The 2021 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was a competition in

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that was the 126th staging of the

Clare Senior Hurling Championship The Pat O'Donnell & Co. Senior Hurling Championship, more commonly known as the'' Clare Senior Hurling Championship ''or'' Clare SHC, ''is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It ...

since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. With

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having won back-to-back titles in

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and

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, they are looking to be the first Clare club team to win a three-in-a-row since

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in 1973. They defeated near-neighbours O'Callaghan's Mills in the 2020 final who were contesting their first final since 1993 which they ironically also lost to Sixmilebridge. The 2021 Championship changed from the regular layout in adopting a group stage format. In 2020 a decision was made to not relegate any team from any championship in Clare due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Senior Championship Fixtures

Group stage

* One group of five and three groups of four. *

semi-finalists are seeded and kept separate. * Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. ** The top two teams in each group advance to ''Quarter-Finals'' ** The third-placed teams in each group and the fourth-placed team in Group A move to ''Senior B Championship'' ** The four bottom-placed teams in each group contest ''Relegation Playoffs''

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Quarter-finals

* Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-D

Semi-finals

County Final

Other Fixtures

Senior B Championship

* Played by four third-placed teams from Groups A-D, and the fourth-placed team from Group A

Relegation Playoffs

* Played by the four bottom-placed teams from Groups A-D ** Top two teams remain in Senior Championship for

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** Bottom two teams relegated to '' Intermediate'' for 2022

References

External links

{{Clare Senior Hurling Championship Clare Senior Hurling Championship