2007 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2007
Championship Details
Dates30 May 2007 – 9 September 2007
Teams16
All Ireland Champions
WinnersGalway (9th win)
CaptainKevin Hynes
ManagerVincent Mullins
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainFinn McGarry
ManagerSeán Lane
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDerry
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Top Scorer Alan McCrabbe (2-35)
2006
2008

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

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

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

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

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

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

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

Miscellaneous

  • Derry win the Ulster title for the first time since 1997.
  • Dublin reach the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1972.

References

  1. "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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