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2001 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Field	Value
type	Under-21
year	2001
dates	6 June 2001 – 16 September 2001
teams	15
munster	Limerick
leinster	Wexford
ulster	Antrim
matches	14
team	Limerick
titles	3rd
captain	Timmy Houlihan
manager	Dave Keane
team2	Wexford
captain2	Nicky Lambert
manager2	Séamus Murphy
topscorer	[[File: Colours of Limerick.svg	border	20px]] Mark Keane (3-29)
previous	2000
next	2002

The 2001 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 6 June 2001 and ended on 16 September 2001.

Limerick were the defending champions.

On 16 September 2001, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 2-10 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in succession and their third title overall.

Limerick's Mark Keane was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.

Results

[[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]

[[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]]

Semi-finals

Final

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Keane	Limerick	3-29	38	4	9.50
2	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-27	33	3	11.00
3	Barry Lambert	Wexford	0-22	22	5	4.40
4	Brian McCormack	Laois	0-17	17	2	8.50
5	Paul Hearty	Derry	1-12	15	1	15.00
6	Cathal McCarthy	Cork	2-06	12	2	6.00
7	Conor Fitzgerald	Limerick	1-07	10	4	2.50
Eoin Fitzgerald	Cork	0-10	10	2	5.00
9	Paul Carley	Wexford	1-06	9	5	1.80
Paul Sheehan	Kilkenny	0-09	9	2	4.50

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-09	15	Limerick
Paul Hearty	Derry	1-12	15	Antrim
3	Mark Keane	Limerick	2-07	13	Tipperary
4	Cathal McCarthy	Cork	2-05	11	Kerry
Mark Keane	Limerick	0-11	11	Cork
6	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	0-10	10	Clare
7	Brian McCormack	Laois	0-09	9	Kilkenny
Barry Lambert	Wexford	0-09	9	Antrim
9	Séamus Prendergast	Waterford	0-08	8	Tipperary
Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	0-08	8	Waterford

References

(18 September 2000). "Young guns grab glory for Limerick". Irish Independent.
(16 September 2001). "Limerick hold on to U-21 crown". Irish Times.

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