2023 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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Canon Hamilton Cup 2023
League Clare GAA
SportHurling
Duration22 July - 22 October 2023
Number of teams17
Sponsor TUS Midlands Midwest
Changes From 2022
Promoted St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield [1]
Relegated Smith O'Brien's, Killaloe
Whitegate
Changes For 2024
Promoted Corofin [2]
Relegated Clarecastle
Wolfe Tones, Shannon
County Championship
Winners Gold Black GAA Flag.png Clonlara (3rd Title)
  Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen
Senior B Championship
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.

Contents

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

Group A

  Quarter-Final, Seeded  Quarter-Final, Unseeded  Senior B Championship  Relegation Playoff

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff 42209682+146
Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley 42119083+75
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 4211828205
Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Inagh-Kilnamona 420210687+194
Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 400477117-400
22 July 2023Round 1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 0-14 - 2-20 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
22 July 2023Round 1 Colours of Galway.svg Doora-Barefield 1-16 - 3-17 Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff Dr Daly Park, Tulla
29 July 2023Round 2 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-16 - 0-15 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Inagh-Kilnamona Shannon
29 July 2023Round 2 Colours of Galway.svg Doora-Barefield 2-11 - 0-24 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Clarecastle
11 August 2023Round 3 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Inagh-Kilnamona 0-23 - 4-18 Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff Cusack Park, Ennis
12 August 2023Round 3 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 3-21 - 2-16 Colours of Galway.svg Doora-Barefield Clarecastle
27 August 2023Round 4 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 0-19 - 0-19 Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff Dr Daly Park, Tulla
27 August 2023Round 4 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Inagh-Kilnamona 3-22 - 1-16 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
9 September 2023Round 5 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley 0-21 - 1-18 Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff Cusack Park, Ennis

Group B

  Quarter-Final, Seeded  Quarter-Final, Unseeded  Senior B Championship  Relegation Playoff

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Gold Black GAA Flag.png Clonlara 33006752+154
Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 31025862-42
Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge 31026770-32
Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills 31026270-82

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.

29 July 2023Round 1 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 0-20 - 1-21 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Clarecastle
12 August 2023Round 2 Gold Black GAA Flag.png Clonlara 0-24 - 1-16 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Cusack Park, Ennis
12 August 2023Round 2 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 3-16 - 0-16 Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills Dr Daly Park, Tulla
25 August 2023Round 3 Gold Black GAA Flag.png Clonlara 0-22 - 1-10 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen Cusack Park, Ennis

Group C

  Quarter-Final, Seeded  Quarter-Final, Unseeded  Senior B Championship  Relegation Playoff

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Newmarket-on-Fergus 33007252+206
Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 32017152+194
Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 31025063-132
Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon 30034773-260
26 August 2023Round 3 Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 5-12 - 0-13 Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge

Group D

  Quarter-Final, Seeded  Quarter-Final, Unseeded  Senior B Championship  Relegation Playoff

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Feakle 33006147+146
Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 32016454+104
Colours of Kerry.svg Broadford 31025453+12
Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 30034873-250
29 July 2023Round 1 Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 2-11 - 2-13 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Feakle Fr Murphy Park, Newmarket-on-Fergus
12 August 2023Round 2 Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 0-17 - 1-21 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Feakle Shannon
13 August 2023Round 2 Colours of Kerry.svg Broadford 2-13 - 1-17 Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis Dr Daly Park, Tulla
26 August 2023Round 3 Colours of Kerry.svg Broadford 1-10 - 1-15 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Feakle O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge

Quarter-finals

23 Sept. 2023Quarter-Final Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 1-22 - 3-19
(AET)
Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff Cusack Park, Ennis
23 Sept. 2023Quarter-Final Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Feakle 1-18 - 2-13 Colours of Laois.svg Kilmaley Cusack Park, Ennis
24 Sept. 2023Quarter-Final Gold Black GAA Flag.png Clonlara 1-14 - 0-14 Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis Cusack Park, Ennis
24 Sept. 2023Quarter-Final Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 3-07 - 1-07 Blue Gold GAA Flag.png Newmarket-on-Fergus Cusack Park, Ennis

Semi-finals

7 October 2023Semi-Final Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen 1-24 - 0-19 Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff Cusack Park, Ennis
8 October 2023Semi-Final Gold Black GAA Flag.png Clonlara 0-23 - 0-15 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Feakle Cusack Park, Ennis

County Final

22 October 2023Final Gold Black GAA Flag.png Clonlara 3-18 - 2-16 Colours of Cork.svg Crusheen Cusack Park, Ennis

Other Fixtures

Senior B Championship

24 Sept. 2023B Quarter-Final Colours of Kerry.svg Broadford 1-12 - 1-16 Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Inagh-Kilnamona Dr Daly Park, Tulla
4 October 2023B Semi-Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 3-23 - 1-22 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
B Semi-Final Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe CONC - W/O Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Inagh-Kilnamona
23 October 2023B Final Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea - Yellow Green GAA Flag.png Inagh-Kilnamona Gurteen

Relegation Playoffs

23 Sept. 2023Playoff 1A Colours of Galway.svg Doora-Barefield 2-16 - 1-13 Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon Fr Murphy Park, Newmarket-on-Fergus

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