2021 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Explained
| Year: | 2021 |
| Dates: | 17 July – 12 September 2021 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Matches: | 25 |
| Team: | Galway |
| Titles: | 4th |
| Captain: | Sarah Dervan |
| Manager: | Donal O'Rourke |
| Team2: | Cork |
| Captain2: | Linda Collins |
| Manager2: | Paudie Murray |
| Previous: | 2020 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the premier inter-county competition of the 2021 camogie season.
The winners received the O'Duffy Cup.[1] [2] Galway defeated Cork in the final to claim their 4th title.[3]
Teams
Twelve county teams competed in the Senior Championship. 22 lower-ranked county teams competed in the Intermediate and Junior Championships.
Format
Group stage
The twelve teams were drawn into three group, each containing four teams.[4] Each team played each other team in its group once. Two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw.[5]
Knock-out stage
The runners-up in groups 1, 2 and 3 and the winners of one group played in the quarter-finals. The other 2 group winners got a bye to the semi-final stage.
The bottom team in each group had to play-off to decide the team relegated to the Intermediate Championship.[6]
Group stage
Group games took place between 17 July and 1 August.
Key to colours| | Advance to semi-finals |
| | Advance to quarter-finals |
| | Relegation playoff | |
Group 1
| width=165 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Diff | width=20 | Pts |
|---|
| Tipperary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +38 | 6 |
| Wexford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Limerick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 2 |
| Offaly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -26 | 0 | |
| Date: | 17 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 1 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Team1: | Limerick |
| Score: | 1-13 2-12 |
| Team2: | Wexford |
| Stadium: | Newcastle West |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Liz Dempsey |
| Date: | 18 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 1 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Team1: | Offaly |
| Score: | 1-12 3-23 |
| Team2: | Tipperary |
| Stadium: | St Rynagh's, Banagher |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Philip McDonald |
| Date: | 24 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 2 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Team1: | Wexford |
| Score: | 4-10 0-15 |
| Team2: | Offaly |
| Stadium: | Wexford Park |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Ray Kelly |
| Date: | 25 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 2 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Score: | 2-20 1-11 |
| Team2: | Limerick |
| Stadium: | Nenagh Éire Óg |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Justin Heffernan |
| Date: | 31 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 3 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Offaly |
| Score: | 2-09 0-17 |
| Team2: | Limerick |
| Stadium: | St Rynagh's, Banagher |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Justin Heffernan |
| Date: | 1 August 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 3 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Score: | 4-11 1-11 |
| Team2: | Wexford |
| Stadium: | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Andy Larkin |
Group 2
| width=165 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Diff | width=20 | Pts |
|---|
| Cork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +27 | 6 |
| Waterford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 4 |
| Dublin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -26 | 2 |
| Down | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 | |
| Date: | 17 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 1 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Waterford |
| Score: | 0-16 0-15 |
| Team2: | Down |
| Stadium: | Walsh Park |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Justin Heffernan |
| Date: | 18 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 1 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Score: | 2-19 0-12 |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Stadium: | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Kevin O'Brien |
| Date: | 24 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 2 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Team1: | Down |
| Score: | 0-10 1-13 |
| Team2: | Cork |
| Stadium: | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Gavin Donegan |
| Date: | 24 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 2 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Team1: | Dublin |
| Score: | 0-09 2-17 |
| Team2: | Waterford |
| Stadium: | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | John Dermody |
| Date: | 31 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 3 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Score: | 2-19 3-08 |
| Team2: | Waterford |
| Stadium: | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Barry Nea |
| Date: | 31 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 3 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Team1: | Down |
| Score: | 0-11 1-09 |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Stadium: | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Eamon Cassidy |
Group 3
| width=165 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Diff | width=20 | Pts |
|---|
| Galway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +24 | 6 |
| Kilkenny | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 4 |
| Clare | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 2 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -32 | 0 | |
| Date: | 17 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 1 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Team1: | Galway |
| Score: | 3-16 1-05 |
| Team2: | Westmeath |
| Stadium: | Kenny Park, Athenry |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Ray Kelly |
| Date: | 17 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 1 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Clare |
| Score: | 0-16 0-22 |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Stadium: | Sixmilebridge |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Andy Larkin |
| Date: | 24 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 2 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Westmeath |
| Score: | 1-11 2-17 |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Stadium: | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Kevin O'Brien |
| Date: | 24 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 2 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Team1: | Galway |
| Score: | 2-12 2-06 |
| Team2: | Clare |
| Stadium: | Kenny Park, Athenry |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Liz Dempsey |
| Date: | 31 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 3 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Clare |
| Score: | 2-12 0-12 |
| Team2: | Westmeath |
| Stadium: | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Cathal McAllister |
| Date: | 31 July 2021 |
| Round: | Group stage Round 3 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Team1: | Kilkenny |
| Score: | 0-15 1-13 |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Stadium: | John Lockes, Callan |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | John Dermody |
Relegation play-off
| Date: | 14 August 2021 |
| Round: | Relegation Semi-final |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Down |
| Score: | 1-16 5-12 |
| Team2: | Offaly |
| Stadium: | Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Ray Kelly |
| Date: | 21 August 2021 |
| Round: | Relegation Final |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Team1: | Westmeath |
| Score: | 2-04 1-17 |
| Team2: | Down |
| Stadium: | Inniskeen |
| Report: | Result |
| Referee: | Gavin Donegan |
Knockout stage
| Date: | 21 August 2021 |
| Round: | Quarter-final |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Team1: | Wexford |
| Score: | 1-12 3-19 |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Stadium: | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Andrew Larkin (Cork) |
| Date: | 21 August 2021 |
| Round: | Quarter-final |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Score: | 0-17 0-11 |
| Team2: | Waterford |
| Stadium: | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Liz Dempsey (Kilkenny) |
| Date: | 29 August 2021 |
| Round: | Semi-final |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Team1: | Galway |
| Score: | 1-13 0-12 |
| Team2: | Tipperary |
| Stadium: | Croke Park |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Ray Kelly (Kildare) |
| Date: | 29 August 2021 |
| Round: | Semi-final |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Score: | 0-15 1-11 |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Stadium: | Croke Park |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | John Dermody (Westmeath) |
See main article: 2021 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final.
| Date: | 12 September 2021 |
| Round: | 2021 All-Ireland Final |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Score: | 1-12 1-15 |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Stadium: | Croke Park |
| Report: | Report |
| Referee: | Liz Dempsey (Kilkenny) |
References
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Camogie Association launch 2021 All-Ireland Camogie Championships. Sport. GBFM. July 15, 2021.
- Web site: All-Ireland Camogie Championship to commence without title sponsor. Eoghan. Cormican. July 15, 2021. Irish Examiner.
- Web site: Late Siobhan McGrath goal helps Galway regain All-Ireland Camogie crown in tense final against Cork. Raf. Diallo. September 12, 2021. RTE.
- Web site: Latest All-Ireland Camogie Championship fixtures 2021. RTE Sport. July 10, 2021.
- Web site: All-Ireland Camogie Championship tables 2021. RTE Sport. July 17, 2021.
- Web site: All-Ireland Camogie Championship dates and formats 2021. Irish News. May 26, 2021.
