1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1983
Championship Details
Dates	20 April 1983 - 11 September 1983
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (3rd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 20 April 1983 and ended on 11 September 1983.

Cork were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in a Munster semi-final replay.

On 11 September 1983, Galway won the championship following a 0-12 to 1-6 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their third All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in five championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

17 July 1983 Final	Laois	3-14 – 4-8	Wexford	Croke Park

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

27 July 1983 Final	Clare	3-8 – 2-17	Tipperary	Cusack Park

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

9 July 1983 Final	Down	2-7 – 0-7	Antrim	St. Patrick's Park

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

31 July 1983 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-16 – 3-7	Down	Geraldine Park

21 August 1983 Semi-final	Galway	2-10 – 1-7	Laois	Cusack Park

Final

11 September 1983 Final	Galway	0-12 – 1-6	Tipperary	O'Connor Park
	A Moylan 0-3, A Staunton 0-3, M Coleman 0-1, M Costello 0-1, G Burke 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, T Keady 0-1.		A Browne 1-1, M McGrath 0-2, G O'Neill 0-1, C Donovan 0-1, P Kenny 0-1.	Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Laois win the Leinster title for the first and, to date, the only time in their history.
The All-Ireland semi-final clash between Laois and Galway remains their only ever championship meeting.

References

↑ "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championships

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