title: 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
text: # 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  The 2006 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 43rd staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 31 May 2006 and ended on 16 September 2006.
  
  Galway were the defending champions but were defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.
  
  On 16 September 2006, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-11 to 0-11 defeat of Tipperary in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first since 2004.
  
  Tipperary's Darragh Egan was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  Quarter-final
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  Final
  
  ### All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ## Scoring statistics
  
  Top Scorer Overall
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 3-23 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
  | 2 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-24 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
  | 3 | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | 2-12 | 18 | 5 | 5.60 |
  | 4 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 2-9 | 15 | 4 | 3.50 |
  | 5 | Kevin O'Reilly | Dublin | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
  | 6 | Stephen Lillis | Tipperary | 0-13 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
  | 7 | Colm McManus | Down | 2-05 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 |
  | 7 | Niall Teehan | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | 5 | 2.20 |
  | 9 | Brendan Barry | Cork | 2-04 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
  | 9 | Joe Canning | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
  | 9 | Paddy Hogan | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 |
  | 9 | Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
  | 9 | Joey Scullion | Antrim | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
  
  Top Scorer In A Single Game
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Colm McManus | Down | 2-05 | 11 | Antrim |
  | 2 | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | 2-04 | 10 | Wexford |
  | 2 | Brendan Barry | Cork | 2-04 | 10 | Waterford |
  | 2 | Joe Canning | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | Kilkenny |
  | 5 | David McCormack | Kilkenny | 1-05 | 8 | Dublin |
  | 5 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Clare |
  | 5 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Kilkenny |
  | 5 | Joey Scullion | Antrim | 0-08 | 8 | Down |
  | 5 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Galway |
  | 10 | Darragh Egan | Tipperary | 1-04 | 7 | Cork |
  | 10 | Stephen Nolan | Wexford | 0-07 | 7 | Cork |
  | 10 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-07 | 7 | Wexford |
  | 10 | Kevin O'Reilly | Dublin | 0-07 | 7 | Offaly |
  | 10 | Kevin O'Reilly | Dublin | 0-07 | 7 | Kilkenny |
  | 10 | Mark Flaherty | Clare | 0-07 | 7 | Tipperary |
  