2021 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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.

Canon Hamilton Cup 2021
LeagueClare GAA
SportHurling
Duration13 August - 14 November 2021
Number of teams17
SponsorPat O’Donnell & Co.
Changes From 2020
PromotedScarriff[1]
RelegatedN/A
Changes For 2022
PromotedSmith O'Briens, Killaloe[2]
RelegatedN/A
County Championship
Winners Ballyea (3rd Title)
  Runners-up Inagh-Kilnamona
Senior B Championship
Winners Clonlara

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

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Group stage

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  • 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

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  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Senior B Championship   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
  Inagh-Kilnamona 4 3 1 0 93 83 +10 7
  Kilmaley 4 2 1 1 89 80 +9 5
  Clonlara 4 2 1 1 93 92 +1 5
  Whitegate 4 1 1 2 92 101 -9 3
  O'Callaghan's Mills 4 0 0 4 80 91 -11 0
20 August 2021 Round 2   Kilmaley 1-24 [6] 2-12  WhitegateCusack Park, Ennis
2 October 2021 Round 5   Clonlara 0-21 [12] 1-18   Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis

Group B

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  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Senior B Championship   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
  Sixmilebridge 3 3 0 0 85 52 +33 6
  Wolfe Tones, Shannon 3 1 0 2 62 67 -5 2
  Scariff 3 1 0 2 60 71 -11 2
  Clarecastle 3 1 0 2 74 91 -17 2
4 September 2021 Round 2  Clarecastle2-21 [17] 2-23   Scariff Cusack Park, Ennis
19 September 2021 Round 3  Scariff1-17 [19] 2-16   Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis

Group C

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  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
14 August 2021 Round 1   Cratloe 3-16 [20] 1-15  CrusheenCusack Park, Ennis
15 August 2021 Round 1   Ballyea 1-19 [21] 2-15  BroadfordCusack Park, Ennis
3 September 2021 Round 2   Ballyea 2-21 [22] 0-15  CrusheenCusack Park, Ennis
18 September 2021 Round 2  Broadford1-10 [23] 1-14   Cratloe Shannon
3 October 2021 Round 3   Ballyea 1-17 [24] 1-17   Cratloe Cusack Park, Ennis

Group D

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  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Senior B Championship   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
  Newmarket-on-Fergus 3 2 0 1 59 53 +6 4
  Éire Óg, Ennis 3 2 0 1 68 60 +8 4
  Feakle 3 1 1 1 51 53 -2 3
  Clooney-Quin 3 0 1 2 57 69 -12 1
18 September 2021 Round 3   Éire Óg, Ennis 2-16 [31] 0-19  FeakleShannon

Quarter-finals

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  • Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-D
17 October 2021 Quarter-Final   Ballyea 0-17 [34] 0-16  KilmaleyCusack Park, Ennis
17 October 2021 Quarter-Final  Cratloe0-21 [35] 1-22   Inagh-Kilnamona Cusack Park, Ennis

Semi-finals

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County Final

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Other Fixtures

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Senior B Championship

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  • Played by four third-placed teams from Groups A-D, and the fourth-placed team from Group A
16 October 2021 B Quarter-Final   Clonlara 2-20 - 2-12  WhitegateO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
16 October 2021 B Semi-Final  Broadford0-10 - 0-16   Feakle Shannon
22 October 2021 B Semi-Final   Clonlara 1-24 - 2-09  ScariffO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
30 October 2021 B Final   Clonlara 2-25 - 4-17
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  FeakleBroadford

Relegation Playoffs

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  • 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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
  Clooney-Quin 3 2 0 1 59 50 +9 4
  O'Callaghan's Mills 3 2 0 1 57 52 +5 4
  Crusheen 3 2 0 1 57 61 -4 4
  Clarecastle 3 0 0 3 59 69 -10 0
17 October 2021 Round 1  Clarecastle0-22 [39] 0-25   Clooney-Quin Shannon
17 October 2021 Round 1   Crusheen 1-19 - 1-17  O'Callaghan's MillsClonlara
25 October 2021 Round 2   Clooney-Quin 2-17 - 1-12  CrusheenShannon
30 October 2021 Round 2  Clarecastle2-13 [40] 3-15   O'Callaghan's Mills Meelick
6 November 2021 Round 3  Clarecastle1-15 [41] 1-17   Crusheen Clonlara
6 November 2021 Round 3  Clooney-Quin1-08 [42] 0-13   O'Callaghan's Mills Meelick

References

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  1. ^ "Scariff are crowned intermediate champions for 2020". The Clare Echo.
  2. ^ "Smith O'Brien's Climb Back To Clare Senior Ranks". Irish Examiner.
  3. ^ "Sixmilebridge Make Some History And Look To The Future After Retaining Clare SHC Title". Irish Examiner.
  4. ^ "Fitzgerald To The Fore As Inagh-Kilnamona Edge Past Kilmaley". The Clare Echo.
  5. ^ "Clonlara Pack A Punch To Overcome O'Callaghan's Mills". The Clare Echo.
  6. ^ "Kilmaley See Off Whitegate To Get Senior Bid Up And Running". The Clare Echo.
  7. ^ "Inagh-Kilnamona Hold Off Mills To Make It Two Wins From Two". The Clare Echo.
  8. ^ "Hungry Inagh-Kilnamona Seal Quarter-Final Spot". The Clare Echo.
  9. ^ "Seismic Result For Whitegate Against Mills". The Clare Echo.
  10. ^ "Tots Strikes Twice In Injury-Time To Save Clonlara". The Clare Echo.
  11. ^ "Kilmaley Overcome Mills To Tee Up Winner-Take-All Meeting With Clonlara". The Clare Echo.
  12. ^ "Clonlara's Storming Finish Not Enough To Stop Kilmaley Reaching Last Eight". The Clare Echo.
  13. ^ "Inagh-Kilnamona Remain Unbeaten Following Whitegate Draw". The Clare Echo.
  14. ^ "Bridge Begin Three-In-A-Row Bid With 16-Point Win Over Clarecastle". The Clare Echo.
  15. ^ "Decisive & Deserving Opening Round Win For Wolfe Tones". The Clare Echo.
  16. ^ "Sixmilebridge Go From Strength To Strength In Comprehensive Win Over Wolfe Tones". The Clare Echo.
  17. ^ "Rodgers On Fire For Scariff As They Turn The Heat On Clarecastle". The Clare Echo.
  18. ^ "Dramatic Victory At Death Not Enough For Magpies". The Clare Echo.
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  20. ^ "Cratloe Too Strong For New-Look Crusheen". The Clare Echo.
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  22. ^ "Ballyea Blow Crusheen Away With Strong Finish". The Clare Echo.
  23. ^ "Last Eight Awaits For Cool Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
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  25. ^ "Reddan To The Rescue As Broadford Send Crusheen Into Relegation". The Clare Echo.
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  27. ^ "Donnellan's Equaliser Sees Feakle & Clooney-Quin Finish All Square". The Clare Echo.
  28. ^ "Éire Óg Back In The Mix Following Eight Point Win Over Clooney-Quin". The Clare Echo.
  29. ^ "14-Man Feakle Hold On Against Newmarket-on-Fergus In Fiery Affair". The Clare Echo.
  30. ^ "Ryan Seals Top Spot For Newmarket-on-Fergus". The Clare Echo.
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  33. ^ "Blues Back In Clare SHC Semi-Finals For First Time Since 2017". The Clare Echo.
  34. ^ "Ballyea Battle Past Kilmaley To Take Last Of The Semi-Final Spots". The Clare Echo.
  35. ^ "Inagh-Kilnamona Advance To The Semi-Final Stages". The Clare Echo.
  36. ^ "Clare All-Ireland Winner Saves Late Penalty As Inagh-Kilnamona Reach First Senior Hurling Final". The 42.
  37. ^ "Tony Kelly Out Through Injury Nut Ballyea Cope To Reach Clare Senior Hurling Final". The 42.
  38. ^ "Ballyea Deny Final Debutants Inagh-Kilnamona To Secure Clare Hurling Crown". The Irish Times.
  39. ^ "Clooney-Quin Edge Epic Relegation Battle With Clarecastle". The Clare Echo.
  40. ^ "Mills Secure Vital Relegation Win To Pile Pressure On Clarecastle". The Clare Echo.
  41. ^ "Clarecastle & Crusheen Relegated From Senior Ranks". The Clare Echo.
  42. ^ "Mills & Clooney-Quin Save Senior Status Despite Dramatic Finish". The Clare Echo.
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