2021 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

2021 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates28 August - 3 October 2021
Teams13
SponsorJ. J. Kavanagh & Sons
ChampionsBorder Ballygunner (20th title)
Barry Coughlan (captain)
Darragh O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-upBorder Roanmore
Gavin O'Brien (captain)
Peter Queally (manager)
RelegatedBorder Ballyduff Upper
Border Ballysaggart
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored73 (3.04 per match)
Points scored867 (36.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Maurice Shanahan (7-43)
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The 2021 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The championship began on 28 August 2021 and ended on 3 October 2021.

Ballygunner were the defending champions.[1] Ballyduff Upper and Ballysaggart were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a series of playoffs.

The final was played on 3 October 2021 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Ballygunner and Roanmore, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Ballygunner won the match by 2–27 to 0–13 to claim their 20th championship title overall and an eighth consecutive title.[2]

Lismore's Maurice Shanahan was the championship's top scorer with 7-43.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

Results

Group A

Group A table

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation play-off

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Lismore 3 2 0 1 7-59 2-63 11 4
Fourmilewater 3 2 0 1 1-60 3-50 4 4
Tallow 3 1 0 2 6-48 7-60 -14 2
Ballysaggart 3 1 0 2 4-61 6-56 -1 2

Group A results

29 August 2021 Round 1 Lismore 5-19 - 1-19 Tallow Fraher Field
M Shanahan 4-13,
29 August 2021 Round 1 Fourmilewater 1-19 - 1-17 Ballysaggart Fraher Field
A Ryan 0-11. Stephen Bennett 0-11, C O'Gorman 1-1, Kieran Bennett 0-2, Cailean O'Gorman 0-1, Shane Bennett 0-1, Kyle Bennett 0-1.
4 September 2021 Round 2 Ballysaggart 2-22 - 4-17 Tallow Fraher Field
Stephen Bennett 1-11, Shane Bennett 1-1, Kieran Bennett 0-3, Kyle Bennett 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, S Mangan 0-1, R Walsh 0-1, K Cashel 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. T Ryan 1-5, P O'Brien 1-2, R Grey 0-4, D Buckley 0-4, M Stewart 1-0, M O'Brien 1-0.
5 September 2021 Round 2 Lismore 1-20 - 0-22 Fourmilewater Fraher Field
M Shanahan 1-12, J Prendergast 0-2, R Barry 0-2, F Reaney 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1. A Ryan 0-8, D Ryan 0-4, T Guiry 0-3, D Guiry 0-3, J Barron 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.
11 September 2021 Round 3 Fourmilewater 0-19 - 1-13 Tallow Fraher Field
J Barron 0-7, A Ryan 0-7, S Ryan 0-2, T Guiry 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, C Gleeson 0-1. T Ryan 1-6, R Grey 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, I Beecher 0-1, D Beecher 0-1.
11 September 2021 Round 3 Lismore 1-20 - 1-22 Ballysaggart Fraher Field
M Shanahan 1-9, J Shanahan 0-3, Jack Prendergast 0-3, John Prendergast 0-1, J Linehan 0-1, O O'Gorman 0-1, R Barry 0-1, J Heneghan 0-1. Stephen Bennett 1-9, R Walsh 0-3, Kieran Bennett 0-2, Kyle Bennett 0-2, K Cashel 0-2, Shane Bennett 0-1, Cailean O'Gorman 0-1, Chris O'Gorman 0-1, E O'Brien 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation play-off

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Ballygunner 2 2 0 0 2-53 2-26 27 4
Abbeyside 2 1 0 1 4-37 1-31 15 2
Ballyduff Upper 2 0 0 2 1-19 4-52 -41 0

Group B results

28 August 2021 Round 1 Ballygunner 1-31 - 1-10 Ballyduff Upper Fraher Field
D Hutchinson 1-6,
5 September 2021 Round 2 Ballygunner 1-22 - 1-16 Abbeyside Walsh Park
H Ruddle 1-2, M Mahony 0-4, C Sheahan 0-3, P Hogan 0-3, K Mahony 0-3, P Mahony 0-3, B O'Keeffe 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, D Hutchinson 0-1. N Montgomery 1-1, M O'Halloran 0-4, M Fercombe 0-2, W Beresford 0-2, J Elsted 0-2, M Kiely 0-2, S Whelan-Barrett 0-1, C Prunty 0-1, E Kiely 0-1.
12 September 2021 Round 3 Abbeyside 3-21 - 0-09 Ballyduff Upper Fraher Field
M Ferncombe 0-7, M Kiely 1-3, R Foley 1-0, J Elsted 1-0, N Montgomery 0-3, S Cliffe 0-3, W Beresford 0-2, D Montgomery 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1, P Hurney 0-1. A Casey 0-4, M Kearney 0-4, J Kearney 0-1.

Group C

Group C table

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation play-off

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Dungarvan 2 2 0 0 3-47 1-40 10 4
Mount Sion 2 1 0 1 2-43 1-41 8 2
De La Salle 2 0 0 2 1-30 4-39 -18 0

Group C results

28 August 2021 Round 1 De La Salle 1-16 - 2-20 Dungarvan Fraher Field
T Douglas 1-1, J Fagan 0-3, E Barrett 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, C McCann 0-1. P Curran 1-12, C Curran 0-3, M Kiely 1-2, J Allen 0-1, D Lyons 0-1.
4 September 2021 Round 2 Mount Sion 2-19 - 0-14 De La Salle Walsh Park
M O'Neill 0-8, D Power 1-1, S Roche 1-1, A Gleeson 0-3, J Gleeson 0-2, A Kirwan 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, P Penkert 0-1, O Whelan 0-1. R Halloran 0-4, E Barrett 0-3, E Meaney 0-2, J Dillon 0-1, T Douglas 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, C McCann 0-1, S Carton 0-1.
12 September 2021 Round 3 Mount Sion 0-24 - 1-27 Dungarvan Walsh Park
M O'Neill 0-13, S Roche 0-3, J Gleeson 0-2, MF O'Neill 0-2, E McGrath 0-2, J Kennedy 0-1, A Kirwan 0-1. P Curran 0-11, M Kiely 1-2, C Curran 0-5, G Crotty 0-4, K Daly 0-1, J Burke 0-1, C Curran 0-1, G Power 0-1, T Loftus 0-1.

Group D

Group D table

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation play-off

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Passage 2 2 0 0 6-31 1-33 13 4
Ronamore 2 1 0 1 1-38 3-31 1 2
Clonea 2 0 0 2 1-30 4-35 -14 0

Group D results

29 August 2021 Round 1 Passage 3-16 - 0-18 Roanmore Walsh Park
M Fitzgerald 2-3,
5 September 2021 Round 2 Roanmore 1-20 - 0-15 Clonea Walsh Park
G O'Brien 0-9, S Mackey 1-0, B Nolan 0-3, L Hearne 0-3, E O'Toole 0-2, E Flynn 0-1, C Dempsey 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1. J Gleeson 0-11, M Curry 0-1, C Dalton 0-1, W Hahessy 0-1, B Power 0-1.
11 September 2021 Round 3 Clonea 1-15 - 3-15 Passage Walsh Park
B Power 0-14, J Power 1-0, C Kirwan 0-1. T Connors 2-0, M Cummins 0-5, K Fitzgerald 0-5, M Fitzgerald 1-0, O Connors 0-3, S Lynch 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoffs

25 September 2021 Playoff Ballyduff Upper 0-14 - 2-23 Clonea Fraher Field
E Murray 0-6, M Kearney 0-5, T Flynn 0-2, K Casey 0-1. B Power 1-6, C Kirwan 1-4, F Roche 0-4, J Gleeson 0-3, M Curry 0-2, M Power 0-1, R Flynn 0-1, S Clancy 0-1, J Power 0-1.
2 October 2021 Playoff Ballysaggart 3-11 - 4-23 De La Salle Fraher Field
Stephen Bennett (1-8, 5fs), Eugene O'Brien, Shane Bennett (1-0 each), R Bennett, Chris O'Gorman, S Mangan (0-1 each). Report R Halloran (1-11, 6fs), C McCann (1-2), E Meaney (0-4), S O'Brien, P Nevin (1-0 each), S McNulty (0-2, 1f), S Ryan, E Barrett, J Fagan, T Douglas (0-1 each).

Quarter-finals

18 September 2021 Quarter-final Ballygunner 1-23 - 1-15 Fourmilewater Fraher Field
P Mahony 0-9, K Mahony 1-3, P Hogan 0-3, D Hutchinson 0-3, C Sheehan 0-3, M Mahony 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. A Ryan 0-5, S Boyce 1-0, J Barron 0-3, D Guiry 0-2, C Gleeson 0-2, T Guiry 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.
18 September 2021 Quarter-final Passage 3-15 - 2-19 Mount Sion Walsh Park
M Cummins 1-10, K Fitzgerald 1-2, L Flynn 1-1, G Cullinane 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1. A Gleeson 2-4, M O'Neill 0-8, S Roche 0-3, O Whelan 0-2, L O'Brien 0-1, D Butler 0-1.
18 September 2021 Quarter-final Lismore 4-13 - 4-14 Roanmore Fraher Field
M Shanahan 1-9, R Barry 3-1, C Daly 0-2, F Reaney 0-1. G O'Brien 2-8, E Flynn 1-0, S Mackey 1-0, B Nolan 0-2, C Dempsey 0-1, R Furlong 0-1, E O'Toole 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.
19 September 2021 Quarter-final Dungarvan 5-16 - 1-18 Abbeyside Fraher Field
P Curran 2-10, M Kiely 3-2, G Crotty 0-2, D Lyons 0-1, C Curran 0-1. M Ferncombe 0-7, P Hurney 1-1, M O'Halloran 0-3, M Kiely 0-3, D Collins 0-2, J Elsted 0-1, R Foley 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 September 2021 Semi-final Ballygunner 0-21 - 1-16 Mount Sion Walsh Park
P Mahony 0-8 (8fs), D Hutchinson, P Hogan 0-4 each, H Ruddle, M Mahony 0-2, S O’Sullivan 0-1. Report M O’Neill 0-9 (7fs), A Gleeson 1-4 (1-0 pen, 3fs), D Butler, MF O’Neill, S Roche 0-1 each.
26 September 2021 Semi-final Dungarvan 0-12 - 1-15 Roanmore Walsh Park
P Curran 0-5 (0-4f), C Curran 0-3, M Kiely 0-2, C Curran, J Burke 0-1 each. Report G O’Brien 0-11 (0-8f), E O’Toole 1-0, S Mackey 0-2, S Burke, E Madigan 0-1 each.

Final

3 October 2021 Final Ballygunner 2-27 - 0-13 Roanmore Walsh Park
D Hutchinson 1-9, P Mahony 0-9 (5fs), C Power 1-0, P Hogan, M Mahony, J Foley 0-2 each, K Mahony, H Ruddle, C Power 0-1 each. Report G O’Brien 0-7 (6fs, 1 65), L Hearne 0-2, S Burke, C Dempsey, Brian Nolan, Billy Nolan 0-1 each. Referee: T Walsh

Championship statistics

Top scorers

In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Maurice Shanahan Lismore 4-13 25 Tallow
2 Patrick Curran Dungarvan 2-10 16 Abbeyside
3 Maurice Shanahan Lismore 1-12 15 Fourmilewater
Patrick Curran Dungarvan 1-12 15 De La Salle
5 Gavin O'Brien Roanmore 2-08 14 Lismore
Stephen Bennett Ballysaggart 1-11 14 Tallow
Reuben Halloran De La Salle 1-11 14 Ballysaggart
Billy Power Clonea 0-14 14 Passage
9 Mikey Cummins Passage 1-10 13 Mount Sion
Martin O'Neill Mount Sion 0-13 13 Dungarvan

Miscellaneous

References

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