# 2023 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 2023 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 21 March to 4 June 2023.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify for the All-Ireland series after losing three games in the Munster Championship. Kerry and Galway moved province to join the Leinster Championship.
The All-Ireland final was played at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles on 4 June 2023 between Clare and Galway, in what was their first meeting in a final in 26 years. Clare won the match by 2–22 to 4–11 to claim their second championship title overall and their first title since 1997.
Galway's Aaron Niland was the championship's top scorer with 4-72.

## Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
### Tier 1 group 1
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wexford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 42 | +25 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 2 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
| 4 | Kerry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 82 | -57 | 0 | |

#### Tier 1 group 1 fixtures and results
### Tier 1 group 2
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Galway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 37 | +53 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Kilkenny | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 4 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 3 | Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 88 | -39 | 2 | Advance to preliminary quarter-finals |
| 4 | Antrim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 74 | -28 | 0 | |

#### Tier 1 group 2 fixtures and results
### Tier 2 group 1
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Westmeath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 4 | Advance to pre-preliminary quarter-finals |
| 2 | Meath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 2 | Advance to pre-preliminary quarter-finals |
| 3 | Down | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 0 | |

#### Tier 2 group 2 fixtures and results
### Tier 2 group 2
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kildare | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 17 | 65 | 4 | Advance to pre-preliminary quarter-finals |
| 2 | Carlow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 2 | Advance to pre-preliminary quarter-finals |
| 3 | Wicklow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 78 | -60 | 0 | |

#### Tier 2 group 2 fixtures and results
### Leinster final
## Munster Minor Hurling Championship
### Group Stage
#### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | SF | SA | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 60 | 19 | 6 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Clare | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 71 | 9 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Limerick | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 72 | 7 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 4 | Tipperary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 55 | -7 | 2 | |
| 5 | Waterford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 81 | -25 | 0 | |

#### Group stage fixtures and results
### Munster final
## All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
### All-Ireland final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Aaron Niland | Galway | 4-72 | 84 | 7 | 12.00 |
| 2 | Marc O'Brien | Clare | 3-44 | 53 | 8 | 6.62 |
| 3 | Conor Doyle | Kilkenny | 1-41 | 44 | 7 | 6.28 |
| 4 | Barry Walsh | Cork | 3-32 | 41 | 5 | 8.20 |
| 5 | David Purcell | Dublin | 2-34 | 40 | 4 | 11.00 |
| 6 | Eoghan Murphy | Laois | 1-35 | 38 | 5 | 7.60 |
| 7 | Conor Heffernan | Westmeath | 4-24 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Kyle Ennis | Meath | 2-30 | 36 | 3 | 12.00 |
| 9 | Colm Hartley | Waterford | 0-33 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| 10 | Robbie Ryan | Tipperary | 0-30 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Aaron Niland | Galway | 1-13 | 16 | Kilkenny |
| 1 | Kyle Ennis | Meath | 0-16 | 16 | Kildare |
| 1 | Robbie Ryan | Tipperary | 0-16 | 16 | Limerick |
| 4 | David Purcell | Dublin | 2-09 | 15 | Offaly |
| 4 | Cathal Coleman | Down | 2-09 | 15 | Meath |
| 6 | Justin Duggan | Laois | 3-05 | 14 | Antrim |
| 6 | Kyle Ennis | Meath | 1-11 | 14 | Meath |
| 6 | Aaron Niland | Galway | 1-11 | 14 | Cork |
| 9 | Aaron Niland | Galway | 1-10 | 13 | Antrim |
| 9 | Roan McGarry | Antrim | 1-10 | 13 | Laois |