Connacht Under-21 Hurling Championship

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**Connacht Under-21 Football Championship**
First played	1972
First winner	Galway
Current Champions	Galway (only competitor) (8^th win)
Most Wins	Galway (8 wins)

For the Senior equivalent see: Connacht Senior Hurling Championship

The Connacht U-21 Hurling Championship is an U-21 hurling tournament. The winners of the Connacht championship go on to qualify for the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The last winners of the Connacht championship was Galway in 2005, there was no competition in 2006 and 2007 therefore Galway went straight to the semi finals of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship without playing a game. Galway are the only team to win the Connacht championship and it has only been played on 8 occasions due to a lack of a competitive side to compete with in Connacht.

[edit] Top Winners

	Team	Winner	Winning Years
1	Galway	8	1972, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2005

[edit] See also

v • d • e GAA Under-21 Competitions

Gaelic football	All-Ireland Football Championship • Leinster Football Championship • Ulster Football Championship • Munster Football Championship • Connacht Football Championship

Hurling	All-Ireland Hurling Championship • Leinster Hurling Championship • Ulster Hurling Championship • Munster Hurling Championship • Connacht Hurling Championship