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2021 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League

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2021 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League
Dates4 September – 3 October 2021
Teams12
SponsorSt. Canice's Credit Union
Champions Bennettsbridge (1st title)
Runners-up Clara
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored51 (2.55 per match)
Points scored718 (35.9 per match)
2020 (Previous) (Next) 2022

The 2021 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League was the 28th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling League since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1992. The league began on 4 September 2021 and ended on 3 October 2021.

Dicksboro were the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage.[1]

On 3 October 2021, Bennettsbridge won the league after beating Clara by 0–19 to 0–16 at UPMC Nowlan Park. It was their first ever league title.[2]

Results

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Group stage

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Group A table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Clara 3 2 1 0 3-69 2-52 20 5
Mullinavat 3 2 0 1 4-56 5-55 -2 4
O'Loughlin Gaels 3 2 0 1 5-48 2-51 6 4
Dicksboro 3 1 1 1 3-58 5-51 1 3
Graigue-Ballycallan 3 0 1 2 3-49 3-61 -12 1
Erin's Own 3 0 1 2 5-50 6-60 -13 1

Group A results

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4 September 2021 Round 1 Erin's Own 1-19 - 2-23 Dicksboro Páirc Lachtáin
J Buggy 0-6, M Boran 1-2, S Feehan 0-3, J Dowd 0-3, D Dunne 0-2, J Brennan 0-2, R Moran 0-1. S Stapleton 0-8, M Nolan 1-3, A Nolan 1-3, C Buckley 0-2, L Moore 0-2, K Kenny 0-1, E Carroll 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, O Gough 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.
4 September 2021 Round 1 Clara 1-26 - 1-15 Mullinavat UPMC Nowlan Park
11 September 2021 Round 2 Dicksboro 0-21 - 2-15 Clara Young Irelands GAA Grounds
19 September 2021 Round 3 O'Loughlin Gaels 2-17 - 1-14 Dicksboro UPMC Nowlan Park
25 September 2021 Round 3 Erin's Own 2-16 - 2-22 Mullinavat Thomastown GAA Grounds

Group B table

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Bennettsbridge 3 3 0 0 5-67 9-45 10 6
James Stephens 3 2 1 0 1-56 1-45 11 5
Tullaroan 3 1 1 1 6-40 3-64 -15 3
Ballyhale Shamrocks 3 1 0 2 9-59 5-59 12 2
Lisdowney 3 0 2 1 4-43 4-46 -3 2
Rower-Inistioge 3 0 0 3 0-52 3-58 -15 0

Group B results

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5 September 2021 Round 1 Tullaroan 2-13 - 1-16 Lisdowney UPMC Nowlan Park
19 September 2021 Round 3 James Stephens 0-12 - 0-12 Lisdowney Páirc Lachtáin

Knockout stage

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Shield final

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Final

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3 October 2021 Final Bennettsbridge 0-19 - 0-16 Clara UPMC Nowlan Park
N Cleere 0-8 (8f); W Murphy 0-5; L Blanchfield 0-4; J Cleere, J Harkin 0-1 each. Liam Ryan 0-4; C O’Shea (2f); C Bolger 0-3 each; M Kenny 0-2 (1f); J Langton, M O’Connell, D Langton, P Cody 0-1 each. Referee: J Dooley

References

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  1. ^ "Holohan the hero as Dicksboro retain Kilkenny League crown". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Murphy inspires 'Bridge to league glory". Irish Independent. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.