2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2003
Championship Details
Dates5 April 2003 – 14 September 2003
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (18th win)
CaptainRichie Power
ManagerDamien Brennan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainNiall Healy
ManagerMattie Murphy
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Richie Power (1-29)
2002
2004

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

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Group A

Team Matches Score Pts
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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

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)
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

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)
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

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)

First round

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.
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.
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

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.
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

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.
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

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)

Final

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.

Quarter-finals

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)
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

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)
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

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

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Top scorers

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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
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
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

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