1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1987
Championship Details
Dates	12 April 1987 - 21 June 1987
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Limerick (1st win)
Captain	Gus Ryan
Manager	Phil Bennis
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Michael Connolly
Manager	Pádraic Fahy
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Gary Kirby (1-24)
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The 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 12 April 1987 and ended on 21 June 1987.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 21 June 1987, Limerick won the championship following a 2–15 to 3–06 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.

Limerick's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Kilkenny v Laois

12 April 1987 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	5-05 - 2-04	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P McEvoy 3-2, M Phelan 1-0, M O'Neill 1-0, J Power 0-1, L Dowling 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.		P Bergin 1-0, P Dollard 1-0, B Maher 0-1, S Cuddy 0-1, E Cox 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Wexford v Kilkenny

26 April 1987 Semi-final	Wexford	1-12 - 1-07	Kilkenny	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	V Murphy 0-6, P Carton 1-2, D Prendergast 0-2, P O'Callaghan 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.		P McEvoy 0-4, M O'Neill 1-0, E Morrissey 0-2, M Phelan 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Westmeath v Offaly

26 April 1987 Semi-final	Westmeath	0-03 - 2-10	Offaly	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	S Kilcoyne 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, L Giles 0-1.		D Hughes 0-7, J Rigney 1-2, M Duignan 1-0, F Dolan 0-1.

Final

Wexford v Offaly

10 May 1987 Final	Wexford	4-11 - 0-05	Offaly	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Morrissey 2-1, V Murphy 0-7, F O'Leary 1-1, P Carton 1-0, J Bolger 0-2.		D Hughes 0-2, J Rigney 0-1, K Dooley 0-1, F Nolan 0-1.

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Waterford v Limerick

22 April 1987 Quarter-final	Waterford	0-06 - 2-15	Limerick	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Ferncombe 0-3, B Lawton 0-2, L O'Connor 0-1.		L O'Connor 1-5, G Kirby 0-5, B Stapleton 1-0, P Barrett 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, A Carmody 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

Semi-finals

Cork v Clare

22 April 1987 Semi-final	Cork	1-15 - 2-05	Clare	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	M Mullins 0-9, M Foley 1-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-2, B Harte 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.		D McInerney 1-0, T McMahon 1-0, G O'Loughlin 0-3, S O'Donoghue 0-1, D Cooney 0-1.	Referee: G Long (Tipperary)

Limerick v Tipperary

13 May 1987 Semi-final	Limerick	2-15 - 1-08	Tipperary	Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
	G Kirby 0-6, A Carmody 0-5, P Barrett 1-0, B Stapleton 1-0, G Ryan 0-2, G Hegarty 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		M Nolan 1-5, T Leamy 0-2, M Cleary 0-1.

Final

Limerick v Cork

27 May 1987 Final	Limerick	3-14 - 2-09	Cork	Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
	G Kirby 0-10, P Barrett 2-0, M Reale 1-1, A Carmody 0-1, G Hegarty 0-1, B Stapleton 0-1.		M Foley 1-2, M O'Mahony 1-1, M Mullins 0-2, L Kelly 0-1, D Kenneally 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Derry v Antrim

12 April 1987 Semi-final	Derry	2-07 - 0-09	Antrim	Lavey
	S Downey 1-5, S O'Neill 1-0, P Kealey 0-1, E Mullen 0-1.		C Murphy 0-5, P McKillen 0-2, D McKillop 0-1, F McAllister 0-1.	Referee: P Byers (Down)

Down v Armagh

12 April 1987 Semi-final	Down	w/o - scr.	Armagh	St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry
				Referee: J Hegarty (Antrim)

Final

Derry v Down

26 April 1987 Final	Derry	2-09 - 3-12	Down	Lavey
	S Downey 1-7, S O'Neill 1-2.		M Blaney 2-4, R Coffey 0-4, L Mason 1-0, E Blaney 0-2, K Coulter 0-1, B Hughes 0-1.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Wexford

17 May 1987 Semi-final	Galway	0-11 - 1-07	Wexford	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	M Connolly 0-7, R Duane 0-2, E Burke 0-2.		V Murphy 0-6, S Wickham 1-0, E Sinnott 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Limerick v Down

31 May 1987 Semi-final	Limerick	3-26 - 0-03	Down	Croke Park, Dublin
	J O'Connor 1-4, P Barrett 1-4, G Kirby 1-3, B Stapleton 0-5, A Carmody 0-3, G Hegarty 0-3, G Ryan 0-2, D Marron 0-1, A Madden 0-1.		R Coffey 0-2, M Egan 0-1.	Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Final

Limerick v Galway

21 June 1987 Final	Limerick	2-15 - 3-06	Galway	Cusack Park, Ennis
	L O'Connor 2-5, G Hegarty 0-5, A Carmody 0-4, J O'Connor 0-1.		D Cox 1-2, M Connolly 0-4, E Burke 1-0, R Duane 1-0.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gary Kirby	Limerick	1-24	27	5	5.40
2	Leo O'Connor	Limerick	3-10	19	5	3.80
2	Vinny Murphy	Wexford	0-19	19	3	6.33
4	Pat Barrett	Limerick	4-06	18	5	3.60
4	Séamus Downey	Derry	2-12	18	2	9.00
6	Pat McEvoy	Kilkenny	3-06	15	2	7.50
7	Anthony Carmody	Limerick	0-14	14	5	2.80

References

^ O'Connell, Jerome (10 September 2015). "Limerick's first All Ireland U-21 hurling title in 1987". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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