2014 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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.

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

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

28 May 2014 Quarter-final Dublin 1-17 - 1-10 Laois Parnell Park
19:30P Winters (0-9), C Cronin (1-3), O O'Rorke (0-3), T Devlin (0-1) C Boland (0-1).ReportS 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
19:30N 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.ReportM 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
19:30R Reid 0-5 (3f, 2 65); M Mansfield 0-2; H O’Neill, C Martin, C Prendergast 0-1 each.ReportR 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
19:30N O'Brien 0-8 (6fs, 1'65), R Greville, A Clarke 0-2 each, D Fennell 0-1ReportC 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
19:30J Guiney 0-9 (6fs), R Clarke, C McDonald 1-2 each, A Nolan 0-2, C Devitt, K Foley 0-1 eachReportC 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
19:30J 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.ReportP 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
19:30S 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.ReportB 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
19:30B 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)ReportJ 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
19:30A 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.ReportR 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
19:15B 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)ReportR 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
19:30P 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).ReportC 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
19:30C 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).ReportS 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
19:00C Fitzsimmon 1-1, E Sands 0-2, J McGrath, P Mason 0-1 each.ReportC 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
16:00A 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).ReportSean 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
18:00J 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).ReportP 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
19:00T 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 0-1ReportJ Guiney 0-7 (6f, 1 ’65′), D Dunne 2-0, C McDonald 1-1 G Moore 0-2, C Devitt 0-1Attendance: 15,081
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Championship statistics

Scoring

  • 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

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

Scoring statistics

Championship

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Jack GuineyWexford1-353857.60
2Bobby DugganClare0-353557.00
3Aaron CunninghamClare7-123356.60
4Ciarán ClarkeAntrim2-162237.33
Paul WintersDublin0-222237.33
6Conor McDonaldWexford3-112054.00
Tony KellyClare1-172045.00
8Niall O'BrienWestmeath0-161628.00
9Saul McCaughanAntrim4-031535.00
Rob O'SheaCork0-151527.50

Single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Aaron CunninghamClare3-0312Antrim
Jason FordeTipperary0-1212Clare
3Jack GuineyWexford1-0811Galway
4Ciarán ClarkeAntrim1-0710Derry
Bobby DugganClare0-1010Cork
6Ciarán ClarkeAntrim1-069Down
Paul WintersDublin0-099Laois
Jack GuineyWexford0-099Offaly
Paul WintersDublin0-099Wexford
Peter MasonDown0-099Armagh

References