2006 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

2006 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Wolfe Tones (2nd title) Barry Loughnane (captain) Pat O'Rourke (manager)
Runners-up	Newmarket-on-Fergus Shane O'Brien (captain) Séamus Durack (manager)
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The 2006 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 111th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Clarecastle entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 22 October 2006 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Wolfe Tones and Newmarket-on-Fergus, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Wolfe Tones won the match by 2–11 to 0–13 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 10 years. ^[4]

Results

Final

Wolfe Tones v Newmarket-on-Fergus

22 October 2006Final	Wolfe Tones	2-11 - 0-13	Newmarket-on-Fergus	Cusack Park
	G McPhillips 1-6 (3f, 1 '65') D O'Connell 1-0, Declan O'Rurke 0-2, B McPhillips 0-1, B O'Connell 0-1, K McArthy 0-1;		B Gaffney 0-7 (5f 1 '65') C Ryan 0-2, D Barrett 0-2, S Arthur 0-1, Jim McInerney 0-1.

References

1. "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
2. "CLARE: Clarecastle shock Tones to claim title". Irish Independent. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
3. "Clarecastle crowned lords of the mud dance". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
4. "Underdog McPhillips springs Tones off the leash". Irish Independent. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2024.