 Pat O'Connor top scored for Tipperary with 1-3 as a narrow 1-8 to 1-7 victory gave Tipperary the title.The win also gave O'Connor an All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship medal.O'Connor was added to the extended Tipperary senior panel in 1968, however, he didn't make his championship debut until 21 June 1970 in a 2-9 to 0-5 Munster semi-final defeat of Waterford.