Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

The Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for players aged between 18 and 21 in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is sponsored by Bord Gáis and therefore officially known as the Bord Gáis Energy Munster GAA Hurling Under-21 Championship.

The series of games are played during the summer months with the Munster final currently being played in July. The prize for the winning team is the Corn na Cásca, a cup that was first presented in 1966 by the Munster Council in honour of the golden jubilee of the Easter Rising. The championship had always been played on a straight knock-out basis whereby once a team lost they are eliminated from the series.

The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship. The winners of the Munster final join Galway, the Leinster champions and the Ulster champions in the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland series of games.

Five teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Cork, the joint record-holders in the All-Ireland series, play their provincial hurling in the Munster Championship. They have converted 18 Munster titles into 11 All-Ireland titles.

The title has been won by five of the six Munster counties. Kerry hold the unwanted distinction of never having won the provincial title. The all-time record-holders are Tipperary, who have won the competition 19 times.

In 2009, Clare picked up their first ever Munster Under 21 title after a 2–17 to 2–12 win against Waterford in the final in Dungarvan.