2020 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures eventually took place on 1 July 2020.[2] The championship began on 24 July 2020 and concluded on 27th September 2020.

For the football equivalent, see 2020 Clare Senior Football Championship.

Canon Hamilton Cup 2020
LeagueClare GAA
SportHurling
Duration24 July - 27 September 2020
Number of teams16
SponsorPat O’Donnell & Co.
Changes From 2019
PromotedBroadford
RelegatedTulla
Changes For 2021
PromotedScarriff
RelegatedN/A
County Championship
Winners Sixmilebridge (15th Title)
  Runners-up O'Callaghan's Mills
Senior B Championship
Winners Clonlara

Sixmilebridge retained their 2019 title by defeating near-neighbours O'Callaghan Mills in the 2020 final who were contesting their first final since 1993 which they ironically also lost to Sixmilebridge.[3]

Format Change

Time constraints led to a revision of the championship format, most notably the abolition of Round 3. The championship saw eight first-round games with the winners of these ties being drawn against the losers for the second round. The eight winners of the Round 2 games advance to the quarter-finals with open draws applying to all rounds. The eight losing teams from Round 2 entered the Clare Senior B Championship. There will be no relegation.[4]

Senior Championship Fixtures

First round
  • Eight winners advance to Round 2 as top seeds
  • Eight losers advance to Round 2 as second seeds
24 July 2020 Round 1 Clonlara 0-19 [5] 1-14 Newmarket-on-FergusO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
24 July 2020 Round 1 Clooney-Quin0-14 [6] 2-17 Inagh-Kilnamona Cusack Park, Ennis
25 July 2020 Round 1 Broadford0-17 [7] 2-13 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park, Ennis
25 July 2020 Round 1 Clarecastle0-16 [8] 4-19 Wolfe Tones, Shannon O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
25 July 2020 Round 1 Cratloe 3-15 [9] 2-11 KilmaleyCusack Park, Ennis
25 July 2020 Round 1 Éire Óg, Ennis0-12 [10] 0-17 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
25 July 2020 Round 1 Feakle 0-21 [11] 0-16 WhitegateO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
26 July 2020 Round 1 Ballyea 0-16 [12] 0-14 CrusheenCusack Park, Ennis

Second round
  • Eight winners from Round 1 are seeded
  • Eight losers from Round 2 are unseeded
    • Eight winners advance to Quarter-Finals
    • Eight losers move to Senior B Championship
7 August 2020 Round 2 Inagh-Kilnamona 1-21 [13] 1-14 Newmarket-on-FergusCusack Park, Ennis
8 August 2020 Round 2 Clarecastle2-12 [14] 5-20 Feakle Cusack Park, Ennis
8 August 2020 Round 2 Kilmaley 4-13 [15] 1-17 Wolfe Tones, ShannonCusack Park, Ennis
8 August 2020 Round 2 Sixmilebridge 0-20 [16] 1-13 WhitegateCusack Park, Ennis
9 August 2020 Round 2 Ballyea 2-28 [17] 0-11 Clooney-QuinO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
9 August 2020 Round 2 Broadford 0-17 [18] 0-15 ClonlaraCusack Park, Ennis
9 August 2020 Round 2 Crusheen0-17 [19] 3-17 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park, Ennis
9 August 2020 Round 2 Cratloe P[20] Éire Óg, Ennis Shannon

The original fixture between Cratloe and Éire Óg was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within both the Cratloe and Clondegad communities.[21] After an emergency meeting of the Clare County Board it was agreed to postpone any game that the Cratloe Senior and Junior, and Clondegad Junior teams were due to play by a period of two weeks. All subsequent games involving these clubs or their conquerors would also be delayed down the line due to this decision. This would allow sufficient time for those affected to recover before returning to play.

23 August 2020 Round 2 Cratloe0-15 [22] 1-18 Éire Óg, Ennis Cusack Park, Ennis

Quarter-finals
  • Played by eight winners of Round 2
22 August 2020 Quarter-Final Ballyea 1-20 [23] 1-14 KilmaleyCusack Park, Ennis
22 August 2020 Quarter-Final Broadford0-12 [24] 0-21 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
23 August 2020 Quarter-Final Inagh-Kilnamona0-13 [25] 2-16 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park, Ennis
5 September 2020 Quarter-Final Éire Óg, Ennis 1-18 [26] 1-13 FeakleCusack Park, Ennis

Semi-finals
12 September 2020 Semi-Final Éire Óg, Ennis1-13 [27] 0-17 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
13 September 2020 Semi-Final Ballyea1-17 [28] 2-17 O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park, Ennis

2020 County Final
27 September 2020 Final O'Callaghan's Mills0-12 [29] 0-20 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis

Other Fixtures

Senior B Championship
  • Played by eight losers of Round 2
22 August 2020 B Quarter-Final Clarecastle 1-17 - 2-10 WhitegateTulla
23 August 2020 B Quarter-Final Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-14 - 1-12 Wolfe Tones, ShannonNewmarket-on-Fergus
25 August 2020 B Quarter-Final Clooney-Quin3-17 - 1-25
(AET)		 Crusheen Clareabbey
4 September 2020 B Quarter-Final Clonlara 4-34 - 0-06 CratloeClonlara
6 September 2020 B Semi-Final Clarecastle1-24 - 3-26
(AET)		 Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
12 September 2020 B Semi-Final Clonlara 3-18 - 3-11 CrusheenShannon
19 September 2020 B Final Clonlara 0-23 - 1-16 Newmarket-on-FergusO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge

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