2021 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 2021 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 30 June 2021 and ended on 21 August 2021.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 June - 21 August 2021 |
| Teams | 18 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (19th win) |
| Captain | Ben O'Connor James Dwyer |
| Manager | Noel Furlong |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Diarmuid Davoren |
| Manager | Brian Hanley |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 15 |
| Total Goals | 50 (3.33 per game) |
| Total Points | 493 (32.86 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Jack Leahy (4-41) |
← 2020 2022 → | |
The 2021 championship was the first in over 90 years to begin before the previous year's championship had concluded. The number of participating teams also increased, with Down and Meath joining the Leinster Championship. Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fifth successive title.
The final, the first to be played at Semple Stadium in Thurles in over 30 years, was played on 21 August 2021 between Cork and Galway, in what was their first meeting in a final in four years. Cork won the match by 1-23 to 0-12 to claim their 19th championship title overall and their first title since 2001.
Cork's Jack Leahy was the championship's top scorer with 4-41.