2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Minor
Year:2017
Dates:5 April 2017 – 3 September 2017
Teams:20
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Kilkenny
Ulster:Antrim
Matches:30
Team:Galway
Titles:11th
Captain:Darren Morrissey
Manager:Jeffrey Lynskey
Team2:Cork
Captain2:Seán O'Leary-Hayes
Manager2:Denis Ring
Totalgoals:87 (2.9 per game)
Totalpoints:933 (31.1 per game)
Topscorer: Brian Turnbull (1-51)
Previous:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling championship for boys under the age of eighteen. The championship began on 5 April 2017 and ended on 3 September 2017.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster semi-final replay.[1] [2] [3]

On 3 September 2017 Galway won the championship following a 2-17 to 2-15 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 11th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.[4]

Participating teams

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim2016
Armagh
Carlow
Clare19972011
Cork20012008
Donegal
Down2012
Dublin19652016
Galway2015
Kildare
Kilkenny20142015
Laois1964
Limerick19842014
Meath1929
Offaly19892000
Tipperary20162016
Waterford20132009
Westmeath
Wicklow
Wexford19681985

Provincial Championships

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Brian TurnbullCork1-515469.00
2Seán CurrieDublin2-4753510.60
3Adrian MullenKilkenny3-4251510.20
4Mikey MullenMeath1-2932310.66
5Paul O'BrienLimerick0-3030310.00
6Ross BanvilleWexford0-282839.33
Daire ConneryCork0-282864.67
8Oisín BennettLaois1-212446.00
9Jack CanningGalway4-092137.00
10Ciarán TobinKildare1-1720210.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Seán CurrieDublin2-1319Antrim
2Mikey MullenMeath1-1114Westmeath
3Brian TurnbullCork0-1313Dublin
4Adrian MullenKilkenny1-0912Dublin
Seán ElliottAntrim1-0912Down
Richie MullanDerry1-0912Donegal
Adrian MullenKilkenny1-0912Wexford
Seán CurrieDublin0-1212Wexford
Adrian MullenKilkenny0-1212Westmeath
10Adrian MullenKilkenny1-0811Laois
Ross BanvilleWexford0-1111Dublin
Paul O'BrienLimerick0-1111Tipperary

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final – Tipperary 1-21 Limerick 0-17. 4 September 2016. Tipperary GAA. 6 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Tipperary 1-21 Limerick 0-17. 4 September 2016. Nationalist. 6 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916023008/http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2016/09/04/tipperary-see-off-limerick-to-take-minor-hurling-title/. 16 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Redemption as powerful Premier get hands on cup. 4 September 2016. Irish Examiner. 6 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Galway youngsters add to the silverware. 4 September 2017. Irish Examiner. 6 September 2017.