2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	29 June – 18 August 2021
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (13th win)
Captain	Cormac O'Brien
Manager	Pat Ryan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Seán Neary
Manager	Jeffrey Lynskey
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Galway
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	16
Total Goals	54 (3.37 per game)
Total Points	600 (37.50 per game)
Top Scorer	Liam Dempsey (0-37)
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The 2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 58th staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 29 June 2021 and ended on 18 August 2021.

The 2021 championship was the first to begin before the previous year's championship had concluded. Cork were the defending champions.^[1] The number of participating teams also increased, with Down and Kildare joining the Leinster Championship.^[2]

The final was played on 18 August 2021 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Cork and Galway, in what was their first meeting in a final in 23 years. Cork won the match by 4-19 to 2-14 to claim their 13th championship title overall and a second title in succession.^[3] It was also a 10th successive win for a Munster team in the All-Ireland final.^[4]

Kildare's Liam Dempsey was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.

Results

Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship

Round 1

29 June 2021 Round 1	Down	1-13 - 3-17	Antrim	McKenna Park
	T McGrattan 1-7 (0-5 f), C McMullan 0-2, S Hughes 0-2 (both frees), C Coulter 0-1, A Furlong 0-1	Report	R McMullan 1-6 (0-2f), D Murphy 0-5 (all frees), M McGarry 1-1, S McIntosh 0-3, D McKeogh 1-0, C McQuillan 0-1, D McCloskey 0-1f.	Referee: L Reynolds (Armagh)

29 June 2021 Round 1	Carlow	3-16 - 1-23	Kildare	Netwatch Cullen Park
	J Doyle 0-9 (7 frees), E Hosey 1-2, F O'Toole 1-1, C Kehoe 0-4 (2 frees), C Treacy 1-0.	Report	L Dempsey 0-13 (13 frees); C Treacy 1-0, D Melivlle 0-2, J Higgins 0-1, P Dolan 0-2, C Boran 0-2, M Curtin 0-2, C McCabe 0-1.

29 June 2021 Round 1	Laois	4-33 - 4-27 (aet)	Westmeath	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	J Duggan 3-5, T Keyes 0-8 (four frees), T Cuddy 0-6 (four frees, one 65), G Lynch 1-2, C Byrne 0-5, T Fitzpatrick 0-4 (one free), M Hennessy 0-2, C Burke 0-1.	Report	J Gillen 1-8 (1-2 frees, three 65s), E Cunneen 0-8 (four frees), J Coll 2-2, S Williams 0-4, O McCabe 1-0, M Cunningham 0-1, L Moore 0-2, D Devine 0-1, P Weir-Norris 0-1	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Round 2

6 July 2021 Round 2	Laois	4-27 - 0-07	Antrim	Páirc Tailteann
	T Cuddy 0-14 (10f and 0-1’65’); J Duggan 2-4; G Lynch 1-1; C Henry 1-0 (og); T Keyes, E Critchley and C Byrne 0-2 each; P Brennan, N Coss 0-1 each.	Report	N O’Connor 0-2; C Magill, D McCloskey, R McMullan (free), D Delaney and C Bohill 0-1 each.	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

6 July 2021 Round 2	Kildare	0-16 - 1-12	Wexford	St. Conleth's Park
	L Dempsey 0-14 (12fs), D Melville 0-1, C Treacy 0-1.	Report	AJ Redmond 1-7 (1-0 pen, 5fs), É Doyle 0-2; C Molloy 0-1 (f), G Murphy-Butler 0-1, M Byrne 0-1.	Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin)

Quarter-finals

13 July 2021 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	1-18 - 1-15	Laois	UPMC Nowlan Park
	E Guilfoyle 0-8 (four frees), C Kelly 1-0, L Moore 0-2, C Brennan 0-1, C Kenny 0-2, P Moylan 0-1, B Drennan 0-1, I Byrne 0-2, P McDonald 0-1	Report	T Cuddy 0-5 (three frees, one 65), J Duggan 0-4, D Delaney 1-1 (1-0 pen, one free), C Byrne 0-2, T Fitzpatrick 0-2 (two frees), G Lynch 0-1.	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

13 July 2021 Quarter-final	Offaly	2-25 - 1-16	Kildare	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	J Screeney 0-12 (11 frees), J Ryan 1-1, DJ McLoughlin 1-3, C Mitchell 0-4, T Dooley 0-2, L Egan 0-1, C Burke 0-1, L Nolan 0-1.	Report	L Dempsey 0-10 (10 frees), D Qualter 1-0, D Melville 0-2, C McCabe 0-2, J Higgins 0-1, M Curtin 0-1.	Referee: C Flynn (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

20 July 2021 Semi-final	Dublin	2-15 - 1-15	Offaly	Parnell Park
	C Foley 1-6 (0-6f, 1-0 pen), D Purcell 1-5, L Dunne, D Leary, K Lahiff and C Boyle 0-1 each.	Report	J Screeney 0-7 (0-7f), C Mitchell 1-0, C Kiely and R Cleary (0-1f) 0-2 each, DJ McLoughlin, C Burke, J Ryan and N Lyons 0-1 each.

20 July 2021 Semi-final	Galway	1-18 - 1-15	Kilkenny	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
	D O’Shea 1-7 (0-3f, 0-1 65); S McDonagh (0-2 sidelines) 0-3, J Cooney, S Neary 0-2 each, D Kilcommins, N Collins, P Commins, C Flaherty 0-1 each.	Report	E Guilfoyle 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 65), T Dunne 1-0, P McDonald, C Kelly, C Kenny, A Tallis (0-1f), S Staunton, B Drennan 0-1 each.	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Final

27 July 2021 Final	Dublin	0-15 - 2-15	Galway	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	C Foley 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 ’65), D Purcell 0-2, K Lahiff 0-2, P Dunleavy 0-2, D Leavy 0-1.	Report	D O’Shea 0-7 (0-4f), O Flannery 1-2, S McDonagh 0-3 (0-1 sideline), J Cooney 1-0, J O’Donoghue 0-1, N Collins 0-1, S Neary 0-1.	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

12 July 2021 Quarter-final	Tipperary	3-24 - 2-21 (aet)	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	P Creedon 1-2, D Ryan 0-5 (2fs), S Hayes, J Leamy 1-1 each, K O’Kelly 0-4, M Hackett, J Devaney 0-3 each, C Fogarty 0-2 (1f), T Cahill, K Maher (f), D Stakelum 0-1 each.	Report	K Mahony 0-7 (5fs, 1 65), M Kiely 1-3, R Halloran 0-5 (2fs, 1 65), S Walsh 1-1, J Burke 0-2, T Flynn, G Fives, P Leevy 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Cork)

12 July 2021 Quarter-final	Kerry	0-15 - 2-20	Clare	Austin Stack Park
	D Moriarty (0-6, 5f); R Walsh (0-5, 3f); D Reen (0-2); N Guerin, C Walsh (0-1 each)	Report	S Punch (1-8, 1-5f); D Cahill (0-7); O O’Donnell (1-1); C Hegarty, W Halpin, A Mungovan, C O’Meara (0-1 each)	Referee: P Carroll (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

19 July 2021 Semi-final	Limerick	1-27 - 0-17	Clare	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	C O'Neill 0-11 (8f), A English 1-6, A O'Connor 0-4, J Quilty, C Downes (0-2 each), C Coughlan, P Kirby (0-1 each)	Report	S Punch 0-9 (0-8f), C Hegarty 0-3, M Gough, D McMahon (1 free), P Donnellan, O'Donnell, D Cahill (all 0-1 each).	Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)

20 July 2021 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-17 - 3-20	Cork	Semple Stadium
	D Ryan 0-9 (0-5f), M Hackett 1-2, K Shelly 1-0, J Campion 0-2, P McGarry, J Leamy, D Stakelum, K O’Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	R Cotter 1-2, D Hogan 1-1, B Hayes, B Cunningham, P Power 0-3 each, L Horgan 1-0, D Flynn (0-2f), S Quirke, J Cahalane 0-2 each, C O’Leary, C Joyce 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick)

Final

28 July 2021 Final	Cork	1-26 - 1-24	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Flynn 0-12 (0-7f), P Power 1-5, B Hayes, R Cotter, J Cahalane, B Cunningham 0-2 each, B O’Sullivan 0-1.	Report	C O’Neill 0-16 (0-15f), D Hegarty 1-3, A English, A O’Connor 0-2 each, B Nix 0-1.	Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

Final

18 August 2021^{[note 1]} Final	Galway	2-14 - 4-19	Cork	Semple Stadium
	D O’Shea 1-7 (7f), A Connaire 1-0, S McDonagh 0-3 (1 sideline), G Lee 0-2, J Cooney 0-1, G Thomas 0-1.	Report	P Power 1-5, D Flynn 1-5 (1-0 pen, 4f), B Hayes 1-2, J Cahalane 1-1, B Cunningham 0-2, D Hogan 0-1, S Quirke 0-1, R Cotter 0-1, L Horgan 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam Dempsey	Kildare	0-37	37	3	12.33
2	James Duggan	Laois	5-13	28	3	9.33
3	Donal O'Shea	Galway	2-21	27	3	9.00
3	Cathal O'Neill	Limerick	0-27	27	2	13.50
5	Tadhg Cuddy	Laois	0-25	25	3	8.33
6	Darragh Flynn	Cork	1-19	22	3	7.33
7	Shane Punch	Clare	1-17	20	2	11.00
8	Pádraig Power	Cork	2-13	19	3	6.33
8	Jack Screeney	Offaly	0-19	19	2	9.50
10	Ciarán Foley	Dublin	1-14	17	2	8.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Cathal O'Neill	Limerick	0-16	16	Cork
2	James Duggan	Laois	3-05	14	Westmeath
	Liam Dempsey	Kildare	0-14	14	Wexford
	Tadhg Cuddy	Laois	0-14	14	Antrim
5	Liam Dempsey	Kildare	0-13	13	Carlow
6	Jack Screeney	Offaly	0-12	12	Kildare
6	Darragh Flynn	Cork	0-12	12	Limerick
8	Jack Gillen	Westmeath	1-08	11	Laois
	Shane Punch	Clare	1-08	11	Kerry
	Cathal O'Neill	Limerick	0-11	11	Clare

Miscellaneous

Cathal O'Neill set a new scoring record for Munster finals when he scored 0-16 against Cork.

Notes

^ The final was due to be played on 17 August 2021, but was postponed to 18 August "to ensure conclusion of the process related to the drafting of the statutory instrument required for hosting larger attendances at their fixtures during the COVID-19 pandemic".^[5]

References

^ O'Toole, Fintan (10 July 2021). "Cork end All-Ireland hurling title wait as goals key in U20 final success against Dublin". The 42. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "Leinster GAA U-20 Hurling Championship 2021". Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Impressive Cork crowned BGE All-Ireland U-20 Hurling Champions". GAA website. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
^ "Slick Cork outgun Galway to retain U-20 hurling title". RTE Sport. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ "GAA push U20 Hurling final date back by 24 hours". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

[Postponed-6] The final was due to be played on 17 August 2021, but was postponed to 18 August "to ensure conclusion of the process related to the drafting of the statutory instrument required for hosting larger attendances at their fixtures during the COVID-19 pandemic".^[5]

[1] O'Toole, Fintan (10 July 2021). "Cork end All-Ireland hurling title wait as goals key in U20 final success against Dublin". The 42. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

[2] "Leinster GAA U-20 Hurling Championship 2021". Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[3] "Impressive Cork crowned BGE All-Ireland U-20 Hurling Champions". GAA website. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

[4] "Slick Cork outgun Galway to retain U-20 hurling title". RTE Sport. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[5] "GAA push U20 Hurling final date back by 24 hours". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

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