First County U21 Championship Winners
Newtownshandrum won the Co.U21 hurling championship in 1973, defeating Glen Rovers by 2-09 to 1-07 in Buttevant. The game produced a very enjoyable brand of fast and sporting hurling and saw Newtown capture the inaugural County U21 hurling title. The Dick Barrett trophy was presented to team captain Simon Morrissey.

I973: Pat Noonan, Con Kelleher, Gerard Noonan, Joe Herlihy, Simon Morrissey, John Buckley, Pat Coughlan, Donal Herlihy, Pat Herlihy, Denis Fehin, Dick Morrissey, Donal Coughlan, Liam Bowles, Kevin Herlihy, P.J. Greensmith, Mario Murphy, Dermot Naughton, Pat O'Regan, Chris Morrissey, Tim Ryan, Phil Noonan, Canon Bertie Troy

The 1973 team will be one of the teams honoured at the GAA Anniversary Dinner in Charleville Park Hotel on Saturday November 1st.
Tickets on sale tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday from 7:30pm - 8pm in the GAA hall.