This year’s instalment of the county championship includes a group stage – two groups of four, where each team in a group plays each other once before a knockout stage helps determine the winner.

Group A consists of Ballinascreen, Banagher, Eoghan Rua and Slaughtneil while Group B involves Kevin Lynch’s, Lavey, Na Magha and Swatragh.

Slaughtneil come into the 2021 Derry SHC as reigning champions and have not relinquished their crown since winning the first of eight-in-a-row in 2013.

The side will be hungry to continue that streak and their dominance in both Gaelic football and hurling with another county championship victory.

Kevin Lynch’s are seen as the biggest threat to Slaughtneil’s conquest of Derry as the 23-time champions search for their first title in 10 years.

Lavey and Swatragh’s league campaigns are seen as impressive within the county and they are expected to impress again in the championship.

However, both teams are in a group with Kevin Lynch’s, meaning one of the three teams will be out of the competition before we reach knock-out hurling.

Derry SHC Fixtures/Results

Group Stage – Round 1

Friday, August 27: Kevin Lynch’s 1-15 – 0-17 Lavey, Páirc Chaomhín Uí Loingsigh, 7 pm – Group B

Friday, August 27: Slaughtneil 4-26 – 2-13 Ballinascreen, Slaughtneil, 7 pm – Group A

Friday, August 27: Swatragh 2-20 – 1-10 Na Magha, Davitt Park, 7:30 pm – Group B

Saturday, August 28: Eoghan Rua 0-13 – 0-21 Banagher, Coleraine, 7 pm, Slaughtneil – Group A.

Group Stage – Round 2

Wednesday, September 8: Ballinascreen 0-19 – 0-4 Eoghan Rua, Ballinascreen, 7:30 pm – Group A

Wednesday, September 8: Kevin Lynch’s 1-22 – 1-15 Swatragh, Celtic Park, 7:30 pm – Group B

Wednesday, September 8: Na Magha 1-15 – 2-28 Lavey, Owenbeg, 7:30 pm – Group B

TBA: Banagher – Slaughtneil, Banagher, TBA – Group A

Group Stage – Round 3

Sunday, September 12: Slaughtneil 3-27 – 0-10 Eoghan Rua, Slaughtneil, 1 pm – Group A

Sunday, September 12: Banagher 1-15 – 1-9 Ballinascreen, Owenbeg, 2 pm – Group A

Sunday, September 12: Lavey 1-15 – 1-15 Swatragh, Lavey, 4:30 pm – Group B

Sunday, September 12: Na Magha 0-10 – 3-19 Kevin Lynch’s, Na Magha, 4:30 pm – Group B

Where To Watch

Fans can attend the game live in a limited capacity. Alternatively, games and re-runs can be streamed with a #WeAreDerry season pass. Replays can also be bought.

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