2024 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship

The 2024 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship was the 26th staging of the All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1998. The championship ran from 30 March to 25 May 2024.

2024 All-Ireland Under-20 B Hurling Championship
Dates30 March - 25 May 2024
Teams8
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Champions Down (2nd title)
Michael Dorrian (captain)
Conor O'Prey (manager)
Runners-up Roscommon
James Dillon (captain)
Kevin Sammon (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored25 (3.57 per match)
Points scored212 (30.29 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paddy Fallon (1-21)
2023 (Previous) (Next) 2025

Derry were the defending champions, however, they earned the right to take part in the Leinster Under-20 Championship after beating Antrim in the 2024 Ulster U20HC final.[1][2][3]

The All-Ireland final was played on 25 May 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Down and Roscommon, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years. Down won the match by 0-20 to 0-10 to claim their second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in two years.[4]

Roscommon's Paddy Fallon was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.

Results

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Quarter-finals

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30 March 2024 Quarter-final Sligo 2-15 - 3-15 Roscommon Markievicz Park
R O'Kelly-Lynch 2-8, C Keenan 0-2, A Rolston 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1, N Kelly 0-1. Report S Canning 1-8, P Fallon 1-4, G Mears 1-0, B Mannion 0-1, R Coyle 0-1, M Hussey 0-1.
30 March 2024 Quarter-final Donegal 0-14 - 2-10 Mayo O'Donnell Park
B Gaffey 0-11 (8f, 1’65); D Tully 0-2; A McKinney 0-1. Report R Fallon 1-3; J Byrne 0-1; C Enright 1-5 (1f); S McGhee 0-1.
30 March 2024 Quarter-final Down 7-19 - 0-07 Armagh Páirc Tomás Ruiséil
F Turpin 2-4, M Dorrian 2-2, N Rodgers 2-1, C O'Neill 0-4, B Christie 0-4, C Leneghan 1-0, T Connelly 0-3, D Mallon 0-1. Report R Monahan 0-3, M Rice 0-1, P Lynch 0-1, P McVerry 0-1, R Grimes 0-1.
30 March 2024 Quarter-final Tyrone 0-13 - 5-17 Wicklow Darver COE
A Woods 0-8, L Hughes 0-3, C Bell 0-2. Report D Redmond 4-1, J O'Toole 1-7, C Byrne 0-2, L Kinsella 0-1, F Darcy 0-1, M Óg O'Neill 0-1, J Ffrench 0-1.

Semi-finals

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5 May 2024 Semi-final Wicklow 0-08 - 3-23 Down Darver Centre of Excellence
C Byrne (0-2, 1f); F D’Arcy (0-2), J O’Toole (0-2, 1 65, 1f), B Molloy (0-1, f); K Cullen (0-1); D Redmond (0-1). Report M Dorrian (1-3), B Christie (0-6, 1 65), F Turpin (1-2), F Gilmore (1-0), S McCarthy (0-3); N Rogers (0-2), C Leneghan (0-2), B Taggart (0-1), D Mallon (0-1), P Smyth (0-1, f); C O’Neill (0-1, f), R McCamphill (0-1).
6 May 2024 Semi-final Mayo 1-10 - 2-30 Roscommon Hastings MacHale Park
C Enright (1-2), R Fallon (0-4f), K Gallagher (0-2), E Ryan (0-1); J Byrne (0-1). Report P Fallon (0-12, 0-5f, 0-1 sideline), S Canning (1-6), B Mannion (1-3), R Lyons (0-3), L Óg Coyle (0-3), K Ryan (0-1); M Hussey (0-1); G Meares (0-1).

Final

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25 May 2024 Final Down 0-20 - 0-11 Roscommon Croke Park
B Christie 0-6 (0-5f), M Dorrian 0-4, F Turpin 0-3, N Rogers 0-3, S McCarthy 0-2, P Smyth 0-1f, O Birt 0-1. Report P Fallon 0-5f, S Canning 0-3, R Conlon 0-1, R Coyle 0-1, T Fleming 0-1. Referee: P Dunne (Laois)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paddy Fallon Roscommon 1-21 24 3 8.00
2 Seán Canning Roscommon 2-17 23 3 8.00
3 Michael Dorrian Down 3-09 18 3 6.00
Finn Turpin Down 3-09 18 3 6.00
5 Ben Christie Down 0-16 16 3 5.33
6 Dan Redmond Wicklow 4-02 14 2 7.00
Robert O'Kelly-Lynch Sligo 2-08 14 1 14.00
8 Colm Enright Mayo 2-07 13 2 6.50
9 Noah Rogers Down 2-06 12 3 4.00
Jack O'Toole Down 1-09 12 2 6.00

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland U20 B Hurling Final: Derry edge out Roscommon". GAA website. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Late goals secure Derry All-Ireland U20B hurling crown". Hogan Stand. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Derry dethrone Antrim in Ulster U20 Hurling final". The Saffron Gael. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Down triumph in All-Ireland U20 B decider". GAA website. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.