1970 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1970
All Ireland Champions
Winners Cork (10th win)
Captain Pat Kavanagh
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain Seán Hynes
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Wexford
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
1969
1971

The 1970 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 40th edition of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. Games were played during the summer months. Cork defeated Galway by 5-19 to 2-9 in the final to win the championship.

The Championship

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The semi-final pairings saw the Munster champions play the Ulster champions and the Leinster champions play Galway, who received a bye to this stage. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winners advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game.

Fixtures

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

August 16
Semi-Final
Galway 3-9 - 2-4 Wexford
S. Hynes (1-2), M Donohghue (0-4), J. McDonagh (1-0), D. Duffy (1-0), D. Campbell (0-2), A. Fintan (0-1). M. Bernie (1-1), B. Dempsey (1-0), T. O'Connor (0-2), P. O'Neill (0-1).
Páirc Chiaráin, Athlone

August 16
Semi-Final
Cork 6-16 - 0-7 Antrim
S. O'Leary (2-5), T. Sheehan (0-8), S. O'Farrell (2-0), G. Hanley (1-1), D. Renihan (1-0), N. Crowley (0-1), T. Crowley (0-1). J. Crossley (0-3), K. Donnelly (0-2), S. O'Donnell (0-2).

September 6
Final
Cork 5-19 - 2-9 Galway
D. Relihan (2-2), S. O'Leary (2-2), T. Sheehan (0-7), S. O'Farrell (1-2), G. Hanley (0-3), V. Twomey (0-1), M. O'Doherty (0-1), P. Kavanagh (0-1). M. Donoghue (1-6), S. Hynes (1-0), D. Campbell (0-2), M. Holland (0-1).

Provincial finals All-Ireland semi-finals All-Ireland final
 Cork 3-8  
 Tipperary 2-4      Cork 6-16  
 Antrim 4-12      Antrim 0-7  
 Down 0-5        Cork 5-19
         Galway 2-9
       Galway 3-9
 Wexford 3-10      Wexford 2-4    
 Kilkenny 1-10  

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