2019 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
# 2019 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2019 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 27 April 2019 and ended on 18 August 2019.

Galway were the defending champions.

On 18 August 2019, Galway won the championship after a 3-14 to 0-12 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th title overall and their third title in succession.

## Competition format

The championship begins on a provincial basis in only two of the four provinces – Munster and Leinster. There is no Ulster Championship as Ulster teams participate in the Leinster Championship. Galway are the sole Connacht representatives and enter the competition at the All-Ireland quarter-final group stage with the beaten Leinster and Munster finalists. This ensures that Galway have at least two championship games.

## Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

### Leinster Group Stage

**Tier 1**

**Tier 1 Table**


    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Kilkenny 33008-575-32+346 2 Dublin 31116-453-42+123 3 Wexford 31117-438-38+23 4 Offaly 30034-309-63-480

**Tier 2**

**Tier 2 Table**


    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Laois 33009-553-31+426 2 Kildare 32015-483-31+234 3 Antrim 31023-4410-47-242 4 Westmeath 30034-255-63-410

**Tier 3**

**Tier 3 Table**


    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Carlow 22009-381-08+544 2 Meath 21013-315-24+12 3 Down 20022-118-48-552

## Munster Minor Hurling Championship

### Munster group table

Key to colours :

* Advance to Munster final

    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Limerick 42203-702-55+186 2 Clare 43012-613-51+76 3 Cork 42115-732-68+145 4 Tipperary 41036-579-79-312 5 Waterford 40133-543-62-81

## All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

For official fixtures and results see All Ireland Minor Hurling Championship @ gaa.ie

### Quarter-Final Group Stage

**Quarter-Final Group Table**


    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1Galway22004-403-3854 2Kilkenny21014-303-2942 3Clare20021-353-38-90 Green background The top two teams will advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorer overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Billy Drennan | Kilkenny | 2-66 | 72 | 9 | 8.00 |
| 2 | David Qualter | Kildare | 8-37 | 61 | 7 | 8.71 |
| 3 | A. J. Redmond | Wexford | 3-49 | 58 | 7 | 8.28 |
| 4 | Cathal O'Neill | Limerick | 1-52 | 55 | 6 | 9.16 |
| 5 | Darragh Melville | Kildare | 6-27 | 45 | 7 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Seán McDonagh | Galway | 3-35 | 44 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Darragh Flynn | Cork | 3-28 | 37 | 4 | 9.25 |
| 8 | Shane Williams | Westmeath | 1-33 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 9 | Conor McGovern | Meath | 1-30 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| 9 | Shane Meehan | Clare | 1-30 | 33 | 7 | 4.71 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Conor McGovern | Meath | 0-18 | 18 | Down |
| 2 | Darragh Melville | Kildare | 4-04 | 16 | Meath |
| 3 | A. J. Redmond | Wexford | 1-11 | 14 | Kilkenny |
| 4 | Cathal O'Neill | Limerick | 1-10 | 13 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Shane Williams | Westmeath | 1-10 | 13 | Kildare |
| 4 | Darragh Flynn | Cork | 1-10 | 13 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Shane Meehan | Clare | 0-13 | 13 | Galway |
| 5 | David Qualter | Kildare | 2-06 | 12 | Meath |
| 5 | Seán McDonagh | Galway | 1-09 | 12 | Clare |
| 5 | Ben McSweeney | Dublin | 0-12 | 12 | Wexford |
| 5 | Seán McDonagh | Galway | 0-12 | 12 | Wexford |

### Miscellaneous

* Wexford won the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1985.
