The 2012 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place in late 2011. The championship began on 6 June 2012 and ended on 15 September 2012.
Galway were the
defending champions.
Clare Clare may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
Canada
* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
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won the All-Ireland final after defeating
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
by 2–17 to 2–11.
Results
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
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Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
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Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
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Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
* Laois qualify for the Leinster final for the first time since the
1990 championship.
* Clare win their second ever Munster title.
* The All-Ireland semi-final meeting between Antrim and Clare is the teams' first meeting in the history of the championship.
Top scorers
Season
Single game
References
External links
2012 Bord Gais Energy Munster GAA Hurling U21 Championship
{{All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Under-21
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship