2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship

2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	6 August - 19 September 2021
Teams	13
Sponsor	Pettitt's SuperValu
Champions	Rapparees (2nd title); Kevin Foley (captain); Declan Ruth (manager)
Runners-up	St Anne's Rathangan; Aidan Rochford (captain); David O'Connor (manager)
Relegated	Oulart–The Ballagh; Fethard St Mogue's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	84 (2.9 per match)
Points scored	1025 (35.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Diarmuid O'Keeffe (2-53)
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The 2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Wexford County Board in 1889. The championship began on 6 August 2021 and ended on 19 September 2021.

Shelmaliers entered the championship as the defending champions; however, they were beaten by St Anne's Rathangan at the semi-final stage.^[1] Crossabeg–Ballymurn joined the championship after gaining promotion from the intermediate grade.^[2] Oulart–The Ballagh and Fethard St Mogue's were relegated from the championship.^[3]

The final was played on 19 September 2021 at Chadwick's Wexford Park, between Rapparees and St Anne's Rathangan, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Rapparees won the match by 6–18 to 1–18 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1978.^[4]

St Anne's Rathangan player Diarmuid O'Keeffe was the championship's top scorer with 2-53.

Results

Group A

Group A table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Shelmaliers	3	3	0	0	77	60	17	6
Cloughbawn	3	2	0	1	61	68	3	4
St Anne's Rathangan	3	1	0	2	65	69	-4	2
Crossabeg–Ballymurn	3	0	0	3	54	70	-16	0

Group A results

7 August 2021 Round 1	Shelmaliers	2-16 - 1-18	Cloughbawn	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	R Banville 0-6, P Hearne 1-0, S Keane-Carroll 1-0, J Kelly 0-2, G Malone 0-2, K Roche 0-2, C Hearne 0-2, E Doyle 0-1, J Cash 0-1.		H Kehoe 1-4, B Whitty 0-7, C Flood 0-2, P Whitty 0-2, C Kehoe 0-1, L Flood 0-1, E Doyle 0-1.

8 August 2021 Round 1	Crossabeg–Ballymurn	2-15 - 2-17	St Anne's Rathangan	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	P Foley 0-7, M Byrne 1-2, R Devereux 1-1, O Foley 0-2, N Murphy 0-2, E Kehoe 0-1.		D O'Keeffe 0-10, M Fogarty 1-0, D Furlong 1-0, J Fogarty 0-2, L Rochford 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1, A Kennedy 0-1, L Óg McGovern 0-1.

14 August 2021 Round 2	St Anne's Rathangan	0-20 - 3-14	Shelmaliers	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	D O'Keeffe 0-10, M Fogarty 0-2, M Furlong 0-2, J Fogarty 0-2,		R Banville 1-8, P Hearne 2-0, J Kelly 0-2, C Hearne 0-1, S Donohoe 0-1, G Malone 0-1, S Keane-Carroll 0-1.

15 August 2021 Round 2	Cloughbawn	0-15 - 0-14	Crossabeg–Ballymurn	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	B Whitty 0-10, H Kehoe 0-2, C Flood 0-1, E Doyle 0-1, P Whitty 0-1.		N Murphy 0-6, P Foley 0-3, O Foley 0-1, E Kehoe 0-1, B Roche 0-1, C Devereux 0-1, B Eviston 0-1.

21 August 2021 Round 3	Cloughbawn	0-25 - 2-16	St Anne's Rathangan	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	B Whitty 0-12, C Flood 0-4, H Kehoe 0-4, L Flood 0-2, P Whitty 0-2, C Kehoe 0-1.		D O'Keeffe 1-5, L Óg McGovern 0-5, A Rochford 1-0, D O'Brien 0-3, M Furlong 0-1, L Rochford 0-1, B Kavanagh 0-1.

22 August 2021 Round 3	Shelmaliers	3-23 - 2-13	Crossabeg–Ballymurn	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	R Banville 0-9, S Keane-Carroll 2-1, J Kelly 0-5, P Hearne 1-0, G Malone 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, C Hearne 0-1, J Cash 0-1, J Donohoe 0-1.		E Kehoe 1-1, B Roche 1-0, O Foley 0-3, P Foley 0-3, N Murphy 0-3, C Devereux 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Group B

Group B table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Rathnure	2	1	0	1	39	36	3	2
Oulart–The Ballagh	2	1	0	1	43	43	0	2
Faythe Harriers	2	1	0	1	35	38	-3	0

Group B fixtures

7 August 2021 Round 1	Oulart–The Ballagh	2-13 - 2-17	Faythe Harriers	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	B Dunne 1-8, G Sinnott 1-0, M Óg Storey 0-2, C O'Leary 0-1, D Buggy 0-1, M Doyle 0-1.		L Chin 0-7, R Lawlor 2-0, G Murphy-Butler 0-3, J Sheil 0-2, C Heffernan 0-1, J Berry 0-1, J Bridges 0-1, W Mallon 0-1, C Ó Crualaoich 0-1.

13 August 2021 Round 2	Rathnure	1-17 - 2-18	Oulart–The Ballagh	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	S O'Connor 1-5, AJ Redmond 0-8, J Redmond 0-2, C O'Connor 0-1, S Lawlor 0-1.		M Óg Storey 2-0, B Dunne 0-6, N Kirwan 0-3, M Doyle 0-3, D Gray 0-2, D Buggy 0-1, K Sheridan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1.

20 August 2021 Round 3	Faythe Harriers	0-12 - 1-16	Rathnure	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	L Chin 0-8, J Bridges 0-1, E Roche 0-1, K Scallan 0-1, P Farrell 0-1.		J Redmond 0-8, S Lawlor 0-5, J Tobin 1-0, S O'Connor 0-2, R Higgins 0-1.

Group C

Group C table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Rapparees	2	1	1	0	44	39	5	3
Naomh Éanna	2	1	0	1	50	45	5	2
Fethard St Mogue's	2	0	1	1	43	53	-10	0

Group C fixtures

8 August 2021 Round 1	Rapparees	1-20 - 2-12	Naomh Éanna	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	R Mahon 0-8, K Foley 1-2, O pepper 0-2, A Tobin 0-2, L Connolly 0-1, T Mahon 0-1, L Ryan 0-1, D Redmond 0-1, B Edwards 0-1, R Fox 0-1.		P Doyle 0-6, C McDonald 1-2, JJ Twamley 1-0, D Hughes 0-3, C Dunbar 0-1.

15 August 2021 Round 2	St Mogue's	1-19 - 4-20	Naomh Éanna	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	C Byrne 0-10, C Dwyer 1-1, G Foley 0-3, B Power 0-2, J Tubritt 0-1, M Dwyer 0-1, J Sutton 0-1.		C McDonald 3-3, P Doyle 0-9, C Dunbar 1-2, J Cullen 0-2, A Doyle 0-1, G Molloy 0-1, C McGuckin 0-1, D Hughes 0-1.

21 August 2021 Round 3	Rapparees	3-12 - 1-18	St Mogue's	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	R Mahon 0-8, L Connolly 2-0, K Foley 1-2, T Mahon 0-2.		C Byrne 0-10, M Dwyer 1-2, B Power 0-3, C Dwyer 0-2, G Foley 0-1.

Group D

Group D table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Glynn–Barntown	2	2	0	0	37	28	9	4
Ferns St Aidan's	2	1	0	1	40	42	-2	2
St Martin's	2	0	0	2	37	44	-7	0

Group D fixtures

6 August 2021 Round 1	Glynn–Barntown	0-19 - 0-13	St Martin's	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	J Leacy 0-8, M Fanning 0-4, S Wilde 0-3, G Moore 0-2, C Doyle 0-1, G Dempsey 0-1.		J Coleman 0-9, Jack O'Connor 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, C Firman 0-1, C Coleman 0-1.

13 August 2021 Round 2	Ferns St Aidan's	0-15 - 1-15	Glynn–Barntown	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	P Morris 0-10, C Turner 0-2, J Tonks 0-1, D Doyle 0-1, T Dwyer 0-1.		M Fanning 0-8, J Leacy 1-4, M Joyce 0-1, F Cooney 0-1, S Wilde 0-1.

22 August 2021 Round 3	St Martin's	3-15 - 3-16	Ferns St Aidan's	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	J Coleman 0-8, C Coleman 1-0, M Coleman 1-0, C Lyng 1-0, R O'Connor 0-3, Jack O'Connor 0-2, D O'Leary 0-1, Joe O'Connor 0-1.		I Byrne 0-9, C Byrne-Dunbar 2-2, D Doyle 1-2, B Jordan 0-3.

Knockout stage

Preliminary quarter-finals

28 August 2021 Preliminary quarter-final	Oulart–The Ballagh	1-15 - 3-21	St Anne's Rathangan	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	S Murphy 1-3, D Buggy 0-3, G Sinnott 0-2, B Dunne 0-2, C O'Leary 0-2, M Óg Storey 0-1, N Kirwan 0-1, I Storey 0-1.		D O'Keeffe 0-7, M Furlong 1-3, J Fogarty 1-3, L Óg McGovern 0-4, M Fogarty 1-0, L Rochford 0-3, D O'Brien 0-1.

28 August 2021 Preliminary quarter-final	Ferns St Aidan's	2-29 - 1-30 (aet)	Fethard St Mogues	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	I Byrne 1-13, C O'Connor 1-3, D Doyle 0-3, C Byrne-Dunbar 0-3, J Dwyer 0-2, C Turner 0-2, T Dwyer 0-1, J Tonks 0-1, J Breen 0-1.		C Byrne 1-13, M Dwyer 0-6, C Dwyer 0-3, G Foley 0-3, J Tubritt 0-2, A Swan 0-1, D Whelan 0-1, J Sutton 0-1.

29 August 2021 Preliminary quarter-final	Cloughbawn	1-16 - 2-22	Faythe Harriers	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	B Whitty 0-12, E Doyle 1-0, L Flood 0-1, P Whitty 0-1, C Flood 0-1, L Flood 0-1.		L Chin 0-12, P Farrell 2-0, G Murphy-Butler 0-3, C Ó Crualaoich 0-3, J Bridges 0-2, E Roche 0-1, C Clancy 0-1.

29 August 2021 Preliminary quarter-final	Naomh Éanna	2-25 - 1-28 (aet) Penalties: 2-1	St Martin's	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	D Hughes 1-10, A Doyle 1-2, J Doran 0-4, J Cullen 0-4, C Dunbar 0-2, C McDonald 0-2, R Hayes 0-1.		J Coleman 0-12, Jack O'Connor 0-8, L Kavanagh 1-1, R O'Connor 0-2, B Maddock 0-1, C Coleman 0-1, J Firman 0-1, D Waters 0-1, D Codd 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

5 September 2021 Round 1	Crossabeg–Ballymurn	1-09 - 2-19	Cloughbawn	O'Kennedy Park
	N Murphy 0-4, P Foley 1-0, M Byrne 0-2, O Foley 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.		B Whitty 0-9, C Flood 1-2, P Whitty 1-1, H Kehoe 0-3, S Keating 0-2, P Cullen 0-1, A Carton 0-1.

11 September 2021 Round 2	St Martin's	1-26 - 0-16	Oulart–The Ballagh	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	Jack O'Connor 0-9, J Coleman 0-6, M Coleman 1-0, Joe O'Connor 0-3, R O'Connor 0-3, J Firman 0-2, B Maddock 0-1, L Kavanagh 0-1, C Coleman 0-1.		B Dunne 0-9, C O'Leary 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, N Redmond 0-1, J Roche 0-1, T Dunne 0-1, G Sinnott 0-1.

11 September 2021 Round 2	Fethard St Mogue's	1-15 - 1-16	Crossabeg–Ballymurn	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	C Byrne 0-7, M Dwyer 0-5, G O'Grady 1-0, M Wallace 0-2, C Dwyer 0-1.		O Foley 1-5, N Murphy 0-7, E Kehoe 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, P Foley 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

4 September 2021 Quarter-final	Glynn–Barntown	1-22 - 1-17	Faythe Harriers	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	J Leacy (0-9, 6 frees), M Fanning (1-2, 1-0 pen, 2 frees); R White (0-3), M Doyle (0-3); F Cooney (0-2), M Joyce (0-1), G Moore (0-1); M Joyce (0-1).	Report	J Bridges (0-4); J Sheil (1-0), C Clancy (0-3), J Gordon (0-3 frees), W Mallon (0-2); J Berry (0-2, 1 free), K Scallan (0-1), L Chin (0-1), G Murphy-Butler (0-1).

4 September 2021 Quarter-final	Rapparees	2-21 - 1-21	Ferns St Aidan's	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	O Pepper (1-2), A Tobin (1-2); R Mahon (0-5, 4 frees), L Connolly (0-4), K Foley (0-3, 1 line ball), J Kelly (0-2), B Edwards (0-1); J Peare (0-1), T Mahon (0-1 free).	Report	D Doyle (1-2), I Byrne (0-5 frees), P Morris (0-4), B Jordan (0-3), C Byrne-Dunbar (0-2), C Turner (0-2); J Dwyer (0-1), C O’Connor (0-1), G Bailey (0-1).

5 September 2021 Quarter-final	Rathnure	1-12 - 3-19	St Anne's Rathangan	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	J Redmond 0-5, C O'Connor 1-0, S Lawlor 0-2, O Lennon 0-2, AJ Redmond 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1, R Higgins 0-1.		L Óg McGovern 2-2, D O'Keeffe 0-6, D O'Brien 1-1, L Rochford 0-4, M Furlong 0-4, D Furlong 0-1, J Fogarty 0-1.

5 September 2021 Quarter-final	Shelmaliers	1-20 - 0-16	Naomh Éanna	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	R Banville 0-9, C Hearne 1-1, J Donohoe 0-2, P Hearne 0-2, A Murphy 0-1, A Doyle 0-1, G Malone 0-1, B Malone 0-1, S Keane-Carroll 0-1, S Donohoe 0-1.		D Hughes 0-8, J Doran 0-3, P Doyle 0-1, C McGuckin 0-1, J Cullen 0-1, A Doyle 0-1, C Dunbar 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 September 2021 Semi-final	Glynn–Barntown	1-14 - 2-15	Rapparees	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	M Joyce (1-2), John Leacy (0-4, 3 frees, 1 ’65), Craig Doyle (0-3); Gary Moore (0-2, 1 line ball), Fionn Cooney (0-1), Rowan White (0-1), Shane Wilde (0-1).	Report	K Foley (1-2, 1-0 pen), R Mahon (0-4 frees), L Connolly (1-0), T Mahon (0-3, 2 frees), L Ryan (0-2), R Fox (0-2), A Roche (0-1); N Doyle (0-1).

12 September 2021 Semi-final	Shelmaliers	1-16 - 2-19	St Anne's Rathangan	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	R Banville (0-8, 6 frees), C Hearne (1-0); P Hearne (0-3), G Malone (0-2), S Keane-Carroll (0-1), J Kelly (0-1), C O’Shaughnessy (0-1).	Report	D O’Keeffe (0-10, 9 frees), J Fogarty (1-2), P O’Keeffe (1-0), L Óg McGovern (0-2), M Furlong (0-2); D Furlong (0-2), L Rochford (0-1).	Referee: B Redmond (Na Fianna Clonard)

Final

19 September 2021 Final	Rapparees	6-18 - 1-17	St Anne's Rathangan	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	L Connolly 2-1; A Tobin 1-3; R Fox 1-2; O Pepper, J Kelly 1-1 each; T Mahon (3f), K Foley, R Mahon (2f) 0-3 each; N Doyle 0-1.	Report	D O’Keeffe 1-5 (4f, 1-0pen); D O’Brien 0-4; M Furlong 0-3; D Furlong, L Rochford 0-2 each; L McGovern 0-1.	Referee: J Owens (Kilrush/Askamore)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Diarmuid O'Keeffe	St Anne's Rathangan	2-53	59	7	8.42
2	Bob Whitty	Cloughbawn	0-50	50	5	10.00
3	Cian Byrne	Fethard St Mogue's	1-40	43	4	10.75
3	Ross Banville	Shelmaliers	1-40	43	5	8.00
5	Joe Coleman	St Martin's	0-35	35	4	8.75
6	Ian Byrne	Ferns St Aidan's	1-30	30	3	10.00
7	Billy Dunne	Oulart–The Ballagh	1-25	28	4	7.00
	Ryan Mahon	Rapparees	0-28	28	5	5.60
	Lee Chin	Faythe Harriers	0-28	28	4	7.00
10	Darragh Hughes	Naomh Éanna	1-22	25	4	6.25

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ian Byrne	Ferns St Aidan's	1-13	16	Fethard St Mogue's
1	Cian Byrne	Fethard St Mogue's	1-13	16	Ferns St Aidan's
3	Darragh Hughes	Naomh Éanna	1-10	13	St Martin's
3	Conor McDonald	Naomh Éanna	3-03	12	Fethard St Mogue's
	Bob Whitty	Cloughbawn	0-12	12	St Anne's Rathangan
	Bob Whitty	Cloughbawn	0-12	12	Faythe Harriers
	Lee Chin	Faythe Harriers	0-12	12	Cloughbawn
	Joe Coleman	St Martin's	0-12	12	Naomh Éanna
9	Ross Banville	Shelmaliers	1-08	11	St Anne's Rathangan
9	Billy Dunne	Oulart–The Ballagh	1-08	11	Faythe Harriers

Miscellaneous

Thirteen time winners Oulart–The Ballagh are relegated after 36-years at senior level.^[5]

References

^ "Brilliant Banville shoots Shelmaliers to Wexford title". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ Ahearne, Alan (29 August 2020). "Murphy's magic seals glory as Crossabeg return to Senior after 20 years". Wexford People. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ "Oulart-The Ballagh lose senior status". Hogan Stand. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
^ Verney, Michael (19 September 2020). "Goal-hungry Rapparees make hay after hitting St Anne's for six to end 43-year famine". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
^ https://hoganstand.com/article/index/320091

[1] "Brilliant Banville shoots Shelmaliers to Wexford title". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[2] Ahearne, Alan (29 August 2020). "Murphy's magic seals glory as Crossabeg return to Senior after 20 years". Wexford People. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[3] "Oulart-The Ballagh lose senior status". Hogan Stand. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

[4] Verney, Michael (19 September 2020). "Goal-hungry Rapparees make hay after hitting St Anne's for six to end 43-year famine". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

[5] ttps://hoganstand.com/article/index/320091

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