The 2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place in late 2011. The championship began on 6 June 2012 and ended on 15 September 2012. Galway were the defending champions.
Clare won the All-Ireland final after defeating Kilkenny by 2–17 to 2–11.
Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Championship statistics Miscellaneous
Laois qualify for the Leinster final for the first time since the 1990 championship. Clare win their second ever Munster title. The All-Ireland semi-final meeting between Antrim and Clare is the teams' first meeting in the history of the championship.
Top scorers Season Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Cathal O'ConnellClare1-262947.252John O'DwyerTipperary1-252839.333Kevin KellyKilkenny0-272746.754Ger AylwardKilkenny4-122446.005Stephen MaherLaois0-232337.666John PowerKilkenny6-032145.257Shane FarrenDerry3-1120210.008Conor McCannAntrim2-091527.509Conor McGrathClare3-051443.5010Walter WalshKilkenny2-071343.25
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Shane FarrenDerry2-0713Down2Ger AylwardKilkenny2-0511LaoisShane DowlingLimerick1-0811Tipperary4Cathal O'ConnellClare0-1010Waterford5Cathal O'ConnellClare1-069KilkennyJamie CoughlanCork0-099TipperaryJohn O'DwyerTipperary0-099LimerickJohn O'DwyerTipperary0-099CorkKevin KellyKilkenny0-099Wexford10Lorcan McMullanDown2-028DerryConor McCannAntrim1-058ArmaghGary MooreWexford0-088OffalyStephen MaherLaois0-088DublinStephen MaherLaois0-088CarlowNiall BurkeGalway0-088Kilkenny
References
External links 2012 Bord Gais Energy Munster GAA Hurling U21 Championship Bord Gais Energy Leinster G.A.A. U-21 H.C. 2012