2021 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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For the football equivalent, see 2021 Clare Senior Football Championship.

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
PromotedSmith O'Briens, Killaloe[2]
RelegatedN/A
County Championship
WinnersColours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea (3rd Title)
Runners-upColours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona
Senior B Championship
WinnersColours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara

The 2021 Clare Senior Hurling Championship is a competition in hurling that will be the 123rd 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 will this year stray 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. As a result, there will be two teams relegated from senior level down to intermediate for 2022 in order to revert to the normal sixteen-team championship format.

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
Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona 4 3 1 0 93 83 +10 7
Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley 4 2 1 1 89 80 +9 5
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 4 2 1 1 93 92 +1 5
Colours of Down.svg Whitegate 4 1 1 2 92 101 -9 3
Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills 4 0 0 4 80 91 -11 0
14 August 2021 Round 1 Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona 0-23 [4] 0-21Colours of Laois.svg KilmaleyCusack Park, Ennis
15 August 2021 Round 1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 1-20 [5] 1-16Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's MillsCusack Park, Ennis
20 August 2021 Round 2 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley 1-24 [6] 2-12Colours of Down.svg WhitegateCusack Park, Ennis
22 August 2021 Round 2 Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona 0-23 [7] 1-16Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's MillsCusack Park, Ennis
5 September 2021 Round 3Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara2-15 [8] 1-22 Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona Cusack Park, Ennis
5 September 2021 Round 3Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills2-18 [9] 2-19 Colours of Down.svg Whitegate O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
18 September 2021 Round 4 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 4-16 [10] 3-18Colours of Down.svg WhitegateO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
18 September 2021 Round 4 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley 0-20 [11] 1-15Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's MillsCusack Park, Ennis
2 October 2021 Round 5 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 0-21 [12] 1-18 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
2 October 2021 Round 5 Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona 0-22 [13] 0-22 Colours of Down.svg 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
Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge 3 3 0 0 85 52 +33 6
Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon 3 1 0 2 62 67 -5 2
Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff 3 1 0 2 60 71 -11 2
Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 3 1 0 2 74 91 -17 2
13 August 2021 Round 1Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle2-13 [14] 3-26 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
14 August 2021 Round 1Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff1-08 [15] 2-16 Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
1 September 2021 Round 2 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge 3-19 [16] 0-13Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, ShannonShannon
4 September 2021 Round 2Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle2-21 [17] 2-23 Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff Cusack Park, Ennis
19 September 2021 Round 3 Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 2-22 [18] 2-21Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, ShannonO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
19 September 2021 Round 3Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff1-17 [19] 2-16 Colours of Clare.svg 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
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 3 2 1 0 69 56 +13 5
Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 3 2 1 0 62 51 +11 5
Colours of Kerry.svg Broadford 3 0 1 2 43 48 -5 1
Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 3 0 1 2 42 61 -19 1
14 August 2021 Round 1 Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 3-16 [20] 1-15Colours of Cork.svg CrusheenCusack Park, Ennis
15 August 2021 Round 1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-19 [21] 2-15Colours of Kerry.svg BroadfordCusack Park, Ennis
3 September 2021 Round 2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 2-21 [22] 0-15Colours of Cork.svg CrusheenCusack Park, Ennis
18 September 2021 Round 2Colours of Kerry.svg Broadford1-10 [23] 1-14 Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe Shannon
3 October 2021 Round 3 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-17 [24] 1-17 Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe Cusack Park, Ennis
5 October 2021 Round 3 Colours of Kerry.svg Broadford 0-09 [25] 0-09 Colours of Cork.svg 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
Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-Fergus 3 2 0 1 59 53 +6 4
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 3 2 0 1 68 60 +8 4
Colours of Kerry.svg Feakle 3 1 1 1 51 53 -2 3
Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 3 0 1 2 57 69 -12 1
14 August 2021 Round 1Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis0-19 [26] 0-22 Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
15 August 2021 Round 1 Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 0-18 [27] 0-18 Colours of Kerry.svg Feakle O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
4 September 2021 Round 2Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin3-10 [28] 1-24 Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis Cusack Park, Ennis
5 September 2021 Round 2 Colours of Kerry.svg Feakle 0-14 [29] 0-13Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-FergusCusack Park, Ennis
18 September 2021 Round 3Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin1-17 [30] 2-18 Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
18 September 2021 Round 3 Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 2-16 [31] 0-19Colours of Kerry.svg FeakleShannon

Quarter-Finals[]

  • Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-D
16 October 2021 Quarter-Final Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 2-18 [32] 1-11Colours of Clare.svg SixmilebridgeCusack Park, Ennis
16 October 2021 Quarter-Final Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-15 [33] 0-15Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, ShannonCusack Park, Ennis
17 October 2021 Quarter-Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 0-17 [34] 0-16Colours of Laois.svg KilmaleyCusack Park, Ennis
17 October 2021 Quarter-FinalColours of Laois.svg Cratloe0-21 [35] 1-22 Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona Cusack Park, Ennis

Semi-Finals[]

30 October 2021 Semi-FinalColours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis0-17 [36] 1-17 Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-Kilnamona Cusack Park, Ennis
31 October 2021 Semi-Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-14 [37] 1-13Colours of Tipperary.svg Newmarket-on-FergusCusack Park, Ennis

County Final[]

14 November 2021 Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-17 - 1-16Colours of Kerry.svg Inagh-KilnamonaCusack Park, Ennis

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 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 2-20 - 2-12Colours of Down.svg WhitegateO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
16 October 2021 B Semi-FinalColours of Kerry.svg Broadford0-10 - 0-16 Colours of Kerry.svg Feakle Shannon
22 October 2021 B Semi-Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 1-24 - 2-09Colours of Limerick.svg ScariffO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
30 October 2021 B Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Clonlara 2-25 - 4-17
(AET)		Colours of Kerry.svg FeakleBroadford

Relegation Playoffs[]

  • Played by the four bottom-placed teams from Groups A-D
    • Top two teams remain in Senior Championship for
    • Bottom two teams relegated to Intermediate for 2022

  Remain in Senior Championship   Relegated to Intermediate

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 3 2 0 1 59 50 +9 4
Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills 3 2 0 1 57 52 +5 4
Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 3 2 0 1 57 61 -4 4
Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 3 0 0 3 59 69 -10 0
17 October 2021 Round 1Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle0-22 [38] 0-25 Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin Shannon
17 October 2021 Round 1 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 1-19 - 1-17Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's MillsClonlara
25 October 2021 Round 2 Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 2-17 - 1-12Colours of Cork.svg CrusheenShannon
30 October 2021 Round 2Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle2-13 [39] 3-15 Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills Meelick
6 November 2021 Round 3Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle1-15 [40] 1-17 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen Clonlara
6 November 2021 Round 3Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin1-08 [41] 0-13 Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills Meelick

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