Championship Details | |
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Dates | 19 April 1970 – 1 November 1970 |
Teams | 15 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Cork (4th win) |
Captain | Teddy O'Brien |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Wexford |
Captain | Liam Bennett |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 15 |
Top Scorer | Mick Butler (6-30) |
← 1969 1971 → |
The 1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 7th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 1 November 1970, Cork won the championship following a 5-17 to 0-8 defeat of Wexford in a replay of the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 4th All-Ireland title in the grade and their third in succession.
Wexford's Mick Butler was the championship's top scorer with 6-30.