1973 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1973
Championship Details
Dates	5 August 1973 - 2 September 1973
Teams	3
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (9th win)
Captain	Kevin Robinson
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	2
Total Goals	13 (6.5 per game)
Total Points	36 (18.0 per game)
Top Scorer	Seán O'Brien (4-2)
← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 43rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The championship began on 5 August 1973 and ended on 2 September 1973.

Kilkenny were the defending champions.

On 2 September 1973, Kilkenny won the championship following a 4-5 to 3-7 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 9th All-Ireland title and their second championship title in succession.

Teams

Team	Colours	Most recent success
Team	Colours
All-Ireland	Provincial
Galway			1958
Kilkenny		1972	1972
Tipperary		1959	1962

Results

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

5 August 1973 Semi-final	Galway	3-14 - 3-10	Tipperary	Cusack Park
	G Burke 2-0, M Hanniffy 0-6, F Power 1-2, B Kelly 0-3, E Dooley 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1, G Hogan 0-1.		J Grogan 1-6, B Kenny 1-0, T Shoer 1-0, S Hayes 0-1, P Kirby 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, S Hennessy 0-1.	Referee: S Rankins

Final

2 September 1972 Final	Kilkenny	4-5 - 3-7	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	S O'Brien 4-2, J Lyng 0-2, B Waldron 0-1.		F Power 2-0, G Burke 1-1, M Hanniffy 0-3, B Kelly 0-2, J Dervan 0-1.	Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Scoring statistics

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Seán O'Brien	Kilkenny	4-2	14	1	14.00
2	Frank Power	Galway	3-2	11	2	5.50
3	Gerry Burke	Galway	3-1	10	2	5.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán O'Brien	Kilkenny	4-2	14	Galway
2	John Grogan	Tipperary	1-6	9	Galway
3	Gerry Burke	Galway	2-0	6	Tipperary
	Frank Power	Galway	2-0	6	Kilkenny
	Mick Hanniffy	Galway	0-6	6	Tipperary

External links

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championships

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