1973 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1973 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1973
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (6th win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWexford
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
1972
1974

Galway were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 11 November 1973, Cork won the championship following a 2-10 to 4-2 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their sixth All-Ireland title in the grade and their fifth in six championship seasons.

Results

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

26 April 1973 Quarter-final Waterford 2-08 - 3-09 Cork Cappoquin Sportsfield, Cappoquin
T Hunt 1-1, B Landers 1-1, T Reid 0-4, L Power 0-1, J Galvin 0-1. T Sheehan 3-6, S O'Leary 0-3. Referee: J Moloney (Waterford)
2 May 1973 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-09 - 1-05 Clare MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Semi-finals

4 July 1973 Semi-final Tipperary 2-08 - 2-09 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
J Kehoe 0-6, M Young 1-0, P Fanning 1-0, J Kane 0-1, J Sherlock 0-1. T Sheehan 0-6, D Relihan 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, S O'Leary 0-2.
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Final

8 August 1973 Final Cork 4-11 - 2-07 Limerick Dr. Mannix Sportsfield, Ráth Luirc
T Sheehan 2-5, D Relihan 2-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, T Crowley 0-1. F Ryan 1-2, D O'Sullivan 1-0, V O'Donoghue 0-3, J Curtin 0-1, B Neenan 0-1. Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

12 August 1973 Semi-final Wexford 2-9 - 0-7
(match abandoned)
Antrim Wexford Park
22 August 1973 Semi-final Galway w/o - scr. Cork Athenry Sportsfield
28 October 1973 Semi-final refixture Galway 1-8 - 2-16 Cork Pearse Stadium

Final

11 November 1973 Final Cork 2-10 - 4-2 Wexford Páirc Dáibhín

References

  1. "County profile: Cork". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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