2013 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2013 was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The draw for the 2013 fixtures took place in October 2012. The championship began 31 May 2013 and ended on 14 September 2013.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2012
Championship Details
Dates31 May – 14 September 2012
Teams18
All Ireland Champions
WinnersClare (3rd win)
CaptainPaul Flanagan
ManagerGerry O'Connor
Donal Moloney
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upAntrim
CaptainJackson McGreevy
ManagerKevin Ryan
Provincial Champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterWexford
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played15
Total Goals43 (2.866 per game)
Total Points434 (28.93 per game)
Top ScorerJason Forde (5-25)
2012
2014

Clare were the defending champions and retained their title after defeating Antrim 2-28 to 012 in the final.[1][2][3][4]

Fixtures

2 June 2013 Quarter-final Wexford 1-15 - 1-10 Westmeath Wexford Park
15:30L Chin 1-0, J Guiney (2fs), G Moore (1sl), I Byrne (1 65, 2f) 0-3 each, C O'Leary, J Hobbs 0-2 each, D Wright, R Clarke 0-1 each.N O'Brien 1-8fs, R Greville, N Leonard 0-1 each.Referee: M Flynn (Kilkenny)
5 June 2013 Quarter-final Laois 2-15 - 2-16 Offaly O'Moore Park
19:30S Maher 0-10 (6f), P J Scully 1-1, B Conroy 1-0, R King 0-2, P Keating, P Purcell 0-1 each.S Quirke 1-9 (6f), A Hynes 1-0, S Cleary, T Craroll, P Geraghty 0-2 each, T Geraghty 0-1.Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)
11 June 2013 Quarter-final Dublin 1-11 - 1-13 Carlow Parnell Park
A Clabby 0-4f, D Sutcliffe 0-3, E Dillon 1-0, G Whelan 0-2, J Desmond (0-1f), T Devlin 0-1 each.ReportM Kavanagh 1-3 (0-3f), JM Nolan 0-4, J Doyle, D Dalton 0-2 each, D Roberts, J Corcoran 0-1 each.
26 June 2013 Semi-final Carlow 0-9 - 1-12 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park
19:30M Kavanagh (0-5 fs), S Murphy (0-2), D Byrne (0-1), J Doyle (0-1).ReportI Byrne (1-6, 3fs), G Moore (0-2 sls), R Clarke (0-2, 1f), B Carton (0-1), N Murphy (0-1).Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
26 June 2013 Semi-final Offaly 1-13 - 1-19 Kilkenny O'Connor Park
19:30S Quirke 1-10 (1-6fs), T Geraghty 0-2, A Kealey 0-1.ReportJ Power 0-10 (6fs, 3, '65), K Kelly 0-4, M Brennan 1-1, C Buckley, R Reid, S Donnelly, G Aylward 0-1 each.Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)
11 July 2013 Final Wexford 1-21 - 0-21 Kilkenny Wexford Park
19:30J Guiney (0-9, 9f), I Byrne (0-5, 3f, 1 '65), N Murphy (1-0), C McDonald (0-2), R Clarke (0-2), L Chin (0-1), G Moore (0-1), B Carton (0-1).ReportJ Power (0-9, 8f), K Kelly (0-7, 4f), R Reid (0-3), G Aylward (0-2).Referee: P Murphy (carlow)
Quarter-finalSemi-finalsLeinster final
Wexford1-15
Westmeath1-10Wexford1-12
Dublin1-11Carlow0-9
Carlow1-13Wexford1-21
Kilkenny0-21
Kilkenny1-19
Laois2-15Offaly1-13
Offaly2-16
31 May 2013 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-18 - 2-11 Limerick Semple Stadium
J Forde 1-8 (0-4f, 0-1 pen), A McCormack 1-3, D McCormack & B Stapleton 0-2 each, N O'Meara, B Walsh and L McGrath 0-1 each.ReportS Dowling 0-5 (3f), S Kenny 1-1, M Ryan 1-0, D Hannon 0-2, K O'Donnell 0-2 (1f), D Reidy 0-1.Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
17 July 2013 Semi-final Cork 2-13 - 5-19 Tipperary Semple Stadium
M Sugrue (1-1); J Coughlan (0-4, three frees, one 65); C Buckley (1-0); R O’Shea (0-3); B Murray (0-2); C Joyce, C Lehane, J Wall (0-1 each).ReportJ Forde (2-8, six frees, 1-0 pen); B Walsh (2-1); N O’Meara (0-4); T Heffernan (1-0); L McGrath (0-2); J Cahill, B Stapleton, A McCormack, J McGrath (0-1 each).Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)
18 July 2013 Semi-final Waterford 0-17 - 2-15 Clare Walsh Park
J. Dillon 0-13 (0-11 fs); D. Breathnach, C. Curran, S. Roche and P. Mahony (f) 0-1 each.ReportC. O’Connell 0-6 (0-4 fs); A. Cunningham and S. Morey 1-0 each; A. O’Neill 0-2 (fs); D. Keane, P. Collins, S. O’Halloran, D. O’Halloran, J. Shanahan, C. Galvin, P. Duggan (sideline) 0-1 each.Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
7 August 2013 Final Tipperary 2-10 - 1-17 Clare Semple Stadium
19:30J Forde 2-7 (1-0 pen, 0-6fs, 0-1 '65'), L McGrath 0-2 (1f), N O'Meara 0-1.ReportC O'Connell 0-8 (6fs), P Duggan 1-0, C Galvin, T Kelly, P Collins, A Cunningham 0-2 each, S O'Donnell 0-1.Attendance: 8,296
Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)
Quarter-finalSemi-finalsMunster final
Waterford0-17
Clare2-15
Clare1-17
Tipperary2-10
Cork2-13
Limerick2-11Tipperary5-19
Tipperary2-18
10 July 2013 Quarter-final Tyrone scr. - w/o. Armagh
17 July 2013 Semi-final Derry 2-13 - 1-13 Armagh Owenbeg
19:30T McCloskey (0-8, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), N Ferris (1-1), J O'Dwyer (1-1), B Rodgers (0-1), A Armstrong (0-1)), T Hendry (0-1).ReportM Lennon (1-6, 0-4 frees, 0-1 65), G McKeown (0-2), P Heaney (0-2), R Fullerton (0-1), S Gaffney (0-1).Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
17 July 2013 Semi-final Antrim 1-17 - 1-14 Down Casement Park
19:30C Clarke (0-8), C McCann (1-0), C Johnson (0-3), S Beatty (0-2), J McGreevy (0-1), E Campbell (0-1), D McKiernan (0-1), S McAfee (0-1).ReportD Toner (1-11), J McGrath (0-1), C Egan (0-1), M Nicholson (0-1).Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)
24 July 2013 Final Antrim 6-22 - 0-6 Derry Casement Park
19:30S McAfee (3-1), D McKernan (1-7), C Clarke (2-1), J McGreevy (0-4), C McCann (0-3, 2f), N McKenna (0-2), C McGuinness (0-2), S Beatty (0-1), M Bradley (0-1).Report(0-2, 1f, 1 65), N Ferris (0-2), B Rodgers (0-1), D Mullan (0-1).Referee: P Braniff (Down)
Quarter-finalSemi-finalsUlster final
Down1-14
Antrim1-17
Antrim6-22
Derry0-6
Derry2-13
Armaghw/o.Armagh1-13
Tyronescr.
24 August 2013 Semi-final Wexford 1-16 - 2-15 Antrim Semple Stadium
16:00J Guiney (0-7, 6f), C McDonald (1-1), G Moore, I Byrne (2f), R Clarke (0-2 each), L Chin, B Carton (0-1 each).ReportC Clarke (1-5, 5fs), S McAfee (1-4), J McGreevey, N McKenna (0-2 each), C Johnson, D McKernan (0-1 each).Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
24 August 2013 Semi-final Galway 0-7 - 1-16 Clare Semple Stadium
18:00C Cooney (1f); C Mannion (0-3 each); S Maloney (0-1).ReportC O’Connell (1-6, 5fs), D O’Halloran (0-3), P Collins, C Malone (0-2 each), S O’Donnell, P Duggan, S Morey (0-1 each).Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
14 September 2013 Final Antrim 0-12 - 2-28 Clare Semple Stadium
17:00C Clarke (0-06, 4f, 1sl), C McGuinness (0-01), J McGreevey (0-01), S McAfee (0-01), N McKenna (0-01, 1f), C McCann (0-01), M Bradley (0-01).ReportC O'Connell (0-11, 10f), D O'Halloran (1-04), S O'Donnell (1-00), C Galvin (0-03), T Kelly (0-03), C Malone (0-02), S Morey (0-02), A O'Neill (0-01, 1f), J Colleran (0-01), E Boyce (0-01).Attendance: 11,148
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Wexford won the Leinster title for the first time since 2002.
  • Clare retained the Munster crown for the first time in their history.
  • After losing thirty-two All-Ireland semi-finals, Antrim finally triumphed and qualified for their first ever All-Ireland decider. The final saw the second ever meeting between Antrim and Clare. Clare won the game and retained the All-Ireland title for the first time in their history.

Top scorers

Championship

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Jason FordeTipperary5-2540313.32
2Cathal O'ConnellClare1-313448.5
3Ciarán ClarkeAntrim3-202947.25
4Stephen QuirkeOffaly2-1925212.50
5Stephen McAfeeAntrim4-071944.75
Ian ByrneWexford1-161944.75
Jack GuineyWexford0-191944.75
John PowerKilkenny0-191929.50
9Daniel TonerDown1-1114114.00
10Jake DillonWaterford0-1313113.00

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Jason FordeTipperary2-0814Cork
Daniel TonerDown1-1114Antrim
3Jason FordeTipperary2-0713Clare
Stephen QuirkeOffaly1-1013Kilkenny
Jake DillonWaterford0-1313Clare
6Stephen QuirkeOffaly1-0912Laois
7Jason FordeTipperary1-0811Limerick
Niall O'BrienWestmeath1-0811Wexford
9Stephen McAfeeAntrim3-0110Derry
Daniel McKernanAntrim1-0710Derry
Stephen MaherLaois0-1010Offaly
John PowerKilkenny0-1010Offaly

References