2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Dates18 August 2018 – 21 October 2018
Teams16
SponsorPat O'Donnell & Co.
Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea (2nd title)
Tony Kelly (captain)
Kevin Sheehan (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe
Conor McGrath (captain)
Alan Neville (manager)
Promoted Feakle
Relegated St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored64 (2.13 per match)
Points scored1007 (33.57 per match)
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The 2018 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 123rd staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place in April 2018. [1] The championship began on 18 August 2018 and ended on 21 October 2018.

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Sixmilebridge were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cratloe at the quarter-final stage. [2] [3] St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield were relegated from the championship.

On 21 October 2018, Ballyea won the championship following a 1–20 to 1–14 defeat of Cratloe in the final. [4] This was their second championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.

Ballyea's Niall Deasy was the championship's top scorer with 2-48.


Senior Championship Knockout Stages

Quarter-Finals

22 September 2018Quarter-Final Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 0-14 - 0-17 Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park, Ennis
22 September 2018Quarter-Final Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 1-19 - 0-16 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
23 September 2018Quarter-Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-19 - 0-16 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Inagh-Kilnamona Cusack Park, Ennis
23 September 2018Quarter-Final Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 1-08 - 1-21 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis


Semi-Finals

6 October 2018Semi-Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-21 - 1-17 Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills Cusack Park, Ennis
7 October 2018Semi-Final Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 1-14 - 0-16 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
R Considine 1-4; C McInerney, S Collins, C McGrath 0-2 each; P Collins, B Connors (’65), S Gleeson (f), D Collins 0-1 each.M O’Malley 0-4; C Moloney (1f, 1’65), S O’Loughlin 0-3 each; M O’Neill, D Keane 0-2 each; T O’Rourke, E Bracken 0-1 each.


County Final

21 October 2018Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-20 - 1-14 Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe Cusack Park, Ennis
N Deasy 0-13 (0-12 frees, 0-1 ‘65), M O’Leary 1-3, T Kelly 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1, G Brennan 0-1. Report B Connors 0-8 (0-4f), C McInerney 1-3, R Considine 0-1, C McGrath 0-1, S Gleeson 0-1.Attendance: 7,040
Referee: W King (Doora-Barefield)


Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyPoints Total
1 Niall Deasy Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 2-4854
2Billy Connors Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 0-4343
3 Peter Duggan Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 1-3639
4Jacob Loughnane Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills 0-3737
5 Tony Kelly Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 3-3342

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References

  1. ↑ "Draws Made For 2018 Clare GAA Championships". Clare FM. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Shannon, Kieran (23 October 2017). "Sixmilebridge the team of decade as fairytale ends for Clooney-Quin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  3. ↑ McMahon, Páraic (22 September 2018). "2017 Clare senior hurling champions and runners-up both crash out". The 42. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ballyea punish wasteful Cratloe and take Clare title". Irish Times. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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