1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1997

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (10th win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Not Played
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The 1997 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 34th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship ended on 21 September 1997.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 21 September 1997, Cork won the championship following a 3-11 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title, their first in nine championship seasons. It was the first meeting of Cork and Galway in an All-Ireland final since 1982.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Wicklow v Dublin

25 June 1997 Quarter-final	Wicklow	1-8 - 3-14	Dublin	Aughrim County Ground
	J Keogh 0-5, J Berkerey 1-0, D Collins 0-2, K Furlong 0-1.		E Carroll 3-0, I McCrane 0-9, P Donoghue 0-2, D Sweeney 0-1, M Healy 0-1, K Horgan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Wexford

2 July 1997 Semi-final	Kilkenny	1-9 - 1-10	Wexford	Nowlan Park

Offaly v Dublin

3 July 1997 Semi-final	Offaly	1-13 - 1-9	Dublin	Cusack Park

Final

Wexford v Offaly

Final	Wexford	2-13 - 0-15	Offaly

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Cork v Kerry

18 June 1997 Quarter-final	Cork	6-26 - 0-5	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Ronan 2-5, J Deane 2-3, A Walsh 1-4, J O'Dwyer 0-5, C Buckley 1-1, S Óg Ó hAilpín 0-2, B Coleman 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Slattery 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2.

Limerick v Tipperary

16 July 1997 Quarter-final	Limerick	2-12 - 5-15	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
				Referee: G Ó hUrdail (Cork)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Waterford

16 July 1997 Semi-final	Tipperary	5-16 - 1-15	Waterford	Semple Stadium
				Referee: A O'Sullivan (Cork)

Cork v Clare

17 July 1997 Semi-final	Cork	2-13 - 1-14	Clare	Semple Stadium

Final

Tipperary v Cork

30 July 1997 Final	Tipperary	0-13 - 1-11	Cork	Semple Stadium
	E O'Neill 0-6, L Cahill 0-4, M Bevans 0-2, G Flanagan 0-1.		M O'Connell 0-6, T McCarthy 1-2, D Ronan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Derry v Down

28 June 1997 Semi-final	Derry	v	Down	Celtic Park

Donegal v Antrim

28 June 1997 Semi-final	Donegal	v	Antrim	MacCumhail Park

Final

Derry v Antrim

23 July 1997 Final replay	Derry	0-22 - 1-16 (aet)	Antrim	Emmet Park

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Cork v Wexford

7 September 1997 Semi-final	Cork	2-12 - 1-6	Wexford	Fraher Field
	M O'Connell 0-6 (two frees, two 65s), J Deane 1-2, J O'Flynn 1-1, S O'Farrell 0-2, A Walsh 0-1.		E Cullen 1-0, P Codd 0-3 (two frees, one 65), C Byrne 0-1, J Purcell 0-1, D O'Reilly 0-1.	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Galway v Derry

7 September 1997 Semi-final	Galway	8-26 - 0-7	Derry	Markievicz Park
	E Cloonan 3-10, A Kerins 2-1, O Canning 1-4, D Shaughnessy 1-4, K Broderick 1-0, B Carr 0-3, M Cullinane 0-2, G Glynn 0-2.		D Doherty 0-4, R O'Hagan 0-2, D McGrealish 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Final

Cork v Galway

21 September 1997 Final	Cork	3-11 - 0-13	Galway	Semple Stadium
	M O'Connell 0-5 (four frees), D Ronan 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-1, J Deane 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, J O'Flynn 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1.		E Cloonan 0-7 (three frees, two 65s), M Cullinane 0-2, R Gantley 0-2, G Glynn 0-1, F Healy 0-1.	Attendance: 10,378 Referee: P Horan (Offaly)