The 1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of Ireland's hurlingknock-out competition for players aged between 18 and 21. Cork won the championship, beating Wexford 7-8 to 1-11 in the final.
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.
J Rothwell 4-0, S O'Leary 2-4, B Cummins 1-0, P Kavanagh 0-2, M Malone 0-1, K McSweeney 0-1.
M Butler 1-2, M Casey 0-3, L Bennett 0-2, T Byrne 0-2, J Russell 0-1, B Dunne 0-1.
Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)
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Cork'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.