| Dates | 11 September - 20 November 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Co-Op Superstores | ||
| Champions | Castlemartyr (1st title) Brian Lawton (captain) Daragh Moran (captain) Séamus Lawton (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Sarsfields | ||
| Relegated | Glen Rovers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 59 (2.46 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 804 (33.5 per match) | ||
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The 2021 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and the 112th staging overall of a championship for middle-ranking intermediate hurling teams in Cork. [1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021. [2] The championship began on 11 September 2021 and ended on 20 November 2021.
The final was played on 20 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Castlemartyr and Sarsfields, in what was their first ever meeting in a final in this grade. Castlemartyr won the match by 1–19 to 0–12 to claim their first championship title. [3]
The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship. [4]
Top seeds Second seeds Third seeds Fourth seeds
| Team | Location | Colours | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock | Blackrock | Green and yellow | 1 |
| Aghabullogue | Coachford | Green and yellow | 2 |
| Kildorrery | Kildorrery | Blue and white | 3 |
| Sarsfields | Glanmire | Blue, white and black | 4 |
| Mayfield | Mayfield | Red and white | 5 |
| Cloughduv | Cloughduv | Green and yellow | 6 |
| Midleton | Midleton | Black and white | 7 |
| Dungourney | Dungourney | Green and yellow | 8 |
| Douglas | Douglas | Green, black and white | 9 |
| Meelin | Meelin | Green and yellow | 10 |
| Glen Rovers | Blackpool | Green, black and yellow | 11 |
| Castlemartyr | Castlemartyr | Red and white | 12 |
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Sarsfields | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-47 | 3-41 | 12 | 6 |
| Aghabullogue | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-54 | 5-46 | 8 | 4 |
| Dungourney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-52 | 6-52 | -3 | 2 |
| Glen Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-51 | 3-65 | -17 | 0 |
| 12 September 2021Round 1 | Dungourney | 1-26 - 1-19 | Glen Rovers | Páirc Shéamuis de Barra |
| 12 September 2021Round 1 | Aghabullogue | 0-16 - 3-13 | Sarsfields | Church Road |
| 19 September 2021Round 2 | Glen Rovers | 1-20 - 2-22 | Aghabullogue | Ballincollig GAA Grounds |
| 19 September 2021Round 2 | Sarsfields | 2-17 - 3-13 | Dungourney | Páirc Lios gCúl |
| 9 October 2021Round 3 | Aghabullogue | 3-16 - 1-13 | Dungourney | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| 9 October 2021Round 3 | Sarsfields | 0-17 - 0-12 | Glen Rovers | Blarney GAA Grounds |
Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Castlemartyr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-75 | 5-52 | 23 | 6 |
| Mayfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-55 | 0-49 | 15 | 4 |
| Douglas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-50 | 3-64 | -17 | 2 |
| Blackrock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-42 | 3-57 | -15 | 0 |
| 11 September 2021Round 1 | Blackrock | 1-10 - 0-20 | Mayfield | Ballinlough Park |
| 12 September 2021Round 1 | Douglas | 1-20 - 3-29 | Castlemartyr | Castlelyons GAA Grounds |
| 19 September 2021Round 2 | Castlemartyr | 2-22 - 2-15 | Blackrock | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
| 19 September 2021Round 2 | Mayfield | 0-18 - 0-15 | Douglas | St. Vincent's Park |
| 9 October 2021Round 3 | Mayfield | 2-17 - 0-24 | Castlemartyr | Erin's Own GAA Grounds |
| 9 October 2021Round 3 | Blackrock | 0-17 - 1-15 | Douglas | Ballinlough Park |
Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cloughduv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-62 | 4-53 | 9 | 5 |
| Midleton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-50 | 1-54 | 8 | 4 |
| Kildorrery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-44 | 4-42 | -4 | 3 |
| Meelin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-45 | 4-52 | -13 | 0 |
| 11 September 2021Round 1 | Kildorrery | 1-17 - 1-17 | Cloughduv | Mourne Abbey |
| P O'Brien 0-9, J Keating 0-4, D Kent 1-0, C Harrington 0-3, W Fouhy 0-1. | B Verling 0-10, M Verling 1-2, M Walsh 0-2, S O'Connor 0-1, B Aherne 0-1, O O'Driscoll 0-1. |
| 12 September 2021Round 1 | Midleton | 1-18 - 0-16 | Meelin | O'Connell Park |
| 17 September 2021Round 2 | Meelin | 1-08 - 1-12 | Kildorrery | Newtownshandrum GAA Grounds |
| J O'Callaghan 0-4, J Curtin 1-0, J Forrest 0-2, M O'Keeffe 0-1, SM O'Sullivan 0-1. | F Stapleton 0-4, J Keating 0-4, E O'Connor 1-0, W Fouhy 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, D Kent 0-1. |
| 18 September 2021Round 2 | Cloughduv | 1-23 - 2-15 | Midleton | Ballinora GAA Grounds |
| 9 October 2021Round 3 | Cloughduv | 2-22 - 1-21 | Meelin | Kanturk GAA Grounds |
| 9 October 2021Round 3 | Kildorrery | 0-15 - 2-17 | Midleton | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
| P O'Brien 0-8, J Keating 0-4, M Walsh 0-1, F Stapleton 0-1, C Harrington 0-1. | A Mulcahy 0-14, A Quirke 1-1, G Manley 1-0, I Kennefick 0-2. |
| 23 October 2021Playoff | Glen Rovers | 2-12 - 1-16 | Blackrock | Ballincollig GAA Grounds |
| 23 October 2021Quarter-final | Cloughduv | 2-21 - 0-07 | Aghabullogue | Éire Óg GAA Grounds |
| 23 October 2021Quarter-final | Mayfield | 3-14 - 2-07 | Midleton | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
| 5 November 2021Semi-final | Sarsfields | 1-15 - 0-15 | Mayfield | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| E O'Sullivan 1-5, S O'Driscoll 0-3, J O'Leary 0-2, N Fitzpatrick 0-1, K Walsh 0-1, T Óg Murphy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, B Graham 0-1. | D O'Neill 0-6, N Kelly 0-4, G Lehane 0-1, S Keegan 0-1, MJ Coffey 0-1, K Punch 0-1, D Lucey 0-1. |
| 6 November 2021Semi-final | Castlemartyr | 3-21 - 2-18 | Cloughduv | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| 20 November 2021Final | Sarsfields | 0-12 - 1-19 | Castlemartyr | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| E O’Sullivan 0-9 (0-7 f, 02 65), S O’Driscoll, C Duggan, J Flannery 0-1 each. | Report | M Kelly 0-7 (0-4 f), Barry Lawton 0-4, Joe Stack 1-1, A Kelly 0-3, E Martin, N Madden, C Joyce, B Ó Tuama 0-1 each. | Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea) |
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