2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

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.

2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates25 May 2019 - 24 August 2019
Teams14
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (11th win)
CaptainCraig Morgan
ManagerLiam Cahill
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainJames Keating
ManagerDenis Ring
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Total Goals39 (2.78 per game)
Total Points504 (36.00 per game)
Top Scorer Cathal Kiely (0-44)
2020

Tipperary were the defending champions.[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

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

Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship

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

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

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)

Final

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

Top scorers

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

  1. "Injury time drama as late Tipperary goal secures All-Ireland U21 victory over Cork". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Tipperary's Craig Morgan says plan was to blitz Cork early". Irish Times. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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