1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1968
All Ireland Champions
WinnersWexford (3rd win)
CaptainTom Byrne
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainDenis McCarthy
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
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The 1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 1 September 1968 Wexford won the championship following a 2-13 to 3-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland success.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

19 May 1968 Quarter-final Offaly 3-9 - 3-6 Laois Cusack Park, Mullingar

Semi-finals

7 July 1968 Semi-final Kilkenny 6-12 - 1-3 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7 July 1968 Semi-final Wexford 5-14 - 3-6 Dublin Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Final

14 July 1968 Final Wexford 4-11 - 4-4 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
M Butler 1-4, P Walsh 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, T Byrne 1-1, M Quigley 0-2, M Casey 0-1. J Brennan 2-0, T Walters 1-2, D Prendergast 1-2.

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

19 May 1968 Quarter-final Waterford 8-7 - 2-2 Clare Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
26 May 1968 Quarter-final Cork 9-9 - 4-6 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles

Semi-finals

30 June 1968 Semi-final Waterford 7-5 - 4-5 Tipperary Athletic Grounds, Cork
30 June 1968 Semi-final Cork 10-14 - 2-5 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Final

21 July 1968 Final Cork 7-8 - 4-2 Waterford Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Malone 2-2, T Buckley 1-4, J Rothwell 2-0, D McCarthy 2-0, P Ring 0-2. L Frazer 1-0, M Keating 1-0, J Goulding 1-0, P Morrissey 1-0, T Coffey 0-1, P Curley 0-1.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

28 July 1968 Semi-final Wexford 5-11 - 1-7 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
S Murphy 2-0, M Quigley 1-3, M Butler 1-1, T Walsh 1-1, P Kennedy 0-2, L Byrne 0-1, M Casey 0-1, T Byrne 0-1, P Walsh 0-1. M Tohill 0-4, J O'Neill 1-0, A Rowan 0-1, T McCann 0-1, T Conway 0-1. Referee: J Gray (Dublin)

Final

1 September 1968 Final Wexford 2-13 - 3-7 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
M Butler 1-6, M Quigley 0-4, L Byrne 1-0, M Casey 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, P Walsh 0-1. P Ring 2-4, D McCarthy 1-0, T Buckley 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: M Slattery (Clare)


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