1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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)
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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.

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. 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.