1981 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1981
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (5th win)
CaptainPhilip Kennedy
ManagerMichael Minogue
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainJohn Murphy
ManagerOllie Walsh
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
1980
1982

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.[1] This was their fifth All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their third in succession.

Results

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Final

9 August 1981 Final Kilkenny 6-11 - 2-10 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
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. Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

First round

22 April 1981 First round Tipperary 5-17 - 1-01 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
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. Referee: J Moore (Waterford)
22 April 1981 First round Cork 0-15 - 1-12 Clare Bruff
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.
6 May 1981 First round replay Cork 3-08 - 3-06 Clare Bruff
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. Referee: N O'Connor (Kerry)

Semi-finals

13 May 1981 Semi-final Tipperary 6-14 - 1-03 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
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.
24 June 1981 Semi-final Limerick 0-10 - 1-14 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
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.

Final

15 July 1981 Final Tipperary 1-15 - 0-10 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
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.

Semi-finals

16 August 1981 Semi-final Kilkenny 3-23 - 0-03 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
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. Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)
23 August 1981 Semi-final Tipperary 3-17 - 0-07 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
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. Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Final

13 September 1981 Final Tipperary 2-16 - 1-10 Kilkenny Walsh Park, Waterford
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. Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)

References

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  1. ^ "County profile: Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2015.