Type: | Under-21 |
Year: | 1999 |
Dates: | 2 June 1999 – 21 September 1999 |
Teams: | 17 |
Munster: | Tipperary |
Leinster: | Kilkenny |
Ulster: | Antrim |
Team: | Kilkenny |
Titles: | 7th |
Captain: | Ger Fennelly |
Manager: | Richie Power |
Team2: | Galway |
Captain2: | Rory Gantley |
Manager2: | Noel Lane |
Topscorer: | Henry Shefflin (4-24) |
Previous: | 1998 |
Next: | 2000 |
The 1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 36th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 2 June 1999 ended on 21 September 1999.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster semi-final.
On 19 September 1999, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-13 to 0-14 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 7th All-Ireland title overall and their first in five championship seasons.
Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin was the championship's top scorer with 4-24.
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Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Henry Shefflin | Kilkenny | 4-24 | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
2 | Paddy O'Brien | Tipperary | 2-22 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
3 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 5-06 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
4 | Eddie Brennan | Kilkenny | 3-08 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
Eugene Cloonan | Kilkenny | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |