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.

Contents

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
7 Anthony Carmody Limerick 0-141452.80

References

  1. O'Connell, Jerome (10 September 2015). "Limerick's first All Ireland U-21 hurling title in 1987". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 20 April 2020.