2021–22 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2021–22
Championship Details
Dates27 November 2021 - 12 February 2022
Teams16
All Ireland Champions
WinnersBallygunner (1st win)
CaptainBarry Coughlan
ManagerDarragh O'Sullivan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upBallyhale Shamrocks
CaptainColin Fennelly
ManagerJames O'Connor
Provincial Champions
MunsterBallygunner
LeinsterBallyhale Shamrocks
UlsterSlaughtneil
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Total Goals38 (2.71 per game)
Total Points445 (31.78 per game)
Top ScorerBorder T. J. Reid (2-31)
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The 2021–22 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. It was the first club championship to be completed in two years as the 2020–21 Championship was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship began on 27 November 2021 and ended on 12 February 2022.[1][2][3]

Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny were the defending champions.[4]

The All-Ireland final was played on 12 February 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Ballygunner of Waterford and Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Ballygunner won the match by 2-17 to 1-19 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.[5][6]

Ballyhale's T. J. Reid was the championship's top scorer with 2-31.

Competition format

County Championships

The top hurling teams in Ireland's counties compete in their senior club championship. Each county decides the format for determining their county champions – it can be knockout, double-elimination, league, etc or a combination.

Only single club teams are allowed to enter the All-Ireland Club championship. If a team which is an amalgamation of two or more clubs, a divisional team or a university team wins a county's championship, a single club team will represent that county in the provincial championship as determined by that county's championship rules. Normally it is the club team that exited the county championship at the highest stage.

Provincial Championships

Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. Connacht discontinued their senior club championship after 2007 but they do organise intermediate and junior championships. The Galway champions represent Connacht in the All-Ireland senior club semi-finals as Galway club hurling is at higher level than the hurling in the other four Connacht counties.

Some Leinster, Munster and Ulster counties enter their senior champions in the All-Ireland intermediate club championship (tier 2) as it is recognised that club hurling is weak in those counties.

All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in all matches including the final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.

All-Ireland

The Leinster, Munster and Ulster champions and the Galway county champions compete in two semi-finals. The All-Ireland final takes place on 13 February 2022 - traditionally the All-Ireland final was played on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March but this has been discontinued.

All matches are knock-out. Two ten minute periods of extra time are played each way if it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals or final. If the score is still level after extra time the match is replayed.

Team Summaries

Team County Captain Manager(s) Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial County #
Border Ballycran Border Down Liam Savage Jamie Fowler
James Henry Hughes 		1993 2019 [7]
Border Ballyea Border Clare Jack Browne Robbie Hogan 2016 2018 [8]
Border Ballygunner Border Waterford Barry Coughlan Darragh O'Sullivan 2018 2020 [9]
Border Ballyhale Shamrocks Border Kilkenny Colin Fennelly James O'Connor 2020 2019 2020 [10]
Border Clough–Ballacolla Border Laois Stephen Maher Declan Laffan 2020 [11]
Border Cúchulains Dunloy Border Antrim Paul Shiels Gregory O'Kane 2009 2020 [12]
Border Kilmacud Crokes Border Dublin Caolan Conway Kieran Dowling
Donal McGovern 		2014 [13]
Border Kilmallock Border Limerick Philip O'Loughlin Tony Considine 2014 2014 [14]
Border Loughmore-Castleiney Border Tipperary Noel McGrath Frankie McGrath 2007 2013 [15]
Border Midleton Border Cork Conor Lehane Ger FitzGerald 1988 1987 2013 [16]
Border Mount Leinster Rangers Border Carlow Michael Doyle Conor Phelan 2013 2020 [17]
Border Raharney Border Westmeath Seán Quinn Brendan McKeogh 2016 [18]
Border Rapparees Border Wexford Kevin Foley Declan Ruth 1978 [19]
Border Slaughtneil Border Derry Cormac O'Doherty Michael McShane 2019 2020 [20]
Border St. Rynagh's Border Offaly Conor Clancy Ken Hogan 1993 2020 [21]
St. Thomas's Border Galway Conor Cooney Kenneth Burke 2013 2020 [22]

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

27 November 2021 Quarter-final Clough–Ballacolla
(Laois) 		1-17 - 0-12 Rapparees
(Wexford) 		MW Hire O'Moore Park
S Maher 1-9 (0-7f, 0-1 ’65), W Dunphy 0-2, S Bergin 0-2, W Hyland 0-2, R Phelan 0-1, Cillian Dunne 0-1. Report R Mahon 0-7 (5f), O Pepper 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, J Pearce 0-1, K Foley 0-1. Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
28 November 2021 Quarter-final Raharney
(Westmeath) 		0-15 - 5-19 Kilmacud Crokes
(Dublin) 		TEG Cusack Park
K Doyle 0-10 (0-5 frees, 0-1 65), J Boyle, E Cunneen, E Ahearne, C Doyle, E Keyes 0-1 each. Report R Hayes 2-6 (0-5 frees), A Considine 2-1, D Purcell 0-5, C Conway 0-3, E Gibbons 1-0 (free), O O’Rorke, F Whiteley, L McMullan and M Howard 0-1 each. Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
4 December 2021 Quarter-final Mount Leinster Rangers
(Carlow) 		0-16 - 0-22 Ballyhale Shamrocks
(Kilkenny) 		Netwatch Cullen Park
D Murphy 0-12 (11f), R Coady,F Fitzpatrick, T Joyce, G Kelly 0-1 each. Report TJ Reid 0-6 (3f, 1 65), B Cody, J Cuddihy 0-4 each, A Mullen, E Cody 0-3 each, R Corcoran 0-1, E Shefflin 0-1, Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Semi-finals

11 December 2021 Semi-final Clough–Ballacolla
(Laois) 		1-16 - 1-13 Kilmacud Crokes
(Dublin) 		O'Moore Park
18:15 S Maher 1-8 (0-6 f); S Bergin 0-3, J Walsh 0-2, B Corby, A Corby, W Dunphy 0-1. Report R Hayes O-5 (0-4 fs); O Rorke 1-1; F Whitely 0-3; C Conway 0-2; M Howard, C O Cathasaigh 0-1. Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
12 December 2021 Semi-final St Rynagh's
(Offfaly) 		2-18 - 3-24
(aet)		 Ballyhale Shamrocks
(Kilkenny) 		Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
L O'Connor 1-8 (6f), R Hughes 1-2, P Quirke 0-4, A Treacy 0-3 (2f), S Quirke 0-1. Report E Cody 2-3, TJ Reid 0-6 (4f), C Fennelly 1-0, A Mullen 0-5, E Shefflin 0-2, R Corcoran 0-2, E Kenneally 0-1, B Cody 0-3, E Reid 0-1 Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)

Final

19 December 2021 Final Clough–Ballacolla
(Laois) 		0-14 - 6-23 Ballyhale Shamrocks
(Kilkenny) 		Croke Park
A Corby 0-4, W Dunphy and S Maher (0-3f) 0-3 each, B Corby, L Cleere, J Walshe and C Coonan 0-1 each. Report E Cody 1-6, C Fennelly 2-1, TJ Reid 0-6 (0-6f), A Mullen, B Cody and E Reid 1-1 each, R Corcoran 0-3, D Corcoran 0-2, E Kenneally, L Barron and P Mullen 0-1 each. Referee: R Fitzsimons (Offaly)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

28 November 2021 Quarter-final Ballyea
(Clare) 		2-06 - 3-20 Ballygunner
(Waterford) 		Cusack Park
N Deasy (1-05 4f 1’65), M O’Leary (1-00), P Lillis (0-01). Report Pauric Mahony (0-08 4f 3’65), B O’Keeffe (2-01), M Mahony (1-02), C Sheahan (0-03), C Power (0-02), P Leavey (0-01), S O’Sullivan (0-01), K Mahony (0-01), H Ruddle (0-01 1’65). Referee: J O'Halloran (Limerick)

Semi-finals

12 December 2021 Semi-final Kilmallock
(Limerick) 		0-19 - 1-09 Midleton
(Cork) 		TUS Gaelic Grounds
M Houlihan 0-11 (0-7f), O O’Reilly 0-2, B Hennessy (0-1f), P O’Brien, R Hanley, G Mulcahy, K O’Donnell, C Stanton 0-1 each. Report C Lehane 0-6 (0-2f), T O’Connell 1-0, C Beausang, S Meara, P O’Keeffe 0-1 each. Referee: M Kennedy (Tipperary)
12 December 2021 Semi-final Ballygunner
(Waterford) 		2-11 - 0-12 Loughmore-Castleiney
(Tipperary) 		Fraher Field
D Hutchinson 0-5, K Mahony 1-1, M Mahony 1-0, P Hogan, P Mahony (0-2f) 0-2 each, B O’Keeffe 0-1. Report J McGrath 0-7 (0-7f), C Connolly 0-3, E Connolly, T Maher 0-1 each.

Final

9 January 2022 Final Kilmallock
(Limerick) 		1-12 - 3-20 Ballygunner
(Waterford) 		Páirc Uí Chaoimh
C Hanley (1-1, 1-0 free); G Mulcahy (0-3, 2 frees); R Hanley (0-2); K O’Donnell, M Houlihan, O O’Reilly, P O’Reilly, C O’Connor, K Hayes (0-1 each). Report D Hutchinson (1-5); Pauric Mahony (0-7, 4 frees, 1 65); B O’Keeffe (1-3); K Mahony (1-0); P Hogan, P Leavy (0-2 each); M Mahony (0-1). Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-final

12 December 2021 Semi-final Cúchulains Dunloy
(Antrim) 		0-14 - 1-18 Slaughtneil
(Derry) 		Athletic Grounds
C Cunning (0-6, 5f, 0-1 ‘65’); P Shiels, E O’Neill (0-2 each); Keelan Molloy, Kevin Molloy, D Smyth, S Elliott (0-1 each). C O’Doherty (0-7, 7f); B Rodgers (1-4); M McGrath (0-3); Shane McGuigan, C McKaigue, B Cassidy, J Cassidy (0-1 each).

Final

19 December 2021 Final Ballycran
(Down) 		0-10 - 1-14 Slaughtneil
(Derry) 		Corrigan Park
P Savage (0-05, 0-05f); C Woods (0-02, 0-02f), M Hughes (0-01), S Martin (0-01, 0-01 sideline), B Arthurs (0-01). Report C O'Doherty (0-07, 0-06f), B Rodgers (1-01), J McGuigan (0-02), C McKaigue (0-01); S McGuigan (0-01), S McGuigan (0-01), J Cassidy (0-01). Referee: C McDonald (Donegal)

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

23 January 2022 Semi-final Slaughtneil
(Derry) 		1-17 - 2-19 Ballygunner
(Waterford) 		Parnell Park
1:30 pm C O’Doherty 0-7 (0-6 frees), B Rogers 0-4, S McGuigan 1-1, B Cassidy 0-3, J McGuigan 0-2. Report B O’Keeffe2-3 ()-1 free), D Hutchinson and K Mahony 0-4 each, P Hogan 0-3, C Sheahan 0-2, Pauric Mahony 0-2 frees, M Mahony 0-1. Referee: S Stack (Dublin)
23 January 2022 Semi-final St. Thomas's
(Galway) 		0-20 - 2-15 Ballyhale Shamrocks
(Kilkenny) 		Semple Stadium
3:30 pm C Cooney 0-11 (0-10fs, 0-1sl) E Burke 0-4 B Burke 0-2, Darragh Burke, J Regan B Farrell 0-1 each. Report TJ Reid 2-5 (1-3fs, 1-0 pen) E Cody 0-4, J Cuddihy 0-3, C Fennelly A Mullen, P Mullen 0-1 each. Referee: R McGann (Clare)

Final

12 February 2022 Final Ballygunner
(Waterford) 		2-17 - 1-19 Ballyhale Shamrocks
(Kilkenny) 		Croke Park
Pauric Mahony 0-7 (7 fs), D Hutchinson 1-3; H Ruddle 1-0; M Mahony 0-3; B O’Keeffe, K Mahony 0-2 each. Report TJ Reid 0-8 (4 fs, 65); E Reid 1-0; A Mullen, E Shefflin 0-2 each; E Cody, P Mullen, J Cuddihy, D Corcoran, B Cody, C Fennelly, R Reid 0-1 each. Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-31 37 5 7.40
2 Eoin Cody Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-17 26 5 5.20
Stephen Maher Clough/Ballacolla 2-20 26 3 8.66
Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-26 26 5 5.20
5 Billy O'Keeffe Ballygunner 5-10 25 5 5.00
6 Dessie Hutchinson Ballygunner 2-17 23 5 4.60
7 Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 0-21 21 3 7.00
8 Ronan Hayes Kilmacud Crokes 2-11 17 2 8.50
9 Brendan Rogers Slaughtneil 2-09 15 3 5.00
Adrian Mullen Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-12 15 5 3.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Ronan Hayes Kilmacud Crokes 2-06 12 Raharney
Stephen Maher Clough/Ballacolla 1-09 12 Rapparees Starlights
Denis Murphy Mount Leinster Rangers 0-12 12 Ballyhale Shamrocks
4 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-05 11 St. Thomas's
Stephen Maher Clough/Ballacolla 1-08 11 Kilmacud Crokes
Luke O'Connor St. Rynagh's 1-08 11 Ballyhale Shamrocks
Conor Cooney St. Thomas's 0-11 11 Ballyhale Shamrocks
Micheál Houlihan Kilmallock 0-11 11 Midleton
9 Killian Doyle Raharney 0-10 10 Kilmacud Crokes
10 Eoin Cody Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-03 9 St. Rynagh's
Billy O'Keeffe Ballygunner 2-03 9 Slaughtneil
Eoin Cody Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-06 9 Clough/Ballacolla

Miscellaneous

  • Clough/Ballacolla qualified for the Leinster semi-finals and final for the first time in their history.
  • Ballygunner became the first team from Waterford to win the All-Ireland title.

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