2011 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
# 2011 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2011 Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship is the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Championship since its inception in 1964. Games were played between 1 June and 10 September 2011. Galway won the title after a 3–14 to 1–10 win against Dublin.

## The Championship

### Overview

The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship of 2010 will be run on a provincial basis as usual. It will be a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there will be no seeds.

Each match will be played as a single leg. If a match is drawn a period of extra time will be played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time a replay will take place.

### Format

**Leinster Championship**

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the two quarter-final games join the two remaining Leinster teams, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

**Munster Championship**

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final game join the three remaining Munster teams, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

## Fixtures

### Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

| Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Leinster final | Leinster final | Leinster final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wexford | Wexford | 1-16 | | | | | | |
| Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 2-12 | Wexford | Wexford | 7-18 | | | |
| | | | Laois | Laois | 2-10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Wexford | Wexford | 0-11 |
| | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 1-18 |
| | | | Dublin | Dublin | 0-21 | | | |
| Carlow | Carlow | 0-11 | Offaly | Offaly | 0-8 | | | |
| Dublin | Dublin | 4-11 | | | | | | |

### Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

| Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Munster final | Munster final | Munster final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Limerick | Limerick | 2-19 | | | |
| | | | Clare | Clare | 1-15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Limerick | Limerick | 4-20 |
| | | | | | | Cork | Cork | 1-27 |
| | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 1-21 | | | |
| Waterford | Waterford | 1-16 | Cork | Cork | 4-19 | | | |
| Tipperary | Tipperary | 4-12 | | | | | | |

### Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

| Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Ulster final | Ulster final | Ulster final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | w/o. | | | |
| | | | Derry | Derry | scr. | | | |
| | | | | | | Antrim | Antrim | 0-15 |
| | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 2-7 |
| | | | Down | Down | 0-10 | | | |
| Donegal | Donegal | 1-6 | Armagh | Armagh | 1-11 | | | |
| Armagh | Armagh | 2-21 | | | | | | |

### All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | All-Ireland final | All-Ireland final | All-Ireland final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Limerick | Limerick | 2-14 | | | |
| Galway | Galway | 0-22 | Galway | Galway | 3-14 |
| Dublin | Dublin | 3-23 | Dublin | Dublin | 1-10 |
| Antrim | Antrim | 0-6 | | | |

## Scoring statistics

### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kevin O'Loughlin | Dublin | 1-32 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Shane Dowling | Limerick | 2-15 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Jamie Coughlan | Cork | 0-15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Conor Corvan | Armagh | 1-11 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Éamonn Dillon | Dublin | 1-10 | 13 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 5 | John O'Dwyer | Tipperary | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 7 | Paul Morris | Wexford | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Aidan Walsh | Cork | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Declan Hannon | Limerick | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 7 | Emmet Kent | Wexford | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |

### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kevin O'Loughlin | Dublin | 0-11 | 11 | Laois |
| 1 | John O'Dwyer | Tipperary | 0-11 | 11 | Cork |
| 3 | Shane Dowling | Limerick | 2-4 | 10 | Galway |
| 3 | Neil Foyle | Laois | 1-7 | 10 | Wexford |
| 3 | Jamie Coughlan | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Limerick |
| 6 | John O'Neill | Tipperary | 2-2 | 8 | Waterford |
| 6 | Paul Coady | Carlow | 0-8 | 8 | Dublin |
| 6 | Kevin O'Loughlin | Dublin | 0-8 | 8 | Wexford |
| 6 | Aidan Walsh | Cork | 0-8 | 8 | Limerick |
| 10 | James Breen | Wexford | 2-1 | 7 | Laois |
| 10 | Graeme Mulcahy | Limerick | 2-1 | 7 | Cork |
| 10 | James King | Armagh | 1-4 | 7 | Donegal |
| 10 | Declan Hannon | Limerick | 1-4 | 7 | Cork |
| 10 | Kevin Downes | Limerick | 1-4 | 7 | Clare |
| 10 | Brian O'Sullivan | Waterford | 1-4 | 7 | Tipperary |
| 10 | Conor Lehane | Cork | 1-4 | 7 | Tipperary |
| 10 | Conor Corvan | Armagh | 1-4 | 7 | Antrim |
| 10 | Conor Corvan | Armagh | 0-7 | 7 | Down |
| 10 | Shane Dowling | Limerick | 0-7 | 7 | Cork |
| 10 | Niall Burke | Galway | 0-7 | 7 | Limerick |
