| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Galway (1st win) |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
| ← 1971 1973 → | |
The 1972 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 9th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Clare in the Munster quarter-final.
On 10 September 1972, Galway won the championship following a 2-9 to 1-10 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade.
Results
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Final
Dublin v Offaly| 16 July 1972 Final | Dublin | 2-11 - 0-15 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| V Holden 0-5, M Holden 1-1, C Henneberry 1-0, J Kiely 0-2, PJ Holden 0-1, V Donovan 0-1, M Leonard 0-1. | K Mooney 0-7, J Egan 0-2, J McKenna 0-2, G Woods 0-1, P Quinn 0-1, A Daly 0-1, P Bennett 0-1. | Referee: J Rankins (Laois) |
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
First round
Limerick v Kerry| 3 May 1972 First round | Limerick | 9-15 - 1-05 | Kerry | Dromcollogher |
| 3 May 1972 First round | Tipperary | 6-05 - 0-05 | Waterford | Leahy Park, Cashel |
| S Dunne 2-2, J Darcy 2-0, J Cunningham 1-2, G Howard 1-0, T Fitzpatrick 0-1. | J Galvin 0-2, T Casey 0-1, J Heffernan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. | Referee: D Twomey (Cork) |
Semi-finals
Clare v Cork| 3 May 1972 First round | Clare | 3-09 - 3-08 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| T Ryan 1-4, M O'Connor 1-0, P Hickey 1-0, N Ryan 0-2, J Callinan 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1, J Durack 0-1. | J Rothwell 3-0, S O'Leary 0-5, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, T Fogarty 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1. | Referee: J O'Grady (Limerick) |
| 25 June 1972 Semi-final | Limerick | 3-03 - 0-16 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| L Enright 1-0, L O'Donoghue 1-0, L Lawlor 1-0, J Neenan 0-3. | J Cunningham 0-8, N Flannery 0-2, S Power 0-2, G Howard 0-1, J Darcy 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1, J Keogh 0-1. |
Final
Clare v Tipperary| 16 July 1972 Final | Clare | 3-10 - 4-10 | Tipperary | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| S Durack 1-3, S Stack 1-1, M O'Connor 1-0, T Ryan 0-2, J Callinan 0-2, N Ryan 0-1, P Hickey 0-1. | J Cunningham 2-4, S Power 1-1, M Kennedy 1-0, T Butler 0-2, M Flannery 0-2, T Kehoe 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Cork) |
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Tipperary v Galway| 15 August 1972 Semi-final | Tipperary | 1-11 - 2-11 | Galway | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh |
| J Keogh 1-3, J Cunningham 0-4, S Power 0-3, T Fitzpatrick 0-1. | G Glynn 0-5, P Donoghue 1-0, G Holland 1-0, A Fenton 0-3, PJ Molloy 0-2, M Donoghue 0-1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
| 20 August 1972 Semi-final | Antrim | 2-08 - 4-12 | Dublin | Glenariffe |
| J McClean 1-2, A Thornbury 1-0, M Brunty 0-3, S McFadden 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1. | C Henneberry 1-2, J Kealy 0-5, B Donovan 1-0, P Lee 1-0, D Moody 1-0, C McGrath 0-3, V Holden 0-2. | Referee: E Devlin (Tyrone) |
Final
Galway v Dublin| 10 September 1972 Final | Galway | 2-09 - 1-10 | Dublin | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| G Holland 1-4, A Fenton 1-0, PJ Molloy 0-3, G Glynn 0-1, M Barrett 0-1. | B Sweeney 1-0, J Kealy 0-3, PJ Holden 0-2, J Whelan 0-2, P Lee 0-2, G O'Connell 0-1. | Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The All-Ireland final between Galway and Dublin was the very first championship meeting between the two teams. Both sides were hoping to win their first All-Ireland title.
References
- "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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