The 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 56th staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. Prior to 2019 an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship was held. The championship began on 25 May 2019 and ended on 24 August 2019.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 May 2019 - 24 August 2019 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Tipperary (11th win) |
| Captain | Craig Morgan |
| Manager | Liam Cahill |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | James Keating |
| Manager | Denis Ring |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 14 |
| Total Goals | 39 (2.78 per game) |
| Total Points | 504 (36.00 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Cathal Kiely (0-44) |
| 2020 → | |
Tipperary were the defending champions and went on to retain the title.[1]
On 24 August 2019, Tipperary won the championship following a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 11th All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.[3]
Offaly's Cathal Kiely was the championship's top scorer with 0-44.
Team summaries edit
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||
| Antrim | Saffron and white | 2016 | ||
| Carlow | Green, red and yellow | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1998 | 2018 | |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | 2016 | ||
| Galway | Maroon and white | 2011 | 2018 | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 2008 | 2017 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1983 | ||
| Limerick | Green and white | 2017 | 2017 | |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | 2000 | ||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 2018 | 2010 | |
| Waterford | White and blue | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1965 | 2015 | |
Provincial championships edit
Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship edit
Play-off round 1
| 25 May 2019 Play-off round 1 | Antrim | 2-16 - 0-25 (aet) | Carlow | National Sports Campus, Abbotstown |
| S Elliott 2-12 (7f); D Smyth, D McEnhill, O Donnelly, D Kilgore 0-1 each. | Report | C Whelan 0-13 (10f); D Sheehan 0-4; J Nolan 0-3, C Kavanagh 0-2; D Tobin, J O'Neill, C Treacy 0-1 each Antrim: | Referee: C Mooney (Dublin) |
| 27 May 2019 Play-off round 1 | Westmeath | 0-09 - 1-23 | Offaly | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| J Gillen 0-3, J Smyth 0-2, C McKeogh 0-1, E Ahearn 0-1, C O’Brien 0-1, E Daly 0-1. | Report | C Kiely 0-9, D Nally 0-5, C Ryan 1-0, C Langton 0-2, J Murphy 0-2; C Sampson 0-1; C Doyle 0-1; B Kealey 0-1, B Duignan 0-1, J Keenaghan 0-1. | Referee: S Stack (Dublin) |
Play-off round 2
| 16 June 2019 Play-off round 2 | Carlow | 1-17 - 1-20 | Offaly | Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow |
| C Whelan (1-10, 0-6f, 0-3'65), D Tobin (0-2); C Kavanagh (0-1), D Sheehan (0-1), J Nolan (0-1), O Ryan (0-1), C Treacy (0-1). | Report | C Kiely (0-10f), J Murphy (1-1); B Duignan (0-3), D Nally (0-2, 1'65), C Sampson (0-2); C Langton (0-2). | Referee: M Murtagh |
Quarter-finals
| 24 June 2019 Quarter-final | Kilkenny | 5-21 - 0-10 | Laois | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| N Brassil 0-7 (5f), A Mullen 2-0, E Cody 0-4, S Donnelly 1-1, J Bergin and S Ryan 1-0 each, E Shefflin 0-3, E O’Shea 0-2, A Brennan, J Molloy, D Blanchfield and C Brennan 0-1 each | Report | E Gaughan 0-6 (4f), P Delaney (1f), J Keyes, D Conway and J Bergin 0-1 each. | Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly) |
| 26 June 2019 Quarter-final | Dublin | 2-25 - 1-29 | Offaly | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| C Derwin 0-16 (13f), B Ryan 1-2, M Dunne 1-0, K Desmond 0-2, K Burke, I Ó hEithir, D Ó Floinn, L McDwyer, L Murphy 0-1 each. | Report | C Kiely 0-20 (15f, 2 ’65’), C Langton 0-4, C Quinn 1-0 J Murphy (1f) 0-2, R Hogan, K Sampson, D Nally 0-1 each. | Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford) |
Semi-finals
| 3 July 2019 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-18 - 2-20 | Wexford | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| C Kiely 0-5 (5fs), D Nally (2fs) and C Langton 0-4 each, J Murphy 1-1, B Kealey, B Duignan, C Ryan and K Sampson 0-1 each. | Report | R Banville 0-10 (6fs, 1 65), C Clancy 1-1, D Doyle 1-0, S Keane-Carroll 0-3, N Murphy, C McGuckin, C Scallan, S O’Connor, E Murphy, J Reck 0-1 each. | Attendance: 5,172 Referee: D Hughes (Carlow) |
| 4 July 2019 Semi-final | Galway | 1-15 - 1-19 | Kilkenny | Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| M Kennedy 0-7f, S Neary 1-0, C Walsh & D Reilly 0-2 each, D Kilcommins, D Loftus, J Fleming & D Mannion 0-1 each. | Report | N Brassil 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 ’65), E Cody 1-3, S Ryan 0-3, S Donnelly & C Heary 0-2 each, A Mullen & A Brennan 0-1 each. | Attendance: 3,095 Referee: J Owens (Wexford) |
Final
| 17 July 2019 Final | Wexford | 0-18 - 1-17 | Kilkenny | Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford |
| R Banville 0-7 (frees), S O’Connor 0-3, C McGuckin, C Fitzhenry, C Turner (1 free) 0-2 each, J Reck, C Scallan 0-1 each. | Report | N Brassil 0-5 (4 frees), E Shefflin 1-2, S Ryan, E Cody, D Blanchfield 0-2 each, J Brennan, S Donnelly, E O’Shea, M Carey 0-1 each. | Attendance: 6,612 Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath) |
Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship edit
Quarter-final
| 3 July 2019 Quarter-final | Cork | 1-20 - 0-16 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| S O’Regan 1-6, C Hanifin 0-5 (0-3 frees), B Turnbull 0-4, D Connery 0-3 (0-1 sideline), L O’Shea 0-2. | Report | P O’Brien 0-8 (0-6 frees, 0-2 65), R Connolly 0-3, M McCarthy 0-2, R Duff, P O’Riordan, J Ryan 0-1 each. | Attendance: 3,354 Referee: T Walsh (Waterford) |
Semi-finals
| 9 July 2019 Semi-final | Tipperary | 3-23 - 0-10 | Waterford | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| J Morris 0-13 (11f), C Bowe 2-2, J Fogarty 1-1, B Seymour 0-4 (3f), G O'Connor 0-1, S Hayes 0-1, A Ormond 0-1. | Report | B Power 0-8 (8f), T Barron 0-1, J Power 0-1. | Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) |
| 10 July 2019 Semi-final | Cork | 0-23 - 0-15 | Clare | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| S O’Regan (0-5), C Hanifin (0-5), B Turnbull (0-4), T O’Connell (0-4), S Twomey (0-3), B Roche (0-1); D Connery (0-1). | Report | A McCarthy (0-5), D Ryan (0-4), R Considine (0-2); M Rodgers (0-2), K McDermott (0-1); A Moriarty (0-1), T Agnew (0-1). | Attendance: 2,965 Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary) |
Final
| 23 July 2019 Final | Tipperary | 3-15 - 2-17 | Cork | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| C Bowe 1-4; J Morris 1-3 (0-2 frees); K O’Kelly 1-0; A Ormond 0-2; B O’Mara, C Connolly, J Cahill, G O’Connor, B Seymour, D Woods 0-1 each. | Report | S Twomey 1-2; C Hanifin 0-4 (3 frees); S O’Regan 0-3; E Sheehan 1-0; D Connery (1 free), B Turnbull 0-2 each; E Roche, T O’Connell, P Power, R Walsh 0-1 each. | Referee: T Walsh (Waterford) |
All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship edit
Semi-finals
The Leinster champions play the Munster beaten finalists and the Munster champions play the Leinster beaten finalists.
| 3 August 2019 Semi-finals | Kilkenny | 0-13 - 1-16 | Cork | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| E Cody 0-6 (5f), N Brassil 0-4 (2f), A Brennan 0-1, E Shefflin 0-1, C Heary 0-1. | Report | T O’Connell 1-10 (6f, 2 “65s”), B Turnbull 0-2 (2f), R Walsh 0-2, S O’Regan 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1. | Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) |
| 4 August 2019 Semi-finals | Tipperary | 8-16 - 1-15 | Wexford | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| J Morris 1-5 (0-2 frees); A Ormond, B Seymour, J Cahill 2-1 each; S Hayes 1-1; C Bowe, D Woods (1 free) 0-2 each; B O’Mara, J Fogarty, J Ryan 0-1 each. | Report | R Banville 0-8 frees; S Keane-Carroll 1-0; S O’Connor, D Doyle 0-2 each; C Clancy, N Murphy, C Turner 0-1 each. | Referee: C McAllister (Cork) |
| 24 August 2019 Final | Tipperary | 5-17 - 1-18 | Cork | LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| B Seymour 2-5 (0-1 sideline), J Morris 0-8 (0-3f, 0-1 ’65), A Ormond 1-2, J Cahill 1-1, C Bourke 1-0, C Bowe 0-1. | Report | B Turnbull 0-8 (0-7f), T O’Connell 1-2 (0-2 ’65), R Walsh, D Connery (0-1f) 0-2 each, C O’Callaghan, R Downey, S O’Regan, B Roche 0-1 each. | Attendance: 18,652 Referee: L Gordon (Galway) |
Championship statistics edit
Top scorers edit
- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathal Kiely | Offaly | 0-44 | 44 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Jake Morris | Tipperary | 2-29 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 3 | Ciarán Whelan | Carlow | 1-23 | 26 | 2 | 13.00 |
| 4 | Ross Banville | Wexford | 0-25 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 5 | Niall Brassil | Kilkenny | 0-24 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Billy Seymour | Tipperary | 4-11 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| Tommy O'Connell | Cork | 2-17 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 | |
| 8 | Brian Turnbull | Cork | 0-20 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Shane O'Regan | Cork | 1-16 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 10 | Conor Bowe | Tipperary | 3-09 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| Seán Elliott | Antrim | 2-12 | 18 | 1 | 18.00 | |
| Eoin Cody | Kilkenny | 1-15 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathal Kiely | Offaly | 0-20 | 20 | Dublin |
| 2 | Seán Elliott | Antrim | 2-12 | 18 | Carlow |
| 3 | Cian Derwin | Dublin | 0-16 | 16 | Offaly |
| 4 | Tommy O'Connell | Cork | 1-10 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| Ciarán Whelan | Carlow | 1-10 | 13 | Offaly | |
| Jake Morris | Tipperary | 0-13 | 13 | Waterford | |
| Ciarán Whelan | Carlow | 0-13 | 13 | Antrim | |
| 8 | Billy Seymour | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | Cork |
| 9 | Cathal Kiely | Offaly | 0-10 | 10 | Carlow |
| Ross Banville | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly |
References edit
- ^ "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 August 2019). "Early Tipp goals power them past Cork to seal All-Ireland hurling glory". The 42. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Tipperary's Craig Morgan says plan was to blitz Cork early". Irish Times. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.