The 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment in 1964. The championship began 7 June and ended on 15 September.
Limerick were the defending champions and retained their title for a third successive year after defeating Galway by 3-17 to 0-8 in the final.
Teams Team summaries
TeamColoursSponsorMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialAntrimSaffron and whiteCarlowRed, green and yellowStone DevelopmentsClareSaffron and blueVodafoneCorkRed and whiteO219981998DerryWhite and redopen+direct1997DownRed and blackCanal Court Hotel1990DublinBlue and navyArnotts1972GalwayMaroon and whiteSupermacs19961996KerryGreen and goldKerry GroupKilkennyBlack and amberAvonmore plc19991999LaoisBlue and whiteMeadow Meats1983LimerickGreen and whiteRed Cow Moran Hotel20012001OffalyGreen, white and goldCarroll Meats2000TipperaryBlue and goldenfer19951999WaterfordWhite and blueGain Feeds19921994WexfordPurple and goldWexford Creamery19652001
Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Mark KeaneLimerick2-374367.162Barry LambertWexford1-323548.753Andrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick4-092163.504Eoin KellyTipperary0-191936.335Ger FarragherLimerick0-181829.006David O'CallaghanDublin1-131628.007Eoin FoleyLimerick2-091562.508Rory HanniffyOffaly3-041326.509Rory JacobWexford2-061243.00Paul BraniffDown1-091226.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Ger FarragherGalway0-1313Wexford2Mark KeaneLimerick1-0912Antrim3Barry LambertWexford1-0811Dublin4David O'CallaghanDublin1-0710OffalyBarry LambertWexford0-1010Carlow5Barry LambertWexford0-1010Carlow6Rory HanniffyOffaly2-039LaoisMark KeaneLimerick1-069GalwayEoin KellyWaterford0-099Tipperary7Michael CordialOffaly2-028LaoisAndrew O'ShaughnessyLimerick2-028GalwayPaul BraniffDown1-058DerryMark KeaneLimerick0-088CorkEoin KellyTipperary0-088Waterford
Miscellaneous
Limerick become the first team since Tipperary in 1981 to win three successive All-Ireland titles.
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