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2021 Laois Club Football Championship Draw Details

Friday, 9 July 2021 15:25

A couple of games from 2020 are still outstanding.

Laois GAA have made the draw for the 2021 football championships. 

Remarkably round one of the SFC has thrown up a repeat of the 2020 semi-final which is outstanding, Ballyfin against Portarlington and is invariably the pick of the round. 

The system for senior and intermediate is unchanged with a straight knockout draw and a back door format meaning neither of this years final four will be knocked out should they lose but it adds a bit of spice to the tie nonetheless. 

Perennial champions Portlaoise begin their attempt to regain the top prize against Courtwood. 

Other notable ties include Emo V O'Dempseys and The Heath v Graiguecullen. 

The Junior 'A' and 'B' grades will both have group phases followed by a last eight and last four scenario, while Junior C like the senior and intermediate ranks are straight knockout. 

Full Draw: 

Laois SFC

The Heath v Graiguecullen; Ballyroan-Abbey v Killeshin; Rosenallis v Ballylinan; Courtwood v Portlaoise; Stradbally v Arles-Killeen; Emo v O’Dempsey’s; Ballyfin v Portarlington; St Joseph’s v Clonaslee

Laois IFC

Timahoe v Park-Ratheniska; O’Dempsey’s v Portlaoise; Mountmellick v Arles-Kilcruise; The Rock v Crettyard

Laois JFC ‘A’

Group A

The Harps. Castletown, Portlaoise, Portarlington

Group B

Errill, The Heath, Ballyroan-Abbey, Barrowhouse

Group C

Camross, St Joseph’s, Kilcavan

Group D

Graiguecullen/Spink, Annanough, Killeshin

Laois JFC ‘B’

Group A

Graiguecullen/Spink, Mountmellick, Timahoe

Group B

Stradbally, Rosenallis, Arles-Killeen

Group C

Kilcotton, The Rock, Emo

Group D

Ballylinan, Portlaoise, Slieve Bloom

Laois JFC ‘C’

Preliminary Round

Mountrath v Ballyfin

Round 1

Winner Mountrath/Ballyfin v Annanough, The Heath v Rathdowney, Shanahoe v Killeshin, O’Dempsey’s v Clonaslee, St Joseph’s v Park-Ratheniska, Colt v Borris-In-Ossory, Courtwood v Arles-Kilcruise, Ballyroan-Abbey v Kilcavan.

You can watch it back here: 

Meanwhile the club hurling championship reverts to a format from two years ago. 

The top side in both senior groups will go straight to a semi-final, with second and third facing off in a quarter-final. 

This year's finalists Borris-Kilcotton and Clough-Ballacolla were kept apart for this stage of the competition. 

Here's how things shook out starting with the senior grade:

Group A

Clough-Ballacolla, Rosenallis, Winners The Harps/Portlaoise, Castletown

Group B

Borris-Kilcotton, Rathdowney-Errill, Abbeyleix, Camross

At intermediate level the two sides who finish top in each group will again head into the last four with the others contesting the quarter-final stages .

Laois Premier IHC

Group A

Ballinakill, Slieve Bloom, Ballyfin, Rathdowney-Errill

Group B

Loser Portlaoise/The Harps, Clonaslee, Camross, Colt-Shanahoe

Laois IHC

Group A

Clough-Ballacolla, Borris-Kilcotton, Clonad, Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe

Group B

Mountmellick, Trumera, The Harps, Mountrath

Laois JHC ‘A’

Group A

Rathdowney-Errill, Portlaoise, Camross, Colt-Shanahoe

Group B

Ballypickas, Abbeyleix, Mountrath, Castletown

Laois JHC ‘B’

Group A

Portlaoise, Park-Ratheniska-Timahoe, Kyle, Rathdowney-Errill

Group B

The Harps, Ballinakill, Rosenallis

Group C

Mountmellick, Clough-Ballacolla, Borris-Kilcotton

Laois Shopping Centre JHC ‘C’

Round 1

Trumera v Castletown, Abbeyleix v Colt-Shanahoe, Ballyfin v Clonaslee

Quarter-final

Trumera/Castletown v Ballypickas, Abbeyleix/Colt-Shanahoe v Clonad, Ballyfin/Clonaslee v Borris-Kilcotton, Camross v Clough-Ballacolla

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