2007 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Explained

The 2007 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 44th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Offaly in the Leinster semi-final.

On 8 September 2007, Galway won the championship following a 5-11 to 0-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their 9th All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their second in three championship seasons.

Dublin's Alan McCrabbe was the championship's top scorer with 2-35.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Alan McCrabbe	Dublin	2-35	41	5	8.20
2	Patrick Cronin	Cork	0-21	21	4	5.25
3	Kerril Wade	Galway	2-10	16	2	8.00
Marcus Gorman	Waterford	1-13	16	2	8.00
5	Peadar Carton	Dublin	3-6	15	5	3.00
Paddy Doherty	Antrim	2-9	15	2	7.50
Cathal Naughton	Cork	1-12	15	4	3.75
8	Sean Leo McGoldrick	Derry	3-3	12	2	6.00
Declan O'Dwyer	Dublin	3-3	12	4	3.00
Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	1-9	12	2	6.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Alan McCrabbe	Dublin	2-5	11	Kildare
2	Paddy Doherty	Antrim	1-7	10	Down
Marcus Gorman	Waterford	1-7	10	Limerick
4	S McDonnell	Antrim	2-3	9	Down
Kerril Wade	Galway	1-6	9	Cork
Eoin Ryan	Limerick	1-6	9	Waterford
Alan McCrabbe	Dublin	0-9	9	Offaly
Alan McCrabbe	Dublin	0-9	9	Galway
9	Declan O'Dwyer	Dublin	2-2	8	Derry
Eoin Guinan	Kilkenny	0-8	8	Laois

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Derry win the Ulster title for the first time since 1997.
• Dublin reach the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1972.

Notes and References

1. News: County profile: Galway. Hogan Stand. 24 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113030746/http://www.hoganstand.com/Waterford/Profile.aspx. 2016-01-13. dead.