All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 B Championship
Current season or competition: 2015 All-Ireland Under-21 B Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Iomána Fé-21 B na hÉireann
Region	Ireland (GAA)
Trophy	Richie McElligott Cup
No. of teams	8
Title holders	Wicklow (1st title)
Sponsors	Bord Gáis Energy
TV partner(s)	TG4
Official website	http://www.gaa.ie/

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 B Championship, the second tier competition in hurling is an annual series of games for male players under the age of 21 and is organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).

The final, usually held in September, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the summer months, and the results determine which county's team receives the All-Ireland shield. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series. In the present format, it begins in August and consists of several stages, beginning with quarter-finals and culminating in a final.

Teams that are deemed ineligible or "too weak" for the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship participate in the B championship. It is one of the few All-Ireland championships not to be run on a provincial basis.

Wicklow are the current holders.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 B Championship features eight teams in the final tournament. Seven teams gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland quarter-final stages while the winners of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 C Championship make up the eight quarter-final teams.

Results

Summaries

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Score	Venue	Winning Captain
2006	Laois		Mayo		Athleague Sportsfield
2007	Roscommon	0-13	Kerry	0-8	Semple Stadium
2008	Carlow	2-14	Kerry	0-7	MacDonagh Park
2009	Kerry	2-18	Roscommon	1-15	Cusack Park
2010	Kerry	0-22	Meath	0-12	Semple Stadium	Shane Nolan
2011	Kerry	0-16	Westmeath	1-9	Semple Stadium	Jason Bowler
2012	Roscommon	3-17	Kildare	3-16	Semple Stadium	Peter Kellahan
2013	Kerry	1-21	Kildare	4-10	Semple Stadium	Brendan O'Leary
2014	Kildare	1-14	Roscommon	1-11	Semple Stadium	Gerry Keegan
2015	Wicklow	2-17	Meath	2-15	Semple Stadium	Gavin Weir

Performances by counties

No.	Team	Wins	Years won
	20px Kerry	7	2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
	20px Westmeath	3	?, 2000, 2003
	Roscommon	2	2007, 2012
	Laois	1	2004
	20px Meath	1	2005
	20px Carlow	1	2008
	Kildare	1	2014
	20px Wicklow	1	2015

External links

• Official GAA website