The 1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of Ireland's

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knock-out competition for players aged between 18 and 21.

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won the championship, beating Wexford 7-8 to 1-11 in the final.

The championship

Format

All-Ireland Championship

''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The three provincial winners join Galway to make up the four semi-finalists. The pairings are Munster v Ulster and Leinster v Galway. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while two teams advance to the All-Ireland final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest the All-Ireland final.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Second round Semi-finals Final

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

's victory in the championship decider is the county's fourth All-Ireland title in succession and fifth in six years. The 'four-in-a-row' is a record which still stands as of 2010. * Wexford become the first team to lose three All-Ireland finals in-a-row. 4 goals in a final and 4 goals and a point in semi-final at U21 by John (Rocky) Rothwell are high scoring records which still stand as of 2013. Under All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship {{Hurling-competition-stub