1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

April 2022 Under-21 1987 12 April 1987 - 21 June 1987 Limerick Wexford Down Limerick 1st Gus Ryan Phil Bennis Galway Michael Connolly Pádraic Fahy 15px|border 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. 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.https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/limerick-sport/109109/Limerick-s-first-All-Ireland-U.html Limerick’s first All Ireland U-21 hurling title in 1987 Limerick Leader 20 April 2020 10 September 2015 Jerome O'Connell 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 1987 Quarter-final Kilkenny 5-05 - 2-04 Laois 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. Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow N O'Donoghue (Dublin) Semi-finals 26 April 1987 Semi-final Wexford 1-12 - 1-07 Kilkenny 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. Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow N O'Donoghue (Dublin) 26 April 1987 Semi-final Westmeath 0-03 - 2-10 Offaly 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. Cusack Park, Mullingar Final 10 May 1987 Final Wexford 4-11 - 0-05 Offaly 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. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 22 April 1987 Quarter-final Waterford 0-06 - 2-15 Limerick 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. Fraher Field, Dungarvan Semi-finals 22 April 1987 Semi-final Cork 1-15 - 2-05 Clare 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. FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock G Long (Tipperary) 13 May 1987 Semi-final Limerick 2-15 - 1-08 Tipperary 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. Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff Final 27 May 1987 Final Limerick 3-14 - 2-09 Cork 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. Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff W Barrett (Tipperary) Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals 12 April 1987 Semi-final Derry 2-07 - 0-09 Antrim 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. Lavey P Byers (Down) 12 April 1987 Semi-final Down w/o - scr. Armagh St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry J Hegarty (Antrim) Final 26 April 1987 Final Derry 2-09 - 3-12 Down 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. Lavey All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals 17 May 1987 Semi-final Galway 0-11 - 1-07 Wexford M Connolly 0-7, R Duane 0-2, E Burke 0-2. V Murphy 0-6, S Wickham 1-0, E Sinnott 0-1. O'Connor Park, Tullamore T Murray (Limerick) 31 May 1987 Semi-final Limerick 3-26 - 0-03 Down 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. Croke Park, Dublin JF Bailey (Dublin) Final 21 June 1987 Final Limerick 2-15 - 3-06 Galway 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. Cusack Park, Ennis P Long (Kilkenny) Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Gary KirbyLimerick1-242755.402Leo O'ConnorLimerick3-101953.80Vinny MurphyWexford0-191936.334Pat BarrettLimerick4-061853.60Séamus DowneyDerry2-121829.006Pat McEvoyKilkenny3-061527.507Anthony CarmodyLimerick0-141452.80 References Under Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship