2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

April 2022 Under-21 2002 7 June – 15 September 2002 16 Limerick Wexford Antrim 15 Limerick 4th Peter Lawlor Dave Keane Galway Damien Hayes 42 (2.8 per game) 373 (24.86 per game) 2001 2003 The 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The championship began 7 June and ended on 15 September. Limerick were the defending champions and retained their title for a third successive year after defeating Galway by 3-17 to 0-8 in the final. http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/limerick-make-history-26034660.html Limerick make history 16 September 2002 Irish Independent 13 October 2013 Martin Breheny Teams Team summaries TeamColoursSponsorMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialAntrimSaffron and whiteCarlowRed, green and yellowStone DevelopmentsClareSaffron and blueVodafoneCorkRed and whiteO219981998DerryWhite and redopen+direct1997DownRed and blackCanal Court Hotel1990DublinBlue and navyArnotts1972GalwayMaroon and whiteSupermacs19961996KerryGreen and goldKerry GroupKilkennyBlack and amberAvonmore plc19991999LaoisBlue and whiteMeadow Meats1983LimerickGreen and whiteRed Cow Moran Hotel20012001OffalyGreen, white and goldCarroll Meats2000TipperaryBlue and goldenfer19951999WaterfordWhite and blueGain Feeds19921994WexfordPurple and goldWexford Creamery19652001 Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 12 June 2002 Quarter-final Carlow 0-12 - 3-18 Wexford B Lawler 0-6, P Kehoe 0-2, K English 0-2, P Coady 0-1, S Smithers 0-1. B Lambert (0-10, 4 frees); D Mythen (1-3), W Doran (1-1), E Sludds (1-0), D Lyng (0-2); R Barry (0-1), MJ Furlong (0-1). Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow A Stapleton (Laois) Report 25 June 2002 Quarter-final Offaly 4-14 - 1-7 Laois R Hanniffy (2-3), M Cordial (2-2); B Carroll (0-3), P Teehan (0-2), D Tanner (0-1), S Brown (0-1); K Kelly (0-1), D Murray (0-1). F Keenan (1-3), E Jackman (0-2), J Phelan (0-1, 65), O Bergin (0-1). St. Brendan's Park, Birr J Kelly (Wexford) Report Semi-finals 27 June 2002 Semi-final Kilkenny 0-15 - 1-13 Wexford B Dowling (0-6), E Walsh (0-3), G Byrne (0-3); P Doheny (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1), M Grace (0-1). B Lambert (0-7), R Jacob (1-3), D Mythen (0-2), D Lyng (0-1). Nowlan Park, Kilkenny E Morris (Dublin) Report 17 July 2002 Semi-final Dublin 3-12 - 2-6 Offaly D O'Callaghan 1-7, S O'Neill, F Chambers 1-0 each, C Keaney 0-3, D O'Reilly, B O'Brien 0-1 each. D Murray 1-2, R Hanniffy 1-1, B O'Meara, P Teehan, B Carroll 0-1 each. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Final 30 July 2002 Final Wexford 1-15 - 0-15(aet) Dublin B Lambert 1-8 (5f); R Jacob 0-3; D Mythen 0-2; E Quigley, MJ Furlong 0-1 each. D O'Callaghan 0-6 (4f); C Keaney 0-4 (1 '65', 2f); S O'Shea, Paul Murray 0-2 each; D O'Reilly 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise J Guinan (Kilkenny) Report Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 7 June 2002 Quarter-final Tipperary w/o - scr. Kerry 7 June 2002 Quarter-final Limerick 1-12 - 1-9 Clare M Keane 0-4, K Tobin 1-0, C Fitzgerald 0-3, E Foley 0-2, N Moran 0-1, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1, P Kirby 0-1. S O'Neill 1-0, D Quinn 0-3, D McMahon 0-2, T Griffin 0-1, S Maloney 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick M Wadding (Waterford) Semi-finals 9 July 2002 Semi-final Limerick 1-15 - 1-14 Cork M Keane (0-8), A O'Shaughnessy (1-1), N Moran (0-2), E Foley (0-2); C Fitzgerald (0-1), K Tobin (0-1). S O hAilpin (1-1), J Quinlan (0-3), N McCarthy (0-3), J Egan (0-2), Kieran Murphy (0-1); E Collins (0-1), G Callinan (0-1), T O'Leary (0-1), R Doherty (0-1). Gaelic Grounds, Limerick S McMahon (Clare) Report 10 July 2002 Semi-final Tipperary 2-14 - 1-11 Waterford E Kelly 0-5, L Corbett 1-2, E Brislane 1-1, E Ryan 0-3, M Butler 0-2, D Shelley 0-1. E Kelly 0-9, J Mullane 1-1, S Barron 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles Finals 8 August 2002 Final Tipperary 3-9 - 2-12 Limerick E Kelly 0-8 (0-7 frees), L Corbett 1-2, D Shelley 1-1, E Ryan 0-1. N Moran, J O’Brien 1-1 each, M Keane (frees), A O’Shaughnessy 0-3 each, E Foley 1-0 (pen), C Fitzgerald 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles M Wadding (Waterford) Report 21 August 2002 Final replay Tipperary 2-14 - 1-20 Limerick E Kelly 0-6 (0-5 frees); E Brislane 0-3; M Butler, J O’Brien 1-0 each; D Shelley 0-2; P Morrissey, L Corbett, M Bourke 0-1 each. M Keane 0-7 (0-6 frees); K Tobin, E Foley (0-2 frees) 0-4 each; A O’Shaughnessy 1-0; P Kirby, C Fitzgerald 0-2 each; N Moran 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles S McMahon (Clare) ReportApril 2026 medicmedic Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-final 6 July 2002 Semi-final Down 1-9 - 0-7 Derry P Braniff (1-5), B McGourty (0-2), S Johnston (0-1), O Clarke (0-1). D McGill (0-4), K Hinphey (0-1); A McCloskey (0-1), S McBride (0-1). McKenna Park, Ballycran T McIntyre (Antrim) Report Final 21 July 2002 Final Antrim 2-13 - 0-6 Down G Bell 2-0, C Hernon 0-6, D McAuley 0-3, S Delargy 0-2, S McFadden 0-1, B Quinn 0-1. P Braniff 0-4, G Clarke 0-1, F Conway 0-1. Casement Park, Belfast G Devlin (Armagh) All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals 24 August 2002 Semi-final Galway 1-20 - 1-10 Wexford G Farragher 0-13 (0-10 frees, 0-1 65); A Cullinane 1-1; M Coughlan 0-3; R Murray 0-2; D Hayes 0-1. B Lambert 0-7 (0-6 frees, 0-1 65); R Jacob 1-0; MJ Furlong, E Quigley, S O'Neill 0-1 each. Semple Stadium, Thurles G Harrington (Cork) ReportApril 2026 medicmedic 25 August 2002 Semi-final Limerick 2-20 - 2-6 Antrim M Keane 1-9, E Foley 1-3, K Tobin 0-3, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, N Moran 0-1, P Tobin 0-1 C Fitzgerald 0-1. M McClements 1-0, S Delargy 1-0, K Stewart 0-2, D McAuley 0-1. Parnell Park, Dublin É Morris (Dublin) Report Final 15 September 2002 Final Limerick 3-17 - 0-8 Galway A O'Shaughnessy 2-2; M Keane 1-6 (0-5 frees); P Kirby 0-3 (0-2 frees); J O'Brien, P Lawlor (0-1 free) 0-2 each; C Fitzgerald, D Reale 0-1 each. G Farragher 0-5 (0-4 frees); R Murray 0-2; JP O'Connell 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles D Murphy (Wexford) ReportApril 2026 medicmedic Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Mark KeaneLimerick2-374367.162Barry LambertWexford1-323548.753Andrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick4-092163.504Eoin KellyTipperary0-191936.335Ger FarragherLimerick0-181829.006David O'CallaghanDublin1-131628.007Eoin FoleyLimerick2-091562.508Rory HanniffyOffaly3-041326.509Rory JacobWexford2-061243.00Paul BraniffDown1-091226.00 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Ger FarragherGalway0-1313Wexford2Mark KeaneLimerick1-0912Antrim3Barry LambertWexford1-0811Dublin4David O'CallaghanDublin1-0710OffalyBarry LambertWexford0-1010Carlow5Barry LambertWexford0-1010Carlow6Rory HanniffyOffaly2-039LaoisMark KeaneLimerick1-069GalwayEoin KellyWaterford0-099Tipperary7Michael CordialOffaly2-028LaoisAndrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick2-028GalwayPaul BraniffDown1-058DerryMark KeaneLimerick0-088CorkEoin KellyTipperary0-088Waterford Miscellaneous Limerick become the first team since Tipperary in 1981 to win three successive All-Ireland titles. References Under-21 Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship