All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2001
Championship Details
Dates6 June 2001 – 16 September 2001
Teams15
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLimerick (3rd win)
CaptainTimmy Houlihan
ManagerDave Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWexford
CaptainNicky Lambert
ManagerSéamus Murphy
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterWexford
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Top Scorer Mark Keane (3-29)
2000
2002

The 2001 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 6 June 2001 and ended on 16 September 2001.

Limerick were the defending champions.[1]

On 16 September 2001, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 2-10 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their second All-Ireland title in succession and their third title overall.

Limerick's Mark Keane was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

6 June 2001 Quarter-final Carlow 0-4 - 0-12 Laois Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
K English 0-2, T Walsh 0-1, J Coady 0-1. B McCormack 0-8, J Phelan 0-2, R Jones 0-1, D Keenan 0-1. Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
13 June 2001 Quarter-final Wexford 1-12 - 1-10 Dublin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
M Jacob 1-0, B Lambert 0-3, R Barry 0-3, P Carley 0-3, D Stamp 0-1, N Lambert 0-1, D Mythen 0-1. C Kearney 0-4, P Murray 1-0, D Donnelly 0-3, D Russell 0-1, D Heffernan 0-1, F Armstong 0-1. Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

20 June 2001 Semi-final Kilkenny 2-16 - 1-11 Laois Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
P Sheehan 0-7, K Power 1-3, B Phelan 1-1, C Herity 0-2, A Fogarty 0-2, B Phelan 0-1, B McCormack 0-9, C Clear 1-0, J Phelan 0-1, B McCormack 0-1. Referee: D O'Donovan (Dublin)
20 June 2001 Semi-final Wexford 2-11 - 1-13 Offaly Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D Lyng 1-2, G Coleman 1-1, B Lambert 0-4, D Stamp 0-2, R Barry 0-1, N Lambert 0-1. D Murray 0-5, K Kelly 1-0, R Hanniffy 0-2, C Gath 0-2, M Cordial 0-2, D Tanner 0-1, B Carroll 0-1. Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)

Final

11 July 2001 Final Wexford 0-10 - 1-5 Kilkenny Wexford Park, Wexford
B Lambert 0-4, D Lyng 0-1, N Lambert 0-1, D Stamp 0-1, R Barry 0-1, R Jacob 0-1, M Jacob 0-1. E Walsh 1-0, P Sheehan 0-2, A Fogarty 0-2, K Power 0-1. Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

13 June 2001 Quarter-final Kerry 1-4 - 5-24 Cork Austin Stack Park, Tralee
S Brick 1-3, L Boyle 0-1. C McCarthy 2-5, M O’Connor 1-1, E Fitzgerald 0-4, W Deasy 1-0, E Collins 1-0, J Barrett 0-3, J Olden 0-3, N McCarthy 0-3, JP King 0-2, V Cusack 0-2, R O’Doherty 0-1. Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
13 June 2001 Quarter-final Tipperary 0-19 - 0-12 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
E Kelly 0-10, J O’Brien 0-6, S Butler 0-2, D Shelley 0-1. D Quinn 0-5, G Considine 0-4, T Griffin 0-2, B Culbert 0-1. Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Semi-finals

11 July 2001 Semi-final Waterford 0-13 - 1-17 Tipperary Fraher Field, Dungarvan
S Prendergast 0-8, J Mullane 0-2, E Kelly 0-1, S Barron 0-1, G Power 0-1. E Kelly 0-8, D Shelley 0-4, L Corbett 1-0, E Brislane 0-2, S Butler 0-2, K Cummins 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
12 July 2001 Semi-final Cork 2-11 - 0-18 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
E Fitzgerald 0-6, N McCarthy 1-1, E Collins 1-0, C McCarthy 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, M O’Connor 0-1, J Olden 0-1. M Keane 0-11, D Reale 0-1, K Tobin 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, E Foley 0-1, N Moran 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, P Tobin 0-1. Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Final

2 August 2001 Final Limerick 3-14 - 2-16 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Keane 2-7, C Fitzgerald 1-2, K Tobin 0-2, S Lucey 0-1, E Foley 0-1, S O’Connor 0-1. E Kelly 2-9, S Butler 0-3, L Corbett 0-2, D Shelley 0-1, C Houlihan 0-1. Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

22 July 2001 Final Antrim 2-16 - 1-18 Derry St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
L Watson 1-3; P Kelly 1-0; C Heron, G Bell, C McGourty 0-3 each; S Delargy 0-2; B Quinn, K Stewart 0-1 each. P Hearty 1-12; K Hinphey, A McCloskey, P Doherty, C McKeever, S Kelly, F McEldowney 0-1 each. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

25 August 2001 Semi-final Wexford 2-17 - 1-5 Antrim Parnell Park, Dublin
B Lambert 0-9, T Mahon 1-0, D Stamp 1-0, R Jacob 0-3, R Barry 0-2, D Lyng 0-2, P Carley 0-1. S Delargy 1-0, D MacAuley 0-1, C McGourty 0-1, L Watson 0-1, C O’Connell 0-1, C O’Grady 0-1.
25 August 2001 Semi-final Limerick 1-13 - 2-6 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
M Keane 1-4, E Foley 0-2, K Tobin 0-2, P Tobin 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, N Moran 0-1, P Lawlor 0-1, A O’Shaughnessy 0-1. D Hayes 1-1, D Huban 1-0, K Brady 0-2, D Donoghue 0-1, R Murray 0-1, G Farragher 0-1. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Final

16 September 2001 Final Limerick 0-17 - 2-10 Wexford Semple Stadium, Thurles
M Keane 0-7, C Fitzgerald 0-3, N Moran 0-2, E Foley 0-2, K Tobin 0-2, S Lucey 0-1. P Carley 1-2, M Jacob 1-1, R Jacob 0-3, B Lambert 0-2, G Coleman 0-2. Attendance: 31,413
Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark Keane Limerick 3-29 38 4 9.50
2 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-27 33 3 11.00
3 Barry Lambert Wexford 0-22 22 5 4.40
4 Brian McCormack Laois 0-17 17 2 8.50
5 Paul Hearty Derry 1-12 15 1 15.00
6 Cathal McCarthy Cork 2-06 12 2 6.00
7 Conor Fitzgerald Limerick 1-07 10 4 2.50
Eoin Fitzgerald Cork 0-10 10 2 5.00
9 Paul Carley Wexford 1-06 9 5 1.80
Paul Sheehan Kilkenny 0-09 9 2 4.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-09 15 Limerick
Paul Hearty Derry 1-12 15 Antrim
3 Mark Keane Limerick 2-07 13 Tipperary
4 Cathal McCarthy Cork 2-05 11 Kerry
Mark Keane Limerick 0-11 11 Cork
6 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-10 10 Clare
7 Brian McCormack Laois 0-09 9 Kilkenny
Barry Lambert Wexford 0-09 9 Antrim
9 Séamus Prendergast Waterford 0-08 8 Tipperary
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-08 8 Waterford

References

  1. "Young guns grab glory for Limerick". Irish Independent. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. "Limerick hold on to U-21 crown". Irish Times. 16 September 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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