title: 1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
text: # 1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
  
  The 1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 1 May 1996 and ended on 29 September 1996.
  
  Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.
  
  On 29 September 1996 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-14 to 2-12 defeat of Galway in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 16th All-Ireland title and their first title since 1982.
  
  Tipperary's Eugene O'Neill was the championship's top scorer with 3-48.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  First round
  
  Quarter-final
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Munster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  First round
  
  Second round
  
  Final
  
  ### Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Finals
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Top scorer overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Eugene O'Neill | Tipperary | 3-48 | 57 | 6 | 9.50 |
  | 2 | Eugene Cloonan | Galway | 2-23 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
  | 3 | Ken McGrath | Waterford | 1-25 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
  | 4 | Tomás McGrane | Dublin | 0-27 | 27 | 5 | 5.40 |
  | 5 | Michael Kennedy | Tipperary | 3-16 | 25 | 6 | 3.83 |
  
  ### Miscellaneous
  
  * The All-Ireland final ended in a draw for the first time since 1984.
  