2021 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

2021 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship
Dates	11 September - 21 November 2021
Teams	12
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Kanturk (1st title); Darren Browne (captain); Tom Walsh (manager)
Runners-up	Fr. O'Neill's; Tomás Millerick (captain); Robbie Dalton (manager)
Relegated	Bandon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	54 (2.35 per match)
Points scored	779 (33.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mark Coleman (1-38)
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The 2021 Cork Senior A Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020.^[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021.^[2] The championship began on 11 September 2021 and ended on 21 November 2021.

The final was played on 21 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kanturk and Fr. O'Neill's, in what was their first meeting in a final. Kanturk won the match by 3–17 to 2–13 to claim their first championship title.^[3]

Blarney's Mark Coleman was the championship's top scorer with 1-38.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

Ballyhea^[4]

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Blarney^[5]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

Charleville^[6]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Kilworth^[7]

Participating teams

The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.^[8]

Top seeds Second seeds Third seeds Fourth seeds

Team	Location	Colours	Seeding
Ballyhea	Ballyhea	Black and white	1
Fr. O'Neill's	Ballymacoda	Green and red	2
Kanturk	Kanturk	Green and yellow	3
Newcestown	Newcestown	Red and yellow	4
Bride Rovers	Rathcormac	Green, white and yellow	5
Bandon	Bandon	Yellow and white	6
Fermoy	Fermoy	Black and yellow	7
Cloyne	Cloyne	Red and black	8
Ballymartle	Riverstick	Green and yellow	9
Mallow	Mallow	Red and yellow	10
Killeagh	Killeagh	Green and white	11
Blarney	Blarney	Red and white	12

Group A

Table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kanturk	3	2	1	0	3-57	0-43	23	5
Blarney	3	2	1	0	1-58	2-38	17	5
Fermoy	3	1	0	2	2-47	1-62	-12	2
Bandon	3	0	0	3	0-41	3-60	-28	0

Results

11 September 2021 Round 1	Fermoy	1-14 - 0-22	Blarney	Riverstown Sportsfield
	L Coleman 0-8 (0-7 f), T Clancy 1-0, A Creed 0-2, S Ahern, K Morrisson, J Carr, R O’Hagan 0-1 each.	Report	M Coleman 0-10 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), P Power (0-1 f), D McSweeney 0-3 each, S Barrett, D Hanlon 0-2 each, A McEvoy, E Kirby 0-1 each.	Referee: B Sweeney (Erin's Own)

11 September 2021 Round 1	Kanturk	1-21 - 0-13	Bandon	Coachford Sportsfield
	B O’Sullivan 0-9 (0-7 f), Aidan Walsh 0-6 (0-1 sideline), Alan Walsh 1-0, L O’Keeffe, I Walsh 0-2 each, J Browne, L O’Neill 0-1 each.	Report	A O’Mahony 0-6 f, M Cahalane 0-2 (0-1 f), C Calnan, A Murphy 0-2 each, E McSweeney 0-1.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

17 September 2021 Round 2	Blarney	0-15 - 1-12	Kanturk	Mallow GAA Complex
	M Coleman 0-8 (0-5 f, 0-1 sl); P Power 0-3 (0-1f); S Barrett, M O’Leary, K Costello, D Hannon 0-1 each.	Report	B O’Sullivan 0-7 (0-5 f); C Walsh 1-1; Aidan Walsh 0-2; I Walsh, J Browne 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

18 September 2021 Round 2	Bandon	0-16 - 1-18	Fermoy	Blarney GAA Grounds
	A O’Mahony 0-11 (0-9 f), M Cahalane, D Crowley 0-2 each, A Murphy 0-1.	Report	J Carr 0-10 (0-6 f), A Creed 1-1, M Brennan, B O’Sullivan 0-2 each, P Murphy, K Morrison, S Aherne 0-1 each.	Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

10 October 2021 Round 3	Bandon	0-12 - 1-21	Blarney	Inniscarra GAA Grounds
	A O’Mahony 0-10 (0-7 f, 0-1 65), R Desmond, A Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	M Coleman 0-9 (0-6 f, 0-1 sl), K Costello 1-0, P Power (0-1 f), P Crowley 0-3 each, S Barrett 0-2, A McEvoy, D Hannon, E Kirby, C Power 0-1 each.	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

10 October 2021 Round 3	Kanturk	1-24 - 0-15	Fermoy	Fr. Con Buckley Park
	B O’Sullivan 0-10 (0-3 65, 0-4 f), Alan Walsh 1-1, L McLoughlin, I Walsh, Aidan Walsh 0-3 each, R Walsh 0-2, L O’Neill and D Browne 0-1 each.	Report	J Carr 0-5 (0-4 f), M Brennan, S Aherne, P De Roiste 0-2 each, K Morison, T Clancy, R O’Hagan, J Molloy 0-1 each.

Group B

Table

Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bride Rovers	3	2	0	1	2-50	3-32	15	4
Mallow	3	2	0	1	4-44	6-43	-5	4
Ballymartle	3	1	1	1	7-45	2-50	10	3
Ballyhea	3	0	1	2	1-47	3-61	-20	1

Results

12 September 2021 Round 1	Ballyhea	0-12 - 1-25	Bride Rovers	Castletownroche
	John Morrissey 0-8 (0-7 f, 0-1 65), K Hanley, M O’Sullivan, L Crowley, E O’Leary 0-1 each.	Report	C Barry 0-11 (0-8 f, 0-1 65), C O’Connor 1-1, M Collins, B Roche 0-3 each, P O’Flynn and D Dooley 0-2 each, E Roche, K Kearney, Jason Mannix 0-1 each.	Referee: S Stokes

12 September 2021 Round 1	Ballymartle	5-16 - 1-17	Mallow	Blarney
	D McCarthy (2-5, 0-3 frees), L O’Callaghan (1-2), S O’Mahony (0-4, 1 free), S Cummins (1-1), B Corry (1-0), J Dwyer (0-2), A Gould and E O’Leary (0-1 each).	Report	G Sweeney (0-12, 9 frees, 1 ’65), D Hayes (1-0), R Sheehan and P Lyons (0-2 each), S O’Callaghan (0-1).	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

18 September 2021 Round 2	Mallow	0-18 - 1-11	Ballyhea	Fr. Con Buckley Park
	A Sheehan 0-9 f, S Hayes, P Lyons 0-3 each, R Sheehan 0-2, J O’Hanlon 0-1.	Report	P O’Callaghan 0-8 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), E O’Leary 1-2, J Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Castletownroche)

18 September 2021 Round 2	Bride Rovers	1-09 - 0-11	Ballymartle	Riverstown Sportsfield
	B Roche 1-2, C Barry 0-4 f, D Dooley, P O'Flynn, S O'Connor 0-1 each.	Report	D McCarthy 0-6 (0-5 f), B Corry 0-3, S Dorney and S Cummins 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

10 October 2021 Round 3	Bride Rovers	0-16 - 3-09	Mallow	Kildorrery GAA Grounds
	B Roche 0-5, W Finnegan 0-4 f, C Barry 0-3 f, C O'Connor 0-2 (0-1 f), S O'Connor 0-1, E Roche 0-1 each.	Report	S Hayes 3-1 (1-0 pen), A Sheehan 0-6 (0-5 f), P Lyons, M Tobin 0-1 each.

10 October 2021 Round 3	Ballyhea	0-24 - 2-18	Ballymartle	Banteer Sportsfield
	P O’Callaghan 0-15 (0-7 f), John Morrissey 0-5, E O’Leary 0-2, Jack Morrissey, C Cox 0-1 each.	Report	D McCarthy 1-9 (1-6 f), K Fitzpatrick 1-1, K McCarthy 0-2, B Corry, L O’Callaghan, J Dwyer, S O’Mahony (f) 0-1 each.

Group C

Table

Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Fr. O'Neill's	3	2	1	0	5-62	6-42	17	5
Newcestown	3	1	2	0	6-55	5-40	18	4
Killeagh	3	1	1	1	5-48	3-53	1	3
Cloyne	3	0	0	3	4-33	6-63	-36	0

Results

11 September 2021 Round 1	Cloyne	1-14 - 2-16	Killeagh	Castlemartyr
	B O'Shea 0-10 (0-9 f), P O'Sullivan 1-1, K Dennehy, B Walsh, M Cahill 0-1 each.	Report	E Keniry 0-9 (0-6 f), S Long 1-1, G Leahy 1-0, R McCarthy 0-3, A Walsh 0-2, S Smiddy 0-1.	Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

12 September 2021 Round 1	Fr. O'Neill's	2-17 - 3-14	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Dalton 0-9 (0-6 f), M O’Keeffe 1-2, J Millerick 1-0, K O’Sullivan, D Harrington 0-2 each, P McMahon, B Dunne 0-1 each.	Report	D Buckley 2-1, C Dinneen 0-5, J Meade 1-2, R O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-2f), S O’Donovan 0-2, E Kelly 0-1.	Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

19 September 2021 Round 2	Newcestown	2-24 - 1-09	Cloyne	Ballyanley Sportsfield
	R O’Sullivan (0-8 f) 0-10, L Meade 1-3, C Keane 1-1, C Dineen 0-3, C O’Donovan, S O’Donovan, J Meade 0-2 each, D Buckley 0-1.	Report	B O’Shea (1-0 pen, 0-1 f) 1-2, P O’Sullivan 0-3, D Cronin 0-2, K Dennehy, C Cahill 0-1 each.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

19 September 2021 Round 2	Killeagh	1-18 - 1-22	Fr. O'Neill's	Youghal GAA Grounds
	E Keniry 1-11 (0-7f, 0-1 65), R McCarthy 0-3 (0-1 f), J Fogarty 0-2, S Smiddy, A Leahy 0-1 each.	Report	D Dalton 1-14 (0-10 f, 0-1 65, 0-1 sl), T Millerick, C Broderick 0-2 each, M O’Keeffe, John Millerick, P McMahon, K O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

10 October 2021 Round 3	Fr. O'Neill's	2-23 - 2-10	Cloyne	Páirc Shéamuis de Barra
	D Dalton 2-7 (0-4 f), B Dunne 0-5, P McMahon K O’Sullivan 0-4 each, J Hankard, T Mellerick, John Millerick 0-1 each.	Report	B O’Shea 1-2, P O’Sullivan 0-5 f, B Minihane 1-0, M Cahill, C Mullins, K Dennehy 0-1 each.

10 October 2021 Round 3	Newcestown	1-17 - 2-14	Killeagh	Coachford Sportsfield
	R O’Sullivan 0-6 (0-5 f), J Meade 1-3 (0-1 f), T Twomey, C Dineen, L Meade, E Kenneally 0-2 each.	Report	E Keniry 0-8 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), G Leahy 1-2, R McCarthy 1-1, A Walsh, S Long, D Kelleher 0-1 each.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoff

30 October 2021 Playoff	Bandon	0-14 - 3-15	Cloyne	Ballymah GAA Field
	A O’Mahony 0-7 (0-3 f), C Calnan 0-3, E McSweeney 0-2; R Desmond, D O’Donovan 0-1 each.	Report	M Cahill 3-0, B O’Shea 0-9 (0-8 f, 0-1 65), B Walsh, K Dennehy 0-2 each; C Mullins, C Cahill 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

30 October 2021 Quarter-final	Newcestown	0-28 - 2-15	Mallow	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R O’Sullivan 0-9 (0-5 f, 0-1 65); D Buckley, S O’Donovan 0-4 each; J Meade, J Kelleher 0-3 each; M Kenneally 0-2 (0-1f); T Horgan, C O’Donovan, C Dineen 0-1 each.	Report	S Hayes 0-7 (0-4, 0-3 65); K Sheehan 1-1 (1-0 65) S O’Callaghan 1-0; R Sheehan 0-2, P Herlihy, T Doyle, D Sheehan, M Maher, D Hayes 0-1 each.

30 October 2021 Quarter-final	Blarney	2-16 - 2-21	Bride Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Coleman 1-11 (0-8 f), S Crowley 1-0, S Barrett 0-2, M O’Leary, P Crowley, P Philpott 0-1 each.	Report	W Finnegan 0-11 (0-7 f, 0-2 65), B Roche 0-5, M Collins, P O’Flynn 1-1 each, C O’Connor, D Dooley, S O’Connor 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

6 November 2021 Semi-final	Kanturk	4-23 - 0-26 (aet)	Newcestown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	L O’Keeffe 2-1, B O’Sullivan 0-5 (0-3f), R Walsh 1-1, Aidan Walsh, C Clernon 0-3 each, Alan Walsh 1-0, I Walsh, D Browne, C Walsh 0-2 each, P Walsh, J Browne, L McLoughlin, A Sheehy 0-1 each.	Report	D Buckley 0-6, R O’Sullivan 0-5f, L Meade 0-3, S O’Donovan, T Horgan, C Dinneen, E Kenneally 0-2 each, F Keane, C O’Donovan, T Twomey, J Meade 0-1 each.	Referee: J Larkin (Ballinora)

13 November 2021 Semi-final	Fr. O'Neill's	1-19 - 1-15	Bride Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	K O’Sullivan 0-13 (0-10 f, 0-2-65), J Hankard 1-1, P McMahon 0-2, C Broderick, B Dunne, Joe Millerick 0-1 each.	Report	W Finnegan 0-9 f, C O’Connor 1-1, M Collins 0-2, S O’Connor, K Kearney, D Dooley 0-1 each.	Referee: C O'Regan (Ballyhea)

Final

21 November 2021 Final	Kanturk	3-17 - 2-13	Fr. O'Neill's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C Walsh 3-1, A Walsh 0-5, L O'Keeffe 0-4 (0-1 f), B O'Sullivan 0-3 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), I Walsh, L McLoughlin, D O'Connell, C Clernon 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Sullivan 0-7 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), C Broderick 1-1, R Cullinane 1-0, B Dunne 0-2, T Millerick, M O'Keeffe, D Harrington 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Ballincollig)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Coleman	Blarney	1-38	41	4	10.25
2	Declan Dalton	Fr. O'Neill's	3-30	39	3	13.00
3	Aidan O'Mahony	Bandon	0-34	34	4	8.50
3	Brian O'Sullivan	Kanturk	0-34	34	5	6.80
5	Richard O'Sullivan	Newcestown	0-33	33	5	6.60
6	Eoghan Keniry	Killeagh	1-28	31	3	10.33
7	Darren McCarthy	Ballymartle	3-20	29	3	9.66
7	Brian O'Shea	Cloyne	2-23	29	4	7.25
9	Kevin O'Sullivan	Fr. O'Neill's	0-27	27	5	5.40
10	William Finnegan	Bride Rovers	0-24	24	5	4.80

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Declan Dalton	Fr. O'Neill's	1-14	17	Killeagh
2	Pa O'Callaghan	Ballyhea	0-15	15	Ballymartle
3	Eoghan Keniry	Killeagh	1-11	14	Fr. O'Neill's
3	Mark Coleman	Blarney	1-11	14	Bride Rovers
5	Declan Dalton	Fr. O'Neill's	2-07	13	Cloyne
5	Kevin O'Sullivan	Fr. O'Neill's	0-13	13	Bride Rovers
7	Darren McCarthy	Ballymartle	1-09	12	Ballyhea
7	Gary Sweeney	Mallow	0-12	12	Ballymartle
9	Darren McCarthy	Ballymartle	2-05	11	Mallow
	Aidan O'Mahony	Bandon	0-11	11	Fermoy
	Conor Barry	Bride Rovers	0-11	11	Ballyhea
	William Finnegan	Bride Rovers	0-11	11	Blarney

References

^ Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (29 April 2021). "West Cork group of death pick of county championship draws". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
^ "Colin Walsh fires Kanturk to county senior A hurling glory with hat-trick". Echo Live. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ Sheehan, Diarmuid (13 September 2020). "Thomas Murray stars as Bishopstown retain Premier status at expense of Ballyhea". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ O'Callaghan, Therese (3 October 2020). "Mark Coleman masterclass sees Blarney promoted to senior ranks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ O'Callaghan, Therese (4 October 2020). "Epic turnaround takes Charleville back to top tier". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
^ "Killeagh preserve senior status to send Kilworth down". Irish Examiner. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
^ Cormican, Eoghan (27 April 2021). "Cork GAA reveal seedings for county championship draws". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

External links

Cork GAA website

[1] Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[2] Cormican, Eoghan (29 April 2021). "West Cork group of death pick of county championship draws". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[3] "Colin Walsh fires Kanturk to county senior A hurling glory with hat-trick". Echo Live. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[4] Sheehan, Diarmuid (13 September 2020). "Thomas Murray stars as Bishopstown retain Premier status at expense of Ballyhea". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[5] O'Callaghan, Therese (3 October 2020). "Mark Coleman masterclass sees Blarney promoted to senior ranks". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[6] O'Callaghan, Therese (4 October 2020). "Epic turnaround takes Charleville back to top tier". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[7] "Killeagh preserve senior status to send Kilworth down". Irish Examiner. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

[8] Cormican, Eoghan (27 April 2021). "Cork GAA reveal seedings for county championship draws". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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