The 2021 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 58th staging overall of a hurling championship for players between the minor and senior grades. The championship began on 29 June 2021 and ended on 18 August 2021.
The 2021 championship was the first to begin before the previous year's championship had concluded. Cork were the defending champions. The number of participating teams also increased, with Down and Kildare joining the Leinster Championship.
The final was played on 18 August 2021 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Cork and Galway, in what was their first meeting in a final in 23 years. Cork won the match by 4-19 to 2-14 to claim their 13th championship title overall and a second title in succession. It was also a 10th successive win for a Munster team in the All-Ireland final.
Kildare's Liam Dempsey was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.
Results Leinster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Round 1
Round 2
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship
Final
Statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Liam DempseyKildare0-3737312.332James DugganLaois5-132839.333Donal O'SheaGalway2-212739.00Cathal O'NeillLimerick0-2727213.505Tadhg CuddyLaois0-252538.336Darragh FlynnCork1-192237.337Shane PunchClare1-1720211.008Pádraig PowerCork2-131936.33Jack ScreeneyOffaly0-191929.5010Ciarán FoleyDublin1-141728.50
Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Cathal O'NeillLimerick0-1616Cork2James DugganLaois3-0514WestmeathLiam DempseyKildare0-1414WexfordTadhg CuddyLaois0-1414Antrim5Liam DempseyKildare0-1313Carlow6Jack ScreeneyOffaly0-1212KildareDarragh FlynnCork0-1212Limerick8Jack GillenWestmeath1-0811LaoisShane PunchClare1-0811KerryCathal O'NeillLimerick0-1111Clare
Miscellaneous Cathal O'Neill set a new scoring record for Munster finals when he scored 0-16 against Cork.
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