2010 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
# 2010 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2010 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 10 April and ended on 5 September 2010.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 5 September 2010, Kilkenny won the championship after a 2-10 to 0-14 defeat of Clare in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. This was their 20th championship title overall and their first title since 2008.

Clare's Niall Arthur was the championship's top scorer with 0-50.

## Results

### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Third round

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-final

Playoff

Semi-finals

Final

### Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-final

Final

### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Niall Arthur | Clare | 0-50 | 50 | 7 | 7.14 |
| 2 | Pauric Mahony | Waterford | 1-33 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 3 | Brian Hartnett | Cork | 1-28 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 4 | Aonghus Clarke | Westmeath | 1-26 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| 5 | Ger Aylward | Kilkenny | 3-17 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 |
| 6 | Dean Flood | Dublin | 0-25 | 25 | 6 | 4.16 |
| 7 | John Power | Kilkenny | 2-17 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |
| 8 | Ciarán Clarke | Antrim | 2-16 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 9 | David O'Halloran | Clare | 2-15 | 21 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 10 | John Hetherton | Dublin | 1-16 | 19 | 6 | 3.16 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brian Hartnett | Cork | 1-14 | 17 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Ciarán Clarke | Antrim | 2-10 | 16 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Pauric Mahony | Waterford | 1-13 | 16 | Cork |
| 4 | Aonghus Clarke | Westmeath | 1-10 | 13 | Meath |
| 5 | Niall Arthur | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | Waterford |
| 5 | Liam McGrath | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Cork |
| 7 | Aidan McCormack | Tipperary | 3-00 | 9 | Cork |
| 7 | Thomas Carroll | Offaly | 1-06 | 9 | Wexford |
| 7 | Aonghus Clarke | Westmeath | 0-09 | 9 | Offaly |
| 7 | Stephen Quirke | Offaly | 0-09 | 9 | Westmeath |
| 7 | Niall Arthur | Clare | 0-09 | 9 | Kerry |

### Miscellaneous

* Armagh qualified for their first Ulster final proper since 1965.
* Clare qualified for their first Munster final since 1989.
* Clare's appearance in the All-Ireland final was only their third ever and their first since 1997.
