The 2012 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 21 April 2012 and ended on 30 September 2012.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 30 September 2012, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 1-11 defeat of Dublin in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 19th All-Ireland title and their first title since 2007. It was Tipperary and Dublin's first meeting in an All-Ireland final since 1954.
Clare's Bobby Duggan was the championship's top scorer with 3-49.
Results
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Finals
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Bobby DugganClare3-495869.662Paul WintersDublin3-445377.573John McGrathTipperary2-465268.664P. J. ScullyLaois1-303347.505Mark McCarthyTipperary6-133165.16Tony FrenchWexford0-313156.207Marty KavanaghCarlow1-252839.33Caolan BailieDown1-252855.609Pa O'CallaghanCork1-202337.6610Conor McDonaldWexford2-152154.20
Top scorer in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Marty KavanaghCarlow1-1417Kildare2Bobby DugganClare1-1215LimerickTony FrenchWexford0-1515Dublin4John McGrathTipperary1-1114Dublin5Caolan BailieDown0-1313Antrim6Conor MartinKilkenny2-0612LaoisCormac O'DohertyDerry1-0912Armagh8Anthony SpillaneCork3-0211KerryBobby DugganClare1-0811WaterfordRonan LynchLimerick0-1111Cork
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