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
	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

Lismore v Tallow

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

Fourmilewater v Ballysaggart

29 August 2021Round 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.

Ballysaggart v Tallow

4 September 2021Round 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.

Lismore v Fourmilewater

5 September 2021Round 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.

Fourmilewater v Tallow

11 September 2021Round 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.

Lismore v Ballysaggart

11 September 2021Round 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
	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

Ballygunner v Ballyduff Upper

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

Ballygunner v Abbeyside

5 September 2021Round 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.

Abbeyside v Ballyduff Upper

12 September 2021Round 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
	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

De La Salle v Dungarvan

28 August 2021Round 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.

Mount Sion v De La Salle

4 September 2021Round 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.

Mount Sion v Dungarvan

12 September 2021Round 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
	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

Passage v Roanmore

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

Roanmore v Clonea

5 September 2021Round 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.

Clonea v Passage

11 September 2021Round 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

Ballyduff Upper v Clonea

25 September 2021Playoff	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.

Ballysaggart v De La Salle

2 October 2021Playoff	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

Ballygunner v Fourmilewater

18 September 2021Quarter-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.

Passage v Mount Sion

18 September 2021Quarter-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.

Lismore v Roanmore

18 September 2021Quarter-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.

Dungarvan v Abbeyside

19 September 2021Quarter-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

Ballygunner v Mount Sion

25 September 2021Semi-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.

Dungarvan v Roanmore

26 September 2021Semi-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

Ballygunner v Roanmore

3 October 2021Final	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
	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
	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

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.