2007 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Minor
Year:2007
Dates:21 April 2007 – 2 September 2007
Munster:Tipperary
Leinster:Dublin
Ulster:Antrim
Matches:26
Team:Tipperary
Titles:18th
Captain:Brendan Maher
Manager:Declan Ryan
Team2:Cork
Captain2:Ryan Clifford
Manager2:Donal Cronin
Topscorer: Ryan Clifford (5-30)
Previous:2006
Next:2008

The 2007 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 21 April 2007 and ended on 2 September 2007.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 2 September 2007, Tipperary won the championship following a 3-14 to 2-11 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their second All-Ireland title in-a-row.

Cork's Ryan Clifford was the championship's top scorer with 5-30.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Play-off

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ryan CliffordCork5-304567.50
2Lee MurphyWexford2-303657.20
3Séamus HennessyTipperary0-343456.80
4Shane BrennanKilkenny2-162245.50
5Willie CullenWexford5-0621
Aaron WhelehanOffaly1-182145.25
7John O'NeillTipperary2-131953.80
8Paudie KehoeCarlow3-091836.00
9Dan CurramsOffaly2-111744.25
Andrew CollierLaois1-141744.25
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Willie CullenWexford5-0419Wicklow
2Ryan CliffordCork3-0413Waterford
3James MulrooneyOffaly3-0312Wicklow
Paudie KehoeCarlow2-0612Laois
5Dan CurramsOffaly1-0710Wicklow
6Lee MurphyWexford1-069Carlow
Shane BrennanKilkenny1-069Antrim
Shane BrennanKilkenny1-069Tipperary
Ryan CliffordCork0-099Clare
Séamus HennessyTipperary0-099Cork

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier class bags 18th All-Ireland. Irish Examiner. 3 September 2007. 26 August 2016. Brendan. Larkin.