2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship


The 2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 21 April 2012 and ended on 30 September 2012.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 30 September 2012, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 1-11 defeat of Dublin in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 19th All-Ireland title and their first title since 2007. It was Tipperary and Dublin's first meeting in an All-Ireland final since 1954.
Clare's Bobby Duggan was the championship's top scorer with 3-49.

Results

[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]

First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final

[Ulster Minor Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Finals

[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Bobby DugganClare3-495869.66
2Paul WintersDublin3-445377.57
3John McGrathTipperary2-465268.66
4P. J. ScullyLaois1-303347.50
5Mark McCarthyTipperary6-133165.16
5Tony FrenchWexford0-313156.20
6Marty KavanaghCarlow1-252839.33
6Caolan BailieDown1-252855.60
7Pa O'CallaghanCork1-202337.66
8Conor McDonaldWexford2-152154.20

;Top scorer in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Marty KavanaghCarlow1-1417Kildare
2Bobby DugganClare1-1215Limerick
2Tony FrenchWexford0-1515Dublin
3John McGrathTipperary1-1114Dublin
4Caolan BailieDown0-1313Antrim
5Conor MartinKilkenny2-0612Laois
5Cormac O'DohertyDerry1-0912Armagh
6Anthony SpillaneCork3-0211Kerry
6Bobby DugganClare1-0811Waterford
6Ronan LynchLimerick0-1111Cork