1987 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Junior
Year:1987
Munster:Cork
Leinster:Wexford
Ulster:Monaghan
Team:Cork
Titles:10th
Captain:Martin Fitzpatrick
Team2:Wexford
Captain2:John Barron
Previous:1986
Next:1988

The 1987 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 25 July 1987 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between Cork and Wexford, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 3-11 to 2-13 to claim their tenth championship title overall and a first title since 1983.[2] [3]

Results

Leinster Junior Hurling Championship

Leinster final

Munster Junior Hurling Championship

Munster final

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kilkenny profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Junior hurling. Munster GAA website. 18 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Cork profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.