2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship


The 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 24 May 2017 and ended on 9 September 2017.
Waterford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster semi-final. Meath fielded a team in the championship for the first time in several seasons.
On 9 September 2017, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.

Provincial Championships

[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final

[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]

All-Ireland Semi-Finals

All-Ireland Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Aaron GillaneLimerick0-444458.80
2Alan MurphyKilkenny1-303356.60
3Killian DoyleWestmeath0-3030310.00
4Cathal DunbarWexford4-102237.33
5Shane WalshKilkenny2-131953.80
6John DonnellyKilkenny1-151853.60
7Declan DaltonCork1-141728.50
7Joe ColemanWexford0-171735.66
8Cormac O'DohertyDerry2-101635.33
8Peter CaseyLimerick2-101653.20

Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Jack SheridanKildare2-0915Carlow
2Declan DaltonCork1-1215Waterford
3Aaron GillaneLimerick0-1414Clare
4Shane WalshKilkenny2-0713Derry
5Killian DoyleWestmeath0-1212Meath
6Cormac O'DohertyDerry2-0511Offaly
6Cathal DunbarWexford1-0811Offaly
6Alan MurphyKilkenny1-088Westmeath
7John DonnellyKilkenny1-0710Derry
7Patrick CurranWaterford0-1010Cork
7Killian DoyleWestmeath0-1010Laois
7Joe ColemanWexford0-1010Carlow

Miscellaneous