1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

April 2022 Under-21 1983 20 April 1983 – 11 September 1983 Galway Tipperary Laois Down Galway 3rd Peter Casserley Michael Bond Tipperary Denis Finnerty 1982 1984 The 1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 20 April 1983 and ended on 11 September 1983. Cork were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in a Munster semi-final replay. On 11 September 1983, Galway won the championship following a 0-12 to 1-6 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.http://www.hoganstand.com/galway/Profile.aspx County profile: Galway Hogan Stand 24 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20100526185053/http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile.aspx 2010-05-26 dead This was their third All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in five championship seasons. Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Final 17 July 1983 Final Laois 3-14 – 4-8 Wexford Croke Park Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship First round 20 April 1983 First round Tipperary 4-15 - 2-05 Limerick M McGrath 1-8, W Peters 2-1, P Kenny 1-2, J Hayes 0-1, L Bergin 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1, N Dooley 0-1. A Garvey 1-5, M Quaid 1-0. Semple Stadium, Thurles W Horgan (Cork) 20 April 1983 First round Waterford 1-11 - 1-11 Cork M Walsh 0-6, P Curley 1-1, P Bennett 0-3, N Crowley 0-1. T O'Connor 1-1, T Mulcahy 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-3, K Kingston 0-2, D Curtin 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1. Fraher Field, Dungarvan W Barrett (Tipperary) 27 April 1983 First round replay Cork 1-14 - 1-10 Clare T O'Sullivan 0-6, T Mulcahy 1-2, M O'Donoghue 0-3, P O'Connor 0-1, K Kingston 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1. P Curley 1-1, K Delahunty 0-4, N Crowley 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, J Dalton 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, T Larkin 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork W Barrett (Tipperary) Semi-finals 4 May 1983 Semi-final Kerry 0-02 - 2-20 Tipperary C O'Donovan 0-6, A Browne 1-1, W Peters 1-1, P Kenny 0-3, G O'Neill 0-3, V Dooley 0-3, D Finnerty 0-2, L Bergin 0-1. Ardfert 13 July 1983 Semi-final Clare 2-11 - 2-11 Cork V Donnellan 0-7, T Lynch 1-0, B Carroll 1-0, M Guilfoyle 0-2, B McNamara 0-1, PJ Moroney 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-8, T Mulcahy 1-0, T Finn 1-0, D Curtin 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1. FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock 20 July 1983 Semi-final replay Clare 2-15 - 2-12 Cork V Donnellan 0-7, J Lynch 1-3, D Chaplin 1-1, B McNamara 0-2, M Glynn 0-1, T Howard 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-6, T O'Connor 1-1, T Mulcahy 1-0, T Finn 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1, D McCurtin 0-1, T Barry-Murphy 0-1. FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock N Duggan (Limerick) Final 27 July 1983 Final Clare 3-08 - 2-17 Tipperary V Donnellan 0-7, B McNamara 1-0, T Howard 1-0, J Lynch 1-0, D Chaplin 0-1. M McGrath 0-7, W Peters 0-5, G O'Neill 1-1, A Browne 1-0, P Kenny 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-2. Cusack Park Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship Final 9 July 1983 Final Down 2-7 – 0-7 Antrim St. Patrick's Park All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals 31 July 1983 Semi-final Tipperary 1-16 – 3-7 Down Geraldine Park 21 August 1983 Semi-final Galway 2-10 – 1-7 Laois Cusack Park Final 11 September 1983 Final Galway 0-12 – 1-6 Tipperary A Moylan 0-3, A Staunton 0-3, M Coleman 0-1, M Costello 0-1, G Burke 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, T Keady 0-1. A Browne 1-1, M McGrath 0-2, G O'Neill 0-1, C Donovan 0-1, P Kenny 0-1. O'Connor Park M Kelleher (Kildare) Championship statistics Miscellaneous Laois win the Leinster title for the first and, to date, the only time in their history. The All-Ireland semi-final clash between Laois and Galway remains their only ever championship meeting. References Under Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship