Annual hurling competition season
Sports season
Canon Hamilton Cup 2021 |
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League | Clare GAA |
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Sport | Hurling |
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Duration | 13 August - 14 November 2021 |
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Number of teams | 17 |
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Sponsor | Pat O’Donnell & Co. |
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Changes From 2020 |
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Promoted | Scarriff[1] |
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Relegated | N/A |
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Changes For 2022 |
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Promoted | Smith O'Briens, Killaloe[2] |
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Relegated | N/A |
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County Championship |
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Winners | Ballyea (3rd Title) |
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Runners-up | Inagh-Kilnamona |
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Senior B Championship |
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Winners | Clonlara |
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The 2021 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was a competition in hurling that was the 126th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
With Sixmilebridge having won back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2020, they are looking to be the first Clare club team to win a three-in-a-row since Newmarket-on-Fergus in 1973. They defeated near-neighbours O'Callaghan's Mills in the 2020 final who were contesting their first final since 1993 which they ironically also lost to Sixmilebridge.[3]
The 2021 Championship changed from the regular layout in adopting a group stage format. In 2020 a decision was made to not relegate any team from any championship in Clare due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Senior Championship Fixtures
Group stage
- One group of five and three groups of four.
- 2020 semi-finalists are seeded and kept separate.
- Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
- The top two teams in each group advance to Quarter-Finals
- The third-placed teams in each group and the fourth-placed team in Group A move to Senior B Championship
- The four bottom-placed teams in each group contest Relegation Playoffs
Group A
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Senior B Championship Relegation Playoff
Group B
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Senior B Championship Relegation Playoff
Group C
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Senior B Championship Relegation Playoff
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
Ballyea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 5 |
Cratloe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 5 |
Broadford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 1 |
Crusheen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 1 |
Broadford v Cratloe 18 September 2021 Round 2 | Broadford | 1-10 [23] 1-14 | Cratloe | Shannon |
Group D
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Senior B Championship Relegation Playoff
Quarter-finals
- Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-D
Semi-finals
County Final
Other Fixtures
Senior B Championship
- Played by four third-placed teams from Groups A-D, and the fourth-placed team from Group A
Broadford v Feakle 16 October 2021 B Semi-Final | Broadford | 0-10 - 0-16 | Feakle | Shannon |
Relegation Playoffs
- Played by the four bottom-placed teams from Groups A-D
- Top two teams remain in Senior Championship for 2022
- Bottom two teams relegated to Intermediate for 2022
Remain in Senior Championship Relegated to Intermediate
References
- ^ "Scariff are crowned intermediate champions for 2020". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Smith O'Brien's Climb Back To Clare Senior Ranks". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Sixmilebridge Make Some History And Look To The Future After Retaining Clare SHC Title". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Fitzgerald To The Fore As Inagh-Kilnamona Edge Past Kilmaley". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Clonlara Pack A Punch To Overcome O'Callaghan's Mills". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Kilmaley See Off Whitegate To Get Senior Bid Up And Running". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Inagh-Kilnamona Hold Off Mills To Make It Two Wins From Two". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Hungry Inagh-Kilnamona Seal Quarter-Final Spot". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Seismic Result For Whitegate Against Mills". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Tots Strikes Twice In Injury-Time To Save Clonlara". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Kilmaley Overcome Mills To Tee Up Winner-Take-All Meeting With Clonlara". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Clonlara's Storming Finish Not Enough To Stop Kilmaley Reaching Last Eight". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Inagh-Kilnamona Remain Unbeaten Following Whitegate Draw". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Bridge Begin Three-In-A-Row Bid With 16-Point Win Over Clarecastle". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Decisive & Deserving Opening Round Win For Wolfe Tones". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Sixmilebridge Go From Strength To Strength In Comprehensive Win Over Wolfe Tones". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Rodgers On Fire For Scariff As They Turn The Heat On Clarecastle". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Dramatic Victory At Death Not Enough For Magpies". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Bridge Still Unbeaten In Drive For Three Titles In A Row". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Cratloe Too Strong For New-Look Crusheen". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Kelly & Deasy Point The Way For Ballyea In Round One Win". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Ballyea Blow Crusheen Away With Strong Finish". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Last Eight Awaits For Cool Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Deasy's Free Seals Top Spot For Ballyea In Draw With Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Reddan To The Rescue As Broadford Send Crusheen Into Relegation". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Newmarket-on-Fergus Record First Opening Round Win Since 2017". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Donnellan's Equaliser Sees Feakle & Clooney-Quin Finish All Square". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Éire Óg Back In The Mix Following Eight Point Win Over Clooney-Quin". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "14-Man Feakle Hold On Against Newmarket-on-Fergus In Fiery Affair". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Ryan Seals Top Spot For Newmarket-on-Fergus". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Goals From Danny Russell See Éire Óg Make Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Townies Cross The Bridge To Clinch Clare SHC Semi-Final Spot/". Clare FM.
- ^ "Blues Back In Clare SHC Semi-Finals For First Time Since 2017". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Ballyea Battle Past Kilmaley To Take Last Of The Semi-Final Spots". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Inagh-Kilnamona Advance To The Semi-Final Stages". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Clare All-Ireland Winner Saves Late Penalty As Inagh-Kilnamona Reach First Senior Hurling Final". The 42.
- ^ "Tony Kelly Out Through Injury Nut Ballyea Cope To Reach Clare Senior Hurling Final". The 42.
- ^ "Ballyea Deny Final Debutants Inagh-Kilnamona To Secure Clare Hurling Crown". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Clooney-Quin Edge Epic Relegation Battle With Clarecastle". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Mills Secure Vital Relegation Win To Pile Pressure On Clarecastle". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Clarecastle & Crusheen Relegated From Senior Ranks". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Mills & Clooney-Quin Save Senior Status Despite Dramatic Finish". The Clare Echo.
External links
Clare Senior Hurling Championship
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