Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Munster GAA Hurling Under-21 Championship
Current season or competition: 2016 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Irish	Craobh Iomána Fé-21 na Mumhan
Founded	1964
Region	Munster (GAA)
Trophy	Corn na Cásca
No. of teams	5
Title holders	Waterford (4th title)
Most titles	Tipperary (20 titles)
Sponsors	Bord Gáis Energy
TV partner(s)	TG4
Official website	http://www.bgeu21.ie/

The Munster GAA Hurling All-Ireland Under-21 Championship is an annual championship of hurling for male players under the age of 21 and is organized by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The championship has been awarded every year since the first tournament in 1964. It is sponsored by Bord Gáis Energy.

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. Tipperary is the most successful team with 20 titles, followed by Cork with 18 titles. The title has been won by five different teams, all of whom have won the title more than once.

Waterford are the current holders.

The Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship began in 1964 in response to a Congress motion put forward by the Kerry County Board for the introduction of a new championship grade. It was the fifth championship to be created after the senior, junior, minor and intermediate grades.

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