2021 National Camogie League

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2021 National Camogie League
League details
Dates15 May – 20 June 2021
Teams39
League champions
Winners Kilkenny (15th win)
CaptainMeighan Farrell
Manager Brian Dowling
League runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain Sarah Dervan
ManagerCathal Murray
Other division winners
Division 2 Down
Division 3 Wexford
Division 4 Cavan
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 National Camogie League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, took place in Ireland in summer 2021. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It was won by Kilkenny. [7]

Contents

Format

League structure

The 2021 National Camogie League consists of four divisions:

Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:

If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Finals

In Division 1, two group winners (chosen randomly) advance to the semi-finals, while one group winner and the three group runners-up play in the quarter-finals.

In Division 2, the top two teams in each group advance to the quarter-finals.

In Division 3, the top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals.

In Division 4, the top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals.

Relegation

In Division 1, the 3 third-placed teams play a relegation semi-final and relegation final, with the loser relegated.

In Division 2, the last-placed team in each group plays in the relegation semi-finals, with the losers going into the relegation final, with the losers relegated. [1]

In Division 3, the 2 fourth-placed teams play a relegation playoff, with the losers relegated.

Fixtures and results

Division 1

Group games were played on 15, 22 and 29 May 2021.

Group 1

TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2200+216Advance to NCL semi-final
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 2101–103Advance to NCL quarter-final
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 2002–110Relegation playoff

Group 2

TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2200+156Advance to NCL semi-final
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2101+43Advance to NCL quarter-final
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford (R)2002–190Relegation playoff

Group 3

TeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (C)2200+306Advance to NCL quarter-final
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 2101–233
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2002–70Relegation playoff

Relegation playoffs

12 June 2021
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation semi-final		Clare1-17 – 2-11Dublin St. Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: John Dermody
Report
19 June 2021
14:00 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation final		Waterford1-10 – 1-11Dublin St. Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: John Dermody (Westmeath)
B Carton 0-6(5fs); V Falconer 1-0; N Rockett, A Flynn, C O’Sullivan, S Curran (f) 0-1 each Report A Maher 1-7(0-5fs, 0-1 '45'); E Flanagan, K Finnegan 0-2 each

Finals

5 June 2021
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-final		Kilkenny2-10 – 0-13Limerick St. Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: John Dermody
Report
6 June 2021
14:30 IST (UTC+1)
Quarter-final		Tipperary4-17 – 0-13Offaly John Locke's GAA, Callan
Referee: Justin Heffernan
Report
13 June 2021
13:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final		Kilkenny3-12 – 0-19Tipperary Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: John McDonagh
D Gaule 2-8 (0-8fs, 1-0 pen); K Nolan 1-2; M O’Connell, A Doyle 0-1 each Report C Devane 0-11(6fs); E McGrath 0-2; R Howard, S Fryday, E Fryday, N Walsh, G O’Brien, O O’Dwyer 0-1 each
13 June 2021
17:00 IST (UTC+1)
Semi-final		Cork1-17 – 1-19
a.e.t.		Galway Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: Liz Dempsey
Report
20 June 2021
19:30 IST (UTC+1)
2021 Camogie League Final		Kilkenny1-18 – 1-15Galway Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 2,400
Report

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References

  1. 1 2 GBFM, Sport (10 April 2021). "Littlewoods National Camogie League Fixtures for 2021 Confirmed".
  2. ↑ "Division 1".
  3. ↑ Neville, Jack (12 April 2021). "Limerick's Camogie League fixtures revealed".
  4. ↑ "Ladies NFL and Camogie League fixtures". Meath Chronicle.
  5. ↑ "Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League scheduled revealed". 12 April 2021 – via www.rte.ie.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  7. ↑ "Aoife Doyle scores a goal so good that you'll have to watch it twice". SportsJOE.ie.
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