1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1979
Championship Details
Dates11 April 1979 - 23 September 1979
All Ireland Champions
Winners Tipperary (3rd win)
Captain Michael Doyle
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain Conor Hayes
Provincial Champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Wexford
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Colours of Kilkenny.svg Michael Nash (3-23)
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The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 23 September 1979.

Contents

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 23 September 1979, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-12 to 1-09 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1967.

Kilkenny's Michael Nash was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

6 June 1979Quarter-final Laois 0-03 - 2-10 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
M Nash 1-6, J Ryan 1-0, S Fennelly 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, J Power 0-1, J Wall 0-1.
10 June 1979Quarter-final Dublin 1-07 - 0-14 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
J Morris 1-1, D Murphy 0-2, A McSweeney 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, L Broderick 0-1.P Kirwan 0-8, L Currams 0-3, J Abbott 0-2, J Mooney 0-1.

Semi-finals

7 July 1979Semi-final Kilkenny 6-18 - 2-07 Meath Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Wall 3-1, M Nash 0-6, P Brennan 1-1, J Ryan 1-0, L Fennelly 1-0, J Power 0-3, G Ryan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Lalor 0-1, E Egan 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.S Garrigan 1-3, J Masterson 1-1, A Doherty 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, J Priest 0-1.Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)
18 July 1979Semi-final Wexford 2-14 - 2-05 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Sweeney 2-1, B O'Connor 0-7, J Barron 0-3, J Jordan 0-2, G Flood 0-1.P Kirwan 1-1, J Millon 1-0, J Abbott 0-2, T Kennelly 0-1, J Mooney 0-1.

Final

25 July 1979Final Wexford 0-14 - 2-08 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
B O'Connor 0-7, J Barron 0-3, B Sheehan 0-1, P Doyle 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, J Jordan 0-1.M Nash 2-4, T Brennan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.Referee: J Rankins (Laois)
12 August 1979Final replay Wexford 1-08 - 0-10 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
B O'Connor 1-6, S O'Leary 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.M Nash 0-7, E Deegan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, J Power 0-1.Referee: T Hughes (Carlow)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

11 April 1979First round Tipperary 6-13 - 2-03 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
M Murphy 3-2, P Looby 2-0, M Doyle 1-1, P Ryan 0-4, T Grogan 0-2, P Power 0-2, C Stapleton 0-2.M Nugent 1-2, C Lyons 1-0, M Meehan 0-1, C Martin 0-1.
16 April 1979First round Kerry 3-06 - 0-10 Waterford Ardfert
S Flaherty 1-4, P Stack 1-1, J O'Connell 1-0, P McMahon 0-1.P Curran 0-5, E Rockett 0-2, B Power 0-1, J Cotter 0-1, C Curley 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 April 1979Semi-final Tipperary 1-17 - 1-06 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
T Grogan 0-7, P Looby 1-1, M Murphy 0-3, M Doyle 0-3, T Slattery 0-1, P Power 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.E Meskill 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, O O'Connor 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, J Mann 0-1.
25 April 1979Semi-final Kerry 0-06 - 1-08 Cork Ardfert
P Stack 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, S Flaherty 0-1, P McMahon 0-1.S O'Gorman 1-2, J Cremin 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, J Dineen 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, U Kennefick 0-1.

Final

25 July 1979Final Tipperary 1-13 - 2-07 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
T Grogan 0-8, M Doyle 1-1, T Slattery 0-1, P Looby 0-1, P Power 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1.M Carroll 1-1, R O'Connor 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, S O'Gorman 0-1.

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

21 July 1979Final Armagh 2-02 - 9-13 Antrim Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: B Crawford (Down)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

12 August 1979Semi-final Tipperary 7-13 - 4-06 Antrim Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Power 3-0, T Grogan 1-4, E O'Shea 0-5, J Stone 1-0, P Looby 1-0, G O'Connor 1-0, G Stapleton 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T Slattery 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1.D Donnelly 2-4, B Donnelly 1-1, D McKiernan 1-1.
9 September 1979Semi-final Galway 1-12 - 2-08 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Coen 0-8, J Ryan 1-2, S Dolan 0-2.J O'Connor 1-1, E Kehoe 1-0, B O'Connor 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, J Barron 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.Referee: J Woods (Clare)

Final

23 September 1979Final Tipperary 2-12 - 1-09 Galway O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
M Doyle 1-2, P Looby 1-1, T Grogan 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, E O'Shea 0-2, T Slattery 0-1, B Mannion 0-1.J Ryan 1-2, J Coen 0-4, P Ryan 0-1, S Davoren 0-1, C Hayes 0-1.Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Michael Nash Kilkenny 3-233248.00
2Tommy Grogan Tipperary 1-242755.40
3Brendan O'Connor Wexford 1-232646.50

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References

  1. ↑ "County profile: Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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