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2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| type | Under-21 | ||
| year | 2004 | ||
| dates | 2 June – 18 September 2004 | ||
| teams | 15 | ||
| munster | Tipperary | ||
| leinster | Kilkenny | ||
| ulster | Down | ||
| matches | 14 | ||
| team | Kilkenny | ||
| titles | 9th | ||
| captain | James Fitzpatrick | ||
| manager | Martin Fogarty | ||
| team2 | Tipperary | ||
| captain2 | Diarmaid FitzGerald | ||
| manager2 | Séamus Power | ||
| topscorer | [[File:Colours of Tipperary.svg | 20px | border]] Tony Scroope (5-20) |
| previous | 2003 | ||
| next | 2005 |
The 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 41st 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 2 June 2004 and ended on 18 September 2004.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
The All-Ireland final was played on 18 September 2004 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and Tipperary, in what was their first meeting in a final in 9 years. Kilkenny won the match by 3-21 to 1-06 to claim their 9th championship title overall and a second title in succession.
Tipperary's Tony Scroope was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.
Results
[[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
Semi-final
Final
[[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]]
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Scroope | Tipperary | 5-20 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 2 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 1-29 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 3 | Kieran Murphy | Cork | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 4 | Eoin Clarke | Down | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Richie Power | Kilkenny | 1-12 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 | |
| 6 | Willie O'Dwyer | Kilkenny | 1-11 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 7 | J. J. McHugh | Laois | 1-10 | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Brendan McGourty | Down | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
| 9 | Rory Jacob | Wexford | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Seán O'Neill | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. J. McHugh | Laois | 1-10 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| 2 | Tony Scroope | Tipperary | 3-03 | 12 | Limerick |
| Tony Scroope | Tipperary | 1-09 | 12 | Down | |
| 4 | Eoin Clarke | Down | 3-02 | 11 | Derry |
| James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-11 | 11 | Laois | |
| Brendan McGourty | Down | 0-11 | 11 | Antrim | |
| 7 | Tony Scroope | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Cork |
| 8 | Karl Stewart | Antrim | 1-05 | 8 | Down |
| James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Galway | |
| 10 | Conor Quinn | Derry | 2-01 | 7 | Down |
| Rory Jacob | Wexford | 0-07 | 7 | Offaly | |
| Kieran Murphy | Cork | 0-07 | 7 | Waterford | |
| Richie Power | Kilkenny | 0-07 | 7 | Tipperary |
References
References
- (22 September 2003). "Kilkenny on song to find their treble key". Irish Independent.
- Keys, Colm. (20 September 2004). "Young Cats attain perfection". Irish Independent.
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