2020 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship

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2020 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship
Dates24 July - 30 August 2020
Teams5 [1]
Sponsor JJ Kavanagh & Sons
Champions Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers (9th title)
Michael Doyle (captain)
Conor Phelan (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary.svg Ballinkillen
David English (captain)
Tommy Comerford (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
Points scored406 (31.23 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Tipperary.svg Ciarán Whelan (0-48)
2019 (Previous)(Next) 2021

The 2020 Carlow Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Carlow Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Carlow County Board in 1927. The championship ran from 24 July to 30 August 2020. [2]

Contents

St. Mullin's entered the championship as the defending champions. [3]

The final was played on 30 August 2020 at Netwatch Cullen Park, between Mount Leinster Rangers and Ballinkillen, in what was their first ever meeting in a final in 19 years. Mount Leinster Rangers won the match by 3–21 to 0–12 to claim their ninth championship title overall and first title in two years. [4]

Ballinkillen's Ciarán Whelan was the championship's top scorer with 0-48.

Team chamges

To championship

Promoted from the Carlow Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group stage

Group stage table

  Knockout stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Mount Leinster Rangers 44009952478
St Mullin's 42027173-24
Ballinkillen 42027478-44
Naomh Eoin 42026775-84
Bagenalstown Gaels 400468101470

Group stage results

25 July 2020Round 1 St Mullin's 2-17 - 1-11 Naomh Eoin Netwatch Cullen Park
M Kavanagh 0-11, J Doyle 1-3, O Ryan 1-0, J O'Neill 0-2, S Murphy 0-1.C Treacy 0-5, B Treacy 1-0, JM Nolan 0-3, M Clowry 0-1, O Kelly 0-1, C Foley 0-1.
25 July 2020Round 1 Ballinkillen 1-19 - 0-14 Bagenalstown Gaels Netwatch Cullen Park
C Whelan 0-11, S Murphy 0-4, O Roberts 1-0, C Wall 0-2, D Roberts 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.C Doyle 0-13, E Minchin 0-1.
31 July 2020Round 2 St Mullin's 0-14 - 3-14 Ballinkillen Netwatch Cullen Park
M Kavanagh 0-8, J Kavanagh 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1.C Whelan 0-10, M Dalton 2-1, S Murphy 1-1, O Roberts 0-1, R Dunbar 0-1.
1 August 2020Round 2 Mount Leinster Rangers 1-16 - 2-05 Naomh Eoin Netwatch Cullen Park
C Nolan 0-8, T Joyce 1-1, J Nolan 0-2, K McDonald 0-1, D Tobin 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, R Coady 0-1, E Byrne 0-1.C Treacy 1-3, JM Nolan 1-1, M Kavanagh 0-1.
4 August 2020Round 3 Bagenalstown Gaels 1-16 - 3-15 St Mullin's Netwatch Cullen Park
C Doyle 0-11, J Clarke 1-1, J Wall 0-2, B Doyle 0-2.M Kavanagh 1-8, S Murphy 2-1, J Walsh 0-3, J Kavanagh 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, O Ryan 0-1.
4 August 2020Round 3 Ballinkillen 0-16 - 4-19 Mount Leinster Rangers Netwatch Cullen Park
C Whelan 0-5, M Dalton 0-3, S Murphy 0-2, D Sheehan 0-2, E Whelan 0-2, R Dunbar 0-1, J Wall 0-1.D Murphy 0-7, T Joyce 1-3, C Nolan 1-2, J Nolan 1-2, K McDonald 1-1, D Tobin 0-1, R Coady 0-1, G Lawler 0-1, E Byrne 0-1.
9 August 2020Round 4 Mount Leinster Rangers 3-23 - 1-12 Bagenalstown Gaels Netwatch Cullen Park
D Murphy 1-7, D Tobin 1-4, C Nolan 0-7, E Byrne 1-2, J Murphy 0-1, K McDonald 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1.C Doyle 0-8, R Whelan 1-0, E Minchin 0-2, J McCullagh 0-1, B Doyle 0-1.
9 August 2020Round 4 Naomh Eoin 2-13 - 1-10 Ballinkillen Netwatch Cullen Park
JM Nolan 1-2, C McCabe 1-1, C Treacy 0-4, E Hosey 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1, M Clowry 0-1.C Whelan 0-7, E Whelan 1-0, M Dalton 0-1, D English 0-1, J Wall 0-1.
16 August 2020Round 5 Mount Leinster Rangers 0-17 - 0-10 St Mullin's Netwatch Cullen Park
C Nolan 0-7, D Murphy 0-4, E Byrne 0-2, P Coady 0-2, C Kavanagh 0-1, J Nolan 0-1.J O'Neill 0-8, P Kehoe 0-1, J Doyle 0-1.
16 August 2020Round 5 Naomh Eoin 0-23 - 1-17 Bagenalstown Gaels Netwatch Cullen Park
D Kavanagh 0-9, C Treacy 0-4, JM Nolan 0-3, R Smithers 0-3, M Mullins 0-1, E Hosey 0-1, M Clowry 0-1, B Treacy 0-1.C Doyle 0-11, J Clarke 1-1, B Doyle 0-2, D Doyle 0-2, J Doyle 0-1.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

23 August 2020Semi-final Ballinkillen 1-20 - 1-19 St Mullin's Netwatch Cullen Park
C Whelan 0-7, S Whelan 0-4, D Wall 1-0, S Murphy 0-3, D Sheehan 0-2, C Wall 0-2, J Treacy 0-1, E Whelan 0-1.M Kavanagh 1-13, J Doyle 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.
23 August 2020Semi-final Mount Leinster Rangers 1-22 - 0-11 Naomh Eoin Netwatch Cullen Park
C Nolan 1-8, D Murphy 0-4, J Nolan 0-3, E Byrne 0-2, T Joyce 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, P Coady 0-1, K McDonald 0-1.D Kavanagh 0-4, C Treacy 0-2, C Foley 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, R Smithers 0-1, M Nolan 0-1, M Kavanagh 0-1.

Final

30 August 2020Final Mount Leinster Rangers 3-21 - 0-12 Ballinkillen Netwatch Cullen Park
D Murphy 2-7 (4f, 1’65), C Nolan 0-8 (1f), E Byrne 1-2, P Coady 0-1, T Joyce 0-1, M Malone 0-1, D Tobin 0-1 Report C Whelan 0-8 (7f, 1’65), C Wall 0-1, E Whelan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.Referee: J Murphy

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ciarán Whelan Ballinkillen 0-484868.00
2 Marty Kavanagh St Mullin's 2-4046411.50
Chris Nolan Mount Leinster Rangers 2-404667.66
4 Craig Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 0-4343410.75
5 Denis Murphy Mount Leinster Rangers 3-303966.50
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Craig Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 0-1313 Ballinkillen
2 Marty Kavanagh St Mullin's 1-0811 Bagenalstown Gaels
Chris Nolan Mount Leinster Rangers 1-0811 Naomh Eoin
Marty Kavanagh St Mullin's 0-1111 Naomh Eoin
Craig Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 0-1111 St Mullin's
Craig Doyle Bagenalstown Gaels 0-1111 Naomh Eoin
Ciarán Whelan Ballinkillen 0-1111 Bagenalstown Gaels
8 Denis Murphy Mount Leinster Rangers 1-0710 Bagenalstown Gaels
Ciarán Whelan Ballinkillen 0-1010 St Mullin's
10 Dwaine Kavanagh Naomh Eoin 0-099 Bagenalstown Gaels

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