2021 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
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| Canon Hamilton Cup 2021 | |
|---|---|
| League | Clare GAA |
| Sport | Hurling |
| Duration | 13 August - 14 November 2021 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Sponsor | Pat O’Donnell & Co. |
| Changes From 2020 | |
| Promoted | Scarriff[1] |
| Relegated | N/A |
| Changes For 2022 | |
| Promoted | Smith O'Briens, Killaloe[2] |
| Relegated | N/A |
| County Championship | |
| Winners |  Ballyea (3rd Title) |
| Runners-up |  Inagh-Kilnamona |
| Senior B Championship | |
| Winners |  Clonlara |
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.
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
| 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 |
| 14 August 2021 Round 1 | Inagh-Kilnamona | 0-23 [4] 0-21 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 15 August 2021 Round 1 | Clonlara | 1-20 [5] 1-16 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 20 August 2021 Round 2 | Kilmaley | 1-24 [6] 2-12 | Whitegate | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 22 August 2021 Round 2 | Inagh-Kilnamona | 0-23 [7] 1-16 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 5 September 2021 Round 3 | Clonlara | 2-15 [8] 1-22 | Inagh-Kilnamona | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 5 September 2021 Round 3 | O'Callaghan's Mills | 2-18 [9] 2-19 | Whitegate | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 18 September 2021 Round 4 | Clonlara | 4-16 [10] 3-18 | Whitegate | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 18 September 2021 Round 4 | Kilmaley | 0-20 [11] 1-15 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 2 October 2021 Round 5 | Clonlara | 0-21 [12] 1-18 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 2 October 2021 Round 5 | Inagh-Kilnamona | 0-22 [13] 0-22 | Whitegate | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Group B
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 |
| 13 August 2021 Round 1 | Clarecastle | 2-13 [14] 3-26 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 14 August 2021 Round 1 | Scariff | 1-08 [15] 2-16 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 1 September 2021 Round 2 | Sixmilebridge | 3-19 [16] 0-13 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | Shannon |
| 4 September 2021 Round 2 | Clarecastle | 2-21 [17] 2-23 | Scariff | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 19 September 2021 Round 3 | Clarecastle | 2-22 [18] 2-21 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 19 September 2021 Round 3 | Scariff | 1-17 [19] 2-16 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
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 |
| 14 August 2021 Round 1 | Cratloe | 3-16 [20] 1-15 | Crusheen | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 15 August 2021 Round 1 | Ballyea | 1-19 [21] 2-15 | Broadford | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 3 September 2021 Round 2 | Ballyea | 2-21 [22] 0-15 | Crusheen | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 3 October 2021 Round 3 | Ballyea | 1-17 [24] 1-17 | Cratloe | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 5 October 2021 Round 3 | Broadford | 0-09 [25] 0-09 | Crusheen | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
Group D
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 |
| 14 August 2021 Round 1 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 0-19 [26] 0-22 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 15 August 2021 Round 1 | Clooney-Quin | 0-18 [27] 0-18 | Feakle | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 4 September 2021 Round 2 | Clooney-Quin | 3-10 [28] 1-24 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 5 September 2021 Round 2 | Feakle | 0-14 [29] 0-13 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 18 September 2021 Round 3 | Clooney-Quin | 1-17 [30] 2-18 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 18 September 2021 Round 3 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 2-16 [31] 0-19 | Feakle | Shannon |
Quarter-finals
- Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-D
| 16 October 2021 Quarter-Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 2-18 [32] 1-11 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 16 October 2021 Quarter-Final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 1-15 [33] 0-15 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 17 October 2021 Quarter-Final | Ballyea | 0-17 [34] 0-16 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 17 October 2021 Quarter-Final | Cratloe | 0-21 [35] 1-22 | Inagh-Kilnamona | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Semi-finals
| 30 October 2021 Semi-Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 0-17 [36] 1-17 | Inagh-Kilnamona | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 31 October 2021 Semi-Final | Ballyea | 1-14 [37] 1-13 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Cusack Park, Ennis |
County Final
| 14 November 2021 Final | Ballyea | 1-17 [38] 1-16 | Inagh-Kilnamona | Cusack Park, Ennis |
