2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
Event | 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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Date | 22 August 2021 | ||||||
Venue | 2022 → |
The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, the 134th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 22 August 2021.[3][4]
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, attendance was at 50% (40,000 people).[5]
The match was televised live on
Limerick won the game by 3-32 to 1-22 to claim their third All-Ireland title in four years. This final marked the highest winning score ever achieved in an All-Ireland Senior Hurling final, surpassing Kilkenny's previous record set in the
Background
The two finalists share a Munster rivalry, with the sides having faced one another more than 100 times in the league and championship since their inaugural match in November 1893. The game was the 66th championship meeting between the sides and was their first time meeting in an All-Ireland final.
This final was the fourth all-
This final marked the third meeting between the teams in the All-Ireland Championship proper. The series currently stood at one apiece, with Cork winning the 2006 All-Ireland quarter-final and Limerick winning the 2018 All-Ireland semi-final. Both sides had already played each other in the 2021 championship, with Limerick beating Cork by 2-22 to 1-17 in the Munster semi-final.[15]
Paths to the final
Limerick
3 July 2021 Munster Semi-final | Limerick | 2–22 (28) – (20) 1–17 | Cork | Thurles | |
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19:00 IST (UTC+1 )
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Venue: Semple Stadium | ||||
Gls: K Hayes 1, D O'Donovan 1. Pts: A Gillane 6 (6f), D Byrnes 3 (1f), C Lynch 3, P Casey 3, S Flanagan 2, G Hegarty 2, W O’Donoghue 1, G Mulcahy 1, D Reidy 1. |
Report | Gls: S Kingston 1. Pts: P Horgan 5 (5f), J O’Connor 3, D Fitzgibbon 3, S Barrett 2, T O'Mahony 1, S Harnedy 1, R O'Flynn 1, S Kingston 1. |
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) TV: Sky Sports
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18 July 2021 Munster Final
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Limerick | 2–29 (35) – (30) 3–21 | Tipperary | Cork | |
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16:15 IST (UTC+1 )
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(HT: 0–12 – 2–16) | Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh | |||
Gls: S Flanagan 1, K Hayes 1. Pts: A Gillane 6 (4f), T Morrissey 6 (1f), P Casey 5, D Byrnes 4 (2f, 1 65), S Flanagan 3, G Hegarty 3, C Lynch 1, D Reidy 1. |
Report | Gls: J Morris 1, J O'Dwyer 1, M Kehoe 1. Pts: J Forde 11 (3f, 1 65), J Morris 2, J O’Dwyer 2, R Maher 1, D McCormack 1, S Callanan 1, S Kennedy 1, W Connors 1, M Breen 1. |
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) Attendance: 7,000 TV: RTÉ 2
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7 August 2021 All-Ireland Semi-final | Limerick | 1–25 (28) – (17) 0–17 | Waterford | Dublin | |
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17:00 IST (UTC+1 )
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(HT: 0-15 – 0-07) | Venue: Croke Park | |||
Report | Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow) TV: RTÉ2 Sky Sports
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Cork
3 July 2021 Munster Semi-final | Limerick | 2–22 (28) – (20) 1–17 | Cork | Thurles | |
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19:00 IST (UTC+1 )
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Venue: Semple Stadium | ||||
Gls: K Hayes 1, D O'Donovan 1. Pts: A Gillane 6 (6f), D Byrnes 3 (1f), C Lynch 3, P Casey 3, S Flanagan 2, G Hegarty 2, W O’Donoghue 1, G Mulcahy 1, D Reidy 1. |
Report | Gls: S Kingston 1. Pts: P Horgan 5 (5f), J O’Connor 3, D Fitzgibbon 3, S Barrett 2, T O'Mahony 1, S Harnedy 1, R O'Flynn 1, S Kingston 1. |
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow) TV: Sky Sports
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24 July 2021 Qualifier Round 2 | Cork | 3–19 (28) – (26) 1–23 | Clare | Limerick | |
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16:30 IST (UTC+1 )
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Venue: Gaelic Grounds | ||||
Gls: S Barrett 1, S Kingston 1, J O'Connor 1. Pts: P Horgan 10 (4fs, 3 65s); D Fitzgibbon 2, S Harnedy 2; L Meade 1, R O’Flynn 1, S Barrett 1, S Kingston 1; A Connolly 1. |
Report | Gls: T Kelly 1. Pts: T Kelly 11 (1-0 pen, 8fs); C Malone 3; A McCarthy 2; R Hayes 1, D Ryan 1, D McInerney 1, C Galvin 1, I Galvin 1, R Taylor 1, S Golden 1. |
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow) TV: Sky Sports
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31 July 2021 All-Ireland Quarter-final | Dublin | 0–24 (24) – (32) 2–26 | Cork | Thurles | |
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19:00 IST (UTC+1 )
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Venue: Semple Stadium | ||||
Pts: D Burke 13 (7f, 1 65), C O'Sullivan 3, C Burke 2, D Sutcliffe 2, L Rushe 1, R McBride 1, C Boland 1, J Malone 1. |
Report | Gls: T O'Mahony 1, S Kingston 1. Pts: P Horgan 12 (8fs, 1 65), S Harnedy 4, J O'Connor 3, R O'Flynn 2, C Cahalane 1, S Barrett 1, N O'Leary 1, T O'Mahony 1, A Connolly 1. |
Referee: J Owens (Wexford) TV: Sky Sports
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8 August 2021 All-Ireland Semi-final | Kilkenny | 1–32 (35) – (40) 1–37 (a.e.t.) |
Cork | Dublin | |
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15:30 IST (UTC+1 )
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Venue: Croke Park | ||||
TV: RTÉ2 Sky Sports
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Pre-match
Officials
On 10 August 2021, the GAA named
Pageantry
A number of traditional All-Ireland final elements returned for the first time since the
1996 All-Ireland Championship winners Wexford were not honoured in the traditional fashion as this year's silver jubilee team. Instead, captain Martin Storey represented the team when he brought out the Liam MacCarthy Cup to the plinth on the pitch before the game.[21]
Match
Summary
Cian Lynch opened the scoring with a point for Limerick in the first minute. Gearóid Hegarty got the opening goal of the game after two minutes with a low shot after cutting in from the left to make it 1-1 to 0-1. Two minutes later Cork replied with a goal from Shane Kingston when he cut in from the left and shot high to the net. In the fifteenth minute, Aaron Gillane scored a second goal for Limerick with a low shot to the right corner of the net after a pass from Seamus Flanagan to make it 2-5 to 1-5.[22] Limerick were ahead by 2-8 to 1-6 at the first water break. In the thirty-fifth minute, Gearóid Hegarty got a third goal for Limerick and his second when he ran in on goal and shot low to the left corner of the net. Limerick were ahead by thirteen points at half-time on a 3-18 to 1-11 scoreline. They kept Cork at bay in the second half and scored another fourteen points to eleven for Cork to win the game 3-32 to 1-22 and retain the title.[23]
Details
22 August 2021
15:30 All-Ireland Final |
Limerick | 3-32 (41) – (25) 1-22 | Cork |
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(HT: 3-18 (27) - (14) 1-11) | ||
Gls: G Hegarty 2, A Gillane 1. Pts: A Gillane 6 (3f), C Lynch 6, P Casey 5, T Morrissey 3, G Hegarty 2, D Byrnes 2 (1f), D Hannon 2, B Nash 1, D O'Donovan 1, S Flanagan 1, G Mulcahy 1, D Reidy 1, P Ryan 1. |
Gls: S Kingston 1. Pts: P Horgan 12 (10f), S Harnedy 4, N O'Leary 1, M Coleman 1 (f), L Meade 1, J O'Connor 1, S Barrett 1, A Cadogan 1. |
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