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.
| Dates | 28 August – 21 November 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Sponsor | Molloy Environmental | ||
| Champions |  St Rynagh's (20th title)Conor Clancy (captain) Ken Hogan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  CoolderryDavid King (captain) Brian Culbert (manager) | ||
| Relegated | .svg){kind=small} Drumcullen | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 29 | ||
| Goals scored | 62 (2.14 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 993 (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
editGroup stage
editAdvance to knockout stage Advance to relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Coolderry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 83 | 47 | 8 |
| Kilcormac–Killoughey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 87 | 40 | 8 |
| St Rynagh's | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 99 | 9 | 8 |
| Shinrone | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 94 | 27 | 6 |
| Birr | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 80 | 24 | 6 |
| Ballinamere | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 113 | 112 | 1 | 5 |
| Belmont | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 91 | -10 | 5 |
| Kinnitty | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 103 | -22 | 4 |
| Seir Kieran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 131 | -42 | 0 |
| Drumcullen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 140 | -74 | 0 |
Relegation stage
editPlayoff
edit| 6 November 2021 Playoff | Seir Kieran | 2-22 - 2-17 | Drumcullen | Kinnitty GAA Grounds |
Knockout stage
editSemi-finals
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "2021 Offaly Club Championship Draws". Offaly GAA website. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "St Rynagh's dig deep to finally claim Offaly SHC crown". RTÉ Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Corrigan, Kevin (14 August 2021). "Dominant St Rynagh's worthy champions as K/K left floundering". Offaly Express. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Ten Teams For Offaly SHC in 2021". Midlands 103. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Injury-time goal sees St Rynagh's complete Offaly SHC three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.