2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

The 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the inaugural staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 56th staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. Prior to 2019 an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship was held. The championship began on 25 May 2019 and ended on 24 August 2019.

2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	25 May 2019 - 24 August 2019
Teams	14
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Tipperary (11th win)
Captain	Craig Morgan
Manager	Liam Cahill
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	James Keating
Manager	Denis Ring
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	14
Total Goals	39 (2.78 per game)
Total Points	504 (36.00 per game)
Top Scorer	Cathal Kiely (0-44)
← 2018 (Under-21) 2020 →

Tipperary were the defending champions and went on to retain the title.^[1]

On 24 August 2019, Tipperary won the championship following a 5-17 to 1-18 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their 11th All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.^[3]

Offaly's Cathal Kiely was the championship's top scorer with 0-44.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Antrim	Saffron and white		2016
Carlow	Green, red and yellow
Clare	Saffron and blue	2014	2014
Cork	Red and white	1998	2018
Dublin	Blue and navy		2016
Galway	Maroon and white	2011	2018
Kilkenny	Black and amber	2008	2017
Laois	Blue and white		1983
Limerick	Green and white	2017	2017
Offaly	Green, white and gold		2000
Tipperary	Blue and gold	2018	2010
Waterford	White and blue	2016	2016
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1965	2015

Provincial championships

Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship

Play-off round 1

Antrim v Carlow

25 May 2019 Play-off round 1	Antrim	2-16 - 0-25 (aet)	Carlow	National Sports Campus, Abbotstown
	S Elliott 2-12 (7f); D Smyth, D McEnhill, O Donnelly, D Kilgore 0-1 each.	Report	C Whelan 0-13 (10f); D Sheehan 0-4; J Nolan 0-3, C Kavanagh 0-2; D Tobin, J O'Neill, C Treacy 0-1 each Antrim:	Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)

Westmeath v Offaly

27 May 2019 Play-off round 1	Westmeath	0-09 - 1-23	Offaly	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	J Gillen 0-3, J Smyth 0-2, C McKeogh 0-1, E Ahearn 0-1, C O’Brien 0-1, E Daly 0-1.	Report	C Kiely 0-9, D Nally 0-5, C Ryan 1-0, C Langton 0-2, J Murphy 0-2; C Sampson 0-1; C Doyle 0-1; B Kealey 0-1, B Duignan 0-1, J Keenaghan 0-1.	Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

Play-off round 2

Carlow v Offaly

16 June 2019 Play-off round 2	Carlow	1-17 - 1-20	Offaly	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
	C Whelan (1-10, 0-6f, 0-3'65), D Tobin (0-2); C Kavanagh (0-1), D Sheehan (0-1), J Nolan (0-1), O Ryan (0-1), C Treacy (0-1).	Report	C Kiely (0-10f), J Murphy (1-1); B Duignan (0-3), D Nally (0-2, 1'65), C Sampson (0-2); C Langton (0-2).	Referee: M Murtagh

Quarter-finals

Kilkenny v Laois

24 June 2019 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	5-21 - 0-10	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Brassil 0-7 (5f), A Mullen 2-0, E Cody 0-4, S Donnelly 1-1, J Bergin and S Ryan 1-0 each, E Shefflin 0-3, E O’Shea 0-2, A Brennan, J Molloy, D Blanchfield and C Brennan 0-1 each	Report	E Gaughan 0-6 (4f), P Delaney (1f), J Keyes, D Conway and J Bergin 0-1 each.	Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Dublin v Offaly

26 June 2019 Quarter-final	Dublin	2-25 - 1-29	Offaly	Parnell Park, Dublin
	C Derwin 0-16 (13f), B Ryan 1-2, M Dunne 1-0, K Desmond 0-2, K Burke, I Ó hEithir, D Ó Floinn, L McDwyer, L Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	C Kiely 0-20 (15f, 2 ’65’), C Langton 0-4, C Quinn 1-0 J Murphy (1f) 0-2, R Hogan, K Sampson, D Nally 0-1 each.	Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

Semi-finals

Offaly v Wexford

3 July 2019 Semi-final	Offaly	1-18 - 2-20	Wexford	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	C Kiely 0-5 (5fs), D Nally (2fs) and C Langton 0-4 each, J Murphy 1-1, B Kealey, B Duignan, C Ryan and K Sampson 0-1 each.	Report	R Banville 0-10 (6fs, 1 65), C Clancy 1-1, D Doyle 1-0, S Keane-Carroll 0-3, N Murphy, C McGuckin, C Scallan, S O’Connor, E Murphy, J Reck 0-1 each.	Attendance: 5,172 Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Galway v Kilkenny

4 July 2019 Semi-final	Galway	1-15 - 1-19	Kilkenny	Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	M Kennedy 0-7f, S Neary 1-0, C Walsh & D Reilly 0-2 each, D Kilcommins, D Loftus, J Fleming & D Mannion 0-1 each.	Report	N Brassil 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 ’65), E Cody 1-3, S Ryan 0-3, S Donnelly & C Heary 0-2 each, A Mullen & A Brennan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 3,095 Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Final

Wexford v Kilkenny

17 July 2019 Final	Wexford	0-18 - 1-17	Kilkenny	Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford
	R Banville 0-7 (frees), S O’Connor 0-3, C McGuckin, C Fitzhenry, C Turner (1 free) 0-2 each, J Reck, C Scallan 0-1 each.	Report	N Brassil 0-5 (4 frees), E Shefflin 1-2, S Ryan, E Cody, D Blanchfield 0-2 each, J Brennan, S Donnelly, E O’Shea, M Carey 0-1 each.	Attendance: 6,612 Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)

Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Cork v Limerick

3 July 2019 Quarter-final	Cork	1-20 - 0-16	Limerick	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S O’Regan 1-6, C Hanifin 0-5 (0-3 frees), B Turnbull 0-4, D Connery 0-3 (0-1 sideline), L O’Shea 0-2.	Report	P O’Brien 0-8 (0-6 frees, 0-2 65), R Connolly 0-3, M McCarthy 0-2, R Duff, P O’Riordan, J Ryan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 3,354 Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Waterford

9 July 2019 Semi-final	Tipperary	3-23 - 0-10	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Morris 0-13 (11f), C Bowe 2-2, J Fogarty 1-1, B Seymour 0-4 (3f), G O'Connor 0-1, S Hayes 0-1, A Ormond 0-1.	Report	B Power 0-8 (8f), T Barron 0-1, J Power 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Cork v Clare

10 July 2019 Semi-final	Cork	0-23 - 0-15	Clare	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S O’Regan (0-5), C Hanifin (0-5), B Turnbull (0-4), T O’Connell (0-4), S Twomey (0-3), B Roche (0-1); D Connery (0-1).	Report	A McCarthy (0-5), D Ryan (0-4), R Considine (0-2); M Rodgers (0-2), K McDermott (0-1); A Moriarty (0-1), T Agnew (0-1).	Attendance: 2,965 Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Final

Tipperary v Cork

23 July 2019 Final	Tipperary	3-15 - 2-17	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Bowe 1-4; J Morris 1-3 (0-2 frees); K O’Kelly 1-0; A Ormond 0-2; B O’Mara, C Connolly, J Cahill, G O’Connor, B Seymour, D Woods 0-1 each.	Report	S Twomey 1-2; C Hanifin 0-4 (3 frees); S O’Regan 0-3; E Sheehan 1-0; D Connery (1 free), B Turnbull 0-2 each; E Roche, T O’Connell, P Power, R Walsh 0-1 each.	Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

The Leinster champions play the Munster beaten finalists and the Munster champions play the Leinster beaten finalists.

Kilkenny v Cork

3 August 2019 Semi-finals	Kilkenny	0-13 - 1-16	Cork	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	E Cody 0-6 (5f), N Brassil 0-4 (2f), A Brennan 0-1, E Shefflin 0-1, C Heary 0-1.	Report	T O’Connell 1-10 (6f, 2 “65s”), B Turnbull 0-2 (2f), R Walsh 0-2, S O’Regan 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

Tipperary v Wexford

4 August 2019 Semi-finals	Tipperary	8-16 - 1-15	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Morris 1-5 (0-2 frees); A Ormond, B Seymour, J Cahill 2-1 each; S Hayes 1-1; C Bowe, D Woods (1 free) 0-2 each; B O’Mara, J Fogarty, J Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	R Banville 0-8 frees; S Keane-Carroll 1-0; S O’Connor, D Doyle 0-2 each; C Clancy, N Murphy, C Turner 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Final

Tipperary v Cork

24 August 2019 Final	Tipperary	5-17 - 1-18	Cork	LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	B Seymour 2-5 (0-1 sideline), J Morris 0-8 (0-3f, 0-1 ’65), A Ormond 1-2, J Cahill 1-1, C Bourke 1-0, C Bowe 0-1.	Report	B Turnbull 0-8 (0-7f), T O’Connell 1-2 (0-2 ’65), R Walsh, D Connery (0-1f) 0-2 each, C O’Callaghan, R Downey, S O’Regan, B Roche 0-1 each.	Attendance: 18,652 Referee: L Gordon (Galway)

Statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Cathal Kiely	Offaly	0-44	44	4	11.00
2	Jake Morris	Tipperary	2-29	35	4	8.75
3	Ciarán Whelan	Carlow	1-23	26	2	13.00
4	Ross Banville	Wexford	0-25	25	3	8.33
5	Niall Brassil	Kilkenny	0-24	24	4	6.00
6	Billy Seymour	Tipperary	4-11	23	4	5.75
	Tommy O'Connell	Cork	2-17	23	5	4.60
8	Brian Turnbull	Cork	0-20	20	5	4.00
9	Shane O'Regan	Cork	1-16	19	5	3.80
10	Conor Bowe	Tipperary	3-09	18	4	4.50
	Seán Elliott	Antrim	2-12	18	1	18.00
	Eoin Cody	Kilkenny	1-15	18	4	4.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Cathal Kiely	Offaly	0-20	20	Dublin
2	Seán Elliott	Antrim	2-12	18	Carlow
3	Cian Derwin	Dublin	0-16	16	Offaly
4	Tommy O'Connell	Cork	1-10	13	Kilkenny
	Ciarán Whelan	Carlow	1-10	13	Offaly
	Jake Morris	Tipperary	0-13	13	Waterford
	Ciarán Whelan	Carlow	0-13	13	Antrim
8	Billy Seymour	Tipperary	2-05	11	Cork
9	Cathal Kiely	Offaly	0-10	10	Carlow
	Ross Banville	Wexford	0-10	10	Offaly