2015 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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Canon Hamilton Cup 2015
Championship Details
Dates 29 May - 11 October 2015
Teams 16
Sponsor Pat O’Donnell & Co.
County Champions
Winners Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge (12th Title)
County Runners-Up
Runners-Up Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara
Changes From 2014
Promoted Feakle
Relegated Broadford
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
Ruan
Scariff
Wolfe Tones, Shannon
Changes For 2016
Promoted Wolfe Tones, Shannon
Relegated
Senior B Champions
Senior B Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona

The 2015 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.

The defending champions and holders of the Canon Hamilton Cup were Cratloe who won their second ever title. This formed part of a historic first Clare Senior Championship 'Double' since Ennis Dalcassians in 1929, which was completed when they defeated Éire Óg, Ennis in the football final the following weekend.

In 2012 it was decided that from 2014 onwards the heretofore separate Clare Senior A and Senior B Hurling Championships would be merged into a single sixteen-team senior hurling championship. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to the Clare Intermediate Championship. The fifteen remaining clubs would be joined by the 2013 intermediate champions to form the new single tier format. However due to the success of the Clare Senior and Under-21 squads in 2013, the culling of the senior hurling championship was postponed for twelve months.

A mini Senior B championship will still be held for those clubs that avoid relegation but don't qualify for the quarter-finals.


Senior Championship Fixtures/Results[]

First Round[]

  • Eight winners advance to Round 2A (Winners)
  • Eight losers move to Round 2B (Losers)
29 May 2015 Round 1 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 3-18 [1] 0-15Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-KilnamonaCusack Park, Ennis
30 May 2015 Round 1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 0-13 [2] 0-11Colours of Laois.svg CratloeCusack Park, Ennis
30 May 2015 Round 1 Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 1-25 - 2-22
(AET)		 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara Shannon
13 June 2015 Round 1 (Replay)Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle2-10 [3] 2-18 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara Cusack Park, Ennis
30 May 2015 Round 1Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis1-10 [4] 2-19 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
30 May 2015 Colours of Kerry.svg Feakle1-13 [5] 2-13 Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Round 1
30 May 2015 Round 1 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley 1-22 - 1-10Colours of Down.svg WhitegateO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
31 May 2015 Round 1 Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 0-18 - 3-05Border TullaCusack Park, Ennis
31 May 2015 Round 1 Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills 4-18 - 0-15Colours of Kilkenny.svg Cusack Park, Ennis


Second Round[]

A. Winners[]

  • Played by eight winners of Round 1
    • Four winners advance to Quarter-Finals
    • Four losers move to Round 3
8 August 2015 Round 2A Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 3-14 - 1-11Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's MillsO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
8 August 2015 Round 2A Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 1-11 [6] 0-13Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-FergusShannon
8 August 2015 Round 2AColours of Cork.svg Crusheen1-12 [7] 0-17 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Clarecastle
9 August 2015 Round 2A Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 0-21 [8] 1-14Colours of Laois.svg KilmaleyClarecastle

B. Losers[]

  • Played by eight losers of Round 1
    • Four winners move to Round 3
8 August 2015 Round 2B Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 0-16 [9] 1-09Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clarecastle
9 August 2015 Round 2BColours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle0-21 - 3-18 Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
9 August 2015 Round 2B Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 1-23 - 1-16Colours of Down.svg WhitegateBroadford
9 August 2015 Round 2BColours of Kerry.svg Feakle0-13 - 1-12 Border Tulla Scariff


Third Round[]

  • Played by four losers of Round 2A & four winners of Round 2B
    • Four winners advance to Quarter-Finals
22 August 2015 Round 3Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona1-14 [10] 1-20 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
23 August 2015 Round 3 Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 3-19 [11] 3-14Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's MillsCusack Park, Ennis
23 August 2015 Round 3 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 1-17 [12] 0-16Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, EnnisCusack Park, Ennis
23 August 2015 Round 3 Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-17 [13] 0-13Border TullaCusack Park, Ennis


Quarter-Finals[]

  • Played by four winners of Round 2A and four winners of Round 3
5 September 2015 Quarter-FinalColours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea2-17 [14] 2-18
(AET)		 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
5 September 2015 Quarter-Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 0-19 [15] 0-10Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-FergusCusack Park, Ennis
5 September 2015 Quarter-FinalColours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin1-12 [16] 1-17 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen Cusack Park, Ennis
6 September 2015 Quarter-FinalColours of Laois.svg Cratloe1-19 [17] 1-20 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis


Semi-Finals[]

19 September 2015 Semi-Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 3-11 [18] 0-20
(AET)		 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
27 September 2015 Semi-Final (Replay) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 2-19 [19] 1-10Colours of Laois.svg KilmaleyCusack Park, Ennis
20 September 2015 Semi-FinalColours of Cork.svg Crusheen3-13 [20] 3-21 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis


County Final[]

11 October 2015 FinalColours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara0-15 [21] 1-21 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis

References[]

  1. ^ "Comfortable Opening Round Win For Crusheen". Clare Herald. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Ballyea Defeat County Champions". Clare Herald. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Clonlara Brush Past Clarecastle Challenge". Clare Herald. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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  8. ^ "Ballyea Return To Quarter-Finals". Clare Herald. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Russell Rescues Éire Óg's Championship Bid". Clare Herald. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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  12. ^ "Crusheen Book Quarter-Final Spot, Éire Óg Bow Out Of Championship". Clare Herald. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Blues Battle Past Tenacious Tulla". Clare Herald. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Quarter-Final Win For Kilmaley Over Ballyea". Clare Herald. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Clonlara Overcome Newmarket To Make Last Four Of Clare SHC". Clare Herald. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  16. ^ "Crusheen See Off Clooney-Quin To Book Semi-Final Place". Clare Herald. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Sixmilebridge End Cratloe's Reign As County Champions". Clare Herald. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  18. ^ "Replay Required As Clonlara & Kilmaley Finish All Square". Clare Herald. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Clonlara Cruise Into First Clare SHC Final In Six Years". Clare Herald. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Sixmilebridge Qualify For Clare SHC Final". Clare Herald. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Sixmilebridge Storm To Success For Twelfth Title". Clare Herald. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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