2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
# 2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 5 April 2003 and ended on 14 September 2003.

Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions.

On 14 September 2003, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2–16 to 2–15 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 18th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Kilkenny's Richie Power was the championship's top scorer with 1-29.

## Results

### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Group A

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Laois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-25 | 0-11 | 26 | 4 |
| Carlow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-18 | 4-18 | -6 | 2 |
| Kildare | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-17 | 4-31 | -20 | 0 |

Group B

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Westmeath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-26 | 4-15 | 8 | 4 |
| Meath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-19 | 2-19 | 6 | 2 |
| Wicklow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 5-23 | -14 | 0 |

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Final

### Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Final

### All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 1-29 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Niall Healy | Galway | 1-23 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
| 3 | Richie Ruth | Tipperary | 2-17 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 4 | Declan Cordial | Offaly | 1-19 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Bernard Gaffney | Clare | 3-10 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 6 | Aonghus Callanan | Galway | 3-09 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Derrick Reilly | Galway | 4-05 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 8 | Conan Doyle | Kildare | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 8 | Killian Cosgrove | Westmeath | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 10 | Eoin Guinan | Kilkenny | 1-13 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aonghus Callanan | Galway | 3-04 | 13 | Antrim |
| 1 | Niall Healy | Galway | 1-10 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| 3 | Bernard Gaffney | Clare | 2-04 | 10 | Kerry |
| 3 | Niall Healy | Galway | 0-10 | 10 | Tipperary |
| 3 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Cork |
| 6 | Derrick Reilly | Galway | 2-03 | 9 | Antrim |
| 6 | Conan Doyle | Kildare | 1-06 | 9 | Carlow |
| 6 | Killian Cosgrove | Westmeath | 1-06 | 9 | Wicklow |
| 6 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Galway |
| 6 | Declan Cordial | Offaly | 0-09 | 9 | Kilkenny |
