2023 Clare Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Canon Hamilton Cup 2023

Color:

F4C430

League:

Clare GAA

Sport:

Hurling

Duration:

22 July - 22 October 2023

No Of Teams:

Child:	yes
Headerstyle:	background:#F4C430;color:blue;border:1px solid blue
Label1:	Sponsor
Data1:	TUS Midlands Midwest
Header2:	Changes From 2022
Label3:	Promoted
Data3:	St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield^[1]
Label4:	Relegated
Data4:	Smith O'Brien's, Killaloe Whitegate
Header5:	Changes For 2024
Label6:	Promoted
Data6:	Corofin^[2]
Label7:	Relegated
Data7:	Clarecastle Wolfe Tones, Shannon

Season:

County Championship

Season Champs:

Clonlara (3rd Title)

Season Champ Name:

Winners

Second Place:

Crusheen

Season2:

Senior B Championship

Season Champs2:

Season Champ2 Name:

Winners

The 2023 TUS Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.

The 2022 champions, and holders of the Canon Hamilton Cup are Ballyea, who successfully defended their 2021 crown, to win back-to-back titles and their fourth title in seven years. They defeated Éire Óg, Ennis by a single point in Cusack Park, Ennis in the county final.^[3] ^[4]

The draws for the 2023 Clare club championships took place on 14 June 2023.^[5]

Senior Championship Fixtures

Group stage

One group of five and three groups of four.
2022 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 bottom-placed team from each group contest Relegation Playoffs

Group A

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Scariff	4	2	2	0	96	82	+14	6
Kilmaley	4	2	1	1	90	83	+7	5
Ballyea	4	2	1	1	82	82	0	5
Inagh-Kilnamona	4	2	0	2	106	87	+19	4
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield	4	0	0	4	77	117	-40	0

Group B

width=220	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Diff	width=20	Pts
Clonlara	3	3	0	0	67	52	+15	4
Crusheen	3	1	0	2	58	62	-4	2
Sixmilebridge	3	1	0	2	67	70	-3	2
O'Callaghan's Mills	3	1	0	2	62	70	-8	2

Crusheen finished above Sixmilebridge and O'Callaghan's Mills by virtue of an update to the GAA rule book as of 2023. In the case where point difference is used to determine placing, only the matches between the relevant teams are used to calculate the point difference.Rule 6.21(5)(c)(i) of the GAA's official guide states:

The higher Scoring Difference (subtracting the total Scores Against from total Score For) in the ‘Head-to-Head’ games.

Group C

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Newmarket-on-Fergus	3	3	0	0	72	52	+20	6
Clooney-Quin	3	2	0	1	71	52	+19	4
Cratloe	3	1	0	2	50	63	-13	2
Wolfe Tones, Shannon	3	0	0	3	47	73	-26	0

Group D

width=220	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Diff	width=20	Pts
Feakle	3	3	0	0	61	47	+14	6
Éire Óg, Ennis	3	2	0	1	64	54	+10	4
Broadford	3	1	0	2	54	53	+1	2
Clarecastle	3	0	0	3	48	73	-25	0

Quarter-finals

Played by top two placed teams from each group

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

Relegation Playoffs

Played by the four bottom-placed teams from Groups A-D
- Loser of each playoff relegated to Intermediate for 2024

Notes and References

Web site: The Parish Prevail In Extra-Time Over Tulla To Seal Senior Return. Clare Echo.
Web site: Corofin Claim Intermediate Hurling Title For The Third Time. Clare Echo.
Web site: Ballyea Stun Townies With Another Special Comeback. Irish Examiner.
Web site: Ballyea Bring All Battling Qualities To The Fore To Retain Clare SHC Title. Clare Echo.
Web site: Club Championship Draws Throw Up Spicy Encounter. Clare Echo.