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Deutsch1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Cork (2nd win) |
| Captain | Pat Hegarty |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | John Kinsella |
| 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]
Leinster final
[edit]| 21 July 1968 Final | Kilkenny | 4-10 – 5-04 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
| 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) |
Munster first round
[edit]| 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) |
| 16 May 1968 First round | Galway | 2-05 - 4-02 | Clare | Duggan Park |
| I Madden 1-0, T Quinn 1-0, P Fahy 0-3, J Connolly 0-2. | J McNamara 2-1, M Culligan 1-0, P O'Leary 1-0, S O'Donnell 0-1. |
Munster semi-finals
[edit]| 15 May 1968 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-02 – 8-11 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium |
| 11 July 1968 Semi-final | Clare | 0-09 – 2-07 | Tipperary | Cusack Park |
| 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) |
Munster final
[edit]| 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) |
All-Ireland semi-final
[edit]| 18 August 1968 Semi-final | Antrim | 4-17 – 2-04 | Cork | Fr. Healy Park |
All-Ireland final
[edit]| 8 September 1968 Final | Cork | 2-18 – 3-09 | Kilkenny | Walsh Park |
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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