2005 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
# 2005 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2005 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 31 May 2005 and ended on 18 September 2005.

Kilkenny were the defending champions.

On 18 September 2005, Galway won the championship following a 1-15 to 1-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 8th All-Ireland title and their first since 1996.

## Results

### Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

### All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

## Scoring statistics

### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 3-38 | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
| 2 | Maurice O'Sullivan | Cork | 4-16 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Eoin Reid | Kilkenny | 3-12 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 4 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 2-12 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
| 5 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 1-13 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 6 | Alan O'Connor | Limerick | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Kerril Wade | Galway | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 8 | Michael Naughten | Cork | 0-12 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Willie O'Dwyer | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Aonghus Callanan | Galway | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 10 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 10 | Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-09 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |

### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 1-09 | 12 | Galway |
| 2 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 1-08 | 11 | Antrim |
| 3 | Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | Wexford |
| 3 | Alan O'Connor | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | Kerry |
| 3 | Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Dublin |
| 6 | Eoin Reid | Kilkenny | 2-03 | 9 | Carlow |
| 6 | Maurice O'Sullivan | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | Waterford |
| 6 | Eoin Larkin | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Carlow |
| 6 | Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-09 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| 10 | Andrew O'Shaughnessy | Limerick | 2-02 | 8 | Kerry |
| 10 | Maurice O'Sullivan | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Tipperary |
| 10 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Limerick |
| 10 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Antrim |
| 10 | Kerril Wade | Galway | 0-08 | 8 | Kilkenny |
