2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
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{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling
| type = Under-21
| year = 2017
| image =
| dates = 24 May 2017 – 9 September 2017
| teams = 19
| connacht =
| munster = Limerick
| leinster = Kilkenny
| ulster = Derry
| matches = 18
| team = Limerick
| titles = 6
| captain = Tom Morrissey
| manager = Pat Donnelly
| team2 = Kilkenny
| captain2 = Pat Lyng
| manager2 = Eddie Brennan
| totalgoals = 57 (3.16 per game)
| totalpoints = 618 (34.33 per game)
| topscorer = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Aaron Gillane (0-44)
| previous = 2016
| next = 2018
}}
The 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 24 May 2017 and ended on 9 September 2017.
Waterford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster semi-final.{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/waterford-u21-galway-2973806-Sep2016/|title=Brilliant Waterford end 24 year-wait for All-Ireland U21 hurling title in style against Galway|date=10 September 2016|publisher=The 42|access-date=11 September 2016}}{{cite web|url= http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/curran-leads-from-front-in-final-cruise-for-dise-35039054.html|title=Curran leads from front in final cruise for Déise|date=10 September 2016|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=11 September 2016|first=Jackie|last=Cahill}} Meath fielded a team in the championship for the first time in several seasons.
On 9 September 2017, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2017/0909/903434-limerick-v-kilkenny/|title= Limerick too good for Kilkenny in Under-21 hurling final|date=9 September 2017|publisher=RTÉ Sport|access-date=9 September 2017}} This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/limerick-savour-that-september-excitement-in-u21-hurling-final-458686.html|title=Limerick savour that September excitement in U21 hurling final|date=9 September 2017|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=26 September 2017}}
Provincial championships
=[[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]=
Preliminary round
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| date = 24 May 2017
| round = Preliminary round
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Meath
| score = 0-12 - 2-20
| team2 = Westmeath
| report = [http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2017/05/24/4140592-another-championship-exit-for-a-meath-team-/ Report]
| goals1 = C Kearney (0-5 four frees), D Kelly (0-2 one free, one '65'), É Mac Donnchadh (0-2), R Ryan (0-1), M Cullen (0-1).
| goals2 = K Doyle (0-12 six frees), C Doyle (1-3), M Daly (1-0), J Galvin (0-2); J Goonery (0-2), D Clinton (0-1).
| attendance =
| stadium = St. Loman's Park, Trim
| referee = J O'Brien (Laois)
}}
Quarter-finals
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| date = 31 May 2017
| round = Quarter-final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Kildare
| score = 2-14 - 1-21
| team2 = Carlow
| report = [http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=271046 Report]
| goals1 = J Sheridan (2-9, 1-7f), E O’Hehir (0-3f), S Lawlor (0-1), D Brereton (0-1).
| goals2 = K McDonald (1-6, 1-5f); C Nolan (0-5, 1f), C Tracey (0-4), O Roberts (0-2); G Coady (0-1f), G Lawlor (0-1), J Murphy (0-1), A Amond (0-1).
| attendance =
| stadium = St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
| referee = G Quilty (Kilkenny)
}}
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| date = 31 May 2017
| round = Quarter-final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 4-21 - 2-9
| team2 = Offaly
| report = [http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=271044 Report]
| goals1 = C Dunbar 1-8 (1 sl), S O’Gorman 2-2, D Pepper 1-2, R White and J Coleman (0-2f) 0-3 each, R O'Connor 0-2, H O'Connor 0-1.
| goals2 = C Freeman 0-5f, O Kelly and L Langton 1-1 each, C Kiely and C Cleary 0-1 each.
| attendance =
| stadium = Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
| referee = Peter Burke (Kilkenny)
}}
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| date = 31 May 2017
| round = Quarter-final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Westmeath
| score = 1-20 - 0-21
| team2 = Laois
| report = [http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=271045 Report]
| goals1 = K Doyle 0-10 (0-6f), C Doyle 1-3, J Goonery and D Clinton 0-2 each, S Clavin, M Daly, P Lynam 0-1 each.
| goals2 = M Kavanagh 0-9 (0-6f, 1 '65), A Corby, B Corby, A Dunphy (0-2f) 0-3 each, S Downey, J Lennon, M Dowling 0-1 each.
| attendance =
| stadium = TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
| referee = K Brady (Louth)
}}
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| date = 31 May 2017
| round = Quarter-final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 0-21 - 0-16
| team2 = Dublin
| report = [http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=271043 Report]
| goals1 = A Murphy 0-8 (0-7f), B Ryan 0-4, S Walsh and J Donnelly 0-2 each, T Walsh, S Morrissey, J Walsh, L Blanchfield, J Bergin 0-1 each.
| goals2 = C Currie 0-9 (0-6f, 1 '65), R McBride 0-3, D Burke, E Conroy, F Whitely, C O'Sullivan 0-1 each.
| attendance =
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| motm = Billy Ryan
| referee = P Murphy (Carlow)
}}
Semi-finals
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| date = 21 June 2017
| round = Semi-final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Westmeath
| score = 1-11 - 1-21
| team2 = Kilkenny
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-westmeath-u21-hurling-leinster-3456319-Jun2017/ Report]
| goals1 = K Doyle 0-8 (0-6f), J Goonery 1-0, N Mitchell 0-3 (0-1 sideline).
| goals2 = A Murphy 1-8 (0-8f), J Donnelly, S Morrissey 0-3 each, P Lyng, R Leahy 0-2 each, L Blanchfield, L Scanlon, E Kenny 0-1 each.
| attendance =
| stadium = TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
| referee = J Keenan (Wicklow)
}}
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| date = 21 June 2017
| round = Semi-final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 3-16 - 1-12
| team2 = Carlow
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/wexford-carlow-leinster-u21-hurling-3456335-Jun2017/ Report]
| goals1 = J Coleman 0-10 (0-7f), C Dunbar 3-0, D Pepper, R O’Connor 0-2 each, G Molloy, J O’Connor 0-1 each.
| goals2 = C Nolan 0-8 (0-7f), C Foley 1-0, K McDonald 0-2, O Roberts, S Brennan 0-1 each.
| attendance =
| stadium = Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
| referee = J O'Brien (Laois)
}}
Final
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| date = 5 July 2017
| round = Final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 0-30 - 1-15
| team2 = Wexford
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-wexford-u21-2-3480994-Jul2017/ Report]
| goals1 = R Leahy 0-5, A Murphy 0-5f (0-5f), L Scanlon 0-4, J Bergin 0-3 (0-3f), J Cleere 0-3, B Ryan, S Morrissey and J Donnelly 0-2 each, L Blanchfield, P Lyng, E Kenny and S Walsh 0-1 each.
| goals2 = J Coleman 0-5 (0-5f), S O’Gorman 1-0, J Doyle 0-2 (0-1f), C Dunbar and R O’Connor 0-2 each, J O’Connor, C Moore and D Codd 0-1 each.
| attendance = 6,089
| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
| referee = P Murphy (Carlow)
}}
=[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]=
Quarter-final
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| date = 22 June 2017
| round = Quarter-final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 2-24 - 0-19
| team2 = Tipperary
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/limerick-tipperary-u21-hurling-3458849-Jun2017/ Report]
| goals1 = A Gillane 0-9 (0-7f), T Morrissey 1-4, B Nash 1-0, P Casey 0-3, R Lynch, C Ryan, B Murphy 0-2 each, C Lynch, P Ahern 0-1 each.
| goals2 = G Browne, L Fairbrother (0-4f) 0-5 each, M Kehoe 0-3, C Darcy 0-2 (0-2f), B McCarthy, W Connors, G O’Halloran and T Nolan 0-1 each.
| attendance = 3,076
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
| referee = C Lyons (Cork)
}}
Semi-finals
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| date = 12 July 2017
| round = Semi-final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 1-28 - 1-15
| team2 = Clare
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/limerick-clare-u21-3493227-Jul2017/ Report]
| goals1 = A Gillane 0-14 (5f, 1’65), C Ryan 0-3, P Casey 1-0, T Morriseey 0-2, B Nash 0-2, R Hanley 0-2, T Grimes 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, R Lynch 0-1 (1f), C Lynch 0-1, P Ahern 0-1.
| goals2 = I Galvin 0-5 (4f), B Connors 1-0, C Corbett 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-2, M O’Malley 0-1, A Shanagher 0-1, M O’Shea 0-1, R Hayes 0-1, B Cahill 0-1, P O’Loughlin 0-1.
| attendance = 5,577
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
| referee = C McAllister (Cork)
}}
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| date = 13 July 2017
| round = Semi-final
| time = 19:00
| team1 = Waterford
| score = 1-19 - 2-17
| team2 = Cork
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/cork-waterford-u21-2-3495589-Jul2017/ Report]
| goals1 = P Curran 0-10 (0-7f, 0-1 ’65) C Roche 0-5, S Bennett 1-1, C Curran 0-2, J Prendergast 0-1.
| goals2 = D Dalton 1-12 (0-8f, 0-2 sideline), R O’Flynn 1-0, D Fitzgibbon 0-3, M O’Halloran, P Leopold 0-1 each.
| attendance = 4,127
| stadium = Walsh Park, Waterford
| referee = F Horgan (Tipperary)
}}
Final
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| date = 26 July 2017
| round = Final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 0-16 - 1-11
| team2 = Cork
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/limerick-cork-report-3516069-Jul2017/ Report]
| goals1 = A Gillane 0-6 (0-6f), B Nash, T Grimes, R Lynch (0-2f) and P Casey 0-2 each, M Mackey and T Morrissey 0-1 each.
| goals2 = T O’Mahony 1-1, S Kingston 0-3, D Dalton, M Coleman (0-2f) and M O’Halloran 0-2 each, R O’Flynn 0-1.
| attendance = 11,774
| stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
| referee = R McGann (Clare)
}}
=[[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]=
Semi-finals
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| date = 19 July 2017
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Derry
| score = 2-11 - 3-6
| team2 = Antrim
| report =
| goals1 = C O'Doherty 2-5, B Cassidy 0-2, S Cassidy 0-1, C Reilly 0-1, D Cartin 0-1, C Steele 0-1.
| goals2 = J McNaughton 1-4, C McNaughton 1-1, É Smyth 1-0, C Carson 0-1.
| attendance =
| stadium = Owenbeg
| referee =
}}
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| date = 19 July 2017
| round = Semi-final
| time =
| team1 = Armagh
| score = 1-15 - 8-19
| team2 = Down
| report =
| goals1 = D Gaffney 0-7, D Ryan 1-0, P McKearney 0-2, K Magee 0-1, D McKenna 0-1, B McAteer 0-1, D Grant 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, M McEvoy 0-1.
| goals2 =
| attendance =
| stadium = Athletic Grounds, Armagh
| referee =
}}
Final
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| date = 26 July 2017
| round = Final
| time = 19:30
| team1 = Derry
| score = 3-17 - 1-9
| team2 = Down
| report = [http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=273600 Report]
| goals1 = D Cartin (0-7, 5f), C Riley (2-0), B Cassidy (1-2), C McAllister (0-2), O McKeever (0-2); C O’Doherty (0-2), C Steele (0-1), S McGuigan (0-1).
| goals2 = O McManus (1-0), C Coulter (0-3, 3f), M Fisher (0-2, 2f), B Trainor (0-1), D Sands, (0-1) R Campbell (0-1); P McCrickard (0-1).
| attendance =
| stadium = Corrigan Park, Belfast
| referee = C Cunning (Antrim)
}}
[[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
=All-Ireland Semi-Finals=
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| date = 19 August 2017
| round = Semi-final
| time = 16:00
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 8-35 - 0-7
| team2 = Derry
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/kilkenny-u21-hurling-derry-3554849-Aug2017/ Report]
| goals1 = S Walsh 2-7 (0-4f), J Donnelly 1-7, L Blanchfield 0-6, B Ryan 2-0, E Kenny, R Leahy, L Scanlon 1-1 each, A Murphy 0-4 (0-1f), J Walsh 0-3, N McMahon, D Mullen, H Lawlor, S Morrissey, R Bergin 0-1 each.
| goals2 = C O’Doherty 0-3, D Cartin (0-1f), C Steele, C Reilly, B Laverty 0-1 each.
| attendance = 6,524
| motm = Shane Walsh (Tullaroan)
| stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
| referee = J O'Brien (Laois)
}}
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| date = 19 August 2017
| round = Semi-final
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Galway
| score = 2-19 - 2-23
| team2 = Limerick
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/limerick-galway-u21-3555120-Aug2017/ Report]
| goals1 = C Whelan 1-3 (0-1f), B Concannon, T Monaghan 0-4 each, J Coyne 1-1, D Nevin 0-2 (0-1f), J Grealish, S Loftus, K McHugo, S Linnane, E Niland (0-1f) 0-1 each.
| goals2 = A Gillane 0-8 (0-4f, 0-2 ’65), B Murphy, P Casey 1-2 each, B Nash 0-4, T Grimes 0-2, K Hayes, R Hanley, C Lynch, A La Touche Cosgrave, C Boylan 0-1 each.
| attendance = 6,524
| stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
| referee = J Keenan (Wicklow)
}}
=All-Ireland final=
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| date = 9 September 2017
| round = Final
| time = 15:00
| team1 = Kilkenny
| score = 0-11 - 0-17
| team2 = Limerick
| report = [http://www.the42.ie/limerick-kilkenny-u21-final-3590087-Sep2017/ Report]
| goals1 = A Murphy 0-5 (0-5f), S Walsh 0-3 (0-2f), J Donnelly, B Ryan and L Blanchfield 0-1 each.
| goals2 = A Gillane 0-7 (0-2f), R Lynch (0-3f) and P Casey 0-3 each, C Lynch, B Nash, P Ahern and C Boylan 0-1 each.
| attendance = 15,485
| stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
| referee = P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
}}
Statistics
=Top scorers=
Top scorers overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|0-44 |align=center|44 |align=center|5 |align=center|8.80 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|2
|align=center|1-30 |align=center|33 |align=center|5 |align=center|6.60 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|3
|align=center|0-30 |align=center|30 |align=center|3 |align=center|10.00 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|4
|align=center|4-10 |align=center|22 |align=center|3 |align=center|7.33 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|5
|align=center|2-13 |align=center|19 |align=center|5 |align=center|3.80 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|6
|align=center|1-15 |align=center|18 |align=center|5 |align=center|3.60 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|7
|Cork |align=center|1-14 |align=center|17 |align=center|2 |align=center|8.50 |
| Joe Coleman
|align=center|0-17 |align=center|17 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.66 |
| rowspan=2 align=center|9
|align=center|2-10 |align=center|16 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.33 |
| Peter Casey
|align=center|2-10 |align=center|16 |align=center|5 |align=center|3.20 |
Top scorers in a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|2-09 |align=center|15 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|2
|Cork |align=center|1-12 |align=center|15 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|3
|align=center|0-14 |align=center|14 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|4
|align=center|2-07 |align=center|13 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|5
|align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |
| rowspan=3 align=center|6
|align=center|2-05 |align=center|11 |
| Cathal Dunbar
|align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |
| Alan Murphy
|align=center|1-08 |align=center|8 |
| rowspan=4 align=center|9
|align=center|1-07 |align=center|10 |
| Patrick Curran
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |Cork |
| Killian Doyle
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
| Joe Coleman
|align=center|0-10 |align=center|10 |
=Miscellaneous=
- The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Limerick was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
Awards
References
{{Reflist}}
{{All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship}}