The 2017 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 24 May 2017 and ended on 9 September 2017.
Waterford entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster semi-final. Meath fielded a team in the championship for the first time in several seasons.
On 9 September 2017, Limerick won the championship following a 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.
Provincial championships
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Semi-Finals
All-Ireland final
Statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Aaron GillaneLimerick0-444458.802Alan MurphyKilkenny1-303356.603Killian DoyleWestmeath0-3030310.004Cathal DunbarWexford4-102237.335Shane WalshKilkenny2-131953.806John DonnellyKilkenny1-151853.607Declan DaltonCork1-141728.50Joe ColemanWexford0-171735.669Cormac O'DohertyDerry2-101635.33Peter CaseyLimerick2-101653.20
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Jack SheridanKildare2-0915Carlow2Declan DaltonCork1-1215Waterford3Aaron GillaneLimerick0-1414Clare4Shane WalshKilkenny2-0713Derry5Killian DoyleWestmeath0-1212Meath6Cormac O'DohertyDerry2-0511OffalyCathal DunbarWexford1-0811OffalyAlan MurphyKilkenny1-088Westmeath9John DonnellyKilkenny1-0710DerryPatrick CurranWaterford0-1010CorkKillian DoyleWestmeath0-1010LaoisJoe ColemanWexford0-1010Carlow
Miscellaneous The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Limerick was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
Awards Team of the Year Darren Brennan Seán Finn Conor Delaney Seán Loftus Ronan Lynch Kyle Hayes Jason Cleere Colin Ryan Robbie Hanley Aaron Gillane Declan Dalton Cian Lynch Conor Whelan Peter Casey Thomas Monaghan
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