2021 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2021 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:24 August - 10 October 2021
Teams:8
Sponsor:Bathshack
Champions: Cúchulains Dunloy
Count:15
Champions Captain:Paul Shiels
Champions Manager:Gregory O'Kane
Runners-Up: O'Donovan Rossa
Runners-Up Captain:Stephen Beatty
Runners-Up Manager:Cóilín Ó Murchíú
Relegated: Tír na nÓg, Randalstown
Matches:17
Goals:58
Points:671
Previous Year:2020
Previous Tournament:2020 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2022
Next Tournament:2022 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship

The 2021 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 121st staging of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Antrim County Board in 1901. The championship began on 24 August 2021 and ended on 10 October 2021.

Cúchulains Dunloy entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 10 October 2021 at Corrigan Park in Belfast, between Cúchulains Dunloy and O'Donovan Rossa, in what was their first meeting in a final in 24 years. Cúchulains Dunloy won the match by 3–23 to 1–14 to claim their 15th championship title overall and a third successive title.[2]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Antrim Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group 1

Group 1 table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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O'Donovan Rossa33008357266
Loughgiel Shamrocks32017864144
St Enda's31026486-222
McQuillan's Ballycastle30036583-180

Group 2

Group 2 table

TeamMatchesScorePts
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Cúchulains Dunloy321010757505
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall32108657295
St John's31028089-92
Tír na nÓg, Randalstown300348118-700

Knockout stage

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dunloy make use of strong breeze to claim third Antrim title in four years. RTÉ Sport. 13 September 2020. 6 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Classy Dunloy make it three-in-a-row in Antrim. RTÉ Sport. 10 October 2020. 10 October 2020.
  3. Web site: A century's heartache forgotten as Tir na nOg lift Intermediate title. The Saffron Gael. 12 September 2020. 4 October 2021.