2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2006

Championship Details
Dates	1 April 2006 - 3 September 2006
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Tipperary (17th win)
Captain	Joey McLoughney
Manager	Liam Sheedy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Joe Canning
Manager	Mattie Murphy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Richie Hogan (5-38)
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The 2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 1 April 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.^[1]

On 3 September 2006 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 2-07 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their 17th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1996.

Kilkenny's Richie Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 5-38.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Group A

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Offaly	3	3	0	0	9-54	3-23	49	6
Carlow	3	2	0	1	7-33	2-20	28	4
Laois	3	1	0	2	5-42	5-41	1	2
Westmeath	3	0	0	3	2-16	7-28	-27	0

Carlow v Offaly

1 April 2006 Round 1	Carlow	1-08 - 1-09	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P Kehoe 0-6, P Amond 1-1, A Cox 0-1.		D Currams 1-3, M Egan 0-3, G Scales 0-2, J Gorman 0-1.	Referee: F Devereux (Kildare)

Westmeath v Laois

5 April 2006 Round 1	Westmeath	3-20 - 1-09	Laois	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	W Hyland 1-8, J Prior 2-2, J O'Loughlin 0-5, G Reddin 0-4, P Bergin 0-1.		E Price 0-6, A Devine 1-0, R Jackson 0-1, S Egan 0-1, N Kilcoyne 0-1.

Offaly v Westmeath

15 April 2006 Round 2	Offaly	4-25 - 1-04	Westmeath	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	D Currams 3-4, M Egan 1-9, O Kealey 0-3, J Gorman 0-2, D Morkan 0-2, A Whelehan 0-1, J Mulrooney 0-1, D Horan 0-1, M Bevans 0-1, G Scales 0-1.		N Kilcoyne 1-1, O Price 0-3.	Referee: N Bartley (Meath)

Laois v Carlow

15 April 2006 Round 2	Laois	1-10 - 1-11	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	W Hyland 0-5, D Peacock 1-1, J Prior 0-2, J O'Loughlin 0-1, G Reddin 0-1.		P Kehoe 0-6, A Cox 1-2, P Walsh 0-1, C Clancy 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Carlow v Westmeath

22 April 2006 Round 3	Carlow	5-14 - 0-02	Westmeath	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P Amond 3-1, D Murphy 1-4, P Kehoe 1-4, R Coady 0-2, P Walsh 0-1, A Cox 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.		R Jackson 0-1, J Salmon 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Offaly v Laois

29 April 2006 Round 3	Offaly	3-20 - 1-11	Laois	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	O Kealey 1-3, D Currams 1-2, M Egan 1-2, D Horan 0-4, A Whelehan 0-3, J Gorman 0-2, G Scales 0-2, M Bevans 0-2.		Z Keenan 1-0, W Hyland 0-3, M Whelan 0-3, J O'Loughlin 0-2, D Delaney 0-2, G Reddin 0-1.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Group B

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilkenny	2	2	0	0	3-36	1-20	22	4
Dublin	2	1	0	1	2-19	2-24	-5	2
Wexford	2	0	0	2	1-17	3-28	-17	4

Kilkenny v Dublin

15 April 2006 Round 1	Kilkenny	1-18 - 1-09	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Hogan 1-9, M Bergin 0-3, PJ Rowe 0-2, M Walsh 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, C Fennelly 0-1.		J Maher 1-1, C Guickian 0-2, P Brennan 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, J Cooper 0-1.

Dublin v Wexford

22 April 2006 Round 2	Dublin	1-10 - 1-06	Wexford	Parnell Park, Dublin
	P Ryan 0-6, W Brogan 1-0, J Sheanon 0-1, D Treacy 0-1, J Maher 0-1, C Guickian 0-1.		S Grannell 1-0, T Barron 0-2, K Burke 0-2, L Murphy 0-2.

Wexford v Kilkenny

29 April 2006 Round 3	Wexford	0-11 - 2-18	Kilkenny	Wexford Park, Wexford
	K Burke 0-7, R Fox 0-2, S Grannell 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.		R Hogan 1-8, M Walsh 1-3, M Bergin 0-5, J Farrell 0-1, J Mulhall 0-1.	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Quarter-finals

Carlow v Wexford

6 May 2006 Quarter-final	Carlow	2-12 - 0-11	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	B Amond 2-1, P Kehoe 0-4 (2f), R Coady 0-2, A Cox 0-2, D Kavanagh, D Murphy, P Walsh 0-1.		D Murphy 0-3, L Murphy 0-3 (1f, 1 sideline), S Grannell 0-2, R Fox 0-2, K Burke 0-1 (1f).

Dublin v Laois

6 May 2006 Quarter-final	Dublin	2-12 - 0-11	Laois	Parnell Park, Dublin
	P Ryan 0-5 (2fs, sideline, J Cooper 1-3, D Treacy 1-1, D Kelly, S Murphy (f), J Maher 0-1 each.		Z Keenan 0-8 (6f), D Maher, W Hyland, T Burke 0-1 each

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Dublin

24 June 2006 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-14 - 0-08	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	R Hogan 1-5, C Fennelly 1-0, J Mulhall 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, J Farrell 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, M Bergin 0-1		P Ryan 0-5, S Murphy 0-2, D Kelly 0-1

Carlow v Offaly

24 June 2006 Semi-final	Carlow	2-15 - 0-16	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	P Kehoe 1-7, P Amond 1-4, R Coady 0-3, P Walsh 0-1.	Report	J Gorman, D Horan 0-4 each; A Whelahan, G Scales, M Eagan 0-2 each; D Curram, O Kealey 0-1 each).

Final

Kilkenny v Carlow

2 July 2006 Final	Kilkenny	4-22 - 1-05	Carlow	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Hogan 2-10, J Farrell 1-2, M Bergin 0-4, N Anthony 1-0, M Walsh 0-3, J Mulhall 0-2, C Fennelly 0-1.		P Kehoe 1-3, C Coughlan 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Tipperary v Clare

5 April 2006 First round	Tipperary	2-13 - 1-08	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J McLoughney 1-5, P Bourke 1-1, S Hennessy 0-2, G Ryan 0-2, B Maher 0-2, S Callanan 0-1.		C Ryan 1-3, J O'Connor 0-3, C Nealon 0-1, D Reidy 0-1.	Referee: M o'Connor (Limerick)

Cork v Limerick

6 April 2006 First round	Cork	2-17 - 1-03	Limerick	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	C O'Neill 1-1, A Mannix 0-4, P Horgan 0-4, D O'Callaghan 1-0, L Desmond 0-3, B Corry 0-2, T Murray 0-1, D Stack 0-1, R White 0-1.		T Ryan 1-0, S O'Donnell 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, G Collins 0-1.	Referee: S Ryan (Tipperary)

Play-off

Clare v Limerick

19 April 2006 Play-off	Clare	0-13 - 1-15	Limerick	Cusack Park, Ennis
	C Ryan 0-6, D Reidy 0-3, E Barrett 0-2, J Conlon 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.		D O'Connor 0-8, P O'Brien 1-0, M Ryan 0-2, T O'Brien 0-2, B Quinn 0-2, D Quaid 0-1.	Referee: P Casey (Waterford)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Limerick

3 May 2006 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-23 - 3-08	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	N Bergin 1-3, J McLoughney 0-5, T Dunne 1-1, S Hennessy 0-4, S Callanan 0-3, P Bourke 0-3, E Hogan 0-2, M Gleeson 0-2.		M Ryan 2-4, S O'Donnell 1-1, D O'Connor 0-2, T Ryan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Waterford v Cork

3 May 2006 Semi-final	Waterford	1-08 - 1-15	Cork	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	P Murray 1-3, C Moloney 0-4, D Twomey 0-1.		C O'Neill 1-2, P Horgan 0-5, D O'Callaghan 0-2, B Coorry 0-2, D Stack 0-1, R White 0-1, L Desmond 0-1, T Murray 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Final

Tipperary v Cork

25 June 2006 Final	Tipperary	1-15 - 2-20	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	T Dunne (1-3), P Bourke (0-6), J McLoughney (0-2), B Maher (0-1), S Hennessy (0-1), N Bergin (0-1), E Hogan (0-1).	Report	P Horgan (0-7), R White (1-2), C O'Neill (1-1), D O'Callaghan (0-3), D Stack (0-2), L Desmond (0-2), T Murray (0-1), B Corry (0-1), P O'Sullivan (0-1).	Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Down v Antrim

14 May 2006 Semi-final	Down	0-04 - 3-22	Antrim	Casement Park, Belfast
				Referee: M Mulholland (Derry)

Final

Antrim v Derry

4 June 2006 Final	Antrim	8-18 - 2-05	Derry	Casement Park, Belfast
	C McGourty (4-5, 2 frees), C Coyle (2-1), P Shields (1-4), N McManus (0-4, two frees, one 65), P Dallat (1-0), P Doherty (0-2); S Burke (0-1), L McKillop (0-1).		P Henry (1-5, 0-5 frees), C McKenna (1-0, pen).	Referee: D Magee (Down)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Tipperary v Carlow

15 July 2006 Quarter-final	Tipperary	4-19 - 0-12	Carlow	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Bourke (1-12, 0-6 f), T Dalton (1-4), T Dunne (1-0), B Maher (1-0), G Ryan (0-2); M Gleeson (0-1).		P Kehoe (0-7, 0-4f), P Amond (0-2), D Murphy (0-2), A Cox (0-1).	Referee: D Magee (Down)

Galway v Antrim

23 July 2006 Quarter-final	Galway	4-07 - 1-14	Antrim	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	A Harte 1-2, J Canning 1-2 (1f), S Coen 1-1, K Keehan 1-0, L Tully 0-1, G Hennelly 0-1.	Report	C McGourty 0-5 (5fs), A McCaffrey 1-0, E McCloskey 0-2, P Shields 0-2, N McManus 0-2 (1f), B McFall 0-1, P Dallat 0-1, R Donnelly 0-1 (f).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

Cork v Galway

6 August 2006 Semi-final	Cork	0-16 - 2-12	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Horgan, (0-7 five frees), P O'Sullivan (0-2, one free); L Desmond (0-2), B Corry (0-2), R White (0-1); C O'Neill (0-1), D O'Callaghan (0-1).		J Canning (1-8, six points from frees, one 65, one sideline), S Coen (1-1), J Skehill (0-1 free); G Lally (0-1); A Harte (0-1).	Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Kilkenny v Tipperary

13 August 2006 Semi-final	Kilkenny	3-09 - 0-19	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Hogan 0-6, J Mulhall 1-2, S Brennan 1-0, M Murphy 1-0, C Fennelly 0-1.	Report	P Bourke 0-6, T McGrath 0-3, J McLoughney 0-3, G Ryan 0-2; S Callinan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-1, N Bergin 0-1; T Dunne 0-1.

Final

Tipperary v Galway

3 September 2006 Final	Tipperary	2-18 - 2-07	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Bourke (1-07 (1-04f)), T Dalton (1-03), S Hennessy (0-02), T McGrath (0-02), M Gleeson (0-02), T Dunne (0-01), G Ryan (0-01).	Report	J Canning (0-05 (5f)), E Forde (1-00), E Concannon (1-00), G Hennelly (0-02).	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	5-38	53	5	10.60
2	Paudie Kehoe	Carlow	3-37	46	7	6.57
3	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	3-35	44	6	7.33

References

1. "Galway glee as goals put paid to gutsy Limerick". Irish Independent. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
2. "Tipp break Galway hearts in MHC final". RTÉ Sport. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

External links

• Full list of results for the 2007 championship