The 1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 14 May to 4 September 1972.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 September 1972 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their sixth All-Ireland final meeting overall and a second meeting in succession. Kilkenny won the match by 8-07 to 3-09 to claim their eighth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in ten years.
Cork's Jimmy Barry-Murphy was the championship's Top scorer with 11-04.
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Leinster first round
Leinster second round
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship Munster first round
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy Barry-MurphyCork11-043757.402Éamonn O'SullivanCork7-123356.603Mick McCarthyKilkenny9-033047.504Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny6-082646.505Tadhg O'SullivanCork7-032454.806Pat ButlerKilkenny6-022045.007Bertie Óg MurphyCork3-101953.808Tom CollinsCork4-051744.259Mick HoldenDublin1-141728.5010Bobby SweeneyKilkenny5-011644.00
Miscellaneous
Cork became the first team to win seven consecutive Munster Championship titles.
References
External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour