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 Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

championship for players between the

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and

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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 "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container *** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine Places Ireland * ...

were the defending champions. The number of participating teams also increased, with Down and

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 10,302, making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. It is home to Kildare Cathedral, historically the site of an important abbey said to have been founded by Saint ...

joining the Leinster Championship. The

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was played on 18 August 2021 at

Semple Stadium FBD Semple Stadium is the home of hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary GAA and for the province of Munster. Located in Thurles, County Tipperary, it is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland (after Croke Park), with a capacity of 45,690 ...

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, between Cork and

Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...

, 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

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Round 1

Round 2

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Under-20 Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Munster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-c ...

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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Final

Statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Miscellaneous

* Cathal O'Neill set a new scoring record for Munster finals when he scored 0-16 against

Notes

References

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