2020 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship

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2020 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship
Dates9 August - 13 September 2020
Teams8
SponsorBathshack
Champions Colours of Kerry.svg Cúchulains Dunloy (14th title)
Paul Shiels (captain)
Gregory O'Kane (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks
Hugh McCann (manager)
2019 (Previous)(Next) 2021

The 2020 Antrim Senior Hurling Championship was the 120th staging of the Antrim Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Antrim County Board in 1901. The championship was postponed indefinitely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, before eventually beginning on 9 August 2020 and ending on 13 September 2020.

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Cúchulains Dunloy entered the championship as the defending champions. [1]

The final was played on 13 September 2020 at Páirc Mac Uílín in Ballycastle, between Cúchulains Dunloy and Loughgiel Shamrocks, in what was their first meeting in a final in eight years. Cúchulains Dunloy won the match by 2–20 to 2–12 to claim their 14th championship title overall and a second successive title. [2]

Results

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

29 August 2020Quarter-final St John's 1-16 - 0-15 St Gall's

Semi-finals

6 September 2020Semi-final Cúchullains Dunloy 1-22 - 2-18 O'Donovan Rossa
6 September 2020Semi-final Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-31 - 5-18
(aet)
St John's

Final

13 September 2020Final Cúchullains Dunloy 2-20 - 2-12 Loughgiel Shamrocks Páirc Mac Uílín
C Cunning (0-8, 6f), Keelan Molloy (0-5), Kevin Molloy (1-2), E O'Neill (1-2), S Elliott (0-2), P Shiels (0-1f) Report L Watson (1-4, 1-0f, 1xSL), J McNaughton (0-4f), B McCarry (1-0), Donal McKinley (0-3) E McCloskey, S McGrath, S Casey 0-1 eachReferee: D McKeown (St Gall's)

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References

  1. "Antrim SHC Final: Dunloy finish strongly". GAA website. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. "Dunloy make use of strong breeze to claim third Antrim title in four years". RTÉ Sport. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021.