2021 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

The 2021 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. The group stage placings were confirmed on 28 May 2021.[1] The championship began on 28 August 2021 and ended on 21 November 2021.

2021 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Dates28 August – 21 November 2021
Teams10
SponsorMolloy Environmental
ChampionsBorder St Rynagh's (20th title)
Conor Clancy (captain)
Ken Hogan (manager)
Runners-upBorder Coolderry
David King (captain)
Brian Culbert (manager)
Relegated Drumcullen
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored62 (2.14 per match)
Points scored993 (34.24 per match)
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St Rynagh's were the defending champions.[2][3] Drumcullen and Kinnitty joined the championship as the number of participating teams increased from eight to ten.[4]

The final was played on 21 November 2021 at Bord na Móna O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between St Rynagh's and Coolderry, in what was their first meeting in a final in six years. St Rynagh's won the match by 1–11 to 0–12 to claim their 20th championship title overall and a third title in succession.[5]

Results

Group stage

  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation playoff

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Coolderry 540113083478
Kilcormac–Killoughey 540112787408
St Rynagh's 54011089998
Shinrone 530212194276
Birr 530210480246
Ballinamere 521211311215
Belmont 52128191-105
Kinnitty 520381103-224
Seir Kieran 500589131-420
Drumcullen 500566140-740

Playoff
6 November 2021 Playoff Seir Kieran 2-22 - 2-17 Drumcullen Kinnitty GAA Grounds

Semi-finals
6 November 2021 Semi-final Coolderry 3-13 - 1-16 Shinrone St Brendan's Park
7 November 2021 Semi-final St Rynagh's 1-18 - 0-20 Kilcormac–Killoughey Bord na Móna O'Connor Park

Final
21 November 2021 Final Coolderry 0-12 - 1-11 St Rynagh's Bord na Móna O'Connor Park
B Carroll 0-6 (3f), K Connolly 0-3, E Ryan 0-2, D King 0-1. Report A Treacy 0-5 (1f 1 65), S Quirke 1-1, L O’Connor 0-2 (1f), A Kenny, G Conneely, P Quirke 0-1 each. Referee: K Dooley (Drumcullen)

References
  1. "2021 Offaly Club Championship Draws". Offaly GAA website. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. "St Rynagh's dig deep to finally claim Offaly SHC crown". RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. Corrigan, Kevin (14 August 2021). "Dominant St Rynagh's worthy champions as K/K left floundering". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. "Ten Teams For Offaly SHC in 2021". Midlands 103. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. "Injury-time goal sees St Rynagh's complete Offaly SHC three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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