2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887. The championship began on 29 August 2020 and ended on 27 September 2020.

2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates29 August 2020 – 27 September 2020
Teams12
SponsorSt. Canice's Credit Union
Champions Ballyhale Shamrocks (18th title)
Richie Reid (captain)
James O'Connor (manager)
Runners-up Dicksboro
Conor Doheny (captain)
Mark Dowling (manager)
Relegated Danesfort
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored49 (3.5 per match)
Points scored501 (35.79 per match)
← 2019 (Previous) (Next) 2021 →

Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions.[1] Danesfort were relegated after suffering a 1–15 to 1–13 defeat by Graigue-Ballycallan in a playoff.

On 27 September 2020, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 5–19 to 1–10 defeat of Dicksboro in the final at UPMC Nowlan Park.[2] It was their 18th championship title overall and their third title in succession.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

Fixtures/results

First round
29 August 2020 First round Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-34 - 0-08 Rower-Inistioge UPMC Nowlan Park
TJ Reid (1-16, 0-7 frees); E Cody (1-4); B Cody (1-3); C Fennelly (1-1); J Cuddihy, D Mullen (0-3 each); E Shefflin, D Corcoran (0-2 each). Report D Kelly (0-3, frees); T Doyle, C Bolger (0-2 each); C Ryan (0-1).
29 August 2020 First round Danesfort 1-25 - 5-27
(aet)		 Mullinavat UPMC Nowlan Park
R Hogan 0-16, P Hogan 1-1, J Bruton 0-3, P Mullen 0-2, P Hickey 0-1, R Walsh 0-1, P Cooney 0-1. J Walsh 2-12, O Knox 2-2, G Malone 1-1, W O'Dwyer 0-3, M Malone 0-2, C Walsh 0-2, S Aylward 0-1, I Duggan 0-1, M Mansfield 0-1, R Malone 0-1, A Mansfield 0-1.
30 August 2020 First round Bennettsbridge 0-20 - 1-15 Graigue-Ballycallan UPMC Nowlan Park
N Cleere 0-11, E Morrissey 0-2, K Blanchfield 0-2, L Blanchfield 0-2, H O'Neill 0-1, A Cleere 0-1, C Brennan 0-1. C Murphy 1-12, A Brennan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, S Butler 0-1.
30 August 2020 First round Tullaroan 1-20 - 2-18 Erin's Own UPMC Nowlan Park
S Walsh 1-7, D Simpson 0-4, B Gaffney 0-4, J Walton 0-3, T Dunne 0-2. M Murphy 0-6, S Feehan 1-2, E Brennan 1-1, J Mullins 0-4, C Fogarty 0-2, N McMahon 0-1, J Buggy 0-1, N Moran 0-1.

Relegation playoffs
5 September 2020 Semi-final Tullaroan 1-19 - 1-12 Danesfort Páirc Lachtain
5 September 2020 Semi-final Graigue-Ballycallan 4-13 - 2-24 Rower-Inistioge Páirc Dún Iomagáin
13 September 2020 Final Danesfort 1-13 - 1-15 Graigue-Ballycallan John Locke Park
P Hogan (1-9, 1-5 frees, 0-2 65), R Walsh (0-2), P Hickey (0-1), P Mullen (0-1, line ball). Report C Murphy (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65); B Ryan (1-1); S Butler (0-3); S Ryan (0-2); A Brennan, P Cahill (0-1 each).

Quarter-finals
5 September 2020 Quarter-final Dicksboro 3-27 - 2-14 Bennettsbridge UPMC Nowlan Park
S Stapleton (0-8, 0-5 frees); L Moore, B Sheehan (1-2); A Nolan (1-0); E Gough, M Nolan, M Gaffney (0-3 each); O Gough (0-3, 0-1 free); O Walsh, C Kavanagh, T Kenny (0-1 each). N Cleere (0-6, 0-5 frees); H O’Neill, K Blanchfield (1-2 each); L Blanchfield (0-2); A Cleere, C Brennan (0-1 each).
5 September 2020 Quarter-final O'Loughlin Gaels 2-14 - 0-10 Erin's Own UPMC Nowlan Park
M Bergin (0-6, 0-5 frees); E O’Shea, P Butler (1-1 each); O Wall, L Hogan (0-2 each); D Burke, J Molloy (0-1 each). M Murphy (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 65); M Boran, C Fogarty (0-1 each).
6 September 2020 Quarter-final Clara 0-11 - 4-18 Ballyhale Shamrocks UPMC Nowlan Park
TJ Reid 1-7, E Reid 2-0, E Cody 1-0, D Corcoran 0-3, B Cody 0-2, D Mullen 0-1, C Fennelly 0-1, E SHefflin 0-1, J Holden 0-1, E Reid 0-1, E Kenneally 0-1.
6 September 2020 Quarter-final James Stephens 1-21 - 1-16 Mullinavat UPMC Nowlan Park

Semi-finals
12 September 2020 Semi-final Dicksboro 2-16 - 0-14 O'Loughlin Gaels UPMC Nowlan Park
S Stapleton (1-10, 0-8 frees, 0-2 sidelines); A Nolan (1-1); B Sheehan (0-2); T Kenny, L Moore, C Kelly (0-1 each). Report E O’Shea (0-6); M Bergin (0-4, frees) O Wall, P Butler, H Lawlor, S Bolger (0-1 each).
12 September 2020 Semi-final Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-22 - 1-26 James Stephens UPMC Nowlan Park
TJ Reid (1-8, 1-0 pen, 0-5 frees); C Fennelly (2-5); B Cody, E Cody (0-3 each); R Corcoran, E Reid, P Mullen (0-1 each). Report E Guilfoyle (1-11, 0-9 frees, 1 65); C Kenny, T Dwyer, M Ruth (0-3 each); C Browne (0-2); T Dwyer, W Spencer, L Scanlon, N Mullins (0-1 each).

Final
27 September 2020 Final Dicksboro 1-10 - 5-19 Ballyhale Shamrocks UPMC Nowlan Park
S Stapleton (0-7, frees); A Gaffney (1-1); B Sheehan, E Carroll (0-1 each). Report TJ Reid (0-8, 3 frees, 3 65s); E Reid (2-2); B Cody, E Cody (1-1 each); C Fennelly (1-0); R Corcoran (0-3); P Mullen, J Cuddihy, D Corcoran, C Walsh (0-1 each). Referee: R Byrne (Glenmore)


References
  1. Moynihan, Michael (27 October 2019). "Ballyhale Shamrocks too much for James Stephens in Kilkenny SHC final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. Fogarty, John (27 September 2020). "Five-goal Ballyhale Shamrocks use 'hurt' to cruise to Kilkenny SHC treble". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. Knox, John (27 October 2019). "Tullaroan turned all the pain into terrific intermediate championship win". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.