1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1981
All Ireland Champions
Winners Tipperary (5th win)
Captain Philip Kennedy
ManagerMichael Minogue
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Kilkenny
CaptainJohn Murphy
Manager Ollie Walsh
Provincial Champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
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The 1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

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Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 13 September 1981, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-16 to 1-10 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their fifth All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their third in succession.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

9 August 1981Final Kilkenny 6-11 - 2-10 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B Walton 1-7, W Purcell 2-3, J Murphy 2-0, J O'Dwyer 1-0, M Byrne 0-1.P Cummins 1-1, J McDonald 1-0, S Whelan 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, J Furlong 0-1, J Casey 0-1, B Byrne 0-1, M Fitzhenry 0-1.Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

22 April 1981First round Tipperary 5-17 - 1-01 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
M McGrath 0-8, G O'Neill 1-2, A Buckley 1-1, D O'Connell 1-1, A Kinsella 1-0, J Butler 1-0, B Ryan 0-3, J Sullivan 0-1, P McGrath 0-1.P Leen 1-0, M Bourke 0-1.Referee: J Moore (Waterford)
22 April 1981First round Cork 0-15 - 1-12 Clare Bruff
T Coyne 0-7, S O'Gorman 0-5, J Hartnett 0-1, T Coakley 0-1, G Walsh 0-1.G McInerney 1-5, T Nugent 0-3, M Chandler 0-2, N Earley 0-2.
6 May 1981First round replay Cork 3-08 - 3-06 Clare Bruff
T Coyne 2-3, J Hartnett 1-1, K Hennessy 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1, L Mulcahy 0-1.G McInerney 2-4, JP Meehan 1-0, M Chandler 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1.Referee: N O'Connor (Kerry)

Semi-finals

13 May 1981Semi-final Tipperary 6-14 - 1-03 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
D O'Connell 2-1, A Buckley 2-0, G O'Neill 1-2, B Ryan 1-1, N English 0-4, A Kinsella 0-3, M McGrath 0-2, P Kennedy 0-1.E Rockett 1-1, P Bennett 0-2.
24 June 1981Semi-final Limerick 0-10 - 1-14 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
T Bourke 0-4, M O'Brien 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, G Bourke 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.M O'Sullivan 1-2, K Hennessy 0-5, T McCarthy 0-2, J Bowen 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1, W Cashman 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, L Lynch 0-1.

Final

15 July 1981Final Tipperary 1-15 - 0-10 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
D O'Connell 1-2, N English 0-3, A Buckley 0-3, P Kennedy 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, G O'Neill 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, P McGrath 0-1.T Coyne 0-5, K Hennessy 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

16 August 1981Semi-final Kilkenny 3-23 - 0-03 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
B Walton 1-5, J Murphy 1-5, B Purcell 1-2, P Gannon 0-4, S Dwyer 0-3, M O'Connor 0-2, B McEvoy 0-1, MJ Ryan 0-1.A McNaughton 0-2, P Carey 0-1.Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)
23 August 1981Semi-final Tipperary 3-17 - 0-07 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
M McGrath 0-6, A Buckley 1-2, G O'Neill 0-5, D O'Connell 1-1, N English 1-0, P McGrath 0-1, A Kinsella 0-1, R Ryan 0-1.M Haverty 0-4, S Dolan 0-3.Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Final

13 September 1981Final Tipperary 2-16 - 1-10 Kilkenny Walsh Park, Waterford
D O'Connell 2-1, G O'Neill 0-6, M McGrath 0-5, N English 0-2, B Ryan 0-1, P McGrath 0-1.B Walton 1-7, M Byrne 0-1, P Gannon 0-1, MJ Ryan 0-1.Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)

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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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