| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Cork (5th win) |
| Captain | Pat McDonnell |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wexford |
| Captain | Martin Quigley |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
| ← 1970 1972 → | |
The 1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of Ireland's hurling knock-out competition for players aged between 18 and 21. Cork won the championship, beating Wexford 7-8 to 1-11 in the final.
The championship
Format
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The three provincial winners join Galway to make up the four semi-finalists. The pairings are Munster v Ulster and Leinster v Galway. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while two teams advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest the All-Ireland final.
Results
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Kildare v Carlow| 12 May 1971 First round | Kildare | v | Carlow | St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 19 May 1971 First round | Dublin | 4-10 - 1-09 | Westmeath | O'Toole Park, Dublin |
| 12 May 1971 First round | Wicklow | v | Meath | Ashford |
| 13 May 1971 First round | Laois | v | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Second round
Wexford v Kildare| 2 June 1971 Second round | Wexford | 6-24 - 1-04 | Kildare | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 9 June 1971 Second round | Meath | 3-06 - 4-03 | Dublin | St. Loman's Park, Trim |
| F McCann 0-5, E O'Neill 1-1, C Geoghegan 1-0, J Gorman 1-0. | C Hanley 1-2, B Lee 1-1, J Towell 1-0, C Henneberry 1-0. |
| 20 June 1971 Second round replay | Dublin | 5-14 - 0-03 | Meath | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| J Towell 3-2, C Hanley 1-2, B Lee 1-1, C Henneberry 0-3, PJ Holden 0-3, V Holden 0-2, P Lee 0-1. | F McGann 0-2, P McLoughlin 0-1. |
Semi-finals
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| 4 July 1971 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 5-15 - 3-08 | Dublin | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| L Phelan 0-10, M Hughes 2-1, J Doyle 2-0, D McNamara 1-1, M Brennan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1. | J Towell 3-0, PJ Holden 0-3, V Holden 0-2, P Lee 0-1, C Hanly 0-1, N Rooney 0-1. |
Final
Wexford v Kilkenny| 21 July 1971 Final | Wexford | 2-16 - 2-09 | Kilkenny | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| T Byrne 2-4, S Kinsella 0-4, L Bennett 0-3, M Casey 0-2, B Dunne 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, M Butler 0-1. | W Phelan 0-5, M Hughes 1-0, D McNamara 1-0, T Waters 0-2, M Drennan 0-1, M Brennan 0-1. | Referee: R Sheppard (Carlow) |
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
First round
Tipperary v Limerick| 25 May 1971 First round | Tipperary | 2-05 – 2-04 | Limerick | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh |
| J Carey 1-1, J Tynan 1-1, J Fogarty 0-1, W Moloney 0-1, PJ Caplis 0-1. | M Aherne 1-2, L O'Donoghue 1-1, S Condon 0-1. |
Semi-finals
Waterford v Tipperary| 13 July 1971 Semi-final | Waterford | 3-09 – 5-12 | Tipperary | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| T Doyle 2-2, A Heffernan 1-5, M Holland 0-1, M Ormond 0-1. | P O'Neill 2-2, S Power 1-2, S Carey 1-1, T Dwyer 1-0, T Duggan 0-3, J Noonan 0-3, J Tynan 0-1. | Referee: P Cronin (Clare) |
| 13 July 1971 Semi-final | Cork | 1-11 – 2-08 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| M Malone 1-1, S O'Leary 0-3, K McSweeney 0-2, D Collins 0-1, N Crowley 0-1, J Horgan 0-1, E Fitzpatrick 0-1. | M O'Connor 2-0, C O'Neill 0-3, S Durack 0-2, H Russell 0-1, M McKeogh 0-1, C Woods 0-1. |
| 20 July 1971 Semi-final replay | Cork | 6-09 – 0-05 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| S O'Leary 2-3, E Fitzpatrick 2-1, J Rothwell 2-0, K McSweeney 0-3, B Coleman 0-1, N Crowley 0-1. | S Durack 0-2, C Woods 0-1, C Honan 0-1, M McKeogh 0-1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Final
Cork v Tipperary| 28 July 1971 Final | Cork | 5-11 – 4-09 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| S O'Leary 1-9, J Rothwell 1-0, K McSweeney 1-0, N Crowley 1-0, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, S Looney 0-1, M Malone 0-1. | P O'Neill 2-3, T Dwyer 2-0, S Power 0-3, J Duggan 0-2, J Tynan 0-1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Cork v Down| 1 August 1971 Semi-final | Cork | 11-10 – 2-11 | Down | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
| J Rothwell 4-1, M Malone 3-1, S O'Leary 1-5, E Fitzpatrick 2-0, N Crowley 1-0, S Looney 0-2, K McSweeney 0-1. | M Coleman 1-6, J McGrattan 1-0, S McGrattan 0-2, S Sands 0-1, G Lennon 0-1, B Gilmore 0-1. |
| 22 August 1971 Semi-final | Galway | 0-09 – 4-08 | Wexford | Ballinasloe |
| PJ Molloy 0-3, M Donoghue 0-3, E Donoghue 0-1, M Greaney 0-1. | T Byrne 1-4, M Butler 1-2, S Kinsella 1-0, B Dunne 1-0, M Quigley 0-1, G Coone 0-1, M Casey 0-1. |
Final
Cork v Wexford| 12 September 1971 Final | Cork | 7-08 – 1-11 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Rothwell 4-0, S O'Leary 2-4, B Cummins 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, M Malone 0-1, K McSweeney 0-1. | M Butler 1-2, M Casey 0-3, L Bennett 0-2, T Byrne 0-2, J Russell 0-1, B Dunne 0-1. | Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Cork's victory in the championship decider is the county's fourth All-Ireland title in succession and fifth in six years. The 'four-in-a-row' is a record which still stands as of 2010.
- Wexford become the first team to lose three All-Ireland finals in-a-row.
4 goals in a final and 4 goals and a point in semi-final at U21 by John (Rocky) Rothwell are high scoring records which still stand as of 2013.
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