2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 124th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 6 November 2021 and ended on 20 November 2021.

2021 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates6–20 November 2021
Teams7
SponsorCo-Op Superstores
Champions Ballygiblin (1st title)
Fionn Herlihy (captain)
Ronan Dwane (manager)
Runners-up Dromtarriffe
Jack Murphy (captain)
John Howard (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Points scored172 (28.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Séamus Harnedy (1-18)
2020 (Previous)(Next) 2022

The final was played on 20 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Ballygiblin and Dromtarriffe, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Ballygiblin won the match by 2–18 to 0–18 to claim their first championship title.[1]

Séamus Harnedy was the championship's top scorer with 1–18.

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipChampions#
AvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallygiblin[2]
CarberySouth West Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallinascarthy[3]
CarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallymartle[4]
DuhallowDuhallow Junior A Hurling ChampionshipDromtarriffe[5]
ImokillyEast Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipSt Ita's[6]
MuskerryMid Cork Junior A Hurling ChampionshipBallinora[7]
SeandúnCity Junior A Hurling ChampionshipPassage[8]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Dromtarriffe2200+124Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Millstreet2200+204
3 Banteer2002-40
4 Kanturk2002-280

Dromtarriffe 1-23 - 2-11 Kanturk

Banteer 0-15 - 0-16 Millstreet

Dromtarriffe 0-17 - 1-11 Banteer

Kanturk 0-11 - 2-24 Millstreet

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Newmarket2200+94Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Kilbrin2101+132
3 Castlemagner2002-220

Newmarket 0-19 - 2-11 Kilbrin

Castlemagner 2-09 - 0-22 Newmarket

Kilbrin 2-24 - 0-15 Castlemagner

Knockout Stage

Semi-FinalsFinal
      
Dromtarriffe2-26
Kilbrin1-17
Dromtarriffe2-18
Millstreet1-14
Newmarket0-15
Millstreet1-17

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Dromina3210+285Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Kilshannaig3210+85
3 Liscarroll-Churchtown Gaels3102-82
4 Shanballymore3003-280

Dromina 4-19 - 1-09 Shanballymore

Kilshannig 4-14 - 2-13 LC Gaels

LC Gaels 2-15 - 0-13 Shanballymore

Dromina 1-18 - 3-12 Kilshannig

Kilshannig 1-14 - 0-16 Shanballymore

LC Gaels 1-11 - 2-17 Dromina

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Ballygiblin3210+255Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Killavullen3201+154
3 Fermoy3111+13
4 Araglen3003-410

Fermoy 3-21 - 3-09 Araglen

Ballygiblin 2-14 - 1-13 Killavullen

Ballygiblin 0-16 - 2-10 Fermoy

Killavullen 1-19 - 1-11 Araglen

Killavullen 1-17 - 0-09 Fermoy

Araglen 0-09 - 3-21 Ballygiblin

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Ballyhooly3210+475Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Clyda Rovers3210+365
3 Buttevant3102-192
4 Ballyclough3003-640

Buttevant 2-16 - 0-14 Ballyclough

Clyda Rovers 1-17 - 1-17 Ballyhooly

Clyda Rovers 0-23 - 1-11 Buttevant

Ballyhooly 4-31 - 1-11 Ballyclough

Ballyhooly 3-23 - 1-11 Buttevant

Ballyclough 0-10 - 4-25 Clyda Rovers

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsQualification
1 Harbour Rovers2110+163Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Charleville2110+43
3 Castletownroche2002-200

Charleville 1-17 - 0-20 Harbour Rovers

Harbour Rovers 1-22 - 0-09 Castletownroche

Castletownroche 2-16 - 1-23 Charleville

Knockout Stage

Quarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
         
Clyda Rovers2-07
Harbour Rovers0-12
Clyda Rovers2-16
Dromina1-13
Dromina1-13
Killavullen0-15
Clyda Rovers0-10
Ballygiblin2-12
Kilshannig0-12
Ballygiblin0-15 AET
Ballygiblin1-14
Charleville0-15
Ballyhooly1-14
Charleville2-12

Results

Bracket

Quarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
      
Passage
(Seandun)
1-15
Ballinascarthy
(Carbery)
0-16
Ballygiblin
(Avondhu)
1-16
Passage
(Seandun)
2-11
Ballygiblin
(Avondhu)
2-18
Dromtarriffe
(Duhallow)
0-18
Ballymartle
(Carrigdhoun)
1-06
St Ita's
(Imokilly)
2-16
St Ita's
(Imokilly)
0-11
Dromtarriffe
(Duhallow)
1-18
Ballinora
(Muskerry)
0-08
Dromtarriffe
(Duhallow)
1-19

Quarter-finals

6 November 2021 Quarter-final Passage 1-15 - 0-16 Ballinascarthy Brinny Sportsfield
C McCarthy 0-8 (0-4 f, 0-1 sl), T O’Neill 1-2, N McCarthy 0-2, S Harrington, G Carroll, C Coughlan 0-1 each.ReportJ Ryan 0-6 (0-4 f), C Cullinane 0-3, B O’Donovan, R O’Flynn 0-2 each, C Ryan, L Murray, C O’Neill 0-1 each.
6 November 2021 Quarter-final Ballymartle 1-06 - 2-16 St Ita's Éire Óg GAA Grounds
D O'Leary 0-4, P Geary 1-0, F Desmond 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.S Harnedy 1-9, F Foley 1-0, D O'Rourke 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1, E Coleman 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, E Loughlin 0-1, G Coleman 0-1.
6 November 2021 Quarter-final Ballinora 0-08 - 1-19 Dromtarriffe Coachford Sportsfield
L Lyons 0-4f, S Kingston (’65), K Murphy, C Quirke, A O’Shea 0-1 each.ReportT Howard 1-4, S Howard 0-4 (0-2f), D O’Keeffe 0-3, B Murphy 0-3, K Cremin 0-2, J Murphy, J O’Sullivan, S Coyne 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

13 November 2021 Semi-final Ballygiblin 1-16 - 2-11 Passage Glenville GAA Grounds
D Flynn 0-8 (0-7 f), A Donegan 1-0, J O'Sullivan, M Walsh 0-3 each, D Barry, S O'Sullivan 0-1 each.ReportC McCarthy 1-4 (1-3 f,.0-1 65), N McCarthy 1-1, A Kidney, S Harrington, R Carroll, C Coughlan, J Byrnes, R Harrington (f) 0-1 each.Referee: B McSweeney (Erin's Own)
13 November 2021 Semi-final St Ita's 0-11 - 1-18 Dromtarriffe Mallow GAA Complex
S Harnedy 0-9 (6f, 1 '65’), D O'Brien 0-2.ReportS Howard 0-7 (5f, 1 ‘65’), T Howard 1-2, B Murphy 0-3, S Coyne 0-2, D O'Keeffe 0-2; J O'Sullivan 0-2,Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

Final

20 November 2021 Final Ballygiblin
(Avondhu)
2-18 - 0-18 Dromtarriffe
(Duhallow)
Páirc Uí Rinn
D Flynn 0-10 (0-8 f, 0-1 sideline), M Keane, S O’Sullivan 1-0 each, M Walsh, D Barry 0-3 each, K Duggan, C O’Sullivan 0-1 each.ReportS Howard 0-9 (0-6 f), S Coyne 0-4, J O’Sullivan 0-2, T Howard, B Murphy, E Murphy 0-1 each.Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Séamus HarnedySt Ita's1-1821210.50
2Seán HowardDromtarriffe0-202036.66
3Darragh FlynnBallygiblin0-181829.00
4Cian McCarthyPassage1-121527.50
5Tomás HowardDromtarriffe2-071334.33
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Séamus HarnedySt Ita's1-0912Ballymartle
2Darragh FlynnBallygiblin0-1010Dromtarriffe
3Séamus HarnedySt Ita's0-099Dromtarriffe
Seán HowardDromtarriffe0-099Ballygiblin
5Cian McCarthyPassage0-088Ballinascarthy
Darragh FlynnBallygiblin0-088Passage
7Tomás HowardDromtarriffe1-047Ballinora
Cian McCarthyPassage1-047Ballygiblin
9Jeremy RyanBallinascarthy0-066Passage
Tom O'NeillPassage1-025Ballinascarthy
Seán HowardDromtarriffe1-025Ballinora

References