2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	29 August 2020 – 27 September 2020
Teams	12
Sponsor	St. 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 played	14
Goals scored	49 (3.5 per match)
Points scored	501 (35.79 per match)
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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.

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

Tullaroan^[3]

From Championship

Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship

St. Patrick's Ballyragget

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

^ Moynihan, Michael (27 October 2019). "Ballyhale Shamrocks too much for James Stephens in Kilkenny SHC final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ Fogarty, John (27 September 2020). "Five-goal Ballyhale Shamrocks use 'hurt' to cruise to Kilkenny SHC treble". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^ Knox, John (27 October 2019). "Tullaroan turned all the pain into terrific intermediate championship win". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

External links

Kilkenny GAA website

[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.

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