2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2006
Championship Details
Dates31 May 2006 - 16 September 2006
Teams14
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (10th win)
CaptainMichael Fennelly
ManagerAdrian Finan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upTipperary
CaptainDavid Young
ManagerTom Fogarty
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played13
Top Scorer Darragh Egan (3-23)
2005
2007

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.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

31 May 2006 Quarter-final Laois 1-12 - 0-16 Wexford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Brophy 1-0, Z Keenan 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, J Rowney 0-2, D Bergin 0-2, G Delahunty 0-1, S Lowry 0-1, W Hyland 0-1. S Nolan 0-7, PJ Nolan 0-2, C Lyng 0-2, C O’Connor 0-2, T Waters 0-1, M Doyle 0-1, R Kehoe 0-1. Referee: R Holohan (Kildare)

Semi-finals

21 June 2006 Semi-final Kilkenny 3-17 - 1-6 Wexford John Locke Park, Callan
TJ Reid 2-4, J Fitzpatrick 0-7, E O’Donoghue 1-0, P Hogan, A Murphy, R Power, D McCormack, J Broderick, M Nolan 0-1 each. S Nolan 0-3, G Flood 1-0, R Kehoe, PJ Nolan and M Doyle 0-1 each.
21 June 2006 Semi-final Dublin 0-17 - 1-11 Offaly Parnell Park, Dublin
K O’Reilly 0-7, E Moran and A McCrabbe 0-2 each, G Morris 0-2, K Dunne and J McCaffrey 0-1 each. E Bevans 1-3, S Dooley, D Hayden and J Bergin 0-2 each, P Cleary and D Kenny 0-1 each.

Final

27 July 2006 Final Kilkenny 2-18 - 2-10 Dublin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D McCormack (1-5, four frees), M Nolan (1-3), A Murphy (0-3), D Fogarty (0-2); J Fitzpatrick (0-2, one free); TJ Reid (0-1), E O'Donoghue (0-1), P Hogan (0-1). Report K O'Reilly (0-7, six frees); A McCrabbe (1-0), D Connolly (1-0), P Carton (0-1), E Moran (0-1), G Morris (0-1). Referee: F Smyth (Meath)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

7 June 2006 Quarter-final Clare w/o - scr. Kerry Cusack Park, Ennis
7 June 2006 Quarter-final Waterford 0-11 - 0-10 Limerick Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Gorman 0-5, T Power 0-2, S O’Sullivan 0-1, D Russell 0-1, G O’Connor 0-1, J Nagle 0-1. D Breen 0-5, M Fitzgerald 0-2, P Cregan 0-1, G O’Mahony 0-1, C Mullane 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Semi-finals

12 July 2006 Semi-final Cork 3-17 - 2-12 Waterford Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
B Barry 2-4; M O’Sullivan 0-6 (frees); R Conway 1-1; P Cronin 0-2; M Harrington, K Canty, E Cadogan, C Murphy 0-1 each. Report S O’Sullivan 0-4; M Gorman 1-2; T Power 1-1; L Lawlor, R Foley, D Hickey, G O’Connor, M Gaffney 0-1 each. Referee: B White (Tipperary)
12 July 2006 Semi-final Tipperary 1-17 - 0-17 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Egan (1-5, 0-5 frees), S Lillis (0-3, 0-1 free), N Teehan (0-3), R Ruth (0-2), J Woodlock, R O’Dwyer, R McLoughney, G Kennedy (0-1 each). Report M Flaherty (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65), T Kearse (0-3), J Clancy (0-2), Damien O’Halloran (0-2), M Gaffney, G Arthur, C Lafferty (0-1 each). Referee: D Richardson (Limerick).

Final

9 August 2006 Final Tipperary 3-11 - 0-13 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Egan (1-4 (3f)), R McLoughney (1-0), D Hickey (1-0), R Ruth (0-3), S Lillis (0-2 (1f)); J Woodlock (0-1), N Teehan (0-1). Report C Naughton (0-3), P Cronin (0-3); M O'Sullivan (0-3 (3f)), E Cadogan (0-2); R Conway (0-1), J Bowles (0-1). Referee: A Heagney (Clare)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

26 July 2006 Final Antrim 2-15 - 3-11 Down Casement Park, Belfast
Joey Scullion 0-8, D Laverty 1-1, S McNaughton 0-2, B McDermott 0-2, C McFall 0-1, P McGill 0-1; C Duffin 0-1. Report C McManus 2-5, B McGourty 1-3, C Coulter 0-1; A McGuinness 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1. Referee: J Devlin (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

19 August 2006 Semi-final Galway 2-12 - 1-24 Kilkenny O'Connor Park, Tullamore
J Canning (2-4 (0-1f, 0-1 sl)), K Wade (0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 ‘65’)), A Keary (0-1 (0-1 sl), F Coone (0-1), D Reilly (0-1), N Healy (0-1 (0-1f)), C Kavanagh (0-1). Report J Fitzpatrick (0-8 (0-5f, 0-3 ‘65’)), TJ Reid (0-5), R Power (1-1), P Hogan (0-4 (0-1 sl)); A Healy (0-2), A Murphy (0-2), M Fennelly (0-1); M Nolan (0-1). Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
20 August 2006 Semi-final Tipperary 5-19 - 0-7 Antrim Parnell Park, Dublin
S Lillis 0-5 (3f, one 65), R O'Dwyer, D O'Hanlon 1-1 each, R Ruth, D Egan (3f) 0-4 each, R McLoughney, N Teehan, D Sheppard 1-0 each, P Austin, D Hickey 0-2 each. Report R Mc Donnell 0-3 (1f), J Scullion 0-2 (1f, one '65') Brendan McDermott, D Laverty 0-1 each. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Final

10 September 2006 Final Kilkenny 2-14 - 2-14 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
J Fitzpatrick 0-6, R Power 1-1, R Hogan 1-1, A Murphy 0-3, TJ Reid 0-2, P Hogan 0-1. Report D Egan 1-5, N Teehan 1-1, S Lillis 0-3, J Woodlock 0-2, R O’Dwyer 0-1, D Young 0-1, D Sheppard 0-1. Referee: M Haverty (Galway)
16 September 2006 Final replay Tipperary 0-11 - 1-11 Kilkenny Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Egan 0-5 (5f); D O'Hanlon, P Austin 0-2 each; J Woodcock, R Ruth 0-1 each. Report R Power 0-6 (4f); P Hogan 1-0; A Murphy 0-3; J Fitzpatrick, R Hogan 0-1 each. Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Scoring statistics

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

References

  1. "Cats' Power punishes Tipp". Irish Independent. 17 September 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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