2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2002
Championship Details
Dates	7 June - 15 September 2002
Teams	16
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Limerick (4th win)
Captain	Peter Lawlor
Manager	Dave Keane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Damien Hayes
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	15
Total Goals	42 (2.8 per game)
Total Points	373 (24.86 per game)
← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The championship began 7 June and ended on 15 September 2002.

Limerick were the defending champions and retained their title for a third successive year after defeating Galway by 3-17 to 0-8 in the final.^[1]

Teams

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Most recent success
Team	Colours	Sponsor	All-Ireland	Provincial
Antrim	Saffron and white
Carlow	Red, green and yellow	Stone Developments
Clare	Saffron and blue	Vodafone
Cork	Red and white	O2	1998	1998
Derry	White and red	open+direct		1997
Down	Red and black	Canal Court Hotel		1990
Dublin	Blue and navy	Arnotts		1972
Galway	Maroon and white	Supermacs	1996	1996
Kerry	Green and gold	Kerry Group
Kilkenny	Black and amber	Avonmore plc	1999	1999
Laois	Blue and white	Meadow Meats		1983
Limerick	Green and white	Red Cow Moran Hotel	2001	2001
Offaly	Green, white and gold	Carroll Meats		2000
Tipperary	Blue and gold	enfer	1995	1999
Waterford	White and blue	Gain Feeds	1992	1994
Wexford	Purple and gold	Wexford Creamery	1965	2001

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

12 June Quarter-final	Carlow	0-12 - 3-18	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park

25 June Quarter-final	Offaly	4-14 - 1-7	Laois	St. Brendan's Park

27 June Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-15 - 1-13	Wexford	Nowlan Park

17 July Semi-final	Dublin	3-12 - 2-6	Offaly	O'Moore Park

30 July Final	Wexford	1-15 - 0-15	Dublin	O'Moore Park
		Report

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

7 June Quarter-final	Tipperary	w/o - scr.	Kerry

7 June Quarter-final	Limerick	1-12 - 1-9	Clare	Gaelic Grounds

9 July Semi-final	Limerick	1-15 - 1-14	Cork	Gaelic Grounds

10 July Semi-final	Tipperary	2-14 - 1-11	Waterford	Semple Stadium

8 August Final	Tipperary	3-9 - 2-12	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	E. Kelly 0-8 (0-7 frees), L. Corbett 1-2, D. Shelley 1-1, E. Ryan 0-1.	Report	N. Moran, J. O’Brien 1-1 each, M. Keane (frees), A. O’Shaughnessy 0-3 each, E. Foley 1-0 (pen), C. Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

21 August Final replay	Tipperary	2-14 - 1-20	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	E Kelly 0-6 (0-5 frees); E Brislane 0-3; M Butler, J O’Brien 1-0 each; D Shelley 0-2; P Morrissey, L Corbett, M Bourke 0-1 each.	Report	M Keane 0-7 (0-6 frees); K Tobin, E Foley (0-2 frees) 0-4 each; A O’Shaughnessy 1-0; P Kirby, C Fitzgerald 0-2 each; N Moran 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

6 July Semi-final	Down	1-9 - 0-7	Derry	McKenna Park

21 July Final	Antrim	2-13 - 0-6	Down	Casement Park

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

24 August Semi-final	Galway	1-20 - 1-10	Wexford	Semple Stadium
	G Farragher 0-13 (0-10 frees, 0-1 65); A Cullinane 1-1; M Coughlan 0-3; R Murray 0-2; D Hayes 0-1.	Report	B Lambert 0-7 (0-6 frees, 0-1 65); R Jacob 1-0; MJ Furlong, E Quigley, S O'Neill 0-1 each.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

25 August Semi-final	Limerick	2-20 - 2-6	Antrim	Parnell Park
	M Keane 1-9, E Foley 1-3, K Tobin 0-3, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2, N Moran 0-1, P Tobin 0-1 C Fitzgerald 0-1.	Report	M McClements 1-0, S Delargy 1-0, K Stewart 0-2, D McAuley 0-1.	Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

15 September Final	Limerick	3-17 - 0-8	Galway	Semple Stadium
	A O'Shaughnessy 2-2; M Keane 1-6 (0-5 frees); P Kirby 0-3 (0-2 frees); J O'Brien, P Lawlor (0-1 free) 0-2 each; C Fitzgerald, D Reale 0-1 each.	Report	G Farragher 0-5 (0-4 frees); R Murray 0-2; JP O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Limerick become the first team since Tipperary in 1981 to win three successive All-Ireland titles.

References

↑ Breheny, Martin (16 September 2002). "Limerick make history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

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