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1970 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
type	Minor
year	1970
dates	16 May – 6 September 1970
teams	12
munster	Cork
leinster	Wexford
ulster	Antrim
matches	11
team	Cork
titles	10th
captain	Pat Kavanagh
team2	Galway
captain2	Seán Hynes
totalgoals	67 (6.09 per game)
totalpoints	183 (16.63 per game)
topscorer	[[File:Colours of Cork.svg	20px	border]] Seánie O'Leary (8-10)
previous	1969
next	1971

The 1970 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 16 May to 6 September 1970.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 6 September 1970 between Cork and Galway, in what was their third meeting in the All-Ireland final overall and a first meeting in 19 years. Cork won the match by 5-19 to 2-09 to claim their 10th All-Ireland title overall and a second title in succession.

Cork's Seánie O'Leary was the championship's top scorer with 8-10.

[[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]]

Leinster semi-finals

Leinster final

[[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]]

Munster first round

Munster semi-finals

Munster final

[[Ulster Minor Hurling Championship]]

Ulster final

[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]]

All-Irland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seánie O'Leary	Cork	8-10	34	4	8.50
2	Tommy Sheehan	Cork	1-22	25	4	6.25
3	Dan Relihan	Cork	4-06	18	4	4.50
4	Séamus O'Farrell	Cork	3-05	14	4	3.50
5	Martin Hogan	Tipperary	4-01	13	2	6.50
Donal O'Dwyer	Tipperary	4-01	13	2	6.50
Ger Hanley	Cork	2-07	13	4	3.25
Tom O'Connor	Wexford	2-07	13	3	4.33
Michael Donoghue	Galway	1-10	13	2	6.50

;In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Martin Hogan	Tipperary	4-01	13	Waterford
2	Seánie O'Leary	Cork	3-02	11	Tipperary
Seánie O'Leary	Cork	2-05	11	Antrim
4	Donal O'Dwyer	Tipperary	3-01	10	Waterford
5	Michael Donoghue	Galway	1-06	9	Cork
6	Dan Relihan	Cork	2-02	8	Galway
Seánie O'Leary	Cork	2-02	8	Galway
Tommy Sheehan	Cork	1-05	8	Clare
Tommy Sheehan	Cork	0-08	8	Antrim

References

"Cork profile". Hogan Stand.
Neville, Conor. (2 September 2015). "12 More Famous Irish People Who Played Minor GAA At County Level". balls.ie.
"Minor Hurling". Munster GAA website.
(21 August 2021). "Free-scoring Cork minors have the game to end Galway's run as champions". Irish Times.

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