2007 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 May 2007 – 9 September 2007 |
| Teams | 16 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Galway (9th win) |
| Captain | Kevin Hynes |
| Manager | Vincent Mullins |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Captain | Finn McGarry |
| Manager | Seán Lane |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 14 |
| Top Scorer |  Alan McCrabbe (2-35) |
← 2006 2008 → | |
The 2007 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 44th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Offaly in the Leinster semi-final.
On 8 September 2007, Galway won the championship following a 5-11 to 0-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 9th All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their second in three championship seasons.
Dublin's Alan McCrabbe was the championship's top scorer with 2-35.
Results
[edit]Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
[edit]Quarter-finals
| 30 May 2007 Quarter-final | Kildare | 2-7 - 2-12 | Dublin | Conneff Park |
| E Fitzpatrick (1-0), C Ryan (1-0), O Lynch (0-2, 1f), C Mac Suibhne (0-2, 2slb), M Maloney (0-1f), J Houlihan (0-1), P Divilley (0-1). | Report | A McCrabbe (2-5, 4f), R O'Carroll (0-2), J McCaffrey (0-1, f), K Dunne (0-1), S Durkin (0-1), M McGarry (0-1), P Carton (0-1). | Referee: F Smith (Meath) |
| 30 May 2007 Quarter-final | Kilkenny | 1-18 - 1-13 | Laois | Nowlan Park |
| E Guinan (0-8, 0-6 frees), R Hogan (1-3), P Hartley (0-2), M Ruth (0-2), R Dollard (0-1, 65), G Nolan (0-1), M Aylward (0-1). | Report | D Bergin (0-7, all frees), J Phelan (1-2), W Hyland (0-2), J O'Loughlin (0-1), S Burke (0-1). | Referee: F Devereux (Clare) |
Semi-finals
| 20 June 2007 Semi-final | Dublin | 3-12 - 2-14 | Wexford | Parnell Park |
| A McCrabbe (0-7, 6f, one 65), P Carton (1-1), D O'Dwyer (1-0), D Connolly (1-0), R O'Carroll (0-2), E Moran (0-1), K Dunne (0-1). | Report | G Sinnott (2-0), N Kirwan (0-5, all frees), PJ Nolan (0-4), R Kehoe (0-2, 2f), C Lawler (0-1), T Dwyer (0-1), B O'Connor (0-1). | Referee: R O'Holohan (Kildare) |
| 20 June 2007 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 0-13 - 1-13 | Offaly | Nowlan Park |
| R Hogan (0-6, four frees, 1 65), P Hartley (0-2), TJ Reid (0-2), E O'Donoghue (0-1), E Guinan (0-1), M Aylward (0-1). | Report | D Horan (0-5, three frees), A Egan (1-1), S Dooley (0-3), C Parlon (0-2), B Leonard (0-1), J Bergin (0-1). | Referee: S Whelan (Wexford |
Final
| 18 July 2007 Final | Dublin | 2-18 - 3-9 | Offaly | Parnell Park |
| A McCrabbe (0-9, five frees, one 65), P Carton (1-2), R O'Carroll (1-0), J McCaffrey (0-2), T Brady (0-1), D Connolly (0-1), S Lehane (0-1), D O'Dwyer (0-1), S Durkin (0-1). | Report | J Bergin (1-1), A Egan (1-0), D Molloy (1-0), C Slevin (0-3), S Dooley (0-2), D Horan (0-2, one free), S Ryan (0-1). | Referee: S Whelan (Wexford) |
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
[edit]Quarter-final
| 6 June 2007 Quarter-final | Cork | 1-14 - 2-10 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| P Cronin (0-5, three frees, one 65), L Desmond (0-4), E Murphy (1-0), B Moylan (0-1), E Cadogan (0-1 free), P Horgan (0-1), S Moylan (0-1), C Naughton (0-1). | Report | S Lillis (1-1), D Egan (0-4, two frees, one sideline), T Dalton (1-0), P Bourke (0-3), J Woodlock (0-1), T McGrath (0-1), | Referee: A Heagney (Clare) |
Semi-finals
| 11 July 2007 Semi-final | Limerick | 2-10 - 2-14 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds |
| E Ryan 1-6, M Fitzgerald 1-1, David Moloney 0-1, C Mullane 0-1, A Brennan 0-1. | M Gorman 1-7, K Moran 0-4, S Walsh 1-0, P Kearney 0-1, J O'Farrell 0-1, M Fives 0-1. | Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary) |
| 17 July 2007 Semi-final | Cork | 2-14 - 1-11 | Clare | Semple Stadium |
| P Cronin 0-7, C Naughton 0-4, J Halbert 1-0, K O'Halloran 1-0, L Desmond 0-2, A Mannix 0-1. | D Browne 0-4, C Ryan 1-0, B Gaffney 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-1, G Arthur 0-1, G O'Donnell 0-1, E Barrett 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. | Referee: J O'Mahoney (Limerick) |
Final
| 1 August 2007 Final | Cork | 1-20 - 0-10 | Waterford | Walsh Park |
| C Naughton (1-4), A Mannix (0-3), L Desmond (0-3), C O'Neill (0-2), E Cadogan (0-2, 1 free), P Cronin (0-2f), P Horgan (0-2), K Canty (0-1), E Murphy (0-1). | Report | M Gorman (0-6, 5 frees, 1 65), P Kearney (0-2), R Foley (0-1), K Moran (0-1), | Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary) |
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
[edit]Semi-final
| 18 July 2007 Semi-final | Down | 0-11 - 3-24 | Antrim | McKenna Park |
| E Magennis 0-3, M O’Prey 0-2, G Burns 0-2, S Keith 0-1, S Ennis 0-1, B Ennis 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, | P Doherty 1-7, S McDonnell 2-3, E McCloskey 0-6, P McGill 0-2, C McAllister 0-2, S McCrory 0-2, C Duffin 0-1, C McFall 0-1. | Referee: E Hasson (Derry) |
Final
| 1 August 2007 Final | Antrim | 1-18 - 2-16 | Derry | Casement Park |
| P Shields (0-6), P Doherty (1-2), C McFall (0-2), N McManus (0-2), S McNaughton (0-2), C Duffin (0-1), E McCloskey (0-1), S McDonnell (0-1), D Donnelly (0-1). | Report | SL McGoldrick (2-1), G O'Kane (0-4), M Kirkpatrick (0-3), P Henry (0-3), O McCloskey (0-2), B Dodds (0-1), S Dodds (0-1), K O'Neill (0-1). | Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh) |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
[edit]Semi-finals
| 18 August 2007 Semi-final | Dublin | 3-18 - 2-11 | Derry | Páirc Esler |
| D O'Dwyer (2-2), J McCaffrey (0-5), A McCrabbe (0-5), P Carton (1-1), R O'Carroll (0-2), E Moran (0-1), D Connolly (0-1), J Boland (0-1). | Report | S McGoldrick (1-2), P Henry (0-5, 65 and three frees), S Dodds (1-1), O McCluskey (0-2), G O'Kane (0-1). | Referee: A Stapleton (Laois) |
| 25 August 2007 Semi-final | Galway | 4-21 - 2-18 | Cork | Semple Stadium |
| K Wade (1-6, four frees), J Canning (0-7, two sideline cuts), C Kavanagh (1-1), F Coone (1-0), B Hanley (1-0), K Hynes (0-3), S Glynn (0-2), K Kilkenny (0-1), N Kelly (0-1). | Report | P Cronin (0-7, frees), P Horgan (1-3), C O'Neill (1-0), C Naughton (0-3), S O'Neill (0-1), L Desmond (0-1), K Canty (0-1), E Murphy (0-1), S White (0-1). | Referee: S McGrath (Westmeath) |
Final
| 8 September 2007 Final | Galway | 5-11 - 0-12 | Dublin | Croke Park |
| K Wade (1-4, 2f), C Kavanagh (2-0), N Kelly (1-1), S Glynn (1-0), J Canning (0-3, 1f), F Coone (0-2), K Kilkenny (0-1). | Report | A McCrabbe (0-9, 6f, 1 '65', 1 sl), J McCaffrey (0-1), D Connolly (0-1), P Carton (0-1). | Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary) |
Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan McCrabbe | Dublin | 2-35 | 41 | 5 | 8.20 |
| 2 | Patrick Cronin | Cork | 0-21 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 3 | Kerril Wade | Galway | 2-10 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Marcus Gorman | Waterford | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | |
| 5 | Peadar Carton | Dublin | 3-6 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| Paddy Doherty | Antrim | 2-9 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| Cathal Naughton | Cork | 1-12 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 | |
| 8 | Sean Leo McGoldrick | Derry | 3-3 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Declan O'Dwyer | Dublin | 3-3 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 | |
| Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | 1-9 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan McCrabbe | Dublin | 2-5 | 11 | Kildare |
| 2 | Paddy Doherty | Antrim | 1-7 | 10 | Down |
| Marcus Gorman | Waterford | 1-7 | 10 | Limerick | |
| 4 | S McDonnell | Antrim | 2-3 | 9 | Down |
| Kerril Wade | Galway | 1-6 | 9 | Cork | |
| Eoin Ryan | Limerick | 1-6 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Alan McCrabbe | Dublin | 0-9 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Alan McCrabbe | Dublin | 0-9 | 9 | Galway | |
| 9 | Declan O'Dwyer | Dublin | 2-2 | 8 | Derry |
| Eoin Guinan | Kilkenny | 0-8 | 8 | Laois |
Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- Derry win the Ulster title for the first time since 1997.
- Dublin reach the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1972.
References
[edit]- ^ "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015.