# 2021 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 2021 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 27 August 2021 and is scheduled to end on 28 November 2021.
Kiladangan entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Thurles Sarsfields at the semi-final stage.
The championship was won for the fourth time by Loughmore–Castleiney after a replay in the final against Thurles Sarsfields.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Séamus Ó Riain Cup
* Mullinahone

### From Championship

Relegated to the Séamus Ó Riain Cup
* Burgess

## Group stage

Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to relegation semi-final

### Group 1

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Thurles Sarsfields | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-73 | 3-56 | +38 | 6 |
| Upperchurch–Drombane | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-51 | 4-59 | -8 | 2 |
| Drom & Inch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-55 | 9-49 | -9 | 2 |
| Éire Óg Annacarty | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-47 | 4-62 | -21 | 2 |

#### Results
### Group 2

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Mullinahone | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-59 | 3-54 | +8 | 4 |
| Clonoulty–Rossmore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-62 | 5-46 | +7 | 4 |
| Toomevara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-50 | 5-54 | -7 | 4 |
| Holycross–Ballycahill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-46 | 4-63 | -8 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group 3

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Kiladangan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-62 | 4-54 | +5 | 6 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-69 | 6-53 | +7 | 4 |
| JK Brackens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-50 | 2-57 | -4 | 2 |
| Moycarkey–Borris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-41 | 2-58 | -9 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group 4

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-69 | 6-60 | +9 | 6 |
| Borris–Ileigh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-61 | 2-48 | +22 | 4 |
| Nenagh Éire Óg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-52 | 2-68 | -10 | 2 |
| Roscrea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-59 | 7-65 | -21 | 0 |

#### Results
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Preliminary Quarter-Final 8 October 2021 | Preliminary Quarter-Final 8 October 2021 | Preliminary Quarter-Final 8 October 2021 | Quarter-Finals 15, 16, 17 October 2021 | Quarter-Finals 15, 16, 17 October 2021 | Quarter-Finals 15, 16, 17 October 2021 | Semi-Finals 30 & 31 October 2021 | Semi-Finals 30 & 31 October 2021 | Semi-Finals 30 & 31 October 2021 | Final 14 November 2021 | Final 14 November 2021 | Final 14 November 2021 |
| | | | Mullinahone | Mullinahone | 2-19 | | | | | | |
| | | | Borris–Ileigh | Borris–Ileigh | 1-24 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Borris–Ileigh | Borris–Ileigh | 1-15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Loughmore–Castleiney | Loughmore–Castleiney | 1-18 | | | |
| | | | Kilruane MacDonaghs | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-21 | | | | | | |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | Loughmore–Castleiney | 2-21 | Loughmore–Castleiney | Loughmore–Castleiney | 4-15 | | | | | | |
| Killenaule | Killenaule | 0-12 | | | | | | | Loughmore–Castleiney | Loughmore–Castleiney | 0-23 2-14 (R) |
| | | | | | | | | | Thurles Sarsfields | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-17 2-13 (R) |
| | | | Thurles Sarsfields | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-19 | | | | | | |
| | | | Clonoulty–Rossmore | Clonoulty–Rossmore | 1-14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Thurles Sarsfields | Thurles Sarsfields | 1-19 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kiladangan | Kiladangan | 2-14 | | | |
| | | | Kiladangan | Kiladangan | 1-21 | | | | | | |
| | | | Upperchurch–Drombane | Upperchurch–Drombane | 0-13 | | | | | | |

### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | John McGrath | Loughmore–Castleiney | 7-72 | 93 | 8 | 11.63 |
| 2 | Aidan McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-53 | 53 | 7 | 7.57 |
| 3 | Eddie Ryan | Borris–Ileigh | 0-45 | 45 | 5 | 9.00 |
| 4 | Billy Seymour | Kiladangan | 2-31 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 5 | Eoin Kelly | Mullinahone | 0-35 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 6 | Willie Cleary | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-29 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 7 | Paudie Greene | Upperchurch–Drombane | 3-22 | 31 | 4 | 7.75 |
| 8 | Pa Bourke | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-19 | 28 | 7 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Paddy Creedon | Thurles Sarsfields | 4-15 | 27 | 7 | 3.86 |
| 10 | Jack Ryan | Clonoulty–Rossmore | 2-20 | 26 | 4 | 6.5 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | John McGrath | Loughmore–Castleiney | 4-06 | 18 | Kilruane MacDonaghs |
| 2 | John McGrath | Loughmore–Castleiney | 1-12 | 15 | Borris-Ileigh |
| 3 | Aidan McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-14 | 14 | Upperchurch–Drombane |
| 4 | Paudie Greene | Upperchurch–Drombane | 2-07 | 13 | Drom & Inch |
| 5 | Paddy Creedon | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-03 | 12 | Drom & Inch |
| 5 | Jack Ryan | Clonoulty–Rossmore | 1-09 | 12 | Toomevara |
| 5 | John McGrath | Loughmore–Castleiney | 1-09 | 12 | Moycarkey-Borris |
| 5 | John McGrath | Loughmore–Castleiney | 0-12 | 12 | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 9 | Jack Shelly | Mullinahone | 2-05 | 11 | Toomevara |
| 9 | Dara Woods | Holycross–Ballycahill | 1-08 | 11 | Mullinahone |
| 9 | Séamus Callanan | Drom & Inch | 0-11 | 11 | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 9 | Mark McCarthy | Toomevara | 0-11 | 11 | Clonoulty–Rossmore |
| 9 | Lyndon Fairbrother | J. K. Brackens | 0-11 | 11 | Kiladangan |
| 9 | Eddie Ryan | Borris–Ileigh | 0-11 | 11 | Kilruane MacDonaghs |
| 9 | Michael Heffernan | Nenagh Éire | 0-11 | 11 | Roscrea |
| 9 | Paul Ryan | Upperchurch–Drombane | 0-11 | 11 | Thurles Sarsfields |
| 9 | Eoin Kelly | Mullinahone | 0-11 | 11 | Borris-Ileigh |

## Championship statistics
### Miscellaneous

* Loughmore–Castleiney won their first title since 2013.
* Loughmore–Castleiney won the double for the second time in their history.