2021 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tournament details
Province	Leinster
Year	2021
Trophy	Bob O'Keeffe Cup
Date	26 June – 17 July 2021
Teams	6
Defending champions	Kilkenny
Winners
Champions	Kilkenny (73rd win)
Manager	Brian Cody
Captain	Adrian Mullen
Qualify for	Leinster SHC Final; All-Ireland SHC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Dublin
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Westmeath
Relegated team(s)	Antrim
Other
Matches played	5
Website	Leinster GAA
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The 2021 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship was the 2021 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Hurling Championship organised by Leinster GAA.^[1] Kilkenny were the defending champions and eventual champions, defeating Dublin in the final.^[2]^[3]

Teams

The Leinster championship was contested by four counties from the Irish province of Leinster, as well as one county from the province of Connacht and one county from the province of Ulster where the sport is only capable of supporting one county team at this level.

Team	Stadium	Location	Capacity
Antrim	Corrigan Park	Belfast	2,100
—	Croke Park	Jones' Road	82,300
Dublin	Parnell Park	Donnycarney	8,500
Galway	Pearse Stadium	Salthill	26,197
Kilkenny	UPMC Nowlan Park	O'Loughlin Road	27,000
Laois	O'Moore Park	Portlaoise	22,000
Wexford	Innovate Wexford Park	Clonard Road	18,000

Personnel and general information

Team	Colours	Manager	Captain	Vice-captain	Sponsor	Most recent success
Team	Colours	Manager	Captain	Vice-captain	Sponsor	All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Antrim		Darren Gleeson
Dublin		Mattie Kenny	Danny Sutcliffe		AIG	1938	2013	2011
Galway		Shane O'Neill	Pádraic Mannion	Conor Whelan	Supermacs	2017	2018	2017
Kilkenny		Brian Cody	Adrian Mullen	Joey Holden	Glanbia	2015	2020	2018
Laois		Eddie Brennan	Enda Rowland	Willie Dunphy	MW Hire Group	1915	1949
Wexford		Davy Fitzgerald			Gain	1996	2019	1972-73

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Dublin	3-31

Antrim	0-22
		Dublin	1-18

		Galway	1-14



				Dublin	0-19

				Kilkenny	1-25



		Kilkenny	2-37

		Wexford	2-29
Wexford	5-31

Laois	1-23

Fixtures

Quarter-finals

26 June 2021 Quarter-final	Dublin	3-31 – 0-22	Antrim	Navan
				Venue: Páirc Tailteann
		Report

26 June 2021 Quarter-final	Wexford	5-31 – 1-23	Laois	Kilkenny
				Venue: Nowlan Park
		Report

Semi-finals

3 July 2021 Semi-final	Dublin	1–18 (21) – (17) 1–14	Galway	Dublin
14:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Croke Park
	Gls: C Crummey 1 Pts: D Burke 6 (4f), D Sutcliffe 3, D Gray 2, R Hayes 2, A Nolan 1 (f), C Burke 1, R McBride 1, C Boland 1, C O’Sullivan 1.	Report	Gls: C Whelan 1 Pts: J Canning 6 (4f, 1 ’65), C Whelan 2, E Niland 2 (1f), P Mannion 1, C Mannion 1, C Cooney 1, A Harte 1.	Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)

3 July 2021 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2–37 (43) – (35) 2–29 (aet)	Wexford	Dublin
16:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–15 – 0–14) (FT: 1–27 – 1–27)		Venue: Croke Park
	Gls: E Cody 1, W Walsh 1. Pts: TJ Reid 16 (11fs, 1 ‘65); E Cody 5, R Reid 2, J Maher 2, J Bergin 2, E Murphy 1 (f), T Walsh 1, W Walsh 1, C Fogarty 1, A Mullen 1, J Donnelly 1, M Keoghan 1, A Murphy 1, B Ryan 1, M Carey 1.	Report	Gls: M Fanning 1 (pen), D Dunne 1. Pts: L Chin 14 (12fs), R O’Connor 3, L Óg McGovern 2, S Murphy 2, C McDonald 2, M O’Hanlon 1, D O’Keeffe 1, P Morris 1 (f), J O’Connor 1, L Ryan 1, M Fanning 1 (f).	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Relegation playoff

10 July 2021 Playoff	Antrim	2-21 - 2-27	Laois	Parnell Park
		Report		Referee: Sean Cleere (Kilkenny)

Final

17 July 2021 Final	Dublin	0–19 (19) – (28) 1–25	Kilkenny	Dublin
19:30 IST (UTC+1)		(HT: 0–9 – 0–12)		Venue: Croke Park
		Report		Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)

References

^ "Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2021". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Kilkenny surge to 73rd Leinster title after dominating second-half against Dublin". the42. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Leinster SHC Final: Kilkenny triumph at Croke Park". GAA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[Schedule-1] "Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship 2021". Leinster GAA. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[Final-2] "Kilkenny surge to 73rd Leinster title after dominating second-half against Dublin". the42. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[KIL_DUB_2021-3] "Leinster SHC Final: Kilkenny triumph at Croke Park". GAA. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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