The 2007 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 44th staging of the

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

since its establishment by the

Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...

in 1964.

Kilkenny Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512. Kilken ...

were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

in the Leinster semi-final. On 8 September 2007,

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

won the championship following a 5-11 to 0-12 defeat of

Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...

in the All-Ireland final. This was their 9th All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their second in three championship seasons. Dublin's

Alan McCrabbe Alan McCrabbe (born 29 April 1986 in Dublin) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Craobh Chiaráin and has been a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team since 2006. Playing career Club McCrabbe plays his cl ...

was the championship's top scorer with 2-35.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final Semi-finals Final

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-final Final

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals Final

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

* Derry win the Ulster title for the first time since 1997. * Dublin reach the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1972.

References

{{All-Ireland Under-20 Hurling Championship Under-21 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship