1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1987
Championship Details
Dates12 April 1987 - 21 June 1987
All Ireland Champions
Winners Limerick (1st win)
CaptainGus Ryan
Manager Phil Bennis
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
CaptainMichael Connolly
Manager Pádraic Fahy
Provincial Champions
Munster Limerick
Leinster Wexford
Ulster Down
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Colours of Limerick.svg Gary Kirby (1-24)
1986
1988

The 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 12 April 1987 and ended on 21 June 1987.

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Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 21 June 1987, Limerick won the championship following a 2–15 to 3–06 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Limerick's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

12 April 1987Quarter-final Kilkenny 5-05 - 2-04 Laois Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
P McEvoy 3-2, M Phelan 1-0, M O'Neill 1-0, J Power 0-1, L Dowling 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.P Bergin 1-0, P Dollard 1-0, B Maher 0-1, S Cuddy 0-1, E Cox 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1.Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Semi-finals

26 April 1987Semi-final Wexford 1-12 - 1-07 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
V Murphy 0-6, P Carton 1-2, D Prendergast 0-2, P O'Callaghan 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.P McEvoy 0-4, M O'Neill 1-0, E Morrissey 0-2, M Phelan 0-1.Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
26 April 1987Semi-final Westmeath 0-03 - 2-10 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar
S Kilcoyne 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, L Giles 0-1.D Hughes 0-7, J Rigney 1-2, M Duignan 1-0, F Dolan 0-1.

Final

10 May 1987Final Wexford 4-11 - 0-05 Offaly Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
M Morrissey 2-1, V Murphy 0-7, F O'Leary 1-1, P Carton 1-0, J Bolger 0-2.D Hughes 0-2, J Rigney 0-1, K Dooley 0-1, F Nolan 0-1.

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

22 April 1987Quarter-final Waterford 0-06 - 2-15 Limerick Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Ferncombe 0-3, B Lawton 0-2, L O'Connor 0-1.L O'Connor 1-5, G Kirby 0-5, B Stapleton 1-0, P Barrett 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, A Carmody 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 April 1987Semi-final Cork 1-15 - 2-05 Clare FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
M Mullins 0-9, M Foley 1-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-2, B Harte 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.D McInerney 1-0, T McMahon 1-0, G O'Loughlin 0-3, S O'Donoghue 0-1, D Cooney 0-1.Referee: G Long (Tipperary)
13 May 1987Semi-final Limerick 2-15 - 1-08 Tipperary Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
G Kirby 0-6, A Carmody 0-5, P Barrett 1-0, B Stapleton 1-0, G Ryan 0-2, G Hegarty 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.M Nolan 1-5, T Leamy 0-2, M Cleary 0-1.

Final

27 May 1987Final Limerick 3-14 - 2-09 Cork Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
G Kirby 0-10, P Barrett 2-0, M Reale 1-1, A Carmody 0-1, G Hegarty 0-1, B Stapleton 0-1.M Foley 1-2, M O'Mahony 1-1, M Mullins 0-2, L Kelly 0-1, D Kenneally 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

12 April 1987Semi-final Derry 2-07 - 0-09 Antrim Lavey
S Downey 1-5, S O'Neill 1-0, P Kealey 0-1, E Mullen 0-1.C Murphy 0-5, P McKillen 0-2, D McKillop 0-1, F McAllister 0-1.Referee: P Byers (Down)
12 April 1987Semi-final Down w/o - scr. Armagh St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry
Referee: J Hegarty (Antrim)

Final

26 April 1987Final Derry 2-09 - 3-12 Down Lavey
S Downey 1-7, S O'Neill 1-2.M Blaney 2-4, R Coffey 0-4, L Mason 1-0, E Blaney 0-2, K Coulter 0-1, B Hughes 0-1.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

17 May 1987Semi-final Galway 0-11 - 1-07 Wexford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
M Connolly 0-7, R Duane 0-2, E Burke 0-2.V Murphy 0-6, S Wickham 1-0, E Sinnott 0-1.Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
31 May 1987Semi-final Limerick 3-26 - 0-03 Down Croke Park, Dublin
J O'Connor 1-4, P Barrett 1-4, G Kirby 1-3, B Stapleton 0-5, A Carmody 0-3, G Hegarty 0-3, G Ryan 0-2, D Marron 0-1, A Madden 0-1.R Coffey 0-2, M Egan 0-1.Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Final

21 June 1987Final Limerick 2-15 - 3-06 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
L O'Connor 2-5, G Hegarty 0-5, A Carmody 0-4, J O'Connor 0-1.D Cox 1-2, M Connolly 0-4, E Burke 1-0, R Duane 1-0.Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Gary Kirby Limerick 1-242755.40
2 Leo O'Connor Limerick 3-101953.80
Vinny Murphy Wexford 0-191936.33
4Pat Barrett Limerick 4-061853.60
Séamus Downey Derry 2-121829.00
6Pat McEvoy Kilkenny 3-061527.50
7Anthony Carmody Limerick 0-141452.80

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References

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