The 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 43rd 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 31 May 2006 and ended on 16 September 2006.
Galway were the defending champions but were defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 16 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-11 to 0-11 defeat of Tipperary in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first since 2004.
Tipperary's Darragh Egan was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.
Results
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top Scorer Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Darragh EganTipperary3-233256.402James FitzpatrickKilkenny0-242454.803T. J. ReidKilkenny2-121855.604Richie PowerKilkenny2-91543.505Kevin O'ReillyDublin0-141427.006Stephen LillisTipperary0-131352.607Colm McManusDown2-0511111.00Niall TeehanTipperary2-051152.209Brendan BarryCork2-041025.00Joe CanningGalway2-0410110.00Paddy HoganKilkenny1-071052.00Stephen NolanWexford0-101025.00Joey ScullionAntrim0-101025.00
Top Scorer In A Single Game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Colm McManusDown2-0511Antrim2T. J. ReidKilkenny2-0410WexfordBrendan BarryCork2-0410WaterfordJoe CanningGalway2-0410Kilkenny5David McCormackKilkenny1-058DublinDarragh EganTipperary1-058ClareDarragh EganTipperary1-058KilkennyJoey ScullionAntrim0-088DownJames FitzpatrickKilkenny0-088Galway10Darragh EganTipperary1-047CorkStephen NolanWexford0-077CorkJames FitzpatrickKilkenny0-077WexfordKevin O'ReillyDublin0-077OffalyKevin O'ReillyDublin0-077KilkennyMark FlahertyClare0-077Tipperary
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