1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final

Football match

Event

Galway	Tipperary

Galway	Tipperary
3-5	2-8

Date

8 October 1978

Venue

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Referee

Noel O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Replay

Galway	Tipperary
3-15	2-8

Date

29 October 1978

Venue

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Referee

Noel O'Donoghue (Dublin)

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The 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick on 8 October 1978 to determine the winners of the 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 15th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Galway of Connacht and Tipperary of Munster, with the game ending in a 3–5 to 2–8 draw. The replay took place on 29 October 1978, with Galway winning by 3–15 to 2–8.^[1]

Details

8 October 1978

Galway	3-5 – 2-8	Tipperary
M Connolly 2-2, J Ryan 1-2, M Kilkenny 0-1.		S Burke 2-2, T Grogan 0-1,K Fox 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, J Grace 0-1.

Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

29 October 1978

Galway	3-15 – 2-8	Tipperary

Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

^ "Galway GAA profile". Hogan Stand. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

All-Ireland Under-21 and Under-20 Hurling Championships