Championship Details | |
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Dates | 1 April 2006 - 3 September 2006 |
Teams | 17 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Tipperary (17th win) |
Captain | Joey McLoughney |
Manager | Liam Sheedy |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Galway |
Captain | Joe Canning |
Manager | Mattie Murphy |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship Statistics | |
Top Scorer | Richie Hogan (5-38) |
← 2005 2007 → |
The 2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 1 April 2006 and ended on 3 September 2006
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.[1]
On 3 September 2006 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 2-07 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 17th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1996.
Kilkenny's Richie Hogan was the championship's top scorer with 5-38.