2021 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship
| Dates | 11 September - 20 November 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Co-Op Superstores | ||
| Champions | Castlemartyr (1st title) Brian Lawton (captain) Daragh Moran (captain) Séamus Lawton (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Sarsfields | ||
| Relegated | Glen Rovers | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Goals scored | 59 (2.46 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 804 (33.5 per match) | ||
| |||
The 2021 Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship was the second staging of the Cork Intermediate A Hurling Championship and the 112th staging overall of a championship for middle-ranking intermediate hurling teams in Cork.[1] The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021.[2] The championship began on 11 September 2021 and ended on 20 November 2021.
The final was played on 20 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Castlemartyr and Sarsfields, in what was their first ever meeting in a final in this grade. Castlemartyr won the match by 1–19 to 0–12 to claim their first championship title.[3]
Participating teams
[edit]The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.[4]
Top seeds Second seeds Third seeds Fourth seeds
| Team | Location | Colours | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock | Blackrock | Green and yellow | 1 |
| Aghabullogue | Coachford | Green and yellow | 2 |
| Kildorrery | Kildorrery | Blue and white | 3 |
| Sarsfields | Glanmire | Blue, white and black | 4 |
| Mayfield | Mayfield | Red and white | 5 |
| Cloughduv | Cloughduv | Green and yellow | 6 |
| Midleton | Midleton | Black and white | 7 |
| Dungourney | Dungourney | Green and yellow | 8 |
| Douglas | Douglas | Green, black and white | 9 |
| Meelin | Meelin | Green and yellow | 10 |
| Glen Rovers | Blackpool | Green, black and yellow | 11 |
| Castlemartyr | Castlemartyr | Red and white | 12 |
Group A
[edit]Table
[edit]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 | 5-47 | 3-41 | 12 | 6 |
| Aghabullogue | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-54 | 5-46 | 8 | 4 |
| Dungourney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-52 | 6-52 | -3 | 2 |
| Glen Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-51 | 3-65 | -17 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
[edit]| 12 September 2021 Round 1 | Dungourney | 1-26 - 1-19 | Glen Rovers | Páirc Shéamuis de Barra |
| 12 September 2021 Round 1 | Aghabullogue | 0-16 - 3-13 | Sarsfields | Church Road |
| 19 September 2021 Round 2 | Glen Rovers | 1-20 - 2-22 | Aghabullogue | Ballincollig GAA Grounds |
| 19 September 2021 Round 2 | Sarsfields | 2-17 - 3-13 | Dungourney | Páirc Lios gCúl |
| 9 October 2021 Round 3 | Aghabullogue | 3-16 - 1-13 | Dungourney | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| 9 October 2021 Round 3 | Sarsfields | 0-17 - 0-12 | Glen Rovers | Blarney GAA Grounds |
Group B
[edit]Table
[edit]Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Castlemartyr | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-75 | 5-52 | 23 | 6 |
| Mayfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-55 | 0-49 | 15 | 4 |
| Douglas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-50 | 3-64 | -17 | 2 |
| Blackrock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-42 | 3-57 | -15 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
[edit]| 11 September 2021 Round 1 | Blackrock | 1-10 - 0-20 | Mayfield | Ballinlough Park |
| 12 September 2021 Round 1 | Douglas | 1-20 - 3-29 | Castlemartyr | Castlelyons GAA Grounds |
| 19 September 2021 Round 2 | Castlemartyr | 2-22 - 2-15 | Blackrock | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
| 19 September 2021 Round 2 | Mayfield | 0-18 - 0-15 | Douglas | St. Vincent's Park |
| 9 October 2021 Round 3 | Mayfield | 2-17 - 0-24 | Castlemartyr | Erin's Own GAA Grounds |
| 9 October 2021 Round 3 | Blackrock | 0-17 - 1-15 | Douglas | Ballinlough Park |
Group C
[edit]Table
[edit]Advance to knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cloughduv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-62 | 4-53 | 9 | 5 |
| Midleton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-50 | 1-54 | 8 | 4 |
| Kildorrery | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-44 | 4-42 | -4 | 3 |
| Meelin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-45 | 4-52 | -13 | 0 |
Fixtures and results
[edit]| 11 September 2021 Round 1 | Kildorrery | 1-17 - 1-17 | Cloughduv | Mourne Abbey |
| P O'Brien 0-9, J Keating 0-4, D Kent 1-0, C Harrington 0-3, W Fouhy 0-1. | B Verling 0-10, M Verling 1-2, M Walsh 0-2, S O'Connor 0-1, B Aherne 0-1, O O'Driscoll 0-1. |
| 12 September 2021 Round 1 | Midleton | 1-18 - 0-16 | Meelin | O'Connell Park |
| 17 September 2021 Round 2 | Meelin | 1-08 - 1-12 | Kildorrery | Newtownshandrum GAA Grounds |
| J O'Callaghan 0-4, J Curtin 1-0, J Forrest 0-2, M O'Keeffe 0-1, SM O'Sullivan 0-1. | F Stapleton 0-4, J Keating 0-4, E O'Connor 1-0, W Fouhy 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, D Kent 0-1. |
| 18 September 2021 Round 2 | Cloughduv | 1-23 - 2-15 | Midleton | Ballinora GAA Grounds |
| 9 October 2021 Round 3 | Cloughduv | 2-22 - 1-21 | Meelin | Kanturk GAA Grounds |
| 9 October 2021 Round 3 | Kildorrery | 0-15 - 2-17 | Midleton | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
| P O'Brien 0-8, J Keating 0-4, M Walsh 0-1, F Stapleton 0-1, C Harrington 0-1. | A Mulcahy 0-14, A Quirke 1-1, G Manley 1-0, I Kennefick 0-2. |
Knockout stage
[edit]Relegation playoff
[edit]| 23 October 2021 Playoff | Glen Rovers | 2-12 - 1-16 | Blackrock | Ballincollig GAA Grounds |
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 23 October 2021 Quarter-final | Cloughduv | 2-21 - 0-07 | Aghabullogue | Éire Óg GAA Grounds |
| 23 October 2021 Quarter-final | Mayfield | 3-14 - 2-07 | Midleton | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 5 November 2021 Semi-final | Sarsfields | 1-15 - 0-15 | Mayfield | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| E O'Sullivan 1-5, S O'Driscoll 0-3, J O'Leary 0-2, N Fitzpatrick 0-1, K Walsh 0-1, T Óg Murphy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, B Graham 0-1. | D O'Neill 0-6, N Kelly 0-4, G Lehane 0-1, S Keegan 0-1, MJ Coffey 0-1, K Punch 0-1, D Lucey 0-1. |
| 6 November 2021 Semi-final | Castlemartyr | 3-21 - 2-18 | Cloughduv | Páirc Uí Rinn |
Final
[edit]| 20 November 2021 Final | Sarsfields | 0-12 - 1-19 | Castlemartyr | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| E O’Sullivan 0-9 (0-7 f, 02 65), S O’Driscoll, C Duggan, J Flannery 0-1 each. | Report | M Kelly 0-7 (0-4 f), Barry Lawton 0-4, Joe Stack 1-1, A Kelly 0-3, E Martin, N Madden, C Joyce, B Ó Tuama 0-1 each. | Referee: D Copps (Ballyhea) |
References
[edit]- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (26 March 2019). "Here's a breakdown of the proposals to restructure the Cork county championships". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (29 April 2021). "West Cork group of death pick of county championship draws". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ Fogarty, John (20 November 2021). "IAHC: Castlemartyr win a second county title in space of three months". Echo Live. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (27 April 2021). "Cork GAA reveal seedings for county championship draws". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2021.