# 2022 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2022 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 5 March 2022 and ended on 3 July 2022.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster semi-final.
The All-Ireland final was played at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny on 3 July 2022 between Tipperary and Offaly, in what was their first meeting in a final in 35 years. Tipperary won the match by 1-17 to 1-16 to claim a record-equalling 21st championship title overall and their first title since 2016.
Ben Deegan from Laois was the championship's top scorer with 4-63.

## Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
### Tier 1
#### Tier 1 table

Key to colours :
* Advance to Leinster semi-finals
* Advance to Leinster quarter-finals
* Advance to Leinster preliminary quarter-finals
    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Kilkenny2101454142 2 Dublin2101525202 3 Wexford21014852-42

#### Tier 1 results
### Tier 2
#### Tier 2 table

    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Offaly22005528274 2 Laois21015533222 3 Kildare20021857-490

#### Tier 2 results
### Tier 3
#### Tier 3 table

    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts 1 Antrim541010964459 2 Westmeath531112773547 3 Carlow530210971396 4 Meath521210387165 5 Down511375109-343 6 Derry500541160-1190

### Final
## Munster Minor Hurling Championship
### Group 1

    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification 1 Tipperary2200443684 Advance to Semi-Finals 2 Clare2101383082 Advance to Quarter-Finals 3 Waterford20023450-160

#### Group 1 results
### Group 2

    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification 1 Cork22006731364 Advance to Semi-Finals 2 Limerick21015937222 Advance to Quarter-Finals 3 Kerry20021573-580

#### Group 2 results
### Final
## All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
### All-Ireland quarter-finals

    Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Qualification 1 Galway22004829194 Advance to Semi-Finals 2 Clare21013040-102 3 Laois20023544-90

#### All-Ireland quarter-final fixtures
### All-Ireland final
## Statistics
### Top scorers
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Ben Deegan | Laois | 4-63 | 75 | 8 | 9.37 |
| 2 | Adam Screeney | Offaly | 5-51 | 66 | 7 | 9.42 |
| 3 | Oisín Whelan | Clare | 2-59 | 65 | 8 | 8.12 |
| 4 | Aaron Niland | Galway | 2-39 | 45 | 3 | 15.00 |
| 5 | Dan Ravenhill | Offaly | 3-34 | 43 | 7 | 6.14 |
| 6 | Damien Corbett | Tipperary | 1-35 | 38 | 6 | 6.33 |
| 7 | Ross O'Sullivan | Cork | 4-23 | 35 | 3 | 11.66 |
| 7 | Jack Twomey | Waterford | 1-32 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 9 | Jer Quinlan | Laois | 4-22 | 34 | 8 | 4.25 |
| 10 | Tom Delaney | Tipperary | 2-23 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Ross O'Sullivan | Cork | 3-09 | 18 | Limerick |
| 2 | Aaron Niland | Galway | 2-11 | 17 | Tipperary |
| 3 | Aaron Niland | Galway | 0-16 | 16 | Clare |
| 4 | Oisín Whelan | Clare | 1-12 | 15 | Kerry |
| 4 | Tom Delaney | Tipperary | 1-12 | 15 | Waterford |
| 6 | Cillian Byrne | Wexford | 3-05 | 14 | Laois |
| 6 | Darren Collopy | Limerick | 2-08 | 14 | Kerry |
| 6 | Adam Screeney | Offaly | 2-08 | 14 | Dublin |
| 9 | Adam Screeney | Offaly | 2-07 | 13 | Antrim |
| 10 | Jack Twomey | Waterford | 0-12 | 12 | Tipperary |
| 10 | Aaron Niland | Galway | 0-12 | 12 | Laois |

### Miscellaneous

* Laois beat Kilkenny in the Leinster Championship for the first time since 1964.
* The Munster final was decided by penalty shootout for the first time ever.
* Offaly won their first Leinster Championship title since 2000.
* Galway's quarter-final group stage game against Clare in Athenry was their first home game since 1966.
* Offaly qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1989.

## Awards

The GAA Minor Star Hurling Team of the Year was announced on 9 August. Offaly’s Adam Screeney was named as the Player of the Year.
* Donagh Fahy (Galway)
* Ciarán Flynn (Laois)
* James Mahon (Offaly)
* Eoghan Gunning (Clare)
* Sam O’Farrell (Tipperary)
* James Hegarty (Clare)
* Donal Shirley (Offaly)
* Rory Burke (Galway)
* Adam Daly (Tipperary)
* Ben Deegan (Laois)
* Dan Ravenhill (Offaly)
* Paddy McCormack (Tipperary)
* Aaron Niland (Galway)
* Tom Delaney (Tipperary)
* Adam Screeney (Offaly)