2021 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details | |
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Province | Leinster |
Year | 2021 |
Trophy | Bob O'Keeffe Cup |
Date | 26 June – 17 July 2021 |
Teams | 6 |
Defending champions | Kilkenny |
Winners | |
Champions | Kilkenny (73rd win) |
Manager | Brian Cody |
Captain | Adrian Mullen |
Qualify for | Leinster SHC Final All-Ireland SHC |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Dublin |
Promotion/Relegation | |
Promoted team(s) | Westmeath |
Relegated team(s) | Antrim |
Other | |
Matches played | 5 |
Website | Leinster GAA |
The 2021 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2021 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Leinster GAA.[1] Kilkenny were the defending champions and eventual champions, defeating Dublin in the final.[2][3]
Teams[]
The Leinster championship was contested by four counties from the Irish province of Leinster, as well as one county from the province of Connacht and one county from the province of Ulster where the sport is only capable of supporting one county team at this level.
Team | Stadium | Location | Capacity |
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Antrim | Corrigan Park | Belfast | 2,100 |
N/A | Croke Park | Jones' Road | 82,300 |
Dublin | Parnell Park | Donnycarney | 8,500 |
Galway | Pearse Stadium | Salthill | 26,197 |
Kilkenny | UPMC Nowlan Park | O'Loughlin Road | 27,000 |
Laois | O'Moore Park | Portlaoise | 22,000 |
Wexford | Innovate Wexford Park | Clonard Road | 18,000 |
Personnel and general information[]
Team | Colours | Manager | Captain | Vice-captain | Sponsor | Most recent success | ||
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All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||||||
Antrim | ![]() |
Darren Gleeson | ||||||
Dublin | ![]() |
Mattie Kenny | Danny Sutcliffe | AIG | 1938 | 2013 | 2011 | |
Galway | ![]() |
Shane O'Neill | Pádraic Mannion | Conor Whelan | Supermacs | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 |
Kilkenny | ![]() |
Brian Cody | Adrian Mullen | Joey Holden | Glanbia | 2015 | 2020 | 2018 |
Laois | ![]() |
Eddie Brennan | Enda Rowland | Willie Dunphy | MW Hire Group | 1915 | 1949 | |
Wexford | ![]() |
Davy Fitzgerald | Gain | 1996 | 2019 | 1972-73 |
Bracket[]
Quarter Finals | Semi Final | Leinster Final | |||||||||
![]() | 3-31 | ||||||||||
![]() | 0-22 | ||||||||||
![]() | 1-18 | ||||||||||
![]() | 1-14 | ||||||||||
![]() | 0-19 | ||||||||||
![]() | 1-25 | ||||||||||
![]() | 2-37 | ||||||||||
![]() | 2-29 | ||||||||||
![]() | 5-31 | ||||||||||
![]() | 1-23 |
Fixtures[]
Quarter-finals[]
26 June 2021 Quarter-Final | Dublin ![]() |
3-31 – 0-22 | ![]() |
Navan | |
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Venue: Páirc Tailteann | |||||
Report |
26 June 2021 Quarter-Final | Wexford ![]() |
5-31 – 1-23 | ![]() |
Kilkenny | |
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Venue: Nowlan Park | |||||
Report |
Semi-finals[]
3 July 2021 Semi-final | Dublin ![]() |
1–18 (21) – (17) 1–14 | ![]() |
Dublin | |
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14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Croke Park | ||||
Gls: C Crummey 1 Pts: D Burke 6 (4f), D Sutcliffe 3, D Gray 2, R Hayes 2, A Nolan 1 (f), C Burke 1, R McBride 1, C Boland 1, C O’Sullivan 1. |
Report | Gls: C Whelan 1 Pts: J Canning 6 (4f, 1 ’65), C Whelan 2, E Niland 2 (1f), P Mannion 1, C Mannion 1, C Cooney 1, A Harte 1. |
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick) |
3 July 2021 Semi-final | Kilkenny ![]() |
2–37 (43) – (35) 2–29 (aet) |
![]() |
Dublin | |
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16:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0–15 – 0–14) (FT: 1–27 – 1–27) |
Venue: Croke Park | |||
Gls: E Cody 1, W Walsh 1. Pts: TJ Reid 16 (11fs, 1 ‘65); E Cody 5, R Reid 2, J Maher 2, J Bergin 2, E Murphy 1 (f), T Walsh 1, W Walsh 1, C Fogarty 1, A Mullen 1, J Donnelly 1, M Keoghan 1, A Murphy 1, B Ryan 1, M Carey 1. |
Report | Gls: M Fanning 1 (pen), D Dunne 1. Pts: L Chin 14 (12fs), R O’Connor 3, L Óg McGovern 2, S Murphy 2, C McDonald 2, M O’Hanlon 1, D O’Keeffe 1, P Morris 1 (f), J O’Connor 1, L Ryan 1, M Fanning 1 (f). |
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary) |
Relegation playoff[]
10 July 2021 Playoff | Antrim ![]() | 2-21 - 2-27 | ![]() | Parnell Park |
Report | Referee: Sean Cleere (Kilkenny) |
Final[]
17 July 2021 Final | Dublin ![]() |
0–19 (19) – (28) 1–25 | ![]() |
Dublin | |
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19:30 IST (UTC+1) | (HT: 0–9 – 0–12) | Venue: Croke Park | |||
Report | Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick) |
References[]
- ^ "Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2021". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Kilkenny surge to 73rd Leinster title after dominating second-half against Dublin". the42. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Leinster SHC Final: Kilkenny triumph at Croke Park". GAA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
Categories:
- 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship