2020 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

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2020 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates 25 July 2020 – 20 September 2020
Teams 16
Sponsor FBD Insurance
Champions Border Kiladangan (1st title)
Paul Flynn (captain)
Brian Lawlor (manager)
Runners-up Border Loughmore–Castleiney
Joseph Hennessy (captain)
Frankie McGrath (manager)
Relegated Border Burgess
Matches played 34
Goals scored 87 (2.56 per match)
Points scored 1213 (35.68 per match)
Top scorer(s) Border John McGrath (1-64)

The 2020 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 130th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 27 January 2020.[1] The championship was scheduled to begin in April 2020, however, it was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. The championship eventually began on 25 July and ended on 20 September 2020.

Borris–Ileigh were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Drom & Inch in a penalty shoot-out at the quarter-final stage.[2][3]Burgess were relegated after a 1-17 to 0-16 defeat by Éire Óg Annacarty in a playoff.[4]

On 20 September 2020, Kiladangan won the championship after a 1-28 to 3-20 extra-time defeat of Loughmore–Castleiney in the final at Semple Stadium.[5] This was their first ever championship title.[6][7]

Loughmore–Castleiney’s John McGrath was the championship’s top scorer with 1-64.

Team Changes[edit]

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship.

Group stage[edit]

The championship format essentially remained the same with 16 teams being divided into four groups of four teams, however, on 25 June 2020 the management committee of the Tipperary County Board announced the removal of the preliminary quarter-finals and the abolition of a place for a divisional champion in the knock-out stage.[8]

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Table[edit]

Results[edit]

9 August 2020 Round 2 Roscrea 0-14 – 2-19 Kiladangan MacDonagh Park
L Cashin 0-7
A Tynan 0-3
G Loughnane 0-1
D Tynan 0-1
E Fitzpatrick 0-1		 B McLoughney 1-4
W Connors 0-4
B Seymour 0-4
D O’Meara 1-0
P Flynn 0-2
S Hayes 0-2
T Gallagher 0-1
J Gallagher 0-1
D McGrath 0-1

15 August 2020 Round 3 J.K. Bracken’s 1-17 – 0-20 Roscrea MacDonagh Park
L Fairbrother (0-10, 9F, 1 65)
A Ormond (1-3)
S Doyle (0-3)
L Egan (0-1)		 Report L Cashin (0-9, 5f, 1 65)
J Fitzpatrick (0-2f)
C Sheedy (0-2)
D O’Connor (0-2)
E Fitzpatrick (0-1)
K McMahon (0-1)
A Tynan (0-1)
A Booth (0-1)

Group 2[edit]

Table[edit]

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Results[edit]

Group 3[edit]

Table[edit]

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Results[edit]

Group 4[edit]

Table[edit]

  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Results[edit]

16 August 2020 Round 3 Burgess 1-15 – 3-19 Toomevara MacDonagh Park
S Murray (1-5, 1-0 p, 0-5f)
D Ryan (0-3)
D Maher (0-3)
T Dune (0-3)
K Nealon (0-1)
C Gill (0-1)		 Report J McLoughney (1-4f)
P Ryan (1-2)
A Ryan (1-1)
D Young (0-2)
K McCarthy (0-2)
M McCarthy (0-2)
K Ryan (0-2)
J Delaney (0-1)
R Quirke (0-1)
R Quirke (0-1)

Relegation play-off[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

29 August 2020 Semi-final Moycarkey–Borris 1-24 – 1-22 Burgess Fr. Kenyon Park
Kieran Morris (0-11, 8f)
Rhys Shelly (1-0p)
Pat Molloy (0-3)
John Kirwan (0-3)
Jack Morrissey (0-2)
Darren Flood (0-2)
Kieran Cummins (0-1)
John Bergin (0-1)		 Report Stephen Murray (1-13, 9f, 2 65)
Donagh Maher (0-2)
Stephen Kirwan (0-2)
Keith Nealon (0-2)
Tony Dunne (0-1)
Bill O’Flaherty (0-1)
Danny Ryan (0-1)

29 August 2020 Semi-final Éire Óg Annacarty 1-14 – 2-19 Roscrea Drombane Sportsfield
Aidan Griffin (0-5, 4f)
Darragh Mooney (1-0p)
Donal O’Dwyer (0-3)
Eoin Bradshaw (0-2)
Mike O’Brien (0-1)
Conor O’Brien (0-1)
Paul Downey (0-1)
Seanie Ryan (0-1)		 Report Luke Cashin (0-8, 4f)
Alan Tynan (2-0)
Evan Fitzpatrick (0-4)
Jason Fitzpatrick (0-4)
Darragh Tynan (0-1)
Shane Fletcher (0-1)
Conor Sheedy (0-1)

Final[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

29 August 2020 Quarter-final Kiladangan 3-16 – 0-18 Toomevara Semple Stadium
B Seymour (0-7, 4f)
P Flynn (0-4)
J Gallagher (1-2)
D O Meara (1-0)
W Connors (1-0)
B McLoughney(0-2)
S Hayes (0-1)		 Report K McCarthy (0-7, 3f)
J Delaney (0-5)
Jason Ryan (0-2)
K Ryan (0-1)
P Ryan (0-1)
D Young (0-1)
K McCarthy (0-1, f)		 Referee: K Jordan (Thurles Gaels)

30 August 2020 Quarter-final Borris–Ileigh 1-28 – 4-19
Penalties:
2-3		 Drom & Inch Semple Stadium
B Maher 0-12 (0-11f)
C Kenny 0-5
JD Devaney 1-0
J Kelly 0-3 (0-3f)
K Maher 0-2
T Ryan 0-2
D McCormack 0-2
R McCormack 0-1
S Kenny 0-1.		 Report S Callanan 1-9 (1-6f)
D Butler 2-2
J Maher 1-0
M Connors 0-2
J Campion 0-2
L Campion 0-1
J Ryan 0-1
D Collins 0-1
S Hassett 0-1.

Semi-finals[edit]

5 September 2020 Semi-final Drom & Inch 0-09 – 1-21 Kiladangan Semple Stadium
Seamus Callanan (0-7, 6f)
Michael Connors (0-1)
David Collins (0-1)		 Report Billy Seymour (0-10, 9f)
Bryan McLoughney (1-1)
Paul Flynn (0-3)
Willie Connors (0-2)
Alan Flynn (0-1)
Joe Gallagher (0-1)
Tadhg Gallagher (0-1)
Ruairi Gleeson (0-1)
Sean Hayes (0-1)		 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Final[edit]

20 September 2020 Final (Live on TG4) Kiladangan 1-28 – 3-20
(aet)		 Loughmore–Castleiney Semple Stadium
B Seymour (0-8, 5 frees); P Flynn (0-7); B McLoughney (1-2); S Hayes (0-4); A Flynn (0-3); D O’Meara, W Connors (sideline), D McGrath, A Loughnane (0-1 each). Report J McGrath (1-10, 0-5 frees, 1 65); N McGrath (0-5); E Sweeney, T McGrath (1-0 each); J Nyland (0-2); B McGrath, L Treacy, T Maher (0-1 each). Referee: M Kennedy

Championship statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Overall
In a single game

Miscellaneous[edit]

  • Kiladangan won their first title, having previously lost three finals.

References[edit]