen Lillis	Tipperary	0-13	13	5	2.60
7	Colm McManus	Down	2-05	11	1	11.00
7	Niall Teehan	Tipperary	2-05	11	5	2.20
9	Brendan Barry	Cork	2-04	10	2	5.00
	Joe Canning	Galway	2-04	10	1	10.00
	Paddy Hogan	Kilkenny	1-07	10	5	2.00
	Stephen Nolan	Wexford	0-10	10	2	5.00
	Joey Scullion	Antrim	0-10	10	2	5.00

Top Scorer In A Single Game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colm McManus	Down	2-05	11	Antrim
2	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	2-04	10	Wexford
	Brendan Barry	Cork	2-04	10	Waterford
	Joe Canning	Galway	2-04	10	Kilkenny
5	David McCormack	Kilkenny	1-05	8	Dublin
	Darragh Egan	Tipperary	1-05	8	Clare
	Darragh Egan	Tipperary	1-05	8	Kilkenny
	Joey Scullion	Antrim	0-08	8	Down
	James Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Galway
10	Darragh Egan	Tipperary	1-04	7	Cork
	Stephen Nolan	Wexford	0-07	7	Cork
	James Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	0-07	7	Wexford
	Kevin O'Reilly	Dublin	0-07	7	Offaly
	Kevin O'Reilly	Dublin	0-07	7	Kilkenny
	Mark Flaherty	Clare	0-07	7	Tipperary

References

↑ "Cats' Power punishes Tipp". Irish Independent. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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[1] "Cats' Power punishes Tipp". Irish Independent. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

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