2005 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship


The 2005 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 42nd 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 2005 and ended on 18 September 2005.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
On 18 September 2005, Galway won the championship following a 1-15 to 1-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 8th All-Ireland title and their first since 1996.

Results

[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Semi-final
Final

[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Eoin LarkinKilkenny3-384759.40
2Maurice O'SullivanCork4-162847.00
3Eoin ReidKilkenny3-122154.20
4James FitzpatrickKilkenny2-121853.60
5Richie PowerKilkenny1-131653.20
6Alan O'ConnorLimerick1-111427.00
6Kerril WadeGalway0-141427.00
8Michael NaughtenCork0-121243.00
9Willie O'DwyerKilkenny1-071052.00
10Aonghus CallananGalway2-03924.50
10Darragh EganTipperary1-06924.50
10Stephen NolanWexford0-09919.00

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Eoin LarkinKilkenny1-0912Galway
2Richie PowerKilkenny1-0811Antrim
3Eoin LarkinKilkenny1-0710Wexford
3Alan O'ConnorLimerick1-0710Kerry
3Eoin LarkinKilkenny0-1010Dublin
6Eoin ReidKilkenny2-039Carlow
6Maurice O'SullivanCork1-069Waterford
6Eoin LarkinKilkenny0-099Carlow
6Stephen NolanWexford0-099Kilkenny
10Andrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick2-028Kerry
10Maurice O'SullivanCork2-028Tipperary
10Darragh EganTipperary1-058Limerick
10James FitzpatrickKilkenny0-088Antrim
10Kerril WadeGalway0-088Kilkenny