1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	30 May 1971 - 14 November 1971
Champions	Bennettsbridge (12th title)
Runners-up	Fenians
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
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Dates30 May 1971 - 14 November 1971

Champions

Bennettsbridge (12th title)

Runners-up

Fenians

Matches played25

The 1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Fenians were the defending champions.

On 14 November 1971, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 3–10 to 1–07 defeat of Fenians in the final.^[1] It was their 12th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.

[1]

31 October 1971 Semi-final	Bennettsbridge	3-12 - 3-06	Young Irelands	Nowlan Park
				Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)

14 November 1971 Final	Bennettsbridge	3-10 - 1-07	Fenians	Nowlan Park
	K Dunne 2-1, P Moran 1-1, J Kinsella 0-4, C Hayes 0-2, P Treacy 0-2.		B Watson 1-0, P Delaney 0-3, J Moriarty 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Broderick 0-1.

1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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Results

First round

Winners' group

First round

Second round

Losers' group

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

References

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