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.
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.
Results
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Statistics 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)
Top scorers Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jack GuineyWexford1-353857.602Bobby DugganClare0-353557.003Aaron CunninghamClare7-123356.604Ciarán ClarkeAntrim2-162237.33Paul WintersDublin0-222237.336Conor McDonaldWexford3-112054.00Tony KellyClare1-172045.008Niall O'BrienWestmeath0-161628.009Saul McCaughanAntrim4-031535.00Rob O'SheaCork0-151527.50
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Aaron CunninghamClare3-0312AntrimJason FordeTipperary0-1212Clare3Jack GuineyWexford1-0811Galway4Ciarán ClarkeAntrim1-0710DerryBobby DugganClare0-1010Cork6Ciarán ClarkeAntrim1-069DownPaul WintersDublin0-099LaoisJack GuineyWexford0-099OffalyPaul WintersDublin0-099WexfordPeter MasonDown0-099Armagh
Awards Team of the Year Oliver O'Leary Cathal Barrett Liam Ryan Séadna Morey Andrew Kenny Conor Cleary Jamie Shanahan Colm Galvin Eoin Enright Jack Guiney Tony Kelly Pádraig Brehony Jason Forde Conor McDonald Aaron Cunningham
External links 2014 Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship 2014 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
References