2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 6 November 2021 and ended on 20 November 2021.

2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates6–20 November 2021
Teams7
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Ballygiblin (1st title)
Fionn Herlihy (captain)
Ronan Dwane (manager)
Runners-up Dromtarriffe
Jack Murphy (captain)
John Howard (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Points scored172 (28.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Séamus Harnedy (1-18)
2020 (Previous) (Next) 2022

The final was played on 20 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Ballygiblin and Dromtarriffe, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Ballygiblin won the match by 2–18 to 0–18 to claim their first championship title.[1]

Séamus Harnedy was the championship's top scorer with 1–18.

Qualification

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Division Championship Champions #
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Ballygiblin [2]
Carbery South West Junior A Hurling Championship Ballinascarthy [3]
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Ballymartle [4]
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Dromtarriffe [5]
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship St Ita's [6]
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Ballinora [7]
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Passage [8]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1   Dromtarriffe 2 2 0 0 +12 4 Advance to Knockout Stage
2   Millstreet 2 2 0 0 +20 4
3   Banteer 2 0 0 2 -4 0
4   Kanturk 2 0 0 2 -28 0

Dromtarriffe 1-23 - 2-11 Kanturk

Banteer 0-15 - 0-16 Millstreet

Dromtarriffe 0-17 - 1-11 Banteer

Kanturk 0-11 - 2-24 Millstreet

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1   Newmarket 2 2 0 0 +9 4 Advance to Knockout Stage
2   Kilbrin 2 1 0 1 +13 2
3   Castlemagner 2 0 0 2 -22 0

Newmarket 0-19 - 2-11 Kilbrin

Castlemagner 2-09 - 0-22 Newmarket

Kilbrin 2-24 - 0-15 Castlemagner

Knockout Stage

Semi-Finals Final
      
  Dromtarriffe 2-26
  Kilbrin 1-17
  Dromtarriffe 2-18
  Millstreet 1-14
  Newmarket 0-15
  Millstreet 1-17

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1   Dromina 3 2 1 0 +28 5 Advance to Knockout Stage
2   Kilshannaig 3 2 1 0 +8 5
3   Liscarroll-Churchtown Gaels 3 1 0 2 -8 2
4   Shanballymore 3 0 0 3 -28 0

Dromina 4-19 - 1-09 Shanballymore

Kilshannig 4-14 - 2-13 LC Gaels

LC Gaels 2-15 - 0-13 Shanballymore

Dromina 1-18 - 3-12 Kilshannig

Kilshannig 1-14 - 0-16 Shanballymore

LC Gaels 1-11 - 2-17 Dromina

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1   Ballygiblin 3 2 1 0 +25 5 Advance to Knockout Stage
2   Killavullen 3 2 0 1 +15 4
3   Fermoy 3 1 1 1 +1 3
4   Araglen 3 0 0 3 -41 0

Fermoy 3-21 - 3-09 Araglen

Ballygiblin 2-14 - 1-13 Killavullen

Ballygiblin 0-16 - 2-10 Fermoy

Killavullen 1-19 - 1-11 Araglen

Killavullen 1-17 - 0-09 Fermoy

Araglen 0-09 - 3-21 Ballygiblin

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1   Ballyhooly 3 2 1 0 +47 5 Advance to Knockout Stage
2   Clyda Rovers 3 2 1 0 +36 5
3   Buttevant 3 1 0 2 -19 2
4   Ballyclough 3 0 0 3 -64 0

Buttevant 2-16 - 0-14 Ballyclough

Clyda Rovers 1-17 - 1-17 Ballyhooly

Clyda Rovers 0-23 - 1-11 Buttevant

Ballyhooly 4-31 - 1-11 Ballyclough

Ballyhooly 3-23 - 1-11 Buttevant

Ballyclough 0-10 - 4-25 Clyda Rovers

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1   Harbour Rovers 2 1 1 0 +16 3 Advance to Knockout Stage
2   Charleville 2 1 1 0 +4 3
3   Castletownroche 2 0 0 2 -20 0

Charleville 1-17 - 0-20 Harbour Rovers

Harbour Rovers 1-22 - 0-09 Castletownroche

Castletownroche 2-16 - 1-23 Charleville

Knockout Stage

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Clyda Rovers 2-07
Harbour Rovers 0-12
Clyda Rovers 2-16
Dromina 1-13
Dromina 1-13
Killavullen 0-15
Clyda Rovers 0-10
Ballygiblin 2-12
Kilshannig 0-12
Ballygiblin 0-15 AET
Ballygiblin 1-14
Charleville 0-15
Ballyhooly 1-14
Charleville 2-12

Results

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Bracket

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Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
      
  Passage
(Seandun)
1-15
  Ballinascarthy
(Carbery)
0-16
  Ballygiblin
(Avondhu)
1-16
  Passage
(Seandun)
2-11
  Ballygiblin
(Avondhu)
2-18
  Dromtarriffe
(Duhallow)
0-18
  Ballymartle
(Carrigdhoun)
1-06
  St Ita's
(Imokilly)
2-16
  St Ita's
(Imokilly)
0-11
  Dromtarriffe
(Duhallow)
1-18
  Ballinora
(Muskerry)
0-08
  Dromtarriffe
(Duhallow)
1-19

Quarter-finals

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6 November 2021 Quarter-final Passage 1-15 - 0-16 Ballinascarthy Brinny Sportsfield
C McCarthy 0-8 (0-4 f, 0-1 sl), T O’Neill 1-2, N McCarthy 0-2, S Harrington, G Carroll, C Coughlan 0-1 each. Report J Ryan 0-6 (0-4 f), C Cullinane 0-3, B O’Donovan, R O’Flynn 0-2 each, C Ryan, L Murray, C O’Neill 0-1 each.
6 November 2021 Quarter-final Ballymartle 1-06 - 2-16 St Ita's Éire Óg GAA Grounds
D O'Leary 0-4, P Geary 1-0, F Desmond 0-1, G Murphy 0-1. S Harnedy 1-9, F Foley 1-0, D O'Rourke 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, E Coleman 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, E Loughlin 0-1, G Coleman 0-1.
6 November 2021 Quarter-final Ballinora 0-08 - 1-19 Dromtarriffe Coachford Sportsfield
L Lyons 0-4f, S Kingston (’65), K Murphy, C Quirke, A O’Shea 0-1 each. Report T Howard 1-4, S Howard 0-4 (0-2f), D O’Keeffe 0-3, B Murphy 0-3, K Cremin 0-2, J Murphy, J O’Sullivan, S Coyne 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

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13 November 2021 Semi-final Ballygiblin 1-16 - 2-11 Passage Glenville GAA Grounds
D Flynn 0-8 (0-7 f), A Donegan 1-0, J O'Sullivan, M Walsh 0-3 each, D Barry, S O'Sullivan 0-1 each. Report C McCarthy 1-4 (1-3 f,.0-1 65), N McCarthy 1-1, A Kidney, S Harrington, R Carroll, C Coughlan, J Byrnes, R Harrington (f) 0-1 each. Referee: B McSweeney (Erin's Own)
13 November 2021 Semi-final St Ita's 0-11 - 1-18 Dromtarriffe Mallow GAA Complex
S Harnedy 0-9 (6f, 1 '65’), D O'Brien 0-2. Report S Howard 0-7 (5f, 1 ‘65’), T Howard 1-2, B Murphy 0-3, S Coyne 0-2, D O'Keeffe 0-2; J O'Sullivan 0-2, Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

Final

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20 November 2021 Final Ballygiblin
(Avondhu)
2-18 - 0-18 Dromtarriffe
(Duhallow)
Páirc Uí Rinn
D Flynn 0-10 (0-8 f, 0-1 sideline), M Keane, S O’Sullivan 1-0 each, M Walsh, D Barry 0-3 each, K Duggan, C O’Sullivan 0-1 each. Report S Howard 0-9 (0-6 f), S Coyne 0-4, J O’Sullivan 0-2, T Howard, B Murphy, E Murphy 0-1 each. Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Séamus Harnedy St Ita's 1-18 21 2 10.50
2 Seán Howard Dromtarriffe 0-20 20 3 6.66
3 Darragh Flynn Ballygiblin 0-18 18 2 9.00
4 Cian McCarthy Passage 1-12 15 2 7.50
5 Tomás Howard Dromtarriffe 2-07 13 3 4.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Séamus Harnedy St Ita's 1-09 12 Ballymartle
2 Darragh Flynn Ballygiblin 0-10 10 Dromtarriffe
3 Séamus Harnedy St Ita's 0-09 9 Dromtarriffe
Seán Howard Dromtarriffe 0-09 9 Ballygiblin
5 Cian McCarthy Passage 0-08 8 Ballinascarthy
Darragh Flynn Ballygiblin 0-08 8 Passage
7 Tomás Howard Dromtarriffe 1-04 7 Ballinora
Cian McCarthy Passage 1-04 7 Ballygiblin
9 Jeremy Ryan Ballinascarthy 0-06 6 Passage
Tom O'Neill Passage 1-02 5 Ballinascarthy
Seán Howard Dromtarriffe 1-02 5 Ballinora

References

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  1. ^ Coughlan, John (20 November 2021). "Mark Keane and Darragh Flynn drive Ballygiblin hurlers to first county title". Echo Live. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Avondhu JAHC final: Sean O'Sullivan brace sets Ballygiblin on their way". Irish Examiner. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Carbery JAHC final: Ballinascarthy have too much firepower for Mary's". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Ballymartle stage comeback to snatch victory over Valley Rovers in South East JAHC final". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Dromtarriffe bask in glory to better battling Millstreet in cracking Duhallow JAHC final". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ^ Cashman, John (31 October 2021). "Junior hurling glory at last for St Ita's and Seamus Harnedy". Echo Live. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Ballinora firepower enough to claim Muskerry junior title over Inniscarra". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Passage make history with first city division title as Cian McCarthy hits 2-5". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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