2009 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Encyclopedia
| Championship Details | ||
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| Dates | 12 April - 6 September | |
| Teams | 25 | |
| Sponsor | ESB ESB - Organizations :*ESB Reutlingen, a business school of the Reutlingen University in Germany*ESB Customer Supply, the incumbent retail supplier of electricity in Ireland*ESB Group, a multinational energy group based in Ireland... |
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| All-Ireland Champions | ||
| Winners | Galway Galway GAA The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,... (8th title) |
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| Captain | Richie Cummins Richie Cummins Richie Cummins is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Gort and was a member of the Galway minor inter-county team from 2008 until 2009. Cummins captained Galway to the All-Ireland minor title in 2009.... |
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| Manager | Mattie Murphy Mattie Murphy Mattie Murphy is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local clubs Turloughmore and Gort in the 1970s and 1980s... |
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| All-Ireland Runners-up | ||
| Runners-up | Kilkenny Kilkenny GAA The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams... |
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| Captain | Canice Maher | |
| Manager | Richie Mulrooney | |
| Provincial Champions | ||
| Munster Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors in the province of Munster in Ireland... |
Waterford Waterford GAA The Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Waterford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for all levels of Gaelic games in County Waterford. The County Board is also responsible for the Waterford inter-county teams. The county... |
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| Leinster Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The ESB Leinster Minor Hurling Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council... |
Kilkenny Kilkenny GAA The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams... |
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| Ulster Ulster Minor Hurling Championship The Ulster Minor Hurling Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The competition began in 1930, with Down winning during the inaugural year. The most successful... |
Antrim Antrim GAA The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Antrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Antrim. The county board is also responsible for the Antrim inter-county teams... |
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| Connacht Connacht Minor Hurling Championship The Connacht Minor Hurling Championship was a Minor "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games were organised by the Connacht Council. The competition began in 1931, with Galway winning during the inaugural year... |
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| Championship Statsitics | ||
| Matches played | 31 | |
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The 2009 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 79th staging of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
's premier hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
knock-out competition
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
for players in the under-18 age bracket. Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
won the championship, beating Kilkenny
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
2-15 to 2-11 in the final at Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
, Dublin.
Calendar
| Round | Date |
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| Ulster Final | Sunday 28 June 2009 |
| Leinster Final | Sunday 5 July 2009 |
| Munster Final | Sunday 12 July 2009 |
| All-Ireland Quarter-Finals | Saturday 25 July 2009 |
| All-Ireland Semi-Final | Sunday 9 August 2009 |
| All-Ireland Semi-Final | Sunday 16 August 2009 |
| All-Ireland Final | Sunday 6 September 2009 |
Overview
The 2009 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces - there were no seeds.Each match was played as a single leg. If a match ended in a draw a period of extra time would be played. If both teams wer still level a replay had to take place.
Ulster Minor Hurling ChampionshipUlster Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe Ulster Minor Hurling Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of hurling played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The competition began in 1930, with Down winning during the inaugural year. The most successful...
----Leinster Minor Hurling ChampionshipLeinster Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe ESB Leinster Minor Hurling Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council...
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Munster Minor Hurling ChampionshipMunster Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors in the province of Munster in Ireland...
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All-Ireland Minor Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Minor Hurling ChampionshipThe GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship is an annual competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for competitors under eighteen years of age in the game of hurling played in Ireland.The series of games are played during the summer months with the All-Ireland final...
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