2021 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship

2021 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Dates24 August - 10 October 2021
Teams8
SponsorBathshack
Champions Cúchulains Dunloy (15th title)
Paul Shiels (captain)
Gregory O'Kane (manager)
Runners-up O'Donovan Rossa
Stephen Beatty (captain)
Cóilín Ó Murchíú (manager)
Relegated Tír na nÓg, Randalstown
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored58 (3.41 per match)
Points scored671 (39.47 per match)
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The 2021 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Antrim County Board in 1901. The championship began on 24 August 2021 and ended on 10 October 2021.

Cúchulains Dunloy entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 10 October 2021 at Corrigan Park in Belfast, between Cúchulains Dunloy and O'Donovan Rossa, in what was their first meeting in a final in 24 years. Cúchulains Dunloy won the match by 3–23 to 1–14 to claim their 15th championship title overall and a third successive title.[2]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 1

Group 1 table

  Advance to semi-finals   Advance to quarter-finals

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
O'Donovan Rossa 3 3 0 0 83 57 26 6
Loughgiel Shamrocks 3 2 0 1 78 64 14 4
St Enda's 3 1 0 2 64 86 -22 2
McQuillan's Ballycastle 3 0 0 3 65 83 -18 0

Group 2

Group 2 table

  Advance to semi-finals   Advance to quarter-finals

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Cúchulains Dunloy 3 2 1 0 107 57 50 5
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 3 2 1 0 86 57 29 5
St John's 3 1 0 2 80 89 -9 2
Tír na nÓg, Randalstown 3 0 0 3 48 118 -70 0

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

12 September 2021 Quarter-final St Enda's 0-16 - 1-20 Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Dunsilly GAA Complex
12 September 2021 Quarter-final Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-22 - 2-21 St John's Roger Casement Park

Semi-finals

26 September 2021 Semi-final O'Donovan Rossa 4-18 - 3-20 Ruairí Óg, Cushendall Dunsilly GAA Complex
26 September 2021 Semi-final Cúchulains Dunloy 1-19 - 0-13 St John's Dunsilly GAA Complex

Final

10 October 2021 Final Cúchullains Dunloy 3-23 - 1-14 O'Donovan Rossa Corrigan Park
C Cunning (1-11, 0-08 frees), S Elliott (1-02), K Molloy (0-05), C McMahon (1-01), P Shiels (0-02), K Molloy (0-01); E O'Neill (0-01). Report S Beatty (1-04); C McGuinness (0-03), T Morgan (0-03), D Murphy (0-02 frees); G Walsh (0-01 free), S Shannon (0-01). Referee: M O'Neill (Armoy)

References

  1. ^ "Dunloy make use of strong breeze to claim third Antrim title in four years". RTÉ Sport. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Classy Dunloy make it three-in-a-row in Antrim". RTÉ Sport. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "A century's heartache forgotten as Tir na nOg lift Intermediate title". The Saffron Gael. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2021.