2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

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2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates6 August - 19 September 2021
Teams13
SponsorPettitt's SuperValu
ChampionsBorder Rapparees (2nd title)
Kevin Foley (captain)
Declan Ruth (manager)
Runners-upBorder St Anne's Rathangan
Aidan Rochford (captain)
David O'Connor (manager)
RelegatedBorder Oulart-the Ballagh
Border Fethard St. Mogue's
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored84 (2.9 per match)
Points scored1025 (35.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Diarmuid O'Keeffe (2-53)
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The 2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in . The championship began on 6 August 2021 and ended on 19 September 2021.

Shelmaliers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Anne's Rathangan at the semi-final stage.[1] Crossabeg-Ballymurn joined the championship after gaining promotion from the intermediate grade.[2] Oulart-the Ballagh and Fethard St. Mogue's were relegated from the championship.[3]

The final was played on 19 September 2021 at Chadwick's Wexford Park, between Rapparees and St Anne's Rathangan, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Rapparees won the match by 6-18 to 1-18 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1978.[4]

St Anne's Rathangan's Diarmuid O'Keeffe was the championship's top scorer with 2-53.

Results[]

Group A[]

Group A table[]

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Shelmaliers 3 3 0 0 77 60 17 6
Cloughbawn 3 2 0 1 61 68 3 4
St. Anne's Rathangan 3 1 0 2 65 69 -4 2
Crossabeg-Ballymurn 3 0 0 3 54 70 -16 0

Group A results[]

7 August 2021 Round 1 Shelmaliers 2-16 - 1-18 Cloughbawn Chadwick's Wexford Park
R Banville 0-6, P Hearne 1-0, S Keane-Carroll 1-0, J Kelly 0-2, G Malone 0-2, K Roche 0-2, C Hearne 0-2, E Doyle 0-1, J Cash 0-1. H Kehoe 1-4, B Whitty 0-7, C Flood 0-2, P Whitty 0-2, C Kehoe 0-1, L Flood 0-1, E Doyle 0-1.
8 August 2021 Round 1 Crossabeg-Ballymurn 2-15 - 2-17 St. Anne's Rathangan Chadwick's Wexford Park
P Foley 0-7, M Byrne 1-2, R Devereux 1-1, O Foley 0-2, N Murphy 0-2, E Kehoe 0-1. D O'Keeffe 0-10, M Fogarty 1-0, D Furlong 1-0, J Fogarty 0-2, L Rochford 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1, A Kennedy 0-1, L Óg McGovern 0-1.
14 August 2021 Round 2 St. Anne's Rathangan 0-20 - 3-14 Shelmaliers Chadwick's Wexford Park
D O'Keeffe 0-10, M Fogarty 0-2, M Furlong 0-2, J Fogarty 0-2, R Banville 1-8, P Hearne 2-0, J Kelly 0-2, C Hearne 0-1, S Donohoe 0-1, G Malone 0-1, S Keane-Carroll 0-1.
15 August 2021 Round 2 Cloughbawn 0-15 - 0-14 Crossabeg-Ballymurn Chadwick's Wexford Park
B Whitty 0-10, H Kehoe 0-2, C Flood 0-1, E Doyle 0-1, P Whitty 0-1. N Murphy 0-6, P Foley 0-3, O Foley 0-1, E Kehoe 0-1, B Roche 0-1, C Devereux 0-1, B Eviston 0-1.
21 August 2021 Round 3 Cloughbawn 0-25 - 2-16 St. Anne's Rathangan Chadwick's Wexford Park
B Whitty 0-12, C Flood 0-4, H Kehoe 0-4, L Flood 0-2, P Whitty 0-2, C Kehoe 0-1. D O'Keeffe 1-5, L Óg McGovern 0-5, A Rochford 1-0, D O'Brien 0-3, M Furlong 0-1, L Rochford 0-1, B Kavanagh 0-1.
22 August 2021 Round 3 Shelmaliers 3-23 - 2-13 Crossabeg-Ballymurn Chadwick's Wexford Park
R Banville 0-9, S Keane-Carroll 2-1, J Kelly 0-5, P Hearne 1-0, G Malone 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, C Hearne 0-1, J Cash 0-1, J Donohoe 0-1. E Kehoe 1-1, B Roche 1-0, O Foley 0-3, P Foley 0-3, N Murphy 0-3, C Devereux 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Group B[]

Group B table[]

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Rathnure 2 1 0 1 39 36 3 2
Oulart-the Ballagh 2 1 0 1 43 43 0 2
Faythe Harriers 2 1 0 1 35 38 -3 0

Group B fixtures[]

7 August 2021 Round 1 Oulart-the Ballagh 2-13 - 2-17 Faythe Harriers Chadwick's Wexford Park
B Dunne 1-8, G Sinnott 1-0, M Óg Storey 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1, D Buggy 0-1, M Doyle 0-1. L Chin 0-7, R Lawlor 2-0, G Murphy-Butler 0-3, J Sheil 0-2, C Heffernan 0-1, J Berry 0-1, J Bridges 0-1, W Mallon 0-1, C Ó Crualaoich 0-1.
13 August 2021 Round 2 Rathnure 1-17 - 2-18 Oulart-the Ballagh Chadwick's Wexford Park
S O'Connor 1-5, AJ Redmond 0-8, J Redmond 0-2, C O'Connor 0-1, S Lawlor 0-1. M Óg Storey 2-0, B Dunne 0-6, N Kirwan 0-3, M Doyle 0-3, D Gray 0-2, D Buggy 0-1, K Sheridan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1.
20 August 2021 Round 3 Faythe Harriers 0-12 - 1-16 Rathnure Chadwick's Wexford Park
L Chin 0-8, J Bridges 0-1, E Roche 0-1, K Scallan 0-1, P Farrell 0-1. J Redmond 0-8, S Lawlor 0-5, J Tobin 1-0, S O'Connor 0-2, R Higgins 0-1.

Group C[]

Group C table[]

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Rapparees 2 1 1 0 44 39 5 3
Naomh Éanna 2 1 0 1 50 45 5 2
Fethard St. Mogue's 2 0 1 1 43 53 -10 0

Group C fixtures[]

8 August 2021 Round 1 Rapparees 1-20 - 2-12 Naomh Éanna Chadwick's Wexford Park
R Mahon 0-8, K Foley 1-2, O pepper 0-2, A Tobin 0-2, L Connolly 0-1, T Mahon 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, B Edwards 0-1, R Fox 0-1. P Doyle 0-6, C McDonald 1-2, JJ Twamley 1-0, D Hughes 0-3, C Dunbar 0-1.
15 August 2021 Round 2 St. Mogue's 1-19 - 4-20 Naomh Éanna Chadwick's Wexford Park
C Byrne 0-10, C Dwyer 1-1, G Foley 0-3, B Power 0-2, J Tubritt 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1, J Sutton 0-1. C McDonald 3-3, P Doyle 0-9, C Dunbar 1-2, J Cullen 0-2, A Doyle 0-1, G Molloy 0-1, C McGuckin 0-1, D Hughes 0-1.
21 August 2021 Round 3 Rapparees 3-12 - 1-18 St. Mogue's Chadwick's Wexford Park
R Mahon 0-8, L Connolly 2-0, K Foley 1-2, T Mahon 0-2. C Byrne 0-10, M Dwyer 1-2, B Power 0-3, C Dwyer 0-2, G Foley 0-1.

Group D[]

Group D table[]

  Advance to knockout stage

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Glynn-Barntown 2 2 0 0 37 28 9 4
Ferns St Aidan's 2 1 0 1 40 42 -2 2
St. Martin's 2 0 0 2 37 44 -7 0

Group D fixtures[]

6 August 2021 Round 1 Glynn-Barntown 0-19 - 0-13 St. Martin's Chadwick's Wexford Park
J Leacy 0-8, M Fanning 0-4, S Wilde 0-3, G Moore 0-2, C Doyle 0-1, G Dempsey 0-1. J Coleman 0-9, Jack O'Connor 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, C Firman 0-1, C Coleman 0-1.
13 August 2021 Round 2 Ferns St Aidan's 0-15 - 1-15 Glynn-Barntown Chadwick's Wexford Park
P Morris 0-10, C Turner 0-2, J Tonks 0-1, D Doyle 0-1, T Dwyer 0-1. M Fanning 0-8, J Leacy 1-4, M Joyce 0-1, F Cooney 0-1, S Wilde 0-1.
22 August 2021 Round 3 St. Martin's 3-15 - 3-16 Ferns St Aidan's Chadwick's Wexford Park
J Coleman 0-8, C Coleman 1-0, M Coleman 1-0, C Lyng 1-0, R O'Connor 0-3, Jack O'Connor 0-2, D O'Leary 0-1, Joe O'Connor 0-1. I Byrne 0-9, C Byrne-Dunbar 2-2, D Doyle 1-2, B Jordan 0-3.

Knockout stage[]

Preliminary quarter-finals[]

28 August 2021 Preliminary quarter-final Oulart-the Ballagh 1-15 - 3-21 St Anne's Rathangan Chadwick's Wexford Park
S Murphy 1-3, D Buggy 0-3, G Sinnott 0-2, B Dunne 0-2, C O'Leary 0-2, M Óg Storey 0-1, N Kirwan 0-1, I Storey 0-1. D O'Keeffe 0-7, M Furlong 1-3, J Fogarty 1-3, L Óg McGovern 0-4, M Fogarty 1-0, L Rochford 0-3, D O'Brien 0-1.
28 August 2021 Preliminary quarter-final Ferns St Aidan's 2-29 - 1-30
(aet)		 Fethard St Mogues Chadwick's Wexford Park
I Byrne 1-13, C O'Connor 1-3, D Doyle 0-3, C Byrne-Dunbar 0-3, J Dwyer 0-2, C Turner 0-2, T Dwyer 0-1, J Tonks 0-1, J Breen 0-1. C Byrne 1-13, M Dwyer 0-6, C Dwyer 0-3, G Foley 0-3, J Tubritt 0-2, A Swan 0-1, D Whelan 0-1, J Sutton 0-1.
29 August 2021 Preliminary quarter-final Cloughbawn 1-16 - 2-22 Faythe Harriers Chadwick's Wexford Park
B Whitty 0-12, E Doyle 1-0, L Flood 0-1, P Whitty 0-1, C Flood 0-1, L Flood 0-1. L Chin 0-12, P Farrell 2-0, G Murphy-Butler 0-3, C Ó Crualaoich 0-3, J Bridges 0-2, E Roche 0-1, C Clancy 0-1.
29 August 2021 Preliminary quarter-final Naomh Éanna 2-25 - 1-28
(aet)
Penalties:
2-1		 St Martin's Chadwick's Wexford Park
D Hughes 1-10, A Doyle 1-2, J Doran 0-4, J Cullen 0-4, C Dunbar 0-2, C McDonald 0-2, R Hayes 0-1. J Coleman 0-12, Jack O'Connor 0-8, L Kavanagh 1-1, R O'Connor 0-2, B Maddock 0-1, C Coleman 0-1, J Firman 0-1, D Waters 0-1, D Codd 0-1.

Relegation playoffs[]

5 September 2021 Round 1 Crossabeg-Ballymurn 1-09 - 2-19 Cloughbawn O'Kennedy Park
N Murphy 0-4, P Foley 1-0, M Byrne 0-2, O Foley 0-2, B Murphy 0-1. B Whitty 0-9, C Flood 1-2, P Whitty 1-1, H Kehoe 0-3, S Keating 0-2, P Cullen 0-1, A Carton 0-1.
11 September 2021 Round 2 St. Martin's 1-26 - 0-16 Oulart-the Ballagh Chadwick's Wexford Park
Jack O'Connor 0-9, J Coleman 0-6, M Coleman 1-0, Joe O'Connor 0-3, R O'Connor 0-3, J Firman 0-2, B Maddock 0-1, L Kavanagh 0-1, C Coleman 0-1. B Dunne 0-9, C O'Leary 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, N Redmond 0-1, J Roche 0-1, T Dunne 0-1, G Sinnott 0-1.
11 September 2021 Round 2 Fethard St. Mogue's 1-15 - 1-16 Crossabeg-Ballymurn Chadwick's Wexford Park
C Byrne 0-7, M Dwyer 0-5, G O'Grady 1-0, M Wallace 0-2, C Dwyer 0-1. O Foley 1-5, N Murphy 0-7, E Kehoe 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, P Foley 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Quarter-finals[]

4 September 2021 Quarter-final Glynn-Barntown 1-22 - 1-17 Faythe Harriers Chadwick's Wexford Park
J Leacy (0-9, 6 frees), M Fanning (1-2, 1-0 pen, 2 frees); R White (0-3), M Doyle (0-3); F Cooney (0-2), M Joyce (0-1), G Moore (0-1); M Joyce (0-1). Report J Bridges (0-4); J Sheil (1-0), C Clancy (0-3), J Gordon (0-3 frees), W Mallon (0-2); J Berry (0-2, 1 free), K Scallan (0-1), L Chin (0-1), G Murphy-Butler (0-1).
4 September 2021 Quarter-final Rapparees 2-21 - 1-21 Ferns St Aidan's Chadwick's Wexford Park
O Pepper (1-2), A Tobin (1-2); R Mahon (0-5, 4 frees), L Connolly (0-4), K Foley (0-3, 1 line ball), J Kelly (0-2), B Edwards (0-1); J Peare (0-1), T Mahon (0-1 free). Report D Doyle (1-2), I Byrne (0-5 frees), P Morris (0-4), B Jordan (0-3), C Byrne-Dunbar (0-2), C Turner (0-2); J Dwyer (0-1), C O’Connor (0-1), G Bailey (0-1).
5 September 2021 Quarter-final Rathnure 1-12 - 3-19 St Anne's Rathangan Chadwick's Wexford Park
J Redmond 0-5, C O'Connor 1-0, S Lawlor 0-2, O Lennon 0-2, AJ Redmond 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1, R Higgins 0-1. L Óg McGovern 2-2, D O'Keeffe 0-6, D O'Brien 1-1, L Rochford 0-4, M Furlong 0-4, D Furlong 0-1, J Fogarty 0-1.
5 September 2021 Quarter-final Shelmaliers 1-20 - 0-16 Naomh Éanna Chadwick's Wexford Park
R Banville 0-9, C Hearne 1-1, J Donohoe 0-2, P Hearne 0-2, A Murphy 0-1, A Doyle 0-1, G Malone 0-1, B Malone 0-1, S Keane-Carroll 0-1, S Donohoe 0-1. D Hughes 0-8, J Doran 0-3, P Doyle 0-1, C McGuckin 0-1, J Cullen 0-1, A Doyle 0-1, C Dunbar 0-1.

Semi-finals[]

12 September 2021 Semi-final Glynn-Barntown 1-14 - 2-15 Rapparees Chadwick's Wexford Park
M Joyce (1-2), John Leacy (0-4, 3 frees, 1 ’65), Craig Doyle (0-3); Gary Moore (0-2, 1 line ball), Fionn Cooney (0-1), Rowan White (0-1), Shane Wilde (0-1). Report K Foley (1-2, 1-0 pen), R Mahon (0-4 frees), L Connolly (1-0), T Mahon (0-3, 2 frees), L Ryan (0-2), R Fox (0-2), A Roche (0-1); N Doyle (0-1).
12 September 2021 Semi-final Shelmaliers 1-16 - 2-19 St Anne's Rathangan Chadwick's Wexford Park
R Banville (0-8, 6 frees), C Hearne (1-0); P Hearne (0-3), G Malone (0-2), S Keane-Carroll (0-1), J Kelly (0-1), C O’Shaughnessy (0-1). Report D O’Keeffe (0-10, 9 frees), J Fogarty (1-2), P O’Keeffe (1-0), L Óg McGovern (0-2), M Furlong (0-2); D Furlong (0-2), L Rochford (0-1). Referee: B Redmond (Na Fianna Clonard)

Final[]

19 September 2021 Final Rapparees 6-18 - 1-17 St Anne's Rathangan Chadwick's Wexford Park
L Connolly 2-1; A Tobin 1-3; R Fox 1-2; O Pepper, J Kelly 1-1 each; T Mahon (3f), K Foley, R Mahon (2f) 0-3 each; N Doyle 0-1. Report D O’Keeffe 1-5 (4f, 1-0pen); D O’Brien 0-4; M Furlong 0-3; D Furlong, L Rochford 0-2 each; L McGovern 0-1. Referee: J Owens (Kilrush/Askamore)

Championship statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Diarmuid O'Keeffe St Anne's Rathangan 2-53 59 7 8.42
2 Bob Whitty Cloughbawn 0-50 50 5 10.00
3 Cian Byrne Fethard St Mogue's 1-40 43 4 10.75
Ross Banville Shelmaliers 1-40 43 5 8.00
5 Joe Coleman St Martin's 0-35 35 4 8.75
6 Ian Byrne Ferns St Aidan's 1-30 30 3 10.00
7 Billy Dunne Oulart-the Ballagh 1-25 28 4 7.00
Ryan Mahon Rapparees 0-28 28 5 5.60
Lee Chin Faythe Harriers 0-28 28 4 7.00
10 Darragh Hughes Naomh Éanna 1-22 25 4 6.25
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Ian Byrne Ferns St Aidan's 1-13 16 Fethard St Mogue's
Cian Byrne Fethard St Mogue's 1-13 16 Ferns St Aidan's
3 Darragh Hughes Naomh Éanna 1-10 13 St Martin's
3 Conor McDonald Naomh Éanna 3-03 12 Fethard St Mogue's
Bob Whitty Cloughbawn 0-12 12 St Anne's Rathangan
Bob Whitty Cloughbawn 0-12 12 Faythe Harriers
Lee Chin Faythe Harriers 0-12 12 Cloughbawn
Joe Coleman St Martin's 0-12 12 Naomh Éanna
9 Ross Banville Shelmaliers 1-08 11 St Anne's Rathangan
Billy Dunne Oulart-the Ballagh 1-08 11 Faythe Harriers

References[]

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  3. ^ "Oulart-The Ballagh lose senior status". Hogan Stand. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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