2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2020

Championship Details
Dates	17 October 2020 - 10 July 2021
Teams	16
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (14th win)
Captain	Adam Nolan
Manager	Brian Hanley
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Timmy Clifford
Manager	Richie Mulrooney
Provincial Champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	15
Total Goals	32 (2.13 per game)
Total Points	467 (31.13 per game)
Top Scorer	Lochlainn Quinn (1-42)
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The 2020 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship was due to take place between April and August 2020, however, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, new provincial draws and formats were adopted. The championship eventually began on 17 October 2020, however, it was confirmed four days later that the championship was once again being suspended. ^[1] The championship ended on 10 July 2021.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a fourth successive title. ^[2]

On 10 July 2021, Galway won the championship after a 1-17 to 1-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. ^[3] This was their 14th title overall and a record-breaking fourth title in succession.

Offaly's Lochlainn Quinn was the championship's top scorer with 1-42.

Format changes

On 29 June 2020, the Munster Council announced that they were abandoning the round robin for one year and reverting to a straight knockout format. Kerry joined the championship for the first time since 2014. ^[4] A day later, the Leinster Council also announced a new format and fixtures. The changes saw the adoption of a straight knockout format, while the championship was also spilt in two with the top 9 teams in the province participating. The four "weakest" teams contested the Leinster Minor B Championship. ^[5] The All-Ireland quarter-final round robin was also abandoned, with the Leinster champions receiving a bye to the All-Ireland final, while the Munster champions will play Galway in a lone semi-final.

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Fixtures/results

Leinster round 1

Offaly v Laois

17 October 2020Round 1	Offaly	2-18 - 0-12	Laois	St. Brendan's Park
	L Quinn 0-15 (twelve frees), C Mitchell 2-0, L Carey 0-2, C Egan 0-1.	Report	C Dunne 0-4 (all frees), P Brennan 0-3 (one free), D Dooley 0-1, D Dooley 0-1, N Quinlan 0-1, C Byrne 0-1, D Bowe 0-1.	Referee: C Flynn (Meath)

Westmeath v Carlow

17 October 2020Round 1	Westmeath	1-15 - 1-14	Carlow	Kinnegad
		Report

Antrim v Kildare

17 October 2020Round 1	Antrim	0-07 - 1-13	Kildare	Abbotstown GAA Centre of Excellence
	F McQuillan 0-4 (3 frees), P McKillop 0-1 (free), E McFerran 0-1, A Scullion 0-1.	Report	C Kehoe 0-8 (8 fres), C Sheridan 1-0, C Treacy 0-2, C Boran 0-1, F Maher 0-1, K Harrington 0-1.	Referee: M Ryan (Dublin)

Leinster quarter-finals

Westmeath v Dublin

13 December 2020Quarter-final	Westmeath	1-12 - 1-09	Dublin	TEG Cusack Park
	E Cunneen 0-9 (0-4f, 0-3 '65', 0-1 sline), M Cunningham 1-0, D McCormack, D Williams, B McGrath 0-1 each.	Report	T Brennan, N Hogan (0-3f) 0-3 each, D O Dulaing 1-0, N Clerkin (0-1f), D Peel, J O'Brien 0-1 each.	Referee: A Kinahan (Offaly)

Kildare v Offaly

13 December 2020Quarter-final	Kildare	0-09 - 1-18	Offaly	St. Conleth's Park
	C Kehoe 0-6 (4f and 2 '65s', C Flanagan, A Tobin and C Sheridan 0-1 each.	Report	L Quinn 0-10 (7f), L Carey 0-3, C Egan 1-0, C Mitchell and J Hoctor 0-2 each, C King 0-1.	Referee: B Redmond (Wexford)

Leinster semi-finals

Westmeath v Offaly

20 December 2020Semi-final	Westmeath	1-08 - 2-18	Offaly	TEG Cusack Park
	E Cunneen 0-5 (3f), D Williams 1-0, C Dowd 0-2, D McCormack 0-1.	Report	L Quinn 0-11 (5f; 1 65’), L Carey 1-3, D Bourke 1-0, C Mitchell 0-2, E Murphy and C Egan 0-1 each.	Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)

Wexford v Kilkenny

20 December 2020Semi-final	Wexford	1-14 - 0-23	Kilkenny	Chadwicks Wexford Park
	C Byrne 0-7, 4 frees, 1 sideline cut; L Murphy 1-1; C Foley 0-2; O Pepper, J J Twamley, L Roche, S O'Hagan, C Byrne-Dunbar 0-1 each.	Report	B Drennan (0-14, 9 frees), K Doyle, G Dunne, 0-2 each; C Beirne, T Clifford, D Walsh, H Shrine 0-1 each.	Referee: S Guinan (Offaly)

Leinster final

Offaly v Kilkenny

3 July 2021Final	Offaly	3-09 - 2-21	Kilkenny	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	L Quinn 1-6 (0-4f, 0-2 65s), L Carey 1-1 (1-0 pen), L Hogan 1-0, D Bourke, A Landy 0-1 each.	Report	B Drennan 0-13 (0-12f), H Shine 1-3, D Walsh 1-1, T Dunne, B Reid, C Beirne, T Clifford 0-1 each.	Referee: C Daly (Kildare)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Fixtures/results

Munster quarter-finals

Cork v Clare

17 October 2020Quarter-final	Cork	1-24 - 2-13	Clare	Semple Stadium
	B Cunningham 0-9 (0-3 f, 0-2 65, 0-1 sl), J Leahy 0-4, C Walsh 1-1, A Quirke, B Keating, W Buckley 0-2 each, T O'Connell, E Downey, E O'Leary, M Howell 0-1 each.	Report	J Collins 1-6 (1-5 f, 0-1 65), O'Donnell 1-1 (1-0 f), N O'Farrell 0-2 f, S Rynne, E Guilfoyle, J Guyler, K O'Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: J McCormack (Tipperary)

Kerry v Tipperary

18 October 2020Quarter-final	Kerry	0-09 - 0-32	Tipperary	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	R Walsh 0-6 (0-4 frees), R Monaghan, C Keating, K Molloy 0-1 each.	Report	P McGarry 0-6 (0-2 frees), S Ferncombe 0-6 (0-2 ‘65s, 0-2 frees), T Cahill 0-5, S Kenneally, J Leamy 0-3 each, D Stakelum, C McCormack, L Shanahan 0-2 each, D Fogarty, C McKelvey, D Minogue 0-1 each.	Referee: N Malone (Clare)

Munster semi-finals

Limerick v Cork

12 December 2020Semi-final	Limerick	2-19 - 0-13	Cork	Semple Stadium
	A English (2-3); L Lynch (0-7, 6 frees); P O’Donovan (0-4); L O’Connor (0-2); S O’Brien, J Keating, J Kirby (0-1 each).	Report	B Cunningham (0-8, frees); M Mullins, J Leahy, B O’Connor, B Keating, E O’Leary (0-1 each).	Referee: K Jordan (Tipperary)

Waterford v Tipperary

12 December 2020Semi-final	Waterford	0-12 - 2-14	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Rinn
	P Fitzgerald (0-7, 5 frees, 1 ’65), J Booth (0-2), C Treen, S Callaghan and L Ó Síothcháin (0-1 each).	Report	J Leamy (1-3, 2 frees), K Lee (1-1), S Ferncombe (0-3, 2 frees, 1 ’65), S Kenneally and P McGarry (1 free) (0-2 each), T Cahill and C McKelvey (0-1 each).	Referee: S Stokes (Cork)

Munster final

Limerick v Tipperary

20 December 2020Final	Limerick	2-22 - 0-25 (aet)	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	L Lynch (0-10 frees), A English (0-5), P O’Donovan (1-1), S O’Brien (0-4), E Harmon (1-0), J Keating and J Kirby (0-1 each).	Report	J Leamy (0-10 frees), P McGarry (0-4, 0-3 65s), D Fogarty (0-3), T Cahill, L Shanahan and S Kenneally (0-2 each), D Stakelum and K Lee (0-1 each).	Referee: R McGann (Clare)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Fixtures

All-Ireland semi-final

Galway v Limerick

2 July 2021Semi-final	Galway	4-18 - 0-15	Limerick	Cusack Park
	L Collins (2-7, 3f, 2 ‘65), C Molloy (0-5), R Davitt (1-1), G Lee (1-1), C Slattery (0-2), G Thomas (0-2).	Report	L Lynch (0-6, 5f, 1 ‘65), S O’Brien (0-3), P O’Donovan (0-2), A English (0-2), C Scully (0-1), J Fitzgerald (0-1).	Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)

All-Ireland final

Galway v Kilkenny

10 July 2021Final	Galway	1-17 - 1-14	Kilkenny	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	L Collins 1-7 (4f, 1 65), C Molloy 0-3, G Lee 0-2, R Davitt 0-1, L Leen 0-1, K Hanrahan 0-1, D Davoren 0-1, G Thomas 0-1.	Report	B Drennan 1-6 (1-0 pen, 0-5 f), J Fitzpatrick 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, K Doyle 0-1, H Shine 0-1, T Dunne 0-1 and C Beirne 0-1.	Referee: S Stack (Dublin)

Team of the Year

• 1 Tomás Lynch
• 2 Zach Bay Hammond
• 3 Adam Nolan
• 4 Michael Walsh
• 5 Joe Fitzpatrick
• 6 Tiernan Killeen
• 7 Luke Shanahan
• 8 Liam Leen
• 9 Éamonn Cunneen
• 10 Lochlann Quinn
• 11 Adam English
• 12 Billy Drennan
• 13 Shane O'Brien
• 14 Liam Collins
• 15 Colm Molloy

Statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Lochlainn Quinn	Offaly	1-42	45	4	11.25
2	Billy Drennan	Kilkenny	1-33	36	3	12.00
3	Éamonn Cunneen	Westmeath	0-25	25	3	8.33
4	Liam Collins	Galway	3-14	23	2	11.50
	Liam Lynch	Limerick	0-23	23	3	7.66
6	Jack Leamy	Tipperary	1-16	19	3	6.33
7	Ben Cunningham	Cork	0-17	17	2	8.50
8	Adam English	Limerick	2-10	16	3	5.33
9	Luke Carey	Offaly	2-09	15	4	3.75
10	Conn Kehoe	Kildare	0-14	14	2	7.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Lochlann Quinn	Offaly	0-15	15	Laois
2	Billy Drennan	Kilkenny	0-14	14	Wexford
	Lochlann Quinn	Offaly	0-14	14	Westmeath
4	Billy Drennan	Kilkenny	0-13	13	Offaly
	Liam Collins	Galway	2-07	13	Limerick
6	Éamonn Cunneen	Westmeath	0-11	11	Carlow
7	Jake Doyle	Carlow	1-07	10	Westmeath
	Liam Collins	Galway	1-07	10	Kilkenny
	Lochlann Quinn	Offaly	0-10	10	Kildare
	Jack Leamy	Tipperary	0-10	10	Limerick
	Liam Lynch	Limerick	0-10	10	Tipperary

Miscellaneous

• Galway were looking to become the first county at minor level to win four consecutive All-Ireland titles.

References

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3. "All Ireland MHC Final: Galway retain title". GAA website. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
4. "2020 Munster MHC and MFC draws". Hogan Stand. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
5. "Details of revised 2020 Leinster MFC and MHC". Hogan Stand. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.