2021 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

The 2021 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and the 133rd staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking hurling teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021.^[1] The championship began on 14 July 2021 and ended on 21 November 2021.

2021 Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	14 July - 21 November 2021
Teams	12 clubs 5 colleges/divisions
Sponsor	Co-Op Superstores
Champions	Midleton (8th title) Conor Lehane (captain) Ger FitzGerald (manager)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers Cathal Hickey (captain) Ian Lynam (manager)
Relegated	Carrigtwohill
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	80 (2.76 per match)
Points scored	1086 (37.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Patrick Horgan (6-56)
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Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Midleton at the semi-final stage.^[2][3] Carrigtwohill were relegated from the championship after being beaten in a playoff by Charleville.^[4]

The final was played on 21 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Midleton, in what was their first meeting in a final in 30 years. Midleton won the match by 0–24 to 1–18 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a first title since 2013.^[5]

Patrick Horgan was the championship's top scorer with 6-56.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

• Charleville^[6]

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Hurling Championship

• Ballyhea^[7]

Participating teams

Clubs

The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.^[8]

  Top seeds   Second seeds   Third seeds   Fourth seeds

Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain	Seeding
Blackrock	Blackrock	Green and yellow	Fergal Ryan	Michael O'Halloran	1
Glen Rovers	Blackpool	Green, black and yellow	Ian Lynam	Cathal Hickey	2
Sarsfields	Glanmire	Blue, black and white}	Barry Myers	Daniel Kearney	3
Douglas	Douglas	Green, white and black	Mark O'Callaghan	Mark Harrington	4
Erin's Own	Glounthaune	Blue and red	Martin Bowen	Cian O'Connor	5
Na Piarsaigh	Farranree	Black and yellow	Colm O'Sullivan	Christopher Joyce	6
Newtownshandrum	Newtownshandrum	Green and yellow	Pat Mulcahy	Conor Griffin	7
Midleton	Midleton	Black and white	Ger FitzGerald	Conor Lehane	8
St. Finbarr's	Togher	Blue and yellow	Ronan Curran	Olan Murphy	9
Carrigtwohill	Carrigtwohill	Blue and gold	Seánie O'Farrell	Pat O'Sullivan	10
Bishopstown	Bishopstown	Maroon and white	Robin Murray	Ken O'Halloran	11
Charleville	Charleville	Red and white	Mark Foley	Alan Dennehy	12

Divisions and colleges

Team	Location	Colours	Manager	Captain
Duhallow	Duhallow	Orange and black	Donie O'Mahony
Imokilly	East Cork	Red and white	Ciarán Cronin	Séamus Harnedy
Muskerry	Muskerry	White and green	Diarmuid Kirwan
Seandún	Cork city	Red and white	Justin McCarthy
University College Cork	College Road	Red and black	Tom Kingston	Niall O'Leary

Group stage

Group A

Table

  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Douglas	3	3	0	0	0-67	2-35	26	6
Glen Rovers	3	2	0	1	4-47	2-56	-3	4
Newtownshandrum	3	0	1	2	3-52	3-61	-9	1
Bishopstown	3	0	1	2	2-41	2-55	-14	1

Results

Glen Rovers v Douglas

11 September 2021 Round 1	Glen Rovers	1-10 - 0-24	Douglas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Horgan (0-5 f) 0-8, D Brosnan 1-0, C Dorris, D Noonan 0-1 each.	Report	S Kingston (0-6 f) 0-10, D O’Mahony 0-3, M Harrington, M O’Connor, A Cadogan, B Turnbull 0-2 each, C O’Donovan, B Hartnett, E Dolan 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Ballincollig)

Newtownshandrum v Bishopstown

12 September 2021 Round 1	Newtownshandrum	1-18 - 1-18	Bishopstown	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	C O’Brien 1-2; C Griffin 0-4; M Ryan (two frees), J Coughlan (one sideline) 0-3 each; C Twomey, C Bowles 0-2 each; S Griffin, Jerry Lane 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Driscoll 1-2; J Scally 0-4 (all frees); P Cronin 0-3; C O’Hora, C Hegarty (two frees), B Murray 0-2 each; T Murray, D Lester, B O’Driscoll 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Bishopstown v Glen Rovers

18 September 2021 Round 2	Bishopstown	0-13 - 1-17	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	P Cronin 0-5 (0-4 f), B Murray 0-4, C O’Driscoll 0-2, Colin O’Driscoll, T Murray 0-1 each.	Report	P Horgan 1-10 (0-6 f), L Coughlan 0-3, S Kennefick, D Brosnan, L Horgan, M Dooley 0-1 each.	Referee: J Larkin (Ballinora)

Newtownshandrum v Douglas

18 September 2021 Round 2	Newtownshandrum	0-15 - 0-23	Douglas	O'Connell Park
	J Coughlan 0-12 f, M Ryan (f), S Griffin, J Lane 0-1 each.	Report	S Kingston 0-14 (0-8 f), E Dolan 0-3, A Cadogan 0-2, M O'Connor, B Hartnett, D O'Mahony, B Turnbull 0-1 each.	Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton)

Glen Rovers v Newtownshandrum

10 October 2021 Round 3	Glen Rovers	2-20 - 2-19	Newtownshandrum	Clyda Rovers GAA Grounds
	P Horgan 2-13 (0-8 f, 0-1 65), D Brosnan 0-2, L Coughlan, L Horgan, M Dooley, C Dorris, E Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	J Coughlan 1-7 (0-4 f, 0-1 pen), D Stack 1-0, M Ryan, T O’Mahony, C Twomey, J Lane 0-2 each, M Thompson, C Griffin, D O’Connor, S Griffin 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Ballincollig)

Douglas v Bishopstown

10 October 2021 Round 3	Douglas	0-20 - 1-10	Bishopstown	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	S Kingston 0-10 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), A Cadogan 0-2, D Maher, D Murphy, M Harrington, C O'Donovan, S Moylan, M O'Connor, M Turnbull, D Harte 0-1 each.	Report	J Scally 0-4 (0-3 f), C O'Hora 1-0, T Murray 0-3 (0-1 65), B Murray 0-2 (0-1 65), C Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)

Group B

Table

  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	10-67	4-41	44	6
Midleton	3	2	0	1	4-64	4-49	15	4
Na Piarsaigh	3	1	0	2	2-47	4-70	-29	2
Carrigtwohill	3	0	0	3	1-45	5-63	-30	0

Results

Midleton v Carrigtwohill

11 September 2021 Round 1	Midleton	0-24 - 1-14	Carrigtwohill	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Lehane (0-11, 0-3 frees, 0- 2 ‘65); P Haughney (0-4); R O’Regan, L O’Farrell (0-2 each); T O’Connell, C Walsh, S O’Farrell, S O’Meara, P White (0-1 each).	Report	L Gosnell (0-6, 0-6 frees); S Devlin (1-2, 1-2 frees); S Walsh (0-5, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ‘65); B Twomey (0-1).	Referee: M Maher

Sarsfields v Na Piarsaigh

11 September 2021 Round 1	Sarsfields	2-28 - 2-12	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Myers 0-14 (0-10 f), J Sweeney, D Hogan 1-2, C Darcy 0-3, J O’Connor 0-2, D Kearney 0-2, L Hackett, E Murphy, C McCarthy 0-1 each.	Report	E Sheehan 1-2, K Forde 1-1, D Connery 0-4 f, P Guest 0-2, S Forde, C Hanifin, C Bowen 0-1 each.	Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea)

Na Piarsaigh v Midleton

17 September 2021 Round 2	Na Piarsaigh	0-14 - 2-26	Midleton	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Hanifin 0-3 (0-1 65), E Sheehan 0-3 (0-1 f), C Joyce 0-2, D Connery 0-2 f, C Buckley, K Forde, P Guest, K Moynihan 0-1 each.	Report	L O’Farrell 2-4, C Beausang 0-7, C Lehane 0-6 (0-2 f, 0-1 65), P Haughney, S Quirke 0-3 each, Sean O’Farrell 0-2, P White 0-1.	Referee: N Wall (Ballincollig)

Carrigtwohill v Sarsfields

19 September 2021 Round 2	Carrigtwohill	0-15 - 5-18	Sarsfields	Erin's Own GAA Grounds
	S Walsh 0-7 (0-3 f), L Gosnell 0-5 (0-4 f), B Twomey, L O’Sullivan, S Devlin (f) 0-1 each.	Report	A Myers 1-9 (1-0 pen, 0-6 f), D Hogan 3-0, D Kearney 0-5, J O’Connor 1-0, J Sweeney 0-3, P O’Driscoll 0-1.	Referee: D Daly (Brian Dillons)

Sarsfields v Midleton

10 October 2021 Round 3	Sarsfields	3-21 - 2-14	Midleton	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Myers 0-10 (0-7 f), L Hackett 2-0, D Kearney 0-5, J Sweeney 1-2, D Hogan, J O’Connor, L Healy (f), K Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	C Lehane 0-6 (0-4 f), L O’Farrell 1-2, S Quirke 0-3, D Quirke 1-0, P Haughney 0-2, C Beausang 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Na Piarsaigh v Carrigtwohill

10 October 2021 Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	0-21 - 0-16	Carrigtwohill	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	P Guest 0-8 (0-6 f), Evan Sheehan 0-3, D Connery 0-3 (0-1 65), S Forde, Eoin Sheehan 0-2 each, C Hannifin, C Buckley, P O’Rourke 0-1 each.	Report	L Gosnell 0-8 (0-7 f), S Walsh 0-6 (0-1 f), J Hogan, J Mulcahy 0-1 each.	Referee: I McCarthy (Bandon)

Group C

Table

  Advance to knockout stage   Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Blackrock	3	2	0	1	6-61	2-57	16	4
Erin's Own	3	1	2	0	6-51	4-55	2	4
St. Finbarr's	3	1	1	1	5-59	8-47	3	3
Charleville	3	0	1	2	4-53	7-65	-21	1

Results

Blackrock v Erin's Own

10 September 2021 Round 1	Blackrock	1-19 - 2-18	Erin's Own	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Meaney 1-2, A Connolly 0-4 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), A O’Callaghan 0-3, T Deasy, M O’Keeffe, R Cotter 0-2 each, M O’Halloran, G Norberg, S O’Keeffe, D O’Farrell 0-1 each.	Report	E Murphy 1-9 (0-8 f), R O’Flynn 0-6, S Guilfoyle 1-0, C Coakley, M O’Carroll, C Lenihan 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

St. Finbarr's v Charleville

11 September 2021 Round 1	St. Finbarr's	4-22 - 2-15	Charleville	Mallow GAA Complex
	B Cunningham 0-7 (0-2 f, 0-1 65), D Cahalane, B Hayes 1-1 each, C Cahalane 0-4 (0-2 f), I Lordan (pen) B Hennessy 1-0 each, E Finn, J Cahalane 0-3 each; G O’Connor, E Keane, E Twomey 0-1 each.	Report	D Fitzgibbon 1-5 (0-2 f); A Cagney 0-3 (0-1 f); J O’Brien 1-0; D Casey 0-2; J O’Callaghan, G Kelleher, D O’Flynn, J Doyle, T Hawe 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Erin's Own v St. Finbarr's

18 September 2021 Round 2	Erin's Own	3-10 - 1-16	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R O’Flynn 2-2, B Ramsey 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 65), C O’Callaghan 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, S Guilfoyle, E Murphy (0-1f), S Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	B Cunningham 1-6 (0-4f), E Finn 0-3, C Dennehy, C Cahalane, B Hayes 0-2 each, J Cahalane 0-1.	Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

Charleville v Blackrock

18 September 2021 Round 2	Charleville	0-18 - 2-20	Blackrock	Banteer Sportsfield
	D Fitzgibbon 0-9 (0-5 f, 0-1 65), G Kelleher 0-3, D O’Flynn, A Cagney 0-2 each, J O’Callaghan, J O’Brien 0-1 each.	Report	A Connolly 1-7 (0-5 f), T Deasy 1-1, R Cotter 0-3, Cathal Cormack, D Meaney, M O’Halloran 0-2 each, N Cashman, S O’Keeffe, M O’Keeffe 0-1 each.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Blackrock v St. Finbarr's

10 October 2021 Round 3	Blackrock	3-22 - 0-21	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Connolly 2-9 (0-6, 0-2 65), M O’Keeffe 0-4, M O’Halloran 1-2, S O’Keeffe, J O’Sullivan 0-2 each, R Cotter, S Murphy, Ciarán Cormack 0-1 each.	Report	B Cunningham 0-10 (0-8 f), B Hayes, C Cahalane 0-3 each, J Cahalane 0-2, C Walsh, B Hennessy, E Twomey 0-1 each.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Erin's Own v Charleville

10 October 2021 Round 3	Erin's Own	1-23 - 2-20	Charleville	Dr. Croke Park
	E Murphy 0-13 (0-11 f); C O’Callaghan 1-0; M O’Carroll, M Collins 0-2 each; S Cronin, J O’Carroll, C Coakley, K Murphy, R O’Flynn, I O’Mahony 0-1 each.	Report	D Fitzgibbon 1-12 (1-9 f); D O’Flynn 0-4; A Cagney 1-0; J Doyle 0-2; J O’Brien, C Buckley 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Divisional/colleges sections

Round 1

Duhallow v Muskerry

14 July 2021 Round 1	Duhallow	0-09 - 3-22	Muskerry	Banteer Sportsfield
	M Ellis (0-3, 0-2f, 0-1’65), S O’Reilly 0-3f, K Tarrant, M O’Callaghan, M Vaughan 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Callaghan 0-6 (0-4f), M Lucey (1-3); E Maher 1-1, C O’Driscoll 1-0, M Verling 0-3, K Murphy 0-3, D Holmes 0-2, C Cotter 0-2, M O’Riordan, S Bourke 0-1 each.	Referee: N O'Neill (Midleton)

Round 2

Seandún v Muskerry

21 July 2021 Round 2	Seandún	3-17 - 0-16	Muskerry	Ballincollig Sportsfield
	S Duggan 2-1, D O’Neill 0-6 f, C McCarthy 1-2, M Mullins 0-3 D Malone 0-2, N Kelly, MJ Coffey, B Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	M Bradley 0-3 f, B Keating 0-3, M Verling, K Murphy 0-2 each, S Burke, D Holmes, D Desmond, M O’Riordan, C O’Driscoll, M Lucey 0-1 each.	Referee: B Murphy (Carrigtwohill)

University College Cork v Imokilly

28 September 2021 Round 2	University College Cork	1-20 - 1-21	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Bowe, S Conway (0-3f) 0-7 each, E Power 1-1, M Kehoe 0-2, E Carey, P Cadell, N Montgomery 0-1 each.	Report	L O’Shea 0-5f, A Spillane 1-2, S O’Regan 0-4, M McCarthy 0-3, Barry Lawton (0-1f), Brian Lawton, S Harnedy 0-2 each, C Joyce 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Final

Seandún v Imokilly

3 October 2021 Final	Seandún	0-16 - 4-36	Imokilly	Páirc Uí Rinn
	N Kelly 0-8 (0-4 f), D O’Neill 0-3 (0-2 f), B Murphy, K Punch, K Ahern, K Murphy, K Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	L O’Shea 0-10 (0-2 f), M Kelly 0-7, S Desmond 1-3, S O’Regan 1-2, Barry Lawton 0-5, J Stack 1-1, S Hegarty 1-0, A Fenton, Brian Lawton 0-2 each, M McCarthy, D Kearney, D Mangan, B Mulcahy 0-1 each.

Relegation playoff

Playoff

Carrigtwohill v Charleville

23 October 2021 Playoff	Carrigtwohill	2-22 - 1-25 Penalties: 2-3	Charleville	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	S Walsh 0-10 (0-6 f, 0-2 65), L Gosnell 1-4, J Mulcahy 1-3, B Twomey, T Hogan 0-2 each, P Hogan 0-1.	Report	D Fitzgibbon 0-9 (0-4 f, 0-1 65), D O’Flynn 0-5, C Buckley 1-0, M Kavanagh, J Doyle 0-3 each, A Cagney 0-2, C O’Carroll, G Kelleher, J O’Brien 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (St. Finbarr's)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
						Glen Rovers		1-17
						Sarsfields		0-18
	Imokilly		1-14
	Glen Rovers		1-15
											Glen Rovers		1-18
											Midleton		0-24
	Douglas		1-12
	Blackrock		3-16
						Blackrock		3-19
						Midleton		4-22
	Erin’s Own		0-19
	Midleton		0-23

Quarter-finals

Erin's Own v Midleton

22 October 2021 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	0-19 - 0-23	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	E Murphy 0-6 (0-5 f), R O’Flynn 0-4, M O’Carroll, B Ramsey (0-1 f) 0-2 each, S Bowen (f), J O’Carroll, K Murphy, M Collins and R Twomey 0-1 each.	Report	C Lehane 0-9 (0-6 f, 0-1 65), C Beausang, L O’Farrell 0-4 each, C Walsh, S Quirke 0-2 each, A Mulcahy, R O'Regan 0-1 each.	Referee: N Wall (Ballincollig)

Douglas v Blackrock

24 October 2021 Quarter-final	Douglas	1-12 - 3-16	Blackrock	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Turnbull (1-2), S Kingston (0-4, 0-3 frees), A Cadogan and M O’Connor (0-2 each), B Hartnett and C O’Donovan (0-1 each).	Report	A Connolly (2-3, 0-3 frees), R Cotter (1-2) M O’Halloran (0-4), M O’Keeffe and S O’Keeffe (0-2 each), J O’Sullivan, N Cashman and S Murphy (0-1 each).	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Imokilly v Glen Rovers

24 October 2021 Quarter-final	Imokilly	1-14 - 1-15	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	S O’Regan 1-3 (0-1 f), L O’Shea 0-4 (0-3 f, 0-1 65), Brian Lawton 0-3, S Harnedy 0-2, M McCarthy, M Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	P Horgan 1-2 (0-1 65), B Moylan (f), S Kennefick 0-3 each, D Noonan, D Brosnan 0-2 each, L Horgan, M Dooley, C Dorris 0-1 each.	Referee: S Stokes (Tullylease)

Semi-finals

Blackrock v Midleton

7 November 2021 Semi-final	Blackrock	3-19 - 4-22	Midleton	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Connolly 0-8 (0-7 f), J O'Sullivan 1-3, N Cashman 1-2 (0-1 65), M O'Keeffe 1-0, D Meaney, R Cotter 0-2 each, S Murphy 0-1.	Report	C Lehane 0-10 (0-6 f), C Beausang 1-4, R O'Regan 1-2, L O'Farrell 1-1, P White 1-0, P Haughney 0-2, S O'Leary-Hayes, T O'Connell, S Quirke 0-1 each.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Sarsfields v Glen Rovers

7 November 2021 Semi-final	Sarsfields	0-18 - 1-17	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Myers 0-8 (0-5f), J O’Connor 0-5, C Darcy 0-2, K Murphy, L Hackett, B Nodwell 0-1 each.	Report	P Horgan 1-11 (0-5f, 0-1 65), D Brosnan, S Kennefick 0-2 each, C Dorris, A O’Donovan 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)

Final

Midleton v Glen Rovers

21 November 2021 Final	Midleton	0-24 - 1-18	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	C Lehane 0-13 (0-8 f), R O’Regan 0-4, P White, C Beausang, S O’Meara 0-2 each, L O’Farrell 0-1.	Report	P Horgan 1-12 (0-10 f), S Kennefick 0-3, D Brosnan, L Horgan, E Downey 0-1 each.	Referee: M Maher (St Finbarr's)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	6-56	74	6	12.33
2	Conor Lehane	Midleton	0-55	55	6	9.16
3	Alan Connolly	Blackrock	5-31	46	5	9.20
4	Aaron Myers	Sarsfields	1-41	44	4	11.00
5	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Charleville	2-35	41	4	10.25
6	Shane Kingston	Douglas	0-38	38	4	9.50
7	Eoghan Murphy	Erin's Own	1-29	32	4	8.00
8	Seán Walsh	Carrigtwohill	0-28	28	4	7.00
9	Luke O'Farrell	Midleton	4-14	26	6	4.33
	Ben Cunningham	St. Finbarr's	1-23	26	3	8.66
	Liam Gosnell	Carrigtwohill	1-23	26	4	6.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	2-13	19	Newtownshandrum
2	Alan Connolly	Blackrock	2-09	15	St. Finbarr's
	Darragh Fitzgibbon	Charleville	1-12	15	Erin's Own
	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-12	15	Midleton
5	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-11	14	Sarsfields
	Aaron Myers	Sarsfields	0-14	14	Na Piarsaigh
	Shane Kingston	Douglas	0-14	14	Newtownshandrum
8	Patrick Horgan	Glen Rovers	1-10	13	Bishopstown
	Eoghan Murphy	Erin's Own	0-13	13	Charleville
	Conor Lehane	Midleton	0-13	13	Glen Rovers

Miscellaneous

• Seandún return to the championship for the first time since the 2010 Championship
• Seandún recorded their first championship victory over Muskerry in 62 years.^[9] It was also the divisional sides first championship win since 2003.
• Midleton win the title for the first time since 2013.
• Glen Rovers become the first team since Cloyne in 2006 to lose three finals in a row.