title: 2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
text: # 2006 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
  
  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.
  
  On 3 September 2006 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-18 to 2-07 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. 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.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  Group A
  
  | Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
  | Offaly | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-54 | 3-23 | 49 | 6 |
  | Carlow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-33 | 2-20 | 28 | 4 |
  | Laois | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-42 | 5-41 | 1 | 2 |
  | Westmeath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-16 | 7-28 | -27 | 0 |
  
  Group B
  
  | Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
  | Kilkenny | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-36 | 1-20 | 22 | 4 |
  | Dublin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-19 | 2-24 | -5 | 2 |
  | Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-17 | 3-28 | -17 | 4 |
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Munster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  First round
  
  Play-off
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  Semi-final
  
  Final
  
  ### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Top scorer overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | 5-38 | 53 | 5 | 10.60 |
  | 2 | Paudie Kehoe | Carlow | 3-37 | 46 | 7 | 6.57 |
  | 3 | Pa Bourke | Tipperary | 3-35 | 44 | 6 | 7.33 |
  