The 2011 Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship is the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Championship since its inception in 1964. Games were played between 1 June and 10 September 2011. Galway won the title after a 3–14 to 1–10 win against Dublin.
The Championship Overview The All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship of 2010 will be run on a provincial basis as usual. It will be a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there will be no seeds.
Each match will be played as a single leg. If a match is drawn a period of extra time will be played, however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time a replay will take place.
Format Leinster Championship
Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The two winners of the two quarter-final games join the two remaining Leinster teams, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
Munster Championship
Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final game join the three remaining Munster teams, who received a bye to this stage, to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.
Fixtures Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Kevin O'LoughlinDublin1-323557.002Shane DowlingLimerick2-152137.003Jamie CoughlanCork0-151527.504Conor CorvanArmagh1-111427.005Éamonn DillonDublin1-101344.25John O'DwyerTipperary0-131326.507Paul MorrisWexford2-061234.00Aidan WalshCork1-091234.00Declan HannonLimerick1-091234.00Emmet KentWexford0-121234.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Kevin O'LoughlinDublin0-1111LaoisJohn O'DwyerTipperary0-1111Cork3Shane DowlingLimerick2-410GalwayNeil FoyleLaois1-710WexfordJamie CoughlanCork0-1010Limerick6John O'NeillTipperary2-28WaterfordPaul CoadyCarlow0-88DublinKevin O'LoughlinDublin0-88WexfordAidan WalshCork0-88Limerick10James BreenWexford2-17LaoisGraeme MulcahyLimerick2-17CorkJames KingArmagh1-47DonegalDeclan HannonLimerick1-47CorkKevin DownesLimerick1-47ClareBrian O'SullivanWaterford1-47TipperaryConor LehaneCork1-47TipperaryConor CorvanArmagh1-47AntrimConor CorvanArmagh0-77DownShane DowlingLimerick0-77CorkNiall BurkeGalway0-77Limerick
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