2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
# 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 43rd 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 2006 and ended on 16 September 2006.

Galway were the defending champions but were defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 16 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-11 to 0-11 defeat of Tipperary in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first since 2004.

Tipperary's Darragh Egan was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.

## 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

Final

### All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

## Scoring statistics

Top Scorer Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 3-23 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 2 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-24 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 3 | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | 2-12 | 18 | 5 | 5.60 |
| 4 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 2-9 | 15 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Kevin O'Reilly | Dublin | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Stephen Lillis | Tipperary | 0-13 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
| 7 | Colm McManus | Down | 2-05 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 |
| 7 | Niall Teehan | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 |
| 9 | Brendan Barry | Cork | 2-04 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Joe Canning | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 9 | Paddy Hogan | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Joey Scullion | Antrim | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |

Top Scorer In A Single Game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colm McManus | Down | 2-05 | 11 | Antrim |
| 2 | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | 2-04 | 10 | Wexford |
| 2 | Brendan Barry | Cork | 2-04 | 10 | Waterford |
| 2 | Joe Canning | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | David McCormack | Kilkenny | 1-05 | 8 | Dublin |
| 5 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Clare |
| 5 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Joey Scullion | Antrim | 0-08 | 8 | Down |
| 5 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Galway |
| 10 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-04 | 7 | Cork |
| 10 | Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-07 | 7 | Cork |
| 10 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-07 | 7 | Wexford |
| 10 | Kevin O'Reilly | Dublin | 0-07 | 7 | Offaly |
| 10 | Kevin O'Reilly | Dublin | 0-07 | 7 | Kilkenny |
| 10 | Mark Flaherty | Clare | 0-07 | 7 | Tipperary |
