2021 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

2021 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	28 August - 3 October 2021
Teams	13
Sponsor	J. J. Kavanagh & Sons
Champions	Ballygunner (20th title); Barry Coughlan (captain); Darragh O'Sullivan (manager)
Runners-up	Roanmore; Gavin O'Brien (captain); Peter Queally (manager)
Relegated	Ballyduff Upper; Ballysaggart
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	73 (3.04 per match)
Points scored	867 (36.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maurice Shanahan (7-43)
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The 2021 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897. The championship began on 28 August 2021 and ended on 3 October 2021.

Ballygunner were the defending champions.^[1] Ballyduff Upper and Ballysaggart were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a series of playoffs.

The final was played on 3 October 2021 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Ballygunner and Roanmore, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Ballygunner won the match by 2–27 to 0–13 to claim their 20th championship title overall and an eighth consecutive title.^[2]

Lismore's Maurice Shanahan was the championship's top scorer with 7-43.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ballyduff Upper^[3]

Results

Group A

Group A table

Advance to quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Lismore	3	2	0	1	7-59	2-63	11	4
Fourmilewater	3	2	0	1	1-60	3-50	4	4
Tallow	3	1	0	2	6-48	7-60	-14	2
Ballysaggart	3	1	0	2	4-61	6-56	-1	2

Group A results

29 August 2021 Round 1	Lismore	5-19 - 1-19	Tallow	Fraher Field
	M Shanahan 4-13,

29 August 2021 Round 1	Fourmilewater	1-19 - 1-17	Ballysaggart	Fraher Field
	A Ryan 0-11.		Stephen Bennett 0-11, C O'Gorman 1-1, Kieran Bennett 0-2, Cailean O'Gorman 0-1, Shane Bennett 0-1, Kyle Bennett 0-1.

4 September 2021 Round 2	Ballysaggart	2-22 - 4-17	Tallow	Fraher Field
	Stephen Bennett 1-11, Shane Bennett 1-1, Kieran Bennett 0-3, Kyle Bennett 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, S Mangan 0-1, R Walsh 0-1, K Cashel 0-1, S Ryan 0-1.		T Ryan 1-5, P O'Brien 1-2, R Grey 0-4, D Buckley 0-4, M Stewart 1-0, M O'Brien 1-0.

5 September 2021 Round 2	Lismore	1-20 - 0-22	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field
	M Shanahan 1-12, J Prendergast 0-2, R Barry 0-2, F Reaney 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1.		A Ryan 0-8, D Ryan 0-4, T Guiry 0-3, D Guiry 0-3, J Barron 0-2, C Gleeson 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

11 September 2021 Round 3	Fourmilewater	0-19 - 1-13	Tallow	Fraher Field
	J Barron 0-7, A Ryan 0-7, S Ryan 0-2, T Guiry 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, C Gleeson 0-1.		T Ryan 1-6, R Grey 0-3, R O'Sullivan 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, I Beecher 0-1, D Beecher 0-1.

11 September 2021 Round 3	Lismore	1-20 - 1-22	Ballysaggart	Fraher Field
	M Shanahan 1-9, J Shanahan 0-3, Jack Prendergast 0-3, John Prendergast 0-1, J Linehan 0-1, O O'Gorman 0-1, R Barry 0-1, J Heneghan 0-1.		Stephen Bennett 1-9, R Walsh 0-3, Kieran Bennett 0-2, Kyle Bennett 0-2, K Cashel 0-2, Shane Bennett 0-1, Cailean O'Gorman 0-1, Chris O'Gorman 0-1, E O'Brien 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

Advance to quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballygunner	2	2	0	0	2-53	2-26	27	4
Abbeyside	2	1	0	1	4-37	1-31	15	2
Ballyduff Upper	2	0	0	2	1-19	4-52	-41	0

Group B results

28 August 2021 Round 1	Ballygunner	1-31 - 1-10	Ballyduff Upper	Fraher Field
	D Hutchinson 1-6,

5 September 2021 Round 2	Ballygunner	1-22 - 1-16	Abbeyside	Walsh Park
	H Ruddle 1-2, M Mahony 0-4, C Sheahan 0-3, P Hogan 0-3, K Mahony 0-3, P Mahony 0-3, B O'Keeffe 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, D Hutchinson 0-1.		N Montgomery 1-1, M O'Halloran 0-4, M Fercombe 0-2, W Beresford 0-2, J Elsted 0-2, M Kiely 0-2, S Whelan-Barrett 0-1, C Prunty 0-1, E Kiely 0-1.

12 September 2021 Round 3	Abbeyside	3-21 - 0-09	Ballyduff Upper	Fraher Field
	M Ferncombe 0-7, M Kiely 1-3, R Foley 1-0, J Elsted 1-0, N Montgomery 0-3, S Cliffe 0-3, W Beresford 0-2, D Montgomery 0-1, M O'Halloran 0-1, P Hurney 0-1.		A Casey 0-4, M Kearney 0-4, J Kearney 0-1.

Group C

Group C table

Advance to quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Dungarvan	2	2	0	0	3-47	1-40	10	4
Mount Sion	2	1	0	1	2-43	1-41	8	2
De La Salle	2	0	0	2	1-30	4-39	-18	0

Group C results

28 August 2021 Round 1	De La Salle	1-16 - 2-20	Dungarvan	Fraher Field
	T Douglas 1-1, J Fagan 0-3, E Barrett 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, C McCann 0-1.		P Curran 1-12, C Curran 0-3, M Kiely 1-2, J Allen 0-1, D Lyons 0-1.

4 September 2021 Round 2	Mount Sion	2-19 - 0-14	De La Salle	Walsh Park
	M O'Neill 0-8, D Power 1-1, S Roche 1-1, A Gleeson 0-3, J Gleeson 0-2, A Kirwan 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, P Penkert 0-1, O Whelan 0-1.		R Halloran 0-4, E Barrett 0-3, E Meaney 0-2, J Dillon 0-1, T Douglas 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, C McCann 0-1, S Carton 0-1.

12 September 2021 Round 3	Mount Sion	0-24 - 1-27	Dungarvan	Walsh Park
	M O'Neill 0-13, S Roche 0-3, J Gleeson 0-2, MF O'Neill 0-2, E McGrath 0-2, J Kennedy 0-1, A Kirwan 0-1.		P Curran 0-11, M Kiely 1-2, C Curran 0-5, G Crotty 0-4, K Daly 0-1, J Burke 0-1, C Curran 0-1, G Power 0-1, T Loftus 0-1.

Group D

Group D table

Advance to quarter-finals Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Passage	2	2	0	0	6-31	1-33	13	4
Ronamore	2	1	0	1	1-38	3-31	1	2
Clonea	2	0	0	2	1-30	4-35	-14	0

Group D results

29 August 2021 Round 1	Passage	3-16 - 0-18	Roanmore	Walsh Park
	M Fitzgerald 2-3,

5 September 2021 Round 2	Roanmore	1-20 - 0-15	Clonea	Walsh Park
	G O'Brien 0-9, S Mackey 1-0, B Nolan 0-3, L Hearne 0-3, E O'Toole 0-2, E Flynn 0-1, C Dempsey 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Gleeson 0-11, M Curry 0-1, C Dalton 0-1, W Hahessy 0-1, B Power 0-1.

11 September 2021 Round 3	Clonea	1-15 - 3-15	Passage	Walsh Park
	B Power 0-14, J Power 1-0, C Kirwan 0-1.		T Connors 2-0, M Cummins 0-5, K Fitzgerald 0-5, M Fitzgerald 1-0, O Connors 0-3, S Lynch 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

Knockout stage

Relegation playoffs

25 September 2021 Playoff	Ballyduff Upper	0-14 - 2-23	Clonea	Fraher Field
	E Murray 0-6, M Kearney 0-5, T Flynn 0-2, K Casey 0-1.		B Power 1-6, C Kirwan 1-4, F Roche 0-4, J Gleeson 0-3, M Curry 0-2, M Power 0-1, R Flynn 0-1, S Clancy 0-1, J Power 0-1.

2 October 2021 Playoff	Ballysaggart	3-11 - 4-23	De La Salle	Fraher Field
	Stephen Bennett (1-8, 5fs), Eugene O'Brien, Shane Bennett (1-0 each), R Bennett, Chris O'Gorman, S Mangan (0-1 each).	Report	R Halloran (1-11, 6fs), C McCann (1-2), E Meaney (0-4), S O'Brien, P Nevin (1-0 each), S McNulty (0-2, 1f), S Ryan, E Barrett, J Fagan, T Douglas (0-1 each).

Quarter-finals

18 September 2021 Quarter-final	Ballygunner	1-23 - 1-15	Fourmilewater	Fraher Field
	P Mahony 0-9, K Mahony 1-3, P Hogan 0-3, D Hutchinson 0-3, C Sheehan 0-3, M Mahony 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		A Ryan 0-5, S Boyce 1-0, J Barron 0-3, D Guiry 0-2, C Gleeson 0-2, T Guiry 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, S Walsh 0-1.

18 September 2021 Quarter-final	Passage	3-15 - 2-19	Mount Sion	Walsh Park
	M Cummins 1-10, K Fitzgerald 1-2, L Flynn 1-1, G Cullinane 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1.		A Gleeson 2-4, M O'Neill 0-8, S Roche 0-3, O Whelan 0-2, L O'Brien 0-1, D Butler 0-1.

18 September 2021 Quarter-final	Lismore	4-13 - 4-14	Roanmore	Fraher Field
	M Shanahan 1-9, R Barry 3-1, C Daly 0-2, F Reaney 0-1.		G O'Brien 2-8, E Flynn 1-0, S Mackey 1-0, B Nolan 0-2, C Dempsey 0-1, R Furlong 0-1, E O'Toole 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.

19 September 2021 Quarter-final	Dungarvan	5-16 - 1-18	Abbeyside	Fraher Field
	P Curran 2-10, M Kiely 3-2, G Crotty 0-2, D Lyons 0-1, C Curran 0-1.		M Ferncombe 0-7, P Hurney 1-1, M O'Halloran 0-3, M Kiely 0-3, D Collins 0-2, J Elsted 0-1, R Foley 0-1.

Semi-finals

25 September 2021 Semi-final	Ballygunner	0-21 - 1-16	Mount Sion	Walsh Park
	P Mahony 0-8 (8fs), D Hutchinson, P Hogan 0-4 each, H Ruddle, M Mahony 0-2, S O’Sullivan 0-1.	Report	M O’Neill 0-9 (7fs), A Gleeson 1-4 (1-0 pen, 3fs), D Butler, MF O’Neill, S Roche 0-1 each.

26 September 2021 Semi-final	Dungarvan	0-12 - 1-15	Roanmore	Walsh Park
	P Curran 0-5 (0-4f), C Curran 0-3, M Kiely 0-2, C Curran, J Burke 0-1 each.	Report	G O’Brien 0-11 (0-8f), E O’Toole 1-0, S Mackey 0-2, S Burke, E Madigan 0-1 each.

Final

3 October 2021 Final	Ballygunner	2-27 - 0-13	Roanmore	Walsh Park
	D Hutchinson 1-9, P Mahony 0-9 (5fs), C Power 1-0, P Hogan, M Mahony, J Foley 0-2 each, K Mahony, H Ruddle, C Power 0-1 each.	Report	G O’Brien 0-7 (6fs, 1 65), L Hearne 0-2, S Burke, C Dempsey, Brian Nolan, Billy Nolan 0-1 each.	Referee: T Walsh

Championship statistics

Top scorers

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	4-13	25	Tallow
2	Patrick Curran	Dungarvan	2-10	16	Abbeyside
3	Maurice Shanahan	Lismore	1-12	15	Fourmilewater
3	Patrick Curran	Dungarvan	1-12	15	De La Salle
5	Gavin O'Brien	Roanmore	2-08	14	Lismore
	Stephen Bennett	Ballysaggart	1-11	14	Tallow
	Reuben Halloran	De La Salle	1-11	14	Ballysaggart
	Billy Power	Clonea	0-14	14	Passage
9	Mikey Cummins	Passage	1-10	13	Mount Sion
9	Martin O'Neill	Mount Sion	0-13	13	Dungarvan

Miscellaneous

The relegation play-off between De La Salle and Ballysaggart was called off at the last minute because of a floodlight failure at Fraher Field.^[4]
Roanmore qualified for the final for the first time since 1990.^[5]

References

^ Moynihan, Michael (30 August 2020). "Waterford gap widens, but all Ballygunner can do is look after their own standards". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "Eight is great for Ballygunner as they continue Déise domination". The 42. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Kearney returns to Ballyduff Upper to senior ranks". Irish Examiner. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "Waterford SHC relegation play-off postponed after floodlight failure". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ "Roanmore end 31-year wait to reach Waterford SHC final". Hogan Stand. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[1] Moynihan, Michael (30 August 2020). "Waterford gap widens, but all Ballygunner can do is look after their own standards". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[2] "Eight is great for Ballygunner as they continue Déise domination". The 42. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[3] "Kearney returns to Ballyduff Upper to senior ranks". Irish Examiner. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[4] "Waterford SHC relegation play-off postponed after floodlight failure". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[5] "Roanmore end 31-year wait to reach Waterford SHC final". Hogan Stand. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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