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The 2020 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 125th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic in Ireland.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures eventually took place on 1 July 2020.[2] The championship began on 24 July 2020 and concluded on 27th September 2020.
| Canon Hamilton Cup 2020 | |
|---|---|
| League | Clare GAA |
| Sport | Hurling |
| Duration | 24 July - 27 September 2020 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Sponsor | Pat O’Donnell & Co. |
| Changes From 2019 | |
| Promoted | Broadford |
| Relegated | Tulla |
| Changes For 2021 | |
| Promoted | Scarriff |
| Relegated | N/A |
| County Championship | |
| Winners |  Sixmilebridge (15th Title) |
| Runners-up |  O'Callaghan's Mills |
| Senior B Championship | |
| Winners |  Clonlara |
Sixmilebridge retained their 2019 title by defeating near-neighbours O'Callaghan Mills in the 2020 final who were contesting their first final since 1993 which they ironically also lost to Sixmilebridge.[3]
Time constraints led to a revision of the championship format, most notably the abolition of Round 3. The championship saw eight first-round games with the winners of these ties being drawn against the losers for the second round. The eight winners of the Round 2 games advance to the quarter-finals with open draws applying to all rounds. The eight losing teams from Round 2 entered the Clare Senior B Championship. There will be no relegation.[4]
First round
- Eight winners advance to Round 2 as top seeds
- Eight losers advance to Round 2 as second seeds
| 24 July 2020 Round 1 | Clonlara | 0-19 [5] 1-14 |  Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 24 July 2020 Round 1 |  Clooney-Quin | 0-14 [6] 2-17 |  Inagh-Kilnamona | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | Broadford | 0-17 [7] 2-13 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 |  Clarecastle | 0-16 [8] 4-19 |  Wolfe Tones, Shannon | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 |  Cratloe | 3-15 [9] 2-11 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 |  Éire Óg, Ennis | 0-12 [10] 0-17 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | Feakle | 0-21 [11] 0-16 |  Whitegate | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 26 July 2020 Round 1 |  Ballyea | 0-16 [12] 0-14 | Crusheen | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Second round
- Eight winners from Round 1 are seeded
- Eight losers from Round 2 are unseeded
- Eight winners advance to Quarter-Finals
- Eight losers move to Senior B Championship
| 7 August 2020 Round 2 | Inagh-Kilnamona | 1-21 [13] 1-14 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Clarecastle | 2-12 [14] 5-20 | Feakle | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Kilmaley | 4-13 [15] 1-17 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 8 August 2020 Round 2 | Sixmilebridge | 0-20 [16] 1-13 | Whitegate | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Ballyea | 2-28 [17] 0-11 | Clooney-Quin | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Broadford | 0-17 [18] 0-15 | Clonlara | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Crusheen | 0-17 [19] 3-17 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 9 August 2020 Round 2 | Cratloe | P[20] | Éire Óg, Ennis | Shannon |
The original fixture between Cratloe and Éire Óg was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 within both the Cratloe and Clondegad communities.[21] After an emergency meeting of the Clare County Board it was agreed to postpone any game that the Cratloe Senior and Junior, and Clondegad Junior teams were due to play by a period of two weeks. All subsequent games involving these clubs or their conquerors would also be delayed down the line due to this decision. This would allow sufficient time for those affected to recover before returning to play.
| 23 August 2020 Round 2 | Cratloe | 0-15 [22] 1-18 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Quarter-finals
- Played by eight winners of Round 2
| 22 August 2020 Quarter-Final | Ballyea | 1-20 [23] 1-14 | Kilmaley | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 22 August 2020 Quarter-Final | Broadford | 0-12 [24] 0-21 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 23 August 2020 Quarter-Final | Inagh-Kilnamona | 0-13 [25] 2-16 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 5 September 2020 Quarter-Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 1-18 [26] 1-13 | Feakle | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Semi-finals
| 12 September 2020 Semi-Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 1-13 [27] 0-17 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 13 September 2020 Semi-Final | Ballyea | 1-17 [28] 2-17 | O'Callaghan's Mills | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 27 September 2020 Final | O'Callaghan's Mills | 0-12 [29] 0-20 | Sixmilebridge | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Senior B Championship
- Played by eight losers of Round 2
| 22 August 2020 B Quarter-Final | Clarecastle | 1-17 - 2-10 | Whitegate | Tulla |
| 23 August 2020 B Quarter-Final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 1-14 - 1-12 | Wolfe Tones, Shannon | Newmarket-on-Fergus |
| 25 August 2020 B Quarter-Final | Clooney-Quin | 3-17 - 1-25 (AET) | Crusheen | Clareabbey |
| 6 September 2020 B Semi-Final | Clarecastle | 1-24 - 3-26 (AET) | Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
| 19 September 2020 B Final | Clonlara | 0-23 - 1-16 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge |
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