2011 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship


The 2011 Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship is the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Championship since its inception in 1964. Games were played between 1 June and 10 September 2011. Galway won the title after a 3-14 to 1-10 win against Dublin.

The Championship

Overview

The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship of 2010 will be run on a provincial basis as usual. It will be a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there will be no seeds.
Each match will be played as a single leg. If a match is drawn a period of extra time will be played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time a replay will take place.

Format

Leinster Championship

Quarter-finals: These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The two winners of the two quarter-final games join the two remaining Leinster teams, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The winners of the lone quarter-final game join the three remaining Munster teams, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Fixtures

[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

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[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

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[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]

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[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]

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Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Kevin O'LoughlinDublin1-323557.00
2Shane DowlingLimerick2-152137.00
3Jamie CoughlanCork0-151527.50
4Conor CorvanArmagh1-111427.00
5Eamon DillonDublin1-101344.25
5John O'DwyerTipperary0-131326.50
7Paul MorrisWexford2-061234.00
7Aidan WalshCork1-091234.00
7Declan HannonLimerick1-091234.00
7Emmet KentWexford0-121234.00

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Kevin O'LoughlinDublin0-1111Laois
1John O'DwyerTipperary0-1111Cork
3Shane DowlingLimerick2-410Galway
3Neil FoyleLaois1-710Wexford
3Jamie CoughlanCork0-1010Limerick
6John O'NeillTipperary2-28Waterford
6Paul CoadyCarlow0-88Dublin
6Kevin O'LoughlinDublin0-88Wexford
6Aidan WalshCork0-88Limerick
10James BreenWexford2-17Laois
10Graeme MulcahyLimerick2-17Cork
10James KingArmagh1-47Donegal
10Declan HannonLimerick1-47Cork
10Kevin DownesLimerick1-47Clare
10Brian O'SullivanWaterford1-47Tipperary
10Conor LehaneCork1-47Tipperary
10Conor CorvanArmagh1-47Antrim
10Conor CorvanArmagh0-77Down
10Shane DowlingLimerick0-77Cork
10Niall BurkeGalway0-77Limerick