2014 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2014
Championship Details
Dates28 May - 13 September 2014
Teams18
All Ireland Champions
WinnersClare (4th win)
CaptainTony Kelly
ManagerGerry O'Connor & Donal Moloney
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWexford
CaptainShane O'Gorman
ManagerJ. J. Doyle
Provincial Champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterWexford
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played17
Total Goals58 (3.4 per game)
Total Points533 (31.3 per game)
Top ScorerJack Guiney (1-35)
2013
2015

The 2014 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship for players under the age of twenty-one since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 28 May 2014 and ended on 13 September 2014.

Clare were the defending champions and successfully retained their title and winning three-in-a-row after beating Wexford by 2-20 to 3-11 in the final.[1]

Results

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28 May 2014 Quarter-final Dublin 1-17 - 1-10 Laois Parnell Park
19:30 P Winters (0-9), C Cronin (1-3), O O'Rorke (0-3), T Devlin (0-1) C Boland (0-1). Report S Maher (0-4), T Dowling (1-0), PJ Scully (0-1), C Collier (0-1), B Conroy (0-1), C Dwyer (0-1), P Lalor (0-1), Campion (0-1). Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
4 June 2014 Quarter-final Westmeath 3-19 - 0-10 Carlow Cusack Park
19:30 N O’Brien 0-8 (3f), R Greville 2-1, D Lynch 1-2, C Scally 0-3, G Greville (f), T Gallagher, M Heaney, A Clarke, J Boyle 0-1 each. Report M Kavanagh 0-5 (4f), S Murphy 0-3, C Wall, J Doyle 0-1 each.
4 June 2014 Quarter-final Kilkenny 0-10 - 2-14 Wexford Nowlan Park
19:30 R Reid 0-5 (3f, 2 65); M Mansfield 0-2; H O’Neill, C Martin, C Prendergast 0-1 each. Report R Clarke 1-2; P Sutton 1-0; J Guiney 0-3 (2f); C Davitt, G Moore, C McDonald 0-2 each; A Kenny, P Doyle, K Foley 0-1 each.
25 June 2014 Semi-final Westmeath 0-13 - 2-8 Dublin Cusack Park
19:30 N O'Brien 0-8 (6fs, 1'65), R Greville, A Clarke 0-2 each, D Fennell 0-1 Report C Boland 1-1, P Winters 0-4 (3fs), C Cronin 1-0, C Conway 0-2, A Clabby 0-1
25 June 2014 Semi-final Wexford 2-17 - 0-13 Offaly Wexford Park
19:30 J Guiney 0-9 (6fs), R Clarke, C McDonald 1-2 each, A Nolan 0-2, C Devitt, K Foley 0-1 each Report C Mulrooney (3fs, 1 '65'), P Geraghty 0-4 each, E Nolan 0-3 (f), J O'Connor, A Kelly 0-1 each
9 July 2014 Final Wexford 1-20 - 0-18 Dublin Parnell Park
19:30 J Guiney 0-8 (0-4f, 0-1 ’65), C McDonald 1-3, A Nolan 0-4, R Clarke 0-2, P Foley, G Moore, P Sutton 0-1 each. Report P Winters 0-9 (0-7f), C Conway 0-3, O O’Rorke, G Whelan 0-2 each, S Boland, C Dooley (0-1f) 0-1 each.
4 June 2014 Quarter-final Limerick 1-14 - 2-20 Clare Gaelic Grounds
19:30 S Dowling 0-8 (8f); K O’Brien 1-0; M Carmody, D Morrissey, C Lynch, M Fitzgibbon, P Ryan, D O’Donovan, 0-1 each. Report B Duggan 0-8 (5f); T Kelly 0-4; A Cunningham 1-1; P Duggan 1-1; S Gleeson 0-2; J Shanahan 0-2; C Galvin, S Morey, 0-1 each.
16 July 2014 Semi-final Clare 5-19 - 1-25
(A.E.T.)
Tipperary Cusack Park
19:30 B Duggan (0-8, 0-4 frees, 0-2 ’65); A Cunningham (2-2); D Reidy, P Duggan (1-1); S O’Donnell (1-0); C Galvin (0-3); G O’Connell, J Shanahan (0-2 each) Report J Forde (0-12, 0-7 frees); C O’Riordan (0-3); T Gallagher (1-0); D McCormack (0-2); S Maher, B Maher, R Maher, C Hammersley, S Cahill, T Fox, S Kennedy, L McGrath (0-1 each)
16 July 2014 Semi-final Waterford 0-16 - 3-18 Cork Walsh Park
19:30 A Gleeson 0-7 (3f, 2 65s); J Dillon 0-3; G O’Brien 0-2; R Barry, R Donnelly, J Barron, S Bennett, 0-1 each. Report R O’Shea 0-8 (4f, 1 65); A Spillane 2-1; A Cadogan 1-3; C Spillane 0-3; S O’Keeffe 0-2; C Burke 0-1
30 July 2014 Final Clare 1-28 - 1-13 Cork Cusack Park
19:15 B Duggan (0-10, 0-5 frees, ’0-1 65); A Cunningham (0-4); G Galvin, T Kelly (0-1 ’65), D Reidy (0-3 each); S O’Donnell (1-0); S Gleeson, P Duggan (0-2 each); C O’Connel (0-1) Report R O’Shea (0-7, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65); M Collins (0-3), A Spillane (1-0); S O’Keefe, K McIntyre, M Sugrue (0-1) Attendance: 12,995
13 July 2014 Quarter-final Tyrone 2-8 - 1-17 Armagh Healy Park
12:45
16 July 2014 Semi-final Down 3-24 - 3-7 Armagh Páirc Esler
19:30 P Mason (0-9, 5f), B Nicholson (2-1), M Nicholson (1-2), E Sands (0-4), J McManus (0-3), J Doran (0-2), L Savage (0-1), C O'Neill (0-1), D Freer (0-1). Report C Gorman (1-1), D McKenna (1-0), T Nevin (1-0), N Green (0-2f), C Duffy (0-2), C McAnallen (0-1f), C Farrell (0-1).
16 July 2014 Semi-final Antrim 3-23 - 0-10 Derry Páirc Mac Uílín
19:30 C Clarke (1-7, 0-2f, 1'65), S McCaughan (2-1), N McKenna (0-3), D McCloskey (0-3), R McCambridge (0-2), J O'Connell (0-2), M Bradley (0-2), C McNaughton (0-2), D McGuinness (0-1). Report S Farren (0-5f), J O'Dwyer (0-3), T McCloskey (0-1), T O'Kane (0-1).
23 July 2014 Final Down 1-5 - 7-17 Antrim Athletic Grounds
19:00 C Fitzsimmon 1-1, E Sands 0-2, J McGrath, P Mason 0-1 each. Report C Clarke 1-6 (2f), S McCaughan 2-1, C Burke 2-0, N McKenna 1-2, Seán McAfee 1-0, D McKernan 0-2, J McGreevey, M Dudley, D McCloskey, R McCambridge, Stephen McAfee, E McCaughen 0-1 each. Referee: A Nash (Derry)
23 August 2014 Semi-final Clare 4-28 - 1-10 Antrim Semple Stadium
16:00 A Cunningham (3-3), T Kelly (1-3), C O’Connell (0-6, 5f), B Duggan (0-5, 3f), D Reidy (0-3), C Galvin (0-2), S O’Donnell (0-2), J Shanahan (0-1), E Enright (0-1), N Deasy (0-1), S Gleeson (0-1). Report Sean McAfee (1-0), C Clarke (0-3, 1f), Stephen McAfee (0-3), S McCaughan (0-1), C Burke (0-1), M Bradley (0-1), D McKernan (0-1). Referee: B Redmond
23 August 2014 Semi-final Wexford 1-21 - 1-19 Galway Semple Stadium
18:00 J Guiney (1-8, 0-7f), C McDonald (0-3), K Foley (0-3), G Moore (0-3), P Foley (0-2), A Nolan (0-1), C Devitt (0-1). Report P Brehony (1-6), S Maloney (0-6, 3f), C Mannion (0-3), A Tuohy (0-1), E Burke (0-1), J Glynn (0-1), B Molloy (0-1). Referee: D Kirwan
13 September 2014 Final Clare 2-20 - 3-11 Wexford Semple Stadium
19:00 T Kelly 0-7, A Cunningham 1-2, D Reidy 1-1, C Galvin 0-4, B Duggan 0-4 (2f), J Shanahan 0-1, G O’Connell 0-1 Report J Guiney 0-7 (6f, 1 ’65′), D Dunne 2-0, C McDonald 1-1 G Moore 0-2, C Devitt 0-1 Attendance: 15,081
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Championship statistics

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Scoring

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  • First goal of the championship: Colm Cronin for Dublin against Laois (28 May 2014)
  • Widest winning margin: 30
    • Antrim 7-17 - 1-05 Down (23 July 2014)
  • Most goals in a match: 8
    • Antrim 7-17 - 1-05 Down (23 July 2014)
  • Most points in a match: 44
    • Clare 5-19 - 1-25 Tipperary (16 July 2014)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 7
    • Antrom 7-17 - 1-05 Down (23 July 2014)
  • Highest aggregate score: 62
    • Clare 5-19 - 1-25 Tipperary (16 July 2014)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 27
    • Westmeath 0-13 - 2-8 Dublin (25 June 2014)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
    • Armagh 3-7 - 3-24 Down (16 July 2014)

Discipline

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  • First red card of the championship: Willie Young for Laois against Dublin (28 May 2014)

Scoring statistics

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Championship

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jack Guiney Wexford 1-35 38 5 7.60
2 Bobby Duggan Clare 0-35 35 5 7.00
3 Aaron Cunningham Clare 7-12 33 5 6.60
4 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 2-16 22 3 7.33
Paul Winters Dublin 0-22 22 3 7.33
6 Conor McDonald Wexford 3-11 20 5 4.00
Tony Kelly Clare 1-17 20 4 5.00
8 Niall O'Brien Westmeath 0-16 16 2 8.00
9 Saul McCaughan Antrim 4-03 15 3 5.00
Rob O'Shea Cork 0-15 15 2 7.50

Single game

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Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Aaron Cunningham Clare 3-03 12 Antrim
Jason Forde Tipperary 0-12 12 Clare
3 Jack Guiney Wexford 1-08 11 Galway
4 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 1-07 10 Derry
Bobby Duggan Clare 0-10 10 Cork
6 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 1-06 9 Down
Paul Winters Dublin 0-09 9 Laois
Jack Guiney Wexford 0-09 9 Offaly
Paul Winters Dublin 0-09 9 Wexford
Peter Mason Down 0-09 9 Armagh
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References

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  1. ^ "Clare seal first part of dream All-Ireland double". Irish Independent. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.