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

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Inagh-Kilnamona 43109383+107
Kilmaley 42118980+95
Clonlara 42119392+15
Whitegate 411292101-93
O'Callaghan's Mills 40048091-110
20 August 2021 Round 2 Kilmaley 1-24 [6] 2-12 WhitegateCusack Park, Ennis
5 September 2021 Round 3 Clonlara2-15 [8] 1-22 Inagh-Kilnamona Cusack Park, Ennis
18 September 2021 Round 4 Clonlara 4-16 [10] 3-18 WhitegateO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
2 October 2021 Round 5 Clonlara 0-21 [12] 1-18 Kilmaley 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 33008552+336
Wolfe Tones, Shannon 31026267-52
Scariff 31026071-112
Clarecastle 31027491-172
1 September 2021 Round 2 Sixmilebridge 3-19 [16] 0-13 Wolfe Tones, ShannonShannon
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

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Ballyea 32106956+135
Cratloe 32106251+115
Broadford 30124348-51
Crusheen 30124261-191
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
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 32015953+64
Éire Óg, Ennis 32016860+84
Feakle 31115153-23
Clooney-Quin 30125769-121
18 September 2021 Round 3 Éire Óg, Ennis 2-16 [31] 0-19 FeakleShannon

Quarter-finals

  • 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

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
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
(AET)
FeakleBroadford

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Clooney-Quin 32015950+94
O'Callaghan's Mills 32015752+54
Crusheen 32015761-44
Clarecastle 30035969-100
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

  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.
  19. ↑ "Bridge Still Unbeaten In Drive For Three Titles In A Row". The Clare Echo.
  20. ↑ "Cratloe Too Strong For New-Look Crusheen". The Clare Echo.
  21. ↑ "Kelly & Deasy Point The Way For Ballyea In Round One Win". The Clare Echo.
  22. ↑ "Ballyea Blow Crusheen Away With Strong Finish". The Clare Echo.
  23. ↑ "Last Eight Awaits For Cool Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
  24. ↑ "Deasy's Free Seals Top Spot For Ballyea In Draw With Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
  25. ↑ "Reddan To The Rescue As Broadford Send Crusheen Into Relegation". The Clare Echo.
  26. ↑ "Newmarket-on-Fergus Record First Opening Round Win Since 2017". The Clare Echo.
  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.
  31. ↑ "Goals From Danny Russell See Éire Óg Make Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
  32. ↑ "Townies Cross The Bridge To Clinch Clare SHC Semi-Final Spot/". Clare FM.
  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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