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
Dates	1 June - 10 September 2011
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (10th win)
Captain	Barry Daly
Manager	Anthony Cunningham
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Dublin
Captain	Liam Rushe
Manager	John McEvoy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	15
Total Goals	45 (3.0 per game)
Total Points	396 (26.4 per game)
Top Scorer	Kevin 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.

Format

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

Wexford	1-16 - 2-12	Kilkenny
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.

7 June
Quarter-Final

Wexford Park, Wexford

Referee: P. Murphy (Carlow)

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Carlow	0-11 - 4-11	Dublin
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.

8 June
Quarter-Final

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Referee: S. Whelan (Wexford)

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Wexford	7-18 - 2-10	Laois
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).

22 June
Semi-Final

Wexford Park, Wexford

Referee: A Lagrue (Kildare)

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Dublin	0-21 - 0-8	Offaly
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).

24 June
Semi-Final

Parnell Park, Dublin

Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

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Wexford	0-11 - 1-18	Dublin
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).

13 July
Final

Wexford Park, Wexford

Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

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	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

Tipperary	4-12 - 1-16	Waterford
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.

1 June
Quarter-Final

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)

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Tipperary	1-21 - 4-19	Cork
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.

15 July
Semi-Final

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

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Clare	1-15 - 2-19	Limerick
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.

26 July
Semi-Final

Cusack Park, Ennis

Referee: C. Lyons (Cork)

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Cork	1-27 - 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.

3 August
Final

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Attendance: 8,536

Referee: P. Casey (Waterford)

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	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

Armagh	2-20 - 1-6	Donegal
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).

13 July
Quarter-Final

Healy Park, Omagh

Referee: E. Hasson (Derry)

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Antrim	w/o. - scr.	Derry

20 July
Semi-Final

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Down	0-10 - 1-11	Armagh
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).

20 July
Semi-Final

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: L. McAuley (Antrim)

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Antrim	0-15 - 2-7	Armagh
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).

27 July
Final

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: E. Hassan (Derry)

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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

Dublin	3-23 - 0-6	Antrim
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).

20 August
Semi-Final

Páirc Esler, Newry

Referee: P. Smth (Meath)

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Limerick	2-14 - 0-22	Galway
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).

20 August
Semi-Final

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: A. Stapleton (Laois)

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Dublin	1-10 - 3-14	Galway
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)

10 September
Final

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: T. Carroll (Offaly)

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	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	Éamonn 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