2011 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2011 Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship is the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Championship since its inception in 1964. Games were played between 1 June and 10 September 2011. Galway won the title after a 3-14 to 1-10 win against Dublin.[1][2][3]

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2011
Championship Details
Dates1 June - 10 September 2011
Teams17
All Ireland Champions
WinnersGalway (10th win)
CaptainBarry Daly
ManagerAnthony Cunningham
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainLiam Rushe
ManagerJohn McEvoy
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterDublin
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played15
Total Goals45 (3.0 per game)
Total Points396 (26.4 per game)
Top ScorerKevin O'Loughlin (1-32)
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The Championship

Overview

The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship of 2010 will be run on a provincial basis as usual. It will be a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there will be no seeds.

Each match will be played as a single leg. If a match is drawn a period of extra time will be played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time a replay will take place.

Leinster Championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the two quarter-final games join the two remaining Leinster teams, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final game join the three remaining Munster teams, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Fixtures

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Wexford1-16 - 2-12Kilkenny
P Morris 1-1; J Leacy, E Kent 0-3 each frees; L Og McGovern (0-3), S Tomkins 0-2; M O’Regan (f), S Murphy, H Kehoe, P Doran 0-1 each. Report T Breen 1-1; G Aylward 1-0; E Murphy 0-5, (4f), C Kenny 0-3; M Moloney 0-2; W Walsh 0-1.
Referee: P. Murphy (Carlow)
Carlow0-11 - 4-11Dublin
P Coady 0-8f, D Roberts, P Kehoe, E Byrne 0-1 each. Report C Brennan 2-0, K O’Loughlin 1-2, L Rushe 1-1, D Dillon 0-3, S McGrath 0-2f, B Mulligan, M Schutte, R Mahon 0-1 each.
Referee: S. Whelan (Wexford)
Wexford7-18 - 2-10Laois
J Breen (2-1), L Og McGovern (2-0); P Doran (1-3), E Kent (0-5, 0-3 frees), H Kehoe (0-5, 0-1 free), S Tomkins (1-1), P Morris (1-1), D O’Keeffe (0-1), I Byrne (0-1). Report N Foyle (1-7, 0-5 frees), D Lalor (1-0), E Reilly (0-1 free), N Unwin (0-1), B Reddin (0-1).
Referee: A Lagrue (Kildare)
Dublin0-21 - 0-8Offaly
K O’Loughlin (0-11, 0-7 frees, 0-1 65), E Dillon (0-3), D Sutcliffe (0-2), R Mahon (0-2), C Brennan (0-1), S McGrath (0-1), N McMorrow (0-1). Report A Hynes (0-3, frees), G Conneely (0-2), S Kinsella (0-2), T Carroll (0-1).
Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
Wexford0-11 - 1-18Dublin
E Kent (0-4, 0-2 frees, 0-1 65), P Morris (0-4, 0-2 frees), K Kehoe (0-1), L Óg McGovern (0-1), P Doran (0-1). Report K O’Loughlin (0-8, 0-6 frees), E Dillon (1-2), N McMorrow (0-3), S McGrath (0-2), D Curran (0-1, sideline), C Gough (0-1), D Sutcliffe (0-1).
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
Quarter-final Semi-finals Leinster final
Wexford 1-16  
Kilkenny 2-12     Wexford 7-18  
        Laois 2-10  
          Wexford 0-11
          Dublin 1-18
        Dublin 0-21
Carlow 0-11     Offaly 0-8    
Dublin 4-11  

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Tipperary4-12 - 1-16Waterford
J O'Neill 2-2, N McGrath 1-1 (1-0 pen), S Curran 1-0, A Ryan 0-3, J O'Dwyer 0-2 (1f), B Stapleton, P Murphy, B O'Meara, M Sheedy 0-1 each. Report B O'Sullivan 1-4, Pauric Mahony 0-6f, M Shanahan 0-4, J Dillon, O Connors 0-1 each.
Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)
Tipperary1-21 - 4-19Cork
J O’Dwyer 0-11 (0-10f), B O’Meara 1-1, N McGrath 0-3 (0-3f), A Ryan, S Curran 0-2 each, K Morris, J O’Neill 0-1 each. Report C Lehane 1-4, L O’Farrell 1-3, D Brosnan 1-2, J Coughlan 0-5 (0-2f), A Walsh 1-1, M O’Sullivan 0-2, W Egan (0-1f), S O’Farrell 0-1 each.
Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)
Clare1-15 - 2-19Limerick
C McGrath 0-5 (3f, 1 65); C McInerney 1-1; T Kelly 0-3; D O’Halloran 0-3; L Markham 0-2; P Collins 0-1. Report K Downes 1-4; M Ryan 1-2; S Dowling 0-4 (2f); C Allis 0-3 (1f, 2 65s); S O’Brien 0-2; W Griffin, N Kennedy, D Hannon, M Carmody 0-1 each.
Referee: C. Lyons (Cork)
Cork1-27 - 4-20
(AET)		Limerick
J Coughlan 0-10 (0-6f, 0-1 ‘65’), A Walsh 0-8, L O'Farrell 1-2, C Lehane 0-3, M O'Sullivan, D Brosnan, D Drake (0-1sl), S O'Brien 0-1 each. Report G Mulcahy 2-1, D Hannon 1-4, S Dowling 0-7 (0-6f), C Allis 0-4 (0-2f), S O'Brien 1-0, M Carmody 0-3, K Downes 0-1.
Attendance: 8,536
Referee: P. Casey (Waterford)
Quarter-final Semi-finals Munster final
     
        Limerick 2-19  
        Clare 1-15  
          Limerick 4-20
          Cork 1-27
        Tipperary 1-21
Waterford 1-16     Cork 4-19    
Tipperary 4-12  

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Armagh2-20 - 1-6Donegal
J King (1-4), K McKernan (0-4, 4f), M Leeman (1-0), M Maguire (0-3), T Duffy (0-2), E Carville (0-2), C McKee (0-2), R Lewis (0-1), D McDermott (0-1), P Heaney (0-1, f). C Matthewson (0-4, 3f), B McMenamin (1-0), S McVeigh (0-1), M McGhee (0-1).
Referee: E. Hasson (Derry)
Antrimw/o. - scr.Derry
Down0-10 - 1-11Armagh
D Torney (0-3), A O’Prey (0-2), C Dorean (0-2), C Maginn (0-1), D Doherty (0-1), C Duggan (0-1). C Corvan (0-7), C McKee (1-2), M Lennon (0-1), M Maguire (0-1).
Referee: L. McAuley (Antrim)
Antrim0-15 - 2-7Armagh
C McCann (0-6, 0-4f) T McCloskey (0-2), K McKiernan (0-1, 0-1f), S Smyth (0-1); J Black (0-1), D McLean (0-1); N Elliott (0-1), C Johnston (0-1), N Cunningham (0-1). Report C Corvan (1-4, 0-4f), T Duffy (1-0), M Maguire (0-1), J King, C McKee (0-1), D Nugent (0-1).
Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)
Quarter-final Semi-finals Ulster final
     
        Antrim w/o.  
        Derry scr.  
          Antrim 0-15
          Armagh 2-7
        Down 0-10
Donegal 1-6     Armagh 1-11    
Armagh 2-21  

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Dublin3-23 - 0-6Antrim
M Schutte (1-3), K O’Loughlin (0-6, 0-4 frees), S McGrath (1-1), N McMorrow (0-4), B Quinn (1-0), D Plunkett (0-3), E Dillon (0-2), D Curran (0-1), C Gough (0-1), T Connolly (0-1), O Ó Maoileidigh (0-1). Report C McCann (0-3, 0-3 frees), P McNaughton (0-1), J Black (0-1), M Devlin (0-1).
Referee: P. Smth (Meath)
Limerick2-14 - 0-22Galway
S Dowling (2-05, 1-05f), D Hannon (0-04, 0-01 sc), N Kennedy (0-01), C Allis (0-01), S O'Brien (0-01), G Mulcahy (0-01), K O'Donnell (0-01). Report N Burke, T Haran (5f) (0-07) each, B Daly (0-03), D Burke (0-01), J Regan (0-01), C Cooney (0-01), D Glennon (0-01), B Burke (0-01).
Referee: A. Stapleton (Laois)
Dublin1-10 - 3-14Galway
T Connolly (1-02, 0-02f), K O'Loughlin (0-05, 5f), R McMahon (0-02), N McMorrow (0-01). Report T Haran (1-03, 1-00 pen), J Regan (1-02), D Glennon (1-02), D Burke (0-03, 1f), N Burke (0-03, 2f), B Daly (0-01)
Referee: T. Carroll (Offaly)
Semi-finals All-Ireland final
Limerick 2-14  
Galway 0-22     Galway 3-14
Dublin 3-23     Dublin 1-10
Antrim 0-6  

Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Kevin O'Loughlin Dublin 1-32 35 5 7.00
2 Shane Dowling Limerick 2-15 21 3 7.00
3 Jamie Coughlan Cork 0-15 15 2 7.50
4 Conor Corvan Armagh 1-11 14 2 7.00
5 Eamon Dillon Dublin 1-10 13 4 4.25
John O'Dwyer Tipperary 0-13 13 2 6.50
7 Paul Morris Wexford 2-06 12 3 4.00
Aidan Walsh Cork 1-09 12 3 4.00
Declan Hannon Limerick 1-09 12 3 4.00
Emmet Kent Wexford 0-12 12 3 4.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Kevin O'Loughlin Dublin 0-11 11 Laois
John O'Dwyer Tipperary 0-11 11 Cork
3 Shane Dowling Limerick 2-4 10 Galway
Neil Foyle Laois 1-7 10 Wexford
Jamie Coughlan Cork 0-10 10 Limerick
6 John O'Neill Tipperary 2-2 8 Waterford
Paul Coady Carlow 0-8 8 Dublin
Kevin O'Loughlin Dublin 0-8 8 Wexford
Aidan Walsh Cork 0-8 8 Limerick
10 James Breen Wexford 2-1 7 Laois
Graeme Mulcahy Limerick 2-1 7 Cork
James King Armagh 1-4 7 Donegal
Declan Hannon Limerick 1-4 7 Cork
Kevin Downes Limerick 1-4 7 Clare
Brian O'Sullivan Waterford 1-4 7 Tipperary
Conor Lehane Cork 1-4 7 Tipperary
Conor Corvan Armagh 1-4 7 Antrim
Conor Corvan Armagh 0-7 7 Down
Shane Dowling Limerick 0-7 7 Cork
Niall Burke Galway 0-7 7 Limerick

References
  1. "Cunningham paves way for new wave". Irish Independent. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. "Galway U-21 3-14 Dublin U-21 1-10". RTÉ Sport. 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. "Accomplished Galway complete an excellent week". Irish Times. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
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