1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1968 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship for players under the age of twenty-one since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964..
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Cork (2nd win) |
| Captain | Pat Hegarty |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
← 1967 1969 → | |
Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial stage. Cork won the title after defeating Kilkenny by 2-18 to 3-9 in the final.[1]
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Leinster final
| 21 July 1968 Final | Kilkenny | 4-10 – 5-04 | Dublin | Nowlan Park |
| 15:30 | B O'Sullivan 2-1, W Harte 1-3, P Keyes 1-3, T Grant 0-2, P Dowling 0-1. | L Hannebury 2-1, N Kinsella 1-1, J Hackett 1-0, P McCarthy 1-0, T Grealish 0-1, H Dalton 0-1. | Referee: J Maddock (Wexford) |
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Munster first round
| 7 April 1968 First round | Tipperary | 4-05 – 3-03 | Waterford | Leahy Park, Cashel |
| J Flanagan 1-2, S Hogan 1-1, M Ryan 1-0, D Fay 1-0, T Delaney 0-2. | J Geoghegan 2-1, B Scanlon 1-0, N Kelly 0-1, M Hickey 0-1. | Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
| 7 April 1968 First round | Limerick | 3-06 – 7-08 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 15:30 | N Hayes 1-0, P Bennis 1-0, É Grimes 1-0, J Foley 0-2, P Doherty 0-2, C Shanahan 0-1, R Ryan 0-1. | S Murphy 2-0, P Curley 2-0, M Malone 2-0, B Meade 1-2, J Murphy 0-3, N O'Keeffe 0-2, P Ring 0-1. | Referee: M Slattery (Clare) |
| 16 May 1968 First round | Galway | 2-05 - 4-02 | Clare | Duggan Park |
| I Madden 1-0, T Quinn 1-0, P Fahy 0-3, J Connolly 0-2. | J McNamara 2-1, M Culligan 1-0, P O'Leary 1-0, S O'Donnell 0-1. |
Munster semi-finals
| 15 May 1968 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-02 – 8-11 | Cork | Fitzgerald Stadium |
| 11 July 1968 Semi-final | Clare | 0-09 – 2-07 | Tipperary | Cusack Park |
| N Casey 0-3, D Fitzgerald 0-2, J McNamara 0-2, P Russell 0-1, P Higgins 0-1. | N O'Dwyer 0-4, D Fahy 1-0, T Delaney 1-0, J Walsh 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, S Hogan 0-1. | Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
Munster final
| 4 August 1968 Final | Tipperary | 1-13 – 4-10 | Cork | Seán Treacy Park |
| 15:30 | P Morrissey 1-1, T Delaney 0-4, N Dwyer 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, S Hogan 0-2, D Ryan 0-1. | P Hegarty 1-1, P Ring 1-1, H O'Sullivan 1-0, S Murphy 1-0, B Meade 0-3, P Moylan 0-3, J Murphy 0-2. | Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-final
| 18 August 1968 Semi-final | Antrim | 4-17 – 2-04 | Cork | Fr. Healy Park |
All-Ireland final
| 8 September 1968 Final | Cork | 2-18 – 3-09 | Kilkenny | Walsh Park |
| 15:30 | B Meade 1-12, P Curley 1-2, P Hegarty 0-2, R Lehane 0-1, P Moylan 0-1. | W Harte 1-8, P Lalor 1-0, P Keyes 1-0, J Kinsella 0-1. | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: S Power (Waterford) |
References
- "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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