2016 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

**Canon Hamilton Cup 2016**
Championship Details
Dates	13 May - 30 October 2016
Teams	16
Sponsor	Pat O’Donnell & Co.
County Champions
Winners	Ballyea (1st Title)
County Runners-Up
Runners-Up	Clonlara
Changes From 2015
Promoted	Wolfe Tones, Shannon
Relegated	Tubber
Changes For 2017
Promoted	Doora-Barefield
Relegated	Kilmaley
Senior B Champions
Senior B	Clooney-Quin

The 2016 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 118th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.

The defending champions and holders of the Canon Hamilton Cup were Sixmilebridge who won their second title in three years and to become county champions for a twelfth time.

Fixtures/Results

First Round

8 winners advance to Round 2 (Winners).
8 losers move to Round 2 (Losers).

13 May 2016	Clarecastle	0-19 - 0-17	Tulla	Cusack Park

14 May 2016	Clooney-Quin	4-13 - 1-19	Inagh-Kilnamona	Shannon

14 May 2016	Cratloe	0-16 - 1-15	Feakle	Cusack Park

14 May 2016	Crusheen	1-14 - 0-16	Sixmilebridge	Cusack Park

14 May 2016	O'Callaghan Mills	2-16 - 1-13	Whitegate	Scariff

15 May 2016	Ballyea	1-23 - 3-26 (AET)	Éire Óg, Ennis	Cusack Park

15 May 2016	Clonlara	2-21 - 3-17	Kilmaley	Cusack Park

15 May 2016	Newmarket-on-Fergus	1-13 - 2-12	Wolfe Tones, Shannon	Sixmilebridge

Second Round

Winners

4 winners advance to Quarter Final.
4 losers move to Round 3.

20 August 2016	Clarecastle	1-17 - 1-19	Éire Óg, Ennis	Shannon

20 August 2016	Feakle	3-15 - 2-12	O'Callaghan Mills	Scariff

21 August 2016	Clonlara	2-13 - 1-11	Clooney-Quin	Sixmilebridge

21 August 2016	Crusheen	1-12 - 0-12	Wolfe Tones, Shannon	Broadford

Losers

4 winners advance to Round 3.
4 losers divert to Relegation Play-offs.

20 August 2016	Ballyea	0-12 - 0-7	Newmarket-on-Fergus	Sixmilebridge

20 August 2016	Kilmaley	1-12 - 3-11	Sixmilebridge	Shannon

20 August 2016	Inagh-Kilnamona	1-12 - 2-12	Tulla	Sixmilebridge

21 August 2016	Cratloe	1-21 - 1-11	Whitegate	Tulla

Third Round

4 winners advance to Quarter Final.
4 losers divert to Senior B Championship.

3 September 2016	O'Callaghan Mills	1-10 - 3-16	Tulla	Cusack Park

4 September 2016	Ballyea	0-18 - 3-8	Clooney-Quin	Sixmilebridge

4 September 2016	Clarecastle	2-15 - 3-18	Cratloe	Cusack Park

4 September 2016	Sixmilebridge	0-18 - 2-13	Wolfe Tones, Shannon	Cusack Park

Quarter Finals

17 September 2016	Ballyea	1-18 - 0-13	Crusheen	Cusack Park
		Report

17 September 2016	Clonlara	0-15 - 0-12	Tulla	Cusack Park
		Report

18 September 2016	Cratloe	0-18 - 1-12	Éire Óg, Ennis	Cusack Park
		Report

18 September 2016	Feakle	2-19 - 2-15	Wolfe Tones, Shannon	Cusack Park
		Report

Semi Finals

1 October 2016	Ballyea	0-22 - 2-13	Feakle	Cusack Park
		Report

2 October 2016	Clonlara	1-18 - 1-16	Cratloe	Cusack Park
		Report

Final

16 October 2016	Ballyea	1-11 - 1-11	Clonlara	Cusack Park
14:00	Tony Kelly (0-9) 4 f’s, 1’65, Martin O’Leary (1-1), Cathal Doohan (0-1)	[http://www.the42.ie/clonlara-and-ballyea-clare-shc-3030091-Oct2016/	Colm Galvin (1-1), Cathal O’Connell (0-5) 3 f’s, John Conlon (0-2), Darch Honan (0-2), James Hastings (0-1)	Attendance: 5,035

30 October 2016 Replay	Ballyea	2-14 - 1-14	Clonlara	Cusack Park
	Niall Deasy (1-3, 1 free); Gary Brennan (1-2); Tony Kelly (0-4, 1 free, 1 ’65); PJ Connolly, Joe Neylon, Jack Browne, Brian Carrigg, Damien Burke (0-1 each)	Report	Cathal O’Connell (0-8, 7 frees); John Conlon (1-1); Colm Galvin (0-2); Nicky O’Connell (f), Darach Honan, Micheál O’Loughlin (0-1 each)	Referee: D Fox (Clooney-Quin)

References

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