2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2012
Championship Details
Dates	21 April 2012 – 30 September 2012
Teams	22
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Tipperary (19th win)
Captain	Bill Maher
Manager	William Maher
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Dublin
Captain	Cian O'Callaghan
Manager	Shay Boland
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	32
Top Scorer	Bobby Duggan (3-49)
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The 2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 21 April 2012 and ended on 30 September 2012.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.^[1]^[2]

On 30 September 2012, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 1-11 defeat of Dublin in a replay of the All-Ireland final.^[3]^[4] This was their 19th All-Ireland title and their first title since 2007. It was Tipperary and Dublin's first meeting in an All-Ireland final since 1954.

Clare's Bobby Duggan was the championship's top scorer with 3-49.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

21 April 2012 First round	Westmeath	2-16 - 4-12	Laois	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	C Doyle 1-5, N O'Brien 0-6 (5f), L Loughlin 0-3, K Doyle 1-0, R Greville, L McGrath 0-1 each.	(Report)	PJ Scully 1-7 (3f), B Conroy, C Dwyer (1-0 pen) 1-1 each, J Campion 1-0, C McEvoy 0-2 (1f), D Quinlan 0-1.	Referee: D Harrington (Dublin)

21 April 2012 First round	Offaly	3-8 - 2-13	Wexford	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	D Murray 1-5 (2f), A Spain 1-2, K Dunne 1-0, C Kiely 0-1.	(Report)	A Kenny 1-6, J Broaders 1-1, T French 0-5, S Kenny 0-1.	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

21 April 2012 First round	Wicklow	2-9 - 2-13	Meath	Pearse Park, Arklow
	G Weir 1-6, K Byrne 1-0, C Byrne, J Byrne, W Kinsella 0-1 each.	(Report)	J Wail, G McGowan 1-1 each, J Regan 0-4, V Moore, D Kelly 0-2 each S Lenihan, D Reilly, K Ryan 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath (Dublin)

21 April 2012 First round	Kildare	2-13 - 1-19	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	G Keegan 0-8 (5f), E Demspey 2-0, R Casey 0-3, P Moran, S May 0–1 each.	(Report)	M Kavanagh 1-14 (0-8f, 0-1 '65'), A Gleeson 0-2, D Wall, C Fenlon, A Beaton 0-1 each.	Referee: M Flynn (Kilkenny)

Second round

5 May 2012 Second round	Westmeath	1-12 - 1-14	Carlow	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	N O’Brien (0-7, four frees, one 65), C Doyle (1-1), L Varley (0-1), L Loughlin (0-1), K Doyle (0-1), D Clinton (0-1).	Report	M Kavanagh (0-8, eight frees), P Shaw (0-5), D Wall (1-0), M Walsh (0-1).	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

5 May 2012 Second round	Offaly	2-13 - 1-14	Meath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	C Kiely (1-3, 0-1 free), D Murray (0-5, 0-4 frees), K Dunne (1-0), E Nolan (0-1), G Crowe (0-1), A Spain (0-1), K Bergin (0-1), S O’Connor (0-1).	Report	J Regan (0-10, 0-8 frees), D Keenan (1-1), D Kelly (0-1), V Moore (0-1), S Kelly (0-1).	Referee: K Brady (Louth)

5 May 2012 Second round	Laois	0-15 - 2-17	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	PJ Scully 0-9 (0-7f), C Dwyer 0-4 (0-1f), A Corby, B Conroy 0-1 each.	Report	C Martin 2-6 (1-0 pen, 0-3f, 0-1 65), E Bergin 0-3, R Moran, D Cody, D Bourke 0-2 each, M Donnelly, S Donnelly 0-1 each.	Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)

5 May 2012 Second round	Dublin	1-17 - 0-22 (AET)	Wexford	Parnell Park, Dublin
	P Winters 0-10(0-8f), O O’Rorke 1-1, J Roche 0-3, C Costello, C McHugh, S McClelland(f) 0-1 each.	Report	T French 0-15(0-13f), S Kenny(2f), J O’Connor 0-2, C Devitt, C McDonald, K Ryan 0-1 each.	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Quarter-finals

12 May 2012 Quarter-final	Carlow	0-3 - 4-24	Dublin	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	M Kavanagh 0-3fs.	Report	P Winters 1-7 (5fs), C Boland 2-3, O O’Rourke 1-1, J Roche, C Costello 0-3 each, E Ó Conghaile, A Jameson 0-2 each, S Gibbons, K O’Flynn, C McHugh 0-1 each.	Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)

12 May 2012 Quarter-final	Offaly	2-10 - 2-13	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	C Kiely (0-5, 0-4 frees), D Murray (1-1), S T O’Connor (1-0), K Dunne (0-2), A Connolly (0-2).	Report	PJ Scully (0-6, 0-4 frees), D Quinlan (1-1), A Moore (1-1), C Dwyer (0-3), C Taylor (0-1), A Corby (0-1).	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

Semi-finals

23 June 2012 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-10 - 1-12	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	P Winters 1-7 (0-6f), C Costello 0-3, S McClelland, C Cronin 0-1 each.	Report	C Martin 0-8 (4f, 1 ’65’), D Burke, S Donnelly 0-1 each.	Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

23 June 2012 Semi-final	Wexford	1-24 - 1-10	Laois	Wexford Park, Wexford
	C McDonald (1-6, 1f), T French (0-6, 5f), J Broaders (0-2), J O'Connor (0-2); S Kenny (0-2), A Kenny (0-2, 1f, '65), C Heffernan (0-1), C Devitt (0-1); K Foley (0-1), K Ryan (0-1).	Report	PJ Scully (0-8f), A Moore (1-0), C Dwyer (0-1), B Conroy (0-1).	Referee: M Flynn (Kilkenny)

Final

8 July 2012 Final	Dublin	2-15 - 1-14	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Winters (1-05, 3fs, 165), S Treacy (1-01), C McHugh (0-03), C Boland (0-03), O O'Rorke (0-01), C Cronin (0-01), C Costello (0-01).	Report	A Kenny (1-03, 1-02fs, 1 65), C McDonald (0-05, 2fs), T French (0-03, 2fs), K Foley (0-01), S Kenny (0-01), J O'Connor (0-01).	Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

2 May 2012 Quarter-final	Clare	3-13 - 1-20	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	B Duggan 1-8 (8f), S O'Donnell 2-0, C Deasy, A Morey 0-2 each, S Taylor 0-1.	Report	S Bennett 0-7 (1f), D Flynn 1-2 (0-1f), M Harney 0-4, C Curran 0-2, K Power, S McNulty (1f), D Foran, A O'Sullivan, A Gleeson 0-1 each.	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

2 May 2012 Quarter-final	Tipperary	6-21 - 0-11	Kerry	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M McCarthy 3-1 (0-1 s-l), J McGrath 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-3f, 0-1'65'), K Slattery 1-4 (2f), B Maher 1-1, S Cahill 0-4 (1 s-l), J Shelly 0-3 (1f) D Fitzelle, J Loughnane 0-1 each.	Report	R Heffernan 0-4 (3f), M O'Leary 0-3, D Collins, B O'Leary 0-2 each.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

2 May 2012 Quarter-final	Cork	1-12 - 0-16	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P O'Callaghan 0-5 (0-3f), D Cahill 0-3, A Spillane 1-0, J O'Brien 0-2, B O'Connell, J Cashman 0-1 each.	Report	R Lynch 0-11 (8f, 1s-l, 1 '65'), B Griffin (f), B Finn, C Lynch, L O'Sullivan, K O'Brien 0-1 each.

Play-offs

5 May 2012 Play-off	Kerry	1-4 - 6-22	Cork	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	R Heffernan (1-1), B O’Leary (0-2), M O’Leary (0-1).	Report	A Spillane (3-2), P O’Callaghan (0-9, four frees), J O’Brien (1-5), D Cahill (1-2), M Cahalane (1-1), C Twomey (0-1), K O’Neill (0-1), J Cashman (0-1).	Referee: A Sherlock (Tipperary)

10 May 2012 Play-off	Clare	0-18 - 1-9	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	B Duggan 0-10 (7f, 1 65), S Taylor 0-3, A Morey (0-1 sl), N Deasy 0-2 each, C Deasy 0-1.	Report	P O’Callaghan 1-6 (0-5f), M Cahalane 0-2 (1 65), J O’Brien 0-1.	Referee: P Foley (Waterford)

Semi-finals

29 June 2012 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-25 - 0-12	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	S Ryan 1-3; M McCarthy 0-6 (4f); T Gallagher 1-2; J McGrath 0-5 (1 65); S Cahill 0-4; S O’Brien 0-3; B Maher, C Lanigan, 0-1 each.	Report	Stephen Bennett 0-5 (2f); A Gleeson 0-3 (3f); B Phelan 0-2 (1 sideline); Shane Bennett, T Devine, 0-1 each.	Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

29 June 2012 Semi-final	Clare	1-19 - 2-14	Limerick	Cusack Park, Ennis
	A McGuane (0-1), A Morey (0-1), S Taylor (0-2), J Shanahan (0-1), N Deasy (0-1), C Deasy (0-1), B Duggan (1-12 ten frees).	Report	D Byrnes (0-1), B O’Connell (1-0), B Finn (0-1), R Lynch (1-4, three frees, one 65), C Lynch (0-1), L O’Sullivan (0-1), K O’Brien (0-1), E O’Farrell (0-2), D Donovan (0-2)	Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)

Final

15 July 2012 Final	Tipperary	1-16 - 1-12	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J McGrath 0-7 (0-2f, 0-1 penalty), S Cahill 1-3, M McCarthy 0-3 (0-2f), S O’Brien, B Heffernan, T Gallagher 0-1 each.	Report	B Duggan 0-5 (0-3f), S O’Donnell 1-1, N Deasy 0-4, J Shanahan 0-2 (0-1f).	Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

19 May 2012 Quarter-final	Down	4-22 - 0-05	Donegal	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	L Mullan 0-10, M Nicholson 1-4, C O'Neill 1-2, B Byers 1-1, C Costello 1-0, E Sands 0-3, C McAleenan 0-2.			Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)

17 June 2012 Quarter-final	Armagh	1-14 - 1-12	Derry	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
	M Lennon (0-6), B Coulter (1-0), R Fullerton (0-2); S Colton (0-2), C Gorman (0-2), P Duffy (0-1); R Donnelly (0-1).		C O'Doherty (1-9), J Shaw (0-1), M McGuigan (0-1), J O'Dwyer (0-1).	Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

Semi-final

1 July 2012 Semi-final	Down	3-16 - 2-10	Armagh	Casement Park, Belfast
	M Nicholson (2-2), C Bailie (0-4); L McMullan (0-4), E Sands (1-0), C Egan (0-3); C Fitzsimons (0-2), S Mageean (0-1).		M Lennon (1-3), R Donnelly (1-1), C Gorman (0-3), T Donnelly (0-1), S Colton (0-1), B Coulter (0-1).	Referee: É Hassan (Derry)

Finals

8 July 2012 Final	Antrim	2-13 - 2-13	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	R McCambridge (2-1), J McGoldrick (0-6), J McGreevy (0-2), N McKenna (0-2); Conor Johnson (0-1), C McNaughton (0-1).		C Bailie (1-5); C Egan (1-0); L McMullan (0-3), M Nicholson (0-3), E Sands (0-1), S Mageen (0-1).	Referee: É Hassan (Derry)

14 July 2012 Final replay	Antrim	1-12 - 0-18	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	C McNaughton (1-3), J McGoldrick (0-3), N McKenna (0-2); G Lennon (0-2), M Dudley (0-1), C Johnson (0-1).		C Bailie (0-13); C Egan (0-2), S Mageen (0-2), R Burns (0-1).	Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

28 July 2012 Quarter-final	Galway	4-20 - 2-11	Wexford	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	A Morrissey (1-2); J Flynn (1-2), D Dolan (1-2), R O'Meara (0-5), M Mullins (1-1), B Molloy (0-3), C Mannion (0-2); S Caufield (0-2), B Murtagh (0-1).		C McDonald (1-3), D Shanley (1-2), C Devitt (0-2), T French (0-2), K Foley (0-1), B O'Brien (0-1).	Referee: É Hassan (Derry)

28 July 2012 Quarter-final	Clare	3-19 - 0-5	Down	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	B Duggan (1-7), N Deasy (1-5), S O'Donnell (1-0), S Gleeson (0-2), J Malone (0-1), A O'Gorman (0-1); J Shanahan (0-1); C Deasy (0-1), M O'Leary (0-1).		C Bailie (0-3); G Lynch (0-1), E Sands (0-1).	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

Semi-finals

19 August 2012 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-16 - 1-14	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	J McGrath (0-7, 2fs, 2 65s); S Cahill (1-2), M McCarthy (1-1), J Shelly (0-2), S Maher (0-2), T Fox (0-1), B Heffernan (0-1).		J Flynn (1-1); D Dolan (0-4, 3 fs), B Molloy (0-4, 3 fs), R O'Meara (0-3), C Mannion (0-1); A Higgins (0-1).	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

12 August 2012 Semi-final	Dublin	4-14 - 2-17	Clare	Croke Park, Dublin
	O O’Rorke 2-1, C Cronin 1-1, C Boland, P Winters (1f, 1 65) 0-3 each, C Conway 1-0, C McHugh 0-2, C Costello, S McClelland, S Treacy, D Gormley 0-1 each.	Report	B Duggan 0-7fs, J Shanahan 1-4 (1-0 pen, 1f), S O’Donnell 1-1, S Taylor 0-2, D Conroy, A O’Gorman, N Deasy 0-1 each.	Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Final

9 September 2012 Final	Tipperary	2-13 - 1-16	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	J McGrath 1-11 (1-0 pen, 0-9f, 0-2 ’65), M McCarthy 1-0, S Maher 0-2.	Report	C Costello 1-3, P Winters 0-6 (6f), C Boland, C McHugh 0-2 each, E O’Donnell, S McClelland, D Gormley 0-1 each.	Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

30 September 2012 Final replay	Tipperary	2-18 - 1-11	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	J McGrath 0-10 (7f, 0-1 '65), T Gallagher, M McCarthy 1-2 each, S Maher 0-2, S Cahill, B Maher 0-1 each.	Report	P Winters 0-6 (6f), O O'Rorke 1-1, J Roche 0-2, C Costello, E O'Donnell 0-1 each.	Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Bobby Duggan	Clare	3-49	58	6	9.66
2	Paul Winters	Dublin	3-44	53	7	7.57
3	John McGrath	Tipperary	2-46	52	6	8.66
4	P. J. Scully	Laois	1-30	33	4	7.50
5	Mark McCarthy	Tipperary	6-13	31	6	5.16
5	Tony French	Wexford	0-31	31	5	6.20
7	Marty Kavanagh	Carlow	1-25	28	3	9.33
7	Caolan Bailie	Down	1-25	28	5	5.60
9	Pa O'Callaghan	Cork	1-20	23	3	7.66
10	Conor McDonald	Wexford	2-15	21	5	4.20

Top scorer in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Marty Kavanagh	Carlow	1-14	17	Kildare
2	Bobby Duggan	Clare	1-12	15	Limerick
2	Tony French	Wexford	0-15	15	Dublin
4	John McGrath	Tipperary	1-11	14	Dublin
5	Caolan Bailie	Down	0-13	13	Antrim
6	Conor Martin	Kilkenny	2-06	12	Laois
6	Cormac O'Doherty	Derry	1-09	12	Armagh
8	Anthony Spillane	Cork	3-02	11	Kerry
	Bobby Duggan	Clare	1-08	11	Waterford
	Ronan Lynch	Limerick	0-11	11	Cork

References

^ O'Toole, Fintan (5 September 2011). "Slick Galway a class apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ Cahill, Jackie (20 August 2012). "Premier make Maher's day again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ Keane, Paul (10 September 2012). "Winters digs out Dubs". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ Keane, Paul (1 October 2012). "McGrath's perfect 10 in Premier pushover". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[1] O'Toole, Fintan (5 September 2011). "Slick Galway a class apart". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[2] Cahill, Jackie (20 August 2012). "Premier make Maher's day again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[3] Keane, Paul (10 September 2012). "Winters digs out Dubs". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[4] Keane, Paul (1 October 2012). "McGrath's perfect 10 in Premier pushover". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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