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2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship Championship Details Dates 25 March - 31 May 2025 Teams 17 All Ireland Champions Winners Tipperary (12th win)Captain Sam O'Farrell Manager Brendan Cummins All Ireland Runners-up Runners-up Kilkenny Captain Tom McPhillips Manager Mark Dowling Provincial Champions Munster Tipperary Leinster Kilkenny Ulster Antrim Connacht Not Played Championship Statistics Matches Played 32 Total Goals 89 Total Points 1102 Top Scorer Fred Hegarty (2-45)
The2025 All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of theAll-Ireland Under-20 Championship and the 62nd staging overall of ahurling championship for players between theminor andsenior grades. The provincial group stage placings were confirmed in November and December 2024.[ 1] [ 2] The championship ran from 25 March to 31 May 2025.
Offaly entered the championship as thedefending champions , however, they were beaten byDublin in theLeinster quarter-finals .[ 3] [ 4]
TheAll-Ireland final was played on 31 May 2025 atUPMC Nowlan Park inKilkenny , betweenTipperary andKilkenny , in what was their 10th meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in17 years . Tipperary won the match by 3–19 to 1–16 to claim their 12th championship title overall and a first title insix years .[ 5] [ 6]
Clare 's Fred Hegarty was the championship'stop scorer with 2-45.
Leinster Tier 1 Group Stage [ edit ] Leinster Tier 1 Group 1 Table [ edit ] Advance to Leinster semi-final Advance to Leinster quarter-final Advance to Leinster preliminary quarter-final
Team Matches Score Pts Pld W D L For Against Diff Galway 2 2 0 0 60 27 +33 4 Offaly 2 1 0 1 47 43 +4 2 Laois 2 0 0 2 22 59 -37 0
Leinster Tier 1 Group 1 Results [ edit ] Laois vGalway 29 March 2025 Round 1 Laois 0-08 - 1-28 Galway Laois Hire O'Moore Park J Quinlan 0-3 (one free), R Bannon 0-2, C Byrne 0-1, B Deegan 0-1 (free), E Cuddy 0-1 (free). Report R Burke 1-8 (1-0 penalty, 0-3 frees, 0-2 65), A Niland 0-3, C Lawless 0-3, R O’Donnell 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, B Callanan 0-2, C Killeen 0-2, C Gilligan 0-2, M Burke 0-1, D Campbell 0-1, C Burke 0-1, P Mac Cartaigh 0-1
Galway vOffaly 8 April 2025 Round 2 Galway 4-17 - 0-19 Offaly Duggan Park R O’Donnell 3-0, R Burke 0-9 (0-7f, 0-2 65s), J Rabbitte 1-2, A Niland 0-2, D Fahy 0-2f, P Mac Cárthaigh 0-1, D Campbell 0-1. Report D Ravenhill 0-12 (0-9f, 0-1 65), P Lyons 0-2, S Rigney 0-2, C Doyle 0-1, D Shirley 0-1, E Bailey-O’Brien 0-1. Attendance: ~3,500
Offaly vLaois 12 April 2025 Round 3 Offaly 1-25 - 0-14 Laois Glenisk O'Connor Park A Screeney (0-5fs, 0-1 65) and P Lyons (0-1f) 0-7 each, S Rigney 0-5, C Egan 1-0, D Shirley, B Kavanagh, N Furlong, L Kavanagh, D Scully and E Bailey-O'Brien 0-1 each. Report J Quinlan 0-6 (0-5fs, 0-1 65), R Bannon and J Duggan 0-2 each, C Hill, C Byrne, J Breen and B Deegan 0-1 each.
Leinster Tier 1 Group 2 Table [ edit ] Advance to Leinster semi-final Advance to Leinster quarter-final Advance to Leinster preliminary quarter-final
Leinster Tier 1 Group 2 Results [ edit ] Wexford vKilkenny 29 March 2025 Round 1 Wexford 1-06 - 1-13 Kilkenny St Peter's College Grounds S Roche 1-2, D Purcell 0-1, J Nolan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, J Dunne 0-1. Report A McEvoy 0-6, S Bergin 1-0, E Lyng 0-2, R Glynn 0-1, E McDermott 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, C Hickey 0-1, R Corcoran 0-1.
Kilkenny vDublin 5 April 2025 Round 2 Kilkenny 3-20 - 2-16 Dublin UPMC Nowlan Park E McDermott (1-5); M Brennan (1-2); A McEvoy (0-5); J Hughes (1-0); E Lyng (0-3); R Glynn (0-2); J Neary, T McPhillips and M Murphy (0-1 each). Report D Purcell (1-5, 0-3 f, 0-1 65); D O'Kelly (1-2); S Crosbie, C Ó Riain, N Fitzgerald (0-2 each); J Sheppard, C Kennedy, D Mulqueen (0-1 each).
Dublin vWexford 12 April 2025 Round 3 Dublin 0-18 - 1-17 Wexford Parnell Park D O’Kelly 0-6 (5f); F Murphy, C Ó Riain 0-2 each; C Donovan, O Gaffney, B Kenny, S Crosbie, J Kinnane, N Fitzgerald, D Mulqueen, J Norris 0-1 apiece. Report S Roche 1-10 (1-0pen, 0-9f); J Nolan 0-2; P Doyle, C Doyle, C Byrne, R Donohoe, S Hyland 0-1 apiece.
Leinster Tier 2 Group Stage [ edit ] Leinster Tier 2 Group 1 Table [ edit ] Advance to Leinster preliminary quarter-finals
Team Matches Score Pts Pld W D L For Against Diff Kildare 2 2 0 0 47 33 +14 4 Kerry 2 1 0 1 49 44 +5 2 Carlow 2 0 0 2 31 50 -19 0
Leinster Tier 2 Group 1 Results [ edit ] Carlow vKerry 29 March 2025 Round 1 Carlow 2-12 - 2-23 Kerry Netwatch Cullen Park S Kelly 1-3, B Nolan 0-6, J Dalton 1-0, J Kelly 0-1, C Quirke 0-1, TJ Darcy 0-1. S McElligott 0-10, L Óg O'Connor 1-2, L Rochford 0-4, E O'Flaherty 1-0, C O'Sullivan 0-2, D Corridan 0-2, D Hogan 0-1, H Lenihan 0-1, J Enright 0-1.
Carlow vKildare 5 April 2025 Round 2 Carlow 1-10 - 2-15 Kildare Netwatch Cullen Park S Kelly 1-2 (1 free), J Kelly 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-2, C de Lacey 0-1, B Nolan 0-1 (free), C Quirke 0-1, TJ Darcy 0-1, J Ingram 0-1. Report T Power 1-0, A Bell 0-4 (4 frees), T Boran 0-2, C Carroll 0-4 (1 free), O Byrne 0-3, C O'Reilly 0-1, E O Briain 1-1.
Kildare vKerry 12 April 2025 Round 3 Kildare 3-17 - 2-14 Kerry Manguard Park E O Briain 2-1, T Power 0-6 (3 frees, 1'65), A Bell 1-0, C O'Reilly 0-2, C Carroll 0-2 (1f), O Byrne 0-2, A McNiff 0-1, T Boran 0-1, N Cramer 0-1, C Dunne 0-1. Report S McElligott 0-11 (7fs), L Og O Connor 2-1, L Rochford 0-1, D Hogan 0-1.
Leinster Tier 2 Group 2 Table [ edit ] Advance to Leinster preliminary quarter-finals
Leinster Tier 2 Group 2 Results [ edit ] Westmeath vAntrim 29 March 2025 Round 1 Westmeath 1-15 - 2-23 Antrim TEG Cusack Park D Corrigan 0-7 (frees), Cormac McKeogh 0-3, I Smyth 1-0, Callum McKeogh and C Ward 0-2 each, C Heffernan 0-1. Report F Bradley 1-9 (0-5f), J McCloskey 0-7, A McGarry 1-0, O Donnelly 0-2, C McKeown 0-2, J McLaughlin, T McLaughlin, N Magee 0-1 each.
Westmeath vMeath 5 April 2025 Round 2 Westmeath 2-16 - 1-12 Meath The Downs D Corrigan 1-8 (0-5f), Cormac McKeogh 1-2, C Heffernan 0-4 (0-1f), C Ward 0-2 Report K Ennis 0-8 (0-4f, 0-2‘65’), D Higgins 1-0, D Heffernan, G Douglas, J Christy, M Leavy 0-1 each
Meath vAntrim 15 April 2025 Round 3 Meath 2-10 - 3-23 Antrim Páirc Naomh Bríd D O’Higgins 2-0, K Ennis 0-4 (0-3f), M Leavy (0-2f)G Douglas (0-1 sl) 0-2 each, C Slattery, L Gallagher 0-1 each Report F Bradley 1-8 (0-4f, 0-1 '65), J McCloskey 1-4, J McLaughlin 1-2, O Donnelly 0-2, S McKay, B McGarry, L Glackin, A McGarry, R Fitzgerald, L McFerron, O O'Connor 0-1 each
Leinster Knockout Stage [ edit ] Leinster Preliminary Quarter-Finals [ edit ] Kildare vLaois 23 April 2025 Preliminary quarter-final Kildare 2-16 - 1-29 Laois Cedral St Conleth's Park T Power 0-8 (0-5 frees), A Bell 2-1 (2-0 frees), C O'Reilly 0-2, O Byrne 0-2, T Frisby 0-1, T Boran 0-1, CJ Boran 0-1. Report R Bannon 0-7, J Quinlan 0-7 (0-4 frees), J Breen 0-5, C Byrne 1-2, B Deegan 0-3 (0-1 sideline), E Cuddy 0-2, C Hill 0-1, T Cuddy 0-1, J Duggan 0-1.
Antrim vDublin 23 April 2025 Preliminary quarter-final Antrim 4-10 - 2-19 Dublin Páirc Naomh Bríd F Bradley 1-6 (0-4f, 0-1 sideline); J McCloskey 2-1 (1-0f); C McKeown 1-1; J McLaughlin, C McAuley 0-1 apiece. Report D O’Kelly 2-5 (0-3f); B Kenny 0-4; O Gaffney 0-2; C Graham, F Murphy, C Kennedy, N Fitzgerald, K Costello, J Kinnane, J Sheppard, B Lynch 0-1 apiece.
Leinster Quarter-Finals [ edit ] Dublin vOffaly 5 May 2025 Quarter-final Dublin 4-12 - 0-16 Offaly Cedral St Conleth's Park O Gaffney 2-2; C Graham 2-0; D O’Kelly 0-3 (1f); B Kenny, S Crosbie 0-2 each; C Kennedy, C Ó Riain, J Norris 0-1 apiece. Report A Screeney 0-8 (7f, 1 ’65); D Ravenhill 0-4 (1f); S Rigney 0-3; L Kavanagh, D Shirley 0-1 apiece.
Wexford vLaois 5 May 2025 Quarter-final Wexford 1-18 - 1-24 Laois Chadwicks Wexford Park S Roche 0-10 (0-7 frees, 0-1 65’), C Fanning 1-0, J Nolan 0-2, P Doyle, D McCarthy, P Jones, R Donohoe, C Doyle and E Hughes 0-1 each Report B Deegan 0-10 (0-9 frees), J Duggan 1-3, J Breen, R Kavanagh, R Kelly and R Deegan 0-2 each, C Byrne, J Pearson and J Quinlan 0-1 each.
Leinster Semi-Finals [ edit ] Laois vKilkenny 14 May 2025 Semi-final Laois 1-09 - 0-26 Kilkenny Laois Hire O'Moore Park B Deegan 0-4 (4 frees); K Cuddy 1-0; T Cuddy, R Deegan, J Quinlan, J Breen, C Hill 0-1 each. Report M Brennan 0-8 (4 frees); M Murphy 0-5; A McEvoy (2 frees), A Ireland Wall, E McDermott, E Lyng, S Bergin 0-2 each; E Lauhoff, R Glynn, G Kelly 0-1 each.
Galway vDublin 14 May 2025 Semi-final Galway 0-17 - 2-18 Dublin Glenisk O'Connor Park R Burke 0-7 (0-4f), P Mac Cárthaigh 0-2, B Callanan 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, C Killeen 0-2, C Lawless 0-1, A Niland 0-1f. Report C Graham 2-3, D O’Kelly 0-5f, O Gaffney 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1 pen), S Crosbie 0-3, C Ó Riain 0-1, B Kenny 0-1.
Kilkenny vDublin 21 May 2025 Final Kilkenny 2-21 - 0-17 Dublin Laois Hire O'Moore Park M Brennan 0-8 (5 frees, 1 65); R Glynn 1-2; A McEvoy 1-1; E Lauhoff 0-4; D Vereker, T McPhillips 0-2 each; E McDermott, A Ireland Wall 0-1 each. Report S Crosbie (1 free), D O'Kelly (4 frees) 0-4 each; O Gaffney 0-3 (3 frees); C O Riain, C Graham 0-2 each; J Kinnane, B Kenny 0-1 each.
Munster Group Stage [ edit ] Munster Group Stage Table [ edit ] Advance to Munster final Advance to Munster semi-final
Munster Group Stage Results [ edit ] Tipperary vLimerick 25 March 2025 Round 1 Tipperary 0-17 - 2-13 Limerick FBD Semple Stadium D McCarthy 0-11 (6fs, 1 65), C Martin, A Daly 0-2 each, C English, P McCormack 0-1 each. Report H Flanagan 0-6 (6fs), M Fitzgerald, M O’Brien 1-0; T Boddy, R O’Farrell, F Fitzgerald 0-2 each; D Scully 0-1. Attendance: 2,768 Referee: C O'Regan (Cork)
Clare vCork 26 March 2025 Round 1 Clare 1-16 - 1-16 Cork O'Garney Park F Hegarty 0-5 f, S Boyce 1-2, D Stritch 0-4, R Kilroy, J O’Neill, E McMahon, J Hegarty (0-1 f), J Organ (0-1 f) 0-1 each. Report Barry Walsh 0-12 (0-10 f, 0-1 65), J Wigginton Barrett 1-3, M O’Brien 0-1. Attendance: 2,358 Referee: A Tierney (Tipperary)
Cork vTipperary 2 April 2025 Round 2 Cork 2-11 - 1-20 Tipperary SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh B Walsh (0-6, 0-5 frees), B O’Flynn (1-1), M O’Brien (1-0), D McCarthy (free), T Wilk, D Murnane and R Deasy (0-1 each). Report D McCarthy (0-7 frees), P McCormack (1-0), O O’Donoghue (0-3), S O’Farrell, C Martin, C English and J Ormond (0-2 each), J Egan and A Daly (0-1 each). Referee: N O'Toole (Waterford)
Waterford vClare 2 April 2025 Round 2 Waterford 0-17 - 2-18 Clare Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field M Hartley 0-9 (7fs), J Twomey 0-3, C Tobin 0-2, P Cummins, A O'Neill, G Power 0-1 each. Report F Hegarty 1-7 (7fs, 1-0 pen), J Organ 1-0, M Collins, J O'Neill 0-3 each, L Crotty, J Moylan, R Kilroy, E McMahon, S Boyce 0-1 each. Referee: C Doyle (Tipperary)
Waterford vLimerick 9 April 2025 Round 3 Waterford 1-13 - 0-16 Limerick Cappoquin Logistics Fraher Field M Hartley 0-6 (5fs, 1 65), J Twomey 0-4 (1 sideline), M Morrissey, P Walsh, C Ryan, C Tobin, J McDonnell, B O'Sullivan 0-1 each. Report M O'Brien 1-3 (1-2fs, 1 65), R O'Farrell, H Flanagan (3fs) 0-3 each, S Duff, D Ferland, D Coughlan, R O'Connor 0-1 each. Referee: J Bugler (Clare)
Clare vTipperary 16 April 2025 Round 3 Clare 0-21 - 3-21 Tipperary O'Garney Park F Hegarty 0-7 (0-6f), J O’Neill 0-3, D Stritch, R Kilroy, J Moylan 0-2 each, M Collins, S Boyce, J Mescall, J Hegarty, R Loftus 0-1 each Report D McCarthy 0-9 (0-7f, 0-1 '65), C Martin 2-1, P McCormack 1-2, S O’Farrell 0-3, A Daly, O O’Donoghue 0-2 each, J Hayes, D Costigan 0-1 each Referee: E Stapleton (Limerick)
Limerick vCork 23 April 2025 Round 4 Limerick 1-20 - 1-22 Cork Gaelic Grounds M O’Brien 0-5 (0-4 f), R O’Farrell, F Fitzgerald 0-3 each, D Coughlan 1-0, D Ferland 0-2, J Cosgrove, D Langan, M Fitzgerald, J Finn, H Flanagan, S Duff, D Frewen 0-1 each. Report Barry Walsh 0-12 (0-10 f), T Wilk 1-2 (0-1 sideline), B O’Flynn 0-2, P O’Shea, R O’Sullivan, M O’Brien, F O’Brien, A O’Sullivan, D O’Connell (0-1 f) 0-1 each.
Tipperary vWaterford 23 April 2025 Round 4 Tipperary 1-24 - 2-14 Waterford FBD Semple Stadium P McCormack (1-4); O O’Donoghue (0-7, 4 frees); A Daly (0-5); C English, S Butler, J Ormond (0-2 each); J Ryan (free), J Egan (0-1 each). Report B O’Sullivan (2-2); M Hartley (2 frees), T Carey (3 frees) (0-3 each); M Morrissey, J Twomey (1s/l) (0-2 each); C Tobin, G Power (0-1 each).
Limerick vClare 30 April 2025 Round 5 Limerick 1-20 - 0-27 Clare TUS Gaelic Grounds M O'Brien (0-10, 0-8 frees, 0-1 65), R O'Farrell 1-1, D Ferland, R O'Connor and H Flanagan 0-2 each, F Fitzgerald, M Fitzgerald and D Hurley 0-1 each Report F Hegarty (0-7, 0-7 frees), J O'Neill 0-6, J Organ and S Boyce 0-3 each, D Stritch and M Collins 0-2 each, J Hegarty (0-2, 0-1 free and 0-1 65), E McMahon and R Kilroy, 0-1 each.
Cork vWaterford 30 April 2025 Round 5 Cork 3-21 - 0-18 Waterford SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh Barry Walsh 2-4 (1-0 pen, 4f), Johnnie Murphy 1-0, F O’Brien, A O’Sullivan 0-3 each, R O’Sullivan, R Deasy, B O’Flynn, 0-2 each, Ben Walsh (sl), John Murphy, D O’Connell (f), J Wiggington Barrett, O Fitzgerald 0-1 each. Report T Carey 0-9 (9), J Twomey 0-3, M Hartley 0-2, E Spellman, B O’Sullivan, M Morrissey, P Cummins 0-1 each.
Munster Knockout Stage [ edit ] Cork vClare 7 May 2025 Semi-final Cork 0-20 - 2-15 Clare SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh Barry Walsh 0-9 (0-6 f, 0-3 65), B O’Flynn, A O’Sullivan 0-3 each, F O’Brien, John Murphy, O Fitzgerald, Ben Walsh, D O’Connell (0-1 f). Report F Hegarty 0-7 f, D Stritch, S Boyce 1-1 each, J O’Neill 0-3, D Costelloe, R Kilroy, H Doherty (0-1 f) 0-1 each.
Tipperary vClare 14 May 2025 Final Tipperary 3-19 - 1-20 Clare TUS Gaelic Grounds D McCarthy (1-8, 1-0 pen, 0-8 frees); O O’Donoghue (1-3); C English (1-2); C Martin (0-3), P McCormack (0-2); J Egan (0-1). Report F Hegarty (1-12, 1-0 pen, 0-9 frees); J Organ, J O’Neill (0-2 each); D Costelloe, R Kilroy, S Boyce, M Collins (0-1 each). Attendance: 6,476 Referee: C O'Regan (Cork)
Kilkenny vTipperary 31 May 2025 Final Kilkenny 1-16 - 3-19 Tipperary UPMC Nowlan Park M Brennan 0-11 (8fs), M Murphy 1-2, J Neary, E McDermott, G Kelly 0-1 each. Report P McCormack 2-1, C Martin 1-4, D McCarthy 0-5 (5fs), O O’Donoghue 0-3 (1s/l), S O’Farrell, A Daly, C English 0-2 each. Attendance: 14,455 Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
As in theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , there are tiers of competition below the main championship for lower ranked Under-20 teams, the first of which is the 'B' Championship for the second tier teams.
All-Ireland Under-20 'C' Hurling Championship[ edit ]
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Under-20 Championship, 2019 to present
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