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1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
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| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| type | Minor | ||
| year | 1972 | ||
| dates | 14 May – 5 September 1972 | ||
| teams | 15 | ||
| munster | Cork | ||
| leinster | Kilkenny | ||
| ulster | Down | ||
| matches | 14 | ||
| team | Kilkenny | ||
| titles | 8th | ||
| captain | Brian Cody | ||
| team2 | Cork | ||
| totalgoals | 120 (8.57 per game) | ||
| totalpoints | 215 (15.35 per game) | ||
| topscorer | [[File:Colours of Cork.svg | 20px | border]] Jimmy Barry-Murphy (11-04) |
| previous | 1971 | ||
| next | 1973 |
The 1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 14 May to 4 September 1972.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 September 1972 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their sixth All-Ireland final meeting overall and a second meeting in succession. Kilkenny won the match by 8-07 to 3-09 to claim their eighth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in ten years.
Cork's Jimmy Barry-Murphy was the championship's Top scorer with 11-04.
[[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]]
Leinster first round
Leinster second round
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
[[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]]
Munster first round
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]]
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 11-04 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 2 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | Cork | 7-12 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 3 | Mick McCarthy | Kilkenny | 9-03 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 4 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 6-08 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Tadhg O'Sullivan | Cork | 7-03 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 6 | Pat Butler | Kilkenny | 6-02 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Bertie Óg Murphy | Cork | 3-10 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 8 | Tom Collins | Cork | 4-05 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 9 | Mick Holden | Dublin | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 10 | Bobby Sweeney | Kilkenny | 5-01 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
Miscellaneous
- Cork became the first team to win seven consecutive Munster Championship titles.
References
References
- "Cork profile". Hogan Stand.
- "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website.
- "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand.
- "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams". Leinster GAA website.
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