| Type: | Under-21 |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Dates: | 31 May 2006 – 16 September 2006 |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Munster: | Tipperary |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Ulster: | Antrim |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Team: | Kilkenny |
| Titles: | 10th |
| Captain: | Michael Fennelly |
| Manager: | Adrian Finan |
| Team2: | Tipperary |
| Captain2: | David Young |
| Manager2: | Tom Fogarty |
| Topscorer: | Darragh Egan (3-23) |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
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.[1] 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.
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Final
Semi-finals
Final
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 |
| Niall Teehan | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 | |
| 9 | Brendan Barry | Cork | 2-04 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Joe Canning | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | |
| Paddy Hogan | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | |
| Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| 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 |
| Brendan Barry | Cork | 2-04 | 10 | Waterford | |
| Joe Canning | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | Kilkenny | |
| 5 | David McCormack | Kilkenny | 1-05 | 8 | Dublin |
| Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Clare | |
| Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Kilkenny | |
| Joey Scullion | Antrim | 0-08 | 8 | Down | |
| James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Galway | |
| 10 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-04 | 7 | Cork |
| Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-07 | 7 | Cork | |
| James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-07 | 7 | Wexford | |
| Kevin O'Reilly | Dublin | 0-07 | 7 | Offaly | |
| Kevin O'Reilly | Dublin | 0-07 | 7 | Kilkenny | |
| Mark Flaherty | Clare | 0-07 | 7 | Tipperary |