2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship


The 2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. It is the primary inter-county hurling championship for boys under the age of eighteen. The championship began on 5 April 2017 and ended on 3 September 2017.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in a Munster semi-final replay.
On 3 September 2017 Galway won the championship following a 2-17 to 2-15 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 11th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.

Provincial Championships

[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]

First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals

Play-offs
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[Ulster Minor Hurling Championship]

Quarter-final
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

Statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Brian TurnbullCork1-515469.00
2Seán CurrieDublin2-4753510.60
3Adrian MullenKilkenny3-4251510.20
4Mikey MullenMeath1-2932310.66
5Paul O'BrienLimerick0-3030310.00
6Ross BanvilleWexford0-282839.33
6Daire ConneryCork0-282864.67
8Oisín BennettLaois1-212446.00
9Jack CanningGalway4-092137.00
10Ciarán TobinKildare1-1720210.00

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Seán CurrieDublin2-1319Antrim
2Mikey MullenMeath1-1114Westmeath
3Brian TurnbullCork0-1313Dublin
4Adrian MullenKilkenny1-0912Dublin
4Seán ElliottAntrim1-0912Down
4Richie MullanDerry1-0912Donegal
4Adrian MullenKilkenny1-0912Wexford
4Seán CurrieDublin0-1212Wexford
4Adrian MullenKilkenny0-1212Westmeath
10Adrian MullenKilkenny1-0811Laois
10Ross BanvilleWexford0-1111Dublin
10Paul O'BrienLimerick0-1111Tipperary

Awards

Team of the Year
  1. Darach Fahy
  2. Caimin Kelleher
  3. Seán O'Leary-Hayes
  4. Darren Morrissey
  5. Aidan McCarthy
  6. James Keating
  7. Lee Gannon
  8. Daire Connery
  9. Conor Fahey
  10. Brian Roche
  11. Seán Currie
  12. Adrian Mullen
  13. Seán Bleahene
  14. Jack Canning
  15. Brian Turnbull