1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 23 September 1979.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1979

Championship Details
Dates	11 April 1979 - 23 September 1979
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Tipperary (3rd win)
Captain	Michael Doyle
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Conor Hayes
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Michael Nash (3-23)
← 1978 1980 →

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 23 September 1979, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-12 to 1-09 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1967.

Kilkenny's Michael Nash was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Laois v Kilkenny

6 June 1979 Quarter-final	Laois	0-03 - 2-10	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
			M Nash 1-6, J Ryan 1-0, S Fennelly 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, J Power 0-1, J Wall 0-1.

Dublin v Offaly

10 June 1979 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-07 - 0-14	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Morris 1-1, D Murphy 0-2, A McSweeney 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, L Broderick 0-1.		P Kirwan 0-8, L Currams 0-3, J Abbott 0-2, J Mooney 0-1.

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Meath

7 July 1979 Semi-final	Kilkenny	6-18 - 2-07	Meath	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Wall 3-1, M Nash 0-6, P Brennan 1-1, J Ryan 1-0, L Fennelly 1-0, J Power 0-3, G Ryan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Lalor 0-1, E Egan 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.		S Garrigan 1-3, J Masterson 1-1, A Doherty 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, J Priest 0-1.	Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)

Wexford v Offaly

18 July 1979 Semi-final	Wexford	2-14 - 2-05	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Sweeney 2-1, B O'Connor 0-7, J Barron 0-3, J Jordan 0-2, G Flood 0-1.		P Kirwan 1-1, J Millon 1-0, J Abbott 0-2, T Kennelly 0-1, J Mooney 0-1.

Final

Wexford v Kilkenny

25 July 1979 Final	Wexford	0-14 - 2-08	Kilkenny	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	B O'Connor 0-7, J Barron 0-3, B Sheehan 0-1, P Doyle 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, J Jordan 0-1.		M Nash 2-4, T Brennan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.	Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Wexford v Kilkenny

12 August 1979 Final replay	Wexford	1-08 - 0-10	Kilkenny	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	B O'Connor 1-6, S O'Leary 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.		M Nash 0-7, E Deegan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, J Power 0-1.	Referee: T Hughes (Carlow)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

Tipperary v Clare

11 April 1979 First round	Tipperary	6-13 - 2-03	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M Murphy 3-2, P Looby 2-0, M Doyle 1-1, P Ryan 0-4, T Grogan 0-2, P Power 0-2, C Stapleton 0-2.		M Nugent 1-2, C Lyons 1-0, M Meehan 0-1, C Martin 0-1.

Kerry v Waterford

16 April 1979 First round	Kerry	3-06 - 0-10	Waterford	Ardfert
	S Flaherty 1-4, P Stack 1-1, J O'Connell 1-0, P McMahon 0-1.		P Curran 0-5, E Rockett 0-2, B Power 0-1, J Cotter 0-1, C Curley 0-1.

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Limerick

25 April 1979 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-17 - 1-06	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	T Grogan 0-7, P Looby 1-1, M Murphy 0-3, M Doyle 0-3, T Slattery 0-1, P Power 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.		E Meskill 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, O O'Connor 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, J Mann 0-1.

Kerry v Cork

25 April 1979 Semi-final	Kerry	0-06 - 1-08	Cork	Ardfert
	P Stack 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, S Flaherty 0-1, P McMahon 0-1.		S O'Gorman 1-2, J Cremin 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, J Dineen 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, U Kennefick 0-1.

Final

Tipperary v Cork

25 July 1979 Final	Tipperary	1-13 - 2-07	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	T Grogan 0-8, M Doyle 1-1, T Slattery 0-1, P Looby 0-1, P Power 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1.		M Carroll 1-1, R O'Connor 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, S O'Gorman 0-1.

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

Armagh v Antrim

21 July 1979 Final	Armagh	2-02 - 9-13	Antrim	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
				Referee: B Crawford (Down)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Antrim

12 August 1979 Semi-final	Tipperary	7-13 - 4-06	Antrim	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Power 3-0, T Grogan 1-4, E O'Shea 0-5, J Stone 1-0, P Looby 1-0, G O'Connor 1-0, G Stapleton 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T Slattery 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1.		D Donnelly 2-4, B Donnelly 1-1, D McKiernan 1-1.

Galway v Wexford

9 September 1979 Semi-final	Galway	1-12 - 2-08	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Coen 0-8, J Ryan 1-2, S Dolan 0-2.		J O'Connor 1-1, E Kehoe 1-0, B O'Connor 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, J Barron 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.	Referee: J Woods (Clare)

Final

Tipperary v Galway

23 September 1979 Final	Tipperary	2-12 - 1-09	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	M Doyle 1-2, P Looby 1-1, T Grogan 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, E O'Shea 0-2, T Slattery 0-1, B Mannion 0-1.		J Ryan 1-2, J Coen 0-4, P Ryan 0-1, S Davoren 0-1, C Hayes 0-1.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Michael Nash	Kilkenny	3-23	32	4	8.00
2	Tommy Grogan	Tipperary	1-24	27	5	5.40
3	Brendan O'Connor	Wexford	1-23	26	4	6.50

Miscellaneous

• On 16 April 1979, Kerry won their first and, to date, only Munster Championship match when they defeated Waterford by 3-06 to 0-10.

References

1. "County profile: Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2012-08-21. Retrieved 24 December 2015.