2009 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Under-21
Year:2009
Dates:20 May – 13 September 2009
Teams:17
Munster:Clare
Leinster:Kilkenny
Ulster:Antrim
Matches:16
Team:Clare
Titles:1st
Captain:Ciarán O'Doherty
Manager:John Minogue
Team2:Kilkenny
Captain2:David Langton
Manager2:Michael Walsh
Totalgoals:54 (3.37 per game)
Totalpoints:497 (31.06 per game)
Topscorer:Colin Ryan (3-33)
Previous:2008
Next:2010

The 2009 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 46th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 20 May 2009 and ended on 13 September 2009.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 13 September 2009, Clare won the championship following a 0-15 to 0-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: 2009 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final.

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Colin RyanClare3-3342410.50
2Richie HoganKilkenny0-303047.50
3Darach HonanClare5-102546.25
4C. J. McGourtyAntrim2-142036.66
5Joe CanningGalway4-719119.00
Maurice ShanahanWaterford0-191929.50
7Pa BourkeTipperary2-111728.50
8John MulhallKilkenny1-121553.00
Mark BerginKilkenny0-151553.00
10Jonjo FarrellKilkenny3-51452.80
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Joe CanningGalway4-719Clare
2Colin RyanClare3-918Limerick
3Richie HoganKilkenny0-1414Antrim
4Maurice ShanahanWaterford0-1313Tipperary
5Pa BourkeTipperary1-912Cork
Patrick HorganCork0-1212Tipperary
7Aaron KellyDerry3-211Down
8Darach HonanClare2-410Galway
C. J. McGourtyAntrim1-710Armagh
Mark BerginKilkenny0-1010Laois

Top goalkeepers

Clean sheets
RankGoalkeeperCountyClean sheets
1Colin McGrath Kilkenny2
1James Demspey Offaly1
Finn McGarry Dublin
Bill McCormack Tipperary
C O'Connell Antrim

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Clare complete fairytale triumph. Irish Times. 25 December 2015. 14 September 2009. Tom. Humphries.