1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1996

Championship Details
Dates	12 June 1996 - 10 September 1996
Teams	17
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (7th win)
Captain	Peter Huban
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Wexford
Captain	Paul Codd
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Joe Deane (4-09)
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The 1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 12 June 1996 and ended on 10 September 1996.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster semi-final.

On 10 September 1995, Galway won the championship following a 1-14 to 0-7 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their 7th All-Ireland title overall and their first championship title since 1993.

Cork's Joe Deane was the championship's top scorer with 4-09.

Results

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Tipperary v Limerick

19 June 1996 Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-16 - 0-10	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	K Tucker 0-4, L Cahill 0-3, D O'Meara 0-2, D O'Connor 0-2, P Shelly 0-1, N Morris 0-1, T Dunne 0-1, P O'Dwyer 0-1, J Enright 0-1.		B Hartnett 0-5, B Tobin 0-2, P Neenan 0-2, M Foley 0-1.

Kerry v Waterford

21 June 1996 Quarter-final	Kerry	1-09 - 1-12	Waterford	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	O Diggins 1-2, M Slattery 0-4, P Cronin 0-1, WJ Leen 0-1, J Carroll 0-1.		B Walsh 1-2, K McGrath 0-4, M White 0-2, T Carroll 0-2, D Bennett 0-2.

Semi-finals

Clare v Waterford

10 July 1996 Semi-final	Clare	3-15 - 3-14	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Taaffe 1-5, M Conlon 1-1, B Murphy 1-1, N Gilligan 0-4, D Forde 0-2, D Scanlon 0-1, C Shannon 0-1.		T Carroll 2-1, D Shanahan 1-2, D Bennett 0-5, M White 0-2, K McGrath 0-2, D McGrath 0-1, M Murray 0-1,	Referee: J McDonald (Tipperary)

Cork v Tipperary

18 July 1996 Semi-final	Cork	2-18 - 1-12	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J Deane 2-4, A Cummins 0-4, S McGrath 0-3, D Ronan 0-2, M O'Connell 0-2, K Egan 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, K Morrison 0-1.		P O'Dwyer 1-2, K Tucker 0-4, J Enright 0-3, D O'Meara 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, L Cahill 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

Cork v Clare

25 July 1996 Final	Cork	3-16 - 2-07	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Deane 2-5, B O'Driscoll 1-1, M O'Connell 0-4, K Egan 0-2, A Cummins 0-2, D Scanlon 0-1, C Buckley 0-1.		N Gilligan 1-2, E Murphy 1-0, D Forde 0-2, E Taaffe 0-2, D Scanlon 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Carlow v Kilkenny

12 June 1996 Quarter-final	Carlow	1-10 - 3-13	Kilkenny	Bagenalstown
	P Coady 0-8, G Doyle 1-0, R Foley 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.		O O'Connor 3-2, D Cleere 0-4, O Behan 0-2, J Costello 0-2, K O'Shea 0-1, N Moloney 0-1, D Buggy 0-1.	Referee: R Maher (Dublin)

Offaly v Dublin

12 June 1996 Quarter-final	Offaly	3-09 - 1-15	Dublin	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	J Kelly 2-4, S Whelehan 1-0, S Hand 0-2, P Mulhaire 0-2, R Martin 0-1.		K Flynn 1-5, L Donoghue 0-6, K Meehan 0-2, G Ennis 0-1, K Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Dublin v Offaly

25 June 1996 Quarter-final replay	Dublin	0-08 - 2-10	Offaly	Parnell Park, Dublin
	K Flynn 0-5, S Byrne 0-1, S Cooke 0-1, K Donoghue 0-1.		G Hanniffy 2-3, J Kelly 0-4, S Whelehan 0-1, P Mulhaire 0-1, K Farrell 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Semi-finals

Laois v Offaly

3 July 1996 Semi-final	Laois	0-03 - 1-10	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D Cuddy 0-2, A Townsend 0-1.		G Hanniffy 1-0, S Hand 0-2, K Farrell 0-2, S Whelehan 0-2, J Doughan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, A Mannion 0-1, D Gleeson 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Kilkenny v Wexford

3 July 1996 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-11 - 1-14	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Cleere 1-5, D Buggy 1-0, K O'Shea 0-2, L Behan 0-2, N Moloney 0-1, J Costelloe 0-1.		D Kent 1-0, R McCarthy 0-3, L Cullen 0-3, M Byrne 0-2, M Jordan 0-2, M O'Leary 0-1, S Colfer 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, G Laffan 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Wexford v Kilkenny

19 July 1996 Semi-final replay	Wexford	2-09 - 1-15	Kilkenny	Wexford Park, Wexford
	D Cleere 1-5, O O'Connor 1-0, E Behan 0-1, L Smyth 0-1, R Moore 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1.		E Cullen 0-4, N Sheil 1-0, D Ruth 0-2, R McCarthy 0-2, G Laffan 0-2, M O'Leary 0-1, S Colfer 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, M Jordan 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Final

Wexford v Offaly

27 July 1996 Final	Wexford	1-09 - 0-12	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Lawlor 1-0, M Jordan 0-3, G Laffan 0-2, M Byrne 0-2, E Cullen 0-1, PJ Carley 0-1.		J Kelly 0-5, R Martin 0-2, P Mulhaire 0-1, D Gleeson 0-1, S Hand 0-1, A Mannion 0-1, K Farrell 0-1.	Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Wexford v Offaly

10 August 1996 Final	Wexford	2-16 - 2-05	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	G Laffan 1-5, J Lawlor 1-1, M Jordan 0-4, E Cullen 0-3, S Colfer 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1, P Codd 0-1.		D Gleeson 1-2, C Cassidy 1-0, K Farrell 0-2, S Whelehan 0-1.	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Down v Derry

29 June 1996 Semi-final	Down	4-12 - 2-08	Derry	McKenna Park, Ballycran
	M Coulter 3-7, B Coleman 1-0, J McGrattan 0-2, B Milligan 0-1, B Braniff 0-1, G Gordon 0-1.		G Biggs 2-8,	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Armagh v Antrim

29 June 1996 Semi-final	Armagh	0-04 - 3-14	Antrim	Keady
	N Gordon 0-2, R Murray 0-1, M Scanlon 0-1.		C McCormack 1-3, A Gallagher 1-2, B McFall 1-1, B O'Hara 0-4, A Mort 0-3, P McShane 0-1.	Referee: HP McCusker (Down)

Final

Antrim v Down

20 July 1996 Final	Antrim	1-13 - 1-12	Down	McKenna Park, Ballycran
	J McGrattan 1-4, M Coulter 0-2, B Braniff 0-2, J Adair 0-1, C McGrattan 0-1, B Milligan 0-1, K Savage 0-1.		A McCloskey 0-7, A Delargy 1-3, M Molloy 0-2, S Collins 0-1.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Wexford v Antrim

17 August 1996 Semi-final	Wexford	3-14 - 1-06	Antrim	Parnell Park, Dublin
	P Codd 1-6, M Jordan 1-2, S Colfer 1-2, D O'Connor 0-2, J Lawlor 0-1, M Byrne 0-1.		C Stewart 1-0, L Redmond 0-3, M Molloy 0-2, A Delargy 0-1.	Referee: J Cooney (Galway)

Galway v Cork

17 August 1996 Semi-final	Galway	1-13 - 1-09	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	D Coen 1-8, F Healy 0-2, D Moran 0-2, V Maher 0-1.		S McGrath 1-3, M O'Connell 0-4, K Egan 0-2.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Final

Galway v Wexford

8 September 1996 Final	Galway	1-14 - 0-07	Wexford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	K Broderick 1-2, A Kerins 0-4, D Coen 0-4, D Moran 0-2, C Moore 0-1, F Healy 0-1.		P Codd 0-5, G Laffan 0-2.	Attendance: 35,315 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe Deane	Cork	4-09	21	3	7.00
2	John Kelly	Offaly	2-14	20	4	5.00
	Damien Cleere	Kilkenny	2-14	20	3	6.66
3	Martin Coulter	Down	3-09	18	2	9.00
4	Darragh Coen	Galway	1-12	15	2	7.50
	Paul Codd	Wexford	1-12	15	6	2.50
	Gary Laffan	Wexford	1-12	15	6	2.50
	Michael Jordan	Wexford	1-12	15	6	2.50
5	Ollie O'Connor	Kilkenny	4-02	14	3	4.66
	Gary Biggs	Derry	2-08	14	1	14.00