Type: | Minor |
Year: | 2008 |
Dates: | 29 March 2008 – 7 September 2008 |
Teams: | 22 |
Munster: | Cork |
Leinster: | Kilkenny |
Ulster: | Antrim |
Matches: | 36 |
Team: | Kilkenny |
Titles: | 19th |
Captain: | Thomas Breen |
Manager: | Richie Mulrooney |
Team2: | Galway |
Captain2: | David Burke |
Manager2: | Mattie Murphy |
Topscorer: | Michael O'Hanlon (3-37) |
Previous: | 2007 |
Next: | 2009 |
The 2008 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 29 March 2008 and ended on 7 September 2008.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1]
On 7 September 2008 Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-6 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in a replay of the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 19th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2003.
Wexford's Michael O'Hanlon was the championship's top scorer with 3-37.
Group 1A
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
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width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
Carlow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-13 | 1-09 | 7 | 2 | |||||
Offaly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-19 | 3-23 | -7 | 1 | |||||
Dublin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-10 | 1-20 | -10 | 0 |
Group 1B
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
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width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
Kilkenny | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-29 | 1-23 | 30 | 4 | |||||
Wexford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-34 | 5-23 | 11 | 2 | |||||
Laois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-19 | 11-36 | -41 | 0 |
Group 2
Team | Matches | Score | Pts | ||||||||||
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width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=45 | For | width=45 | Against | width=30 | Diff |
Kildare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-42 | 1-24 | 24 | 6 | |||||
Meath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-34 | 3-20 | 23 | 4 | |||||
Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-38 | 0-20 | 48 | 2 | |||||
Wicklow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-08 | 14-54 | -82 | 0 |
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Play-off
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Michael O'Hanlon | Wexford | 3-37 | 46 | ||
2 | Joe Brennan | Kilkenny | 1-31 | 34 | 6 | 5.66 |
3 | Simon O'Brien | Cork | 1-26 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
Noel McGrath | Tipperary | 1-26 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |