2020 Down Senior Hurling Championship

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2020 Down Senior Hurling Championship
SponsorMorgan Fuels
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg Portaferry (21st title)
Caolan Taggart (captain)
Gary Smith (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran
2019 (Previous)(Next) 2021

The 2020 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903. [1]

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Ballycran entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

The final, a replay, was played on 26 September 2020 at Mitchell Park, between Portaferry and Ballycrian, in what was their third successive meeting in the final. [3] Portaferry won the match by 0–15 to 0–13 to claim their 21st championship title overall and a first title in six years. [4] [5]

Results

Final

19 September 2020Final Portaferry 2-18 - 2-18
(aet)
Ballycran Mitchell Park
Report

Final replay

26 September 2020Final replay Portaferry 0-15 - 0-13 Ballycran Mitchell Park
Report

References

  1. "Club Titles - Down". Hogan Stand. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  2. "Ballycran see off Portaferry to retain Down title". RTÉ Sport. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. "Three in-a-row-chasing Ballycran take on arch-rivals Portaferry in Down Senior Hurling Championship decider". The Irish News. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  4. "Down SHC final replay: Sands seals the deal". Hogan Stand. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  5. "Portaferry end their six-year wait for Down SHC title against gutsy Ballycran". The Irish News. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2025.