1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Appearance
All Ireland Champions | |
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Winners | Cork (2nd win) |
Captain | Pat Hegarty |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kilkenny |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
← 1967 1969 → |
The 1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship for players under the age of twenty-one since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964..
Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial stage. Cork won the title after defeating Kilkenny by 2-18 to 3-9 in the final.[1]
Results
Final
21 July 1968 Final | Kilkenny | 4-10 – 5-04 | Dublin | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
15:30 | B O'Sullivan 2-1, W Harte 1-3, P Keyes 1-3, T Grant 0-2, P Dowling 0-1. | L Hannebury 2-1, N Kinsella 1-1, J Hackett 1-0, P McCarthy 1-0, T Grealish 0-1, H Dalton 0-1. | Referee: J Maddock (Wexford) |
First round
7 April 1968 First round | Tipperary | 4-05 – 3-03 | Waterford | Leahy Park, Cashel |
J Flanagan 1-2, S Hogan 1-1, M Ryan 1-0, D Fay 1-0, T Delaney 0-2. | J Geoghegan 2-1, B Scanlon 1-0, N Kelly 0-1, M Hickey 0-1. | Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
7 April 1968 First round | Limerick | 3-06 – 7-08 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
15:30 | N Hayes 1-0, P Bennis 1-0, É Grimes 1-0, J Foley 0-2, P Doherty 0-2, C Shanahan 0-1, R Ryan 0-1. | S Murphy 2-0, P Curley 2-0, M Malone 2-0, B Meade 1-2, J Murphy 0-3, N O'Keeffe 0-2, P Ring 0-1. | Referee: M Slattery (Clare) |
Semi-finals
15 May 1968 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-02 – 8-11 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
11 July 1968 Semi-final | Clare | 0-09 – 2-07 | Tipperary | Cusack Park, Ennis |
N Casey 0-3, D Fitzgerald 0-2, J McNamara 0-2, P Russell 0-1, P Higgins 0-1. | N O'Dwyer 0-4, D Fahy 1-0, T Delaney 1-0, J Walsh 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, S Hogan 0-1. | Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
Final
4 August 1968 Final | Tipperary | 1-13 – 4-10 | Cork | Seán Treacy Park |
15:30 | P Morrissey 1-1, T Delaney 0-4, N Dwyer 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, S Hogan 0-2, D Ryan 0-1. | P Hegarty 1-1, P Ring 1-1, H O'Sullivan 1-0, S Murphy 1-0, B Meade 0-3, P Moylan 0-3, J Murphy 0-2. | Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
Semi-final
18 August 1968 Semi-final | Antrim | 4-17 – 2-04 | Cork | Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile |
Final
8 September 1968 Final | Cork | 2-18 – 3-09 | Kilkenny | Walsh Park, Waterford |
15:30 | B Meade 1-12, P Curley 1-2, P Hegarty 0-2, R Lehane 0-1, P Moylan 0-1. | W Harte 1-8, P Lalor 1-0, P Keyes 1-0, J Kinsella 0-1. | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: S Power (Waterford) |
References
- ^ "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 26 August 2015.