2015 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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.

For the football equivalent, see 2015 Clare Senior Football Championship.

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

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 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 Crusheen 3-18 [1] 0-15 Inagh-KilnamonaCusack Park, Ennis
30 May 2015 Round 1 Ballyea 0-13 [2] 0-11 CratloeCusack Park, Ennis
30 May 2015 Round 1 Clarecastle 1-25 - 2-22
(AET)		 Clonlara Shannon
13 June 2015 Round 1 (Replay) Clarecastle2-10 [3] 2-18 Clonlara Cusack Park, Ennis
30 May 2015 Round 1 Éire Óg, Ennis1-10 [4] 2-19 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
30 May 2015 Feakle1-13 [5] 2-13 Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
Round 1
30 May 2015 Round 1 Kilmaley 1-22 - 1-10 WhitegateO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
31 May 2015 Round 1 Clooney-Quin 0-18 - 3-05 TullaCusack Park, Ennis
31 May 2015 Round 1 O'Callaghan Mills 4-18 - 0-15 TubberCusack Park, Ennis


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 Clonlara 3-14 - 1-11 O'Callaghan MillsO'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
8 August 2015 Round 2A Clooney-Quin 1-11 [6] 0-13 Newmarket-on-FergusShannon
8 August 2015 Round 2A Crusheen1-12 [7] 0-17 Sixmilebridge Clarecastle
9 August 2015 Round 2A Ballyea 0-21 [8] 1-14 KilmaleyClarecastle

B. Losers
  • Played by eight losers of Round 1
    • Four winners move to Round 3
8 August 2015 Round 2B Éire Óg, Ennis 0-16 [9] 1-09 TubberClarecastle
9 August 2015 Round 2B Clarecastle0-21 - 3-18 Inagh-Kilnamona O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
9 August 2015 Round 2B Cratloe 1-23 - 1-16 WhitegateBroadford
9 August 2015 Round 2B Feakle0-13 - 1-12 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 3 Inagh-Kilnamona1-14 [10] 1-20 Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
23 August 2015 Round 3 Cratloe 3-19 [11] 3-14 O'Callaghan MillsCusack Park, Ennis
23 August 2015 Round 3 Crusheen 1-17 [12] 0-16 Éire Óg, EnnisCusack Park, Ennis
23 August 2015 Round 3 Newmarket-on-Fergus 1-17 [13] 0-13 TullaCusack Park, Ennis


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


Semi-Finals
19 September 2015 Semi-Final Clonlara 3-11 [18] 0-20
(AET)		 Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
27 September 2015 Semi-Final (Replay) Clonlara 2-19 [19] 1-10 KilmaleyCusack Park, Ennis
20 September 2015 Semi-Final Crusheen3-13 [20] 3-21 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis


County Final
11 October 2015 Final Clonlara0-15 [21] 1-21 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.
  4. "Shane the Golden Boy for Sixmilebridge". Clare Herald. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. "Newmarket Survive Feakle Fright". Clare Herald. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. "Clooney-Quin Claim Back To Back Wins". Clare Herald. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  7. "Sixmilebridge Secure Quarter-Final Spot". Clare Herald. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  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.
  10. "Kilmaley Advance To Quarter-Finals Of Clare SHC". Clare Herald. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. "Cratloe Hold On For Victory Against The Mills". Clare Herald. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  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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