2014 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2014 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship for players under the age of twenty-one since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 28 May 2014 and ended on 13 September 2014.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2014

Championship Details
Dates	28 May - 13 September 2014
Teams	18
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Clare (4th win)
Captain	Tony Kelly
Manager	Gerry O'Connor & Donal Moloney
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Wexford
Captain	Shane O'Gorman
Manager	J. J. Doyle
Provincial Champions
Munster	Clare
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	17
Total Goals	58 (3.4 per game)
Total Points	533 (31.3 per game)
Top Scorer	Jack Guiney (1-35)
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Clare were the defending champions and successfully retained their title and winning three-in-a-row after beating Wexford by 2-20 to 3-11 in the final.^[1]

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Dublin v Laois

28 May 2014 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-17 - 1-10	Laois	Parnell Park
19:30	P Winters (0-9), C Cronin (1-3), O O'Rorke (0-3), T Devlin (0-1) C Boland (0-1).	Report	S Maher (0-4), T Dowling (1-0), PJ Scully (0-1), C Collier (0-1), B Conroy (0-1), C Dwyer (0-1), P Lalor (0-1), Campion (0-1).	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

Westmeath v Carlow

4 June 2014 Quarter-final	Westmeath	3-19 - 0-10	Carlow	Cusack Park
19:30	N O’Brien 0-8 (3f), R Greville 2-1, D Lynch 1-2, C Scally 0-3, G Greville (f), T Gallagher, M Heaney, A Clarke, J Boyle 0-1 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 0-5 (4f), S Murphy 0-3, C Wall, J Doyle 0-1 each.

Kilkenny v Wexford

4 June 2014 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	0-10 - 2-14	Wexford	Nowlan Park
19:30	R Reid 0-5 (3f, 2 65); M Mansfield 0-2; H O’Neill, C Martin, C Prendergast 0-1 each.	Report	R Clarke 1-2; P Sutton 1-0; J Guiney 0-3 (2f); C Davitt, G Moore, C McDonald 0-2 each; A Kenny, P Doyle, K Foley 0-1 each.

Westmeath v Dublin

25 June 2014 Semi-final	Westmeath	0-13 - 2-8	Dublin	Cusack Park
19:30	N O'Brien 0-8 (6fs, 1'65), R Greville, A Clarke 0-2 each, D Fennell 0-1	Report	C Boland 1-1, P Winters 0-4 (3fs), C Cronin 1-0, C Conway 0-2, A Clabby 0-1

Wexford v Offaly

25 June 2014 Semi-final	Wexford	2-17 - 0-13	Offaly	Wexford Park
19:30	J Guiney 0-9 (6fs), R Clarke, C McDonald 1-2 each, A Nolan 0-2, C Devitt, K Foley 0-1 each	Report	C Mulrooney (3fs, 1 '65'), P Geraghty 0-4 each, E Nolan 0-3 (f), J O'Connor, A Kelly 0-1 each

Wexford v Dublin

9 July 2014 Final	Wexford	1-20 - 0-18	Dublin	Parnell Park
19:30	J Guiney 0-8 (0-4f, 0-1 ’65), C McDonald 1-3, A Nolan 0-4, R Clarke 0-2, P Foley, G Moore, P Sutton 0-1 each.	Report	P Winters 0-9 (0-7f), C Conway 0-3, O O’Rorke, G Whelan 0-2 each, S Boland, C Dooley (0-1f) 0-1 each.

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Limerick v Clare

4 June 2014 Quarter-final	Limerick	1-14 - 2-20	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
19:30	S Dowling 0-8 (8f); K O’Brien 1-0; M Carmody, D Morrissey, C Lynch, M Fitzgibbon, P Ryan, D O’Donovan, 0-1 each.	Report	B Duggan 0-8 (5f); T Kelly 0-4; A Cunningham 1-1; P Duggan 1-1; S Gleeson 0-2; J Shanahan 0-2; C Galvin, S Morey, 0-1 each.

Clare v Tipperary

16 July 2014 Semi-final	Clare	5-19 - 1-25 (A.E.T.)	Tipperary	Cusack Park
19:30	B Duggan (0-8, 0-4 frees, 0-2 ’65); A Cunningham (2-2); D Reidy, P Duggan (1-1); S O’Donnell (1-0); C Galvin (0-3); G O’Connell, J Shanahan (0-2 each)	Report	J Forde (0-12, 0-7 frees); C O’Riordan (0-3); T Gallagher (1-0); D McCormack (0-2); S Maher, B Maher, R Maher, C Hammersley, S Cahill, T Fox, S Kennedy, L McGrath (0-1 each)

Waterford v Cork

16 July 2014 Semi-final	Waterford	0-16 - 3-18	Cork	Walsh Park
19:30	A Gleeson 0-7 (3f, 2 65s); J Dillon 0-3; G O’Brien 0-2; R Barry, R Donnelly, J Barron, S Bennett, 0-1 each.	Report	R O’Shea 0-8 (4f, 1 65); A Spillane 2-1; A Cadogan 1-3; C Spillane 0-3; S O’Keeffe 0-2; C Burke 0-1

Clare v Cork

30 July 2014 Final	Clare	1-28 - 1-13	Cork	Cusack Park
19:15	B Duggan (0-10, 0-5 frees, ’0-1 65); A Cunningham (0-4); G Galvin, T Kelly (0-1 ’65), D Reidy (0-3 each); S O’Donnell (1-0); S Gleeson, P Duggan (0-2 each); C O’Connel (0-1)	Report	R O’Shea (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65); M Collins (0-3), A Spillane (1-0); S O’Keefe, K McIntyre, M Sugrue (0-1)	Attendance: 12,995

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Tyrone v Armagh

13 July 2014 Quarter-final	Tyrone	2-8 - 1-17	Armagh	Healy Park
12:45

Down v Armagh

16 July 2014 Semi-final	Down	3-24 - 3-7	Armagh	Páirc Esler
19:30	P Mason (0-9, 5f), B Nicholson (2-1), M Nicholson (1-2), E Sands (0-4), J McManus (0-3), J Doran (0-2), L Savage (0-1), C O'Neill (0-1), D Freer (0-1).	Report	C Gorman (1-1), D McKenna (1-0), T Nevin (1-0), N Green (0-2f), C Duffy (0-2), C McAnallen (0-1f), C Farrell (0-1).

Antrim v Derry

16 July 2014 Semi-final	Antrim	3-23 - 0-10	Derry	Páirc Mac Uílín
19:30	C Clarke (1-7, 0-2f, 1'65), S McCaughan (2-1), N McKenna (0-3), D McCloskey (0-3), R McCambridge (0-2), J O'Connell (0-2), M Bradley (0-2), C McNaughton (0-2), D McGuinness (0-1).	Report	S Farren (0-5f), J O'Dwyer (0-3), T McCloskey (0-1), T O'Kane (0-1).

Down v Antrim

23 July 2014 Final	Down	1-5 - 7-17	Antrim	Athletic Grounds
19:00	C Fitzsimmon 1-1, E Sands 0-2, J McGrath, P Mason 0-1 each.	Report	C Clarke 1-6 (2f), S McCaughan 2-1, C Burke 2-0, N McKenna 1-2, Seán McAfee 1-0, D McKernan 0-2, J McGreevey, M Dudley, D McCloskey, R McCambridge, Stephen McAfee, E McCaughen 0-1 each.	Referee: A Nash (Derry)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Clare v Antrim

23 August 2014 Semi-final	Clare	4-28 - 1-10	Antrim	Semple Stadium
16:00	A Cunningham (3-3), T Kelly (1-3), C O’Connell (0-6, 5f), B Duggan (0-5, 3f), D Reidy (0-3), C Galvin (0-2), S O’Donnell (0-2), J Shanahan (0-1), E Enright (0-1), N Deasy (0-1), S Gleeson (0-1).	Report	Sean McAfee (1-0), C Clarke (0-3, 1f), Stephen McAfee (0-3), S McCaughan (0-1), C Burke (0-1), M Bradley (0-1), D McKernan (0-1).	Referee: B Redmond

Wexford v Galway

23 August 2014 Semi-final	Wexford	1-21 - 1-19	Galway	Semple Stadium
18:00	J Guiney (1-8, 0-7f), C McDonald (0-3), K Foley (0-3), G Moore (0-3), P Foley (0-2), A Nolan (0-1), C Devitt (0-1).	Report	P Brehony (1-6), S Maloney (0-6, 3f), C Mannion (0-3), A Tuohy (0-1), E Burke (0-1), J Glynn (0-1), B Molloy (0-1).	Referee: D Kirwan

Clare v Wexford

13 September 2014 Final	Clare	2-20 - 3-11	Wexford	Semple Stadium
19:00	T Kelly 0-7, A Cunningham 1-2, D Reidy 1-1, C Galvin 0-4, B Duggan 0-4 (2f), J Shanahan 0-1, G O’Connell 0-1	Report	J Guiney 0-7 (6f, 1 ’65′), D Dunne 2-0, C McDonald 1-1 G Moore 0-2, C Devitt 0-1	Attendance: 15,081 Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Championship statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the championship: Colm Cronin for Dublin against Laois (28 May 2014)
• Widest winning margin: 30
  • Antrim 7-17 - 1-05 Down (23 July 2014)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Antrim 7-17 - 1-05 Down (23 July 2014)
• Most points in a match: 44
  • Clare 5-19 - 1-25 Tipperary (16 July 2014)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 7
  • Antrom 7-17 - 1-05 Down (23 July 2014)
• Highest aggregate score: 62
  • Clare 5-19 - 1-25 Tipperary (16 July 2014)
• Lowest aggregate score: 27
  • Westmeath 0-13 - 2-8 Dublin (25 June 2014)
• Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Armagh 3-7 - 3-24 Down (16 July 2014)

Discipline

• First red card of the championship: Willie Young for Laois against Dublin (28 May 2014)

Scoring statistics

Championship

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jack Guiney	Wexford	1-35	38	5	7.60
2	Bobby Duggan	Clare	0-35	35	5	7.00
3	Aaron Cunningham	Clare	7-12	33	5	6.60
4	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	2-16	22	3	7.33
	Paul Winters	Dublin	0-22	22	3	7.33
6	Conor McDonald	Wexford	3-11	20	5	4.00
	Tony Kelly	Clare	1-17	20	4	5.00
8	Niall O'Brien	Westmeath	0-16	16	2	8.00
9	Saul McCaughan	Antrim	4-03	15	3	5.00
	Rob O'Shea	Cork	0-15	15	2	7.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Aaron Cunningham	Clare	3-03	12	Antrim
	Jason Forde	Tipperary	0-12	12	Clare
3	Jack Guiney	Wexford	1-08	11	Galway
4	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	1-07	10	Derry
	Bobby Duggan	Clare	0-10	10	Cork
6	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	1-06	9	Down
	Paul Winters	Dublin	0-09	9	Laois
	Jack Guiney	Wexford	0-09	9	Offaly
	Paul Winters	Dublin	0-09	9	Wexford
	Peter Mason	Down	0-09	9	Armagh

External links

• 2014 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
• 2014 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

References

1. "Clare seal first part of dream All-Ireland double". Irish Independent. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.