2020 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

2020 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	23 July 2020 – 19 September 2020
Teams	12
Sponsor	Bon Secours Hospital
Champions	Na Piarsaigh (6th title) William O'Donoghue (captain) Kieran Bermingham (manager)
Runners-up	Doon Tony Ward (manager)
Relegated	Murroe-Boher
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	57 (2.85 per match)
Points scored	712 (35.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew Cliffe (3–31)
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The 2020 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. The original championship draw took place on 16 December 2019, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the draws for a rescheduled championship took place on 24 June 2020 with a new format being adopted. ^{[1] [2]} The championship began on 23 July 2020 and ended on 19 September 2020.

Patrickswell were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Na Piarsaigh at the semi-final stage. ^{[3] [4]} Murroe-Boher were relegated after suffering a 0–24 to 1–17 defeat by Garryspillane in a playoff.

On 19 September 2020, Na Piarsaigh won the championship after a 5–27 to 1–12 victory over Doon in the final at the LIT Gaelic Grounds. ^[5] It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 2018.

Ballybrown's Andrew Cliffe was the championship's top scorer with 3–31.

Revised format

The championship was redrawn to consist of four groups of three teams. The six teams that were drawn in the original format in each section group 1 and 2 were split into two further groups. The redrawn groups were decided based on 2019 championship results.

Section A

• The top team in each group in Section A to qualify for the championship semi-finals.
• The second team in each group in Section A qualify for the championship quarter-finals.
• The bottom team in each group to play in the relegation final for Group 2 in the 2021 championship.

Section B

• The top team in each group in Section B qualify for the championship quarter-finals (draw will be seeded).
• The bottom team in each group in Section B to play in the relegation final for the Premier Intermediate Championship in 2021.
• The top team in each group in Section B to qualify for the promotion final to Section A for the 2021 season.
• If a team from Section B wins the championship they will automatically be promoted to Section A for the 2021 season and no promotion final will be necessary.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Blackrock

From Championship

Relegated to the Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Knockainey

Fixtures/results

Section A

Group 1 table

  Advance to semi-finals  Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to sectional relegation final

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Patrickswell	2	1	1	0	5–38	0–47	6	3
Doon	2	0	2	0	0–43	3–34	0	2
Adare	2	0	1	1	1–45	3–45	−6	1

Group 1 results

Patrickswell v Adare

23 July 2020Round 1	Patrickswell	3–23 – 0–26	Adare	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	A Gillane 2–6, K O'Brien 1–2, P Kirby 0–4, J Kelleher 0–3, J Gillane 0–2, J Flynn 0–2, C Lynch 0–1, D Byrnes 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1, M Carmody 0–1.	Report	W Griffin 0–14, D Hannon 0–4, B O'Connor 0–2, J Sweeney 0–1, C McCarthy 0–1, M Connolly 0–1, J Fitzgibbon 0–1, R Connolly 0–1, F Costello 0–1.

Adare v Doon

31 July 2020Round 2	Adare	1–19 – 0–22	Doon	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	W Griffin 0–8, B O'Connor 1–2, J Fitzgibbon 0–5, J Sweeney 0–2, S Connolly 0–1, J McSweeney 0–1.		B Murphy 0–7, J Ryan 0–4, D o'Donovan 0–3, P Ryan 0–3, D Moloney 0–2, J Ryan 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, J Cummins 0–1.

Doon v Patrickswell

8 August 2020Round 3	Doon	0–21 – 2–15	Patrickswell	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	B Murphy 0–5, P Ryan 0–3, D Moloney 0–3, D Stapleton 0–3, D Coleman 0–3, D O'Donovan 0–1, M O'Brien 0–1, M Ryan 0–1, J Ryan 0–1.		A Gillane 1–3, J Gillane 0–5, P Kirby 1–0, J Flynn 0–2, K O'Brien 0–2, D Byrne 0–1, M Carmody 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1.

Group 2 table

  Advance to semi-finals  Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to sectional relegation final

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Kilmallock	2	2	0	0	4–38	4–30	8	4
Na Piarsaigh	2	1	0	1	3–40	2–25	+18	2
Ahane	2	0	0	2	3–22	4–45	−26	0

Group 2 results

Na Piarsaigh v Kilmallock

24 July 2020Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	1–17 – 2–16	Kilmallock	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	P Casey (0–6, 2f), A Breen 1–2, W Henn (0–5 3f), R Lynch (0–3, 2f, ‘65), T Grimes (0–1).	Report	G Mulcahy (1–4), M Houlihan (0–6, 5f), K O’Donnell (0–3), O O’Reilly (1–0), P O’Brien, G O’Mahony (s), Paddy O’Loughlin (0–1) each.	Referee: J O'Halloran

Ahane v Na Piarsaigh

1 August 2020Round 2	Ahane	0–09 – 2–23	Na Piarsaigh	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	T Morrissey (0–6 5 f), N Moran, C Barry, D Morrissey (0–1) each		W Henn (1–8, 5f), A Breen 1–4, R Lynch (0–4, 3f, '65), D Dempsey 0–3, K Downes, P Casey (0–2) each.

Ahane v Kilmallock

8 August 2020Round 3	Ahane	3–13 – 2–22	Kilmallock	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	T Morrissey 1–7, P O'Halloran 2–0, N Moran 0–2, D Morrissey 0–1, W Brennan 0–1, R Fox 0–1, C O'Mara 0–1.		M Houlihan 0–10, G Mulcahy 1–4, D Woulfe 0–5, O O'Reilly 1–0, G O'Mahoney 0–2, P O'Brien 0–1.

Relegation final

Adare v Ahane

13 September 2020Final	Adare	2–17 – 0–28	Ahane	Childers Road
	J Fitzgibbon 2–6, W Griffin 0–6, D Hannon 0–2, C McCarthy 0–1, D O'Mahony 0–1, M Connolly 0–1.		T Morrissey 0–16, N Moran 0–7, W Brennan 0–4, M O'Halloran 0–1.

Section B

Group 1 table

  Advance to sectional promotion final and championship quarter-finals  Advance to championship relegation final

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
South Liberties	2	1	0	1	3–33	2–30	6	2
Monaleen	2	1	0	1	2–30	0–33	3	2
Murroe-Boher	2	1	0	1	1–36	4–36	−9	0

Group 1 results

Monaleen v South Liberties

25 July 2020Round 1	Monaleen	1–15 – 0–12	South Liberties	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park
	M O'Dwyer 1–4, A La Touche Cosgrave 0–6, G Collins 0–2, E Doyle 0–2, J Nicholas 0–1.		B Ryan 0–7, T Ryan 0–2, B Garry 0–1, B Nash 0–1, D O'Neill 0–1.

Murroe-Boher v South Liberties

1 August 2020Round 2	Murroe-Boher	1–15 – 3–21	South Liberties	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park
	S Tobin 0–10, D Hickey 1–0, M Ryan 0–1, M Hanley 0–1, A Kennedy 0–1, J Casey 0–1, E Hourigan 0–1.		B Nash 3–5, B Ryan 0–6, T Ryan 0–4, D O'Neill 0–3, J Fitzpatrick 0–1, B Garry 0–1, C McSweeney 0–1.

Monaleen v Murroe-Boher

9 August 2020Round 3	Monaleen	1–15 – 0–21	Murroe-Boher	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	M O'Dwyer 0–9, D Ó Dálaigh 1–0, E Doyle 0–2, L Lyons 0–2, J Nicholas 0–1, D Moloney 0–1.		S Tobin 0–15, J Casey 0–3, M Dee 0–1, E Horigan 0–1, D Sheehan 0–1.

Group 2 table

  Advance to sectional promotion final and championship quarter-finals  Advance to championship relegation final

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballybrown	2	2	0	0	9–43	3–25	36	4
Blackrock	2	0	1	1	2–31	5–32	−10	1
Garryspillane	2	0	1	1	2–25	5–42	−26	1

Group 2 results

Blackrock v Ballybrown

25 July 2020Round 1	Blackrock	2–14 – 4–18	Ballybrown	Bruff Sportsfield
	K Palmer 2–2; P Leahy 0–7 (0-5f, 1 ’65); G O’Loughlin 0–2; R McCarthy, C O’Keeffe, I O’Brien 0–1 each.	Report	A Cliffe 2–11 (1–0 pen, 5fs, 1 ’65); S Kenny, S O’Reilly 1–0 each; C Coughlan 0–3; K Power 0–2; A O’Connor, B Griffin 0–1 each.	Referee: M Sexton (Bruree)

Blackrock v Garryspillane

1 August 2020Round 2	Blackrock	0–17 – 1–14	Garryspillane	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	P Leahy 0–7, K Palmer 0–2, C O'Keeffe 0–2, M Farrell 0–2, D Dawson 0–1, D Heffernan 0–1, I O'Brien 0–1, D Moloney 0–1.		D O'Shea 0–8, E Sheehan 1–3, J Kerins 0–2, C Ryan 0–1.

Ballybrown v Garryspillane

7 August 2020Round 3	Ballybrown	5–25 – 1–11	Garryspillane	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	A Cliffe 1–7, J Adams 2–0, A O'Connor 1–2, S Kenny 1–1, K Gavin 0–4, S O'Reilly 0–4, B Griffin 0–3, C Coughlan 0–2, R Griffin 0–1, R Kenny 0–1.		D Ryan 1–6, B Heavey 0–4, J Kerins 0–1.

Promotion final

South Liberties v Ballybrown

13 September 2020Final	South Liberties	2–09 – 2–14	Ballybrown	Mick Neville Park
	D O'Neill 1–4, S Brosnahan 1–1, B Nash 0–3, B Garry 0–1.		J Adams 2–0, A Cliffe 0–6, K Gavin 0–3, S O'Reilly 0–2, L Doolan 0–1, B Griffin 0–1, S Kenny 0–1.

Knock-out stage

Relegation final

Murroe-Boher v Garryspillane

13 September 2020Final

Murroe-Boher

1–17 – 0–24 (aet)

Garryspillane

Bruff Sportsfield

Quarter-finals

Na Piarsaigh v Ballybrown

5 September 2020Quarter-final	Na Piarsaigh	0–26 – 0–13	Ballybrown	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	P Casey (0–7, 1f), R Lynch (0–5, 3f, 2 ‘65), C Boylan (0–4), K Downes and W Henn (1f)( 0–3 each), D Dempsey, W O’Donoghue, A McNamara and A Breen (0–1 each).	Report	A Cliffe (0–7, 7f), A O’Connor and J Adams (1f) (0–2 each), K Power and L Doolan (0–1 each).

Doon v South Liberties

6 September 2020Quarter-final	Doon	3–20 – 2–12	South Liberties	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	B Murphy (0–6, 5f, ‘65), P Ryan (1–2), Josh Ryan (0–4), Jack Ryan (0–3), D Stapleton and M Ryan (1–0 each), E Stokes (0–2), D Moloney, C Ryan and J Cummins (0-1each).	Report	B Ryan (1–5, 5f), T Ryan (0–5), D O’Neill (1–0), B Garry (0–2), B Nash (0–1).

Semi-finals

Patrickswell v Na Piarsaigh

12 September 2020Semi-final	Patrickswell	0–17 – 1–25	Na Piarsaigh	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	A Gillane (7 frees)(0–9); C Lynch, D Byrnes (2 frees)(0–3); K O’Brien, J Flynn (0–1 each).	Report	W Henn (6 frees)(0–9); D Dempsey (1–1); R Lynch (free, 2 65s) (0–3); W O’Donoghue, K Downes, T Grimes, P Casey (0–2 each); A Breen, J Boylan, C Boylan, A McNamara (0–1 each).

Kilmallock v Doon

12 September 2020Semi-final	Kilmallock	1–17 – 2–20	Doon	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	M Houlihan (65, 2 frees) (0–4); G Mulcahy (1–3); O O’Reilly, P O’Brien, K O’Donnell (0–2 each), G O’Mahony (free), D Woulfe, C O’Connor, R Hanley (0–1 each).	Report	B Murphy (7 frees, 1 65) (0–8); P Ryan (0–7); Jack Ryan (2–0); Josh Ryan (0–3); D Stapleton, D Coleman (0–1 each).

Final

Na Piarsaigh v Doon

20 September 2020Final	Na Piarsaigh	5–27 – 1–12	Doon	LIT Gaelic Grounds
	P Casey (2–4); D Dempsey (2–2); W Henn (0–8, 7 frees); R Lynch (0–4, 3 frees, 1 65), A Breen (0–3), C Boylan, T Grimes, J O'Brien (frees) (0–2 each).	Report	B Murphy (1–4, 3 frees, 1 65, 1 pen), C Ryan (0–3, frees), J Ryan, D Moloney (0–2 each); J Cummins (0–1).	Attendance: 200 Referee: J Murphy

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andrew Cliffe	Ballybrown	3–31	40	4	10.00
2	Will Henn	Na Piarsaigh	1–33	36	5	7.20
3	Barry Murphy	Doon	1–30	33	5	6.60
4	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	1–29	32	3	10.66
5	Willie Griffin	Adare	0–28	28	3	9.33
6	Aaron Gillane	Patrickswell	3–18	27	3	9.00
	Peter Casey	Na Piarsaigh	2–21	27	5	5.40
7	Seán Tobin	Murroe-Boher	0–25	25	2	12.50
8	Dylan O'Shea	Garryspillane	0–24	24	3	8.00
9	Brian Ryan	South Liberties	1–18	21	3	6.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Andrew Cliffe	Ballybrown	2–11	17	Blackrock
2	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	0–16	16	Adare
3	Seán Tobin	Murroe-Boher	0–15	15	Monaleen
4	Barry Nash	South Liberties	3–05	14	Murroe-Boher
	Willie Griffin	Adare	0–14	14	Patrickswell
	Dylan O'Shea	Garryspillane	0–14	14	Murroe-Boher
5	Aaron Gillane	Patrickswell	2–06	12	Adare
	John Fitzgibbon	Adare	2–06	12	Ahane
6	Will Henn	Na Piarsaigh	1–08	11	Ahane
7	Peter Casey	Na Piarsaigh	2–04	10	Doon
	Tom Morrissey	Ahane	1–07	10	Kilmallock
	Andrew Cliffe	Ballybrown	1–07	10	Garryspillane
	Micheál Houlihan	Kilmallock	0–10	10	Ahane
	Seán Tobin	Murroe-Boher	0–10	10	South Liberties

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