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2009 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Field	Value
type	Under-21
year	2009
dates	20 May – 13 September 2009
teams	17
munster	Clare
leinster	Kilkenny
ulster	Antrim
matches	16
team	Clare
titles	1st
captain	Ciarán O'Doherty
manager	John Minogue
team2	Kilkenny
captain2	David Langton
manager2	Michael Walsh
totalgoals	54 (3.37 per game)
totalpoints	497 (31.06 per game)
topscorer	Colin Ryan (3-33)
previous	2008
next	2010

The 2009 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 46th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 20 May 2009 and ended on 13 September 2009.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 13 September 2009, Clare won the championship following a 0-15 to 0-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade.

Results

[[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

[[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

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

Semi-finals

(aet)

Final

Main article: 2009 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colin Ryan	Clare	3-33	42	4	10.50
2	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	0-30	30	4	7.50
3	Darach Honan	Clare	5-10	25	4	6.25
4	C. J. McGourty	Antrim	2-14	20	3	6.66
5	Joe Canning	Galway	4-7	19	1	19.00
Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	0-19	19	2	9.50
7	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	2-11	17	2	8.50
8	John Mulhall	Kilkenny	1-12	15	5	3.00
Mark Bergin	Kilkenny	0-15	15	5	3.00
10	Jonjo Farrell	Kilkenny	3-5	14	5	2.80

;Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe Canning	Galway	4-7	19	Clare
2	Colin Ryan	Clare	3-9	18	Limerick
3	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	0-14	14	Antrim
4	Maurice Shanahan	Waterford	0-13	13	Tipperary
5	Pa Bourke	Tipperary	1-9	12	Cork
Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-12	12	Tipperary
7	Aaron Kelly	Derry	3-2	11	Down
8	Darach Honan	Clare	2-4	10	Galway
C. J. McGourty	Antrim	1-7	10	Armagh
Mark Bergin	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Laois

Top goalkeepers

;Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	County	Clean sheets
1	Colin McGrath	[[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg	border	20px]] Kilkenny	2
1	James Demspey	[[File:Colours of Offaly.svg	border	20px]] Offaly	1
Finn McGarry	[[File:Colours of Dublin.svg	border	20px]] Dublin
Bill McCormack	[[File:Colours of Tipperary.svg	border	20px]] Tipperary
C O'Connell	[[File:Colours of Antrim.svg	border	20px]] Antrim

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

After losing twelve provincial finals throughout the history of the competition, Clare finally triumph and claim their first Munster title. The team subsequently progresses to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.
The All-Ireland final is the first ever championship meeting between Clare and Kilkenny.

References

Humphries, Tom. (14 September 2009). "Clare complete fairytale triumph". Irish Times.

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