2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place in late 2011. The championship began on 6 June 2012 and ended on 15 September 2012. Galway were the defending champions.
Clare won the All-Ireland final after defeating Kilkenny by 2–17 to 2–11.
Results
[Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship]
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[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]
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[Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship]
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[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]
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Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Laois qualify for the Leinster final for the first time since the 1990 championship.
- Clare win their second ever Munster title.
- The All-Ireland semi-final meeting between Antrim and Clare is the teams' first meeting in the history of the championship.
Top scorers
Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Shane Farren | Derry | 2-07 | 13 | Down |
| 2 | Ger Aylward | Kilkenny | 2-05 | 11 | Laois |
| 2 | Shane Dowling | Limerick | 1-08 | 11 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | Waterford |
| 5 | Cathal O'Connell | Clare | 1-06 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| 5 | Jamie Coughlan | Cork | 0-09 | 9 | Tipperary |
| 5 | John O'Dwyer | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9 | Limerick |
| 5 | John O'Dwyer | Tipperary | 0-09 | 9 | Cork |
| 5 | Kevin Kelly | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Wexford |
| 10 | Lorcan McMullan | Down | 2-02 | 8 | Derry |
| 10 | Conor McCann | Antrim | 1-05 | 8 | Armagh |
| 10 | Gary Moore | Wexford | 0-08 | 8 | Offaly |
| 10 | Stephen Maher | Laois | 0-08 | 8 | Dublin |
| 10 | Stephen Maher | Laois | 0-08 | 8 | Carlow |
| 10 | Niall Burke | Galway | 0-08 | 8 | Kilkenny |