2021 National Hurling League
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The 2021 National Hurling League was the 90th season of the National Hurling League for county teams.[1][2] The English county teams (London, Warwickshire and Lancashire) did not compete due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.[3][4]
League details | |
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Dates | 8 May – 24 July 2021 |
Teams | 32 |
League champions | |
Winners | Galway / Kilkenny (11th and 19th win) |
Captain | Pádraic Mannion / Adrian Mullen |
Manager | Shane O'Neill / Brian Cody |
Other division winners | |
Division 2A | Offaly |
Division 2B | Kildare |
Division 3A | Sligo |
Division 3B | Louth |
← 2020 2022 → |
In February 2021 it was announced that the league would be delayed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games and that cancelling it would be a last resort. The league began on 8 May 2021.[5][6][7]
Eir Sport and RTÉ provided live TV coverage of the league on Saturday nights. TG4 broadcast Sunday afternoon games. The highlights programmes were RTÉ2's League Sunday on Sunday evenings, and TG4's GAA 2021 on Monday evenings.[8]