2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2003
Championship Details
Dates	5 April 2003 – 14 September 2003
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (18th win)
Captain	Richie Power
Manager	Damien Brennan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Niall Healy
Manager	Mattie Murphy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Richie Power (1-29)
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The 2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 5 April 2003 and ended on 14 September 2003.

Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions.^[1]

On 14 September 2003, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2–16 to 2–15 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their 18th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Kilkenny's Richie Power was the championship's top scorer with 1-29.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Group A

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Laois	2	2	0	0	4-25	0-11	26	4
Carlow	2	1	0	1	2-18	4-18	-6	2
Kildare	2	0	0	2	2-17	4-31	-20	0

Kildare v Laois

5 April 2003 Round 1	Kildare	0-09 - 2-15	Laois	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	C Doyle 0-7, L Harney 0-2.		D Bergin 0-4, C Healy 1-0, B Fitzgerald 1-0, J Dunne 0-3, D Guilfoyle 0-2, J Brophy 0-2, K Murphy 0-2, S Hanlon 0-2.

Carlow v Kildare

12 April 2003 Round 2	Carlow	2-16 - 2-08	Kildare	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	A Quirke 1-4, R Dunbar 0-6, S Watchorn 1-0, K Foley 0-2, L Murphy 0-1, B Cox 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, J Miley 0-1.		C Doyle 1-6, L Harney 1-2.

Laois v Carlow

26 April 2003 Round 3	Laois	2-10 - 0-02	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	S Hanlon 1-2, B Fitzgerald 1-1, J Brophy 0-4, J Dunne 0-2, B McEvoy 0-1.		R Dunbar 0-2.

Group B

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Westmeath	2	2	0	0	3-26	4-15	8	4
Meath	2	1	0	1	4-19	2-19	6	2
Wicklow	2	0	0	2	4-12	5-23	-14	0

Westmeath v Meath

5 April 2003 Round 1	Westmeath	1-13 - 1-09	Meath	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	K Cosgrove 0-5, J Clarke 1-3, D McNicholas 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, L Clarke 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, M Curley 0-1.		S Moran 0-4, E Broad 1-1, P Finnegan 0-1, S Ashe 0-1, J Meyler 0-1, D Wallace 0-1.

Wicklow v Westmeath

12 April 2003 Round 2	Wicklow	3-06 - 2-13	Westmeath	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	S Furlong 1-4, C Kavanagh 1-1, P Nolan 1-0, A Tiernan 0-1.		K Cosgrove 1-6, J Clarke 1-0, P Greville 0-2, A Corrigan 0-2, F Boyle 0-2, M Curley 0-1.

Meath v Wicklow

26 April 2003 Round 3	Meath	3-10 - 1-06	Wicklow	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	S Ashe 1-1, D Kirby 1-1, S Moran 1-0, D Kirwan 0-2, D Wallace 0-2, P Donoghue 0-1, E Broad 0-1, R Gilsenan 0-1.		B Nolan 1-1, C Kavanagh 0-2, A O'Brien 0-2, A Tiernan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Laois v Offaly

10 May 2003 Quarter-final	Laois	0-09 - 1-09	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D Bergin 0-5, J Dunne 0-1, J Brophy 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1, J Rowney 0-1.		D Molloy 1-2, D Cordial 0-2, G O'Grady 0-1, D Hayden 0-1, J Keane 0-1, J Bergin 0-1, E Lee 0-1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Dublin v Westmeath

10 May 2003 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-16 - 0-03	Westmeath	Parnell Park, Dublin
	G Morris 0-7, D Walsh 1-1, D Byrne 0-3, B Kennedy 0-2, D O'Reilly 0-1, G O'Meara 0-1, P Carton 0-1.		K Cosgrove 0-2, D McNicholas 0-1.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Dublin

25 June 2003 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-12 - 0-11	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	A Murphy, R Power 1-4 each, A Healy, E Guinan 1-1 each, D McCormack 0-2.	Report	A McCrabbe 0-4 (all frees), I Fleming 0-2, S O'Sullivan, M Griffin, R Higgins, B Kennedy, P Carton 0-1 each.	Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)

Offaly v Wexford

25 June 2003 Semi-final	Offaly	2-16 - 0-12	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	G O'Grady (1-3), S Delaney (1-2), D Cordial (0-5), J Keane (0-2), N Rogers, J Bergin, D Molloy, E Bevans (0-1) each.	Report	R Kehoe (0-4), S Ryan (0-3), M Doyle, L Kinsella (0-2) each, S Nolan (0-1).	Referee: J Quinlan (Carlow)

Final

Kilkenny v Offaly

6 July 2003 Final	Kilkenny	0-18 - 0-13	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Power 0-6 (4f), E Guinan 0-4, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, A Murphy 0-2, A Healy 0-2, M Nolan 0-2.	Report	D Cordial 0-9 (9f), S Delaney 0-3, G O'Grady 0-1.	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Limerick v Kerry

9 April 2003 First round	Limerick	5-15 - 0-03	Kerry	Bruff
	P McNamara 2-2, P Ryan 2-1, P Kirby 1-4, P Russell 0-3, O Benson 0-2, P Hyland 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, E O'Leary 0-1.		R Galvin 0-3.

Cork v Clare

9 April 2003 First round	Cork	0-15 - 0-05	Clare	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	M O'Sullivan 0-6, A Ó hAilpín 0-3, M Harrington 0-3, B Canty 0-2, D Lucey 0-1.		T Kierse 0-2, M O'Hanlon 0-1, D O'Halloran 0-1, N Dunne 0-1.

Tipperary v Waterford

9 April 2003 First round	Tipperary	1-09 - 0-10	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	R Ruth 1-4, S Cleary 0-2, J McLoughney 0-2, C Larkin 0-1.		S O'Sullivan 0-3, D Hickey 0-2, S Quirke 0-2, J Nagle 0-2, M Hoban 0-1.

Playoffs

Clare v Kerry

21 April 2003 Playoff	Clare	3-14 - 1-07	Kerry	Cusack Park, Ennis
	B Gaffney 2-4, S O'Brien 1-1, D O'Halloran 0-3, M O'Hanlon 0-2, A Griffey 0-2, R Keane 0-1, T Kierse 0-1.		S Young 1-0, R Galvin 0-2, G O'Grady 0-2, M Bowler 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1.

Clare v Waterford

30 April 2003 Playoff	Clare	2-12 - 1-10	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	B Gaffney 1-5, D O'Halloran 1-1, N McMahon 0-2, A Browne, T Kierse, M Hawes, J Clancy 0-1 each.		S O'Sullivan 0-8, D Hickey 1-0, M Hoban 0-2.

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Limerick

14 May 2003 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-09 - 2-01	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	R Ruth 1-5, S Long 0-2, D Sheppard 0-1, K Bergin 0-1.		P Kirby 1-1, P McNamara 1-0.

Cork v Clare

14 May 2003 Semi-final	Cork	0-11 - 0-07	Clare	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	M Allen 0-3, B Ring 0-2, B Barry 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, D Lucey 0-1, A Ó hAilpín 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.		R Keane 0-3, M O'Hanlon 0-1, N Dunne 0-1, T Kierse 0-1, B Gaffney 0-1.

Final

Tipperary v Cork

29 June 2003 Final	Tipperary	2-12 - 0-16	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	S Long 2-1, R Ruth 0-4, S O'Brien 0-2, D Sheppard 0-2, D Young 0-1, R McGrath 0-1, D Morrissey 0-1.		A Ó hAilpín 0-5, B Barry 0-3, B Canty 0-2, M Allen 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, D Lucey 0-1, M Ahern 0-1, B Ring 0-1.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Final

Antrim v Derry

14 June 2003 Final	Antrim	2-11 - 2-09	Derry	Casement Park, Derry
	J Scullion 1-4, S McGarry 1-1, N Grego 0-3, C Boyle 0-2, A Ó Cearúlain 0-1.		M Lynch 1-2, Biggs 0-5, B McGoldrick 1-0, N Mullan 0-1, C Bell 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Galway v Antrim

27 July 2003 Quarter-final	Galway	5-19 - 2-07	Antrim	Croke Park, Dublin
	A Callanan 3-4, D Reilly 2-3, N Healy 0-3 (0-2f), N Callanan, E Fenton, K Wade (0-1f) 0-2 each, D Garvey, D Kelly, C Burke 0-1 each.	Report	J Scullion 0-4 (0-3f), S McGarry 1-1, N Grego 1-0, P Cunningham 0-2.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Cork v Offaly

27 July 2003 Quarter-final	Cork	2-11 - 2-05	Offaly	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M Aherne 1-0, K Canty 1-0, B Canty 0-2, M Harrington 0-2, R Conway 0-2, G O'Leary 0-1, B Barry 0-1, B Clifford 0-1, S Cronin 0-1, A Ó hAilpín 0-1.		D Cordial 1-3, D Molloy 1-0, C Parlon 0-1, J Bergin 0-1.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Galway

10 August 2003 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-16 - 2-19	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Hickey 0-5, R Ruth 0-4, D Young 1-1, D Sheppard 1-0, S O’Brien 0-1, K Bergin 0-1, R McGrath 0-1, S Long 0-1, S Cleary 0-1, D Egan 0-1.	Report	N Healy 0-10, D Reilly 2-0, N Callanan 0-5, A Callanan 0-4.	Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Kilkenny v Cork

17 August 2003 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-15 - 2-08	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Power 0-10 (0-8 frees), P Hartley and E Guinan 0-2 each, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.	Report	K Canty 1-1, D Dorris 1-0, M O’Sullivan 0-3 frees, R Conway 0-2, M Aherne free, and O Manning 0-1 each.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Final

Kilkenny v Galway

14 September 2003 Final	Kilkenny	2-16 - 2-15	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Power 0-9 (5f), E Guinan, J Fitzpatrick 1-2 each, M Nolan 0-2, D Cody 0-1.	Report	N Healy 1-10 (0-8fs), N Callanan 1-1, D Reilly 0-2, A Callanan, E Fenton 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Richie Power	Kilkenny	1-29	32	4	8.00
2	Niall Healy	Galway	1-23	26	3	8.66
3	Richie Ruth	Tipperary	2-17	23	4	5.75
4	Declan Cordial	Offaly	1-19	22	4	5.50
5	Bernard Gaffney	Clare	3-10	19	3	6.33
6	Aonghus Callanan	Galway	3-09	18	3	6.00
7	Derrick Reilly	Galway	4-05	17	3	5.66
8	Conan Doyle	Kildare	1-13	16	2	8.00
8	Killian Cosgrove	Westmeath	1-13	16	3	5.66
10	Eoin Guinan	Kilkenny	1-13	15	4	3.75

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Aonghus Callanan	Galway	3-04	13	Antrim
1	Niall Healy	Galway	1-10	13	Kilkenny
3	Bernard Gaffney	Clare	2-04	10	Kerry
	Niall Healy	Galway	0-10	10	Tipperary
	Richie Power	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Cork
6	Derrick Reilly	Galway	2-03	9	Antrim
	Conan Doyle	Kildare	1-06	9	Carlow
	Killian Cosgrove	Westmeath	1-06	9	Wicklow
	Richie Power	Kilkenny	0-09	9	Galway
	Declan Cordial	Offaly	0-09	9	Kilkenny

References

Harrington, John (9 September 2002). "Major performance by Kilkenny minors". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
"Power's point shocks Galway". Irish Independent. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2013.