2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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 2002.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2002
Championship Details
Dates7 June – 15 September 2002
Teams16
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLimerick (4th win)
CaptainPeter Lawlor
ManagerDave Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainDamien Hayes
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterWexford
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played15
Total Goals42 (2.8 per game)
Total Points373 (24.86 per game)
2001
2003

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.[1]

Teams

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Team summaries

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Team Colours Sponsor Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Antrim Saffron and white
Carlow Red, green and yellow Stone Developments
Clare Saffron and blue Vodafone
Cork Red and white O2 1998 1998
Derry White and red open+direct 1997
Down Red and black Canal Court Hotel 1990
Dublin Blue and navy Arnotts 1972
Galway Maroon and white Supermacs 1996 1996
Kerry Green and gold Kerry Group
Kilkenny Black and amber Avonmore plc 1999 1999
Laois Blue and white Meadow Meats 1983
Limerick Green and white Red Cow Moran Hotel 2001 2001
Offaly Green, white and gold Carroll Meats 2000
Tipperary Blue and gold enfer 1995 1999
Waterford White and blue Gain Feeds 1992 1994
Wexford Purple and gold Wexford Creamery 1965 2001

Results

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Quarter-finals

12 June 2002 Quarter-final Carlow 0-12 - 3-18 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
B Lawler 0-6, P Kehoe 0-2, K English 0-2, P Coady 0-1, S Smithers 0-1. Report 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). Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)
25 June 2002 Quarter-final Offaly 4-14 - 1-7 Laois St. Brendan's Park, Birr
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). Report F Keenan (1-3), E Jackman (0-2), J Phelan (0-1, 65), O Bergin (0-1). Referee: J Kelly (Wexford)

Semi-finals

27 June 2002 Semi-final Kilkenny 0-15 - 1-13 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B Dowling (0-6), E Walsh (0-3), G Byrne (0-3); P Doheny (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1), M Grace (0-1). Report B Lambert (0-7), R Jacob (1-3), D Mythen (0-2), D Lyng (0-1). Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
17 July 2002 Semi-final Dublin 3-12 - 2-6 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
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.

Final

30 July 2002 Final Wexford 1-15 - 0-15
(aet)
Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
B Lambert 1-8 (5f); R Jacob 0-3; D Mythen 0-2; E Quigley, MJ Furlong 0-1 each. Report 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. Referee: J Guinan (Kilkenny)

Quarter-finals

7 June 2002 Quarter-final Tipperary w/o - scr. Kerry
7 June 2002 Quarter-final Limerick 1-12 - 1-9 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
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. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Semi-finals

9 July 2002 Semi-final Limerick 1-15 - 1-14 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
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). Report 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). Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
10 July 2002 Semi-final Tipperary 2-14 - 1-11 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
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.

Finals

8 August 2002 Final Tipperary 3-9 - 2-12 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
E Kelly 0-8 (0-7 frees), L Corbett 1-2, D Shelley 1-1, E Ryan 0-1. Report 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. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
21 August 2002 Final replay Tipperary 2-14 - 1-20 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
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. Report 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. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Semi-final

6 July 2002 Semi-final Down 1-9 - 0-7 Derry McKenna Park, Ballycran
P Braniff (1-5), B McGourty (0-2), S Johnston (0-1), O Clarke (0-1). Report D McGill (0-4), K Hinphey (0-1); A McCloskey (0-1), S McBride (0-1). Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Final

21 July 2002 Final Antrim 2-13 - 0-6 Down Casement Park, Belfast
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. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Semi-finals

24 August 2002 Semi-final Galway 1-20 - 1-10 Wexford Semple Stadium, Thurles
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. Report B Lambert 0-7 (0-6 frees, 0-1 65); R Jacob 1-0; MJ Furlong, E Quigley, S O'Neill 0-1 each. Referee: G Harrington (Cork)
25 August 2002 Semi-final Limerick 2-20 - 2-6 Antrim Parnell Park, Dublin
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. Report M McClements 1-0, S Delargy 1-0, K Stewart 0-2, D McAuley 0-1. Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Final

15 September 2002 Final Limerick 3-17 - 0-8 Galway Semple Stadium, Thurles
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. Report G Farragher 0-5 (0-4 frees); R Murray 0-2; JP O'Connell 0-1. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark Keane Limerick 2-37 43 6 7.16
2 Barry Lambert Wexford 1-32 35 4 8.75
3 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 4-09 21 6 3.50
4 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-19 19 3 6.33
5 Ger Farragher Limerick 0-18 18 2 9.00
6 David O'Callaghan Dublin 1-13 16 2 8.00
7 Eoin Foley Limerick 2-09 15 6 2.50
8 Rory Hanniffy Offaly 3-04 13 2 6.50
9 Rory Jacob Wexford 2-06 12 4 3.00
Paul Braniff Down 1-09 12 2 6.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Ger Farragher Galway 0-13 13 Wexford
2 Mark Keane Limerick 1-09 12 Antrim
3 Barry Lambert Wexford 1-08 11 Dublin
4 David O'Callaghan Dublin 1-07 10 Offaly
Barry Lambert Wexford 0-10 10 Carlow
5 Barry Lambert Wexford 0-10 10 Carlow
6 Rory Hanniffy Offaly 2-03 9 Laois
Mark Keane Limerick 1-06 9 Galway
Eoin Kelly Waterford 0-09 9 Tipperary
7 Michael Cordial Offaly 2-02 8 Laois
Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 2-02 8 Galway
Paul Braniff Down 1-05 8 Derry
Mark Keane Limerick 0-08 8 Cork
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-08 8 Waterford

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ Breheny, Martin (16 September 2002). "Limerick make history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2013.