2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling championship for boys under the age of eighteen. The championship began on 5 April 2017 and ended on 3 September 2017.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2017

Championship Details
Dates	5 April 2017 – 3 September 2017
Teams	20
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (11th win)
Captain	Darren Morrissey
Manager	Jeffrey Lynskey
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Seán O'Leary-Hayes
Manager	Denis Ring
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	30
Total Goals	87 (2.9 per game)
Total Points	933 (31.1 per game)
Top Scorer	Brian Turnbull (1-51)
← 2016 2018 →

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster semi-final replay.^[1][2][3]

On 3 September 2017 Galway won the championship following a 2-17 to 2-15 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 11th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.^[4]

Participating teams

Team	Colours	Most recent success
All-Ireland	Provincial
Antrim			2016
Armagh
Carlow
Clare		1997	2011
Cork		2001	2008
Donegal
Down			2012
Dublin		1965	2016
Galway		2015
Kildare
Kilkenny		2014	2015
Laois			1964
Limerick		1984	2014
Meath			1929
Offaly		1989	2000
Tipperary		2016	2016
Waterford		2013	2009
Westmeath
Wicklow
Wexford		1968	1985

Provincial Championships

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Westmeath v Kilkenny

8 April 2017 First round	Westmeath	0-4 - 3-22	Kilkenny	TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
12:00	S Broughan 0-4.		A Mullen 0-12, N Brennan 1-2, S Ryan 1-2, T Drea 1-0, E O'Shea 0-2, D Barron 0-1, N Brassil 0-1, B Staunton 0-1, R Connolly 0-1.

Laois v Offaly

8 April 2017 First round	Laois	2-22 - 0-14	Offaly	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
15:00	O Bennett 1-6 (0-6f), C Comerford 0-6, J Phelan 1-0, J Keyes 0-3, P Delaney 0-3f, PJ Daly 0-1, D Comerford 0-1, L Senior 0-1, B McGinley 0-1.		A Kenny 0-4f, D Nally 0-3, O Hickey 0-2, C Langton 0-1, J Keenaghan 0-1, L Kavanagh 0-1, A Maher 0-1 S O’Toole 0-1

Kildare v Carlow

8 April 2017 First round	Kildare	3-17 - 1-15	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
15:00	C Tobin 0-10, B Tobin 2-0, S Cullen 1-2, K Aherne 0-2, J Dolan 0-1, L Conroy 0-1, L O'Flynn 0-1.		J O'Neill 1-6, J Nolan 0-9.

Meath v Wicklow

8 April 2017 First round	Meath	4-28 - 0-13	Wicklow	St. Loman's Park, Trim
15:00	J Ryan 2-4, M Mullen 0-10, J Leavy 1-1, E Fitzgerald 0-4, D Hennessy 1-0, B Kelly 0-2, B Dowling 0-2, A Murphy 0-2, D Gilmartin 0-1, N Potterton 0-1, M Farrell 0-1.		J O'Neill 0-6, P O'Toole 0-3, G Hughes 0-2, I Clancy 0-1, P McGing 0-1.

Second round

Dublin v Laois

15 April 2017 Second round	Dublin	1-11 - 1-8	Laois	Parnell Park, Donnycarney
15:00	S Currie 0-8, K Desmond 1-0, L Murphy, J Byrne and E O’Neill 0-1 each.	Report	O Bennett 1-6 (3 frees), J Keyes and P Delaney 0-1 each.

Kilkenny v Wexford

15 April 2017 Second round	Kilkenny	1-20 - 0-11	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:00	A Mullen (1-9, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65); J Kelly (0-3); N Brassil (0-2, 0-1 free); E O'Shea (0-2); C Heary, N Brennan, S Ryan, T Drea (0-1 each).	Report	R Banville (0-8, frees); C Turner, S Wall, K Firman (0-1 each).

Kildare v Offaly

15 April 2017 Second round	Kildare	1-9 - 1-15	Offaly	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
15:00	C Tobin 1-7 (1-5f, 1'65), K Aherne and D Doyle 0-1 each.	Report	J Keenaghan 1-4, A Kenny 0-4(3f), D Nally 0-3, C Quinn and O Hickey 0-2 each.

Meath v Westmeath

15 April 2017 Second round	Meath	2-18 - 0-6	Westmeath	Killegland West, Ashbourne
15:00	M Mullen (1-11 five frees, two '65s'), N Potterton (1-3), E Fitzgerald (0-2), J Leavy (0-1); B Dowling (0-1).	Report	S Broughan (0-4 three frees, one '65'), K Carey (0-1), F Heeney (0-1).	Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)

Quarter-finals

Laois v Meath

29 April 2017 Quarter-final	Laois	1-19 - 1-14	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
15:00	C Comerford 1-7, O Bennett 0-3f, J Keyes 0-2, C Duggan, J McCormack, J Phelan, D Comerford, E Gaughan, P Delaney, PJ Daly 0-1 each.	Report	M Mullen 0-8 (7f, 1 '65), B Dowling 1-0, A Murphy, J Ryan 0-2 each, E Fitzgerald, N Potterton 0-1 each.	Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

Wexford v Offaly

29 April 2017 Quarter-final	Wexford	2-17 - 1-13	Offaly	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
15:00	R Banville 0-9 (7f, 1 '65), J Devereux 1-3, C McGuckin 1-1, S Nolan 0-3, S Wall 0-1.	Report	A Kenny 0-6 (4f), J Kenaghan 1-2, D Nally, M O'Brien 0-2 each, A Maher 0-1.	Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

Laois v Kilkenny

13 May 2017 Semi-final	Laois	0-9 - 6-21	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	O Bennett 0-6 (all frees), D Comerford, J Keyes and C Comerford 0-1 each.	Report	A Mullen 1-8 (0-3 frees), N Brassil 1-3, J Roberts 1-2, J Dowd 1-2, S Ryan 1-2, D Barron 1-1, J Ryan 0-2, E O’Shea 0-1.

Dublin v Wexford

13 May 2017 Semi-final	Dublin	0-20 - 1-14	Wexford	Parnell Park, Donnycarney
	S Currie 0-12 (0-0-8f), L Murphy 0-4, D Ó Floinn and M Grogan 0-2 each.	Report	R Banville 0-11 (0-11f), J Cullen 1-1, C McGuckin 0-2.

Final

Kilkenny v Dublin

2 July 2017 Final	Kilkenny	3-15 - 1-17	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	A Mullen 1-9 (0-4f, 0-1 65), S Ryan 2-2, N Brasil, C Heary, E O’Shea and J Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	S Currie 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 65), D Keogh 0-5 (0-2f), L Murphy 0-3, D O Floinn 0-1.

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Clare v Waterford

5 April 2017 Quarter-final	Clare	1-24 - 0-9	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
18:15	K White (0-6), C Haugh (1-1), L Brack (0-4) 2 f’s, G Cooney (0-3), D Ryan, C Darcy, C Tierney, T Agnew (0-2) each, R Considine, G Cahill (0-1) each.	Report	B Power (0-5) 2 f’s 1 ’65, I Daly, I Beecher, S Crotty, T Douglas (0-1) each.	Attendance: 1,622 Referee: J Mullins (Limerick)

Tipperary v Limerick

5 April 2017 Quarter-final	Tipperary	4-15 - 2-18	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
19:00	C McCarthy 1-3, A McKelvey 0-5 (4f), A Ormond 1-1, W Barry & N Hoctor 1-0 each, C Bowe & J Morris 0-2 each, K Breen & C Bourke 0-1 each.	Report	P O’Brien 0-11 (7f, 1 65), D O’Shea 2-2, D Woulfe 0-3, D Minehan & R Connolly 0-1 each.	Attendance: 2,567 Referee: N Wall (Cork)

Play-offs

Cork v Waterford

3 May 2017 Play-off	Cork	1-24 - 0-8	Waterford	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B Turnbull 0-10 (3fs); B Roche 1-0; D Connery (3fs), C Hanafin, L O’Shea 0-3 each; E Sheehan 0-2, C O’Callaghan, B Murphy, J Geary 0-1 each.	Report	B Power 0-5 (5fs); I Daly (f), T Douglas (f), T Looby 0-1 each.	Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)

Limerick v Waterford

11 May 2017 Play-off	Limerick	0-19 - 1-7	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
19:00	P O’Brien 0-10 (8fs, 1 65’), D O’Shea 0-3, D Woulfe, R Connolly 0-2 each, D Minehan, R Duff 0-1 each.	Report	B Power 0-5 (4fs), T Douglas 1-0 (1-0 pen), I Daly, I Beecher 0-1 each.	Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Clare v Limerick

28 June 2017 Semi-final	Clare	0-19 - 0-17 (aet)	Limerick	Cusack Park, Ennis
19:30	T Agnew 0-10 (7f, 1’65); G Cooney 0-4; B Horner, D Ryan, K White, G Cahill, A McCarthy 0-1 each.	Report	P O’Brien 0-9 (4f, 1’65); D Woulfe 0-4; R Connolly, D Minehan, D O’Shea, M O’Brien 0-1 each.	Attendance: 3,697 Referee: P Kelly (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Cork

29 June 2017 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-18 - 1-21 (aet)	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
19:30	A McKelvey 0-8 (7f), D Woods 1-4 (0-2f), R McCormack 1-0, P Cadell 0-3, J Morris 0-2, W Barry 0-1.	Report	B Turnbull 0-9 (5f), D Connery 0-7 (5f), E Sheehan 1-0f, R Downey 0-2, D Linehan, L O’Shea and D Hanlon 0-1 each.	Attendance: 4,254 Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Cork v Tipperary

3 July 2017 Semi-final replay	Cork	2-22 - 2-19	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
19:30	B Turnbull 0-8 (4f), C Hanafin 1-4, D Connery 0-6 (0-2f, 0-1 sl), L O’Shea 1-0, R Downey 0-2, S O’Leary-Hayes & E Sheehan 0-1 each.	Report	D Woods 0-6 (5f), J Morris 0-5, A McKelvey 0-4f, C Bourke & K McCarthy 1-0 each, C Bowe 0-3, N Hoctor 0-1.	Attendance: 8,142 Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Final

Clare v Cork

9 July 2017 Final	Clare	0-16 - 4-21	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:00	T Agnew 0-7 (0-6f), K McDermott 0-3, C Minogue 0-2 (0-1f), K White, D Ryan, A McCarthy, R Considine 0-1 each.	Report	E Sheehan 2-2, D Connery 0-6 (0-5f), R Downey 1-2, B Murphy 1-1, B Turnbull 0-4 (0-2f), L O’Shea 0-2, B Buckley, S O’Leary-Hayes, C Hanafin, B Roche 0-1 each.

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Donegal v Armagh

3 June 2017 Quarter-final	Donegal	4-24 - 1-8	Armagh	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
19:00	S Anderson 1-7 (0-5f); R Craig 1-5; J Barr 2-1; K Brady 0-4; D Duffy 0-3 (1 pen); P Tourish, PJ McCarron, C McGlynn, R Hilferty 0-1 each.	Report	O Fullerton 0-5 (3f); O Richards 1-0; S McGuinness 0-2; C McGrory 0-1.	Referee: A Ferguson (Fermanagh)

Semi-finals

Antrim v Down

2 July 2017 Semi-final	Antrim	1-21 - 0-18	Down	Corrigan Park, Belfast
14:00	S Elliott 1 -9 (4f), T Murphy 0-6 (5f), D Smith 0-3, C McHugh 0-2, E McQuillan 0-1.	Report	C McCrickard 0-5 (2f), R McCrickard 0-5f, R Costello 0-3, M McVey 0-2, T Murray, R Blair (f), C Smyth 0-1 each.	Referee: J Connors (Donegal)

Derry v Donegal

2 July 2017 Semi-final	Derry	4-16 - 2-6	Donegal	Celtic Park, Derry
14:00	R Mullan 1-9 (0-8f), T McHugh 2-0, T Rankin 1-1, Declan Quinn 0-3 (1f), F Bradley, C McAlinden, E O'Kane 0-1 each.	Report	S Anderson 0-4 (4f), Ben Doherty 1-1, J Barr 1-0, K Brady 0-1.	Attendance: C Canning (Antrim)

Final

Derry v Antrim

9 July 2017 Final	Derry	2-8 - 3-13	Antrim	Owenbeg
	R Mullan 1-3 (0-3fs), R Rafferty 1-0, T McHugh 0-2, T Rankin, P McLaughlin, D Quinn 0-1 each.	Report	T Murphy 1-5 (0-2fs), E McQuillan 2-1, D Smith 0-3, S Elliott 0-2 (1f), C McHugh, C Boyd 0-1 each.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Galway v Clare

22 July 2017 Quarter-final	Galway	2-19 - 1-12	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
13:00	J Canning 1-3, C Walsh 0-5 (0-4f), E Fahey 1-0, S Bleahane 0-3, D Mannion 0-2, J Fleming, C Fahey, B Moran, M McManus, C Elwood, S Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	G Cooney 1-3, K White 0-3, D Ryan, A McCarthy, C Darcy, G Cahill, B Horner, R Considine 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Brien (Laois)

Dublin v Antrim

22 July 2017 Quarter-final	Dublin	2-20 - 0-11	Antrim	Páirc Esler, Newry
18:00	S Currie (2-13, four frees), M Grogan (0-2), E Allen (0-2), B Coffey (0-1), L Murphy (0-1), C Derwin (0-1).	Report	S Elliott (0-5, three frees), T Murphy (0-4, all frees), D Smith (0-1), A McGrath (0-1).	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Galway

6 August 2017 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-8 - 1-12	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
14:00	E Cody 1-1, A Mullen 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 65), J Ryan 1-0, J Brennan, N Brassil and E O’Shea 0-1 each.	Report	J Canning 1-4 (1-0 pen), S Bleahane 0-3, C Walsh 0-2 (0-2f), C Molloy, D Mannion and E Fahy 0-1 each.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Cork v Dublin

13 August 2017 Semi-final	Cork	0-23 - 2-13	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
13:30	B Turnbull 0-13 (0-11f), D Connery 0-5 (0-2f), D Linehan and B Roche 0-2 each, G Millerick 0-1.	Report	E O’Neill and M Grogan 1-1 each, S Currie 0-6 (0-3f), L Murphy 0-4 (0-3f) and E Allen 0-1.	Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

Final

Galway v Cork

3 September 2017 Final	Galway	2-17 - 2-15	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
13:15	J Canning (2-02), C Molloy (0-07, 0-07f), S Bleahane (0-05), D Loftus (0-01); B Moran (0-01); D Mannion (0-01).	Report	B Turnbull (1-07, 0-03f), E Sheehan (1-00), L O'Shea (0-03), C Hanafin (0-02), D Connery (0-01), R Downey (0-01), B Murphy (0-01).	Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Brian Turnbull	Cork	1-51	54	6	9.00
2	Seán Currie	Dublin	2-47	53	5	10.60
3	Adrian Mullen	Kilkenny	3-42	51	5	10.20
4	Mikey Mullen	Meath	1-29	32	3	10.66
5	Paul O'Brien	Limerick	0-30	30	3	10.00
6	Ross Banville	Wexford	0-28	28	3	9.33
	Daire Connery	Cork	0-28	28	6	4.67
8	Oisín Bennett	Laois	1-21	24	4	6.00
9	Jack Canning	Galway	4-09	21	3	7.00
10	Ciarán Tobin	Kildare	1-17	20	2	10.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán Currie	Dublin	2-13	19	Antrim
2	Mikey Mullen	Meath	1-11	14	Westmeath
3	Brian Turnbull	Cork	0-13	13	Dublin
4	Adrian Mullen	Kilkenny	1-09	12	Dublin
	Seán Elliott	Antrim	1-09	12	Down
	Richie Mullan	Derry	1-09	12	Donegal
	Adrian Mullen	Kilkenny	1-09	12	Wexford
	Seán Currie	Dublin	0-12	12	Wexford
	Adrian Mullen	Kilkenny	0-12	12	Westmeath
10	Adrian Mullen	Kilkenny	1-08	11	Laois
	Ross Banville	Wexford	0-11	11	Dublin
	Paul O'Brien	Limerick	0-11	11	Tipperary

Awards

Team of the Year

1. Darach Fahy
2. Caimin Kelleher
3. Seán O'Leary-Hayes
4. Darren Morrissey
5. Aidan McCarthy
6. James Keating
7. Lee Gannon
8. Daire Connery
9. Conor Fahey
10. Brian Roche
11. Seán Currie
12. Adrian Mullen
13. Seán Bleahene
14. Jack Canning
15. Brian Turnbull