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2008 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Irish sports competition
Irish sports competition
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| type | Minor | ||
| year | 2008 | ||
| dates | 29 March 2008 – 7 September 2008 | ||
| teams | 22 | ||
| munster | Cork | ||
| leinster | Kilkenny | ||
| ulster | Antrim | ||
| matches | 36 | ||
| team | Kilkenny | ||
| titles | 19th | ||
| captain | Thomas Breen | ||
| manager | Richie Mulrooney | ||
| team2 | Galway | ||
| captain2 | David Burke | ||
| manager2 | Mattie Murphy | ||
| topscorer | [[File:Colours of Wexford.svg | 15px | border]] Michael O'Hanlon (3-37) |
| previous | 2007 | ||
| next | 2009 |
The 2008 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 29 March 2008 and ended on 7 September 2008.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 7 September 2008 Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-6 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 19th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2003.
Wexford's Michael O'Hanlon was the championship's top scorer with 3-37.
Results
[[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]]
Group 1A
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-13 | 1-09 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Offaly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-19 | 3-23 | -7 | 1 | |||
| Dublin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-10 | 1-20 | -10 | 0 |
Group 1B
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilkenny | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-29 | 1-23 | 30 | 4 | |||
| Wexford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-34 | 5-23 | 11 | 2 | |||
| Laois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-19 | 11-36 | -41 | 0 |
Group 2
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kildare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-42 | 1-24 | 24 | 6 | |||
| Meath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-34 | 3-20 | 23 | 4 | |||
| Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-38 | 0-20 | 48 | 2 | |||
| Wicklow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-08 | 14-54 | -82 | 0 |
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
[[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]]
Quarter-finals
Play-off
Semi-finals
Final
[[Ulster Minor Hurling Championship]]
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]]
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorer overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael O'Hanlon | Wexford | 3-37 | 46 | ||
| 2 | Joe Brennan | Kilkenny | 1-31 | 34 | 6 | 5.66 |
| 3 | Simon O'Brien | Cork | 1-26 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| Noel McGrath | Tipperary | 1-26 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
Miscellaneous
- The Leinster Championship game between Westmeath and Wicklow went ahead in spite of the latter team only fielding 13 players. They were reduced to just 12 players during the first half when a player went off injured. After training by 9-22 to no score, the Wicklow players refused to line out for the second half and the match was awarded to Kildare.
References
References
- (3 September 2007). "Carey fires Tipperary to double minor glory". Irish Independent.
- (8 September 2008). "Danny boy on song for lucky Cats". Irish Independent.
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