1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

April 2022 Under-21 1981 Tipperary Kilkenny Antrim Tipperary 5th Philip Kennedy Michael Minogue Kilkenny John Murphy Ollie Walsh 1980 1982 The 1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions. On 13 September 1981, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-16 to 1-10 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile.aspx County profile: Tipperary Hogan Stand 24 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120821024353/http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile.aspx 2012-08-21 dead This was their fifth All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their third in succession. Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Final 9 August 1981 Final Kilkenny 6-11 - 2-10 Wexford B Walton 1-7, W Purcell 2-3, J Murphy 2-0, J O'Dwyer 1-0, M Byrne 0-1. P Cummins 1-1, J McDonald 1-0, S Whelan 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, J Furlong 0-1, J Casey 0-1, B Byrne 0-1, M Fitzhenry 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny J Rankins (Laois) Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship First round 22 April 1981 First round Tipperary 5-17 - 1-01 Kerry M McGrath 0-8, G O'Neill 1-2, A Buckley 1-1, D O'Connell 1-1, A Kinsella 1-0, J Butler 1-0, B Ryan 0-3, J Sullivan 0-1, P McGrath 0-1. P Leen 1-0, M Bourke 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles J Moore (Waterford) 22 April 1981 First round Cork 0-15 - 1-12 Clare T Coyne 0-7, S O'Gorman 0-5, J Hartnett 0-1, T Coakley 0-1, G Walsh 0-1. G McInerney 1-5, T Nugent 0-3, M Chandler 0-2, N Earley 0-2. Bruff 6 May 1981 First round replay Cork 3-08 - 3-06 Clare T Coyne 2-3, J Hartnett 1-1, K Hennessy 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1, L Mulcahy 0-1. G McInerney 2-4, JP Meehan 1-0, M Chandler 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1. Bruff N O'Connor (Kerry) Semi-finals 13 May 1981 Semi-final Tipperary 6-14 - 1-03 Waterford D O'Connell 2-1, A Buckley 2-0, G O'Neill 1-2, B Ryan 1-1, N English 0-4, A Kinsella 0-3, M McGrath 0-2, P Kennedy 0-1. E Rockett 1-1, P Bennett 0-2. Semple Stadium, Thurles 24 June 1981 Semi-final Limerick 0-10 - 1-14 Cork T Bourke 0-4, M O'Brien 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, G Bourke 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. M O'Sullivan 1-2, K Hennessy 0-5, T McCarthy 0-2, J Bowen 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1, W Cashman 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, L Lynch 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Final 15 July 1981 Final Tipperary 1-15 - 0-10 Cork D O'Connell 1-2, N English 0-3, A Buckley 0-3, P Kennedy 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, G O'Neill 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, P McGrath 0-1. T Coyne 0-5, K Hennessy 0-2, B Lotty 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals 16 August 1981 Semi-final Kilkenny 3-23 - 0-03 Antrim B Walton 1-5, J Murphy 1-5, B Purcell 1-2, P Gannon 0-4, S Dwyer 0-3, M O'Connor 0-2, B McEvoy 0-1, MJ Ryan 0-1. A McNaughton 0-2, P Carey 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin N Duggan (Limerick) 23 August 1981 Semi-final Tipperary 3-17 - 0-07 Galway M McGrath 0-6, A Buckley 1-2, G O'Neill 0-5, D O'Connell 1-1, N English 1-0, P McGrath 0-1, A Kinsella 0-1, R Ryan 0-1. M Haverty 0-4, S Dolan 0-3. Cusack Park, Ennis G Kirwan (Offaly) Final 13 September 1981 Final Tipperary 2-16 - 1-10 Kilkenny D O'Connell 2-1, G O'Neill 0-6, M McGrath 0-5, N English 0-2, B Ryan 0-1, P McGrath 0-1. B Walton 1-7, M Byrne 0-1, P Gannon 0-1, MJ Ryan 0-1. Walsh Park, Waterford N Duggan (Limerick) References Under Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship