2021 Joe McDonagh Cup

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2021 Joe McDonagh Cup
Dates26 June – 17 July 2021
Teams6
ChampionsColours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath (1st title)
Cormac Boyle (captain)
(manager)
Runners-upColours of Kerry.svg Kerry
(captain)
Fintan O'Connor (manager)
RelegatedColours of Kildare.svg Kildare
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored19 (2.38 per match)
Points scored351 (43.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colours of Meath.svg Jack Regan (1-36)
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The 2021 Joe McDonagh Cup was the fourth staging of the Joe McDonagh Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2018.[1] The competition, which was delayed for a second successive year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, began on 26 June 2021. The fixtures were published on 21 April 2021.[2]

Antrim, winner of the 2020 final, were promoted to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, while there was no relegation to or from the competition. Down and Kildare entered the competition from the Christy Ring Cup.[3]

On 17 July 2021, Westmeath won the Joe McDonagh Cup after a 2-28 to 1-24 win over Kerry in the at Croke Park.[4] It was their first ever cup title having previously lost two finals.[5]

Meath's Jack Regan was the championship's top scorer with 1-36.

Teams[]

Personnel and general information[]

Team Colours Location Stadium Capacity Sponsor Captain Manager
Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Netwatch Cullen Park 21,000 IT Carlow Tom Mullally
Down Colours of Down.svg Newry Páirc Esler 20,000 EOS IT Solutions
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg Tralee Austin Stack Park 12,000 Kerry Group Fintan O'Connor
Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg Newbridge St. Conleth's Park 8,200 Brady Family Ham David Herity
Meath Colours of Meath.svg Navan Páirc Tailteann 17,000 Glenveagh Properties
Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg Mullingar Cusack Park 11,000 Renault Cormac Boyle

Group Stage[]

Group A[]

Group A table[]

Key to colours
     Advance to Joe McDonagh Cup final
     Relegation Playoff
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2 2 0 0 2-42 1-39 6 4
2 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2 1 0 1 2-40 3-39 -2 2
3 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2 0 0 2 4-37 4-41 -4 0

Group A round 1[]

26 June 2021 Round 1 Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 3-16 - 2-22
(aet)		 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow St. Conleth's Park
J Burke 2-2, J Sheridan 0-5f, B Byrne 0-4f, C Smith 1-0, D Flaherty, K Whelan, C Dowling, C Derivan, S Ryan 0-1 each. Report C Nolan 0-10 (0-6f), K McDonald 2-2, D English 0-3f, JM Nolan (0-1 sideline), J Nolan, J Doyle 0-2 each, R Coady 0-1. Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

Group A round 2[]

3 July 2021 Round 2 Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg 0-18 - 0-23 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Netwatch Cullen Park
C Nolan 0-11 (0-7f), Jon Nolan 0-3, T Joyce 0-2, JM Nolan & D English 0-1 each. Report N O’Brien and K Doyle 0-6 (0-4f) each, J Boyle 0-3, N Mitchell & C Doyle 0-2 each, A Clarke, A Cox, J Coll & D Clinton 0-1 each. Referee: R McGann (Antrim)

Group A round 3[]

10 July 2021 Round 3 Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 2-19 - 1-21 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare TEG Cusack Park
K Doyle 0-8 (0-4f), N O’Brien 0-5 (0-4f), N Mitchell 1-1, C Doyle 1-0, J Coll 0-2, R Greville, D Glennon & D McNicholas 0-1 each. Report J Sheridan 1-5 (0-4f), B Byrne 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 65), P Divilly 0-3, J Burke & D Slattery 0-2 each, C Dowling, K Whelan & J Byrne 0-1 each. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Group B[]

Group B table[]

Key to colours
     Advance to Joe McDonagh Cup final
     Relegation Playoff
Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 2 1 0 1 3-45 1-49 2 2
2 Colours of Down.svg Down 2 1 0 1 2-48 4-40 2 2
3 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 2 1 0 1 2-44 2-28 -4 2

Group B round 1[]

26 June 2021 Round 1 Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 2-24 - 1-21 Colours of Down.svg Down Austin Stack Park
S Conway ( 1-8, 0-4F, 0-1 65), S Nolan (0-4, 0-1F)), M Boyle, P Boyle (0-4 each), B Mahony ( 0-3), C Hussey (1-0), F OSullivan ( 0-1) Report D Sands (1-2), P Sheehan (0-5, 0-4F), O McManus (0-4F), P Óg McCrickard (0-3), D Hughes ( 0-2), C Woods (0-1 65), R McCusker, T Prender, P Savage, and E Sands (0-1 each) Referee: C McAllister (Cork}

Group B round 2[]

3 July 2021 Round 2 Down Colours of Down.svg 1-27 - 2-16 Colours of Meath.svg Meath McKenna Park
P Sheehan 0-11, nine frees; R McClusker 1-1; T Prenter 0-3; D Sands 0-2; E Sands 0-2; P Savage 0-2; L Savage 0-1; C Egan 0-1; R Costello 0-1; J Doran 0-1, C Woods 0-1; O MacManus 0-1. Report J Regan 1-8, five frees; A Douglas 1-0; A Gannon 0-2; D Kelly 0-2; J Toher 0-2; I Bermingham 0-1; P Conneely 0-1. Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Group B round 3[]

10 July 2021 Round 3 Meath Colours of Meath.svg 0-28 - 1-21 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Páirc Tailteann
J Regan 0-11 (0-5f, 0-2 65, 0-1 s/l), P Conneely 0-6, A Douglas 0-3, P O'Hanrahan 0-2, S Quigley 0-2, I Birmingham 0-1, J Toher 0-1, A Gannon 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1. Report S Conway 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 65), C Hussey 1-1, P Boyle 0-4 (0-1f), S Nolan 0-2, D Collins 0-1, M Boyle 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, M Leane 0-1. Referee: S Hynes (Galway)

Relegation playoff[]

17 July 2021 Playoff Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 1-15 - 0-28 Colours of Meath.svg Meath Parnell Park
J Sheridan 1-5 (4 frees), B Byrne 0-2 (65, 1 free), P Divilly 0-2, J Travers 0-2, J Byrne 0-1 Conor Dowling 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, G Keegan 0-1. Report J Regan 0-17 (13 frees), E Ó Donnchadha 0-4, S Morris 0-2, J Toher 0-2, M O’Sullivan 0-2, A Gannon 0-1. Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)

Final[]

17 July 2021 Final Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 2-28 - 1-24 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry Croke Park
N Mitchell 1-4, K Doyle 0-6 (3fs), D Glennon 0-5, C Doyle 1-2, R Greville 0-4, N O’Brien (1f), A Clarke 0-2 each, J Boyle, A Craig, D McNicholas (f) 0-1 each. Report P Boyle 0-7 (3fs), M Boyle 1-3, S Conway 0-4 (2fs, 1s/l), C Hussey 0-3, S Nolan, B O’Mahony 0-2 each, J Diggins, C O’Keeffe, D Collins 0-1 each. Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jack Regan Meath 1-36 39 3 13.00
2 Shane Conway Kerry 1-22 25 3 8.33
3 Jack Sheridan Kildare 2-18 24 3 8.00
4 Chris Nolan Carlow 0-21 21 2 10.50
5 Killian Doyle Westmeath 0-20 20 3 6.66
6 Paul Sheehan Down 0-16 16 2 8.00
7 Pádraig Boyle Kerry 0-15 15 3 4.00
8 Niall Mitchell Westmeath 2-07 13 3 4.33
Niall O'Brien Westmeath 0-13 13 3 4.33
10 Brian Byrne Kildare 0-12 12 3 4.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Jack Regan Meath 0-17 17 Kildare
2 Jack Regan Meath 1-08 11 Down
Jack Regan Meath 0-11 11 Kerry
Shane Conway Kerry 1-08 11 Down
Chris Nolan Carlow 0-11 11 Westmeath
Paul Sheehan Down 0-11 11 Meath
7 Chris Nolan Carlow 0-10 10 Kildare
Shane Conway Kerry 0-10 10 Meath
9 Kevin McDonald Carlow 2-02 8 Kildare
James Burke Kildare 2-02 8 Carlow
Jack Sheridan Kildare 1-05 8 Westmeath
Jack Sheridan Kildare 1-05 8 Kildare
Killian Doyle Westmeath 0-08 8 Kildare

Miscellaneous[]

References[]

  1. ^ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ "2021 McDonagh, Ring, Rackard, and Meagher Cup draws". Hogan Stand. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ Team, The42. "Herity guides Kildare to Christy Ring Cup triumph over Down in Croke Park decider". The42.
  4. ^ "Westmeath end Joe McDonagh Cup hoodoo with victory over Kerry at Croke Park". Irish Independent. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Westmeath storm past Kingdom to win Joe McDonagh Cup". The 42. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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