Annual hurling competition season
Sports season
Canon Hamilton Cup 2020 |
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League | Clare GAA |
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Sport | Hurling |
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Duration | 24 July - 27 September 2020 |
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Number of teams | 16 |
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Sponsor | Pat O’Donnell & Co. |
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Changes From 2019 |
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Promoted | Broadford |
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Relegated | Tulla |
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Changes For 2021 |
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Promoted | Scarriff |
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Relegated | N/A |
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County Championship |
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Winners | Sixmilebridge (15th Title) |
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Runners-up | O'Callaghan's Mills |
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Senior B Championship |
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Winners | Clonlara |
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The 2020 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures eventually took place on 1 July 2020.[2] The championship began on 24 July 2020 and concluded on 27th September 2020.
Sixmilebridge retained their 2019 title by defeating near-neighbours O'Callaghan Mills in the 2020 final who were contesting their first final since 1993 which they ironically also lost to Sixmilebridge.[3]
Time constraints led to a revision of the championship format, most notably the abolition of Round 3. The championship saw eight first-round games with the winners of these ties being drawn against the losers for the second round. The eight winners of the Round 2 games advance to the quarter-finals with open draws applying to all rounds. The eight losing teams from Round 2 entered the Clare Senior B Championship. There will be no relegation.[4]
Senior Championship Fixtures
First round
- Eight winners advance to Round 2 as top seeds
- Eight losers advance to Round 2 as second seeds
Clonlara v
Newmarket-on-Fergus 24 July 2020 Round 1 | Clonlara | 0-19 [5] 1-14 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
Second round
- Eight winners from Round 1 are seeded
- Eight losers from Round 2 are unseeded
- Eight winners advance to Quarter-Finals
- Eight losers move to Senior B Championship
The original fixture between Cratloe and Éire Óg was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within both the Cratloe and Clondegad communities.[21] After an emergency meeting of the Clare County Board it was agreed to postpone any game that the Cratloe Senior and Junior, and Clondegad Junior teams were due to play by a period of two weeks. All subsequent games involving these clubs or their conquerors would also be delayed down the line due to this decision. This would allow sufficient time for those affected to recover before returning to play.
Quarter-finals
- Played by eight winners of Round 2
Semi-finals
2020 County Final
Other Fixtures
Senior B Championship
- Played by eight losers of Round 2
References
- ^ "Unlikely That Clare Cup, Cusack Cup & Garry Cup Will Proceed In 2020". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Mouth-Watering Ties In Clare Club Championships". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Sixmilebridge Make Some History And Look To The Future After Retaining Clare SHC Title". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Details Announced For 2020 Clare GAA Club Championships". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Clonlara Free Conversion Crucial In Dogged Win Over Newmarket-on-Fergus". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Inagh-Kilnamona Lay Foundations For Victory In Opening Half". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "O'Callaghan's Mills Hold Off Dogged Broadford Challenge". The Clare Champion.
- ^ "Shanagher Hits The Right Tones To Scatter Fledgling Magpies". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Cratloe Open 2020 Clare SHC Campaign With Victory Over Kilmaley". The Clare Champion.
- ^ "Sixmilebridge Get Defence Of Canon Hamilton Off To Winning Start". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Feakle With More Than A Social Distance To Spare Over Whitegate". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Ballyea Prevail In Battle With Crusheen". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Inagh-Kilnamona Give Newmarket The Blues To Book Clare SHC Quarter-Final Spot". The Clare Champion.
- ^ "McGrath Shoots The Lights Out As Feakle Fly Into Clare SHC Quarter-Finals". The Clare Champion.
- ^ "Kilmaley Hold Off The Tones To Advance To Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Champions Still Standing As Sixmilebridge Progress Past Whitegate". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Eighth Successive Clare SHC Quarter-Final Awaits Ballyea". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Determined Broadford Knock Clonlara Out Of Clare SHC". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Merited Win Sees O'Callaghan's Mills Progress To Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Clare Clubs Back Cratloe Despite Six Covid-19 Cases". RTÉ Sport.
- ^ "Clare Championship Facing Delay After Five Further Positive Covid-19 Cases Emerge At Cratloe GAA Club". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Éire Óg Roar Into Clare SHC Quarter-Finals With Victory Over Cratloe". The Clare Champion.
- ^ "Ballyea Advance To Last Four Of Clare SHC With Win Over Kilmaley". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Bridge Hold Off Neighbours Broadford To Book Semi-Final Spot". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Mills Send Inamona Packing To Seal Clare SHC Semi-Final Spot". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Éire Óg Eliminate Feakle To Set Up Sixmilebridge Rematch". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Champions Sixmilebridge One Step Away From Retaining The Canon Hamilton". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Determined Mills Overcome Ballyea To Advance To County Final". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Clare SHC final: Sixmilebridge secure back-to-back titles". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
Clare Senior Hurling Championship
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