2020 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 2020 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The original championship draw took place on 16 December 2019, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the draws for a rescheduled championship took place on 24 June 2020 with a new format being adopted.[1][2] The championship began on 23 July 2020 and ended on 19 September 2020.
| Dates | 23 July 2020 – 19 September 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Sponsor | Bon Secours Hospital | ||
| Champions |  Na Piarsaigh (6th title)William O'Donoghue (captain) Kieran Bermingham (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  DoonTony Ward (manager) | ||
| Relegated | Murroe-Boher | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 57 (2.85 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 712 (35.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Andrew Cliffe (3-31) | ||
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Patrickswell were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Na Piarsaigh at the semi-final stage.[3][4] Murroe-Boher were relegated after suffering a 0–24 to 1–17 defeat by Garryspillane in a playoff.
On 19 September 2020, Na Piarsaigh won the championship after a 5–27 to 1–12 victory over Doon in the final at the LIT Gaelic Grounds.[5] It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 2018.
Ballybrown's Andrew Cliffe was the championship's top scorer with 3-31.
Revised format
The championship was redrawn to consist of four groups of three teams. The six teams that were drawn in the original format in each section group 1 and 2 were split into two further groups. The redrawn groups were decided based on 2019 championship results.
Section A
- The top team in each group in Section A to qualify for the championship semi-finals.
- The second team in each group in Section A qualify for the championship quarter-finals.
- The bottom team in each group to play in the relegation final for Group 2 in the 2021 championship.
Section B
- The top team in each group in Section B qualify for the championship quarter-finals (draw will be seeded).
- The bottom team in each group in Section B to play in the relegation final for the Premier Intermediate Championship in 2021.
- The top team in each group in Section B to qualify for the promotion final to Section A for the 2021 season.
- If a team from Section B wins the championship they will automatically be promoted to Section A for the 2021 season and no promotion final will be necessary.
Team changes
Fixtures/results
Group 1 table
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals Advance to sectional relegation final
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Patrickswell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-38 | 0-47 | 6 | 3 |
| Doon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-43 | 3-34 | 0 | 2 |
| Adare | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-45 | 3-45 | -6 | 1 |
Group 1 results
| 23 July 2020 Round 1 | Patrickswell | 3-23 - 0-26 | Adare | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| A Gillane 2-6, K O'Brien 1-2, P Kirby 0-4, J Kelleher 0-3, J Gillane 0-2, J Flynn 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, D Byrnes 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, M Carmody 0-1. | Report | W Griffin 0-14, D Hannon 0-4, B O'Connor 0-2, J Sweeney 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, M Connolly 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, R Connolly 0-1, F Costello 0-1. |
| 31 July 2020 Round 2 | Adare | 1-19 - 0-22 | Doon | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| W Griffin 0-8, B O'Connor 1-2, J Fitzgibbon 0-5, J Sweeney 0-2, S Connolly 0-1, J McSweeney 0-1. | B Murphy 0-7, J Ryan 0-4, D o'Donovan 0-3, P Ryan 0-3, D Moloney 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, J Cummins 0-1. |
| 8 August 2020 Round 3 | Doon | 0-21 - 2-15 | Patrickswell | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| B Murphy 0-5, P Ryan 0-3, D Moloney 0-3, D Stapleton 0-3, D Coleman 0-3, D O'Donovan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1. | A Gillane 1-3, J Gillane 0-5, P Kirby 1-0, J Flynn 0-2, K O'Brien 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, M Carmody 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1. |
Group 2 table
Advance to semi-finals Advance to quarter-finals Advance to sectional relegation final
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Kilmallock | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-38 | 4-30 | 8 | 4 |
| Na Piarsaigh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-40 | 2-25 | +18 | 2 |
| Ahane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-22 | 4-45 | -26 | 0 |
Group 2 results
| 24 July 2020 Round 1 | Na Piarsaigh | 1-17 - 2-16 | Kilmallock | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| P Casey (0-6, 2f), A Breen 1-2, W Henn (0-5 3f), R Lynch (0-3, 2f, ‘65), T Grimes (0-1). | Report | G Mulcahy (1-4), M Houlihan (0-6, 5f), K O’Donnell (0-3), O O’Reilly (1-0), P O’Brien, G O’Mahony (s), Paddy O’Loughlin (0-1) each. | Referee: J O'Halloran |
| 1 August 2020 Round 2 | Ahane | 0-09 - 2-23 | Na Piarsaigh | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| T Morrissey (0-6 5 f), N Moran, C Barry, D Morrissey (0-1) each | W Henn (1-8, 5f), A Breen 1-4, R Lynch (0-4, 3f, '65), D Dempsey 0-3, K Downes, P Casey (0-2) each. |
| 8 August 2020 Round 3 | Ahane | 3-13 - 2-22 | Kilmallock | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| T Morrissey 1-7, P O'Halloran 2-0, N Moran 0-2, D Morrissey 0-1, W Brennan 0-1, R Fox 0-1, C O'Mara 0-1. | M Houlihan 0-10, G Mulcahy 1-4, D Woulfe 0-5, O O'Reilly 1-0, G O'Mahoney 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1. |
Relegation final
| 13 September 2020 Final | Adare | 2-17 - 0-28 | Ahane | Childers Road |
| J Fitzgibbon 2-6, W Griffin 0-6, D Hannon 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1, M Connolly 0-1. | T Morrissey 0-16, N Moran 0-7, W Brennan 0-4, M O'Halloran 0-1. |
Group 1 table
Advance to sectional promotion final and championship quarter-finals Advance to championship relegation final
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| South Liberties | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-33 | 2-30 | 6 | 2 |
| Monaleen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-30 | 0-33 | 3 | 2 |
| Murroe-Boher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-36 | 4-36 | -9 | 0 |
Group 1 results
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | Monaleen | 1-15 - 0-12 | South Liberties | Fr. Hayes Memorial Park |
| M O'Dwyer 1-4, A La Touche Cosgrave 0-6, G Collins 0-2, E Doyle 0-2, J Nicholas 0-1. | B Ryan 0-7, T Ryan 0-2, B Garry 0-1, B Nash 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1. |
| 1 August 2020 Round 2 | Murroe-Boher | 1-15 - 3-21 | South Liberties | Fr. Hayes Memorial Park |
| S Tobin 0-10, D Hickey 1-0, M Ryan 0-1, M Hanley 0-1, A Kennedy 0-1, J Casey 0-1, E Hourigan 0-1. | B Nash 3-5, B Ryan 0-6, T Ryan 0-4, D O'Neill 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, B Garry 0-1, C McSweeney 0-1. |
| 9 August 2020 Round 3 | Monaleen | 1-15 - 0-21 | Murroe-Boher | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| M O'Dwyer 0-9, D Ó Dálaigh 1-0, E Doyle 0-2, L Lyons 0-2, J Nicholas 0-1, D Moloney 0-1. | S Tobin 0-15, J Casey 0-3, M Dee 0-1, E Horigan 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1. |
Group 2 table
Advance to sectional promotion final and championship quarter-finals Advance to championship relegation final
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Ballybrown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-43 | 3-25 | 36 | 4 |
| Blackrock | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-31 | 5-32 | -10 | 1 |
| Garryspillane | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-25 | 5-42 | -26 | 1 |
Group 2 results
| 25 July 2020 Round 1 | Blackrock | 2-14 - 4-18 | Ballybrown | Bruff Sportsfield |
| K Palmer 2-2; P Leahy 0-7 (0-5f, 1 ’65); G O’Loughlin 0-2; R McCarthy, C O’Keeffe, I O’Brien 0-1 each. | Report | A Cliffe 2-11 (1-0 pen, 5fs, 1 ’65); S Kenny, S O’Reilly 1-0 each; C Coughlan 0-3; K Power 0-2; A O’Connor, B Griffin 0-1 each. | Referee: M Sexton (Bruree) |
| 1 August 2020 Round 2 | Blackrock | 0-17 - 1-14 | Garryspillane | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| P Leahy 0-7, K Palmer 0-2, C O'Keeffe 0-2, M Farrell 0-2, D Dawson 0-1, D Heffernan 0-1, I O'Brien 0-1, D Moloney 0-1. | D O'Shea 0-8, E Sheehan 1-3, J Kerins 0-2, C Ryan 0-1. |
| 7 August 2020 Round 3 | Ballybrown | 5-25 - 1-11 | Garryspillane | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| A Cliffe 1-7, J Adams 2-0, A O'Connor 1-2, S Kenny 1-1, K Gavin 0-4, S O'Reilly 0-4, B Griffin 0-3, C Coughlan 0-2, R Griffin 0-1, R Kenny 0-1. | D Ryan 1-6, B Heavey 0-4, J Kerins 0-1. |
Promotion final
| 13 September 2020 Final | South Liberties | 2-09 - 2-14 | Ballybrown | Mick Neville Park |
| D O'Neill 1-4, S Brosnahan 1-1, B Nash 0-3, B Garry 0-1. | J Adams 2-0, A Cliffe 0-6, K Gavin 0-3, S O'Reilly 0-2, L Doolan 0-1, B Griffin 0-1, S Kenny 0-1. |
Relegation final
| 13 September 2020 Final | Murroe-Boher | 1-17 - 0-24 (aet) | Garryspillane | Bruff Sportsfield |
Quarter-finals
| 5 September 2020 Quarter-final | Na Piarsaigh | 0-26 - 0-13 | Ballybrown | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| P Casey (0-7, 1f), R Lynch (0-5, 3f, 2 ‘65), C Boylan (0-4), K Downes and W Henn (1f)( 0-3 each), D Dempsey, W O’Donoghue, A McNamara and A Breen (0-1 each). | Report | A Cliffe (0-7, 7f), A O’Connor and J Adams (1f) (0-2 each), K Power and L Doolan (0-1 each). |
| 6 September 2020 Quarter-final | Doon | 3-20 - 2-12 | South Liberties | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| B Murphy (0-6, 5f, ‘65), P Ryan (1-2), Josh Ryan (0-4), Jack Ryan (0-3), D Stapleton and M Ryan (1-0 each), E Stokes (0-2), D Moloney, C Ryan and J Cummins (0-1each). | Report | B Ryan (1-5, 5f), T Ryan (0-5), D O’Neill (1-0), B Garry (0-2), B Nash (0-1). |
Semi-finals
| 12 September 2020 Semi-final | Patrickswell | 0-17 - 1-25 | Na Piarsaigh | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| A Gillane (7 frees)(0-9); C Lynch, D Byrnes (2 frees)(0-3); K O’Brien, J Flynn (0-1 each). | Report | W Henn (6 frees)(0-9); D Dempsey (1-1); R Lynch (free, 2 65s) (0-3); W O’Donoghue, K Downes, T Grimes, P Casey (0-2 each); A Breen, J Boylan, C Boylan, A McNamara (0-1 each). |
| 12 September 2020 Semi-final | Kilmallock | 1-17 - 2-20 | Doon | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| M Houlihan (65, 2 frees) (0-4); G Mulcahy (1-3); O O’Reilly, P O’Brien, K O’Donnell (0-2 each), G O’Mahony (free), D Woulfe, C O’Connor, R Hanley (0-1 each). | Report | B Murphy (7 frees, 1 65) (0-8); P Ryan (0-7); Jack Ryan (2-0); Josh Ryan (0-3); D Stapleton, D Coleman (0-1 each). |
Final
| 20 September 2020 Final | Na Piarsaigh | 5-27 - 1-12 | Doon | LIT Gaelic Grounds |
| P Casey (2-4); D Dempsey (2-2); W Henn (0-8, 7 frees); R Lynch (0-4, 3 frees, 1 65), A Breen (0-3), C Boylan, T Grimes, J O'Brien (frees) (0-2 each). | Report | B Murphy (1-4, 3 frees, 1 65, 1 pen), C Ryan (0-3, frees), J Ryan, D Moloney (0-2 each); J Cummins (0-1). | Attendance: 200 Referee: J Murphy |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Cliffe | Ballybrown | 3-31 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Will Henn | Na Piarsaigh | 1-33 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 3 | Barry Murphy | Doon | 1-30 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 4 | Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 1-29 | 32 | 3 | 10.66 |
| 5 | Willie Griffin | Adare | 0-28 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 6 | Aaron Gillane | Patrickswell | 3-18 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| Peter Casey | Na Piarsaigh | 2-21 | 27 | 5 | 5.40 | |
| 7 | Seán Tobin | Murroe-Boher | 0-25 | 25 | 2 | 12.50 |
| 8 | Dylan O'Shea | Garryspillane | 0-24 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 9 | Brian Ryan | South Liberties | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 6.00 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Cliffe | Ballybrown | 2-11 | 17 | Blackrock |
| 2 | Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 0-16 | 16 | Adare |
| 3 | Seán Tobin | Murroe-Boher | 0-15 | 15 | Monaleen |
| 4 | Barry Nash | South Liberties | 3-05 | 14 | Murroe-Boher |
| Willie Griffin | Adare | 0-14 | 14 | Patrickswell | |
| Dylan O'Shea | Garryspillane | 0-14 | 14 | Murroe-Boher | |
| 5 | Aaron Gillane | Patrickswell | 2-06 | 12 | Adare |
| John Fitzgibbon | Adare | 2-06 | 12 | Ahane | |
| 6 | Will Henn | Na Piarsaigh | 1-08 | 11 | Ahane |
| 7 | Peter Casey | Na Piarsaigh | 2-04 | 10 | Doon |
| Tom Morrissey | Ahane | 1-07 | 10 | Kilmallock | |
| Andrew Cliffe | Ballybrown | 1-07 | 10 | Garryspillane | |
| Micheál Houlihan | Kilmallock | 0-10 | 10 | Ahane | |
| Seán Tobin | Murroe-Boher | 0-10 | 10 | South Liberties |
References
- "Limerick SHC draw: Patrickswell to battle Na Piarsaigh in group stage". Hogan Stand. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- "Limerick GAA Championship Draws 2020 completed". Limerick Leader. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Keys, Colm (6 October 2019). "Cian Lynch comes to the fore as Patrickswell hold off Na Piarsaigh in Limerick county final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- Moynihan, Michael (12 September 2020). "Na Piarsaigh gain revenge to eliminate champions Patrickswell". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- Moynihan, Michael (19 September 2020). "Na Piarsaigh crush Doon in one-sided Limerick final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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